Friday was the 137th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico and of the cry for independence from Spain known as el Grito de Lares. The FBI chose this historical date in Puerto Rican history to go after Filiberto Ojeda Rios, considered to be a hero by many Puerto Ricans, considered to be a terrorist by the U.S. government for his efforts to liberate Puerto Rico from its ties to the United States.

Puerto Rican activists in New York City will be holding a rally on Monday in front of the Federal Building in downtown Manhattan to protest what Puerto Rican independence activist call an assassination.

I find it hard to believe that the FBI didn’t know that they were going after Ojeda Rios on a day so important to the Puerto Rican people.