Malcolm X's response when he was asked to condemn the Mau Mau "terrorists" in Kenya
transcript: Interviewer: well this was a terrorist organization, that didn't just defend themselves from specific acts, but initiated acts of terrorism. Do you favor that, in this country? Malcolm X: No I think that the conditions that prevailed in Kenya, uh, forced the Mau Mau to take action, and any action that they took, even though it seemed that they were initiating it, actually it was a defensive action, and it was a reaction to the colonial powers that were, uh, exploiting them. Interviewer: But do you favor such an organization here? Malcolm X: Uh..... Does white america favor the Ku Klux Klan or the Citizen's Council? And as long as the government, uh, police bodies do nothing about the existence of white terror groups that are terrorizing Blacks, then it's time for Blacks to do whatever is necessary to put these white terror groups in their place. And I feel that a Mau Mau could wipe out the Klan in the North, South, East, and West, and wherever it exists. I'm not against the idea at all.
