10 November 2010

PERU: Lori Berenson Interviewed After 2nd Release.

REUTERS/ Terry Wade and Patricia Velez /
     In an interview, just one day after leaving prison again on parole, Berenson said that adjusting to life on the outside has been difficult.
   "It's much harder than I thought, harder for many reasons. I think mostly because of the situation behind the case; there was a lot of politics involved," said Berenson.
    "I understand there are a lot of people that despise me, who would like to see me dead probably. It's not easy to deal with that situation, but I understand it," she said.
"It would be nice if people didn't see me as the face of terrorism, but I can't change that. I live with it. It's not easy, especially because I don't think that I'm a terrorist."

"I believe I am the face of terrorism,"  Berenson, who turns 41 this week, told CP's Frank Bajak. "I think I'm useful as the face of terrorism. I've apologized a lot of times," Berenson said. "I'm not sure what else I can do."
 FOR CP INTERVIEW, SEE:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h7jDW8KwchgWDbU2UZ4aYBMtYOBg?docId=5086980