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U.S. | Police State and Prisons

Interview with “The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal” author J. Patrick O’Connor
by KOWA
Saturday Jul 19th, 2008 7:00 PM
J. Patrick O’Connor, author of “The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal”, talks about his theory of events that led to the death of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. O’Connor asserts Kenneth Freeman killed officer Faulkner during a traffic stop involving an altercation between Officer Faulkner and Billy Cook, Mumia’s brother. O’Connor explains how a corrupt police department set out to silence a local journalist and one of its biggest critics.
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O’Connor also talks about the history and political context of Mumia’s case including the latest Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.

Interview recorded July 14, 2008
at KOWA-LP 106.5 FM Olympia WA
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Great interviewHans BennettMonday Jul 21st, 2008 1:50 PM
thanks for posting!free the air, free mumiaMonday Jul 21st, 2008 12:32 AM