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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.

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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thanks for posting!
by free the air, free mumia
Monday Jul 21st, 2008 12:32 AM
good work KOWA, keep it up and keep on posting to indybay!
Great interview
by Hans Bennett
Monday Jul 21st, 2008 1:50 PM
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Yes, this was a great interview. Thanks for posting it up... It is linked to from the front page global and us imc features right now, and up at the Journalists for Mumia website. Here is a link to an interview I did with O'Connor at Philly City Hall on the day of the book's release:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsh8fxS0S3k