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Free Mumia Abu-Jamal !<br>
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The State of Pennsylvania has recently filed its appeal seeking to
reinstate the order to execute Mumia. If their appeal is upheld by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Pennsylvania Governor Ed
Rendell has pledged to sign the third warrant for Mumia's execution.
Barring the unlikely intervention of the U.S. Supreme Court, Mumia will
have 90 days to live!<br><br>
Pennsylvania authorities are dead set on winning. They, along with the
Fraternal Order of Police, are campaigning to bring the matter to
national attention.<br>
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The Fraternal Order of Police and their collaborators in the media and
among politicians have been on the rampage since the Third Circuit Court
of Appeals ruled that there were two issues Mumia could appeal on that
might lead to a new trial. These forces insist that Mumia should have no
right to appeal. They attack all those who support Mumia's innocence or
even his right to a new trial. <br>
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The naming of a street after Mumia in Saint Denis, France has only fueled
their rage. The new street, leading to the largest sports stadium in
Europe, the Nelson Mandela Stadium, has been formally named Rue Mumia
Abu-Jamal. <br>
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Two U.S. Congresspeople from Pennsylvania are introducing federal
legislation to demand that the city of St Denis reverse its decision to
name a major street after Mumia. House Resolution 407, which embodies
these demands, was supported unanimously by the City Council of
Philadelphia. <br><br>
The U.S. legislation, House Resolution 407, proposes to sanction St.
Denis or call for a U.S. boycott of the city, should the St Denis Mayor
and City Council refuse to reverse their vote. Both have refused to do
so.<br><br>
Philadelphia newspapers are joining the reactionary chorus damning the St
Denis decision. See:<br>
<a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/stu_bykofsky/14662075.htm">
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/stu_bykofsky/14662075.htm</a>
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<a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local2/region/14614527.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local2/region/14614527.htm<br>
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</a>Mumia's racist detractors know full well that a final decision is
coming, one that could lead to Mumia's execution or to a new trial and
his freedom. <br>
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To repond to the vicious attacks on Mumia in the Philly media (see above,
etc.), write to the following:<br>
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The Philadelphia Inquirer<br>
P.O. Box 8263<br>
Philadelphia, Pa. 19101<br>
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Stu Bykofsky, Columnist<br>
<a href="mailto:stubyko@phillynews.com">stubyko@phillynews.com</a><br>
Readers' Editor Jodie Chester<br>
<a href="mailto:jchester@phillynews.com">jchester@phillynews.com</a><br>
Editorial Copy Chief Oscar Miller<br>
<a href="mailto:omiller@phillnews.com">omiller@phillnews.com</a><br>
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Philadelphia Daily News<br>
P.O. Box 7788<br>
Philadelphia, PA 19101<br>
City Editor Gar Joseph<br>
<a href="mailto:josephg@phillynews.com">josephg@phillynews.com</a><br>
Assistant City Editor Barbara Laker<br>
<a href="mailto:lakerb@phillynews.com">lakerb@phillynews.com</a><br>
Frank Burgos<br>
<a href="mailto:burgosf@phillynews.com">burgosf@phillynews.com</a><br>
For more info, see:<br>
<a href="http://www.mumia.org/freedom.now/">
http://www.mumia.org/freedom.now/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.freemumia.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.freemumia.org/<br>
</a><a href="http://www.freemumia.com/">http://www.freemumia.com/</a><br>
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p.s.<br>
In October 2003, Mumia Abu-Jamal was awarded the status of honorary
citizen of Paris. The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, said in a press
release that the award was meant to be a reminder of the continuing fight
against the death penalty, which was abolished in France in 1981.
Additionally, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the NAACP, the
National Lawyers Guild, the Japanese Diet, the European Parliament, as
well as several national U.S. trade union federations (ILWU, AFSCME,
SEIU, the national postal union), the 1.8 million member California Labor
Federation AFL-CIO, and the Episcopal Church of the United States of
America all maintain that Mumia's original trial was not conducted in a
fair and impartial manner, and demand either a new trial or Mumia's
immediate release.<br>
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Free Mumia!<br>
Free all Political Prisoners!<br>
Ona MOVE!<br>
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