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Older Articles by Mumia Abu Jamal The
following columns may be reprinted and/or distributed by electronic means,
but only for non-commercial use, and only with •••2001 11•4•01_____IMPERIAL FOREIGN POLICY …In a time of war, especially this present war-without- end-against-terrorism... 10•25•01_____ANOTHER SIDE OF THE WAR ... We live in an awkward age of war, where discussion is curtailed by the iron curtain of fear, and the choking fog of uncertainty… 10•25•01_____THE NEW COLONIALISM …With the news that American political leaders are involved in intense meetings with the deposed King of Afghanistan… 9•29•01_____MOTHER'S LOSS, SON'S PAIN…There are hundreds of thousands of mothers who weep at the incarceration of their children… 9•27•01_____IN SEARCH OF A HOLY WAR …Throughout American history, one thing has remained constant… 9•17•01_____"WHY?"…The woman's voice on the phone was as plaintive as a tear, as she implored the non-responsive talk show host to please tell her, "Why do they hate us so much? Why?"… 9•16•01_____FIGHT TO FREE JAMIL AL-AMIN! …The struggle for the freedom and liberty of Atlanta Muslim leader, Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, must take place now, before the cold fingers of the state can close around his neck… 9•8•01_____FRAMING THE FRAMERS …There is a movement in the law, said to be conservative, that claims to represent the "original intent" of the "founding fathers."… 8•21•01_____BIKO'S BEACON …It has been almost a quarter of a century since the great South African freedom fighter, Steve Bantu Biko, was assassinated and tortured by the apartheid regime's police… 8•19•01_____EVERY GENERATION NEWBORN … A 21-year old man, newly arrived on Death Row, turns to an older man, and asks… 8•17•01______STATEMENT TO COURT … It is against an extraordinary and unprecedented background that present counsel's motion for pro hoc vice status to enter this case and assist in righting these historical wrongs comes before this forum today.The denial of my right of self-representation and the infringement of my right to representation itself has a long and tortured history… 8•8•01_____WHOSE PEACE? … There are millions of people, who look at the situation in the area called the Middle East… 8•5•01_____A CASE FOR REPARATIONS …"They got mad at us because we was free and they let us go without a crumb of anything and without a penny and nothing but what we had on our backs .... We had a hard time then and I've been having a hard time ever since." - - Frank Fikes, ex-slave [Genovese, E.D., Roll, Jordan, Roll (1974), p. 99] … 8•1•01_____THE REAL MEANING OF GENOA …When one mentions the very name of Genoa these days, the historical significance of its Columbian roots mixes with its new-found renown as the site of the G-8 Meeting, and the state killing of a young, anti-globalist demonstrator, Carlo Guiliani… 7•25•01_____CARLO'S WAY …The recent police shooting of 23-year-old Carlo Giuliani in the riotous streets of Genoa has sent shock waves around the globe… 7•19•01_____FOR PALESTINIAN, UNLIMITED DETENTION …Abed al-Ahmar works for the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG) as an investigator. This is his area of expertise… 7•10•01_____ANTI-TERRORISM BILL NOT FOR 'TERRORISTS' … On April 19, 1995, a massive explosion tore through a federal building in Oklahoma City. The bombing sent American media and national police forces into a torrid frenzy of activity 7•8•01_____JUNKING THE JURY … It's been almost two decades since a Philadelphia jury sentenced Donald Hardcastle to death… 7•3•01_____THE LEGACY OF RADICAL RESISTANCE … For many of us, especially those of us who are younger, who grew up in the last few decades… 6•26•01_____BUSH ON PARADE …When an American president visits, his every utterance is quoted in a thousand media outlets… 6•22•01_____MESSAGE to the First World Congress Against the Death Penalty Strasbourg, FRANCE June 22, 2001 5•12•01_____STATEMENT to the May 12, 2001 Demonstrations 5•5•01_____IMPERIAL HUMAN RIGHTS …Few nations speak as loudly or as often of human rights than does the United States… 3•6•01_____THE "OTHER" WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH …Within weeks of the arrival of Women's History Month, the nation's cultural and financial center explodes into yet another controversy… 2•18•01_____THE
UNPARDONABLES …In the political, media-driven scandal
that marks the latest allegation of calumny against the now-departed
ex-president, Bill Clinton, once again the forest is 2•13•01_____'BUBBA' GOES TO HARLEM …News Item: Former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, stung by criticism stemming from the almost $600,000 a year costs of his offices in mid-town Manhattan, has sought offices in the city's uptown Harlem district… 1•15•01_____MANY TRAILS OF TEARS …When the phrase "Trail of Tears" is used, many people think of the horrendous death march of the Cherokee peoples, from what is now called Georgia, to reservations in the Western territories… 1•10•01_____ST. MARTIN, THE MILITANT …Three nights after this phone call, King's house was bombed. It is possible, in this age of consumer- driven commodification, for millions to know a name… •••__________HELL ON EARTH …When most folks think of Hell, they think of depictions crafted by skilled artists, of fiery pits, of an underworld, or of red, tailed, horned beings… •••__________The Morning of May 13th, 1985 …There are events in the life of a person and of a city that mark time… •••2000 11•21•00_____THE
REAL "CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS" … As the swarm
of lawyers descend on Florida (not to be outdone by the pack of journalists
accompanying them), the language of legalese sends observers into fits
of fury, as terms like "statutory construction," "stare
decisis," and "public policy" merge into the muddle over
"chads" (dimpled or pregnant?), voter's intent, and butterfly
ballots…
8•26•00_____TEXT OF TAPED STATEMENT by Mumia Abu-Jamal for the Aug. 26, 2000 Redeem the Dr eam March against police brutality and racial profiling in Washington, D.C.: 7•10•00_____BUSH 'B.S.es' AT THE NAACP CONVENTION … With the pleas of half a dozen brave protestors shouting about the "legal lynching" of the late Texas death row inmate Gary Graham (Shaka Sankofa) ringing in the Baltimore air, the nation's Republican presidential candidate … 7•8•00_____ANOTHER LAW–ANOTHER COUNTRY …United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Ellsworth, speaking just over 20 years after the American Revolution… 6•26•00_____SNATCH AND GRAB IN CENTRAL PARK …The spectacle of hordes of young Black and Puerto-Rican men, wetting, grabbing and stripping young women in New York's famed Central Park in the waning hours of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, sent shock waves through the city, across the nation, and indeed, around the world… 6•5•00_____COPS--PROTECT--FREE SPEECH …On May 13th, 2000, in cities around the world and across America, activists, students, and anarchists gathered on the 15th anniversary of the nefarious massacre… Transcriptions of statements/declarations: • Mumia Abu-Jamal: His description of what happened to him on the night of December 9, 1981 • Arnold Beverly: The man who has confessed to killing Faulkner. • William Cook: Mumia's brother and his account. • Terri Maurer-Carter: Court reporter who heard the original trial Judge Sabo make racist comments regarding Mumia and his trial. • Yvettte Williams has come forward saying Cynthia White, the prosecution's key witness, told her she lied in court because of police pressure (see FEB 6 Press Release) • Linn Washington: News reporter who came on the scene. • Donald Hersing: FBI informant who exposes the police corruption in Philadelphia, including police at the scene on Dec 9, 1981. •
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