tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109256392011-12-14T18:49:17.112-08:00This Site Is An Online Resource For Those Interested In Information About The Philadelphia Based Cult Known As MOVE And Convicted Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. Tony Allen is currently working on a book that amongst other things, chronicles his involvement with MOVE as well as the 2002 murder of John GilbrideTony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-74053063961990320382011-09-30T08:21:00.000-07:002011-09-30T08:23:19.804-07:00

In America justice has evolved from a concept to be held aloft as an ideal enforced by the divine to a kind of mechanism to enforce laws and punish the guilty while protecting the innocent. It is by no means a complete or by a perfect evolution. It is a bureaucratic institution that is as prone to flaws and prejudices as are the people who grind the gears and make it happen. It bears the scars

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Osage Ave: Still an open woundBy VALERIE RUSSPhiladelphia Daily Newsrussv@phillynews.com 215-854-5987TWENTY-SIX YEARS ago today, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on what had once been a quiet leafy neighborhood on Osage Avenue, near Cobbs Creek Park.But Milton Williams is tired of talking about the bomb that started a fire that killed 11 people in the MOVE house and destroyed 61 homes."I want

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(I haven't posted in a while, but somebody recently asked me what I got out of being in MOVE and I really thought about it for a while and thought I would share my response on here in the hopes that it may help somebody out there)That is really a good question and one that deserves a thorough answer. I am glad you asked it because it really caused me to sit down and think about it. What I came

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(From Philly.com)By Stu Bykofsky Philadelphia Daily NewsDaily News ColumnistTHE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL cause celebre is a porcupine with 1,000 sharp quills, each one ready to inflict pain on the unwary.Two documentary-makers last week grabbed some quills - Tigre Hill with "The Barrel of a Gun" and Kouross Esmaeli with "Justice on Trial."The dueling documentaries - sincere, low-key and basically honest -

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It is saddening to me that it has been eight years since John Gilbride was murdered.I am not going to revisit the circumstances of John’s death or yet again talk about who is responsible. I have done that on this site ad-nauseum. Obviously, the person or persons responsible for John’s murder are still at large. They still are walking the streets. They could very easily do what they did to

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(From Philly.com)By Amy S. Rosenberg and Stephen Jiwanmall Inquirer Staff WritersNearly 29 years after Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner was fatally shot at 13th and Locust Streets, echoes of the epic and polarizing case filled city streets Thursday as two movies premiered with emotional and clashing views of death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.At the Merriam Theater, where local filmmaker

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(from Philly.com)By Michael Smerconish - Inquirer Inquirer Currents ColumnistMention "Black Panthers" to a young person today and if the words have any resonance at all, they might bring to mind the two knuckleheads who made a scene outside a Philadelphia polling place on Election Day 2008. But there was a time when a powerful revolutionary movement of the same name - with infinitely more

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(from Philly.com)As the premiere nears of Tigre Hill 's "The Barrel of a Gun," about the controversy surrounding the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner and his killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, rival filmmakers are seeking funds to complete "Mumia 101." Hill has said that his movie contains new insights suggesting that Abu-Jamal's murder of Faulkner was premeditated. The Committee

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Do We Need Tigre Hill’s New Film?Director Tigre Hill’s new film “The Barrel of a Gun” is finally slated to be released the end of September. The eagerly awaited documentary purports to finally set the record straight about what happened the night of December 9, 1981 when Police Officer Daniel Faulkner was shot during a “routine” traffic stop in downtown Philadelphia. This murder and the

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(Tickets for the premier of Tigre Hill's film are now on sale! Go to kimmelcenter.org to purchase. I am not sure yet if I will be in attendance but I do sure wish Tigre and the other folks involved with the film the best of luck.On another note, a number of MOVE members have been denied parole again this year. I expect the rest to be similarly denied and will keep people informed)FOR IMMEDIATE

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(The following "confidential" memo was written by key anti-death penalty activists in the United States)CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM to ECPMfrom the US members of the Steering Committee of the WCADPInvolvement of Mumia Abu-Jamal endangers the US coalitionfor abolition of the death penaltyECPM has unilaterally, and over objection, determined to give the Mumia Abu-Jamal case a prominent role in the

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(It was last month that Philadelphia Inquirer reporter wrote a scathing article on MOVE’s continuing madness and now a month later MOVE has decided to “respond”. To be sure, it is not much of a response; it is essentially a long-winded ad hominem attack on a reporter who has meticulously covered issues surrounding MOVE and Mumia for the last several years. Ramona Africa asserts that Kinney is

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(Filmaker Tigre Hill)(From Philly.com)Filmmaker Tigre Hill has finally pulled the trigger on the premiere of his latest documentary, The Barrel of a Gun, which explores the 1981 killing of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, for which radio reporter Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted.It will screen at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Merriam Theater -- a little more than a block from the scene of the

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(I have been a fan of Brian Hickeys writing for years and I was very happy to hear that he wanted to interview me for this piece he was writing on MOVE. Please check out his website at brianphickey.com)MOVE Philosophy Lives On In Survivor(From Philly Metro)Last Tuesday, I left my house with a BlackBerry, digital camcorder and iPod. The irony? For the 25th anniversary of Ramona and Birdie Africa

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MOVE mounts a protest(From Philly.com)MOVE members and their supporters gathered at City Hall yesterday afternoon to mark today's 25-year anniversary of the Osage Avenue disaster."We never ever want anyone to forget the vicious murder of our family," said MOVE member Pam Africa."These people dropped a bomb and did that to stop us from exposing what's wrong in the system."Carrying posters bearing

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This past weekend has brought a huge amount of media attention in Philadelphia back to MOVE. This is of course a double edged sword. I have argued in past posts and to any reporter who will listen that to just recount MOVE’s exploits in strictly a historical context is to miss the point. Make no mistake, MOVE is still capable of carrying out evil deeds and they in fact carry them out with

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(MOVE Flyer)Fight Back Against MOVE! It is not surprising that MOVE is once again using the upcoming anniversary of the calamity that they instigated on Osage Avenue to serve their own ends. The cult that Mumia pledges allegiance to and whose members murdered Police Officer James Ramp in 1978 are at again.Their bringing of “murder charges” against the City Of Philadelphia is ironic in light of

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The madness of MOVE continuesBy Monica Yant Kinney (From Philly.com)Inquirer ColumnistIf this week you find yourself reliving the 1985 MOVE nightmare, allow me to fast-forward with true tales of the West Philadelphia cult's more modern madness.I was in high school in Indiana when dim-witted Philadelphia officials bombed MOVE's headquarters, but in the 1990s I helped put a halt to the lucrative

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Unsettled legacy of MOVEBy Craig R. McCoy (From Philly.com)INQUIRER STAFF WRITERFor a tiny band of Philadelphians, the MOVE confrontation has never ended.All they need do is step out onto their block - Osage Avenue, ground zero for the lethal city bombing and fire May 13, 1985. Up and down the street, homes sit empty and decayed."It's not over, not by a long shot," said Ernest Hubbard, 67, one of

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(Mike Africa at MOVE Headquarters days before John Gilbride's murder)After reading the meticulous coverage by the Philadelphia Daily News of the “25 Anniversary of MOVE”, I was struck by the fact that there was not one mention, one blurb, nothing to remind readers of the murder of John Gilbride that occurred on Sept 27th, 2002.Osage Avenue is pretty far from Maple Shade New Jersey, but it isn’t

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Today's Philadelphia Daily News has a large amount of content on the MOVE bombinghttp://www.philly.com/dailynews/hot_topics/93010634.html

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'Like living in a cemetery'Why some Osage Avenue residents refuse to leaveBy BARBARA LAKERPhiladelphia Daily News(From Philly.com)lakerb@phillynews.com 215-854-5933THE HOLDOUTS live on a block of plywood and padlocks, so eerie it looks like a street ravaged by war.Twenty five years ago, it was.The aging neighbors of Osage Avenue have treated each other like family since May 13, 1985, when the

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Bond forged by MOVE siege lastsBy NATALIE POMPILIOPhiladelphia Daily News(From Philly.com)DAILY NEWS STAFFTHESE MEN shouldn't be friends.They are opposites. Where one's chatty and emotional, the other's more stoic.Even physically, they're mismatched: the shorter, wiry guy and the tall, hulking one.Yet Jim Berghaier and Charles "Reds" Mellor are best friends.They stood by each other 25 years ago

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From Philly.comBLOODY SCARSBy NATALIE POMPILIOPhiladelphia Daily Newspompiln@phillynews.com 215-854-2595IT WAS AN UGLY confrontation.Long-brewing tensions between the Philadelphia police and MOVE came to a head outside MOVE's Powelton Village compound. The day would end in bloodshed.But this wasn't 1985, when a MOVE-police battle would level a neighborhood. It was 1978, and the events of that

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(John Gilbride)For Immediate Release:April 30, 2010Remember John Gilbride while remembering The 25th Anniversary of the MOVE “Bombing” (On Sept 27th, 2002 John Gilbride was murdered, found shot to death in the front seat of his car. The authorities and media called it an “execution”. His killers have yet to be found and brought to justice. At the time of this death, John was in a highly

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From phillymag.comWE'RE IN THE cutting room. Actually, we’re upstairs in the Wynnefield house where Tigre Hill grew up. This was his grandfather’s bedroom when Hill was a kid. Since 1998, he’s lived in the house mostly alone. It looks just like a house that used to belong to a hardworking mom — china cabinet in the living room, long blue drapes, encyclopedias on the shelves — that has suffered

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It is not surprising that MOVE is once again using the upcoming anniversary of the calamity that they instigated on Osage Avenue to serve their own ends.Their bringing of “murder charges” against the City Of Philadelphia is ironic in light of the still “unsolved” murder of John Gilbride. I would hope that the District Attorney’s office does look at MOVE with some fresh eyes. Perhaps they will

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(From Onamove.com)(More to come)May 2010 Activities IT’S TIME TO STOP POLICE TERRORISM!!!!!This year marks 25 YEARS since the bombing of our FAMILY! At 9:00am MOVE is delivering MURDER complaints to Seth Williams(Philadelphia’s First Black District Attorney) on May 12th, CHARGING officials with the VICIOUS MURDER of 11 INNOCENT MOVE family members! There will be a 10:00 am press conference at

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In the new issue of Philadelphia Magazine is an article billed as an "Oral History of MOVE." I don't think this is an appropriate title. I say that because it effectively ends after the 1985 confrontation. That being the case, the "confrontation" MOVE had with John Gilbride is completely omitted. I think that the author of the article did a great disservice to everyone but MOVE by failing to

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Color me momentarily speechless...Ok I am fine now. The word now is "audacity". I guess the money has run out from the last lawsuit. More to come

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So here I am writing this book about MOVE...Although to be honest it is not really "about" MOVE at all. It is about everything that MOVE is not. It is about hope, faith, humanity, and perseverance in the face of terrible adversity. It is about honesty. MOVE knows nothing about that.I would have hoped that I would be further along by now, but writing posts for a stupid blog is not the same as

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On January 20th,a massive protest by supporters of convicted cop-killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal tied up a small section of sidewalk in Center City Philadelphia. The tremendous outpouring of support for the "voice of the voiceless" had some thirty participants. Nearly half of those were MOVE children who were pulled away from their study of quantum physics and bioengineering at Drexel University,in order

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(From AP Press)WASHINGTON - January 19, 2010 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a court ruling that invalidated a former Black Panther's death sentence for killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. The move was the latest twist in Mumia Abu-Jamal's racially tinged case that has drawn international attention. The justices ordered the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected on Tuesday to issue its latest decision on the fate of Mumia Abu-Jamal, arguably America's most famous death-row inmate, convicted of slaying a Philadelphia policeman, a crime he denies committing.The court is due to rule on an appeal by the Philadelphia district attorney who is seeking to have Abu-Jamal executed and bring an end to a

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From Philly.comby GABRIEL L. NATHANAT 3:51 IN THE morning on Dec. 9, 1981, the urgent call went out over the police radio."All units, assist the officer . . . 1234 Locust Street."Approximately a minute later, officers from the 6th District found fellow officer Daniel Faulkner, all of 25 years old, face up on the pavement, blood streaming onto the ground from a hole in his back and in his head."

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(Pic of Tigre Hill)(From Philly.com)Filmmaker Tigre Hill says he has uncovered "rare new insight" concerning the 1981 killing of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner and the subsequent conviction of death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, and so he will delay the premiere of his documentary The Barrel of a Gun till February.As reported so far, the film makes the case that Abu-Jamal is guilty.Hill had planned

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(Jamal being transported from hospital)(From Philly.com)By Amy S. Rosenberg Inquirer Staff WriterTigre Hill has only released the trailer to his film, The Barrel of a Gun, but already Mumia Inc. has begun mobilizing against him.At 57th and Christian Streets, over an offering of rice and beans and salad prepared by her grandchildren, Pam Africa labels Hill an attack dog, the second coming of

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(Ramona Africa)The recent controversy over Roman Polanski’s arrest in Sweden based on a crime he admitted to committing several decades ago brought me back to thinking about MOVE’s crimes against children. For those of you who have steered well clear of the Polanski debacle, he is the famous film director who gave a thirteen year old girl booze and a qualude, and than proceeded to rape and

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(Pic of Tigre Hill)(From Philadelphia MetroTigre Hill’s has been working on his Mumia Abu-Jamal documentary, “Barrel of a Gun,” for more than two years. He hopes to release his take on the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner on Dec. 9, the 28th anniversary of his death.Why will people still care enough about Mumia to want to see the film?I made the film because the films I saw

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(Pic Of Billy Cook's car)The release of the trailer for Tigre Hill’s upcoming film about the murder of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner by Mumia Abu-Jamal has elicited fearful reactions by Jamal supporters. Two pro-Mumia articles have recently been released that attack the soon-to-be released documentary, this despite the fact that nobody has seen the final product.One article, written by Anton

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Pic of Gary Wonderlin from his Century 21 websiteThe recent article by Jason Stark in the Philadelphia Daily News brought up some great points and should raise more suspicions of MOVE members and supporters regarding the murder of John Gilbride.For the first time in several years, Alberta Africa gave an interview and clearly wanted to give the appearance that she was being quite candid.

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By JASON NARKPhiladelphia Daily Newsnarkj@phillynews.com 856-779-3231The execution-style murder of former MOVE member John Gilbride Jr. in Maple Shade, N.J., has resulted in seven years of theories, accusations and harsh words between his father and his former wife.The two have never seen eye-to-eye, even before John was shot to death in his car on Sept. 27, 2002.The murder remains unsolved, but

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From

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By Michael Smerconish - Daily News Philadelphia Daily NewsDaily News Opinion ColumnistALMOST 30 years after Mumia Abu-Jamal murdered her husband, Maureen Faulkner has won the battle for justice on the domestic front. Now she's poised to triumph in the European theater as well. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court declined to hear Abu-Jamal's appeal for a new trial. The 3rd Circuit Court of

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(Pic of John Gilbride)That should be the question that is asked anytime the issue of MOVE or even Mumia is raised.For those of you who aren’t aware, the issue of Mumia’s guilt and possibility of freedom is settled and the possibility of MOVE members being released on parole after being convicted of murdering James Ramp is not very likely.So why even bother arguing back and forth with Mumia and

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It has certainly been a while since I have posted on this blog and there are many reasons for this. Most of them are personal. To be sure, I haven’t exactly missed writing about MOVE and Mumia, but I do feel a sense of obligation in pursuing some of the issues of justice that remain un-addressed with regards to MOVE, so continue to do this I will.To me, there are really only two issues left for

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(Somebody might do well to let the cadre of Mumia supporters know that a President cannot pardon someone who has not been convicted of a federal crime. It is one of those things in the U.S. Constitution that Pam claims to know so much about. Also, for the record, the President addressed the issue back when he was running for office, he said: "Let just me lay out a very clear principle: In my mind

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By Michael Smerconish - Daily News Philadelphia Daily NewsDaily News Opinion ColumnistSADLY, the list of those with a personal stake in the outcome of the Mumia Abu-Jamal saga continues to grow, even as the case of the celebrated death-row inmate appears headed for a close.There are seven families mourning Philadelphia police officers killed in the line of duty since 2006. Surely they took note

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(Two MOVE supporters were arrested although not for what they ought to be arrested for. What follows is the MOVE-version of the events...)Background: On Saturday, April 11th at 7:20 pm MOVE/Mumia supporters Kevin Price and Maiga Milbourne were arrested at 10th and South St. ( Philadelphia ) for putting up posters advertising the release ofMumia’s new book, “Jailhouse Lawyers”, with scotch tape.

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Let me just put it out there in as plainly as possible. Mumia is not going to be freed from prison. He is not going to get a new trial. Conversly, he is not going to be executed. He will live out his days a guest of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and that is what he deserves.I write this and believe it as I have looked into the court rulings, precedents, as well as the fact that

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High court rejects Abu-Jamal's bid for new trialBy Emilie Lounsberry Inquirer Staff WriterThe U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid yesterday for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal, a ruling that virtually guarantees that the internationally known death-row inmate will never be freed.Abu-Jamal, who has been awaiting execution for more than 25 years for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer

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By Bill MearsCNN Supreme Court Producer WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has let stand the conviction of former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was sent to death row for gunning down a Philadelphia police officer 28 years ago.He contends blacks were unfairly excluded from the jury, and has been an outspoken activist from behind bars.The justices made their announcement Monday. A

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The week after 4 Oakland Police Officers were gunned down in the line of duty, six Philadelphia police officers went to California, at their own expense to pay respects. They wanted Philadelphia represented at tomorrow's funeral services and "decided to do this on their own," Vanore said.The Oakland officers were shot in a gun battle last Saturday during a traffic stop. The gunman also was

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(From CNN.Com)By Bill MearsCNN Supreme Court ProducerWASHINGTON (CNN) -- Mumia Abu-Jamal sits on Pennsylvania's death row, perhaps the most recognized of the 228 condemned inmates at the Greene Correctional Facility, an hour south of Pittsburgh.Abu-Jamal, inmate AM8335, awaits three milestones. His new book, "Jailhouse Lawyers," will be released next month. He's also awaiting a pair of Supreme

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By John HaydenAfter decades of legal appeals, the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal ambles onwards. The convicted murderer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to nullify his 1st degree murder conviction on the ground of alleged "racism" in the June 1982 jury selection process, and give him a new trial. This comes twenty seven years after the ex-Black Panther shot a 25 year old cop in the back and in the

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Hey All,I was just notified that this blog is up for two awards from the website "In Cold Blood", which focuses on reporting on issues of crime and justice. The Anti-MOVE blog is up for "Best True Crime Blog" and me for "Best True Crime Blogger". Please check back next week at the "In Cold Blood" website so that you can vote for the "Anti-MOVE Blog".Obviously, I am always happy for the work of

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(Dr. Martin Luther King speaking just one day before his murder)As a parent, so many of my experiences and views are colored by my relationship with my child. Her view, unlike mine, is not boring or caught up in cliches, or tainted by political correctness, is always, for better or worse, quite candid.So when she is off from school for a holiday, I always engage her in conversation and query her

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(Some of the charity money raised by "Murdered By Mumia)(Micheal Smerconish is a dear friend to those of us interested in justice for Daniel Faulkner as well as those who have been victimized by MOVE. He has consistently fought to bring the truth forward regarding Mumia and has had the courage to take on MOVE, and that included bringing them into his radio studio and putting them on the air.He

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(The misguided march)by John Hayden27 years and 10 days after he'd murdered a Philadelphia cop in front of two Black and three non- Black eyewitnesses, Mumia Abu Jamal filed his 5th petition to the U S Supreme Court to review the alleged constitutional errors of the various federal and state courts that have refused to give him a new trial. The remorseless cop killer's San Francisco lawyer, a

Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-53785002818123225952008-12-24T18:42:00.000-08:002008-12-24T18:45:31.526-08:00

(It is rare that I get any pro-MOVE emails these days. However, when I do, they come in the form of somethink like the following email I recieved this week. I don't think I need to comment further, but thought I would offer this for everyone's enjoyment)-TAI'm sorry Mr. Tony Allenfrom segla-astrid joseph-abujahlil africa shashamanitake courage to give me answer, you see before knowing john

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(Photo from alleged Mumia rally)There supposedly was a “mass rally” with “several hundred” people in Philadelphia last week, but apparently hardly anyone saw them.There was no media coverage of the event to speak of and supporters of the man Mumia murdered, Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, could not locate the Jamal supporters to counter-protest them.Although there is scant evidence of the

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By Ellen Gray Philadelphia Daily NewsDaily News TV CriticIN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE. 9 tonight, Sundance. IF YOU Google the phrase "Police Officer Daniel Faulkner," you'll get more than 32,000 hits, all of which, presumably, identify him as a man who was shot to death in Center City Philadelphia on the night of Dec. 9, 1981.Killed less than two weeks before his 26th birthday, he was destined to

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This upcoming week marks the anniversary of the murder of Officer Daniel Faulkner. It also marks the one year anniversary of the release of Maureen Faulkner's book, "Murdered By Mumia". I can't say enough about this book. Whatever side of the Mumia debate you are on you are missing a large part of the story by not reading this book. For more info on it go to this websiteWhat follows is an

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(This week marks the 30th anniversary of the death of over 900 at Jonestown. The similarities between MOVE and the People's Temple are too many for me to ignore. This essay was written some time ago, but I think is just as appropriate now as when I wrote it. -TA)There are really only a few differences between John Africa and Jim Jones.Both committed suicide. (John Africa via the method of "

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"I haven't, only because the details of this event, you know, I've never studied," Obama said.He added: "Let just me lay out a very clear principle: In my mind if someone killed a police officer, they deserve the death penalty or life in prison."-Barack Obama on Mumia Abu-JamalBarack Obama has won and people all over are wondering if his ascendency means that we have shifted to a “post-racial”

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The founder of MOVE apparently was not a fan of Philadelphia sports. The Charles Manson of PA supposedly prophesied that no Philadelphia team would win a championship while the MOVE 9 remained in jail.Unfortunately for the room temperature, guru of MOVE, yet another of his silly prognostication has been shown to be wrong and stupid for people to believe.One has to wonder what kind of bizarre

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I think it well past time to take my efforts to the next step.This blog has been an awesome vehicle for my ideas and it has allowed me to reach people who never would have heard my message.Still, I think this whole thing has gone about as far as I can push it to go.Of course, I will continue to do this blog, but I would also like to work on another project.I want to write a book. But not really

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ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal for a new trial for death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 killing of a Philadelphia police officer.The justices did not comment on their action today, which leaves in place a federal appeals court ruling that upholds Abu-Jamal's murder conviction, but orders a new sentencing hearing.Officer Daniel Faulkner was

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(filmaker Tigre Hill and author David Horowitz)In an enormous display of poor taste and an obvious jab at the family and friends of Daniel Faulkner, the Sundance Channel will be airing the pro-Mumia film “In Prison My Whole Life” on December 8 of this year.The film, financed by British actor Colin Firth, is grossly sympathetic to Faulkner’s murderer, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Stocked with the usual parade

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(pic of John Gilbride)As the summer season ends and as fall begins, John Gilbride should be busy enjoying the love of life with the son that bears his name.John ought to be going to his son’s school orientation and absorbing the fact that his little boy isn’t so little anymore and is another year smarter and stronger. Father and son should have already started the debate over what the latter

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When I worked in Philadelphia I would frequently find literature from “Tony Alamo Christian Ministries” on the windshield of my car. I honestly never really read the propaganda, aside from a couple of paragraphs, but I did get that there was something kind of creepy about the whole thing.So, when I found out that the group’s headquarters was raided this past Saturday I wasn’t really

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The website for "Justice For Police Officer Daniel Faulkner" has been updated and will have some great new additions.A blog that will keep people up-to-date on information and will feature posts from Maureen Faulkner as well as new additions to the online store.Please visit the Faulkner site and show your support.

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“I had been in The Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints Saints(FLDS) Church from the moment I was born. It was all I knew and the only way I could imagine living. From my teachings, I knew that the prophet's job was to dictate what was best for us and that the words he spoke came straight from God. I believed that my impending marriage was the will of God and therefore nothing could be

Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-84827503373493236862008-08-25T11:42:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:44:53.973-07:00

Sorrow lasts through this nightI'll take this piece of youAnd hold for all eternityFor just one second I felt wholeAs you flew right through meAnd up into the starsJoy will come-Flyleaf, “Sorrow”Today is my birthday. I am officially old. There is no need to state my age as those who really care know and those who don’t do not need to know. No worry though, this is not a pity party, but some

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The Fraternal Order of Police will dedicate a plaque in honor of Philadelphia Police Officer James Ramp on August 21, 2008.He was murdered by MOVE members on August 8, 1978.His sacrifice and dedication are remembered.AUGUST 21, 11:00 AMJames J. Ramp #2989, Stakeout8-8-1978 Location: 1336 Spring Garden Street-Lodge 5

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-John Gilbride: Murdered By MOVEEarlier today I wrote that there was not an article in the Philadelphia Tribune regarding the "unsolved" murder of John Gilbride. As it turns out there was, but when I checked the paper's site this morning the article was not yet on it. That was my mistake.Larry Miller, who wrote the piece on John for the Tribune did a damn good job laying out the facts and

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(The killers of James Ramp)(Jesus, here we go again. The following article is basically shit. If you read it in an attempt to learn more or really anything about the events of August 8th, 1978 regarding MOVE than you will be stupider for it. What this article does do is put on display the work of a naive reporter, conned by a cult, who ignored the people she interviewed, and an irresponsible

Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-28909633828263454782008-08-07T08:46:00.000-07:002008-08-07T08:48:54.824-07:00

Count the lies. If anyone still has it in them to argue that MOVE does not need to be challenged and confronted over their lies need to see this bit of MOVE's propagandist, Ramona Africa.

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By Emilie Lounsberry Inquirer Staff WriterPennsylvania death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider the decision that denied him a new trial in the 1981 slaying of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. In late March, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit left intact Abu-Jamal's conviction but said a new jury should decide

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(Pic Of Suzzane Ross who aided MOVE in their war against John Gilbride and head of NYC Mumia cabal)The 4th of July means more to me personally than just a celebration of our nation’s move towards independence from British rule a couple of hundred years ago.In my life, the idea of freedom versus oppression is not so abstract as it is to many people in this country. Aside from those who have

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Join the "great un-washed" as they scream profanities at puzzled tourists and vexed Philadelphia natives. The body odor even more pronounced as the summer heat beats down upon the concrete on the mostly New York crowd. People a couple of hours away from Philadelphia and the place where Officer Faulkner was killed by Mumia, but whose ideology ensures their blinders to the truth stay firmly in

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(Anti-Mumia shirt available at the Police Officer Daniel Faulkner website.I will be honest with everyone. If you are contemplating getting into the business of telling the truth about MOVE or Mumia than you had better not think of quitting your day job. I go by the axiom of writing as stated by George Orwell, and this is one's chief duty is to tell people things they don't want to hear. The

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(Pic of the children of MOVE holding signs they can't read)Recently, I posted an article from this blog at the Philly IMC site. I don’t do this kind of thing nearly as much as I used to as I came to the realization that “radical” community has always and probably will always, have a general ambivalence towards MOVE.The folks at the Philly IMC do allow me to post my work at their site, which as I

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(BY John Hayden for antimove.blogspot.com)There have been so many “Mumia’s Innocent!” and “Mumia Was Framed!” scenarios since the gun owning journalist’s 1982 murder conviction, it’s a Sisyphean task to keep track of all of them.The ones with legal implications are the three that have been made under oath either in or out of court. The most recent fantasy was published on May 1, 2008 by the

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(Editor's note: Although this article was written by writer, Christian Peheim months before the release of "The Framing Of Mumia Abu-Jamal, it is a firm rebuttal of the book's premise. That is the falsity of Kenneth Freeman or anyone other than Jamal shooting Officer Faulkner. This post is the second dealing with the myths presented by the absurdity titled "The Framing Of Mumia Abu-Jamal". There

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(Editor's Note: In the near future will be posts further exploding some of the myths presented in J. Patrick O'Connor's "book" on Mumia's case. He will be appearing with Pam Africa and Ramona Africa in NYC to promote his book on June 24th at 6pm at the Brecht Forum 451 West St. They are asking for people to bring questions. I would challenge people to call O'Connor out on some of the issues I

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(Editors Note: The following question came from a long-time reader of this site and I thought it well worth sharing. It cuts to the heart of how MOVE will take a nugget of truth and twist it into something ugly, twisted, and cruel. The question for me is first and my answer follows in italics).A "philosophical" question that I personally have trouble reconciling and when you have time would like

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(MOVE Child Bride the daughter of Pam Africa)(FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs With Child Bride)"While I'm no fan of polygamy, and definitely oppose the sexual abuse of anybody"-Mumia Abu-JamalIn case anyone out there was wondering, I don’t spend my days in giddy anticipation of the latest article from everyone’s favorite death row resident.Aside from the fact that his moral hypocrisy reeks to hell, his

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(Editors Note: Although I disagree with the main argument presented in this article I thought it worth sharing with readers. The author, obviously for the death penalty, seems to unwittingly make some of the best arguments against it. The Death Penalty issue aside, it does seem as if it is open season on Police Officers in Philadelphia. The difficult question is one of growing violence in general

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(Editors Note: Frequently, I recieve emails from people with questions about MOVE. Rare however, are there any pertaining to the orgins of the cult. What follows is a question about MOVE and my response. Mentioned in the question is Ira Einhorn. Einhorn, was a fixture of the hippie movement in the Powelton Village until fleeing to France after being charged with murder. He was found guilty

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(The subject of this story was just re-convicted for the murder of a Philadelphia Police Officer. Earlier this month, this article ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer. For the record, and for a host of reasons, I do not believe that anyone in MOVE played a role in the death of this Police Officer.What I do believe, and what the courts have now apparently affirmed, is that Santiago's legal team

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Philly.comThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit yesterday granted a two-week extension for lawyers for death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal to file a petition for a rehearing on his effort to get a new trial.Abu-Jamal was convicted in 1982 of the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner and sentenced to death. In late March, a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit affirmed

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(Philadelphia Police beating suspects on video May 5th)“There is a huge body of evidence to support the notion that me and the police were put on this earth to do extremely different things and never to mingle professionally with each other, except at official functions, when we all wear ties and drink heavily and whoop it up like the natural, good-humored wild boys that we know in our hearts

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(Ramona Africa Homophobe)(Earlier, I posted an article discussing my efforts to get my message about MOVE out at the Portland IMC. One of the issues I raised was MOVE's homophobia and I was censored for it. Although, I view it as probably one of the group's more benign contradictions, for many people it is an issue of great importance. Perhaps, if I knew less of MOVE, it would be to me also.

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(Editor's Note: It appears there was a "Free The MOVE 9" on Saturday. From what I heard it was attended by about 10 people, all of whom were the usual crack-pots. They got no bit of media attention and you can see how effective they are after three decades of protests, their "heroes" are being denied parole. Losers supporting murderers)By Emilie Lounsberry Inquirer Staff WriterTwo more MOVE

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"The Framing Of Mumia-Jamal" by J. Patrick ConnorLawrence Hill Books 256 pages Review by John HaydenAmericans in general, and Philadelphians in particular are fortunate indeed. Author J.Patrick O'Connor has just published a book that solves the mystery that's been haunting us for the past 27 years: Who killed Officer Danny Faulkner at 3:51AM, December 9, 1981? O'Connor, the editor and publisher

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(Craig Rosebraugh who will be speaking along with Ramona Africa 5/14)I remain anchored to the belief that in life we make progress by conflict, disputation, and argument. And while driving an idea forward, one that may be especially loathed in certain quarters, can be an ugly affair, it is still a necessity.As an extension of my aforementioned belief, I posted what I viewed as a rather tame

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Portland Oregon may as well be a million miles away from Philadelphia as the myth that MOVE is a bastion of revolutionary resistance and even an example of radical environmentalism runs strong in a city known for it’s tolerance.This tolerance will translate into acceptance of lies if Ramona Africa spreads her prepared myths about the child-raping cult that she is the public face of and does so

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(Police are searching for Eric Floyd, 33, last of Clearfield Street, in connection with the shooting death of police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski. There is a $123,000 reward)Sign The Petition To Keep MOVE Members In Jail. No To Parole For Cop-Killers!http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-to-parole-for-the-move-9.htmlBy all indications, it looks as if all eight of the MOVE members in jail for killing

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