Remembering 4699 at 25 Years

A Reminder to All Readers:

25 years ago today, this hero:



Was killed by this oxygen thief:




The same said oxygen thief was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

To this day, Mumia Abu Jamal is still alive, surviving on a never-ending string of appeals and other legal maneuverings (a/k/a "Bulls**t!).

And who are the people who support and fund this farce?

Twenty-two members of the British Parliament
US Congressional Black Caucus
Japanese Diet
European Parliament
Members of the Belgian Parliament
ACLU branches nationwide
Rep. Martin Luther King III
Noam Chomsky,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Coretta Scott King
Matthew Rothschild (editor ofThe Progressive)
FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting),
Pete Seeger,
E.L. Doctorow
Harry Belafonte
Members of the Danish Parliament
Jonathan Kozol
Martin Sheen
Toni Morrison,
Elie Wiesel
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Ramsey Clark
Susan Sarandon,
Norman Solomon
Christopher Hitchens
American Friends Service Committee
Steve Allen
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Ossie Davis
Cornel West
Howard Zinn
Amnesty International
Mike Farrell
Ed Asner
Peter Coyote
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Hugh Masekela
Studs Terkel
Tim Hermach (Native Forest Council)
Manning Marable
Angela Davis
Sonia Sanchez
Peter Phillips (Project Censored)
Dick Gregory
National Lawyer's Guild
Association of Black Police Officers

Oddly enough, many of them also brought you this rogue's gallery of public servants:








So, gentle readers, remember that when the next election cycle is brought upon us all.

Oh, yeah, and for all those deluded losers who actually believe Mumia is innocent, just remember this: