PLEASE SIGN THE WHITE HOUSE PETITION FOR LEONARD PELTIER WE NEED 490 MORE PEOPLE TO SIGN IT IN THE NEXT 9 DAYS!
Leonard Peltier (of the Anishinabe, Dakota, and Lakota Nations), long time Native Activist and member of the American Indian Movement. Leonard Peltier, an innocent man who was convicted for the 1975 shooting deaths of two agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. prosecutors have repeatedly admitted that they did not and cannot prove Peltier's guilt, and the appellate courts have cited numerous instances of investigative and prosecutorial misconduct in this case. As late as November 2003, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that "Much of the government's behavior at the Pine Ridge Reservation and its prosecution of Mr. Peltier is to be condemned. The government withheld evidence. It intimidated witnesses. These facts are not disputed." U.S. prosecutors knowingly presented false statements to a Canadian court to extradite Mr. Peltier to the U.S. The statements were signed by a woman who was forced by FBI agents to say she was an eyewitness. The government has long since admitted that the woman was not present during the shootings. Meanwhile, in a separate trial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mr. Peltier's co-defendants were acquitted by reason of self defense. Had Leonard been tried with his co-defendants, he also would have been acquitted. Unhappy with the outcome of the Cedar Rapids trial, prosecutors set the stage for Mr. Peltier's conviction. His trial was moved to an area known for its anti-Indian sentiment Fargo, North Dakota. The trial judge had a reputation for ruling against Indians, and a juror is known to have made racist comments during Mr. Peltier's trial. FBI documents prove that the U.S. government went so far as to manufacture the so-called murder weapon, the most critical evidence in the prosecution's case. A ballistics test proved, however, that the gun and shell casings entered into evidence didn't match. The FBI hid this fact from the jury. Mr. Peltier was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms. According to court records, the United States Attorney who prosecuted the case has twice admitted that no one even knows who fired the fatal shots. Leonard has been in prison for 36 years for standing up for his people in the face of great repression. Please support Leonard by signing the White House petition today.
We still need over 490 signatures to make it to the minimum threshold of 5000 signatures in 30 days. We have 9 days left. Please use every means possible of communicating with the public on this flyers around town, canvassing and referring folks to the website, call in to broadcast and internet radio shows to promote the petition---be creative. This is an important opportunity and we need to surpass that 5000 mark to make an impressive showing. Many people have had difficulty completing the signature process--but in a nutshell--you register your name, email and zip code.Leave the website page open and open another window/tab to retrieve your email ...which will contain a passcode..you then go back to the website to sign in with your email address(user name) and the passcode.
FEBRUARY 4, 2012 INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEONARD PELTIER CLEMENCY MARCHES AND RALLIES
The Leonard Peltier Defense Offense committee has issued a call for Leonard Peltier supporters to hold marches and rallies across the world on Feb. 4, 2012. The rallies should take place in front of U.S. Federal Buildings, U.S. Federal Court Houses, U.S. embassies or consulates worldwide to demand the freedom of a man wrongfully convicted and illegal imprisoned for 36 years! In the Pacific Northwest there will be a march and rally in Tacoma. For more information send an e-mail to: bayou@blarg.net If you can help organize in other places please contact: Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee, PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND 58106, Phone: 701/235-2206, E-mail: contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info, www.whoisleonardpeltier.info The LPDOC is in great need of donations to help pay for all this organizing. Please send them a donation if you can.
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"I will never surrender my pride and dignity nor allow the system to 'cut my tongue' and I will always, without fear, speak out against these war crimes and crimes against humanity, no matter if I spend the rest of my life in a prison cage, and draw my last breath of air laying down in this steel bed surrounded by razor-wire fences and cages, and its prison policies that are designed to destroy one's humanity…."
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