No Clemency for Leonard Peltierby the Leonard Peltier Defence Committee
DAY OF SHAME :
WE MUST STAY TOGETHER AND KEEP ON FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR LEONARD
January 20, 2001
Dear Friends,
Today is a grim and shameful day. We must confirm that President Clinton,
despite all his good words this week about racial unity, "One America", and
healing historical injustices, has denied clemency to Leonard Peltier. We do
not know why. Yet disturbing questions are obviously raised by the last
minute "deal" on the Monica Lewinsky perjury issue.
Leonard himself has asked that we thank each and every one of you for your
phenomenal efforts on his behalf during the last year. Towards the end the
world support had turned into a literal human rights tidal wave, with every
high level leader and organization calling or writing to President Clinton
on Leonard's behalf. Yet somehow it was not enough to outweigh the
outright terror the FBI was able to instill in our government leadership.
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