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.

We are all hurting badly just now, and we ask that you turn your prayers

and thoughts towards Leonard himself today. Send him letters of support

and stay with us. We must remain tightly organized.

We will be in a huddle with lawyers and organizers for the next several

days working on new plans and proposals. We will have to work out a very

new strategy, as President Bush's government will be quite different from

Clinton's.(or perhaps not so different after all). Bear with us while we

reorganize and do some new thinking.and of course send us your ideas and

thoughts as well.

We know you want to keep up the fight and we know that this must be done.

The future of our society depends on our point blank insistence on justice

for all.

Please watch our web site and keep checking in. We will have some new

strategies and battle plans ready to go very soon. We must never leave

Leonard behind, but we can only bring him home if we keep working together.

This network has grown to amazing new levels of strength and commitment

this year. We must take a breather now but we must not fall apart or give

up. Leonard is depending on us. If he can keep up his sacrificing then so

must we.

In Solidarity,

LPDC

Here is the address by which you can write to Leonard Peltier and send him

words of encouragement:

USPL

Leonard Peltier #89637-132

PO Box 1000

Leavenworth, KS 66048