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73 year old Leonard Peltiers Health is Slipping Away
Posted By Jazmyn Espinoza-Church September 12th, 2017
Native American political prisoner and activist Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned for more than 40 years, denied pardons even despite his health deteriorating throughout his sentence.
Very recently, though, it seems his health is slipping and he is very much aware of it. In early September, he was transported to an outside hospital for what he called a routine heart stress test. The test results were alarming-3 clogged arteries. The doctors scrambled to operate immediately, ending in a triple bypass, which is major surgery for anyone let alone a 73-year-old prisoner.
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73 year old Leonard Peltiers Health is Slipping Away (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Sep 2017
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hlthe2b
(102,188 posts)1. There is no justice for Peltier... This saddens me tremendously.
At least give him a compassionate release... (I'm afraid I don't hold out hope)
CountAllVotes
(20,868 posts)2. +1,000 !!
Way overdue!
He is an innocent man!
FREE LEONARD PELTIER!!
FM123
(10,053 posts)3. They need to be merciful and let him go. Now.
Last edited Tue Sep 12, 2017, 11:20 PM - Edit history (1)
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,849 posts)4. Political Prisoner.....
oppressedproletarian
(243 posts)5. Why didn't Obama Free Leonard? nt