Leonard Peltier's birthday is on 12 September. Send cards and letters

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. Well, the evidence that Peltier murdered anybody is weak

..and I'd point out this (since you bring up murdered federal employees):

November 1, 1950, an attempt was made on the life of President Harry Truman that led to the death of White House Police Officer Leslie Coffelt, and the injury of two others. Would-be assassin Griselio Torresola was killed, while his partner, Oscar Collazo was tried and sentenced to death. Harry Truman, the target of the attempt, commuted Collazo's sentence to life based on the signifigance of the Puerto Rican independence movement. Jimmy Carter ultimately commuted Collazo's sentence to time-served. I'd assert that the AIM is at least as valid an independence movement as the Puerto Rican separatist movement, and that the murder of the FBI agent should be seen in its political context. It is also worthwhile to note that the Pine Ridge uprising was over 40 years ago.

You can find out more about the facts in the Peltier case here: http://www.freeleonard.org/case/