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H2O Man

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Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 12:51 PM

Sep 2014

Reading this thread makes me shake my head. The identity of the actual men who killed the two FBI agents is known. They've appeared, with identities "hidden," on national television. And Peter's book "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse," provides clues to their identity. Leonard was not one of them.

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Leonard Peltier's birthday is on 12 September. Send cards and letters [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 OP

K&R, because it matters. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2014 #1

Thank you for posting this! nt LisaLynne Sep 2014 #2

You are very welcome! Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #3

I usually AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #4

Well, the evidence that Peltier murdered anybody is weak Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #5

^^This^^^n/t Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #8

I read extensively on the Peltier AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #9

Even if you take as a given that he committed the murder, you still have to put it in context Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #11

Like George Zimmerman put it into context? AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #15

It hunts better than your non-sequitur comparison of this case to the murder of Trayvon Martin Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #17

Trayvon was murdered AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #18

That dog? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #27

Ahhh AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #34

North Dakota is pretty damned racist, just like northern Michigan. catbyte Sep 2014 #20

So how did his co-defendants get acquittals, then? nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #22

Apples & oranges, dear. They were tried in an Iowa Federal court, not. similar to catbyte Sep 2014 #24

Peltier had the option of the Iowa jury. Too bad he fled....it lead to the uncovering msanthrope Sep 2014 #26

Or fear. Pine Ridge at that time was a powder keg. I expected to get shot every time catbyte Sep 2014 #29

Afraid? He never struck me as such. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #35

Not surprising. catbyte Sep 2014 #37

They didn't seem to have a problem with AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #33

I am not sure that he actually did. LoisB Sep 2014 #7

Agreed. sub.theory Sep 2014 #10

Oh. Murder upsets you, does it? Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #12

This clears Peltier how? sub.theory Sep 2014 #13

Well, you wrote that you can't see "how this murderer has been made some sort of martyr" Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #16

+1000 catbyte Sep 2014 #21

I disagree sub.theory Sep 2014 #28

And what do you think of the fed sniper who blew Peltier's friend's head off? catbyte Sep 2014 #38

Thank you. LoisB Sep 2014 #6

K&R! burrowowl Sep 2014 #14

Whether he actually killed anyone or not - I really can't answer that question - it's pretty clear nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #19

His two co-defendants were acquitted. Perhaps he should have shown msanthrope Sep 2014 #23

Has a Hillary avatar, yet Bill hosed Uncle Leonard and didn't pardon him after leading us to believe NightWatcher Sep 2014 #25

Why no presents or money? mokawanis Sep 2014 #30

I'm basically repeating what was stated on one of the websites Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #32

Thanks for the response n/t mokawanis Sep 2014 #36

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2014 #31