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Titolo: FREE Mr. Leonard Peltier/.\urgente/.\

Leonard Peltier must be freed.
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United States Parole Commission
5550 Friendship Blvd., Suite 420
Chevy Chase, MD. 20815
Dear Commissioner,
         It seems that when making a parole decision, there are three
core
criteria for that may be used for judgment:
         * Would society be better off with this person behind bars?
         * Has the individual been rehabilitated?
         * Has the individual paid for the crime?
I will address each of these regarding the case of Mr. Leonard
Peltier.
Would society be better off with Leonard Peltier behind bars?
         The answer to this is a resounding "NO!".  Even while
incarcerated
Mr. Peltier has been reaching out to help others.  Just this last
Christmas he arranged for nearly fifty children in need to get
Christmas
gifts and necessities.
         This is typical of the kind of man Mr. Peltier has shown
himself
to be.  If he can organize such an action from within the constraints
of
the penal system, one can only imagine what he might accomplish were
he
granted the freedom he has so long deserved.
         Our society needs people such as Mr. Peltier working freely
in it.
I would consider myself fortunate to have him as my neighbor.
Has Leonard Peltier been rehabilitated?
         If this question is meant to assess Mr. Peltier's current
state,
he has shown himself to be of the highest character.  While he himself
has been denied basic needs and liberties, he has worked for the
betterment of others.  He has shown a dedication to his people and to
all people that this world needs more of.
         If this is meant to assess whether Mr. Peltier has been
"fixed" by
injust incarceration, then I would answer that he was never in need of
rehabilitation to begin with.
Has Leonard Peltier been punished?
         Mr. Peltier has indeed paid for a massive crime, but the
overwhelming evidence of his case shows that the crime for which he
has
been paying for so long is not his.  He has, in effect, been crucified
for the sins of the government.
         But still, it is an inescapable conclusion that he has been
punished severely, although undeservedly.  Imagine the effect on all
of
your professional and personal achievements of the last twenty years
had
you been jailed for that lengthy period.
         Because Mr. Peltier's freedom would be an asset to society,
because he has clearly proven himself to be a humane and compassionate
person to a greater extent than most people walking our streets, and
because he has clearly been punished, the path before you is clear.  I
urge you to take this path and immediately parole Leonard Peltier.
Sincerely,
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5550 Friendship Blvd., Suite 420
Chevy Chase, MUnited States Parole Commission
D. 20815
Dear Commissioner,
         I am writing to urge you to parole Leonard Peltier as soon as
humanly possible.  Never has a case of government misconduct been so
thoroughly documented yet this misconduct at the same time been so
thoroughly ignored.  The actions of the government - the FBI in
particular - on Pine Ridge Reservation in the 1972-1976 period make
L.A.
Detective Mark Fuhrman look like a boy scout earning his citizenship
badge.
         Examples of the government misconduct cited above (but far
from a
comprehensive list) include:
         *   Leonard Peltier was extradited from Canada based on a
perjured
             affidavit which had been coerced by FBI agents.
         *   The judge barred most of the overwhelming amount of
evidence in
             Peltier's defense.
         *   The judge allowed FBI agents to perjure themselves by
giving
             statements that contradicted their own written reports
and
             their own testimony at the earlier trial of two other men
who
             were acquitted.
         *   An FBI agent testified about key ballistics evidence
while his
             own memos - suppressed until well after Peltier's
conviction -
             showed his testimony to be untrue.
         Leonard Peltier was sentenced to two consecutive life
sentences,
without ever having a fair trial. Despite FBI documents demonstrating
that the original evidence against him was falsified, he has been
denied
all appeals.  The prosecutor has admitted in court on several
occasions
that he does not know who shot the agents.  Yet Leonard Peltier
remains
in prison.
         Leonard Peltier has widespread support from around the world:
over
25 million people have signed petitions for his release: he has the
support of over 50 members of the US Congress, 50 members of the
Canadian Parliament, Amnesty International, the National Association
of
Christians and Jews, Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop of
Canterbury,
and Nelson Mandela.  Also, the Canadian Justice Ministry is currently
investigating the circumstances of Peltier's extradition.
         I urge and beseech you to immediately remove this blight on
justice in the U.S. by releasing Leonard Peltier.
Thank you for your time.  I pray you'll make a choice for justice
rather
than support prejudice, racism, and abuse of power.
Sincerely,
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