And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 02:32:09 EST >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Mendota Sacred Sites >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 205 > >Dear Friends, > >It is after mindnight and there is snow on the ground here. My mind wanders to >the four trees where there are brave souls,warriors, camped out there to >protect these Sacred Sites. >As you know the original encampment was raided by 600 police recently. What >you may not know are the following facts and these facts if known, would shock >the Nation! >1. Mike Haney who is a representative of the Congress, arranged through the >Justice Dept. for a mediator to come and help us out. This offer was refused. >Refused! Days later, without warning, the encampment was brutally raided! > >2. The Governor and the media tried to represent the non-violent protestors in >a "Wacco " kind of light by saying there were cut gas lines and children at >the site that needed protection. The fact is there were no cut gas lines. >Would they have lit fires all over the site if they thought there was escaping >gas? There was one child there who just happened to be at the site that night. >I heard that children's services were called and the child taken into >protection. > >3. It was bad enough that they tortured people with pepper spray and tear gas, >destroyed sacred things like the sweat lodge etc, but why did they have to >destroy the beautiful tipi's that were there? People asked if they could take >the tipis down properly and take them away. This was refused and the owners >had to watch as the tipi poles were snapped and the tipis thrown on the trucks >they had there. > >4. To add insult to injury, they recently awarded medals of honor to the main >policemen who spearheaded what they call " the 55 sting operation coldsnap" >This was a feature on the news. > >5. Mndot is so worried, they produced a pamphlet that was distributed door to >door to Minneapolis residents full of their propaganda, painting the >resistance to the 55 re-route as a bunch of neer do wells who are misguided >and are in the way of progress. > >The world has got to know that this is going on! It is unbelievable! It feels >to me like a 60s civil rights flashback. I think it is dangerous that this >whole thing is so cleverly concealed and misconstrued in the media. Help us >let the people know what is going on . If this can happen in one of the most >liberal, forward thinking States in the Union >imagine what else is going on in this Country! It is time to let people know >what is going on. If you are insulted by the police handing out honor badges >for this kind of violent behavior against a small group of non violent >protestors,, let people know! >Write to the Star Tribune. There is a page for letters to the editor. Here is >the address. http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/userguide/letform.html >Also, check our site for addresses. ><A HREF="http://members.aol.com//dmkerr9/Mendota_Sacred_Sites.html">Mendota >Sacred Sites</A> Folks, can you tell I have reached my boiling point? The >medals of honor mess took me over the top! This injustice has got to stop! I >thank all of you so deeply for all of the help and support that you have >already given and I really believe that we can overcome if we stick together >and dont give up. I also want you to know that my thoughts and prayers are >there for all of you out there who are struggling with your own battles. Our >beautiful Mother Earth is under seige and it has to stop! I share all of your >stories with the folks here and they send their love. >In service, >Diane Kerr > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm