And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At [Mon, 18 Oct 1999 12:37:11 -0700 (PDT)] link posted via Paths-L by Nancy Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> O'siyo, While looking for the URL for the above article, ran across this one... it is sent without comment 'cause you do not want to read what I am thinking right now! Case against Peltier strong enough for more than 20 judges Douglas J. Domin Guest Columnist PioneerPlanet / St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Published: Tuesday, October 12, 1999) http://www.pioneerplanet.com:80/seven-days/7/opinion/docs/032124.htm (Domin is special agent in charge of the Minneapolis office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 111 Washington Ave. S., Suite 1100, Minneapolis, Minn. 55401.) ARTICLE: Published: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 DouglasJ. Domin Guest Columnist Case against Peltier strong enough for more than 20 judges Tom Giago's Sept. 8 column, titled ``FBI revelations may justify new look at Peltier case,'' contains claims about the murders of Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams that are just plain wrong. Fortunately, this revisionist account cannot make the facts go away. Leonard Peltier's case has been reviewed by more than 20 federal judges over the past 25 years, including the Supreme Court. None has found reason to question his conviction or any reason for a new trial. Peltier was found guilty of murdering Special Agents Williams and Coler as they lay helpless on the ground. Coler was likely unconscious when Peltier shot him twice in the head. Williams was attempting to protect himself by placing his hands in front of his face when Peltier fired an automatic weapon through Williams' hand and into his head. Both agents were shot at point-blank range. Giago says the agents were caught in a ``cross fire between two houses and pinned down near their vehicle.'' Williams and Coler were trying to arrest Jimmy Eagle, wanted for assault. They attempted to pull over a vehicle occupied by Peltier and two others because it matched the description of a car operated by Jimmy Eagle. At the time, Peltier was wanted in the attempted murder of a police officer in Milwaukee. The passengers in the car took out long rifles and, joined by residents of a nearby encampment, fired on the agents. A review of the crime scene showed more than 100 bullet holes in agents' cars. A review of the agents' weapons showed they fired a total of five rounds back at their executioners, hardly the ``cross fire'' to which Giago refers. The agents were immediately disabled by gunshot wounds, and although both had loaded weapons, they attempted to give up. I take issue with Giago's characterization of our treatment of the suspects and the residents of Pine Ridge, S.D. We pursued those responsible for the murders and brought them to trial. This was not without risk, but was our sworn duty to uphold the law. Peltier fired on an Oregon trooper who was attempting to arrest him. He fled to Canada, where he was captured by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Others involved in the shooting were caught after their explosive-laden car blew up on a Kansas highway. The ``nightmare'' on the Pine Ridge Reservation during the 1970s, which Mr. Giago called ``a state of war,'' was not caused or inflamed by the FBI. The level of violent crime on the reservation created a climate of fear, and the FBI was responsible for investigating crime on the reservation, bringing those responsible to justice and reducing the level of fear. Agents of the Minneapolis FBI division are offended by Giago's comparisons. Evidence is ample that Peltier, standing two feet in front of Special Agents Williams and Coler, murdered two helpless, wounded men. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
