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McKim

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19. Leonard Peltier Deserves to Be Home with His Family

Reply to catbyte (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 01:20 AM

Jan 2017

Please write to the White House and tell Obama that it is time to free Leonard Peltier. He is America's most long serving political prisoner, according to Amnesty International. He is not in good health and deserves to spend his last days with his family. For a brief time I was his son's teacher.

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Obama Commutes Sentence for Political Prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera [View all] cloudythescribbler Jan 2017 OP

Great choice. dalton99a Jan 2017 #1

Clinton offered him clemency 17 1/2 years ago but he refused because of the conditions attached. rug Jan 2017 #2

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the link still_one Jan 2017 #7

From _The Guardian_: tblue37 Jan 2017 #9

Odd, the conditions listed dont sound to outlandish I wonder why he refused cstanleytech Jan 2017 #20

Never heard of him HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #3

I wish he'd do the same for Leonard Peltier. catbyte Jan 2017 #4

Yep n/t Uponthegears Jan 2017 #6

Leonard Peltier Deserves to Be Home with His Family McKim Jan 2017 #19

I wish he'd do the same for the entirety Uponthegears Jan 2017 #5

Can Trump undo them? LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #8

No, I am pretty sure he cannot. nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #10

No, there is not angrychair Jan 2017 #11

Great. Now Leonard Peltier. nt. tomp Jan 2017 #12

That's the one I'm curious over Lithos Jan 2017 #13

you won't get a better explanation than by reading In the Spirit of Crazy Horse... tomp Jan 2017 #15

well we got the blowback, might as well pardon him. mopinko Jan 2017 #17

As you say. As for "seditious conspiracy" and FBI, Hortensis Jan 2017 #18

How is he a political prisoner? nycbos Jan 2017 #14

Between this and Manning NobodyHere Jan 2017 #16