Monday, January 30, 2006

Message From Leonard Peltier -regarding Dennis Banks and the Sacred Run

Message from Leonard Peltier regarding Dennis Banks and the Sacred Run
Aho my relations,
For the past few weeks, I have been receiving daily updates from the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee regarding the rallies, events, and support that you my supporters are organizing for Feb. 6, 2006. You can not imagine how good it feels to hear the daily reports! Words can not express my appreciation to each and every one of you who will be remembering me on Feb 6, 2006, the 30th year of my false imprisonment for the illegal means used to extradite me from Canada, and the unjust fraudulent methods used by the United States Department of Justice and its agency the FBI to falsely convict and maintain my imprisonment. Everyday as I hear the daily updates from the LPDC, I go back to my cell and share with my brothers, that I have not been forgotten, that the past thirty years have not been in vain…I thank you! I also want to thank you for contacting the LPDC and offering your support and coordinating the events with the team at the LPDC. The LPDC is the center of communication between me and you, my supporters I ask that you continue to provide your support and continue to contact the LPDC, for I am in constant communication with the LPDC.
I recently sent a message via American Indian Movement Today on World Talk Radio, by my LPDC staff. For those of you who did not hear the broadcast I will repeat my message. “I send each and every one of you my regards. The past thirty years have been a difficult battle. I ask that you bring me home and work in Unity!” I could elaborate on how difficult the past thirty years have been, the hardships, the torture, the lost of love ones who have gone to the spirit world but that is not my style and again must tell you that your support and unity brings me much strength and hope.
I do however feel the need to address the emotional hardships that I have experienced when people I have given my loyalty have made false allegations about me and have caused not only great emotional pain, but who have also organized benefits in my name and yet the funding is never sent to the LPDC to assist in the struggle.
At this time I must publicly announce that I, Leonard Peltier and the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee are not affiliated with Dennis Banks, and or, "The Sacred Run" that is being organized by Dennis Banks. I have been notified that an event and/or prayer circle is being held in my honor on Feb 6 at The Federal Building 13th, Street at Clay Oakland and at 6pm at the Unitarian Hall in Berkeley, California. For reasons well known to Dennis Banks, I can not be affiliated with him nor his prayer circle, and /or any of his future projects. Further, I demand that he not speak my name when promoting his projects or himself. SEE:
The time has come to take a stand against those who use my struggle for their own motives and profit. This behavior only hurts me and my struggle for freedom. To all of you who have sincere intentions in your heart and will be honoring me on Feb. 6, I send to you a warrior’s embrace and say pilamaya (thank you).

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse,
Leonard Peltier
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posted by Leonard @ 10:30 PM