USA: Denial of parole to Leonard Peltier after more than 32 years in prison, disappointing

http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200908211188&lang=e

Amnesty International today regretted the US Parole Commission’s decision not to grant Leonard Peltier parole despite concerns about the fairness of his 1977 conviction for murder. The organization called for the immediate release on parole of the activist, who is serving two consecutive life sentences and has spent more than 32 years in prison.


Yet "Squeeky" was paroled after taking part in a mass murder and attempting to murder a US President.
What a slap in the face to Native Americans...again. When will American Native Indians see justice?
I hope Obama will step forward and correct this injustice.

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They never, ever proved he did it. The evidence that would have exonerated him beyond a reasonable doubt was excluded and only brought out like a nanny-nanny-boo-boo taunt long after the trial. That attorney who got the conviction will burn in hell if there is such a place along with the circuit judge who could have freed him and who later regretted that he didn't.

as one of the folks here on DU old enough to remember the "conviction" . (The bullets don't match the gun...)

will ever acknowledge. Those brainwashed fools will argue that every case was either a a just conviction, or if absolute and undeniable proof that this was just a state-sponsored lynching or another example of the US's Gulag being populated with those who challenge the powers of the lords and masters, these ditto-heads will say it is just one (more) exception, and our ruling elite and the mechanisms they control are just fine and dandy.

A gang of criminals using their power to frame someone they want to neutralize, supported by a horde of idiots who just cannot bring themselves to consider the fact that this country is dominated by monsters no less venal than those who run Russia or Afghanistan. Better PR skills and control over the media, certainly, but no less evil.

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More imprisoned in total and per capita than any other. And more murders and rapes and so on than any other "first world" nation. Government controlled by trans-national corporatism is not the answer, it is the problem.

"For one brief, shining moment, we were Guatemala!" and I didn't have the heart to tell him, we taught Guatemala how to be that corrupt. lol

http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/shows/BurstOfDurst

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is freed, but an innocent person remains incarcerated?

But he has not done so. Neither did Clinton. Nor Carter.

Does anyone see a pattern here?

From what I remember, Amy Goodman confronted Clinton about this and he got quite upset.

Period. Clinton should have. I never expected it from shrubbie, but there is no way in hell that a Democrat should let this travesty of justice stand.

Perhaps they actually believe that he is guilty.

And AIM's involvement. There you'll have your answer. That and the ballistics report.

:shrug:

Has a request for clemency hit Obama's desk?

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The President does not have to formally receive a request to grant clemency or a pardon. The Constitution gives him carte blance to do so except in cases of impeachment.

and he very well may have--you should post your source. Then I can look it up, do my own research, and verify it one way or another for myself and either accord myself with your post or refute your implication.

I have seen no evidence to back up this theory, therefore you "follow the uranium money" does not seem to apply to President Obama. Perhaps the reason Peltier is still in jail is that the President is not convinced of Peltier's innocence.

Peltier did not profit by these deaths...but AIM did...along with the uranium companies. I think most of us know the bullets did NOT match Peltier's gun.
There is no doubt that he is a political prisoner and should be set free.

Many state and federal laws provide for murder convictions when someone is killed when a felony is being committed.

He was not at the scene of the crime..he did NOT kill the agents..there was NO evidence besides hearsay which was recanted.....how much clearer can it get?
His biggest "crime" is being a Native American Indian man and trying to stand up for his people.

She was not one of those involved in the LaBianca murders either.

she was part of the group and helped the killers after the fact. Regardless, she did try to murder a president...and was guilty and is now free.
Leonard didn't kill anyone and is still in prison and will probably be there until he dies at this rate.
He is old and he is sick and they need to turn him loose.

A perfect record of faithlessness -- that's a fact.

Building upon a foundation of such krappy karma, the USA give rise to perversions such as Republiconism, a perfect incarnation of faithlessness, truthlessness, honorlessness.

It was not his gun used. He was not there. He did not do it. There was NO real evidence. sheesh....you just WANT to believe he did it no matter what the evidence nor the FBI themselves or even what the judge later said.
It makes me wonder why you want to believe this lie so badly that you would let an innocent man rot in prison,.and serve TWO life sentances for something he did not do.

He may have not been the murderer, but he was there, according to his own words.