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Please spread this wide and far. Help is needed. Corruption<br>
reigns on the Crow reservation near Billings, Montana. The<br>
people are rebelling against an illegal and corrupt government<br>
which took over in 2000. The corrupt government is violating<br>
civil rights of the people, enacted illegal laws and have thrown<br>
out the Crow Constitution of 1948. While the brave people are<br>
fighting to reinstitute the governing laws, they are facing great<br>
retribution. The people are simply trying to reinstitute the Crow<br>
sovereignty and paying dearly for it. It has been reported that <br>
Federal agents are roaming the reservation as well as the<br>
national guard without any legal basis. This time they are not<br>
even using the excuse of chasing someone who stole cowboy<br>
boots. The government has labeled the people dissidents and<br>
restricted where they can protest. If they approach any<br>
government building they will be arrested. The people's plight<br>
is not known because there has been a media blackout and the<br>
only news coming out is pro government propaganda. The<br>
propaganda has been stretched to accuse the people of carrying<br>
and firing weapons and labeling the dissidents as part of an<br>
AIM takeover. This type of reporting can lead only to<br>
disastrous consequences to people who are doing nothing but<br>
standing up to corruption. If one thinks the "reign of
terror"<br>
was something of the past, one need only look to the corruption<br>
on Pine Ridge today, the situation with the Oneidas in New<br>
York, and the events occurring on the Crow Reservation.<br>
Corruption begets corruption. Unless the corrupt are stopped,<br>
we all suffer. These people need our support now before the<br>
situation becomes incendiary. Please actively show your<br>
support by contacting Karmalita Plains Bull at<br>
<a href="mailto:rhema70x70@netscape.net">rhema70x70@netscape.net</a><br>
or 406-208-4278. <br>
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In Solidarity,<br>
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Barry Bachrach<br>
Attorney for Leonard Peltier<br>
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