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<font size=3>Sender: contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info <br><br>
02/06/09<br><br>
Greetings my relatives, <br><br>
First of all, before anything else I want to thank all for the work that
you've been doing because what you do for me, you do it for my
people and all those that come after us. <br>
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The enemy that we face has many faces; the FBI is only one of them.
The greatest enemy that we face is the lack of knowledge that people have
about us as Indian people and themselves and the true history of this
nation. Some people say we have too many rights, but they don't
understand the difference between obtained and retained rights. In
educating our opposition we must also educate ourselves as to the laws
and policies that are considered to be the laws of the land at this
time. We must be able to remind them of the law or policies that
they themselves have been guilty of violating and if need be we need to
challenge the validity of those laws and policies where they are
detrimental to the natural environment and overall well being of the
people. <br><br>
We have the right to defend ourselves, defend our people and defend our
nation, our way of life and the way we worship. These are not
rights that were given to us by anyone other than the creator himself.
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We will not give those rights up by anyone We retain those rights from
the beginning of time and we will cherish and protect them until the end
of time. We are a fair, loving, kind and respectful people.
We have a right to be on this portion of mother earth. We were told
by our elders that it is our duty to defend ourselves, our families from
wild beasts, by whatever measures necessary, even if that wild beast be
in the form of a man or men. We have done this in the past and it
is our responsibility to do it in the future. Sometimes the tools
of defense are harsh and sometimes it is merely the educating of an
enemy. <br><br>
In the circles of spirituality being a warrior means defending things
that are right, by taking a proactive approach to opposition.
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As I have said sometimes in the past, we aren't bothered very often when
we do everything that is right, but when we start righting what is wrong,
and then we become targets of those who would wrong others.
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Chief Leonard Crow Dog, who has served as a spiritual advisor for the
American Indian Movement and myself, has consented to serve as spiritual
advisor for this effort to bring about my freedom. <br><br>
The FBI has recently put out another letter trying to stop your efforts
and undermine the accomplishments that have taken place in the last few
months. We must be ever vigilant and responsive, to whatever action they
take. And we must never forget that what we do is not for ourselves but
for our people and those that come after us. <br><br>
Again, I want to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for
remembering me in your prayers and on this observance of my thirty-third
year of imprisonment. <br><br>
Doksha, <br>
In the spirit of Crazy Horse and all those who gave their lives trying to
right what was wrong. <br><br>
Leonard Peltier<br><br>
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