Sample Letter to Respond to any News Coverage of FBI Director Louis Freeh's Statement.

8 Dec 2000

Dear Friends,

Below is the promised sample letter to the editor which you can use to respond to any news coverage of FBI director Louis Freeh's statement.

By the way, don't be distressed! Look what appeared in the latest Washington AP story: WASHINGTON (AP)  Attorney General Janet Reno expressed misgivings Thursday over the public release of FBI Director Louis Freeh's recommendation against presidential clemency for an American Indian activist imprisoned for killing two FBI agents.

Asked at her weekly news conference whether it is appropriate for Freeh to be make public comments on Leonard Peltier's case, Reno replied: ``I think these matters should be confined to a discussion with the president.''

KEEP UP ALL OF YOUR GREAT WORK!

PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL THE WHITE HOUSE DAILY!

HERE IS THE SAMPLE LETTER:

-LPDC

Letters to the Editor
Publication
Address
City, ST ZIP

December 7, 2000

Dear Editors:

I am writing about the recent Associated Press article that ran in your paper regarding the clemency request for Leonard Peltier currently being considered by President Clinton. True to form, the FBI continues to spread misinformation about Mr. Peltier's case. Hopefully, President Clinton will not succumb to their desperate attempt to distort the truth.

Mr. Peltier never received a fair trial. The witnesses were intimidated and coerced by the FBI, false testimonies were utilized and a ballistics test reflecting his innocence was concealed from the defense. U.S. Attorney Lynn Crooks now admits no one knows who killed the two agents.

Judge Gerald Heaney, who authored the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals' denial of a new trial, has himself written to express his full support for a grant of clemency. He condemned the FBI's tactics in the overall investigation and trying of the case. Furthermore, Heaney stated that favorable action by the President in this case would be an important step in the healing process between the United States and the Native American community.

While the deaths of Ron Williams and Jack Coler are a terrible tragedy, it is also a tragedy to imprison an individual for nearly 24 years who was so obviously never granted a fair trial.

Mr. Peltier's clemency supporters includes the National Congress of American Indians, Nobel Laurete Rigoberta Menchu, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Dalai Lama, Robert Redford, the National Council of Churches, Amnesty International and many others.

As President of the United States, it is Clinton's duty to mitigate injustices. Granting clemency to Leonard Peltier is not only morally right, but necessary.

Sincerely,

Name

Address

City, State

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