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In Solidarity, The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee Forum receives letters indicating bomb threats Forum staff reports The Forum - 07/14/2001 The FBI is treating as serious three letters received by The Forum, possibly sent from the unknown suspect in the Fargo Post Office vandalism. The latest was received Thursday afternoon by the newspaper. The envelope was addressed to the newspaper; the letter inside was addressed to the FBI. It implied the Federal Building, where the FBI office in Fargo is located, could be a target of another incident. The letter stated, in part: ".Even if I never become violent, I'm wasting your time and creating stress. Do you want to hire someone to watch the federal building full time? Do you want hundreds of people crowding around, holding their breath as they wait to discover whether a bomb threat is just a threat?" The motive for the threatening letters appears to be the conviction and continuing imprisonment of Leonard Peltier, who in 1975 was convicted of slaying two FBI agents at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He received two consecutive life sentences following the trial, which was held in Fargo. Peltier maintained the evidence against him was falsified. "But I can not excuse many of your activities, among them your continued mistreatment of Leonard Peltier. No concealed evidence? You can only get away with that because of public apathy," the letter stated. Referring to the Peltier case, the letter stated, "Think about that when you start attending the funerals of your own agents . Just remember that you have it coming." Forum Editor Lou Ziegler said he contacted the FBI after the letter was received Thursday. An FBI agent took possession of the letter Thursday afternoon. The newspaper, Ziegler said, did not publish contents of the second letter because "we normally don't give anonymous letter writers a platform in our newspaper." But he said Friday's police presence around the Federal Building, the evacuation of some people from their living quarters, the possible escalation in activity by the suspect, and the inconvenience caused to hundreds of people during Friday's rush hour were factors in reporting and publishing this story about the letter. "The content in Thursday's letter, and the timing of it, offer a possible explanation for Friday's disruption downtown. That makes it newsworthy, Ziegler said. The two other letters were sent to the newspaper in June. Both mentioned Peltier. STATEMENT FROM LEONARD PELTIER IN RESPONSE TO "FORUM" ARTICLE TITLED: FORUM RECEIVES LETTERS INDICATING BOMB THREATS July 15, 2001 I have just been notified of the letter sent to "The Forum" newspaper in Fargo, North Dakota, which makes violent threats against the FBI and refers to my continued imprisonment, in part, as the motivation. I want to make it completely clear that I do not condone violence, nor do I want any violence or threat of violence committed on my behalf. I have repeatedly made this clear to my supporters through public statements over the years of my imprisonment. Whoever sent this threat is using my name in a way that I cannot tolerate and I insist that they immediately cease the pursuit of any such activity. Threatening violence, or far worse, perpetrating violence, is not only heinous and loathsome, but will compromise our honest and righteous efforts to seek justice in my case as well as justice for all Native Peoples. In fact, such tactics so obviously contradict what I stand for and what all of my supporters stand for, that I must question the true intent of whoever is doing this. Clearly this person does not hold my interests at heart. As Native Peoples, our traditional values teach us that all life is sacred and should be protected. Any act of violence perpetrated upon innocent people violates our most sacred beliefs. We have already witnessed the horrifying and devastating outcome of the Oklahoma City Bombing in which so many died needlessly, including children. I fully denounce any scheme that has the potential to cause this type, or any type of death and despair. Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-842-5774 www.freepeltier.org ============================================================ Want to save a fortune? 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