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Leonard Peltier released from prison following sentence commutation in FBI killings

Peltier, an American Indian activist, was released from prison after nearly 50 years following Biden's commutation of his sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Peltier maintained his innocence and claimed self-defense, while prosecutors said he shot the agents at point-blank range.
Peltier's imprisonment for decades symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans, with groups like the National Congress of American Indians calling for his release.

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Port: But what if Leonard Peltier did it?

I hope Mr. Peltier finds happiness and prosperity at home with his friends, family and community. But Agents Williams and Coler had people who loved them, too.

2 days ago·Fargo, United States

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American Wire News

Senator warmly welcomes home man who executed two FBI agents after Biden commuted his sentence · American Wire News

A so-called Native American activist convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975 was welcomed home by a congressional Democrat on Tuesday after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence. According to the FBI, in 1975 two FBI agents named Jack Coler and Ronald Williams traveled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to serve arrest warrants for robbery and assault. What ensued next was a shoot-out during which the two agent…

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Bizpac Review

Senator warmly welcomes home man who executed two FBI agents after Biden commuted his sentence

A so-called Native American activist convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975 was welcomed home by a congressional Democrat on Tuesday after former President Joe Biden […]

2 days ago·West Palm Beach, United States

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Star Tribune

Leonard Peltier rallies supporters at his Turtle Mountain Reservation homecoming

A line lasted for hours as people waited to shake Peltier’s hand, give him gifts or get his signature on his book, a DVD or T-shirt.

2 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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KX NEWS

Free after 49 years: Leonard Peltier returns to Belcourt

BELCOURT, ND (KXNET) — It was no ordinary day at the Sky Dancer Casino and Resort. The community of Belcourt, along with leaders, hosted a welcome home event and community feed to welcome Leonard Peltier back to the Peace Garden State, a day after his release from a federal prison in Florida. Peltier, who's an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, will now live in the Belcourt area. Holly Cook Macarro, who runs Government Affa…

2 days ago·North Dakota, United States

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NewsBusters

PBS Celebrates FBI Killer Peltier, ‘Political Prisoner...Global Symbol for Human Rights’

PBS Celebrates FBI Killer Peltier, ‘Political Prisoner...Global Symbol for Human Rights’ The PBS News Hour, along with the rest of the liberal press, have certainly warmed up in recent years to the FBI, America’s chief domestic surveillance organization. Since Donald Trump came on the scene, a press eager to find criminal behavior within a loathed administration has behaved more like a present-day “Friends of the FBI” than the bulwark against g…

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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