NPR: Pine Ridge Reservation Deaths To Be Reinvestigated

[OmahaBlueDog]

John Trimback is the son of a former Pine Ridge FBI agent and co-wrote the book American Indian Mafia. He says allegations against the FBI of wrongdoing on Pine Ridge are false and perpetrated by suspicious sources.

"It's from the people who were involved in the rapes and the murders and the assaults on the Pine Ridge reservation during that period," Trimback says. "I'm talking about, in general, the AIM leaders."

For their part, AIM leaders adamantly deny they were involved in crimes on Pine Ridge. AIM members such as 72-year-old Madonna Thunderhawk welcome the U.S attorney's review of these old cases but doubt justice will be served.

"I mean, come on, the U.S. government investigating itself, again. ... I'm skeptical," Thunderhawk says. "I'm glad it's happening [and] I'm going to sit here and watch."

More (including audio) at: http://www.npr.org/2012/08/18/159058219/near-wounded-knee-years-of-alleged-injustice?sc=tw&cc=share

[Mc Mike]

1. Dickie Wilson's GOON squad, and the Richards family,

nick named 'the Manson Family', were working hand in glove with the feds at the time. Either the FBI was extremely unintelligent and unobservant, or they're lying their asses off now.

[NightWatcher]

2. I was just about to type "The Goons" but you beat me

And every time this comes up, they find another way to shit on Peltier. Either move him a few times without notifying his attys or deny healthcare....

[Mc Mike]

3. I recall one of the special agents cut off Anna Mae Aquash's hands

saying it was a necessary procedure 'to fingerprint an unknown deceased person', then gave the hands back in a jar to AIM supporters with a big grin on his face.

The feds also showed Myrtle Poor Bear the pictures of Anna's hand-less corpse, to coerce her false affidavits vs. Peltier through fear.

[OmahaBlueDog]

4. I have another thread right now...

It's called "What did you expect from the Obama administration that has not yet been accomplished?"

I was a little surprised that no one brought up "Clemency/Pardon for Leonard Peltier."

[NightWatcher]

5. Clinton teased us all on that last time, but he'd rather free Mark Rich

So I'm not holding my breath again