Following @attackerman as he recounts details of his mother's remarkable life -RIP

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brad plumer ‏@bradplumer 4m
Yes, do. RT @NoahShachtman Stop what you're doing and read the timeline of @attackerman (Spencer Ackerman), who's recounting his mother's remarkable life. RIP.

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Spencer Ackerman ‏@attackerman 3h
RIP my beloved mother, Bette Lynne Cohen. She's been waiting to see Thurman Munson again.


Spencer Ackerman ‏@attackerman 12m
I can finally tell this story. My mother, who worked in the 70s on a NY Indian reservation, helped smuggle Leonard Peltier to Canada. (1/2)

Spencer Ackerman ‏@attackerman 9m
(2/2) her friend from the Rez called, needed a favor from a white person. She had to pilot a boat ~a mile to an island. Peltier was in it.

Spencer Ackerman ‏@attackerman 5m
I only found out about that in 2011, when I mentioned I was reading about the AIM. "Oh," she said, "you know about Leonard?" I was like, um


more: https://twitter.com/attackerman

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