Pine Ridge, South Dakota: The crushing crowds and vehicle convoys overwhelmed
the logistical support provided by the Oglala Sioux Tribal Police. The South
Dakota Department of Public Safety dispatched nearly ninety percent of
statewide highway patrol units to assist with crowd control, coordinating road
closures and alternate routes. Portions of Highway 18 were shut down for hours.
Units of the South Dakota National Guard were brought in as well. In an
unprecedented move the Mount Rushmore Memorial National Monument and park was
closed in recognition of this historic day and recognizing the contribution to
Native American rights of political prisoner Leonard Peltier.
Satire
and sarcasm obviously. It was a pathetic showing for a convicted murderer who
at once claims to be a brave warrior and a victim. Peltier’s support has been
reduced to a trickle for those who fail to understand the gravity of his crimes
nor the many times his own statements have reinforced his unquestioned guilt.
Peltier has been reduced
to a caricature, a T-Shirt of the month. This latest cartoon underscores the
long kept dirty-little-secret of Peltier’s and the LPDOC’s finances. They’ll
never show any transparency because to do so would only reinforce the myth and
folklore and how Peltier has been using his criminal acts to scam the
unsuspecting for years.
“In the Spirit of Coler and Williams”
Ed Woods
