We are at a critical moment in the campaign to free Leonard Peltier who faces federal execution
after being framed for killing two FBI agents in 1975.  President Clinton has admitted that he will
review Peltier's case, and the clemency cases of numerous others, before leaving office.  The FBI
has initiated their own phone campaign to the White House protesting Leonard's clemency.

With George Bush, who has overseen more than 130 executions as governor of Texas poised to
become president, and with the federal death penalty only temporarily on hold while bias in
sentencing is being reviewed, now is the time to act.

Efforts made on behalf of Leonard's clemency will continue to highlight the plight of all those on
death row, dispel the myth that there are no political prisoners in the US, and help focus some
attention on the conditions of Native American people in this country.

"Amnesty International considers Leonard Peltier to be a political prisoner whose avenues of
redress have long been exhausted.... Amnesty International recognizes that a retrial is no longer a
feasible option and believes that Leonard Peltier should be immediately and unconditionally
released."
--- Amnesty International, April 6, 1999

Actions
1.  Call the White House Comments Line (see sample below).
202-456-1111
Fax 202-456-2461

Note: you will get a recording, but you can press "0" to speak to an operator.  If  the operator
seems disinterested in your comments, or doesn't even want to talk at all, don't be discouraged.
Whoever answers your call must tally the total at the end of the day and send the numbers upstairs
to Mr. Clinton.

2. Write President Clinton (see sample below)
president@whitehouse.gov

3. Sign the Moratorium 2000 petition calling for an international moratorium on the death
penalty. http://www.moratorium2000.org/action/petition.lasso  This organization is being
championed in the U.S. by Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking. She will be
presenting all of the signatures to the United Nations for Human Rights Day, December 10.

Sample Items for Letter and Phone Calls

• Identify yourself, where you live, your job/profession if you wish
• Explain that you want Clinton to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Peltier.
• Explain that Mr. Peltier never got a fair trial because the FBI coerced witnesses and concealed the ballistics test reflecting his innocence.
• Mr. Peltier especially deserves clemency because of his incredible record of good deeds behind bars, e.g., sponsoring a Native scholarship program, adopting children in Central America, supporting battered women's centers and substance abuse programs, and sponsoring an annual Christmas clothing and toys drive for the children of Pine Ridge.
• Time is running out to resolve this national tragedy, because Peltier now suffers from diabetes, a heart condition and high blood pressure.
• Releasing Mr. Peltier will be an important first step in national reconciliation between the United States government and the Native American people of this country.