Leonard and Custer

It is 34 years ago, on Friday, June 26, that the shootout that Leonard Peltier is falsely imprisoned for.

The shootout took place near Oglala, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on the Jumping Bull Ranch. The year was 1975. Members of AIM were staying at the ranch.

A car following a pick-up pulled onto the ranch. The story I've heard related was that a warning shot was fired in the general direction of the vehicle. Remember, during this time there was a war against the traditionals by the Wilson government of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. They had no idea who these folks were.

A firefight ensued. A vehicle, it is unclear whose vehicle it was nor who got out of it, pulled up and saw two wounded men and finished them off, allegedly in self-defense, then drove off. Leonard Peltier, Dino Butler, and Rob Robideaux (recently deceased), crawled closer and found the two dead men. Checking their ID, they found out they were FBI agents. These agents were not supposed to be there, and it turned out they were following the red pick-up on allegations the driver stole a pair of boots, a crime not covered under FBI jurisdiction.

Within 45 minutes, there were over 400 law officials surrounding these 14 or so folks and a big firefight ensued. One man, Joe Stuntz was killed. Why there were over 400 law officials located in such a remote area has still not been fully explained to the best of my knowledge.

Dino and Rob were tried separately from Leonard and found not guilty for reasons of self-defense. Leonard was then railroaded by the feds and is still in prison.

If you wish to read more, read the book "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse," by Peter Mathiessen.

Then there is George. In a battle that went from June 25 to 26 in 1876 on the Greasy Grass, also known as the Little Bighorn, Custer the baby killer got his just deserts, along with some 274 or so of his cavalry and numerous other of his Indian scouts. They got their just deserts at the hands of the Lakota and their allies. May this baby killing piece of shit great american hero be rotting in hell, or suffering in heaven playing harp 'til his fingers are bleeding for his arrogant god.

Fuck you, George! and all the rest of the folks just like you who attempt to live their lives like you. I guess those folks have never came to terms with the fact that you were a baby killing piece of shit. A historical version of the soft target practices (hospitals, schools, etc.) of the Reagan era in Central America.