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WOUNDED KNEE Russel Means and Dennis Banks won acquittal at their "Wounded Knee leadership trial" in St. Paul. The judge accused the government and the FBI of serious misconduct, both at Wounded Knee and during the trial. Russ now faces 8 major trials, all (probably) to be held in South Dokata. Since early March, there has been a series of incidents "framing" russ for murder and for 3 separate assault charges. On June7 he was shot in the back by the son of a BIA policeman: _"After being held in Rapid city jail for 6 weeks until bond was posted, Russ went to Standing Rock in North Dokata where he had a job offer of counselor to Indian boys, and where the heat might be a little less in South Dokata. Government opposition to his job came down from the BIA and threats to cut off tribal funds. June 7, cars in a 4-car caravan parked at the roadside were approached by BIA policeman Pat Kelly and his son Ted, who began to argue with one of the drivers. When Russ attempted to cool it out so the cars could leave, Ted Kelly, standing some distance away, shot Russ in the back with a 357 magnum. BIA police immediately arriving arrested Russ and put him and the 6 other men in the tank of the Fort Yates jail. When the women who followed with the cars arrived and demanded medical care for Russ, they were thrown in cells. Russ's wound left a 6" exit hole in the abdomen. He was bleeding badly. His companions asked for bandages or a towel but were refused and used their T-shirts to try to stop the bleeding. Russ was held without medical care or treatment for 6 hours in the custody of the U.S. government before being taken to St. Alexis hospital in Bismark late that night for treatment. On June 9, at the hospital, Russ was charged with a federal ($5,000) and a state ($25,000 bond) assault; friends and relatives were ejected from the hospital; deputies guarded his room while at least 20 FBI surrounded the hospital. Attorney William Knunstler was able to get him released on personal recognizance." [image text]SUPPORT THE INDIAN RESISTANCE It is not over reaction to think the U.S. government is trying to assassinate Russ, and if they don't succees in killing him, they will try to destroy any chance of his continuing to work for Indian people by keeping him tied down in court or jailed on ne3 trumped-up charges with high bail. From the FBI COINTELPRO documents it has been learned how they use these strategies against leaders whose effectiveness they are afraid of. An extra effort on Russ's behalf--showing we know what they are trying to do--is urgently needed now. Let the U.S. government know you understand their tactics against Russ. Write: Dennis Ickes, Dept. of Justice, Washington D.C. and S.D. Senator J. Abourezk. Help spread this information in your area. Press coverage has been poor. "(There is) a legacy in this country of disposing of political malcontents like Russell--the abrasive personalities who have brought whatever freedom there is to this country. I have lived through too many episodes where people I loved and respected, as I do Russell, were murdered in this country. . . . The FBI's COINTELPRO Program is filled with this type of tactic to be used against leaders of Black, Red, Puerto Rican, and Chicano Movements. COINTELPRO lists as one of its main objectives 'Tying down militant leaders with so many charges and so much bail that they will not be able to represent their people.' A living example of this tactic is Russell Means." (Attorney William Kunstler, June 11, 1975, St. Alexis Hospital) (All information on this page was taken from a leaflet put out by the American Indian Movement, Nat'l Office, Box 3677, St. Paul Minn. 55101) 3
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WOUNDED KNEE Russel Means and Dennis Banks won acquittal at their "Wounded Knee leadership trial" in St. Paul. The judge accused the government and the FBI of serious misconduct, both at Wounded Knee and during the trial. Russ now faces 8 major trials, all (probably) to be held in South Dokata. Since early March, there has been a series of incidents "framing" russ for murder and for 3 separate assault charges. On June7 he was shot in the back by the son of a BIA policeman: _"After being held in Rapid city jail for 6 weeks until bond was posted, Russ went to Standing Rock in North Dokata where he had a job offer of counselor to Indian boys, and where the heat might be a little less in South Dokata. Government opposition to his job came down from the BIA and threats to cut off tribal funds. June 7, cars in a 4-car caravan parked at the roadside were approached by BIA policeman Pat Kelly and his son Ted, who began to argue with one of the drivers. When Russ attempted to cool it out so the cars could leave, Ted Kelly, standing some distance away, shot Russ in the back with a 357 magnum. BIA police immediately arriving arrested Russ and put him and the 6 other men in the tank of the Fort Yates jail. When the women who followed with the cars arrived and demanded medical care for Russ, they were thrown in cells. Russ's wound left a 6" exit hole in the abdomen. He was bleeding badly. His companions asked for bandages or a towel but were refused and used their T-shirts to try to stop the bleeding. Russ was held without medical care or treatment for 6 hours in the custody of the U.S. government before being taken to St. Alexis hospital in Bismark late that night for treatment. On June 9, at the hospital, Russ was charged with a federal ($5,000) and a state ($25,000 bond) assault; friends and relatives were ejected from the hospital; deputies guarded his room while at least 20 FBI surrounded the hospital. Attorney William Knunstler was able to get him released on personal recognizance." [image text]SUPPORT THE INDIAN RESISTANCE It is not over reaction to think the U.S. government is trying to assassinate Russ, and if they don't succees in killing him, they will try to destroy any chance of his continuing to work for Indian people by keeping him tied down in court or jailed on ne3 trumped-up charges with high bail. From the FBI COINTELPRO documents it has been learned how they use these strategies against leaders whose effectiveness they are afraid of. An extra effort on Russ's behalf--showing we know what they are trying to do--is urgently needed now. Let the U.S. government know you understand their tactics against Russ. Write: Dennis Ickes, Dept. of Justice, Washington D.C. and S.D. Senator J. Abourezk. Help spread this information in your area. Press coverage has been poor. "(There is) a legacy in this country of disposing of political malcontents like Russell--the abrasive personalities who have brought whatever freedom there is to this country. I have lived through too many episodes where people I loved and respected, as I do Russell, were murdered in this country. . . . The FBI's COINTELPRO Program is filled with this type of tactic to be used against leaders of Black, Red, Puerto Rican, and Chicano Movements. COINTELPRO lists as one of its main objectives 'Tying down militant leaders with so many charges and so much bail that they will not be able to represent their people.' A living example of this tactic is Russell Means." (Attorney William Kunstler, June 11, 1975, St. Alexis Hospital) (All information on this page was taken from a leaflet put out by the American Indian Movement, Nat'l Office, Box 3677, St. Paul Minn. 55101) 3
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