Georgetowns native American Law Student Association and as copresident. Big thank you to our speakers today for coming out. Personally, im a enrolled member of the oglala sioux tribe from south dakota, but im originally from minnesota. Minneapolis, minnesota, the birthplace of the American Indian movement. And yeah, its my honor today to. Welcome you all. First of all, thank you for filling out georgetowns various requirements and policies and everything, but most importantly to our three speakers today we have sharon wyatt leonard, author of the book i will, which covers the early history of the American Indian movement and Dorothy Ninham former tribal judge for the United Nation and also features prominently in the book and last but not least, kevin sharp former Federal District court judge and Leonard Peltier is attorney. So without any further ado, thank you once again for coming out. Ill pass it on to our panelists. Thank you, grant. I want to say thank you. Deeply grateful that y
Bellmarks prison for almost 5 years now. Before that, he was in self imposed exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in london, the c i a, a few years ago made plans to kill or to kidnap julian in broad daylight in the streets of london. If the us governments request to expedite him for to be unsuccessful, but that request is pending and is likely to go forward in the near future. The big question then is whether the Us Justice Department will offer julian a deal he can live with or where. Busy hell be forced to go onto the trial for his life. Im john kerry. Ok, welcome to the whistle blowers, news. 2 2 2 2 2 2 julian assign, just probably the most famous transparency, absolutist in the world. It was julian and wiki leaks, who told us through the release of the bradley. Now. Chelsea manning documents that the us had committed war crimes in iraq and afghanistan. It was julian and wiki leaks in to. Busy us through the release of the volt 7 documents that the c i a could remotely take over contro
To all right. Delving into whether the Us Justice Department is said to offer julian a sound a deal on what the next year could look like for the journalist on publisher currently imprisoned in london. Its the whistle blowers next the the many of you have followed the painful and infuriating side of julia massage. The co founder of wiki leaks who has been held in londons notorious maximum security bellmarks prison for almost 5 years now. Before that, he was in self imposed exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in london, the c i a, a few years ago made plans to kill or to kidnapped julian in broad daylight in the streets of london. If the us governments request to expedite him for to be unsuccessful, but that request is pending and is likely to go forward in the near future. The big question then is whether the Us Justice Department will offer julian a deal he can live with or whether hell be forced to go onto the trial for his life. Im john kerry. Ok of welcome to the whistle blowers, news.
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