December 18th, 1976 — Forty years ago today Leonard Peltier was led from his cell in Oakalla Prison in handcuffs and leg shackles to a helicopter in the prison yards and from there flown to the United States to be tried for the murder of two FBI agents. He was convicted on what is thought by many to be flimsy evidence. He is still in prison although there have been rumors Obama would pardon him before leaving office. So far that hasn’t happened.