Post by blackcrowheart on Jan 11, 2008 13:35:36 GMT -5
The Book the American Indian Movement Leadership Does Not Want You to
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For the first time, the true history of the American Indian Movement
(AIM) is told by an FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) who was there. And
for the first time, author Joseph H. Trimbach exposes the dirty little
secrets of the AIM leadership, unlike in any other history book. In
fact, American Indian Mafia exposes the history books. It is time to set
the record straight for the benefit of all Native Americans.
Denver, CO/Atlanta, GA (PRWEB <http://www.prweb.com/> ) January 2, 2008
-- For the first time, the true history of the American Indian Movement
(AIM) is told by an FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) who was there. And
for the first time, author Joseph H. Trimbach exposes the dirty little
secrets of the AIM leadership, unlike in any other history book. In
fact, American Indian Mafia exposes the history books. It is time to set
the record straight for the benefit of all Native Americans.
The 1970s legacy of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is
haunted by the forgotten suffering of innocent victims and a falsified
history found in almost every library in America. The perpetrators are
often referred to as "brave warriors" and "selfless activists," while
many of their Indian victims are consigned to anonymity.
In this provocative narrative, a former FBI Agent chronicles the true
legacy of the American Indian Movement (AIM), a small group of radicals
who tore a path of destruction through the Pine Ridge Reservation on
their way to personal gain, fame, and fortune. Part personal odyssey,
part history, American Indian Mafia tells the real story of AIM's armed
assault on Wounded Knee village in 1973, where FBI Agents, BIA Agents,
and U.S. Marshals demonstrated perpetual patience and restraint in the
face of nightly gun attacks. Mafia explains how never-ending
negotiations led to the village's complete destruction, and how secret
murders behind the barriers and the failure to hold the AIM leadership
accountable led to a reign of terror on the reservation. Mafia assigns
much of the blame to federal judges who advanced a political agenda at
the expense of true justice. AIM instigators, such as Russell Means,
were thus handed carte blanche to terrorize Pine Ridge Indians for years
to come.
AIM violence on the reservation culminated in the 1975 cold-blooded
murder of Special Agents Jack Coler and Ron Williams, the only FBI
Agents ever to have been executed in the line of duty. Mafia exposes AIM
member and convicted killer Leonard Peltier as the clear perpetrator and
as a false hero who has fooled millions into believing in his innocence.
Authors, actors, politicians, world leaders, investigative journalists,
members of the clergy, and several professors of Indian Studies have all
bought in to the Peltier ruse. Citing numerous examples of doctored
history, Mafia fingers disgraced Professor Ward Churchill as being
particularly guilty of creating and promoting falsified accounts of Pine
Ridge, AIM, and the FBI.
In another startling revelation, Mafia points to AIM leaders as likely
suspects in the Wounded Knee murder of Ray Robinson, the only black male
seen in the village during the occupation. Robinson, a civil rights
activist under Martin Luther King, was shot in the leg during an
argument and carted off to the makeshift infirmary. He was never heard
from again. Mafia is the only book that faithfully explains why
Robinson's death remains a closely guarded secret. Trimbach's account
also exposes AIM leader Dennis Banks as a prime suspect in the ordered
execution of Anna Mae Aquash, a loyal member falsely accused of being an
FBI informant. The alleged trigger-man, John Graham, was recently
extradited from Vancouver, Canada to Rapid City, South Dakota. No other
book explains why the upcoming trial is so important and why Graham may
implicate several co-conspirators in this premeditated murder.
Mafia is the long-awaited book that fills the void in an important
chapter of American history. It is the first and only account that tells
the true story of 1970s Pine Ridge from an observer's point of view.
Judge William H. Webster, former Director of the FBI and the CIA, says
Trimbach's hard-hitting exposé is "…an important contribution to
our understanding of what actually happened." America's original
Anti-Terrorism Coordinator, Lt Col Oliver North, describes author
Trimbach as a "myth-buster" whose "carefully compiled chronology" should
be read by all Americans who "seek truth behind the headlines."
Indian Country will find Trimbach's book a welcome addition to the
historical record. Native publisher Paul DeMain (Oneida-Ojibwe), editor
of News from Indian Country, says Mafia is a "must-read" for
understanding those turbulent years. Award-winning Native journalist,
Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota), declares that Trimbach not only challenges
popular beliefs, he "takes apart Matthiessen's In the Spirit of Crazy
Horse, movies like Thunderheart, Lakota Woman, and A Tattoo on My Heart
- The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973, and exposes them for the frauds
that they are. It is refreshing to finally hear the other side of the
story." With common sense and wit, Trimbach likewise explores the
historical deficiencies of Ken Stern's Loud Hawk, John Sayer's Ghost
Dancing the Law, the Wounded Knee Trials, and Steve Hendricks's The
Unquiet Grave.
Professor Alan Dershowitz wrote that AIM's calamitous rule left "…
thousands of poverty-stricken Indians, first driven by years of neglect
to accept false prophets of violence and then shorn even of that
ineffective leadership." Pine Ridge Indians have patiently waited for
the truth to come out and for the healing to begin. With the addition of
American Indian Mafia to the nation's libraries and universities, the
true Pine Ridge saga will finally have a home. With over a thousand
endnotes, dozens of photographs, two appendices, and
never-before-published primary source material, Trimbach's book
documents the sad history of a victimized people sorely in need of a
spiritual and economic revival.
Mafia concludes with prescriptive solutions for fighting a host of
social ills that continue to plague Pine Ridge. Trimbach devotes the
Epilogue to exposing the horrendous problem of rampant child sex abuse
on the reservation, and what must be done to fight this evil. American
Indian Mafia promotes genuine Pine Ridge healing and will leave Indian
Country readers with a new sense of hope and a vision for a brighter
future for the Lakota Sioux Indians of South Dakota.
ISBN: 978-0-9795855-0-0 Format: 6x9 Paperback SRP: $28.95
Genre: History-Contemporary
About the author:
Joseph H. Trimbach graduated from Canisius College in New York and
received an MBA degree from the University of Buffalo. He served three
years in the U.S. Marine Corps, attaining the rank of captain, before
becoming an FBI Special Agent in 1956. His investigative work included
an undercover operation that exposed police corruption in Jacksonville,
Florida, in the 1960s. This case won him accolades from both FBI
Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Special
Agent Trimbach served overseas on the Bureau's inspection staff before
being appointed SAC - Minneapolis in 1973. Throughout a career that led
him to six Field Offices, he earned numerous awards and letters of
commendation from three Directors, as well as personal letters of thanks
from the Secretary of the Interior and the President of the United
States.
After retiring out of the Memphis Field Office in 1979, Joe joined
Guardsmark, Inc., an international security services firm, as a senior
Vice-president. He later worked for the U.S. State Department. Joe and
his wife of 56 years, the former Kathleen Rahill, live in Florida, and
they enjoy traveling to visit their seven children and 20 grandchildren.
For more information or to contact the author, visit
www.outskirtspress.com/AmericanIndianMafia
<http://www.outskirtspress.com/AmericanIndianMafia>
Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
outskirtspress.com <http://outskirtspress.com/> 1-888-OP-BOOKS.
Read
prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb596752.htm
<http://prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb596752.htm>
For the first time, the true history of the American Indian Movement
(AIM) is told by an FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) who was there. And
for the first time, author Joseph H. Trimbach exposes the dirty little
secrets of the AIM leadership, unlike in any other history book. In
fact, American Indian Mafia exposes the history books. It is time to set
the record straight for the benefit of all Native Americans.
Denver, CO/Atlanta, GA (PRWEB <http://www.prweb.com/> ) January 2, 2008
-- For the first time, the true history of the American Indian Movement
(AIM) is told by an FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) who was there. And
for the first time, author Joseph H. Trimbach exposes the dirty little
secrets of the AIM leadership, unlike in any other history book. In
fact, American Indian Mafia exposes the history books. It is time to set
the record straight for the benefit of all Native Americans.
The 1970s legacy of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is
haunted by the forgotten suffering of innocent victims and a falsified
history found in almost every library in America. The perpetrators are
often referred to as "brave warriors" and "selfless activists," while
many of their Indian victims are consigned to anonymity.
In this provocative narrative, a former FBI Agent chronicles the true
legacy of the American Indian Movement (AIM), a small group of radicals
who tore a path of destruction through the Pine Ridge Reservation on
their way to personal gain, fame, and fortune. Part personal odyssey,
part history, American Indian Mafia tells the real story of AIM's armed
assault on Wounded Knee village in 1973, where FBI Agents, BIA Agents,
and U.S. Marshals demonstrated perpetual patience and restraint in the
face of nightly gun attacks. Mafia explains how never-ending
negotiations led to the village's complete destruction, and how secret
murders behind the barriers and the failure to hold the AIM leadership
accountable led to a reign of terror on the reservation. Mafia assigns
much of the blame to federal judges who advanced a political agenda at
the expense of true justice. AIM instigators, such as Russell Means,
were thus handed carte blanche to terrorize Pine Ridge Indians for years
to come.
AIM violence on the reservation culminated in the 1975 cold-blooded
murder of Special Agents Jack Coler and Ron Williams, the only FBI
Agents ever to have been executed in the line of duty. Mafia exposes AIM
member and convicted killer Leonard Peltier as the clear perpetrator and
as a false hero who has fooled millions into believing in his innocence.
Authors, actors, politicians, world leaders, investigative journalists,
members of the clergy, and several professors of Indian Studies have all
bought in to the Peltier ruse. Citing numerous examples of doctored
history, Mafia fingers disgraced Professor Ward Churchill as being
particularly guilty of creating and promoting falsified accounts of Pine
Ridge, AIM, and the FBI.
In another startling revelation, Mafia points to AIM leaders as likely
suspects in the Wounded Knee murder of Ray Robinson, the only black male
seen in the village during the occupation. Robinson, a civil rights
activist under Martin Luther King, was shot in the leg during an
argument and carted off to the makeshift infirmary. He was never heard
from again. Mafia is the only book that faithfully explains why
Robinson's death remains a closely guarded secret. Trimbach's account
also exposes AIM leader Dennis Banks as a prime suspect in the ordered
execution of Anna Mae Aquash, a loyal member falsely accused of being an
FBI informant. The alleged trigger-man, John Graham, was recently
extradited from Vancouver, Canada to Rapid City, South Dakota. No other
book explains why the upcoming trial is so important and why Graham may
implicate several co-conspirators in this premeditated murder.
Mafia is the long-awaited book that fills the void in an important
chapter of American history. It is the first and only account that tells
the true story of 1970s Pine Ridge from an observer's point of view.
Judge William H. Webster, former Director of the FBI and the CIA, says
Trimbach's hard-hitting exposé is "…an important contribution to
our understanding of what actually happened." America's original
Anti-Terrorism Coordinator, Lt Col Oliver North, describes author
Trimbach as a "myth-buster" whose "carefully compiled chronology" should
be read by all Americans who "seek truth behind the headlines."
Indian Country will find Trimbach's book a welcome addition to the
historical record. Native publisher Paul DeMain (Oneida-Ojibwe), editor
of News from Indian Country, says Mafia is a "must-read" for
understanding those turbulent years. Award-winning Native journalist,
Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota), declares that Trimbach not only challenges
popular beliefs, he "takes apart Matthiessen's In the Spirit of Crazy
Horse, movies like Thunderheart, Lakota Woman, and A Tattoo on My Heart
- The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973, and exposes them for the frauds
that they are. It is refreshing to finally hear the other side of the
story." With common sense and wit, Trimbach likewise explores the
historical deficiencies of Ken Stern's Loud Hawk, John Sayer's Ghost
Dancing the Law, the Wounded Knee Trials, and Steve Hendricks's The
Unquiet Grave.
Professor Alan Dershowitz wrote that AIM's calamitous rule left "…
thousands of poverty-stricken Indians, first driven by years of neglect
to accept false prophets of violence and then shorn even of that
ineffective leadership." Pine Ridge Indians have patiently waited for
the truth to come out and for the healing to begin. With the addition of
American Indian Mafia to the nation's libraries and universities, the
true Pine Ridge saga will finally have a home. With over a thousand
endnotes, dozens of photographs, two appendices, and
never-before-published primary source material, Trimbach's book
documents the sad history of a victimized people sorely in need of a
spiritual and economic revival.
Mafia concludes with prescriptive solutions for fighting a host of
social ills that continue to plague Pine Ridge. Trimbach devotes the
Epilogue to exposing the horrendous problem of rampant child sex abuse
on the reservation, and what must be done to fight this evil. American
Indian Mafia promotes genuine Pine Ridge healing and will leave Indian
Country readers with a new sense of hope and a vision for a brighter
future for the Lakota Sioux Indians of South Dakota.
ISBN: 978-0-9795855-0-0 Format: 6x9 Paperback SRP: $28.95
Genre: History-Contemporary
About the author:
Joseph H. Trimbach graduated from Canisius College in New York and
received an MBA degree from the University of Buffalo. He served three
years in the U.S. Marine Corps, attaining the rank of captain, before
becoming an FBI Special Agent in 1956. His investigative work included
an undercover operation that exposed police corruption in Jacksonville,
Florida, in the 1960s. This case won him accolades from both FBI
Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Special
Agent Trimbach served overseas on the Bureau's inspection staff before
being appointed SAC - Minneapolis in 1973. Throughout a career that led
him to six Field Offices, he earned numerous awards and letters of
commendation from three Directors, as well as personal letters of thanks
from the Secretary of the Interior and the President of the United
States.
After retiring out of the Memphis Field Office in 1979, Joe joined
Guardsmark, Inc., an international security services firm, as a senior
Vice-president. He later worked for the U.S. State Department. Joe and
his wife of 56 years, the former Kathleen Rahill, live in Florida, and
they enjoy traveling to visit their seven children and 20 grandchildren.
For more information or to contact the author, visit
www.outskirtspress.com/AmericanIndianMafia
<http://www.outskirtspress.com/AmericanIndianMafia>
Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
outskirtspress.com <http://outskirtspress.com/> 1-888-OP-BOOKS.