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Iroquois Leaders Object to Geronimo Link to bin Laden

By Joyce Gramza

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Oswego, NY – Local Indian leaders applauded the news of the demise of Osama bin Laden but were appalled to learn that the target's code name was "Geronimo."

As WRVO's Joyce Gramza reports, they say the Obama administration should make this a teachable moment for non-Native Americans.