Showing posts with label Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Show all posts

Saturday, February 13, 2016

The Hidden Agenda in Oregon

The stand off in Burns, Oregon just ended. A couple of weeks ago, one of the protestors, rancher Lavoy Finicum, was shot nine times by federal agents as he attempted to travel to a public meeting to discuss their purpose. Two others, brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy, were arrested and put in solitary confinement. The Main Stream Media has painted the occupiers as armed militia, even using terms like “unhinged.” These labels are untrue and unfair descriptions. The truth is this is a story with a long history of abuse by the federal government... Read more at American Policy Center Read More......

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Oregon standoff: Opposing demonstrations divide Harney County locals

BURNS-The dividing line over a monthlong armed standoff in this rural Oregon community deepened Monday. Hundreds of people converged on the county courthouse lawn to send a singular message to the remaining occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and their supporters: Go home. But backers of the anti-government standoff also turned out by the hundreds and made clear they would not back down.

Read more at Oregon Live
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