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Saturday, March 19th, 2016

GOP Politicians Planned And Participated In Key Aspects Of Refuge Occupation

Author:     John Sepulvado
Source:     Oregon Public Broadcasting
Publication Date:     March 18, 2016 2:36 p.m
Link: GOP Politicians Planned And Participated In Key Aspects Of Refuge Occupation
Stephan:   This in-depth investigative report by Oregon Public Broadcasting is getting virtually no coverage by the national corporate media. It ought to be a major story. The Republican Party in addition to becoming an enclave of White racists, also has a significant and growing segment of fascist government saboteurs, including GOP officials in office. This report lays the case out, and I take it very seriously. It is an alarm bell ringing loudly in the night -- and being mostly ignored.
Robert Corbell Credit: Facebook

Robert Corbell
Credit: Facebook

On a cold January morning, a posse led by a former Army company commander named Matt Shea rolled into the Harney County Courthouse and wanted to speak to the sheriff.

But this wasn’t a group of militants, or outlaws. They were state lawmakers from four western states, including Oregon. Most of them were members of a group called the Coalition of Western States, or COWS.

After 41 days, an armed occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge came to a conclusion on Feb. 11 after four remaining militants at the refuge surrendered to federal authorities.

 

They were hoping to talk directly with Sheriff David Ward and convince him to support the armed militants at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Instead, COWS members would meet that day with a Harney County deputy and a sheriff from another county, an FBI agent and other local officials.

The out-of-town visitors presented themselves as wanting to help understand and, if possible, end the armed occupation at the refuge.

“I’m just looking at peaceful resolve,” said Nevada […]

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