-:Undertaker:-
13-04-2014, 01:55 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603026/Senator-speaks-favor-Nevada-rancher-militias-join-battle-federal-agents-accused-acting-like-theyre-Tienanmen-Square-fight-disputed-ranch-land.html
We have you surrounded! Armed cowboys lay siege to federal agents to get 'stolen' cattle back after government backed down and said it would STOP targeting Nevada rancher in 'range war'
- Protesters demand cows that were already rounded up are returned
- Highway is closed off and SWAT teams spotted as protest moves to corral
- Politicians have compared the standoff to Tiananmen Square
- The Bundy family says they've owned the 600,000 acres since 1870 but the Bureau of Land Management says they are illegally grazing
- The dispute began in 1993 when land was reclassified as to federal property to protect a rare desert tortoise, the government claimed
- Federal officers stormed the property this week with helicopters and snipers to back up about 200 armed agents
- They have reportedly seized around 350 of Cliven Bundy's 900 cattle
- Cattle were handed back to rancher after tense standoff
- Tensions escalated after private militias poured in to support the family
The last rancher in southern Nevada has won a battle over the federal government's round up of his cattle on public land after a week-long standoff with agents.
The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it would stop trying to seize the cattle of Cliven Bundy after armed militia gathered in Nevada.
Shortly after the deal was agreed, about 100 armed protesters, some on horse back, headed to a corral to demand the BLM also hands back cattle it had already taken.
Armed members of the BLM and the Bundy family were also reported to be involved in tense talks about the cattle.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0EDB1400000578-804_634x478.jpg
Deal: Cliven Bundy shakes hands with Sheiff Doug Gillespie on Saturday morning as the rancher comes to a deal to stop federal agents rounding up his cattle
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0F67D100000578-703_634x411.jpg
Show down: Ranchers on horseback and protesters gather at the BLM camp to try to claim back cattle the agency has already rounded up
As it announced earlier today that it was backing off, the BLM said it did so because it feared for the safety of employees and members of the public.
Despite the week-long protest being called off, there were claims that nearly two dozen police and a SWAT team were waiting on the road near the encampment.
There have been no threats of violence from the protesters, who were asked to leave any guns they may have in their vehicles before coming to the camp.
In previous days, men carrying AK-47s and handguns had been pictured at the camp in southern Nevada that was set up in protest at the bureau's attempt to confiscate cattle from Bundy, whose family has been working the land for centuries.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0F7D3E00000578-422_634x350.jpg
Protesters arrive at the Bureau of Land Management's base camp where cattle that were already seized are being held
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0F868E00000578-908_634x406.jpg
Traffic along the highway has been brought to a standstill as protesters move towards the BLM camp
The BLM had offered to pay Bundy for the cattle it has already rounded up, but protesters are demanding they are released to the rancher.
The cattle are being held in a corral near Mesquite, close to where the SWAT team were spotted.
About an hour after Bundy agreed a deal with the county sheriff, about 100 protesters, some armed and on horseback, headed to the corral.
After tense talks and a standoff, the BLM finally agreed to return the cattle to Bundy. A growing crowd of armed protesters who had gathered at the gate of the base camp were ordered to wait for 30 minutes to give both sides time to talk.
By 5pm ET an agreement had been made that the bureau would release the animals back to the ranchers later on Saturday.
Nevada Police had pleaded with drivers on Saturday afternoon to avoid the highway from Las Vegas to Mesquite, as protesters swelled out across the road, causing it to be cut off in both directions.
The BLM had said its agents would not be able to leave until protesters are at a safe distance, according to 8 News Now.
Absolutely amazing victory, i'm not even American but i'm proud for them. And this folks goes to show that the people CAN stand up to the government and this is exactly why the Founding Fathers of America put guns in the US constitution: because if the moment ever comes, then men like this will be ready to resist tyranny. What was it that Benjamin Franklin wrote? That the tree of liberty must be watered now and again with the blood of patriots.
Tyranny doesn't always come in the shape of a little Asian man or a European sporting a moustache, a generals uniform and the cancelling of all elections. Freedom doesn't even come from democracy. Freedom comes from liberty, and being free to do what you want provided it doesn't hurt others.... the freedom to say what you want. The freedom to defend yourself. The freedom to own your own property. The freedom to eat what you want. The freedom to drink or smoke what you want and where you want.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/11/article-2602153-1D03D14500000578-316_634x422.jpg
They won't go: Charlie Brown holds up a sign Thursday from the Bureau of Land Management's 'first amendment area' during a protest of the Bureau of Land Management's roundup of cattle near Bunkerville
The man holding the sign and what he's written underneath it is exactly right. There's no such thing as an 'approved' gun area or 'approved' free speech area: that area comprises the entire United States and when the government dares question this then it should be put back in line, with force if need be. A small victory but an inspiring one if you ask me.
Thoughts?
We have you surrounded! Armed cowboys lay siege to federal agents to get 'stolen' cattle back after government backed down and said it would STOP targeting Nevada rancher in 'range war'
- Protesters demand cows that were already rounded up are returned
- Highway is closed off and SWAT teams spotted as protest moves to corral
- Politicians have compared the standoff to Tiananmen Square
- The Bundy family says they've owned the 600,000 acres since 1870 but the Bureau of Land Management says they are illegally grazing
- The dispute began in 1993 when land was reclassified as to federal property to protect a rare desert tortoise, the government claimed
- Federal officers stormed the property this week with helicopters and snipers to back up about 200 armed agents
- They have reportedly seized around 350 of Cliven Bundy's 900 cattle
- Cattle were handed back to rancher after tense standoff
- Tensions escalated after private militias poured in to support the family
The last rancher in southern Nevada has won a battle over the federal government's round up of his cattle on public land after a week-long standoff with agents.
The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it would stop trying to seize the cattle of Cliven Bundy after armed militia gathered in Nevada.
Shortly after the deal was agreed, about 100 armed protesters, some on horse back, headed to a corral to demand the BLM also hands back cattle it had already taken.
Armed members of the BLM and the Bundy family were also reported to be involved in tense talks about the cattle.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0EDB1400000578-804_634x478.jpg
Deal: Cliven Bundy shakes hands with Sheiff Doug Gillespie on Saturday morning as the rancher comes to a deal to stop federal agents rounding up his cattle
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0F67D100000578-703_634x411.jpg
Show down: Ranchers on horseback and protesters gather at the BLM camp to try to claim back cattle the agency has already rounded up
As it announced earlier today that it was backing off, the BLM said it did so because it feared for the safety of employees and members of the public.
Despite the week-long protest being called off, there were claims that nearly two dozen police and a SWAT team were waiting on the road near the encampment.
There have been no threats of violence from the protesters, who were asked to leave any guns they may have in their vehicles before coming to the camp.
In previous days, men carrying AK-47s and handguns had been pictured at the camp in southern Nevada that was set up in protest at the bureau's attempt to confiscate cattle from Bundy, whose family has been working the land for centuries.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0F7D3E00000578-422_634x350.jpg
Protesters arrive at the Bureau of Land Management's base camp where cattle that were already seized are being held
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/12/article-2603026-1D0F868E00000578-908_634x406.jpg
Traffic along the highway has been brought to a standstill as protesters move towards the BLM camp
The BLM had offered to pay Bundy for the cattle it has already rounded up, but protesters are demanding they are released to the rancher.
The cattle are being held in a corral near Mesquite, close to where the SWAT team were spotted.
About an hour after Bundy agreed a deal with the county sheriff, about 100 protesters, some armed and on horseback, headed to the corral.
After tense talks and a standoff, the BLM finally agreed to return the cattle to Bundy. A growing crowd of armed protesters who had gathered at the gate of the base camp were ordered to wait for 30 minutes to give both sides time to talk.
By 5pm ET an agreement had been made that the bureau would release the animals back to the ranchers later on Saturday.
Nevada Police had pleaded with drivers on Saturday afternoon to avoid the highway from Las Vegas to Mesquite, as protesters swelled out across the road, causing it to be cut off in both directions.
The BLM had said its agents would not be able to leave until protesters are at a safe distance, according to 8 News Now.
Absolutely amazing victory, i'm not even American but i'm proud for them. And this folks goes to show that the people CAN stand up to the government and this is exactly why the Founding Fathers of America put guns in the US constitution: because if the moment ever comes, then men like this will be ready to resist tyranny. What was it that Benjamin Franklin wrote? That the tree of liberty must be watered now and again with the blood of patriots.
Tyranny doesn't always come in the shape of a little Asian man or a European sporting a moustache, a generals uniform and the cancelling of all elections. Freedom doesn't even come from democracy. Freedom comes from liberty, and being free to do what you want provided it doesn't hurt others.... the freedom to say what you want. The freedom to defend yourself. The freedom to own your own property. The freedom to eat what you want. The freedom to drink or smoke what you want and where you want.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/11/article-2602153-1D03D14500000578-316_634x422.jpg
They won't go: Charlie Brown holds up a sign Thursday from the Bureau of Land Management's 'first amendment area' during a protest of the Bureau of Land Management's roundup of cattle near Bunkerville
The man holding the sign and what he's written underneath it is exactly right. There's no such thing as an 'approved' gun area or 'approved' free speech area: that area comprises the entire United States and when the government dares question this then it should be put back in line, with force if need be. A small victory but an inspiring one if you ask me.
Thoughts?