[WilliamofCarmichael]

Then there's Klamath Falls. Talk about a shot (that would have been) heard round the world. . .

A little corrective actions by the new (G.W. Bush) administration and tragically the 9/11 attacks prevented pulling the trigger.

[Jeff Head]

I was at Klamath Falls, personally, from the day the gates were taken by the farmers and the next morning when the feds took it back.

The Stand at Klamath Falls

Use the link to the excerpt site...it is, in essence, the entire book.

That stand off, although very tense to begin with, had developed to the point where there was not going to be a physical/armed confrontation. The Bush administration had been put into in a bad/tight place by the farmers and their supporters and Rove was moving towards having the administration correct the situation before 911 happened.

A study should be done on how that event came about and what occurred in terms of activism, internet networking, public opinion influencing, and pressure on elected officials. I believe it can be modeled, cookie cut, and used for future assaults of a similar nature.