“The air space was closed for a 3mi radius around the ranch, up to an altitude of 3000 feet. That was reliably reported on FR. It was for the express purpose of keeping the media in check; the only media presence was three TV affiliate vans located at the BLM compound, under their direct control”
There’s a recent (fiction) book “Home Invasion” by William A. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone set in current times about the US government seizure of an entire border town. This comment above is almost identical to the scenario in the book. Unfortunately, the standoff in the book didn’t go as well for the townspeople if I recall. Here’s a link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7958883-home-invasion
Gotta admit, I never heard of “Home Invasion” until now, thanks for the link.