Posted on 01/09/2016 5:10:19 AM PST by Nextrush
Ammon Bundy said Friday that he was not yet ready to accept Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward's offer of safe passage out of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Bundy said he and those with him at the refuge would 'leave as free men' at a later time.
Bundy wanted to continue talking to Sheriff Ward on Friday, but Ward refused to communicate because Bundy and the group of people with him weren't ready to leave.
The Harney County Committee of Safety formed last week to address the case of the Hammond's and other land owners wronged by the federal government met Friday.
Three of the six leaders of the group have signed a letter discussed at the meeting, calling on the militia group to leave the refuge. But three other leaders have refused to sign the letter.
"Oregon Live" reports more than 100 attended, all supporting the ideas advocated by Ammon Bundy in media interviews calling for local control of land replacing federal control.
The top leader of the group pushing for the militia withdrawal wears another hat. Tim Smith is also the vice-chairman of the Republican Party in Harney County.
I suspect the GOP wants to defuse this situation to prevent any fallout in this very important presidential election year.
Meanwhile, a startling new development late Friday was the arrival of an advance party from Idaho 3%. The Idaho group says it intends to protect the community from any crazy people who may show up and protect the group at the wildlife refuge from any Waco-style assault by authorities.
Some of the Idaho 3% were seen by the media meeting with Ammon Bundy and his companions at the wildlife refuge.
The bulk of the group will reportedly arrive later today.
In the county seat of Burns, OR concrete barriers were placed at the county courthouse with law enforcement telling Oregon Public Broadcasting they were preparing for a protest. So far no protest has occurred.
OPB also reports that the FBI is investigating the alleged use of computers at the wildlife refuge by the people who are there.
I read their website. They seem to think very highly of themselves.
As do you...
One should learn to consider the results of tossing insults around like confetti, even on FR.
Ammon Bundy did have a civil meeting with the Sheriff on Thursday where he was humble and showed respect.
It was the kind of meeting the media probably didn’t want us to believe can happen.
I noticed the “Oregon Live” website calls the group at the refuge ‘militants’.
I watch the BBC use the term ‘militants’ when they are talking about “Islamic State”.
I think the same term does not apply to both groups by a longshot.
The FEDS will call it:
“Unauthorized use of Federal Property & equipment”.
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