Posted on 04/16/2014 11:05:04 AM PDT by ponygirl
New images of cattle rancher Cliven Bundy’s tense standoff with the Federal Bureau of Land Mangement (BLM) on Saturday afternoon reveal how the armed agency’s military operation configured to forcefully engage Bundy cowboys and their supporters who sought to liberate federally confiscated cattle over the weekend.
These exclusive images were taken by a GMN photographer positioned right above the action on the Southbound side of Interstate 15 near Bunkerville, Nevada.
Despite the BLM being instructed to leave the Bundy Ranch and Gold Butte area earlier that morning, the agency still insisted had a legal right to be there and that it would not let go of hundreds of cows it had already taken away from the Bundy Family. Critics are asking if that ‘legal right’ also includes stationing a federal military force in Bunkerville.
Prior to this standoff, the special agent in charge of BLM’s ground operations, Daniel P. Love, had issued a warning that any one who crosses the federal line in order to free the seized cattle – will be arrested. Love went on boasting his agency’s advantage over Bundy supporters when saying, “I’ve seen your numbers right now, you’d better hope that 10,000 show up.”
It turns out that protesters needed far less numbers to overcome Love’s federal army. In the end, a Bundy’s contingent of 150 cowboys on horseback and a few hundred of peaceful supporters – backed by a well-organised volunteer militia, all together, proceed to march past the BLM’s line of demarcation to the entrance of cattle holding area, prompting the platoon of armed federal tactical teams to stand down and fall back.
This is the first collection in a three part series, showing the federal government’s military build-up to Saturday’s climax under US Interstate 15…
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Truth is many go with contractors or State. Law doesn’t pay as well and court is a bitch. Many professionals don’t like being examined in courts by lawyers.
The patten has already started. First they will destroy the infrastructure and outbuildings. They will kill his livestock and his pets. They will claim that they children are being abused.
If it drags on long enough, they will kill him and his family and anyone else in the vicinity. They will write their own ROE without the slightest regard for the Constitutional restraints that are supposed to restrain the Government's use of force against the civilian populace. Posse commitatus and Tennessee v. Garner have no effect on them since no one was held to account for violating these restrictions in either of the two earlier, infamous cases.
Last time it was snipers and tanks. This time they will use drones.
An example must be made, and Cliven Bundy is 'it'.
Re: Newsbusters link (Rory Reid). Thanks for the link. DemocRATS! Always throwing their comrades under the bus.
Finny and Tammy, while I agree generally, over time it simply reverts back to what it was before the “cattle r roaming”.
Can’t be the Bundy Ranch, Liberty...it’s too green. Nothing down here but sagebrush, creosote bushes and scant coarse grass.
Thanks, for the (delightful :) Warming ZOT Ping.
Agreed.
Reid has no idea what a snake bed he walked into when he tried to bully the Bundys. The rallying cry has gone up and there will be more people than Reid ever thought could manipulate a computer.
He and his minions do NOT want to carry this through...he wants to steal the land and the water under it to serve his own purposes...the solar array that China wants to build.
If he continues, I’m afraid of what will come next. I live 70 miles from that ranch...I loathe Filthy Harry and his Evil son. If I were from lesser stock, I would be ashamed to say, “I’m a native Nevadan.”
The ranchers need time to assess the damage done to all the cattle, water, fences and other things necessary to make the ranch run smoothly.
When they do, they will take meticulous photos and will probably have a lot of “before and after” photos, as well.
Would that be the Nevada Test Site you want him exiled to? Good idea, that...;o]
Amen! At last, someone understands! Thanks!
Indeed. It was a HOT escort, too.
Feed him to the big ant lion you just know is in the bottom of Sedan crater.
He certainly wasn’t sweet, but now he’s crispy and crunchy.
Don't be so hard on them, they do have their admirers, worshipers, and defenders on this forum. And they have been busy as bees, and have been working overtime.
Some people are just born to be slaves. They love bowing to those in positions of authority and being humiliated by same. They get off on the feel of the whip, both literally and figuratively upon their backs.
Tugged on Superman’s cape, he did. Jim flicked him off like a flea.
Pretty kitty!
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