Armed Feds Prepare For Showdown With Nevada Cattle Rancher

[Cebu_4_2]

Propaganda is now legal in the US of I

I don't believe shit now. Really sucks since I thought I had a grip on things.

[mick silver]

It never over till the fat girl sings

[Tumbleweed]

Sounds like the Clark county sheriffs dept. is going to be going after the militia members who pointed guns at them.


http://www.8newsnow.com/story/253966...t-off-the-hook



LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police officers who were on the front lines of a recent showdown near the Bundy ranch in Bunkerville say they feared for their lives.
At least some of the militia members who pointed weapons at police officers during the confrontation may have wanted a violent outcome and tried to incite one.
In exclusive interviews with the 8 News NOW I-Team, officers who were on the scene shared their thoughts and fears, and they say it is not over.
"These guys with rifles, keep them calm," was Clark County Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo's request to one of Bundy's sons the day of the confrontation.
Lombardo's top priority was to prevent a spark that might set off a bloody firefight.
"There was a possibility of somebody just having an accidental discharge causing a blood bath, because the individuals that were showing up, the militia quote unquote, were armed to the teeth," Lombardo said.
On one side, armed federal rangers and agents, on the other, a huge crowd of angry militia members and in the middle, 30 Metro officers, exposed and vulnerable, aware that if the shooting began, some of them would die.
"You are standing there going, 'I just hope it doesn't hurt when it comes. That it's quick,' and it was real for us. It was real," Sgt. Tom Jenkins said.
"(You thought you might die?) Yeah." Sgt. Jenkins said.
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie has been negotiating behind the scenes with rancher Cliven Bundy for a couple of years. On the morning of the big showdown, he and Joe Lombardo drove to Bunkerville to let Bundy know that a deal had been reached with Bureau of Land Management to suspend the roundup of Bundy's cattle.
Bundy, who has grown accustomed to media attention over the past few months, said he would only talk to Gillespie on stage in front of his crowd. Once there, he ordered the sheriff to go out and disarm every fed he could find.
"And report back in an hour. Disarm everyone working at a federal park," Bundy told the sheriff.
"I mean, the hair was up on the back of my neck. There was the so-called militia surrounding the stage. There was a lot of firepower out there and it made me nervous. anything could happen," Lombardo said.
Gillspie and Lombardo say they offered to provide Bundy with legal counsel---free. He turned it down and later urged the crowd to go after his cattle.
"Mr. Bundy, in my personal opinion, incited the crowd," Lombardo said.
Some of them didn't need much to get riled. Their hostility toward government was on full display. A few equate the BLM with Nazis.
"That bunch, the SS squad or something to do with Hitler, shouldn't have guns there aimed at the people," one man at the showdown said.
They were equally hostile to journalists covering the story. Pistol-packing militia men have blocked 8 News NOW's access to public roads. Some poured lighter fluid around our news vehicle while others got physical.
A few Oath keepers said they were told the White House had ordered a drone missile strike on the Bundy camp. In an atmosphere this hostile and paranoid, guns pointed at police became the norm.
"At some point, you have to draw a line in the sand. I guess this is it," one militia member said.
"They're armed, they have an agenda, and they're committed to whatever they believe in, no backing down. One or two of them would never have done what they did--point weapons at us--but when you have 300-400 and they can be anonymous in a crowd, you get caught up in that," Sgt. Jenkins said.
Lombardo confirms that Metro developed a lot of intelligence about militia members who were present. Those who aimed their guns at officers will be dealt with.
"Yes, there will be consequences, definitely. That is unacceptable behavior. If we let it go, it will continue into the future," Lombardo said.
Law enforcement sources told us that federal officials are preparing to move against Cliven Bundy, but they might wait months until things die down before making their move.
Metro Police could take separate action in response to the provocations they experienced in Bunkerville and may be working to identify particular suspects.

[midnight rambler]

Morale of the story: the king's men can point guns at any one of the people AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON (real or completely contrived - usually the latter) however NEVER, EVER point a gun at one of the king's men*.

*the Judeo-fascists' tools for a paycheck/pension, and there as well to feed their sociopathic/psychopathic sides

[Tumbleweed]

I think if they don't get their act together and start defending the constitutional rights of the people in their county they will have more guns pointed at them sooner or later.

[Ares]

Morale of the story: the king's men can point guns at any one of the people AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON (real or completely contrived - usually the latter) however NEVER, EVER point a gun at one of the king's men*.

*the Judeo-fascists' tools for a paycheck/pension, and there as well to feed their sociopathic/psychopathic sides

That's pretty much what I got out of it. The militia didn't point weapons at the BLM first, the BLM pointed weapons at the people who were going after Bundy's cattle. Now they piss and moan about being scared? FUCK YOU government pussies!!

If they go and "deal with" other militia members they are going to kick a hornets nest and hope they don't get stung. We are watching the ratcheting up of violence ladies and gentleman. We knew this was coming, but its scary as hell watching and knowing it.

[midnight rambler]

Something tells me some of those 'militia members' aren't going to be taken alive.

The only hope is that their aim is true.

[Ares]

Something tells me some of those 'militia members' aren't going to be taken alive.

The only hope is that their aim is true.

I remember reading accounts of people who were their talking to some of the militia men. What's interesting is that the sheriff here is talking about getting intelligence on the individuals there, what's ironic is that the militia was gathering intelligence on police, FEDS, and BLM as well. It goes both ways I don't think they realize it. Both of their strengths and weaknesses were on display for everyone to see, dissect, and learn from.

[midnight rambler]

I remember reading accounts of people who were their talking to some of the militia men. What's interesting is that the sheriff here is talking about getting intelligence on the individuals there, what's ironic is that the militia was gathering intelligence on police, FEDS, and BLM as well. It goes both ways I don't think they realize it. Both of their strengths and weaknesses were on display for everyone to see, dissect, and learn from.

I'm thinking that the thing that would hurt them the most at this point would have been for someone to shoot photos of them with a telephoto lens, post those photos on the 'net and start matching names with the faces. Cockroaches can't stand the light.

[mick silver]

needs to stay on the front page