150 Militia Take Over Makhuer National Wildlife Preserve Headquarters

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In the case of a bench trial before a bias judge can the persons pronounced guilty appeal?

Only if the Ninth Circus agrees there is an "error in application of law."

It is a rebuttable presumption that a judge is not biased. But we know how shysters stick together over all else (witness Gorsuch and the Seattle judge recently).

Comment from Redoubt News

The disinformation site from rabid Zionist and "former" US intelligence agent James Wesley Rawles?

If anyone is a legal expert, I would like to know how a judge can waive a defendants right to a jury trial.

There remains this nonsensical concept that the "justice" system is "fair."

How does a black-robed whore do this? He simply directs the clerk to record it as a bench trial. That's all. The "rules of court" allow him to do so.

Been researching it and cannot find one instance in which a judge refused to allow a trial by jury and presided over a bench trial.

The author is clearly ignorant about how things really work in the jew-dicial system. A demand for a jury trial is routinely ignored.

All the government needed to do was show proof by title that they did in fact have jurisdiction on the land and the occupiers would have been forced to leaved without a fight.

LOL

Written Law is not relevant to the regime.

I think Ammon and the other ranchers knew the government could not provide the proof, and that is why it turned arrests and assassination.

The current regime uses violence as its modus operandi. Comply...or die. Political power proceeds out of the barrel of a gun.

With all due respect to the resistance, it was woefully naive to think their endeavor would not end in violence.

I reiterate that Rawles' operation is a disinformation operation. It incessantly repeats the lie that one can "deal" with the regime "peacefully."


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[crimethink]

Criminal trial by jury can only be waived by consent. There is no other avenue.

The jew-dicial system has "reinterpreted" the rights of the Bill of Rights for its own ends. The "right" to a jury trial has simply been dispensed with in most cases. Try to demand a jury trial for an "infraction." LOL. Try to demand a jury trial if the judge has said you "failed to comply with rules of court" in requesting one.

Please...I love you guys, and respect what you aim to do, but you have got to understand one does not "work within the system" according to what you think should happen. We are dealing with tyranny that does not care about human beings, the Law, justice, or anything else but its own monopoly on power.

[monty]

The disinformation site from rabid Zionist and "former" US intelligence agent James Wesley Rawles?

Yes, but if you don't like Shari Dovale's point of view there is always the jewess Maxine Bernstein at the Oregonian or the equally slanted writers OPB

[crimethink]

Yes, but if you don't like Shari Dovale's point of view there is always the jewess Maxine Bernstein at the Oregonian or the equally slanted writers OSB

I prefer to avoid all "news" sites with an illicit agenda, when possible. The Whoregonian is often worse than the Washington ComPost. But the "Redoubt" is based on a Zionist lie.

[monty]

John Lamb's end of day report for Malheur Protest trial #2 Feb. 22



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That quote is damn sure the truth.

[monty]

Prosecution witness Butch Eaton knocks it out of the park for the defense


Malheur II – Eaton Scores for the Defense

https://i2.wp.com/redoubtnews.com/wp...size=641%2C360Malheur II – Eaton Scores for the Defense

by Shari Dovale

Today’s courtroom drama began with former Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing continuing his avoidance of answering the defense questions. Michelle Kohler, attorney for Duane Ehmer, repeatedly asked him “In the fall of 2015, when did you first move agents to Burns,” in response to the Hammond situation? Bretzing danced around this question several times until the judge got annoyed and shut down Ms. Kohler.

Additionally, Bretzing did not know when and where the license plate readers had been installed, just that there were some there.

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Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing (photo: Reuters)He did, finally, admit that he was tracking Ammon Bundy via his cell phone, “But only when it was on.”

Bretzing did admit on the stand that he was not happy at the outcome of the last trial, for Ammon Bundy, et al. He does want someone to be held accountable, however, when asked directly, “It is your desire to hold someone accountable?” he said that he “cannot answer that.” That is no surprise because that would open him up to explaining why he was testifying at all when he did not testify at the last trial. I don’t know, can we call this revenge?

Judge Brown was not happy with the defense team and chastised them during a break away from the jury. Claiming they are asking the same questions repeatedly, she directed them to confer and stop wasting the jury’s time.

I noticed that prosecutor Ethan Knight was referring to the court officers by their first names, in the same tone as calling the FBI “folks” as if he were just a down-home kind of guy. Apparently, Judge Brown noticed it as well and directed him to show more respect to them and stop being so informal.

Andy Dunbar testified after the break but did not have new any surprises. Dunbar is the rancher with property next to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. His son had given permission during the protest for the fence to be cut, yet Andy came along and denied that permission was given. It turned out that Dunbar, and his son, each received $2,000 from the FBI for information and allowing them to stay on his property, staging out of there and spying on the protesters. It is no wonder he hit the ceiling when he found out about the fences.

Dunbar did attempt to deny that he was an “Informant” however he and his son provided information to, and was paid by, the FBI. My dictionary lists that definition under PAID INFORMANT.

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Chad Karges, the manager of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, April 29, 2016 (KOIN)Chad Karges, The Refuge Manager, testified this afternoon. Again, he admitted that it was his decision to order all refuge employees to not go to the refuge under any circumstances until he directed them to do so. He made this decision a full 2 days before the rally in Burns. Claiming that he heard rumors and got uncomfortable, that was a big step for someone that just heard a few rumors.

No employees missed working, as they worked out of another field office for the duration of the protest. No employees missed getting paid, and Karges actually left town for over a month. I think it was a vacation….

Michelle Kohler earned points again when she made the point that Karges had no access to the safe the defendants are accused of destroying, therefore Karges had no way of confirming that the destruction took place during the protest. It could have happened months before or even after. Additionally, Karges had no personal knowledge of any money that may have been in the safe, therefore, no knowledge of what may have been missing.

Butch Eaton was the highlight testimony for the defense, even though he testified for the prosecution. This was a repeat performance from the last trial. He admitted that he was taken to the refuge without realizing where they were going. When he figured out what he believed to be happening, he walked out and called his wife to come get him.

Eaton has COPD and was recently diagnosed with MS. He was afraid of prosecution and told this to the FBI. However, he made it very clear that he wished he could have stood with the Patriots. He admires them and feels they “are better men than I!”
Eaton also stated on the witness stand that “They are doing what I should have been doing!”
Eaton recounted his fear of the FBI and told of an agent refusing to give him a business card because of the danger that Eaton could be facing. When Eaton asked him if he should be in fear for his life, the agent responded, “Not in fear, but concerned.” This shows the extent that the FBI was willing to go to intimidate people against the Protest.

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Jason PatrickAndrew Kohlmets scored several points on behalf of Jason Patrick. It was testified several ways that Jason did not dress like militia, in camouflage, nor was he seen carrying a gun. He was seen, repeatedly, to be heavily armed with a CAMERA. That was his weapon of choice, and it must have been very scary to the government.

There were a couple more prosecution witnesses, including FBI Agent Ronnie Walker, who is special enough to be allowed to sit in the courtroom and listen to all of the testimony before he testifies himself. That special privilege was bestowed on him during the previous trial by Judge Brown, and it continues for this trial.

The defense is doing a very good job in breaking up the prosecution case. However, as I said before, Judge Brown still appears to be working for the prosecution. I do not believe the Bench Trial outcome will be difficult to predict.

Malheur II - (Not) Learning From Past MistakesFebruary 21, 2017In "BLM"

Govt Blames Protesters For Finicum DeathJanuary 27, 2016In "BLM"

Statement by Greg Bretzing, SAC - Includes VideoJanuary 28, 2016In "FBI"


http://redoubtnews.com/2017/02/22/ma...cores-defense/

[monty]

After $2M in damage, Malheur refuge set to reopen

Compare this twisted report to the article Shari "Redoubt News" Dovale wrote

PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s been more than a year since a group of armed occupiers took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, causing millions of dollars in damage to buildings and land. Now, the federal facility is gearing up to reopen its doors and return to life as a small center for wildlife viewing on the edge of an avian-filled floodplain in rural eastern Oregon.

The refuge headquarters and visitors center is set to reopen this spring, although an exact date has not yet been set, according to Jason Holm, spokesman for the Pacific Region Fish and Wildlife service. Roads to the refuge have already reopened and since last summer, employees have been working out of portable offices.

Due to a trial for seven of the occupiers that began on Feb. 14, refuge employees were unable to discuss the occupation or efforts to reopen. Many of them are testifying in federal court about the events that took place between Jan. 1 and Feb. 11, 2016.

At a separate trial in October 2016, seven other occupiers, including leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy, were acquitted by a jury. Ammon and Ryan Bundy remain in federal custody as they also face charges related to a standoff in Nevada.

“They don’t want to negatively impact the trial,” Holm said.

Background: Armed occupation in Eastern Oregon

Holm described extensive damage to land and buildings that has been difficult to repair.

The cleanup effort has included “everything from deep cleaning, holes in walls, painting,” Holm said. “There was some sewage flooding; several trenches that were dug; a well that needed to be gone through and filled in. The entire refuge is essentially an archeological site. There were precautions that had to be made.”

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The refuge was built in 1908 on top of a Burns Paiute Tribe archeological site and burial grounds, before it was illegal to do so. Since then, the refuge has committed to preserving artifacts including tools, cookware, and arrowheads.

Occupiers opened boxes of artifacts in the headquarters building and trenches were dug near other artifacts. At least one trench had human feces in it.

Restoring the building and land cost $2 million, according to Holm. The national wildlife refuge didn’t lose visitor fees as it’s a “no-fee” refuge.

Even more costly was the effort to relocate refuge employees during the occupation and, as a precaution, staff other remote federal refuges in the western U.S. with law enforcement. According to Holm, that combined effort cost another $4 million.

Despite threats to charge occupiers for some of those costs, Holm said the $6 million bill will be paid by siphoning off other Fish and Wildlife programs, such as restoration efforts, maintenance projects and hiring seasonal workers.

The cost to buildings, land and employees is not the only damage the occupation caused at the refuge. A critical effort to curb an invasive Asian carp infestation at the Malheur Lake was put on hold during the occupation, setting the project back years.

Workers have been rounding up carp to halt the aggressive fish, first introduced in the 1920s, from eating food for migratory birds and dirtying the water. Video from the initial catch in 2014 shows hundreds of muscular fish writhing in nets and being carted off in industrial equipment.


Video: Carp removal from Malheur lake. Removal begins at the 5:30 mark.

“We have a very ambitious carp removal. One female can lay one to two million eggs at a time. The season when you get the carp out of there tends to be in cold weather,” Holm said.

Because the occupation took place during the planned carp removal time, it will probably be a few years before the refuge has the level of carp they would have had in the winter of 2016. (bullshit ~! The biologist was forced to admit, under cross examination, the carp removal wasn't scheduled until April)

Five of the 16 employees who worked at the refuge at the time of the occupation have chosen to leave for other work. Holm didn’t say it was because of the occupation necessarily, but he admitted the ordeal has been difficult for them.

“They are introverted biologists for the most part,” Holm said. “I know the folks that are back are relieved to be back. They’re members of the community and tied in very closely to the community.”

[monty]

I prefer to avoid all "news" sites with an illicit agenda, when possible. The Whoregonian is often worse than the Washington ComPost. But the "Redoubt" is based on a Zionist lie.

Inspite of the fact the "Redoubt" is based on a Zionist lie, Shari Dovale writes fairly accurate articles unlike Maxine Bernstein and the writers at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Yea, they may be biased by her personal beliefs, but she does stick to the facts.

[monty]

Brand Thornton's rant, recounts yesterdays court, Retired FBI Bretzing "doesn't recall"



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