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Video shows confrontation at proposed mining site
WQOW Eau Claire ^ | July 10, 2013 | Jerry Gallagher

Posted on 07/11/2013 8:52:20 AM PDT by Sopater

Northern Wisconsin (WQOW) - There's new video showing how intense the battle has become over mining in northern Wisconsin. The video is of a confrontation in the woods.

This week, we've seen the steps a company has taken to protect its proposed mining site along the Iron-Ashland County line.

Armed guards from an Arizona security company were hired. Gogebic Taconite has had concerns ever since an incident with protesters last month. For the first time, we're seeing video believed to be from that incident. The video was posted on Facebook on Wednesday. A camera was stolen from a woman in the video. Criminal charges were filed against a protester because of that. GTac says mining equipment was also damaged.

Also on Wednesday, WQOW News 18 learned those armed guards from Arizona are no longer on the job. The company hired by GTac, Bulletproof Securities, has been operating without a Wisconsin license. The state says the company has now applied for one and it typically takes two to three days to process a license for a security guard agency.

GTac says it won't use the guards again until all of the necessary approvals have been granted. The company says it has other options and will rely on those for the time being.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: defense; security
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1 posted on 07/11/2013 8:52:21 AM PDT by Sopater
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To: Sopater

Ah enviro-whackos. Ever classy.


2 posted on 07/11/2013 8:57:04 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I will not comply.)
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To: Sopater

I love it when the truly stupid record their stupidity.


3 posted on 07/11/2013 8:58:29 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Sopater

I love it when the truly stupid record their stupidity.


4 posted on 07/11/2013 8:58:47 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Sopater

Why are hijab wearing women protesting in Northern Wisconsin?


5 posted on 07/11/2013 9:00:49 AM PDT by DManA
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Eco-tards are always attacking Union construction jobs.


6 posted on 07/11/2013 9:20:06 AM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '12)
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To: Cuttnhorse
GTac says it won't use the guards again until all of the necessary approvals have been granted. The company says it has other options and will rely on those for the time being.

Other options?

Like, maybe, giving the drillers a free hand?

7 posted on 07/11/2013 9:21:07 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Sopater

NAZI saboteurs used to be summarily shot after a brief trial.

So what`s the difference?


8 posted on 07/11/2013 9:49:45 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45 (Happily in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own guardians.)
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To: Sopater

Why, they remind me of Gandhi.


9 posted on 07/11/2013 9:49:50 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Sopater

They should have shot the demonstrators and buried them in an very deep grave, aka mineshaft. End of story. /sarcasm


10 posted on 07/11/2013 10:09:35 AM PDT by DonkeyBonker (Hard to paddle against the flow of sewage coming out of the White House.)
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To: DonkeyBonker

Nah, just have a coupla Rottweilers on loooooong leashes.


11 posted on 07/11/2013 10:34:01 AM PDT by technically right
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To: massgopguy
I wonder which video will win for Stupidest of 2013?

Justin beiber taking a leak in a janitor's bucket and then spraying cleaner on a picture of Bill Clinton or these environMENTALists?

The protesters are by far stupider, but justin looks dumber.

12 posted on 07/11/2013 10:36:23 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: Sopater

Bump


13 posted on 07/11/2013 10:44:08 AM PDT by lowbridge
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