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Feds: Safety concerns led to Nevada cow release
AP ^ | 4/13/2014 | MARTIN GRIFFITH

Posted on 04/13/2014 3:50:46 AM PDT by markomalley

Federal land managers say "escalating tensions" led them to release all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land in southern Nevada from a rancher who has refused to recognize their authority.

"Based on information about conditions on the ground and in consultation with law enforcement, we have made a decision to conclude the cattle gather because of our serious concerns about the safety of employees and members of the public," Kornze said in a statement.

Hundreds of states' rights protesters, including militia members, showed up at corrals outside Mesquite to demand the animals' return to rancher Cliven Bundy. Some protesters were armed with handguns and rifles at the corrals and at an earlier nearby rally.

Las Vegas Police Lt. Dan Zehnder said the showdown was resolved with no injuries and no violence. Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie was able to negotiate a resolution after talking with Bundy, he said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: bhoblm; blm; bundy; bundyranch; cattle
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To: Pollster1

Exactly! Isn’t the LibSpeak clever?


41 posted on 04/13/2014 5:52:51 AM PDT by abclily
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To: markomalley

They ran like rats!! We need something like this on the Mexican border to show how Americans feel about this illegal alien invasion

Obungu called off his hounds due to 2014 being a tight election year


42 posted on 04/13/2014 5:55:32 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: markomalley
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie was able to negotiate a resolution after talking with Bundy, he said.

Gillespie, "Let's work out a deal."

Bundy, "Get off my lawn."

Gillespie, "Okay, and here are your cows. I'm glad we were able to work things out."

Bundy, "Get off my lawn."

43 posted on 04/13/2014 5:55:51 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: GladesGuru

Thank You. Baited or not, we still saw a cause worth standing for. We are more organized than perceived. I’m a Militia officer in Michigan and I had “boots on the ground” hourly reports from the ranch - with a convoy ready to move. A LOT of states were in the same position.


44 posted on 04/13/2014 5:57:42 AM PDT by Hornet22
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To: Arrowhead1952
Feds: Legally armed citizens as per 2nd Amendment led to Nevada cow release

At the UK Daily Mail coverage I saw comments from UK residents ""Now we understand why you have a Second Amendment" "Tyrants like a disarmed population" One Brit said that legally they are subjects thus have no Second Amendment gun rights

45 posted on 04/13/2014 6:00:30 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: jsanders2001
BS...it was the fact that Harry Reid’s land grab was exposed and the best option was for them to pull back before it gained traction with the regular MSM.

In that case it was a safety issue ... for the safety of Harry Reid's career.

46 posted on 04/13/2014 6:05:44 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: SECURE AMERICA

“.....no injuries and no violence.”

The rancher’s son, who was repeatedly tasered and attacked by police dogs, would probably disagree with Lt. Dan’s statement.

And then there’s the elderly woman who was thrown to the ground by a BLM thug.


47 posted on 04/13/2014 6:07:15 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (I don't want to feel "safe." I want to feel FREE!)
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To: ripley
The MSM probably breathed a sigh of relief also because the Progressive-Democrat shills that infest it would have been luridly exposed.

That horse left the barn about a decade and a half ago.

48 posted on 04/13/2014 6:10:25 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: markomalley
Yep, safety, they had crawled out so far they could hear the limb creaking!

It isn't time to relax yet.

49 posted on 04/13/2014 6:10:45 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: kiryandil

No, the Government was not allowed to do their dirty deed under cover of darkness. The news was out and their agents, moles, and plants both on and off this forum, though they tried with all their might, could not demonize the Bundys to the extent necessary. But, don’t be misled, the Government goons had full intentions to kill them. And probably still do.


50 posted on 04/13/2014 6:15:57 AM PDT by sport
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
I wonder how many of the Feds went to their superiors and told them that they would not harm the protesters or the US citizens there as it violated their oath to protect the Constitution? Or their conscience?
51 posted on 04/13/2014 6:16:40 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: EBH

Most of the BLM “Rangers” were from out of the area - on purpose. There is one very big concern for me. Watch the tall bearded guy wearing the “Police” sign in this video. I only know of one type of person that acts and behaves in that manner.

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25231502/breaking-news-protesters-gather-on-i15-causing-traffic-delays-cliven-bundy-blm

US Military Spec Ops. Very SOP of their mannerisms and speech patterns.


52 posted on 04/13/2014 6:16:45 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: tumblindice

In late 2008 and coming into 2009 when all the bailouts were being handed out by Obama and the stimulus was in full swing, the media especially newspapers came with hands extended and palms up asking for a handout. At that moment the AP media which is mostly print media was for sale to the highest bidder and I believe the stimulus bought them somehow.

To this day I know of no accurate accounting for stimulus dollars but one thing is for sure I have never seem the media so owned by one president as they are under Obama.


53 posted on 04/13/2014 6:22:40 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: vetvetdoug

Turns out this Nevada family had friends.


54 posted on 04/13/2014 6:27:47 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: markomalley

“escalating tensions” = armed citizens


55 posted on 04/13/2014 6:35:40 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: lostboy61

I don’t buy china crap, at all costs I try to make sure it’s made in Canada or the US.


56 posted on 04/13/2014 6:39:48 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: jsanders2001

Why did Obama chicken out?

Why did O bama intervene over Dingy Harry?

Did Lurch make a threat?


57 posted on 04/13/2014 6:43:47 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: Hostage

G.E. has a financial subsidiary. I forget its name. But it was bought/bailed out with TARP money. So Obama owns G.E., which owns NBC and MSNBC, IIRC.


58 posted on 04/13/2014 6:45:36 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: mad_as_he$$

Yes, the bearded guy is most definitely ex military.

I would know.


59 posted on 04/13/2014 6:48:10 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: mad_as_he$$

This “tall bearded guy” gave his “word” that no arrest would be made. What if his “orders” had changed? What would his “word” be worth to him?? Would he have defended him against arrest??

He was clearly in charge.

Also, has the No Fly Zone been lifted?


60 posted on 04/13/2014 6:49:41 AM PDT by Gadsden1st
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