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Post by Logan on Jan 28, 2016 2:15:46 GMT -6
More violence feared as some militants refuse to leave Oregon refugeBURNS, Ore. — Among the militant leaders who laid claim to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum had emerged as a folksy spokesman for their cause. His frequent interviews with reporters could shift from talking longingly about his family to defiant declarations of his loyalty to the armed occupation that sought to gain local control for federal lands. “I don’t want to die,” the Arizona rancher told Oregon Public Broadcasting Company in a recent interview. “ I have children and grandchildren. I want to go home. I want to ride and take care of my cows and spend time with my kids and wife. But I certainly love freedom, and if freedom is more valuable than life, do we really deserve it?” Finicum, 55, was shot and killed Tuesday when law-enforcement officials sought to pull his vehicle and a second one over on an eastern Oregon highway north of here. Occupation leader Ammon Bundy and four other people were arrested. Two other protesters were arrested in Burns and another in Arizona. Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/more-violence-feared-as-militants-refuse-to-leave-oregon-refuge/
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Post by nobody on Jan 28, 2016 14:25:28 GMT -6
Well, some said they wanted "local control" over federal lands they were grazing on. Some, including Ammon Bundy, wanted the wildlife refuge turned over for grazing and timber cutting. Some want government lands to go into private hands, preferably without buying it.
Used to be my problem with blood pressure was when it was too low, such as 90/60 when out on the bike. When I first read about the occupation I hit the ceiling. BP 170/90, a record by 20 points.
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