Militiamen move on from Bundy fight to next battle with BLM

[struggle4progress]

By Joe Schoenmann
Friday, May 9, 2014 | 9:59 a.m.

Militiamen and woman camping on Cliven Bundy’s cattle ranch are packing up and heading to Utah where another protest against the Bureau of Land Management will happen Saturday.

Ryan Payne, a Montana resident who had been staying at the ranch for a month, said he drove eight hours to arrive in the eastern Utah town this morning. Three militia members from the ranch and a handful of people from a group called Citizens Action Network came to Utah, too, he said ...

They and others Saturday will be armed, he said, and ride ATVs into Recapture Canyon, an area the BLM declared off-limits to motorized vehicles in 2007. The ride is organized by San Juan County, Utah, Commissioner Phil Lyman.

Payne met Friday morning with the San Juan County, Utah, Sheriff Rick Eldridge. Afterward, he said he expects Saturday’s protest to be peaceful because Eldridge pledged to “protect us from the BLM” ...

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/09/militiamen-move-bundy-fight-next-battle-blm/


Previous DU thread

[madinmaryland]

1. Fucking gun-nutters. There is a special place in HELL for them. nt

[MohRokTah]

2. Gun humpers gonna hump their guns. eom

[951-Riverside]

3. I'm beginning to think these guys are being supported by Russia

BLM workers on alert after wrangler threatened with gun on I-15

Assailants hide behind hoods, mask license plate while making death threat.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57917374-78/wrangler-blm-reid-pickup.html.csp

We've seen the same tactics used in Crimea and other parts of Ukraine.

Russia linked groups

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Bundy ranch "militia"

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[struggle4progress]

4. Or maybe folk with some special interest in grabbing public lands:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101692779

[951-Riverside]

5. *GASP* Ryan Payne deserted the "battlefield" in Nevada?

Well now...

"you're lucky that you're not getting shot in the back because that's what happens to deserters on the battlefield" - Ryan Payne

Video of the quote starting at 2:20

Gee I wonder if Ryan is gonna "honor" his "personal creed".

[pinboy3niner]

7. With all of the infighting, theft, heat, and other problems, Bundy Ranch is kind of a downer

Payne isn't deserting on the battlefield--he's just transferring to the Utah Front. Yeah, that's the ticket!

[Mc Mike]

6. These people remind me of the contestants on survivor and big brother.

I see those middle aged, able bodied people making long trips to other states for extended stays, and think 'who the fuck can afford to do that? How do they support themselves? Do they tell the boss "I'm going to take the next 3 months off for an insurrection"? Where is the money coming from?'

Koch brothers bircher nazi astro-turfers, with guns.

[Paladin]

8. Gun militants and destruction of public lands: a natural, malignant match.

You know, there was a time when those involved in the shooting sports (mainly hunters) were among the main defenders of the environment. And now here they are, siding with the ATV types. Will any Gun Enthusiasts turn up to counter this? Not likely. This a perfect example of the degeneration of gun-related activities, thanks to the impact of far right-wing politics. These jerks are determined to have a carefully staged shoot-out with the feds; they won't be happy until they get one.