Washington Post: FBI Made Right Decision in Handling of Oregon Occupiers
It was smart to involve those seen as sympathetic to the protest’s cause, such as a gun-toting Nevada legislator.
It was smart to involve those seen as sympathetic to the protest’s cause, such as a gun-toting Nevada legislator.
The FBI played the long game to end the Oregon standoff.
The occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon ended peacefully after 41 tumultuous days.
It was an intervention from the unlikeliest of people – Michele Fiore, a gun-toting politician who has supported the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon.
The Colorado resident left the refuge more than a week ago, when law enforcement arrested occupation leaders and killed one of them during a confrontation at a roadblock outside of the refuge.
The five-week standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge took a bizarre turn after one of the four remaining occupier released a video taunting the FBI.
The holdouts have declined to surrender, even after five militants were arrested and another killed in a clash with law enforcement.
The family is demanding the release of any video footage recorded by police body cameras or dashboard cameras, as well as any audio recordings.