The news is slanted depending on where you read it. The Last Refuge has a nice timeline of what happened and what is going on now:
Full Story on What’s Going on In Oregon – Militia Take Over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge In Protest to Hammond Family Persecution…
Many people will awaken today to the news of approximately 100 to 150 armed militia taking control of a closed Wildlife Park Headquarters, and not know the full back-story – so here it is:
The short summary is: in an effort to draw attention to a ridiculous arrest of a father and son pair of Oregon Ranchers (“Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr., 73, and his son, Steven Dwight Hammond, 46,) who are scheduled to begin five year prison sentences (turning themselves in tomorrow January 4th 2016), three brothers from the Cliven Bundy family and approximately 100/150 (and growing) heavily armed militia (former U.S. service members) have taken control of Malheur Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in the wildlife reserve. They are prepared to stay there indefinitely.
This is a long post as they also give the long story starting from the 1870's when the basin was initially settled and people began ranching and improving the land.
A classic story of government over-reach and micromanagement by a bureaucracy in Washington D.C. with no clue as to what is actually happening. Lots of links at the end of the post for additional backstory and corroborating information.
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