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| Gen. Wesley Clark's son heading astroturf protest group |
| 2016-12-04 |
[Oathkeepers] The leaders of this effort are Michael A. Wood Jr. and Wesley Clark Jr. On the surface, the effort appears to be a legitimate attempt on the part of Mr. Wood and Mr. Clark to raise awareness of the Standing Rock tribe protest. Their “Op Order” suggests that they intend to provide much needed relief to the current protesters at the site and to use military formations in order to secure the site perimeter. The language and adjectives used in their literature identifies organizations like the Sheriff’s Dept. as an “opposing force”. I’m sure the Sheriff will not be amused with their stance. They state their “mission” as follows:“Our mission is to prevent progress on the Dakota Access Pipeline and draw national attention to the human rights warriors of the Sioux tribes regarding the United States lack of treaty enforcement.” Curious as to the background and capabilities of Michael A. Wood Jr. and Wesley Clark Jr., I reviewed their background and some of the other initiatives they have supported. Mr. Wood was a member of the USMC and a Baltimore City Police Officer. Mr. Wood made the background research effort easy by hosting his own website that touts his achievements. He started seeking media attention in conjunction with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. He takes a hard-stance against his former colleagues at the Baltimore Police Department in numerous interviews with the press and became a minor celebrity in Baltimore with his timely allegations of police wrong doing. A lot more at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Politics is just a racket for these people. They don't give a damn about this nation or its citizens beyond what they can leech out of it and us. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-12-04 09:25 |
| #4 #1 So, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. Posted by: Skidmark 2016-12-04 00:27 Skid, Beat me to it. Clark Sr. damn near started WWIII under Clinton, and nobody ever said a word about it. 'Nut' is entirely too polite a term. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-12-04 08:18 |
| #3 Son of an alien Clintonite. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-04 07:40 |
| #2 “Our mission is to prevent progress on the Dakota Access Pipeline and draw national attention to the human rights warriors of the Sioux tribes regarding the United States lack of treaty enforcement.” "Treaty enforcement" also means staying on the reservation does it not ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-12-04 02:41 |
| #1 So, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-12-04 00:27 |