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2016-02-02 -Land of the Free

Did the FBI assassinate an Arizona-based writer and rancher?

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Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 Were any pictures of the truck released immediately? Ever?

Just askin' . . . .

Posted by gorb 2016-02-02 00:50|| 2016-02-02 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Some of the people involved seem to think they had a snitch in their midst who helped set up the arrest.

I'd say that was prolly the first thing they got right since it began January 2nd.

Posted by badanov 2016-02-02 00:54|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2016-02-02 00:54|| Front Page Top

#3 No.

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-02-02 03:05|| 2016-02-02 03:05|| Front Page Top

#4 YES!

Posted by Ebbart Glererong5900 2016-02-02 04:45|| 2016-02-02 04:45|| Front Page Top

#5 You can't help but notice the news black out. Give the FBI credit for pulling this off when the media is focused on the primary.
I wonder if we will ever see a video from a LEO vehicle.
As far as a snitch, it was well known they were concerned about informants.
All this smells fishy. I seriously doubt that a lot of the good old boys out west will forget about this anytime soon.

Posted by jvalentour 2016-02-02 08:58|| 2016-02-02 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 ahem. "WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!!!!1!!!!eleventy!!!!!"

There. I feel much better now. Carry on.

Posted by Nguard 2016-02-02 10:47|| 2016-02-02 10:47|| Front Page Top

#7 In the upcomming YouTube sensation 'The Legend of LaVoy", Finnicum will no doubt be portrayed as a heroic martyr for the cause. Reality suggests it was just another example of God chlorinating the gene pool.

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-02-02 12:29|| 2016-02-02 12:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Depot guy, a lot of these ranchers do have legitimate complaints and their land rights, especially along the Red River in Texas, are being taken by the BLM. In the Red River area this land has been owned for generations.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-02-02 18:52|| 2016-02-02 18:52|| Front Page Top

#9 I agree that the US Gov't has been highhanded in its treatment of many of the ranchers, but on the specific subject of this man's death, the video is pretty clear. He was trying to pull a handgun from his jacket pocket with his right hand, while holding the jacket with his left. This action wasn't a surprise, since his previous statements were that he would fight rather than submit to arrest. You can make a case that he died for something important to him, but to suggest that the authorities murdered him without cause is just foolish and lessens the credibility of anything else you might say. If the cops confront an armed subject -doing their job - and the man pulls a gun, then the consequences are predictable and entirely the fault of the person being arrested. He could have gone to court, stayed back at the preserve, lots of things. Trying to shoot a cop is a non-started as far as I'm concerned.

Posted by JC 2016-02-02 21:51|| 2016-02-02 21:51|| Front Page Top

#10 The Bundys are saying the 9mm piece found on Finicum was a throw down.

Finicum's gun was strapped to his hip, not in his pocket. He never touched it nor was he holding a gun when he was shot.

Additional video showed that after Finicum was down firing continued into the car.

Posted by badanov 2016-02-02 21:59|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2016-02-02 21:59|| Front Page Top

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