Hundreds of Armed Right-Wing Militia Members Take Over Federal Building

They will be forced to cannibalism to survive.

maybe some of those great white hunters will know how to trap/shoot ... and didn't they take down a fence to let cattle in - they should know how to kill a cow and prep it

No more tampons by mail.

Just an aside, but every time I see the name LeVoy Finicum I think it sounds like a name Charles Dickens would have given a villain in one of his novels.

Finicum. Definitely.

They so bootstrappy.

Apparently they were ready for anything but a little jaunt to town. Gee. That's really tough. Play around with firearms around cops and make death threats, play militia where you aren't wanted and don't belong and this kinda of stuff happens. They need to pack up and get back to their weekend gigs at Seven-Eleven. Goofy twits.

The guys who are still out there are really pretty scary. Advance to about 1:30 -4:00 in.

Bill, if they only did what the Branch Davidians did and built their own prison on their own property, I don't think the Feds would do anything except wait the idiots out. But these numbnuts chose to imprison themselves in someone else's property, and that just will not stand. Remember how pissy the GOP got over closed public parks during their own shut down? Poor Rand Paul doesn't know whether to join them or condemn them over the fact the facility is closed to the public.

These guy are mostly play military. Maybe a few more need being shot.

No more Slim Jim and terriyki jerky. No more Hamm's or Milwaukee's finest.

They know how to kill it, and they know how to grill it - its just the all the stuff in between. Hell they take their deer to local processor.

These guys are all belt buckle and no bandoleer.

More scary stupid than scary militia. They have no real plans, only demands.

Say, where were all the 150 people that were supposed to be in on this occupation? They arrested five, one got shot, and there may be 10 people or so left at the place. The rest of them must be clothed in the latest militia "invisibility cloak".

They left this morning.

FBI statement on Oregon standoff
(no link; received by email from FlashAlert.net)

STATEMENT BY GREG BRETZING, SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, FBI PORTLAND, 1/27/2016

News Release from FBI - Oregon
Posted on FlashAlert: January 27th, 2016 11:03 AM
Good morning. My name is Greg Bretzing, and I am the Special Agent in Charge for the FBI in Oregon.

For the past month, the FBI -- along with our partners at the Harney County Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Police and the many other federal and local agencies -- have had a very deliberate and measured response. We worked diligently to bring the situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to a peaceful end. Some of those actions were seen, some unseen. But, because this is an on-going investigation with some armed individuals illegally remaining in the refuge, we cannot get into details as to every action tried or taken.

I will say that the armed occupiers were given ample opportunities to leave peacefully. They were given the opportunity to negotiate. As outsiders to Oregon, they were given the opportunity to return to their homes and have their grievances heard through legal and appropriate means. They chose, instead, to threaten the very America they profess to love with violence, intimidation and criminal acts.

Yesterday, the FBI and our partners took the necessary actions to start bringing this situation to an end. We worked to ensure that we could do so in the safest way possible -- removing the threat of danger from innocent citizens. We continue to work to empty the refuge of the armed occupiers in the safest way possible.

Eight people were arrested, and one man died yesterday as we attempted to take him into custody. Because there is an on-going investigation by the Deschutes County Major Crimes Team on behalf of OSP related to this piece of the investigation, I will not be able to comment on the specifics.

I would, however, ask for your patience as the shooting investigation works its way through that outside process. At the appropriate time, the Medical Examiner's office will release the decedent's identity, and OSP will address the details of the event.

Let me be clear: It is fully and unequivocally the behavior and the choices made by the armed occupiers that have led us to where we are today. And, as the FBI and our partners have demonstrated, actions are not without consequences.
Containment road blocks are now in place around the Refuge. The disruption that the good people of Harney County have had to endure over the last few months will continue -- for now.

If the people at the refuge want to leave, they can do so through the checkpoints where they will be identified. If they have questions or concerns, they can call the negotiators at the number that has been provided to them.

As I conclude I want to share my promise to the people who live and work here -- who are raising their families here - that we will continue to look for safe, peaceful and productive ways to end this armed occupation. We recognize that the sooner we do that, the sooner the citizens of Harney County can start healing this community they cherish so much.

Thank you.

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Damn, you really hit a home run with that one.

I never thought there were more than fifteen or twenty. The same faces kept popping up in all the photos.

That's what I thought too. When all this is over, on top of all the other charges they should add False Advertising.

I watched about 3 minutes and suddenly it occurred to me that some woman had to carry that asshole for 9 months and then endure childbirth so that he can parade around like lunatic. It's just sad, and a waste of effort.

I have to take a break before I finish watching it.

I'd honestly be surprised if they could handle a gun as well as I can. Carrying a gun around doesn't mean anything.