Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
When Clark County Nevada Sheriff Douglas Gillespie left the podium at Saturday morning’s press conference at the Bundy Ranch, he left Cliven Bundy and his supporters believing that federal soldiers working for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would be ‘standing down’, only that didn’t happen.
Was this is ploy by the BLM – to create a chaotic powder keg situation only hours later?
Why the BLM would withdraw from Gold Butte on the Bundy Ranch, but then secretly plan an huge armed confrontation down the road – against Bundy cowboys and their supporters who were heading over to reclaim the family’s cattle – is astonishing.
Even at the moment of confrontation, the BLM did not appear to actually be fully standing down. What was the BLM expecting? Chief of the BLM issued a statement claiming that the absolute final stand-down order was given in light of ‘safety concerns for the public and agents’.
Reports on the ground that day also confirmed that even more armed Federal reinforcements were on the way, but luckily were caught up in stand-still traffic ten miles out from the scene. What were they planning?
Exclusive photos supplied to 21WIRE by a GMN photographer positioned behind federal lines at the Battle of Bundy Ranch, further reveal the scale and scope of Washington’s military operation on US soil.
Viewers can judge for themselves whether or not the US Federal government was playing a deceptive, deadly game with American lives – on both sides.
(CLICK ON PHOTOS TO SEE HI-RES ENLARGEMENTS)
LOS FEDERALES : BLM staging ground for military offensive.
FEDERAL CATTLE RUSTLING: Washington’s ill-conceived cow stealing operation ended in total failure.
EYE SEE YOU: BLM mercenary contractor spots our GMN photographer positioned on higher ground.
SIZING UP SITUATION: DC Federales begin to realize that citizens are determined to liberate Bundy’s herd stolen by BLM.
OVERWHELMING FORCE: BLM soldiers can’t work out whether they are in Fallujah or Nevada.
FINGERS ON TRIGGER: Federales ready to move, but not sure what they are doing (or why).
EMBEDDED MEDIA: Police escort filmmaker Dennis Michael Lynch and Bundy rancher talking on the ground near standoff.
‘HEY, WE WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS’: BLM’s ploy could have easily ended in disaster – luckily no one was hurt this time.
OH S**T: Penny finally drops for BLM army as they finally stand down.
VICTORY: Cliven Bundy’s cowboys flanked by hundreds of determined supporters on foot, moving to reclaim “stolen property.”
SURVIVOR: Bundy herd member heads back home after being under federal incarceration.
HOW THE WEST WAS WON: Fearless and determined Cowboys drive what remains of their prize herd back to the Bundy Ranch.
SEE PART 1: BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Hi-Res Images of BLM War Zone Exposes Fed’s Military Fiasco at Bundy Ranch
SEE PART 3: BEHIND THE LINES: More Stunning Photos, Video of Bundy Ranch Standoff
READ & SEE THE FULL BUNDY STORY AT: 21st Century Wire Bundy Ranch Files
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