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Friday, April 18, 2014

BLM accused of trashing Bundy ranch equipment after Nevada standoff

John Hayward

The after-action report from the great Nevada ranch standoff looks pretty bad for the Bureau of Land Management, if the allegations in this Fox News report hold up:

The federal agency that backed down over the weekend in a tense standoff with a Nevada rancher is being accused of leaving a trail of wreckage behind.

Fox News toured the damage — allegedly caused by the Bureau of Land Management — which included holes in water tanks and destroyed water lines and fences. According to family friends, the bureau’s hired “cowboys” also killed two prize bulls.

“They had total control of this land for one week, and look at the destruction they did in one week,” said Corey Houston, friend of rancher Cliven Bundy and his family. “So why would you trust somebody like that? And how does that show that they’re a better steward?”

Granted these are accusations coming from the Bundy family and their friends, but the BLM isn’t denying them. In fact, they appeared to confirm their paramilitary troops were responsible during a press conference....To Read More.....

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