I received a phone call from Ryan Payne,
shortly after the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was entered by nine
people, and restored to ‘open to the public’. Ryan indicated that there
was a need for others to come join them, as they were concerned for the
safety of such a small crew.
Now, many will question why they might
be concerned for their safety, however, we need only consider the last
few weeks to understand, as many patriots do, that the federal
government tends to solve problems with bloodshed, unless all parties
come out with their hands up, and submit to arrest whether there is a
real crime, or not.
With the understanding that those who
might enter the Refuge, since renamed Harney County Resource Center
(HCRC), might find that the government would want to arrest them, it was
felt by the Operation Mutual Defense Advisory Board (OMD-AB) that a caveat regarding that possibility be included in a call out.
Upon being advised, through other
sources, that Brandon Curtiss, Idaho III%, had secured a 40-acre parcel
for visitors to camp on, this seemed to be the solution to an alternate
location for those who might otherwise not show up because of the
caveat.
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After reading this post, I’m quite frankly confused by what I read.
ReplyDeleteIt appears that the proposed support of the Hammond family, and/or this seizure and occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge (or whatever it is), was doomed before it even began, due to the seeming lack of organization and planning, further complicated by members openly disagreeing with each other.
From what I see, once the Hammond family, and/or the local residents of Harney County, Oregon and Burns, Oregon had publicized their rejection and objection to offers of assistance, the proposed mission should have been cancelled.
Mission success depended on favorable perception by the news media and the general public, and that wasn’t happening.
The situation was made worse when the original purpose of the mission (i.e., the unlawful prosecution and incarceration of the Hammonds) was apparently forgotten and even further ignored during the confusion accompanying the seizure and occupation of a deserted and rather desolate federal facility.
(Oh, by the way, how were the occupiers “impeding federal employees” if the federal facility was closed for the Winter, and there were no federal employees working there?)
Additionally, such a mission would have a much better chance of eliciting general support and sympathetic response if it were initially done during warm weather, and not during the harsh conditions of Winter.
Originally, the idea behind all this may have been a good one, but it obviously devolved into the wrong fight in the wrong place at the wrong time, with participants looking like panicky buffoons.
At least, that’s how I currently see it, based on what I’ve seen on the Internet.
Then again, maybe similar complications arose among members and supporters of the Sons of Liberty prior to 19 April 1775, with all their petty differences cast aside, once those first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord.
An excellent analysis, John and thanks.
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