Oregon standoff as seen by Bundy militia, local authorities, and tribal head (EXCLUSIVE)

Monday, January 18, 2016
By Paul Martin

RT.com
17 Jan, 2016

In a series of exclusive interviews, RT has spoken to the various sides of the conflict that has been unfolding in rural Oregon since an armed militia group headed by Ammon Bundy “fighting for Constitution” occupied a wildlife refuge at the start of the year.

The town of Burns, Oregon has been making headlines since January 2, when a group of ranchers, militia members, and supporters led by two Bundy brothers, sons of rancher Cliven Bundy, occupied the headquarters of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. They proclaimed the land, which is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, to be the property of the people.

The fact that the occupiers who initiated the standoff come from outside the community “is absolutely not fair,” Burns Mayor Craig Lafollette told RT’s Simone Del Rosario.

“These folks, the Bundys, are not from this community, From the reports that I’ve got most of the folks that are out of the refuge are not even from Oregon, so it’s not fair that this wonderful peaceful community has been put in the limelight for this reason,” Lafollette said, adding that the situation has also created division within the “very close-knit resilient community.”

While some people have been bringing food “and things” to the occupiers, expressing support for the self-proclaimed militia’s cause, “the overwhelming message from the community and from the folks living here in our community, is that we don’t want them here,”
the mayor said.

“They are disrupting our lives, and we are ready for them to go home and get our lives back to normal,” he said, adding that once the militia is gone, “those divisions will be healed and there may be some healthy positive discussions about some of our disagreements.”

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