Word: standoffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ongoing standoff between the Montana Freemen and the FBI continues to drag on day after day with little to no change, I become a little more heartened...
There have been no guns at the protests, which has remained completely orderly. The protests were planned and held deliberately far away from the site of the standoff...
...heartened because--surprisingly--both federal agents and outside militias are acting calmly, carefully and sensibly in a concerted effort to avert violence. It is a tribute to the efforts of both sides that the standoff remains bloodless...
...leaves Jordan." The Idaho group had chosen Lewistown at the request of federal officials who ordered them to stay away from "Justus Township," the Freeman's 960-acre wheat farm. The FBI today also rejected white separatist Randy Weaver's offer to mediate an end to the standoff, saying he was incendiary and could attract hordes of media and militia members. FBI agents surrounded the compound March 25, when two Freemen leaders were arrested. Since then, three others have been taken into custody. One member of the group, Richard E. Clark, surrendered to federal authorities on Saturday and will...
Only 22 ballots were cast in this year's standoff...