National Grasslands

[PrairieGhost]

Plains we have little to no drainage up here to speak of and thru the excess moisture the last several years we have areas of high alkalinity showing up. So how has drainage caused that?

I'm not sure what it is. Drainage causes that, but I suspect inert materials within fertilizer build up on the soil too.

As I said I am not sure what it is. Drainage is one factor, but that depends on soil type. Pouring fertilizer to the land is also another factor. That's why many want tile. They want to flush the crap they have created downstream and make it someone else's problem.

I got the call from the Forest Service. It would appear this lady that said 5% is as radical left as some of the sites are radical right that gst posts from. They don't have an exact number to the tenth of a percent, but it's close to 20%. Since we have nearly the least amount of public land of any state it is actually a very small amount.

 

[Kurtr]

C'mon Kurt, you know what the "dirt" is like out there, I highly doubt the clay buttes and scoria off of 5,000 acres are going to drift like the Sahara desert. It's not like we farmers don't till up and turn over a couple million acres of more erodible ground every spring.

ya because it has rained so much this year. You really have a problem with farmers ranchers or it seems any one who makes money.

 

[PrairieGhost]

ya because it has rained so much this year. You really have a problem with farmers ranchers or it seems any one who makes money.

Read it again Kurt he said "We farmers". Most of my relatives farm too so the dislike farmers is simply a cheap shot to try win a debate.

Roots remain in burned ground and still hold the soil. Regrowth will be rapid, but it would be faster and more robust with some rain.

 

[Allen]

Plains we have little to no drainage up here to speak of and thru the excess moisture the last several years we have areas of high alkalinity showing up. So how has drainage caused that?

By definition, tile drainage is one way to combat increasingly alkaline soils. The mechanism for the vast majority of alkaline white spots on the countryside is fairly well understood. Water, mostly from rain, infiltrates down into the ground. This rain water is a powerful solvent and if it escapes the root zone of vegetation (for whatever reason, lack of planting a field is a favorite) it dissolves salts in the ground. Around here it is mostly Ca2SO4, Mg2SO4, and some chloride based salts. These salts are the white ground we see.


As these now enriched, and I use that term loosely, waters continue to percolate downward, they are likely to encounter a low permeability barrier, most often clay. This clay layer is rarely level and that encourages lateral movement now of the mobile water in the permeable layer on top of this clay layer. In a nutshell, the water is now moving down hill on top of that clay layer. Eventually that clay layer will daylight, it could be on the side of a hill, or a low spot in the field, etc, etc. Once it does this, that water is now allowed to evaporate and leave behind the salts that it had been carrying. Salts being no longer in solution are responsible for the white covering on top of the ground.

While each site has its own unique characteristics, the general physics behind this would suggest that if an appropriately placed tile drain were to remove this excess water before it daylights, the source of the salts would be removed and you could halt the development of alkaline soils, or even reverse the process. Of course, the amount of geologic investigation necessary to design a tile drain for removal of an alkaline spot, along with the cost of the tile drain, and maintenance, would also suggest this to be an unprofitable venture.

One thing that is also know though is that the source area for where the water is infiltrating can often be easily identified. A person would want to leave that in either native vegetation, if possible, or at least minimize the time it spends without a crop, or cover crop.

This year where we had a really gentle spring melt and most of the snow went into the ground is not good news for those with saline seeps on their land.

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gst,

I thought this was an interesting read:

https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publication...ging-drought-in-the-northern-plains/r1819.pdf

 

[dank]

ya because it has rained so much this year. You really have a problem with farmers ranchers or it seems any one who makes money.

What? I love making money although my track record would show I'm not very good at it. I also don't need to prove my "ag cred" to you in order to point out that a)grassy butte soil isn't highly erodable via wind b)wildfires are good for grasslands and this countries obsession with fire suppression in wild lands has hurt far more than it has helped and c) if you are going to use wind erosion/blowing soil as the primary reason to extinguish a fire you better prepare yourself to opening up the argument that conventional ag practices put far more dirt at risk than does a prairie fire in western ND.

I absolutely despise the direction that the conversation in this thread has taken to evolve into a debate over farm bill policy. GST raises some valid points on how the average American farmer has no choice but to be signed up on farm programs and although I don't get overly passionate about debating politics the $$$ spent on agriculture is insignificant in the scheme of the Federal budget and and becomes a strawman argument to attack farmers.

However, if you want to read my comment as an insult on ag rather than a simple observation, go ahead.

 

[Kurtr]

its your story tell it how you like

 

[Marbleyes]

I know hence the head banging one for not saving any

I was way off. I thought you took it as another person accusing farmers of burying taxpayers money in a jar. I get it now, you don't want the IRS to read this thread and tax you on your buried treasure. :;:thumbsup

 

[gst]

As I said I am not sure what it is. Drainage is one factor, but that depends on soil type. Pouring fertilizer to the land is also another factor. That's why many want tile. They want to flush the crap they have created downstream and make it someone else's problem.

I got the call from the Forest Service. It would appear this lady that said 5% is as radical left as some of the sites are radical right that gst posts from. They don't have an exact number to the tenth of a percent, but it's close to 20%. Since we have nearly the least amount of public land of any state it is actually a very small amount.

So you are saying farmers want to flush hundreds of dollars per acre worth of fertilizer down the drain eh.........Yep, that makes tons of economic sense......

Give it a rest plains.

Plains as a good "conservative" yourself, please share what radical right sites I post from.

You do know at some point when making claims you never back up, people just write off what you say right?

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Since we have nearly the least amount of public land of any state it is actually a very small amount.

Plains really take the time to actually learn a bit before you post.

https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_land_ownership_by_state

There are actually 26 states that have less Federal land than the 1,736,611 acres here in ND.

So over half the states have less Federal lands than ND.

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Read it again Kurt he said "We farmers". Most of my relatives farm too so the dislike farmers is simply a cheap shot to try win a debate.

That is the definition of hypocrisy plains..........

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Allen, read that just last nite. We have been implementing some of those practices in our operation and have noticed a marked increase in forage production as well as water retention in our pastures. Kevin Sedivec is pretty sharp when it comes to range management.

Thanks for sharing the hydrology behind the alkali development. We learned that in our basic soils class but hopefully plains can learn a bit.........

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b)wildfires are good for grasslands and this countries obsession with fire suppression in wild lands has hurt far more than it has helped and

It is not wild fire suppression, it is the mismanagement of lands that allow wild fires to become cautastrophic in nature that has hurt far more than it has helped. Removing multiple use management and access to these lands is allowing fuel build up to where fires become unmanageable. Controlled burns are indeed good, but the Feds management is moving away from that ability to control wild fres or even controlled burns any more.

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I know hence the head banging one for not saving any

I was way off. I thought you took it as another person accusing farmers of burying taxpayers money in a jar. I get it now, you don't want the IRS to read this thread and tax you on your buried treasure. :;:thumbsup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THP1wlGT2fA

 

[lunkerslayer]

gst don't you have some shelter belts that need a cleaning ;:;rofl

 

[PrairieGhost]

We are actually 26 states that have less Federal land than the 1,736,611 acres here in ND.

I keep forgetting that east of the Mississippi is the United States too.

Yes yes I know. You sheep guys think the line is the Missouri river.

Allen would you happen to know what portion of fertilizer is inert material?

 

[Stan's Dad]

I keep forgetting that east of the Mississippi is the United States too.

Yes yes I know. You sheep guys think the line is the Missouri river.

my god, stop talking

 

[lunkerslayer]

It's called typing words so he is not talking but rather typing see "typing" unless stans dad has some fancy app that reads the words that has been typed.

 

[PrairieGhost]

Stans Dad it's a tongue in cheek about States east of the Mississippi own everything within their borders. States west of the Mississippi were not given all the land within their borders and they acknowledge such in their state constitutions. If you go put to western North Dakota they call Fargo people easterners. It's something we often give each other carp about.

 

[Ericb]

East of the Mississippi? Farm subsidies? I thought this thread was about the grasslands? Wouldn't a criteria for roads maintained/ built make sense vs this land can have roads this land cant?

 

[gst]

gst don't you have some shelter belts that need a cleaning ;:;rofl

Ya I do, plus some fabric that has to be opened up........oh ya some of those "subsidies" were for plantin trees too.

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Stans Dad it's a tongue in cheek about States east of the Mississippi own everything within their borders. States west of the Mississippi were not given all the land within their borders and they acknowledge such in their state constitutions. If you go put to western North Dakota they call Fargo people easterners. It's something we often give each other carp about.

Actually it is just one more distraction from another completely bullshit claim plainsman has made which is just one of several in this thread alone.

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As I said I am not sure what it is. Drainage is one factor, but that depends on soil type. Pouring fertilizer to the land is also another factor. That's why many want tile. They want to flush the crap they have created downstream and make it someone else's problem.

I got the call from the Forest Service. It would appear this lady that said 5% is as radical left as some of the sites are radical right that gst posts from. They don't have an exact number to the tenth of a percent, but it's close to 20%. Since we have nearly the least amount of public land of any state it is actually a very small amount.

Plains no mention of "east of the Mississippi anywheres.

Ya made another claim you pulled out your ass that is nowhere near being true and got caught again. you are becoming the CNN of NDA.

Put the paint can and brush down plains.

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It would appear this lady that said 5% is as radical left as some of the sites are radical right that gst posts from. .

Still waiting on those sites plains...........a good "conservative" like you should know which ones they are.

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#$%^&>

Credibility

 

[PrairieGhost]

Radical? Things published by the American Land Council, the Farm Bureau, and all that bs you posted about the Oregon standoff. You know, the one that if we didn't help we would be standing some alone at the end of our driveway one day. The one where the would be cop killer was shot.

So back on subject, burning isn't all bad. Get back a mile and set some backfires. No need for roads.

 

[Kurtr]

oh ya the one now they have found out the truth that the cops shot first and tried to cover it up good stuff

 

[gst]

So back on subject, burning isn't all bad. Get back a mile and set some backfires. No need for roads.

You mean like they did in the Pautre fire in SD??

http://www.tsln.com/news/federal-government-denies-liability-on-u-s-forest-service-lit-pautre-fire/

Plains really put down the paint brush.

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Radical? Things published by the American Land Council,

Plains from a Constitutiona conservatives perspective please point out EXACTLY what is "radical in this mission statement.

Our Mission

The American Lands Council is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization comprised of elected officials, local governments, non profit organizations, businesses, resource experts, and citizens who desire a lawful, peaceful path to better, more accountable management of our public lands and natural resources. Funded by member dues and donations, ALC was founded by a handful of western county commissioners in 2012 and has since gained the support of over 1,000 elected officials, the National Association of Counties, the Republican Party, and tens of thousands of Americans who share our goal for constitutional equality among the states and responsible public access, environmental health, and economic productivity on the public lands within their borders.
The clear solution to federal mismanagement of our public lands is to transfer some of these lands to willing states so that meaningful, sustainable reforms can be instituted by the people who care about proper management of these lands the most. The United States Constitution (Art 4, Sec 3, Clause 2) grants Congress the Power to transfer public lands to the States.
ALC is working to coalesce elected officials, resource experts, and interested citizens into a national network that can share information and develop creative lawful solutions that result in better, more accountable, and affordable public land management.
Our affiliate, American Lands Council Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on research and education related to public lands, natural resources, state sovereignty, and related laws and history. ALCF is funded primarily by tax deductible, charitable donations.
ALC & ALCF each have their own Board of Directors who are unpaid volunteers committed to common sense solutions that benefit the environment, our communities, each state, and our nation as a whole.




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Please show which part of this a Constitutional conservative would believe to be "radical" plains.

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Public Policy Statement

Ratified by unanimous consent Oct 9, 2014 at ALC Multi-State Workshop Salt Lake City, UT and Oct 20, 2014 by American Lands Council Board of Directors.Reaffirmed by unanimous consent Oct 20, 2016 at ALC National Conference.​

1. WE URGE THE TIMELY AND ORDERLY TRANSFER OF FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS TO WILLING STATES FOR LOCAL CONTROL THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER PUBLIC ACCESS, BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND BETTER ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY;

2. WE SUPPORT EXCLUDING EXISTING NATIONAL PARKS, CONGRESSIONALLY DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS, INDIAN RESERVATIONS, AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FROM THE TRANSFER; AND

3. WE SUPPORT EQUIPPING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES WITH RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PLAN FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO STATE-BASED OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TRANSFERRED PUBLIC LANDS; AND

4. WE URGE MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES FOR THESE LANDS THAT WILL:


i. IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS: Protect public access, rights of way, and multiple-uses on public lands for all people including sportsmen, tourists, recreational users, subsistence and sustenance activities, and emergency access; and

ii. IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: Reduce catastrophic wildfire fuel loads that threaten communities, infrastructure, watersheds, critical wildlife habitat, and our environment. Facilitate restoration of healthy forests, range lands, and waterways; and

iii. IMPROVE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY: Secure jobs and economic growth through responsible natural resource stewardship and use including tourism and recreational opportunities; and

iv. RETAIN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC LANDS: Federal public lands shall become state public lands to be managed in accordance with state and local plans; and

v. IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF WILDFIRE CONTROL: Provide state, local, and tribal government with adequate wildfire prevention and control resources and develop interstate/interagency cooperative agreements necessary to combat wildfires effectively; and

vi. INCREASE LOCAL INVOLVEMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY: Ensure state-based public land management activities are consistent with local government plans, policies, and objectives; and

vii. PROTECT USE RIGHTS: Protect all valid existing rights and multiple uses, and enhance the viability of compatible, land-based livelihoods; and


viii. PRESERVE CUSTOMS & CULTURE: Preserve and protect important wild, scenic, cultural and economic resources; and

ix. INCORPORATE FEDERAL AGENCY EXPERTISE: Seek to utilize federal expertise and research through employment and/or cooperative agreements; and

x. GENERATE SELF-SUPPORTING FINANCE: Foster compatible economic productivity to support essential government services such as local roads, utilities, emergency services, public health and safety, education, justice, and other civic functions while reducing tax burdens on citizens nationally and offsetting federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools funds.

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and all that bs you posted about the Oregon standoff. .

You mean the law enforcement report that alleged the FBI lied and tampered with evidence that has now been indicted? ?

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2017/06/fbi_agent_indicted_accused_of.html

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Like I said plains you are the CNN of NDA.

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LaVoy Finicum shooting: Indictment of agent 'devastating' for FBI

3.1kUpdated on June 29, 2017 at 4:18 PMPosted on June 28, 2017 at 8:01 PM

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By Maxine Bernstein
mbernstein@oregonian.com
The Oregonian/OregonLive

An indictment accusing an FBI agent of lying to hide that he fired two shots at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and missed caps an 18-month investigation that began with Oregon sheriff's detectives who followed "where the evidence led," their commander said Wednesday.
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson credited his investigators for their tenaciousness and said he was "disappointed and angry'' that the FBI agent's alleged deceit and actions "damage the integrity of the entire law enforcement profession.''
The sheriff also revealed that FBI leaders, told of his department's findings more than a year ago, didn't put the agent or four of his colleagues on leave. They were all members of a Hostage Rescue Team assigned to help arrest the leaders of the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
The indictment of W. Joseph Astarita, 40, of New York casts a shadow on the highly trained team.
"The Hostage Rescue Team is among the most elite units in the bureau and the idea that someone could be engaged in a firearm discharge in such a high-profile case and then allegedly withhold information is an extraordinary and serious charge," said Brian Levin, a former New York Police officer who has worked closely with the FBI and now is director of California State University's Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. "It's extraordinarily disappointing."
The indictment also will almost certainly fuel Finicum supporters and others fighting government control of public land.
"I'm encouraged. I'm thrilled that the grand jury came back with this finding,'' said Finicum's widow, Jeannette Finicum. Her husband was an Arizona rancher who served as the occupation's primary spokesman, known for the distinctive cowboy hat and earmuffs he wore during the winter siege.
She said Astarita's early shots may have contributed to the firing of the fatal gunshots moments later by two state police troopers who killed her husband on Jan. 26, 2016. She has given notice to the FBI that she intends to file a civil lawsuit claiming excessive force in her husband's death.
Astarita, wearing a dark gray pinstriped suit, white shirt and red-and-blue striped tie, showed no emotion as he sat beside his lawyer in a packed federal courtroom with extra security posted throughout the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse.
Defense lawyer Alison Clark entered not guilty pleas on Astarita's behalf to the five-count indictment unsealed Wednesday. It charges Astarita with three counts of making false statements and two counts of obstruction of justice.

Former FBI agent indicted for allegedly lying about firing at LaVoy Finicum


U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart set a trial date for Aug. 29. Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamala Holsinger estimated a trial would last one week. Astarita made no statements during the two-minute hearing.
The indictment says Astarita "falsely stated he had not fired his weapon during the attempted arrest of Robert LaVoy Finicum, when he knew then and there that he had fired his weapon.''
Between Jan. 26, 2016 and Feb. 6, 2016, Astarita is accused of concealing from Oregon investigators that he fired his weapon and lying to three supervisory FBI agents about his shots, which avoided a required call to the FBI's Shooting Incident Response Team to investigate.
"Defendant acted with the intent to hinder, delay and prevent the communication of information from the Oregon State Police to the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to the possible commission of a federal offense,'' the indictment says.
Astarita will remain out of custody pending trial. Federal prosecutors referred repeatedly to Astarita as an FBI special agent. According to FBI headquarters, Astarita remains employed in an administrative capacity.


LaVoy Finicum shooting: FBI agent faces 5-count indictment
W. Joseph Astarita, who was a member of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, is accused of failing to alert the FBI's Shooting Incident Response team to investigate his officer-involved shooting, lying to two supervisor FBI agents and concealing to investigators that he had fired his weapon on Jan. 26, 2016, the indictment says.

Astarita is accused of firing twice at Finicum as Finicum emerged from his white Dodge truck after swerving into a snowbank to avoid a roadblock on U.S. 395 in Harney County. Finicum had just sped away from state police and FBI agents who stopped occupation leaders traveling in a two-car convoy earlier on the highway. He nearly struck another FBI agent when he crashed at the roadblock, police said.
Astarita's bullets didn't hit Finicum, 54. The sheriff's investigators concluded that Astarita fired twice at the truck, hitting it in the roof and missing on the second shot.
Seconds later, state troopers shot Finicum three times after he stepped away from his pickup and reached for his inner jacket pocket, where police said he had a loaded 9mm handgun. Bullets struck him in the back and one pierced his heart, an autopsy found.
Oregon's U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams was adamant that the FBI agent's indictment hasn't tainted the state troopers' decision to shoot Finicum.
"Special Agent Astarita's alleged actions that led to this investigation and indictment do not, in any way, call into question the findings" of Deschutes County investigators into the Oregon State Police officers' use of deadly force, Williams said. "OSP's actions were justified and necessary in protecting officer safety.''


Prosecution of FBI agents is rare
The indictment of FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita stands out because it's unusual for any of the bureau's nearly 13,000 special agents to be charged with crimes.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, working with the Deschutes County Major Incident Team, investigated the FBI team's actions.
Sheriff Nelson criticized the FBI for failing to place Astarita and the other Hostage Rescue Team agents on paid leave when he and investigators traveled to FBI headquarters over a year ago. They briefed the FBI's then-Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, now acting director, about their findings and the FBI's potential criminal liability in February 2016, the sheriff said. Nelson said he was told within the last month that the agents weren't put on leave.
"Today's indictment will ensure that the defendant and hopefully any other HRT members will be held accountable through the justice process,'' Nelson said.
He applauded the U.S. Attorney's Office for its attention to the case. "They took their time and got it right," he said.
The FBI and state police moved in on Ammon Bundy and other key occupation figures as they were driving from the refuge to a community meeting about 100 miles away in John Day.
None of the Hostage Rescue Team members admitted to discharging their guns during the confrontation, Nelson said last year in announcing the investigation's results. A state trooper later described to investigators seeing two rifle casings in the area where the FBI agents were posted. But detectives who arrived later at the scene to investigate didn't find the casings, police reports indicated.


Waco and Ruby Ridge: Past FBI armed siege fiascos
The indictment of an FBI agent in the roadblock confrontation where Oregon standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum died follows high-profile FBI fiascos involving its handling of armed sieges.

The indictment follows two federal trials against refuge occupiers accused of conspiring to impede U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management employees from doing their work through intimidation, threat or force during the takeover. The occupation began Jan. 2, 2016, and lasted 41 days.
Its leaders said they were there to support two Harney County ranchers ordered back to prison to serve out terms for setting fire to public land. They also protested federal management of the refuge and wanted to turn it over to local control.
Ammon Bundy, his older brother Ryan Bundy and five other defendants were acquitted of conspiracy and weapon charges last fall. Two other defendants were found guilty of conspiracy after a trial this year. Others were found guilty of misdemeanor charges, including trespass. Eleven other refuge occupiers pleaded guilty to the federal conspiracy charge.
The indictment drew praise from Brian Claypool, the Finicum family's lawyer, who said he believes that the agent didn't admit to the shooting because at the time Finicum "was not posing a risk of serious harm'' and the shots escalated the situation.
"This is about upholding public trust and preserving the integrity of any investigation involving a death at the hands of law enforcement,'' he said.
It's unclear if any of the other members of the Hostage Rescue Team will face sanction. While Oregon's U.S. attorney wouldn't comment, the Deschutes County sheriff said his office is working with the inspector general on a continuing investigation. He referred to his investigators' focus on "subsequent concerning actions'' of some other members of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team after Astarita's gunshots.


LaVoy Finicum videos: A look at the confrontation with state police, FBI
Two Oregon State Police troopers shot Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, a leader of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation, on Jan. 26, 2016. Investigators said he was reaching for a gun.

Travis Hampton, Oregon State Police superintendent, said he was discouraged by the FBI agent's alleged actions, but they don't represent the FBI or the hundreds of others who were involved in the arrests of the occupation leaders.
When the investigation was announced last year, criminal justice experts said they were stunned that an FBI agent might lie about firing his gun. That the bullets missed their apparent target drew even more disbelief.
The FBI's deadly force policy is the same as Oregon's. Agents can use deadly force if they believe they or someone else are at risk of death or serious injury. They're also trained to consider a moving vehicle as a potential "deadly weapon" and to stop it by incapacitating the driver.
Danny Coulson, who led the FBI office in Oregon from 1988 to 1991, called the federal charges "devastating."
A conviction for making false statements could bring up to five years in prison; a conviction for obstruction of justice could bring up to a 20-year sentence.
The FBI likely will do its own administrative inquiry, said Coulson, the first commander of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and an FBI deputy director during the bloody 1992 shootout in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. He now runs a security consulting business in Texas.
"It's a very serious thing. Let's let the criminal justice system play out," he said. "Nobody's above the law."



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plains, do you find it a bit disturbing that this FBI agent who fired two rounds at a man raising his hands in the air (actual video proof) then lied about it to LE and tried covering it up walks free prior to his trial, yet the Bundys who fired no shots nor even threatened anyone with a weapon sit in prison denied bail?

Is that something a Constitutional conservative would support?

 

[Allen]

I keep forgetting that east of the Mississippi is the United States too.

Yes yes I know. You sheep guys think the line is the Missouri river.

Allen would you happen to know what portion of fertilizer is inert material?

Depends on the fertilizer, but I'd imagine they are all appropriately labeled. My only real experience with mass fertilizer application is anhydrous ammonia. Not much inert material with that stuff. Since we live in ND, I wouldn't spend an awful lot of money on phosphorous soils anyway, but dry fertilzers containing potassium and phosphorous use inert material. What I've read says that different manufacturers will use anything from sand, clean dirt, saw dust, corn cobs, and ??? to provide the inert material needed to reduce clumping. All depends on what is the cheapest.

Personally, I don't know that I see an issue with inert material. Lots of us gardeners intentionally add sand to clayey soils, or clays and organics to sandy soils.

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p.s. percent of inert material tends to be in the 40-60% range on most dry fertilizers.

 

[WormWiggler]

Holy Hell, this rabbit hole is deep