Posted by (+10306) 6 years ago
Well, it’s been 21 years now, but. . . .
“For several years, the Freemen had been a thorn in the side of the U.S. government. Led by a former crop duster and con man named LeRoy Schweitzer, the group believed that government institutions should not exist above the county level and frequently acted out against local officials. When armed members of the Montana Freemen holed up in their compound in 1996, it was just the latest in a string of showdowns between federal agents and anti-government protesters.”
“Twenty Years Ago Today, the Montana Freemen Started Its 81-Day Standoff”
--Danny Lewis
SMITHSONIAN.COM
MARCH 25, 2016
http://www.smithsonianmag...180958568/
“For several years, the Freemen had been a thorn in the side of the U.S. government. Led by a former crop duster and con man named LeRoy Schweitzer, the group believed that government institutions should not exist above the county level and frequently acted out against local officials. When armed members of the Montana Freemen holed up in their compound in 1996, it was just the latest in a string of showdowns between federal agents and anti-government protesters.”
“Twenty Years Ago Today, the Montana Freemen Started Its 81-Day Standoff”
--Danny Lewis
SMITHSONIAN.COM
MARCH 25, 2016
http://www.smithsonianmag...180958568/