US veterans have returned to Standing Rock, vowing to shield indigenous protesters and activists opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline from attacks by a militarized police force. The growing group of military veterans are willing to put their bodies between Native American activists and the police who are trying to remove them. The veterans are gathering in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, with more still on their way. Veterans unite for second deployment to #Standing Rock: https://t.co/kd45PmL27K #ActOnClimate #NoDAPL #NoKXL #WaterIsLife pic.twitter.com/0oNFN2ydiT — Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) February 11, 2017 Press TV reports: Army veterans from across the US have either arrived in Cannon Ball area of the northern state of North Dakota, or are currently en route after press reports that President Donald Trump’s administration has allowed the oil corporation to finish drilling across the Missouri river, the UK-based Guardian reported Saturday. According to the report, the increasing inflow of the military veterans into the area may make it more difficult for police and government authorities in their efforts to remove hundreds of activists, who remain camped near the construction site amid hopes that the move will limit the use of excessive force by police officers during protest rallies. The veterans camp [...]
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