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Oregon Federal Land Occupiers Acquitted of All Charges
[Defense lawyer] "Schindler called it a 'catastrophic mistake' for prosecutors not to identify what their informants did and who they were. He asked jurors: 'How can you trust a federal government who placed a dozen informants into the conspiracy then doesn't' tell you who or what they did.'"
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The reporter who wrote this piece for the Oregonian seems to think the dust up with informants was the reason for their acquittals, but I don't. People, especially in the western states, are becoming increasing angered at the tactics the feds are using to run people off the land. FYI, while the trial itself was held in lefty Portland, the jury was selected from the outlying areas, (near where the incident played out) where many people make their living working the land, as well as in mining, ranching, timber, and such.