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Energy Transfer Partners – the “parent” of the DAPL pipeline says it will ignore the Army Corps of Engineers failure to grant an easement under Lake Oahe as “merely political” #NoDAPL

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Here is the link to the public statement from Energy Transfer Partners: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161204005090/en/Energy-Transfer-Partners-Sunoco-Logistics-Partners-Respond

While it is right to be thankful that the Army Corps of Engineers did not grant that easement, and in not granting it, the project “should” pause – that does not end the threat. It is winning a battle or maybe a skirmish, but does not end the campaign to protect the water supply against the “black snake” of the DAPL pipeline and the forces of greed. As Andrew Jackson famously said to the United States Supreme Court, when the Supreme Court blocked the removal of the Cherokees – I paraphrase – “How many soldiers does the Supreme Court have?” – and President Jackson did a forced genocidal removal of the Cherokees, the “Trail of Tears” and made them walk to Oklahoma, men, women, children, and elderly and thousands died. It is a shameful heritage, the “Trial of Tears”, just as Internment is a shameful heritage.

The Water Protectors are right to stay in Oceti Sakowin Camp, continue to seek allies and resources. The “black snake tribe” of Energy Transfer Partners/DAPL still wants to destroy them and pollute their water supply. Further, the mercenaries of DAPL aka Energy Transfer Partners and the Morton County Sheriff and his hirelings MUST be held accountable for the damage they have inflicted on people including dog bites, water cannon injuries, grenade injuries, rubber bullet injuries, and all the resultant trauma. The excessive force and militarized equipment and tactics used against Native Americans, to force down their throats at gun point what white Bismark refused is hideously wrong and opposing and holding those responsible accountable is essential to retaining any democracy and a republic in the United States. Mr. Jordan is right. This is the civil rights campaign and critical moral issue of our time.

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    • And the Oceti Sakowin camp hunkering down, with veterans, for winter. As to Christopher’s comment, let us just say there is no substitute for “boots on the ground” and both the DAPL mercenaries and the Water Protectors have those in plenty – with fresh folks coming pretty much daily. Many thanks to Wesley Clark, Jr. Talk is cheap, and only laws that are enforced matter. When those who are in theory to be protected receive no protection, and in fact the putative forces of law descend to thuggery as the Morton County Sheriff has done, in league with mercenaries, then laws aren’t worth spit. Sadly.

  4. …”Marshall has made his decision – now let him enforce it.” The one you use I think is more reminiscent of Stalin’s question: “The Pope – how many divisions does he have?”

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