Nation IN BRIEF : MONTANA : ‘Freemen’ Post Armed Patrols
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The “freemen” sent out armed patrols around their farmhouse for the first time in the 58-day standoff after talks with a mediator broke up in anger. The mediator, a leader in the so-called patriot movement in Colorado, blamed freemen stubbornness for the breakdown and went so far as to praise the FBI’s patience.
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