(http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/01/03/3735647/malheur-lake-oregon-militia-explainer/)
". . . Dwight Hammond Jr., 73, and his 46-year-old son, Steven, are due to report to federal prison on Monday to serve five-year prison terms. The men were convicted by a jury of their peers in 2012 on arson charges stemming from a pair of fires (The Hammonds set ). . . that ultimately burned 139 acres of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land. . . the federal anti-terrorism law that prosecutors used to punish the fires includes mandatory minimum sentences of 5 years for fires that damage public property but cause no injury or death. After a series of appeals, the Hammonds were re-sentenced in October of 2015 to the full five years required by that 1990s statute . . . Militia members have taken over the tile-roofed stone cottage on the south shore of the lake that serves as headquarters for the refuge . . . While frustrations and friction between federal land management agencies and ranchers are widespread, the vast majority of private citizens from communities affected by these issues do not share the radicalism that animates Bundy’s armed occupiers. . . The idea that federal authority over public lands is illegitimate has caught the attention of a variety of extremist groups that are convinced the government will sooner or later turn arms against its own people. . . "
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The architect behing the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, wants to build a vacuum. At least that what he asked his captors for permission to do.
His CIA handlers agreed. The logic in approving the request, was that it would the preserve prisoner's sanity so he will stay mentally fit to someday stand trial.
Mohammed earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University.
A former senior CIA official indicated that after 183
episodes of waterboarding and 180 hours of sleep deprivation, the vacuum was a good idea because “We didn’t want him to go nuts”.
a: to join in a secret agree
By Sevil Omer and M. Alex Johnson, NBC News
(http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/08/14295418-sandusky-alleging-broad-conspiracy-insists-hes-innocent-of-child-sex-abuse-charges?lite)
". . .New in this version: Statement from Sandusky; reaction from attorney; links to text and audio
Updated at 8:27 p.m. ET: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky insisted Monday that "I did not do these alleged disgusting acts" and blamed a systematic conspiracy among police, Penn State administrators and the media for his conviction on 45 counts of child sexual abuse.
Tom Winter and Michael Isikoff of NBC News and Lu Ann Cahn and Karen Araiza of NBC station WCAU-TV of Philadelphia contributed to this report by Sevil Omer and M. Alex Johnson of NBC News.
"They can take away my life, they can make me out as a monster, they can treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart," Sandusky, 68, who is to be sentenced Tuesday, said in a three-minute statement recorded from his jail cell in Bellefonte, Pa., and aired on the Penn State student radio station.
Sandusky said his accusers were part of a "well-orchestrated effort of the media, investigators, the system, Penn State, psychologists (and) civil attorneys" to falsely put him in prison.
"My wife has been my only sex partner, and that was after marriage. Our love continues," he said.
Related: Full statement from Jerry Sandusky
Related: Audio of Sandusky's statement on Penn State student station ComRadio
"Over and over, I asked why? Why didn't we have a fair opportunity to prepare for trial?" Sandusky said. "Why have so many people suffered as a result of false allegations?"
He said his accusers chose to join his Second Mile program for troubled boys "because of issues" and said that "some of those may remain."
Sandusky said he hoped his experience would help others, saying: "Some vulnerable children who could be abused might not be because of all the publicity. That would be nice, but I'm not sure about it."
Karl Rominger, an attorney for Sandusky, told NBC News that he hadn't known of Sandusky's plans to issue the statement beforehand. After hearing it, he said it sounded like his client.
Earlier, Sandusky's lead attorney, Joe Amendola, said his client was prepared for the worst when he is sentenced on 45 counts of child sexual abuse Tuesday.
"He's going to say that he’s innocent," Amendola told NBCPhiladelphia. com.
Sandusky, who had become a hometown hero as a Penn State coach and as a champion for underprivileged boys, was convicted in June of abusing 10 boys over 15 years, including some attacks inside Penn State's athletic facilities.
Before the judge decides how much time Sandusky will spend in prison, some of his victims may speak out, as may Sandusky.
View NBCPhiladelphia's complete coverage of Penn State scandal
"Jerry will not be having anyone speak on his behalf," Amendola told NBC News on Monday before participating in a closed-door meeting with prosecutors and Judge John Cleland to discuss sentencing logistics.
Attorney Ben Andreozzi, who represents Victim 4, told the Patriot News that nothing surprises him from Sandusky.
"I keep hoping he will do the right thing and take responsibility for his actions but it appears that day will never come," Andreozzi said.
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Sentencing is expected to begin with a hearing to determine whether Sandusky qualifies as a sexually violent predator under Pennsylvania's version of Megan's Law, after which Sandusky will be sentenced.
Sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, given his age and the serious nature of his convictions. Several of the counts carry mandatory minimum sentences of five or 10 years.
Amendola said Sandusky is prepared to hear the worst.
"It's going to be tantamount to a life sentence for Jerry," Amendola told NBCPhiladelphia.com.
Amendola told NBC News that he has letters defending Sandusky, including one from his wife, Dottie Sandusky, who stands by her husband and will attend the sentencing.
Sandusky admits to no wrongdoing, Amendola said, but he does admit making a mistake.
“What Jerry has always said, his mistake was using bad judgment and doing some of the things that led up to the accusations — getting showers with kids," Amendola told NBCPhiladelphia.com. "He said he should have realized, obviously, that wasn't the thing to do. But he's always maintained and still maintains his innocence."
Sandusky has spent the last three months in a cell with a bed, a sink and a toilet.
"It’s a Spartan life. He’s isolated," Amendola said. "Not because he's bad, not because they think he's a bad person, but for his own protection.”
Sandusky has been busy writing a detailed document that he is convinced will be the key to his appeal. . ."
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