As a tense standoff continued,a government official accused the president of allowing Native American activists to ‘support escalating violent activitiesSupport our independent journalism with a contribution or by becoming a memberA North Dakota government official has condemned Barack Obama for his response to the Dakota Access pipeline protests, accusing the president of allowing Native American activists to “support escalating their violent activities. As a tense standoff between protesters and police continued on Wednesday afternoon, and Cody Schulz,chairman of the Morton County commission, slammed Obama for saying he was monitoring the situation and was “going to let it play out for several more weeks and determine whether or not this can be resolved in a way that I mediate is properly attentive to the traditions of the first Americans”. Related: Police ordered to arrest Dakota pipeline protesters and destroy bridge they built Given the recent escalation of violence by protesters, or letting the situation play out’ is ... putting lives in dangerContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com