Seven months after thousands of veterans came to support the Standing Rock Sioux in their fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, one of the organizers is claiming the Veterans for Standing Rock rally was infiltrated by private military contractors. The action was organized by Wes Clark Jr. and Michael A. Wood Jr., a Marine Corps veteran who recently retired from the Baltimore police force to focus on reforming law enforcement. Clark Jr. is a long time correspondent for The Young Turks. He is also the son of General Wesley Clark who infamously warned that the U.S. government was planning the invasions of seven nations following the 9/11 attacks.
On Sunday morning, Wes Clark Jr. revealed the details via a Facebook status.
?I need you all to share this with every person who went or contributed to Veterans Stand for Standing Rock last December.? Clark Jr. wrote on Facebook. ?I did not realize at the time but some of our planning staff were paid military contractors working for the other side.?
Presumably, the ?other side? is referring to the police and/or Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. Clark Jr. goes on to warn participants of the veterans action that these military contractors have their personal details on file and at some point may ?round them up.?
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They have the names, emails, addresses, phone numbers and personal information for each and every one of us that went out there or contributed money to the cause of protecting both our environment and our Constitution. Please be cognizant of the fact that all of us are on a list and that if there is civil disorder in this country, we will be the first people rounded up.
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When questioned further on his comments, Clark Jr. said early on he figured out who a couple of the contractors were after watching them cause ?chaos and dissension within the camp?. Clark Jr. describes watching the online activity of a few individuals for six months. When asked if he would provide names of suspected military contractors, Clark Jr. named Loreal Blackshawl, Mark Sanderson and Ed Higgins.
?The others I don?t have as solid proof about but I?ve heard there were almost 150 different contractors who infiltrated the group,? he told AP. ?The use of private military contractors in the service of oil companies on American soil against American citizens is a threat to our democracy.?
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Wesley Clark Jr. Says Veterans for Standing Rock Infiltrated by Military Contractors