Mistake Made in Reporting NM National Guard in NM |  | ||
This was a mistake and I am not sure how it happened. I am on deadline for another piece and will try to get to the bottom of this. Many apologies.
best
Sandy Tolan
Professor
University of Southern California
2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 1:21 PM, erich kuerschner <erichwwk@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Mr. Alan Tolan:
On Oct 27 you reported
Earlier in the day, dozens of uniformed officers from state and county police and the National Guardadvanced in columns, rolling through temporary barricades the pipeline opponents had set up, and eventually forming a 180-degree arc in front of them.No details were given as to which state was involved.On Oct 28 you reportedState and county police, the New Mexico National Guard and an oil company private security team cleared protesters, along with the teepees and tents they had erect in the path of the pipeline, and on Friday, authorities removed the final roadblocks that protesters had erected along the highway.
This time the assertion was made that the NM National Guard was involved.
Needless to say that has caused a furor here, as the issues involved are very similar to the issues involved in a VERY significant Native American sovereignty issue (that of Blue Lake and the Taos Pueblo). There are a significan number of individuals from Taos that have been there, are currently there.
NONE of OUR contacts are reporting that the New Mexico National Guard was involved, and are puzzled that the North Dakota NG was not mentioned.
Could you kindly clarify the basis of the allegation that the NM National Guard is in ND, and offer some assistance in how one might determine what is actually the case?
Thank you (in advance) for your assistance!
Best, Erich Kuerschner, Taos, NM
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