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[reporter] ...2,000 war
veterans plan to arrive at the site of the North
Dakota Native American protest. Their goal? To serve as human shields
for the protesters who oppose the construction
of an oil pipeline they say crosses
tribal treaty land. The veterans are
calling on local and state law enforcement
to stand down, claiming they are intimidating unarmed citizens using
militarized police force. [keyboard clicking] Here's my license
veterans plan to arrive at the site of the North
Dakota Native American protest. Their goal? To serve as human shields
for the protesters who oppose the construction
of an oil pipeline they say crosses
tribal treaty land. The veterans are
calling on local and state law enforcement
to stand down, claiming they are intimidating unarmed citizens using
militarized police force. [keyboard clicking] Here's my license
Full Transcript
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[reporter] ...2,000 war
veterans plan to arrive
00:00:03.998 --> 00:00:06.105
at the site of the North
Dakota Native American protest.
00:00:06.138 --> 00:00:07.074
Their goal?
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To serve as human shields
for the protesters
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who oppose the construction
of an oil pipeline
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they say crosses
tribal treaty land.
00:00:15.648 --> 00:00:17.284
The veterans are
calling on local
00:00:17.317 --> 00:00:19.685
and state law enforcement
to stand down,
00:00:19.718 --> 00:00:21.854
claiming they are intimidating
00:00:21.887 --> 00:00:24.079
unarmed citizens using
militarized police force.
00:00:24.824 --> 00:00:25.891
[keyboard clicking]
00:00:25.925 --> 00:00:27.076
Here's my license.
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Movie Summary
A journalist and oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.