Emails Show Iraq War PR Alums Led Attempt to Discredit Dakota Access Protesters

https://www.desmogblog.com/2017/07/20/emails-bush-iraq-war-pr-delve-off-the-record-strategies-dakota-access-pipeline

By Steve Horn and Curtis Waltman, MuckRock Behind the scenes, as law enforcement officials tried to stem protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, alumni from the George W. Bush White House were leading a crisis communications effort to discredit pipeline protesters. Emails show that the firms Delve and Off the Record Strategies, apparently working on contract with the National Sheriffs’ Association, worked in secret on talking points, media outreach, and communications training for law enforcement dealing with Dakota Access opponents mobilized at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. This revelation comes from documents obtained via an open records request from the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department in Wyoming. Click here for reuse options! Tags: Donald TrumpfrackingDCI groupRob PortALECamerican legislative exchange councilSPNState Policy NetworkMidwest Alliance for Infrastructure NowBakken ShaleCass CountyMorton CountyNorth Dakotahydraulic fracturinggeorge w bushDakota Accessemergency management assistance compactEMACEnergy Transfer PartnersKelcy WarrenNational Sheriffs’ Association