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September 8, 2016

Did Guard on Site at Saturday's Standoff at Standing Rock Work with Private Security Co. Torchlight?
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More details may have emerged about the standoff on Saturday. While it
is not yet known which security company working for Dakota Access was
responsible for attacking Native Americans with dogs and pepper spray,
it has emerged that one of the security guards on site may be an Air
Force and Army veteran who now works with a security company called
Torchlight USA, LLC. Torchlight was founded by a former Marine officer,
Eric Kirsch, whose Linked In profile says he went on to do private
consulting for the State Department. Internal company documents say
Torchlight provides "consulting in direct support to US Government, NATO
Coalition, and Corporate initiatives." The security guard, Landon
Steele, is listed on Torchlight's website as a company officer and
adviser. He appears to be the same man photographed multiple times at
the site of Saturday's conflict, at times holding a dog.
Topics:Dakota Access Pipeline

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