Ammon Bundy said Monday he and his fellow armed protesters were occupying a remote Oregon wildlife refuge in part to prevent a war between the government and the people.<br />Bundy also gave his most detailed description yet of the evidence he said his group has amassed in an effort to overturn the conviction of two ranchers, a father and son who were sentenced to five years in prison for burning federal land.<br />"We do expect that they will be released," Bundy said.<br />But as Bundy ended his short time in front of the microphones to get back to work on the outpost - his crew was planning to take down a refuge fence and replace it with a gate - New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Garrett VeneKlasen stepped in front of the cameras and railed against Bundy and his fellow ranchers.
