Edited sentence: " The Crew made it clear to the feds that if it went down in Montana, it would spark a Nation-wide rebellion (the "Wild Card").)," the Wild Card crew directed its members to simultaneously hand-deliver to FBI offices in thirteen different States including Montana, their "Notice of Intent To Defend" on April 18th, 1996.And, incidentally, that's where and when it was discovered that many depicted by the media as leaders of the Militia movement were outed to the Militia that these so-called leaders were actually working with and for the feds.Chamberlain was a member of the so-called "Montana Freeman" and had been involved in assisting the ranchers in various legal proceedings.Early in the standoff, the Columbiana County Ohio Unorganized Militia sent a contingent consisting of the group's leader General Don Vos, Lawyer Scott McMahan Bowman, who would years later defend Freeman Daniel Peterson at the Freeman's federal trial, and a few other men to join up, on April 1st, 1996, with Montana Sovereign, Freeman of Character, Lyle Chamberlain at Chamberlain's ranch in Cat Creek, Montana.So while the Associated Press set about to manufacture consent for another slaughter, by publishing quotes from everyone from a local Montana rancher to a NW area think-tank executive, encouraging the FBI to: "bring in the helicopters," to "strafe'em (the Freeman)," "shoot them," and to "kill them all, (including the children)," saying, "I want to see blood(.That's where the break came, and that's when the feds changed their own rules-of-engagement in alleged hostage situations involving Patriot groups.The Crew proceeded to be loosely joined by other Militia groups across the Nation both in Montana and in their respective home States with a rallying cry of "The government would not survive another Waco," and even the County Attorney Nick Murnion stated on radio: "We all know what happens on the 19th (of April).The group formed - and dubbed The Wild Card Crew - would soon include another strategist, Dan Wooten.What happened in Montana changed the course of history as many are aware.You might recall two prominent leaders, one from Montana and one from Michigan who resigned from the movement shortly after the standoff ended