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In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

  
  All about Randy Weaver and Ruby Ridge, by David Lohr
In August of 1992 Americans tensely watched as events began to unfold on a remote ridge in Northern Idaho, involving a white separatist family and the FBI.
National debates on the case were said to have fueled anti-government sentiments, which eventually played a role in the Waco, Oklahoma City, and the Freemen conflict.
Randy Weaver lived with his wife and four children in a cabin he himself built on Ruby Ridge, just 40 miles south of the Canadian border.
www.crimelibrary.com /gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/randy_weaver/1.html   (410 words)

  
  Ruby Ridge: The Coverup Continues
The Ruby Ridge case involved the entrapment of Randy Weaver on firearms charges by an informant for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), false ATF reports to federal prosecutors, and dozens of intrusions by U.S. marshals on Weaver’s land.
Ruby Ridge’s law enforcement debacle by the federal government has given birth to an even more disturbing evil: namely, a threat to the robust execution of federal power from fear of state criminal charges fueled by parochial extremism or passions.
Kozinski’s opinions on Ruby Ridge exemplified a principled approach to law enforcement — one that recognizes that blind deference to government badges is the route to tyranny.
www.fff.org /freedom/1101g.asp   (1478 words)

  
 Ruby
Ruby, or as it was called previous to incorporation, Ruby City, came into existence in the late 1880s.
A large force of men were employed at Ruby during the "good old times." The mines were located on the high ridge that rises abruptly from the town on the south.
A finely equipped and expensive concentrator was built one-half mile east of town, and a wire tram constructed from the mill to the mines on Ruby Ridge, quite a distance away.
www.ghosttownsusa.com /ruby.htm   (568 words)

  
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 Ruby Ridge Hearing-Director Freeh's Opening Statement
Ruby Ridge has become synonymous with tragedy, given the deaths there of a decorated Deputy United States Marshal, a young boy, and the boy's mother.
As you are aware, the FBI responded to Ruby Ridge subsequent to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms investigation of Randy Weaver.
At Ruby Ridge, the Hostage Rescue Team ("HRT") was operating in accordance with rules of engagement that were reasonably subject to interpretation that would permit a violation of FBI policy and the Constitution.
www.fas.org /irp/congress/1995_hr/s951019f.htm   (4602 words)

  
 The Shooting at Ruby Ridge
McGavin explained that in the Ruby Ridge crisis, the perception of deadly threat, coupled with the fact that Weaver and Harris had demonstrated a willingness to kill a federal official, produced grave concern that HRT members needed to be made aware of the extreme danger.
The first priority of the FBI at Ruby Ridge was to secure and control a perimeter around the Weaver cabin to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel and to prevent the escape of those who may have been involved in the exchange of gunfire the previous day.
At Ruby Ridge, it was of paramount importance to give notice to those in the Weaver cabin at the earliest feasible opportunity, given the Rules of Engagement in effect during the initial stages of the FBI operation.
www.byington.org /Carl/ruby/ruby4.6.htm   (20984 words)

  
 A new Ruby Ridge documentary. - By Virginia Heffernan - Slate Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Eight minutes into Ruby Ridge: Anatomy of a Tragedy (Discovery Times Channel), the voice-over explains why Randall Weaver, who was charged with manufacturing, possessing, and selling illegal firearms in 1990, decided, with Vicki, his wife, to skip his court date.
The real problem at Ruby Ridge was that, in the '80s and early '90s, the feds were themselves on high alert, if not paranoid, about domestic terrorism by white-power groups in the Northwest.
Though Ruby Ridge relies on standard documentary scare gimmicks—music like a heartbeat, eerie shots of props, like a rocking chair—the Discovery Times Channel pulls off its treatment of the highly charged event, the significance of which many news outlets underestimated at the time.
slate.msn.com /id/2082028   (1227 words)

  
 Ruby Ridge - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Ruby Ridge is a beautiful and hilly area in the northern Idaho Panhandle, known for a confrontation in August 1992 between a group of wealthy, homosexual philanthropists living there and the proud but misinformed agents of the US federal government.
The actions of the government forces were later widely criticized by the United Nations and other countries such as Namibia and Benin; the government later successfully sued the UN for $3.1 trillion.
The US Senate in September 1995 held hearings on the Ruby Ridge incident and, in December, released a report that vaguely referred to the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Ruby_Ridge   (1303 words)

  
 Ruby Ridge Federal Siege, Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ruby Ridge: [the truth & tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family].
The social constructions of Ruby Ridge and Waco: the beginning of the modern militia movement.
"The Ripples from Ruby Ridge: Investigation of FBI Shootout at Ruby Ridge." The Economist, 336 (August 26, 1995), p.
users.skynet.be /terrorism/html/usa_ruby_ridge.htm   (727 words)

  
 Ruby Ridge Information
Ruby Ridge was the name given by the mainstream media to the home of Randy Weaver's family, a nameless hillside between Caribou Ridge and Ruby Creek in the northern Idaho Panhandle, just outside of the small town of Naples.
The US Senate in September 1995 held hearings on the Ruby Ridge incident and, in December, released a report detailing the handling of the incident.
Ruby Ridge : The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family The Spokesman Review received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his coverage of the story.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Ruby_Ridge   (4090 words)

  
 Ruby Ridge Survivor Weaver Now Being Stalked
Ruby Ridge massacre survivor Randy Weaver today appeared on the Alex Jones show to alert listeners to the fact that he appears to be under some kind of ongoing surveillance.
Weaver was woken early this morning by his neighbour who had witnessed at least one man in a fl uniform moving around in the trees just feet away from Weaver's house.
The local Sheriff's deputy reported to Weaver's house after his daughter, also a Ruby Ridge survivor, demanded to know who was conducting surveillance on the property and for what reason.
infowars.com /articles/ps/ruby_ridge_survivor_weaver_now_being_stalked.htm   (413 words)

  
 The Shooting at Ruby Ridge
Calley participated in the crime scene research at Ruby Ridge and the interviews of the marshals involved in the shooting incident on August 21, 1992.
Led SOG reconnaissance teams at Ruby Ridge in mid-June 1991 and then was involved in the deployment and command of SOG at Ruby Ridge after the shooting incident on August 21, 1992.
Died in shootout with Deputy U.S. Marshals at Ruby Ridge on August 21, 1992.
www.byington.org /Carl/ruby/ruby7.htm   (2687 words)

  
 Court TV Library
On Aug. 22, 1992, on a remote ridge in northern Idaho, a weeklong standoff between white supremacist Randy Weaver and federal agents ended in a shootout in which an FBI sniper shot and killed Weaver's wife, Vicky.
Although we concluded that the decision to deploy the HRT to Ruby Ridge was appropriate and consistent with Department policy, we do not believe that the FBI's initial attempts at intelligence gathering at the scene were sufficiently thorough.
Introduction The events that led to the death of three persons at Ruby Ridge, Idaho in August 1992 and to the subsequent prosecution of Randall ("Randy") Weaver and Kevin Harris had their origin with an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ("BATF").
www.courttv.com /archive/legaldocs/government/rubyridge.html   (14994 words)

  
 CNN - Ruby Ridge - Oct. 14, 1995
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee on terrorism is investigating the fatal stand-off at Weaver's home in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, where Weaver's wife and son and a federal marshal were killed.
Potts was subsequently demoted and suspended, pending a criminal investigation of an alleged cover-up of the FBI's actions during the Ruby Ridge incident.
Former FBI director to testify in Ruby Ridge - Sept. 22, 1995
www.cnn.com /US/9510/ruby_ridge   (462 words)

  
 CNN - FBI official charged with obstruction after concealing Ruby Ridge report - Oct. 22, 1996
Kahoe organized and moderated a conference on the Ruby Ridge matter at FBI headquarters in November 1992, and ordered that a report be prepared.
Their dismissal was followed by angry congressional hearings on Ruby Ridge and the FBI siege at David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas.
Former FBI director to testify in Ruby Ridge - September 22, 1995
edition.cnn.com /US/9610/22/ruby.ridge.final   (546 words)

  
 The Ruby Ridge Prosecutions
Unfortunately, the decisions of both the federal and state prosecutors mean that several of the criminals at Ruby Ridge will never be charged with anything.
At Ruby Ridge, Idaho, the normal, constitutional rules of engagement were changed; the new rules were orders to kill any armed adult male seen on the Weavers’ property.
Second, pass resolutions calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the federal officials responsible for the deaths at Ruby Ridge.
www.davekopel.com /waco/arts/rrprosec.htm   (1167 words)

  
 FBI agent can be tried in Ruby Ridge slaying   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A divided federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that an FBI sharpshooter can be tried on state manslaughter charges in the slaying of a white separatist's wife during a standoff at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992.
The Weaver case and the conduct of authorities at Ruby Ridge launched a national debate over federal law enforcement tactics.
The Ruby Ridge incident led U.S. officials to re-examine their policies for dealing with suspects in standoffs.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/june01/2001-06-05-rubyridge.htm   (510 words)

  
 Court TV Legal Documents: Ruby Ridge Decision
Horiuchi’s presence and actions on Ruby Ridge on August 22, 1992 in the performance of his duties as a FBI HRT member.
Harris was necessary and proper based upon the existing circumstances at Ruby Ridge on August 22, 1992.
Horiuchi carried out his duties were objectively reasonable based on the circumstances then existing at Ruby Ridge on August 22, 1992, and that he did not see Mrs.
www.courttv.com /archive/legaldocs/government/ruby.html   (5088 words)

  
 Randy "Ruby Ridge" Weaver hero in Sullivan County
KINGSPORT: Having survived the siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, eight years ago this month, where federal agents shot and killed his wife and 14-year-old son, Randy Weaver believes no one can say his profound distrust of the U.S. government is simply paranoia.
In February 1991, he missed a federal court date on weapons charges that he'd been told was set for a month later, and it was that mix-up that led to the highly publicized siege at Ruby Ridge.
The book, titled "The Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge," tells their side of the standoff that began at Ruby Ridge on Aug. 21, 1992, when federal agents surrounded Weaver's cabin to serve a failure-to-appear warrant.
www.sullivan-county.com /nf0/dispatch/weaver1.htm   (1523 words)

  
 Timothy Lynch on Ruby Ridge on National Review Online
Now that ten years have passed, the feds will accelerate their ongoing effort to "move forward" and have the scandal declared "ancient history." But the Ruby Ridge episode should not be soon forgotten.
A new generation of young people who have never heard of Ruby Ridge are now emerging from the public-school system and are heading off to college and will thereafter begin their careers in business, education, journalism, government, and other fields.
That is why it is important to remember Ruby Ridge.
www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment-lynch082102.asp   (1046 words)

  
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The Ruby Ridge confrontation began aweek earlier when federal marshals tried to arrest Weaver forfailing to appear in court on weapons charges.
Although we concluded that the decisionto deploy the HRT to Ruby Ridge was appropriate and consistentwith Department policy, we do not believe that the FBI's initialattempts at intelligence gathering at the scene weresufficiently thorough.
We furtherrecommend that procedures be adopted to improve the coordinationbetween the FBI Laboratory and the federal prosecutors and that and examination be done of the FBI procedures regarding the memorializing of interviews.
www-2.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/wbardwel/public/nfalist/ruby_ridge1.txt   (15241 words)

  
 Lessons of Waco, Ruby Ridge applied at Plainfield
Comment: Still no media coverage of the true story that Danny Riley later told, risking his life in doing so, that the FBI were commanding the operation and ordered Riley to lie to the media in selling the cover-story that they were serving a warrant after the planned siege was aborted.
U.S. marshals in New Hampshire appear to be pursuing tactics similar to those used in Montana in 1996, when federal agents successfully negotiated the peaceful surrender of the Montana Freeman after an 81-day standoff, said Mark Potok, director of the intelligence project at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
In 1992, a confrontation between federal agents and white separatist Randy Weaver in northern Idaho's Ruby Ridge resulted in the deaths of one federal agent and two members of Weaver's family.
www.infowars.com /articles/ps/plainfield_lessons_of_waco_ruby_ridge_applied_at_plainfield.htm   (942 words)

  
 RUBY RIDGE
In the Ruby Ridge case, Vicki Weaver was killed Aug. 22, 1992, by FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi.
Potts' receipt in January 1995 of a letter of censure in the Ruby Ridge matter, he was named deputy director in May 1995.
The Ruby Ridge case is seen as a test of whether federal agents are immune from state prosecution.
www.apfn.org /apfn/rubyridge.htm   (6459 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: The Killings on Ruby Ridge   (Site not responding. Last check: )
After listening to hours of the Ruby Ridge hearings currently being held in the Senate, I have come to a frightening realization.
If they had abided by their own guidelines, Ruby Ridge would never have become the disaster it did.
After Ruby Ridge, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh promoted Larry Potts, one of those most responsible for the debacle, to the number two spot in the bureau.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=497163   (1234 words)

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