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Article: The nightmare of Idaho's Ruby Ridge. (federal agent siege)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- September 11, 1995
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For those who believe that federal law officers have gotten out of hand, what happened to Randy Weaver and his family in Idaho's rugged Selkirk Mountains resonates with as much fury as the fiery demise of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. And like Waco, the 1992 tragedy that ended in the deaths of a U.S. marshal, Weaver's wife and his 14-year-old son atop Ruby Ridge has become a recurring nightmare. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reeling from charges of a cover-up, and this week, a Senate subcommittee led by Pennsylvania Republican and presidential candidate Arlen Specter will begin 10 days or more of intermittent hearings on the affair. It will take at least that ...