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Randy Weaver, still wiry after 10 years out of the limelight, his dark hair turned silver, was signing autographs for fellow survivalists at an Independent American Party convention in Elko, Nev., in April when someone asked if he would act differently if he could relive the horrible 11-day siege at Ruby Ridge. "I would have put on my full camo," Weaver said, looking at his questioner, "and shoot them in the back. As many as I could." It has been a decade since Weaver, waiting for Armageddon while holed up in a crude cabin in the Selkirk Mountains of Northern...

What To Do? by Robert KlassenWally Conger recently reminded us to remember the FBI murders at Ruby Ridge on its tenth anniversary, August 21. Less well known, we can also remember the first anniversary of the FBI murders at Vandelia, Michigan, where they shot and killed Tom Crosslin at his private campground (Keyword: Crosslin) on September 3 and his friend Rolland Rohm on September 4. Both events were similar in set-up, stand-off, and sniping, except in speed of execution; evidently the FBI had learned that time was of the essence, and there was no messy media event at Vandelia. These...

MSNBC July 18 — Less than six months after he was given the task of making U.S. airports and airlines safe, John Magaw was forced out Wednesday as head of the new Transportation Security Administration MAGAW, WHO SUBMITTED his resignation at the request of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, will be replaced by the agency’s chief operating officer, retired Coast Guard Commandant James M. Loy, MSNBC’s Robert Hager reported from Washington. Mineta issued a statement after MSNBC reported the ouster, praising Magaw, calling him “a dedicated public servant with a lifetime of achievement in the law enforcement field.” The TSA inherited...

This article presents, analyzes and adds important new information about a recent letter to the editor of the Washington Times concerning the nominee for FBI Director, Robert Mueller. The letter was published on page A-11 of the Times on July 28, 2001 and was written by Patrick Downes of Boston. His letter was entitled “FBI Appointment Needs More Investigation”. While Downes letter is to the editor, it provides valuable information about Mueller’s previous role in DOJ collusion to help facilitate FBI and DOJ corruption in mishandling evidence in important cases. The text of the letter is first reproduced and then...