There are so many problems with Ruby Ridge, Waco and the OKC Bombing that it's difficult to know where to start. The one common thread is that federal agencies were involved, and each one screwed up incredibly.
With Waco it went all the way to the White House. Janet Reno, Webster Hubble and I suspect the Clintons were in it up to their elboes.
Reno had been briefed that the gas they wanted to use was contraindicated for situations where there were small children. She signed off anyway.
These three events would have generated the anacronym FUBAR if it hadn't already been created.
Then TWA 800 came along. Can anyone remember the FBI and the CIA commandeering another airline crash investigation from the FAA? Can anyone remember the FBI fielding questions regarding a crash? Can anyone remember a CIA agent standing in the background at each press conference?
Nah, only the BATF and the FBI could team up to make the overall performance of the INS look good by comparison.
I thought all along that the "crash" was the purview of the NTSB and the FAA, but the Clintons tripped a flag with their change of jurisdiction. That was the first sign that this was not a normal aircraft malfunction or pilot error situation.
Reminiscent of the BATF taking over the investigation of "sexually abused children at Waco" from the Texas Dept. of Child Protective Services, imo. But then, that is a Clinton era hallmark.