Ruby Ridge: Kagan focus as 1996 re-election loomed

yahoo ^ | 6/13/10 | ap

[Nachum]

WASHINGTON – As an aide in the Clinton White House, Elena Kagan steeped herself in details of the Ruby Ridge controversy, an issue that Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania had zeroed in on as he sought the Republican presidential nomination.

Kagan's handwritten notes from 1995 track Specter's hearings, according to some of the Supreme Court nominee's records released Friday from her days as a White House lawyer.

The wife and son of white separatist Randy Weaver had been shot to death in Idaho at the hands of federal law enforcement agents and Specter was looking into a possible FBI coverup of who gave the orders that led to the August 1992 tragedy, which also claimed the life of a deputy U.S. marshal who was shot to death.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[izzatzo]

The Clintons, etal ought to be fried for Ruby Ridge and Waco.

[Clintonfatigued]

I’d like to know more. The article didn’t say much and this was an important issue.

[2harddrive]

The fed.gov paid $3 million to Randy Weaver for gunning down his wife and son and dog, as well as wounding his friend. Sad story.

[maine-iac7]

they shot the 14 yr old son IN THE BACK and the wife standing in the doorway holding her baby.’

Brave fellas

Weaver finally got a bit of justice many years later - but the perps, aka FBI, never got their just deserts - murder charges and convictions.

[valkyry1]

Only $3 million?

[Trailerpark Badass]

WHat did the Clintons have to do with RubyRidge?

[gunnyg]

Remembering Randy Weaver
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/conger3.html

[Dick Bachert]

The sniper’s name was LON HORIUCHI and when last seen, was in Utah, I believe.

[mad_as_he$$]

To be clear Sam was shot by US Marshals illegally trespassing on the Weaver property.

Vicki was shot by the murder Lon Hourichi of the FBI who also drove a tank at Waco.

[mad_as_he$$]

Dang

“Horiuchi”.

[autumnraine]

Nothing, I think people mistake Ruby Ridge with Waco and he was not President when Ruby Ridge occurred. People also forget that when raving on the Bushes.

[autumnraine]

Clinton was President when Waco happened, but not when Ruby Ridge happened. Just because McVeigh was ticked off at Clinton and used both of those incidents as his excuse for the OKC bombing doesn’t mean Clinton had anythin to do with Ruby Ridge.

[Popman]

I’d like to know more. The article didn’t say much and this was an important issue.

Since the article implied Kagan simply was taking notes on Ruby Ridge incident, seems like this is more of a fishing expedition than uncovering any actual facts not known unless there are handwritten side notes Kagan made which would imply her judicial feeling about it.

[Musketeer]

The Clinton's are like my neighbor, always getting someone else to grind off the serial numbers on stolen property.

[chemengineer42]

ruby ridge was on the first bush’s watch, WACO was on the clintons watch

[bamahead]

In releasing Kagan's files Friday, the Clinton presidential library kept under wraps for now a five-page Justice Department memo on the coverup allegations. The memo was faxed to the White House in early September 1995.



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[stephenjohnbanker]

Funny thing about left wingers....they have to HIDE EVERYTHING from the public...wonder why?