I’ve got a Hutaree “militia” member living less than a half mile away. Killing him in a drone strike would have been a whole let less embarrassing for the administration than all those acquittals that resulted from the high profile raid.
After all, they were supposedly plotting against government. (it was actually an informant inspired bull session that was tame compared to some of what we see openly posted here at FR)
I’ve been picking up on little bits and pieces in the news that make me believe another high profile “Waco/military” style raid is being planned by fed agents against some group somewhere.
One thing I’ve noticed was the ACLU raising questions about the use of military weapons by law enforcement.
It may be nothing but I don’t trust the ACLU as far as I can throw them.
It’s struck me as being what the left calls “heightened public awareness”.
Make the public aware of the issue before the event takes place in order to maximize the outrage.