Twenty years ago today, the FBI assaulted and demolished the Branch Davidians’ home outside of Waco, Texas. That assault and the subsequent coverups helped redefine the relation of the federal government to the American people. I wrote about the attack in several books and in articles for the Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Times, […]
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20 Years Ago at Ruby Ridge: FBI Sniper Slays Mother Holding her Baby
Today is the 20th anniversary of the killing of Vicki Weaver. Following is an article I wrote on this back in 1995, followed by the response from FBI director Louis Freeh, which claimed that I “grossly mischaracterized” the details of Vicki Weaver’s killing. I wonder how much controversy such a killing would excite nowadays. It […]
MP3 Podcast of Today’s Brian Wilson interview on FBI and Disability Quotas
WSPD’s Brian Wilson and I had a fun 15-minute chat this afternoon about the FBI’s long history of rising above the law. We saved a little tar for the Labor Department’s proposed hiring quota for disabled job applicants. Brian mentioned how the government’s definition of the disabled continues expanding. I said I was looking forward […]
FBI: “A Stasi for America”
Following is a review essay I wrote for the American Conservative – A Stasi for America By James Bovard A ripple of protest swept across the Internet in late March after the disclosure that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was teaching its agents that “the FBI has the ability to bend or suspend the law […]
Another FBI Terrorist Trainer Bites the Dust
Today’s Washington Post reports details on a guy who the FBI hired to provide expert anti-terrorism training: William G. Hillar billed himself as a hero and a patriot, a 28-year veteran of the Army Special Forces who shared his knowledge of counterterrorism by holding training sessions for federal agents and local police. The 66-year-old Millersville […]
The FBI and Antiwar.com
Justin Raimondo has an excellent report today on the FBI’s internal documents on Antiwar.com. A blogger filed a Freedom of Information Act request and received a trove of FBI documents, some of which detailed official curiosity regarding Antiwar.com. One of the FBI documents states: ““There are several unanswered questions regarding www.antiwar.com. It describes itself as […]
The Crime of Lying to the FBI???
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is a four-star sleazeball. But the feds had their chance to put him away and they failed to convince a jury on all charges except lying to the FBI. This is one of the “crimes” that best illustrates the mirage of the Rule of Law in the U.S. FBI agents […]
Jim
Yep. I would be plenty happy to be wrong on this s
R R Schoettker
Regrettably Mr. Bovard’s view of the prospects f