The government spent about $1.5 million to get a minor, first-time (alleged) criminal. There is no obvious or logical basis for such extreme interest, even in hindsight based on what we now know. An objective person analyzing this would have to conclude that the government's interest in Weaver was entirely different than what it was claimed to be, and if it was that important it is logical to conclude that fraud was not beyond their capability and motivation. Given the fact that the government actually faked evidence in the trial (photographs of shell casings), a fact that was brought out during trial, anything they say is not believable.
Could it be that the operatives at Ruby Ridge were simply incompetent? -- Jon Lebkowsky <jonl@wired.com> http://www.well.com/~jonl Electronic Frontiers Forum, 7PM PST Thursdays <http://www.hotwired.com/eff>