I'm from the Government and I'm Here to Kill You

by David T. Hardy

  5. “Federal Employees by State,” Governing, online at http://www.governing.com/gov-data/federal-employees-workforce-numbers-by-state.html; “Automotive Spotlight,” online at https://www.selectusa.gov/automotive-industry-united-states.

  6. Chris Edwards, “Federal Workers Earning More Than $100,000,” Cato, Feb. 5, 2016, online at https://www.cato.org/blog/federal-workers-earning-more-100000.

  7. “List of Highest-Income Counties in the United States,” Wikipedia, online at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States. The median family incomes for the four Washington suburb counties range from $117,876 to $100,474. Marin and Santa Clara Counties, California, come in at $90,535 and $91,425.

  8. Carol Hardy Vincent, Laura Hanson, and Jerome Bjelopera, “Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data,” Congressional Research Service, Dec. 29, 2014, online at http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42346.pdf.

  9. Dugard v. United States, 835 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2016).

  10. Myslakowski v. United States, 806 F.2d 94 (6th Cir. 1986), reversing Galanos v. United States, 608 F. Supp. 360 (E.D. Mich. 1985).

  11. Wysinger v. United States, 784 F.2d 1252 (5th Cir. 1986).

  12. LM, Guardian v. United States, 344 F.3d 695 (7th Cir. 2003).

  13. Jonathan R. Bruno, “Immunity for ‘Discretionary’ Functions: A Proposal to Amend the Federal Tort Claims Act,” Harvard Journ. on Legislation, vol. 49, pp. 411, 412 (2012).

  14. United States v. Gaubert, 499 U.S. 315, 324–25 (1991).

  15. Kiehn v. United States, 984 F.2d 1100 (10th Cir. 1993).

  16. Childers v. United States, 40 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 1995).

  17. Petzneck v. United States, 575 F. Supp. 698 (D. Neb. 1983).

  18. Kennesaw Irrigation District v. United States, 880 F.2d 1018 (9th Cir. 1989).

  19. Spillway Marina v. United States, 445 F.2d 876 (10th Cir. 1971).

  20. Walter Gellhorn & Louis Lauer, “Federal Liability for Personal and Property Damages,” N.Y. Univ. Law Review, vol. 29, p. 1325 (1954).

  21. Smith v. Jones-Manville Corp., 795 F.2d 301 (3d Cir. 1986).

  22. 28 U.S.C. §2679. The statute was a response to Westfall v. Erwin, 484 U.S. 292 (1988), where the Supreme Court held that a federal supervisor’s actions (allowing a toxic chemical to be stored where it could harm another federal employee) was not protected because the actions were not within the supervisor’s discretion. Congress apparently found this too appalling.

  23. Garcia v. United States, 23 F.3d 609 (5th Cir. 1994).

  24. McHugh v. University of Vermont, 966 F.2d 67 (1992).

  25. Tom Lowery v. United States, No. 15-4972-DDC-KGS, online at https://ecf.ksd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2015cv4972-9.

  26. United States v. Olsen, 737 F.3d 625 (9th Cir. 2013) (Kozinski, J., dissenting).

  27. Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

  28. 353 U.S. 657 (1957).

  29. 18 U.S. Code §3500.

  30. 18 U.S. Code §3500(a).

  31. Comment, “Criminal Discovery at and Before the Preliminary Examination,” Santa Clara Lawyer, vol. 15, p. 665 (1975).

  32. Laural L. Hooper, Jennifer E. Marsh, and Brian Yeh, “Treatment of Brady v. Maryland Material in United States District and State Courts’ Rules, Orders, and Policies, Report to the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States,” (2004), online at http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/BradyMat.pdf/$file/BradyMat.pdf.

  33. TVA v. Hill, 437 U.S. 153 (1978).

  34. An obscure endangered plant found in Maine. In the course of representing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the author occasionally heard it discussed.

  35. A majority of courts apply the “hard look” standard to assessing agency compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act. See Sierra Club v. U.S. Forest Service, 46 F.3d 835 (8th Cir. 1995); Hughes River Watershed Conservancy v. Glicksman, 81 F.3d 437 (4th Cir. 1996); Ocean Advocates v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 402 F.3d 846 (9th Cir. 2005).

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  MY THANKS GO, FIRST, TO MY agent, Pamela Leigh, who introduced me to Skyhorse, and to Donna Weisner, who put in many hours editing the manuscript before it was submitted. I also owe much to my editor at Skyhorse, Olga Greco, who likewise put in much effort (largely on persuading me to clarify the obscure). For assistance on the Randy Weaver affair, I thank my friend Jim Norell. On the Waco chapter, many people have helped over the years. Some of them are no longer with us: Mike McNulty, Gordon Novel, Carlos Ghigliotti. Others, I am happy to say, remain: in particular Dan Gifford, Barbara Grant, and Carol Moore. On Fast and Furious, we all are indebted to David Codrea and the late Mike Vanderboegh.

  INDEX

  A

  Abdullah, Crown Prince, 118

  Adams, Dave, 132

  Aidid, Hussein, 117

  Aidid, Mohamed, 116

  Air Marshals

  arming, 132–33

  dress codes, 133

  Allen, Irene, 38

  Allen v. United States, 39–41

  al-Qaeda, 118, 126–27

  Alt, Larry, 148

  ammonium nitrate, 10–14

  Arnold, Phillip, 104–05

  Arpaio, Joe, 167

  Aryan Nations, 63, 64

  assassination ban, 123–24

  Atomic Energy Commission, 27, 30–32, 33

  atomic testing

  human cost, 26–29

  sheep losses, 32–33

  cover-ups, 33–35

  lawsuits, 38–42

  B

  Baer, Robert, 17

  Bain, Sarah, 87

  Balko, Radley, 168

  Baumgartner, Henry, 10

  Brady requirement, 196

  violations, 113

  Berger, Sandy, 118–21

  Berkowitz v. United States, 21–22

  Bivens civil rights lawsuits, 5

  Blum, Prof. Deborah, 5

  Border Patrol, BORTAC operations, 135–36

  Boston Massacre, 2

  Bowler, Willard, 39

  Brandon, Thomas, 162

  British Petroleum explosion, 22–23

  Brown, Michael, 171

  Brown, Dr. William, 56

  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

  at Ruby Ridge, 63–64

  at Waco, 87–91, 96–103

  in Operation Fast and Furious, 137–40

  Breuer, Lanny, 140

  Butrico, Frank, 27–28, 34, 39

  Burger, Warren, 23

  Burke, Dennis, 142–44, 151–55, 157–58, 161–62

  Bush, George H. W., 119

  Bush, George W., 125–26

  Buxtun, Peter, 55–58

  Byrne grants for drug enforcement, 170

  C

  Calvo, Cheye, 165

  Capone, Al, 45, 51

  Cavanaugh, Jim, 87

  Cefalu, Vince, 159, 162

  Chernobyl reactor disaster, 28

  Chojnacki, Phillip, 112

  Churchill, Prof. Robert H., 127

  Clarke, Richard, 125–27

  Clark, Dr. Taliaferro, 48, 49–50, 53

  CleanUpATF.org, 154

  Clinton, Bill, 116–120, 123

  Clinton, Hillary, 135, 146

  Codrea, David, 154–55, 241

  Cooper, Larry, 66, 67, 80

  Coulson, Danny, 61, 69, 73, 77, 79–80, 81, 82

  CS “tear gas,” 108

  Cutler, Dr. John, 56

  Cuyler, Christopher, 90

  D

  Daigo Fukuryu Maru ship, 41

  Dalehite, Elizabeth, 9, 10

  Dalehite, Captain Henry, 9, 10

  Dalehite v. United States, 18–21

  Danforth, John, 112–13

  Davidian Church

  beliefs, 87–88

  members killed, 111

  members imprisoned, 112

  Declaration of Independence, 1, 3, 201

  Deitrick, Col. Carroll, 14

  Degan, William, 66, 6
8, 70, 79, 80

  Department of Justice, 18, 19, 39, 40, 62, 64, 78–80, 83–85, 113, 128, 136, 160, 194

  Detty, Mike, 137, 138, 139

  Dibble, Dr. Eugene, 47, 48, 52

  Dirty Harry atomic test, 26–28

  discretionary function exception. See Federal Tort Claims Act

  Dodson, John, 135, 147–152, 158, 161, 162

  Doyle, Clive, 88, 107

  Doyle, Sherri, 88

  Dunning, Dr. Gordon, 34–35, 36

  E

  Ehrlich, Dr. Paul, 46

  Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, 119

  Erwa, General Elfatih, 122

  Evans, Ronald, 65–66

  F

  FBI

  at Ruby Ridge, 69–78

  at Waco, 91–96

  and terrorism, 128

  concealed evidence in “zero files,” 113

  laboratory scandal, 66

  Federal Tort Claims Act

  origin, 6

  discretionary function exception, 6–7, 20–23, 40–41, 58–59, 189–90, 191

  at Waco, 109

  success rate in court, 189

  encourages dangerous conduct, 187–88

  intentional tort exception, 193

  Field, Justice Stephen, 4, 83

  flash-bang grenades, 166, 168

  Foote, Dr. Sam, 177–78

  Freedom of Information Act, 95, 102

  Freeh, Louis, 118–19

  Fund, John, 164

  Fukushima nuclear reactor, 28

  G

  Garrido, Phillip, 187

  Gates, Daryl, 164

  Gazecki, Bill, 95

  George III, 1, 2, 201

  Gerson, Stuart, 185

  Ghigliotti, Carlos, 241

  Gifford, Dan, 95, 241

  Gillett, George, 154, 158–59

  Glenn, Gene, 70

  Gofman, Dr. John, 25

  Gowdy, Rep. Trey, 150

  Grandcamp, ship, 15–16, 18

  Grant, Barbara, 241

  Grassley, Sen. Chuck, 155, 156, 159–60

  Gray, Fred D., 58–59

  Griffin, Richard, 175

  Gritz, James “Bo,” 77–78

  growth of federal employment, 186–87

  grand jury abuse, 196–97

  Guerena, Jose, 164–65

  H

  Haralson, Dale, 38

  Harper, Dr. John, 56

  Harris, Kevin, 62, 67–72, 75–79, 81

  Heller, Jean, 58

  Heller, Dr. J. R., 53

  Heller, Dr. John, 43

  Helman, Sharon, 176, 183–84

  Herbert, Dexter, 166

  Hezbollah, 118

  High Flyer, ship, 17

  Hiroshima, 30

  Holder, Attorney General Eric, 135, 141, 152, 162

  Holifield, Rep. Chester E., 25

  Hoover, William, 141

  Horiuchi, Lon

  shoots at Weavers, 74–75

  testifies, 80

  is prosecuted, 82, 85

  Ron Howen, 78, 80–81

  I

  In re Neagle, 83

  Indian Towing v. United States, 21

  Intolerable Acts, 2

  Iodine-131, 28, 35, 36

  Issa, Rep. Darrell, 159–60

  J

  Jackson, Elmer, 27

  Jackson, Justice Robert H., 185

  Jahn, Ray, 106

  Jamar, Jeff, 110–11

  James, Dr. Reginald, 52

  Jencks Act, 197

  Jencks v. United States, 197

  Johnston, Bill, 113

  Jones, Aiyana Stanley, 166

  Judgment Fund, 82, 176

  K

  Kennedy, Judge T. M., 19–20

  Khobar Towers bombing, 117–18

  Kipling, Rudyard, 9

  Knapp, Harold, 36

  Kootenai Indian War, 62

  Koresh, David, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93.

  calls 911 during gun fight, 102

  wounded, 103

  calls BATF Agent Cavanaugh during gun fight, 103

  tells negotiators is ready to come out, 105

  L

  Laird, Martha, 25

  Larson, Dr. Eric, 109

  Lee, Robert E., 3

  Leigh, Pamela, 241

  Lewis, Edward B., 36

  Llovera, Jesus Sanchez, 167

  Luna, Julio, 16

  Lynch, Sheriff’s Lieutenant Larry, 103

  Lynch, Loretta, 183–84

  Lyon, Dr. Joseph L., 25, 37–38

  M

  Mannering, Agatha, 27

  MacAllister, Hope, 162

  Matthews, Ellie, 78

  Marshall, Chief Justice John, 3

  Martin, Wayne, 102–03

  McNulty, Mike, 95–96, 113, 241

  Meinecke, Elisabeth, 159

  Melson, Kenneth, 156, 160

  methylene chloride, 108–09

  Millar, Dr. J. D., 58

  Miniter, Richard, 124–25

  Mitchell, Dr. Katherine, 176–77

  Mogadishu (Somalia), 116–17

  Monsanto Corporation, 18

  Moore, Carol, 241

  Moore, Dr. Joseph, 48

  Mount Carmel, 87, 88, 90–91

  Moussaoui, Zacarias, 116

  arrested, 120–21

  FBI declines to search, 130

  Murphy, Mark, 166

  Myslakowski v. United States, 187

  N

  Nagasaki, 30

  National Firearms Act, 63

  National Intelligence Estimate, 122–23

  National Security Council, 126

  Neagle, David, 4

  Nelson, Oleta, 27

  Neumann, Keith, 166

  Neosalvarsan, 46, 48, 51

  Nevin, David, 78

  Nevin, Edward, 57

  Newell, William, 143, 144, 145, 150, 151, 153–54, 155

  Noesner, Gary, 69, 81–82

  Norell, Jim, 241

  Northern Front, 124–25

  Novel, Gordon, 241

  O

  Obama, Barack, 141

  Operation Fast and Furious, 141–162

  Operation Wide Receiver, 138, 141

  P

  Pare, Ambroise, 44

  Parks, Rosa, 58

  Patriot Act, 132

  Pendleton, Prof. Robert C., 35

  penicillin, 47

  Peterson, Chuck, 78

  Pollard, Charles, 58

  Posner, Gerald, 121

  Project Megiddo, 116, 128

  Potts, Larry, 70, 77, 79, 82

  Powell, Sidney, 81

  private bills, 6

  R

  Ramirez, Manuel Medina, 165

  Reno, Janet, 105, 106, 112, 113

  Revelation, Book of, 103–05

  Roderick, Arthur, 67

  Rodriguez, Robert, 90

  Rogers, Dick, 69–71

  at Ruby Ridge, 82–82

  at Waco, 109–111

  Rolince, Mike, 120

  Rosenwald Foundation, 47

  Rowley, Coleen, 130–31

  Ruby Ridge see also Weaver family

  BATF involvement, 63–64

  rules of engagement changed, 70–71

  Sammy Weaver killed, 67

  Vicki Weaver killed, 75–76

  Department of Justice report, 71

  civil suit, 82

  S

  Salvarsan, 46, 49

  Salisbury, Morse, 34

  Sarabyn, Charles, 112

  Schatz, Dr. Irwin, 55

  Scott, General Winfield, 184

  Scottsdale Gun Club, 146

  Seagal, Steven, 187

  Sedan atomic test, 35

  Shinseki, General Eric, 175, 184

  Sepulveda, Alberto, 167

  Sexton, Gregory, 71

  sovereign immunity, 2–3

  Spence, Gerry, 78, 85

  Spence, Kent, 78

  Stalin, Josef, 29

  Stevens, Sen. Ted, 80

  Supremacy Clause, 83–84

  SWAT teams />
  origin of term, 163

  spread of concept, 164, 168–69, 173–74

  federal use, 169

  minor agencies creating, 170

  federal grants for creation, 173

  accidental shootings, 166–67

  syphilis

  origin, 43

  stages, 44

  symptoms, 45

  T

  Tabor, James, 104–05

  Terry, David, 4

  Terry, Brian, 136, 152, 161

  Texas City explosion

  causes, 11–14

  death toll, 16–17

  litigation, 18–21

  private bill, 23

  Thibodeau, David, 100

  Thompsett, Dr. Richard, 33

  Thonetheva, Wanis, 167

  U

  USS Cole bombing, 120–21

  U.S. Postal Service

  sells unsafe jeeps, 187

  “Lester the Molester,” 189

  United States v. Lee, 3–4

  United States v. Varig Airlines, 21, 37, 40

  Udall, Stewart, 38–39

  Utah cancer registry, 37

  V

  Vanderboegh, Mike, 154–55, 241

  Veterans Administration hospital system

  origins, 184

  malpractice payments, 176

  punishment of whistleblowers, 182–83

  bonuses, 181–82

  Vinzant, Carol, 99

  Vonderlehr, Dr. R. A., 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

  Voth, David, 143, 144, 146, 148–50, 152

  “giddy” over guns at Mexican crime scenes, 162

  W

  Waco

  Feb. 28 fire fight, 90–91, 18–102

  machine gun claims, 100–101

  radio van tapes, 101–02

  conflict between Hostage Rescue Team and negotiators, 105–06

  Apr. 19 fire, 106–07

  vanishing evidence, 93–94

  Waco: The Rules of Engagement documentary, 95

  Weaver family. See also Ruby Ridge

  Elisheba Weaver, 75, 76

  Randy Weaver, 61–82

  Rachel Weaver, 75

  Sammy Weaver, 61, killed, 67

  Sara Weaver, 74, 75

  Vicki Weaver, 61, 62, 74,

  killed 75, 76, 79

  Weisner, Donna, 241

  Weiss, Dr. Edward, 36–37

  Weich, Ronald, 156–57

  Wenger, Dr. O. C., 51, 54

  Westfall Act, 193

  Wheeler, Sharon, 89

  Whipple, Keith, 26–27

  Whipple, Kent, 27

  Whistleblower Protection Act, 155

  Whitcomb, Christopher, 105–06

  White, Gordon Eliot, 37

  Whitehurst, Frederic, 66

  Williams, Rev. Accelyne, 165

  Wilkinson, Monte, 152

  Williams, Kenneth, 129

  Wolff, Dr. Arthur, 33

  Y

  Y2K computer bug, 128

  Yobs, Dr. Anne, 55