In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

For episode 19 of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watch “In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco,” a ripped-from-the-headlines-style movie about the siege at Waco. They use the movie as an occasion to discuss right-wing extremism, abuse and overreach among federal law enforcement, and how both played themselves out in American culture.
Connor Lynch (connor-lynch.com) produced this episode. Artwork by Rachel Eck (instagram.com/rachel_e_lettering?utm_medium=co…).
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Links from the episode!
New York Times front-page for May 23, 1993 (timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1993/05/…)
“Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America” by Kathleen Belew (hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674286078)
American Experience: Ruby Ridge (pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ruby-ridge)
“Waco: The Rules of Engagement,” a 1997 documentary on the siege and its fallout. (youtube.com/watch?v=5iT5Gx6eaRA)