I could of sworn the Ba'ku incident occurred
around DS9's "Statistical Probabilities" where there was a brief period of "Dominion negotiations" something similar to what Riker
mentioned in "Insurrection" about the diplimatic core being busy with. Until the Romulans joined the alliance ("In The Pale Moonlight") it appeared doubtful whether the Federation could hold out much longer (ie. Vreenak's comment on "peace-feelers" etc.) which made Ru'Afo's "scent of death" of the Federation comment to Admiral Dougherty all the more poignant. Am I wrong about the timeframe? Ru'Afo also pointed out to Dougherty that the Federation had been challenged over the past 24 months namely by the Borg, Cardassia and the Dominion. The Dominion War was just two years long ending in late 2375 but Ru'Afo could have also implied the earlier Klingon conflict that happened in 2372 as well.