-Caveat Lector- << >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carolyn Hart) >Subject: [piml] Waco article from SOF > > >From Free Republic-- > > Source: Soldier Of Fortune > > Published: December 1999 Author: SOF Staff > > Posted on 11/12/1999 08:56:29 PST by PJ-Comix > > > > As the sun set over the Texas prairie that last night of February 1993 the > > nation sat stunned. The events that unfolded that day > > near the peaceful town of Waco saw four federal agents and six members of > > an obscure religious sect shot dead, and many > > more on each side wounded. What had begun as a botched raid by the federal > > Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms > > rapidly escalated into the largest shoot-out in American law-enforcement > > history. It was also soon to grow into the greatest > > scandal ever faced by the country's self-anointed, premier law enforcement > > agency—the Federal Bureau of Investigation. > > > > With the morning sun came the FBI, replete with loudspeakers. floodlights, > > the infamous Hostage Rescue Team ... and U.S. > > military main battle tanks. They were, by God, going to war. Those scumbags > > holed-up in that ramshackle church had not > > only killed federal lawmen, they had committed the unpardonable sin of > > contempt-of-cop. For this transgression the Branch > > Davidians. their children, and their leader, David Koresh, would pay with > > their lives. > > > > Although it was now an FBI show, the on-site FBI agents were split into two > > camps. One was comprised of the hostage > > negotiators. who, for the most part, worked hard to give Koresh and his > > followers a dignified and survivable way out. At the > > other end of the spectrum were the tactical teams. Fueled by a limitless > > supply of testosterone, they couldn't wait for kick-ass > > action. In the end, brawn overcame brains and the resulting massacre, > > embodied in the single word "Waco." came to > > symbolize the darkest chapter in American law enforcement history. > > > > Although touted by the likes of Democratic Congressmen Charles Schumer and > > Tom Lantos as being the epitome of > > righteousness, the actions of the FBI tactical teams at Waco were, at the > > least reprehensible, and at the most outright criminal. > > Had any other lass enforcement or military agency conducted itself the way > > the FBI did at Waco its officers would he in jail! > > > > With the potential for a PR nightmare looming, the first thing on the > > agenda was to demonize the Branch Davidians to such a > > point that they appeared sub-human in the eyes of the world. This part was > > easy: Simply cut off all contact with the outside > > world, especially the press. Herd the news media to a point 2 miles from > > the besieged building and feed them carefully > > scripted propaganda. > > > > Part of the plan was witnessed during the first week when the Davidians, > > urged on by the feds, made a video tape inside > > Mount Carmel showing the wounds suffered by some of them during the initial > > firefight. However, when the tape was viewed > > by the FBI it didn't show the expected wild-eyed cultists. Instead, it > > showed a group of very real and frightened men, women > > and children. It put a very human face on the Davidians. Fearing the public > > reaction if this tape was released, it was decided to > > withhold it from the press. Whatever the media or the populace was to learn > > about Koresh and his people was to come > > directly from the FBI and ATF. The major flaw in this plan was that agents > > themselves rapidly forgot that they were dealing > > with living, breathing human beings. They, too, saw the Davidians as > > untermenchen. > > > > While most people remember the distant TV images of glaring spotlights and > > blaring loudspeakers, cranking out everything > > from the cries of bunny rabbits being slaughtered to Nancy Sinatra singing > > about. "Boots," "boxes of matches" and "getting > > burnt." few were aware of the other actions being carried out by the FBI > > tactical teams. For example: > > > > Clearly intending to terrorize the Davidians, FBI drivers of the tanks and > > Bradley Fighting Vehicles would race their vehicles > > toward the building, stopping short at the last moment. Sometimes this > > tactic failed and the wooden structure was actually hit. > > > > FBI tank and Bradley crews repeatedly drove around Mount Cannel mooning and > > extending their middle fingers to the > > Davidians. When complaints were made about these vulgar displays, FBI > > negotiator John Cox replied that the agents were > > simply acting from, "frustration and anguish." > > > > Branch Davidian, Peter Gent, killed during the initial ATF raid, was buried > > outside the main building in full view of the FBI. > > During the ensuing weeks, over protestations by the Davidians, agents > > repeatedly ran over his grave with armored vehicles. > > > > Early on in the siege, agents descended on a garage rented by the Davidians > > some distance from Mount Carmel. As the > > owner, a local banker, keys in-hand, was shoved out of the way, agents > > drove a Bradley armored vehicle through the > > building, destroying it. > > > > A question often asked by those who fell for the feds propaganda was, "Why > > didn't they just come out?" Could it be they > > feared for their very lives if they tried to do so? Razor-wire was placed > > around the building and stun grenades "flash-bangs" > > were fired at anyone trying to exit. Sound far-fetched? Have a look at > > examples taken from the justice Department's own > > document, Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, > > Texas — February 29 to April 19, 1993: > > > > • April 7: 10:00 am, a person tried to leave the building — FBI agents > > fired two "flash-bangs" at him. > > > > • April 9: 7:03 p.m. [Koresh's aide] Schneider exits the building and walks > > toward armored vehicles. Agents fired a > > "flash-bang" near him. 7:30 p.m. another male exits the compound into the > > courtyard. Agents fired a "flash-bang" at him. > > > > • April 11: 6:55 a.m. a person left the courtyard area. FBI "flash-banged" > > him. > > > > • April 15: 5:15 p.m. a male exited the compound — FBI fired a "flash-bang" > > at him. He went back inside, then returned a > > few minutes later. He was again "flash-banged." > > > > So it went all the way up to the fatal fire on 19 April. > > > > When it was over, instead of being appalled by the carnage, the ATF, like > > some conquering army, raised their victory flag > > over the charred bodies of babies. while grinning female FBI agents posed > > in the ashes of Waco like bimbos on a beach > > outing. > > > > © 1999 Soldier Of Fortune > >---------- ><http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1586>Click here,! >For subscription info, go to: >eGroups.com Home: ><http://www.egroups.com/group/piml>http://www.egroups.com/group/piml >www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A shopper’s dream come true! Find practically anything on earth at eBay! Come and browse the more than 2 million items up for bid at any time. 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