[Again, better late than never?? --MS] Camera expert will not travel to U.S. for Waco testimony By MATT SLAGLE, Associated Press DALLAS (July 25, 2000 8:08 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - The court-appointed expert David Oxlee, who was expected to testify on whether FBI agents shot at the Branch Davidian compound, will not travel from England to the United States for a hearing after all, a U.S. District ruled Tuesday. Judge Walter Smith said he decided against requiring Oxlee to come to Texas after Michael Caddell, lead plaintiffs' attorney in a $675 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by surviving Davidians and family members, said he would not participate in the hearing. A spokeswoman for Caddell said he was out of town and would not comment on the ruling until he had a chance to read it. Smith has yet to make a final ruling in the case. He gave plaintiff co-counsels James Brannon and former attorney general Ramsey Clark 10 days to tell the court if they would travel to England to depose Oxlee. An advisory jury ruled July 14 that the government was not responsible for the deaths of sect members. A week later, former Missouri senator John Danforth released preliminary results of a 10-month investigation into the 1993 incident, blaming the Davidians for their own deaths. Oxlee was an expert with British firm Vector Data Systems Ltd., which examined infrared images taken by an aerial FBI surveillance camera on the final day of a 51-day standoff between federal agents and the Davidians. The siege ended with the deaths of some 80 sect members, including leader David Koresh, from either gunshots or fire. A court-ordered field test in March simulated aspects of the siege using heat-sensing FLIR, or forward-looking infrared, equipment. Vector concluded the flashes on the 1993 tape were reflections from sunlight as it hit debris on the complex. But Davidian lawyers insisted gunfire created the flashes. Smith barred the issue before the June 19 trial began, saying he wanted Oxlee to review Vector's finding before he would admit it into court. Oxlee was ill and unable to travel to the United States until August. Justice Department spokesman Thom Mrozek said Tuesday's ruling reaffirmed the government's stance. "The government position is that the judge can rule in favor of the FBI on this spurious allegation that shots were fired into the compound on April 19. Both the test conducted by Vector and the analysis by our expert concluded that no gunshots were fired on that day," he said. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
