Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raid the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas, prompting a gun battle in which four agents and six cult members are killed. The federal agents were attempting to arrest the leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh, on information that the religious sect was stockpiling weapons. A nearly two-month standoff ensued after the unsuccessful raid.
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The roots of the confrontation between the federal government and the Branch Davidians went back 10 years before the Waco siege. In 1983, a young man named Vernon Howell showed up at the Mt. Carmel headquarters of the sect. Lois Roden and her son, George, were competing for leadership of the commune at the time. Lois had an affair with Howell, but died shortly thereafter. George Roden attempted to take charge of Mt. Carmel, but Howell challenged his leadership, claiming that he was the Lamb from Revelation, and that his children would be descended from God.
Roden responded by posing a contest to Howell: Whoever could resurrect an exhumed corpse would prove their worthiness to rule the cult. Howell declined the challenge, going instead to the sheriff to have Roden arrested for illegally digging up a body. When the police wanted no part of it, Howell and Roden ended up in a gunfight that left Roden injured. While Howell was awaiting trial for attempted murder, Roden was jailed for contempt for filing “the most obscene and profane motions that probably have ever been filed in a federal courthouse” in an unrelated case.Howell took over the cult and the Mt. Carmel compound in Roden’s absence, and later got a mistrial on the attempted murder charge.
Soon, Howell started his own harem, declaring himself the only one allowed to have wives. Reportedly his many wives included girls as young as 12. Howell changed his name to David Koresh in 1990. Not long after, he began filling the cult member’s heads with apocalyptic warnings and insisting that they arm themselves. In 1992, a deliveryman accidentally dropped a package and saw that it was filled with grenades.
It was against this background that the federal government obtained a warrant for Koresh’s arrest. To Koresh, the failed raid served as proof that he really was being persecuted. When federal agents moved in to end the siege on April 19 with tear gas, a fire broke out. Koresh and about two dozen others shot themselves to death or were shot before the fire engulfed the entire compound. Others died in the fire orthe rubble of collapsing buildings, bringing the death toll to 80 Branch Davidians. Only11 Branch Davidians escaped with their lives. Ultimately, eight cult members were convicted of charges ranging from manslaughter to weapons violations.
No, we can’t have a group of religious people who are armed, despite not causing any trouble in the surrounding community and keeping to themselves.
Unless they’re Muslims.
And we’ll pretend they are not causing any trouble even if they are.
Its “ok” to commit mass murder of men, women, and children if you are the government. It ALWAYS has been.
The FBI threw fire bombs in to make sure the highly flammable gas they pumped in would burn. They did it with hidden cameras running so they could make a snuf flick. Everybody got promoted for roasting kids alive.
But Janet Reno took “full responsibility” for what happened. What the hell does that ever mean when some worthless politician says it?…and they all do. The noose, the guillotine, the firing squad, seppuku….these are methods of REALLY taking full responsibility for the murder of all these men, women, and children.
Goliath root & branched davidians. Sn\afu. ATF. FBI. MIC. Countries Joe(Sammy) & the Fish people.
The feds made the same mistake at Ruby Ridge….get Randys Weaver book,,,,he signed 2 copies for me at a gun show in MO.
Watch “Waco The Rules of Engagement” because the version above is a cover-up of the Federal Government’s cold blood murder of over a hundred people.
Yeah. My recollection is that an unpaid $20 fine triggered the raid. This is pure .gov propaganda.
“History.Com” is clearly a government propaganda outfit of the lowest order. A few of the obvious lies:
“In 1992, a deliveryman accidentally dropped a package and saw that it was filled with grenades.” Actually, the “grenades” were dummies that the religious community used to make “Take a number” humorous “complaint” desk accessories that had a tag with the number “1” attached to the safety pin. I kept one of these items on my office desk in my 3-piece suit days. (The Waco deliveryman was a UPS guy who was likely part of the FBI’s snitch operation…I understand that many UPS deliverymen are on the FBI snitchers payroll.)
The initial raid was an ATF project to obtain the funds desired of Congress by the ATF. The ATF project was called “Showtime”.
The tear gas used was flammable and if used in war, was considered a war crime.
In addition to “Waco The Rules of Engagement”, get a copy of the IR film…you can see the snipers killing some of those trying to escape the fire, which was started by incendiary devices shot into the building by the FBI/ATF.
There is more, and the previously mentioned “Rules of Engagement” is a very good start.