RB; Well no matter which of us may be right or wrong in our assessment, something good may come out of it as long as we keep the issue alive.
intellectualcapital.com
The Boston Globe is now saying we need to ask some
serious questions.
I don't think we will ever get to the bottom of Waco & maybe we
don't need to, but we do need to show the world we are capable
of holding those who abuse power accountable.
(1) The drug charges were knowingly manufactured.
(2) The leaders of the raid had orders to abort if the element
of surprise was lost . ( they broke orders ) and if we look at
those orders, "surprise" then we know this was not a mission to
serve a warrant, ( which by the way they didn't have "
After the ATF fiasco the next major hanging point I see
is.
(3) THURSDAY, MARCH 4:1993
Negotiators jawbone for 11 hours with various Davidians,
including 7 hours and 38 minutes with KORESH. The
negotiators remain "calm and conciliatory." A memo written
by Pete SMERICK and Mark YOUNG, two FBI psychological
profilers, says a strategy of negotiations, coupled with
ever increasing tactical presence, could be
counter-productive and result in the loss of life. [ Scruggs
41-49, 180]
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IN fighting between the ATF/FBI , negotiators vs the tatical
units set the stage for the final results to be so disastrous.
MONDAY, MARCH 8: 1993
KORESH's wounds are said to be healing well. The FBI
delivers six gallons of milk to the compound. SMERICK-YOUNG
memo says strong show of force will play into KORESH's
hands. GERSON passes his Waco portfolio on to Webster
HUBBELL, an acting associate attorney general, who is
briefed by the FBI. (Exact day is uncertain.) [ Scruggs 60,
182, 240]
On several occasions, tactical pressure is exerted on the
Davidians either without consulting the negotiators or over
the negotiators' objections. [Dennis 43]
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17:
JAMAR decides
to increase the pressure on KORESH. SMERICK leaves Waco. [
Scruggs 72, 73, 135, 179]
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The not only did the FBI fail to heed the advice of their
own psychological profilers, the infighting got so bad that
their top advisor resigned in obvious protest.
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I feel there was an order somewhere in the pipeline from
some upper echolons to destroy the building one way or another
it was just shot up to bad to ever let the news media see
it close up.
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THen by WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7:1993
POTTS and Floyd
CLARKE, & high-ranking FBI officials from Washington, are in
Waco to discuss strategy, and HRT commander Richard ROGERS
proposes a tear gas plan. [ Scruggs 98, 256]
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From that point on those Dividains still in the building
were as good as dead.
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