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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (113)	8/29/1999 5:18:00 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1449

PAPERS: DELTA FORCE ADVISED RENO TO USE GAS ON DAVIDIANS According to publishing sources, the ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION will report on Saturday: Army terrorist experts, including the commander of the top secret Delta Force unit, advised Attorney General Janet Reno to use CS gas against Branch Davidian members! AJC's Jeff Nesmith is first to report that members of the secret Delta Force, whose presence at the fatal raid was disclosed this week, were" involved in planning" the operation." Nesmith names Col. William G. Boykin, the Delta force commander, and Brig. Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, then a member of the First Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, as the previously unnamed military advisors who advocated the use of CS gas, a potent form of tear gas. Boykin and Schoomaker, Nesmith reveals, were also members of the failed Iranian hostage rescue mission in 1980. Both have been promoted since Waco. Developing... >>>If they screw up enough times, eventually they will make >>>it into Congress and then the Presidency. Only business >>>where they consistently promote the incompetent and >>>corrupt.

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (113)	8/30/1999 12:18:00 AM
From: MSB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1449

James, I've found your posts rather enjoyable to read and well reasoned. I can only hope that my comments in responding to the personalities of the victors(?) did not convey any attitudes which might lead one to think I think of myself as "holier than thou". I do however tend to believe that your description seems to fit quite well with what I think of law enforcement on a more local level. They seem to strike me as individuals who really don't give a flying F what my rights are, and will most likely get only reprimanding disciplinary action on the rare occasions people speak up against such situations. Instead of "Serve and Protect", I think "Intimidate and Bully" would be more appropriate (or is it that I just have a low opinion of those in law enforcement on a local and county level based on situations from personal experience.) All the best, Mike