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Posted on 03/01/2023 3:42:27 PM PST by PROCON
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On Feb. 28, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabaco and Firearms launched a raid at the Branch Davidian compound near the community of Elk, about 13 miles outside Waco.
They were attempting to serve a search and arrest warrant for the leader of the religious sect, David Koresh, for illegally stockpiling weapons.
During the ensuing gun battle, four ATF agents and six members of the Branch Davidians were killed.
The shootout led to a 51-day standoff that ended with the compound burning to the ground, claiming the lives of 76 Branch Davidians, including Koresh.
Robert White and Blake Boteler, two retired ATF agents who were there the day the standoff began, sat down with KWTX for an interview, eager to tell their side of the story after so many years of silence.
“As we stepped off the trailer it was a wall of lead,” said White, recalling his fellow agents knew the raid was a mistake as soon as the now famous horse trailers came to a stop outside the compound.
“We played into Koresh’s hand,” said White, “He said, ‘they’re gonna come for us,’ and that’s what happened.”
The deadly confrontation outside the Davidian compound was the biggest shootout in law enforcement history.
(Excerpt) Read more at kwtx.com ...
The retired agents are not shy about putting blame squarely on the tactical commander who gave orders despite the fact that the Branch Davidians knew they were coming.
Waco 30 years later brought to you by Janet Reno and Slick Willy.
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“Waco 30 years later brought to you by Janet Reno and Slick Willy.”
An excellent reminder, reminding us all ONCE AGAIN what is WRONG with Big Government. :(
We all know it was the wrong choice
Shoot my dogs and I’ll shoot back. That’s the feds firing first.
He’s a liar.
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I remember the child rape and meth lab accusations too.
.GOV trying for sympathy...
Suck one Big Brothers!
The front door congeniality disappeared
Lol.. conveniently disappeared
The criminal fbi.
Have the sheriff walk up and knock on the door to talk or send in without any provocation a platoon of battle rattle gear queers . Anyone who saw those assholes coming at them would figure it’s on.
First they demonized them in the press, got many Americans pumped up about allegations of child marriages, etc.
Then the feds dropped the hammer.
They used FLIR to shoot people trying to escape out the back while roasting the rest.
I was a liberal red-diaper baby before I realized what had happened to those poor people. Understanding what the feds did in Waco and Ruby Ridge really changed my perspective entirely.
Inhuman and disgusting treatment of my fellow American men women and children.
Mrs. AV
30 years from now, how many retired federal agents will be lamenting the orders they followed on behalf of the OBiden administration?...
The FBI Hostage Murder Team slaughtered women and children trying to escape the flames.
The FLIR Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOW6UbAVs8A
They could have grabbed Koresh at anytime when he went into town.
There’s no lies like government lies. David Koresh went to town on a regular basis. A warrant could have been served there. They wanted this firefight. Anyway the men, women and children they wanted killed were killed so job complete. May God judge the murdering FBI for their deeds.
Could have taken him in town. No big deal but the bent one had security detail problems he wanted to solve.
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