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.
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Friendly fire.
The Bidenoids have not had groups of people massacred. Yet. It is probably coming, though.
Agreed.
Still trying to make it the victims fault.
Karesh (sp) was crazy and probably evil.
But this was nothing more than a war on Christians. Going after fringe groups was easier to justiy.
A courtroom could easily have settled any legal questions—Koresh could have been detained/arrested any time he visited town.
The feds had to conduct a propaganda war to try to justify refusing to make the common sense move.
The door.
Stockpile =
Volumes of natural stockpiles: Download Stockpile Volume vs. Diameter and Height Chart 1 ft3 = 0.02832 m3= 28.32 dm3 = 0.03704 yd3 1 ft (foot) = 0.3048 m = 12 in = 0.3333 yd Stockpiling - Angle of Repose for some typical products Download and print Stockpile Height vs. Diameter and Angle of Repose Chart Mass of a Pile
I voted for old Ross, even have a t-shirt with Ross for boss on it.
Anyone know of any worth while documentaries on this. My wife doesn’t know anything about it and I remember there was some accurate documentaries.
“They said the raid was more than a search warrant looking for illegal weapons. It was about stopping an unstable and unpredictable cult leader.”
It’s easy to perpetuate the story when you murdered all the Branch Davidians.
Carlos Ghigliotti, expert on FLIR, died mysteriously while investigating Waco.
The BDs were almost out of water. Curious that the feds couldn’t wait another few days.
The feds used CS gas, which was forbidden.
Rachel Sylvia perished at the age of 12.
Koresh went jogging at 7AM every morning outside the compound. they could have got him alone anytime. but they needed to grandstand. Jamet Reno needed to show she had a penis...
beat me by 4 mins!!
“They could have grabbed Koresh at anytime when he went into town.”
The FBI media relations woman dragged he media with them and filled them in on the operation in advance.
It was gonna be a tacticool takedown of some hillbilly bible-thumpers.
No doubt various scenarios are being considered.
I remember the number 1 expert who was running film with an eye towards the FLIR tech, and analyzing it. He was around 40 years old, died from a heart attack, and the film was never analyzed. Not only did the FBI shoot first, they were firing from the helicopters.
No. Buchanan. This would still be a country if Pat had been elected.
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