Waco Siege

Waco Siege
File:Mountcarmelfire04-19-93-n.jpg
Type 1	massacre hostage crisis fire
Type 2	cult
Year	1993
Date	02/28-04/19
Place	Waco, Texas
Perp	David Koresh ATF
Linked to
• Colonia Dignidad (1960s+) • Jonestown massacre (1978)	• Oklahoma City bombing (1995) • Sydney Siege (2014)
1993 WTC bombing	Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
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The Waco Siege was a massacre hostage crisis psyop taking place from February 28 to April 19, 1993 in Waco, Texas. Cult leader David Koresh arms his followers and gets raided by special forces.

Official story

• The Waco siege was the siege of a compound belonging to the Branch Davidians, carried out by American federal and Texas state law enforcement, as well as the U.S. military, between February 28 and April 19, 1993. The Branch Davidians, a sect that separated in 1955 from the Seventh-day Adventist Church, was led by David Koresh and was headquartered at Mount Carmel Center ranch in the community of Axtell, Texas, 13 miles (21 kilometers) east-northeast of Waco. The group was suspected of weapons violations, causing a search and arrest warrant to be obtained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). • The incident began when the ATF attempted to raid the ranch. An intense gun battle erupted, resulting in the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians. Upon the ATF's failure to raid the compound, a siege was initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the standoff lasting 51 days. Eventually, the FBI launched an assault and initiated a tear gas attack in an attempt to force the Branch Davidians out of the ranch. During the attack, a fire engulfed Mount Carmel Center. In total, 76 people died, including David Koresh. • Much dispute remains as to the actual events of the siege. A particular controversy ensued over the origin of the fire; an internal Justice Department investigation concluded in 2000 that sect members had started the fire. The events near Waco, and the siege at Ruby Ridge less than twelve months earlier, were both cited as the primary motivations behind the Oklahoma City bombing that took place exactly two years later. • The first film was a made-for-television docudrama film, In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco, which was made during the siege, before the April 19 assault on the church, and presented the government's view of the initial ambush of February 28, 1993. The writer, Phil Penningroth, has since disowned his screenplay.

Wikipedia

See also

• List of psyops
  • Jonestown massacre (1978)
  • Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
  • Colonia Dignidad (1960s+)
    • The Ashes of Waco website Portal page to the digital collection. Includes a transcribed interview with author Dick J. Reavis, and information about the author, the book, the papers, the grant, the digital collection and the Southwestern Writers Collection.

External links

• Deep Thoughts Radio - Cults - broader view
• Waco - fakery view