"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 were led by David Koresh and were headquartered at Mount Carmel Center ranch in the community of Axtell, Texas, 13 miles (21 kilometers) east-northeast of Waco. Suspecting the group of stockpiling illegal weapons, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) obtained a search warrant for the compound and arrest warrants for Koresh and a select few of the group's members.
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 lasting 51 days was initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 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 caused by Federal agents engulfed Mount Carmel Center. In total, 86 people, 82 of which were innocent died, including David Koresh. "
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[–] 16382821? ago
Because Koresh had traveled to Israel where he displayed what they call "Jerusalem syndrome" a "mental disease". He knew who they were, he knew where they were, and he knew what they were doing. He was very much on their radar and a small thorn in Israels side (there are literally 100s of people with Jerusalem syndrome preaching to jews about their sins and inevitable fiery eternity) but a perfect tool. They investigated their beliefs, pumped them up, bugged and probably sent subliminals using tech. Fucked them right up and sent a message to every American thinking about holing up and trying to shut the gov out.
[–] 16382893? ago
meh, checked