"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. "
Daily reminder that you're living in a nightmarish police state.
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[–] 16383004? ago
May we learn from this noble man's mistakes.
[–] 16383005? ago
Indeed. In that sense, there is such a thing as being "too Aryan".
The Davidians also released some thugs they had captured, instead of keeping them as hostages. Howell/Koresh expected to be arrested and have his "day in court" (on charges which were sealed and kept secret, even from the Davidians' lawyer). I bet he regretted all this when the gassing and burning started.
You just know that I'm about to say something about Dunkirk and Hamburg, etc.
[–] 16383006? ago
Having said that he was a bit of a dick head to dither on and on and on about interpreting some verses from the bible when he was entrusted with the safety of innocents. I'm not saying what the government did was OK…the Clintons and Reno are fucking pure evil but Koresh could have at least had all the women and children leave under a publicly negotiated truce..That shit did go on for a very long time if I remember correctly.