From: [b--c--r] at [redwood.csl.sri.com]
Newsgroups: alt.news-media,alt.society.civil-liberty,misc.legal,talk.politics.guns,talk.politics.misc
Subject: Waco Coverup Evidence (videotape)
Date: 2 Aug 1993 13:42:45 -0500

I recently recieved a videotape from the American Justice Federation entitled
"Waco, the big lie."  It shows (among many other things):
  1) An agent shooting himself in the leg during the first seconds
     of the raid.  This shot may have been the first shot fired, and
     the other agents may have commenced firing as a result of hearing
     this shot.
  2) a) Four agents on roof.
     b) Three toss grenades in, then climb in window.
     c) <break in tape. unknown lapse of time>
     d) Fourth agent tosses another grenade in same window where first
	three had entered.
     e) Fourth agent pokes MP5 in window and "sprays" the room with
	bullets without looking in (blindly).
     f) Holes appear in the wall (look like shotgun blasts).
     g) Fourth agent hit.
     The networks broadcast this scene, but they edited out c) through e).
     The fact that e) happened before f) seems crucial to me, and I can
     think of no legitimate reason for c), d), and e) to have been edited
     out of the version that was broadcast nationwide.  Since e) is a
     felony (blindly spraying a machine gun into a house full of women
     and children), the networks should be held accountable for
     obstruction of justice (hiding this evidence).
  3) The underground bunker is under the lawn, not under the house -- that
     is to say, occupants of the underground bunker should have been
     perfectly safe if the house burned down.  This bunker was burning
     several minutes before the "official story" says the house caught
     fire.  As the bunker is burning, the tanks are shown destroying
     the only exit from the bunker.
  4) Tanks supposedly inserting gas are shown spraying gouts of flame
     into the building.
  5) Just at the time the "official story" says the house caught fire
     simultaneously in two different upstairs locations, a man is
     shown riding away from the house on top of a tank (as if he had
     just jumped down from the roof).  The man removes a fire-protection
     hood as he rides away.  A second man jumps down from another
     section of the roof, lands on his feet, removes a fire-protection
     hood, and walks calmly to the police line.  This second man is
     carrying a rifle.
  6) Instead of trying to preserve the crime scene, tanks are shown
     pushing the unburnt sections of the building into the fire.
  7) Numerous scenes of unprotected agents walking around (right
     next to) the burning building and smoldering piles of rubble.
     So much for their concerns about explosives and "millions of
     rounds of ammunition" that might cook off.

Numbers 2), 3) and 4) seem the most damning to me.  I called both
senators and my congresscritter, none of whom was interested.  I
called the San Jose Mercury News and the KICU TV newsroom, both of
which said a reporter would get back to me (neither did).  I called
the Attorney General's office, and spoke with Rod Rosenstein, on
7-13-93.  Rosenstein is "handling the Waco situation."  He seemed to
be genuinely interested, and asked for a copy of the tape.  I had
one sent the same day, and since then Rosenstein hasn't been available
when I've called, and hasn't returned my calls.  His phone number is
(202) 514-3008.

The American Justice Federation will send you a copy of the tape as
a premium for making a $20.00 donation.  I am not associated nor
affiliated with them in any way.  They can be contacted at:

The American Justice Federation
3850 South Emerson Avenue, Suite E
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46203
Tel. (317) 780-5204
Fax: (317) 780-5209

-- 
Peter K. Boucher
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DISCLAIMER:The above does not necessarily represent the opinions of my employer.