From: [Al Thompson] at [f110.n231.z1.FIDONET.ORG] (Al Thompson) Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: Another Waco lie Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1993 05:58:01 -0500 * Original to All of 1:3624/7, on * Forwarded on by Terry Buyers of 1:3624/[REDACTED] at [fidonet.org] I was reviewing tapes of TV news broadcasts of Waco last night, and one of them included the Ted Koppel show of April 19, that had Janet Reno as a guest. She stated, quite plainly, several times, that her justification for the final assault was the "children's welfare." She stated repeatedly that the FBI negotiators had repeatedly sent in video tapes so that the children could be taped to prove they were alright and in good health. Reno then stated that the Davidians had REFUSED to tape the children, and had NEVER provided any proof of the children's welfare, and had NEVER sent out any tapes of the children. She stated that this was a major reason that she decided to approve the final assault. Read that paragraph carefully, slowly. Now, read the following paragraph from the DOJ report titled "Evaluation of the Handling of the Branch Davidian Stand-off in Waco, Texas" published on October 8, 1993. (this is the report with the filename WACO-DOJ.ZIP here): The morning of March 8 three Davidians buried the body of Peter Gent. Later that day Waco Sheriff Jack Harwell was allowed to speak with Koresh as a negotiator. Koresh told the sheriff not to worry because they were not going to commit suicide. He asked for milk and told the sheriff that he had sent out money to pay for those necessities. Shortly after that conversation 6 gallons of milk were sent in. That night the Davidians sent out a videotape of the children in the compound. The negotiator's log shows that when the tape was reviewed there was concern that if the tape were released to the media Koresh would gain much sympathy. [go to March 9 - AT] The Davidians delivered another videotape out of the compound that night. So, in mid-April Reno claims that the Davidians NEVER sent out the videotapes of the children that the FBI negotiators had asked for, yet the DOJ's own reports say that TWO tapes were sent out in March, but that they should be kept from the public because the Davidians would "gain much sympathy" if the tapes were seen. Reno is a liar, and a murderer. * Origin: Gun Control=Criminals & Gestapo vs. the Unarmed. (1:231/110)