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I write to you with regard to an article which appeared in THE NEW AMERICAN (Vol. 20, No. 22) November 1, 2004 entitled "Interpol Pushing to Be UN-Globocop."
The raid by Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, occurred on February 28, 1993. At the time of the raid, Ronald K. Noble had no authority whatsoever over ATF. He was not confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary for Enforcement for the U.S. Treasury Department until May 1993. Your article erroneously states that Mr. Noble approved the Waco raid.
With regards to the statement in your article about criticism following the raid, you should be aware that Mr. Noble was appointed by then-Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen to oversee a comprehensive review of the events in Waco. The review, overseen by Mr. Noble, was praised for its thoroughness by a congressional sub-committee, by all major media and by an independent high-ranking oversight panel appointed by Treasury Secretary Bentsen.
Brave men and women from ATF risked and sacrificed their lives on February 28, 1993. We owe it to them and to all enforcement officers to ensure that only accurate ...