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Waco revisited: The horrifying liquidation of Waco's Branch Davidian sect, which began with an ATF raid 10 years ago, displayed our government's capacity for lethal lawlessness. (On the Home Front).
Ten years ago on February 28th, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) staged an armed raid against the Branch Davidian community outside of Waco, Texas. Four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians perished needlessly in that eminently avoidable shootout.
But those tragic deaths merely foreshadowed the hideous events of April 19th: The prolonged gassing of the Davidians' church complex by the FBI; the ensuing fire that enveloped the complex; and the horrifying spectacle--captured on forward-looking infrared tape--of federal paramilitaries directing automatic weapons fire into the burning complex, cutting off avenues of possible retreat.
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