The BATF did not have the requisite form of warrant commonly referred to as a "no knock" to justify the attempt at violent entry and service. In other words they were no better than common street thugs and the Davidians were justified in defending themselves.
We learned Congress is not particularly upset when the terms and conditions of a warrant are violated. It does not at the moment appear to matter to Congress that the BATF violated the 4th amendment.
We learned that the BATF believed the Davidians fired first. We noted they were not asked about their knowledge of who fired first so we still have no idea what they know. Nor were they asked why they believed it nor were they asked if they were in a position to have knowledge of who fired first. They were certainly not asked why they answered differently in court.
I other words, whereas at the Davidian trial they were asked what they knew, they were permitted to avoid perjury but saying only what they believed. It is not clear why they were given this easy out rather than exposing the lack of evidence the Davidians fired first.
We learned that two investigations into the incident were stopped. The first investigation was internal to the BATF as to the shooting and they were ordered to stop by the Justice Department because the information could be used to by the Davidians to prove self defense. In other words, people in both the Justice Department and the BATF violated their oathes of office. Ignoring that, the FBI did not investigate to find the guilty.
In other words, likely innocent people are in prison.
The second investigation was by the Texas Rangers and Vince Foster (by some rather obvious but unnamed authority) told them to stop investigating. That authority of Vince Foster to give this order is not clear. It is not apparent how the White House obtained the power over a state police agency nor its basis in law.
It was confirmed that the BATF fired blindly into the building without regard to having a target. The BATF claimed to have learned this in three days from the Army. That Army says it takes two months of training for the basics. The BATF is a quick study.
We learned Koresh was tipped off -- nothing new -- but we still have no idea what he was told nor what the person who called him knew or what the TV cameraman knew. We are left with the impression that Koresh was given intimate details of the BATF plans when in fact the only words that have come out are, "something big is going down." That is certainly a long way from 80 screaming, grenade throwing, machinegun toting men in black in horse trailers.
We learned either Agent Rodrigez was lying when he told his superiors surprise had been lost or that his superiors were lying when they said they did not know that it had been lost. Another way to look at this is that the BATF is managed by blithering idiots with guns.
We learned it was the original intention of the BATF to burn the place down by using grenades and gunfire in the presence of a meth lab. It is not clear why they have declined to be up front with this intention nor is it clear why are sticking to this rather than admit they were lying. After all, the penalty for lying is only two years in prison while attempted murder in Texas is worth five to ten years in prison on each of one hundred separate counts.
We learned the arson investigator has watched Mr. Wizard and learned that if there are no fumes methylene chloride can put out a match. Mr. Wizard was much more dramatic. He did the same trick with gasoline.
Rather than simply deal with arson, the investigator has to go on to use this cheap trick to cover for the FBI, ignoring that the vapors are what are flammable and subject to ignition by flame.
We learned that Attorney General Janet Reno was frightened by Linda Thompson's call for the "unorganized militia of the United States" to show up in Waco to try to send in diapers and formula.
Of course that is not what she said. She claimed it was a call for an armed appearance but that was her lie. Reno also claimed it was on the internet but rather it was a the Fido Network. That the entire FBI could not investigate and determine the truth about what Linda Thompson was calling for is either gross incompetence or another Reno lie or both. And both are equally likely.
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