Thursday, April 19, 2007
This Day in American History
On this day in 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended when fire destroyed the structure after federal agents used modified M-60 tanks to smash holes in the building and ineffectually pump in tear gas; dozens of people, including David Koresh and a lot of little children, died. I have repeatedly and closely watched the documentaries which claim the feds started the fire and shot at the people trying to flee, but I am not convinced, and now believe that the fire was self immolation by the Davidians, and many of the dead were shot by Davidians to keep them from being burned alive. Not a good day for America, any way you look at it.
Labels: Waco Seige; Branch Davidians
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:31 AM 
