Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Waco siege" in English language version.
The FBI transcript quote is on p. 298.
The FBI did not exaggerate the child abuse issue when it presented the tear gas option to the Attorney General. The FBI did not try to "sell" the tear gas plan to the Attorney General as a way to save the children. While one of the FBI representatives made one misstatement indicating that Koresh was continuing to beat children during the standoff, that misstatement did not materially influence the Attorney General's decision. Indeed, the FBI included virtually no mention of child abuse in its initial briefing book for the Attorney General. In the final briefing book, prepared on the weekend before April 19, the FBI included the historical evidence of child abuse and in no way indicated that it had any evidence of continuing abuse.
The inspiration for the Oregon map is likely based upon the Waco Siege that took place in 1993.
It ended with Howell being driven from the sect at gunpoint. He briefly established his own congregation, living with them in tents and packing crates in nearby Palestine, Texas.
The FBI's chief spokesman during the Branch Davidian standoff near Waco, Tex., said there is evidence that David Koresh's top aide ... [Steve] Schneider shot Koresh and then killed himself.
It ended with Howell being driven from the sect at gunpoint. He briefly established his own congregation, living with them in tents and packing crates in nearby Palestine, Texas.
The FBI's chief spokesman during the Branch Davidian standoff near Waco, Tex., said there is evidence that David Koresh's top aide ... [Steve] Schneider shot Koresh and then killed himself.
The FBI transcript quote is on p. 298.
The FBI's chief spokesman during the Branch Davidian standoff near Waco, Tex., said there is evidence that David Koresh's top aide ... [Steve] Schneider shot Koresh and then killed himself.