From: royc@rbdc.wsnc.org (Roy Crabtree)
Subject: Re: A Message for you Mr. President: How do you know what happened?
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In article <1qvv7u$kc1@morrow.stanford.edu> salem@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Bruce Salem) writes:
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>	I think that the consensus will become that FBI/ATF muffed it,
>not merely because they walked into an ambush on Feb 28, and Koresh
>got his prophesy today, against their stated intentions, but because
>they played right into polarizing the situation and not diffusing
>it.
>
>	Koresh had set up all the conditions of a classic cult
>confrontation and had stated publically what the outcome would become.

	Before or after his kids were shot?

>The government upped the ante and parcipitated the conclusion today.
>It does seem that the fires were set from within the compound by the
>members of the group and not caused by the CS gas or the way it was
>delivered. Let the subsequent investigation shed light on that. Suppose

	Then why make the comment?

>that the government had used pyrotechnics and started the fire. The
>Dividians still had the decision to stay or leave. They never intended

	As did the Jews against the Nazis in WW II:  do what I say or die.

>to leave.
>
>>The building burns, almost everyone dies.  It probably doesn't bother
>>you much, but it bothers many other people.....most of whom dont believe
>>particularly in Koresh or his message.


	ALl humans, I hope.

>
>	Yes, the finger pointing has begun.
>
>>	Four ATF agents and 90 branch Davidians are now dead because of
>>crazy tactics on the part of the ATF and FBI.
>
>	Yeah, they blew it. They were being too "rational" in a
>situation that was not your ordianry criminal game. They haven't learned
>that much from Jonestown, or The Move House, or the SLA shootout.

	Or perhaps they have:  kill first, blame the dead ones,
	destroy all the evidence.

>

royc
