LAWRENCE GERALD WASSERMAN
Mr Chairman, those four men were meant to be armed with their AKs.  That was the information.  I have had combat experience, rather a lot, I would never, ever go into a gun fight with four armed men with my service 9 mm pistol with 15 rounds.  I would not fancy my chances of coming out of that fight good enough.  So my briefing was very definite, they were to  be - an arrest attempt was to be made on these four people.  In fact I didn't even take my R1 service rifle out of Col Taylor's vehicle.  that is what happened on that day.