-Caveat Lector-

Ten years ago the US government, without the lawful due process of a search warrant, 
attacked and surrounded a church in Waco, Tx and fired into the church with automatic 
weapons, and at the end of the illegal siege, gassed the church full of men, women, 
children, and elderly, with a gas banned for war use by the Geneva Convention, and 
then burned the church to the ground.  Among the dead were 17 children.  The remains 
of the church were bulldozed to destroy all evidence of the criminal wrongdoing of a 
corrupt and out-of-control federal government.  The Un-American, unmanly, cowardly, 
yellow-bellied  Murderers and Constitution shredders were not only NOT brought to 
justice, many were given awards and promotions.  This is Tyranny.
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Waco Fires Still Burn
By Chuck Baldwin
February 28, 2003

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the illegal assault by agents of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms on the home of the Branch Davidians living outside 
Waco, Texas. A shootout resulted with several deaths on both sides. Shortly afterward, 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation took over, and on April 19, 1993, agents from both 
departments (using military hardware and both U.S. and foreign military advisers) laid 
siege to the dwellings which resulted in the deaths of 87 American citizens. Many of 
the victims were old men, women, and small children.

The events at Waco have contributed to the distrust and disdain of federal abuse of 
power like nothing since 1775. Moved by grassroots pressure, the Congress of the 
United States convened special hearings into the conduct of those federal agencies 
responsible. The result was less than satisfactory to many Americans.

Federal agents lied under oath without any punitive repercussions. Evidence was 
conveniently lost. Videotapes of the events revealed deceit, duplicity, arrogance, and 
a thirst for blood on behalf of the federal agencies involved.

At the end of the hearings, the questions remained unanswered and no one within the 
government was held accountable. Those Davidians that survived the raid were tried for 
murder. A jury found them innocent, but no charges were ever brought against any of 
the agents.

Whatever one thinks of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, they had committed no 
capital crimes. Furthermore, it is unconscionable that tanks and other military 
equipment would be used against mostly women and children within our own country! The 
bizarre tactics employed by the ATF and FBI at Waco are unfathomable and unforgivable! 
Our government has been more lenient and patient when dealing with many of America's 
deadliest enemies that it was in dealing with those poor folks at Waco.

There must never again be another Waco! God-given, constitutional liberties apply to 
every American. Under no circumstances must we allow federal agencies to circumvent 
the laws of our nation!

The demands of liberty and justice rest upon us all. Certainly, Congress plays a part. 
Their investigation into Waco was inept, to say the least. The media also plays an 
important role. They have the power to inform; they also have the power to sedate. 
Absent a love for truth and justice by a lackadaisical media and a cowardly Congress, 
the fires of Waco still burn in the heart of the American conscience.

Beyond that, we have recently watched as the Bush administration has burgeoned the 
power and scope of the federal government to proportions not seen since Lincoln 
invaded the South. We seem to be entering an era of unlimited and unbridled federal 
power and authority. Therefore, are more Wacos on America's horizon?

It is incumbent upon each of us to seriously ponder our future. Furthermore, it is 
imperative that each of us is willing to study again the great principles upon which 
this nation was built. Those principles made us; those principles keep us. Without 
them, our future is about as permanent as the wooden buildings at Mt. Carmel. Without 
them, the fire of tyranny will reduce us to the cinders of obscurity.

� Chuck Baldwin
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