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> NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY
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> For release: August 27, 1999
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> As the Waco cover-up finally unravels,
> is it time to put Janet Reno on trial?
>
> WASHINGTON, DC -- Forget more Congressional hearings -- now
> that the FBI has admitted it used "pyrotechnic devices" during the
> massacre at Waco, it may be time to move directly to criminal trials
> for Janet Reno and other law enforcement officials, the Libertarian
> Party said today.
>
> "It's time to send a message: Hate crimes and cover-ups won't
> be tolerated in America," said Steve Dasbach, the party's national
> director. "And the way to send that message is to start criminal
> proceedings against the government officials responsible for the
> deaths of 86 people at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
>
> "At this point, we're not saying that Janet Reno -- or any
> other individual -- is guilty of premeditated mass murder, or guilty
> of a criminal conspiracy to cover up the facts. But enough new
> evidence has emerged that a jury should consider that question."
>
> Yesterday, the FBI admitted it had been lying for six years
> when it claimed never to have used incendiary devices during the siege
> at Waco. In fact, a spokesman has now acknowledged, FBI agents had
> fired at least two flammable 40mm tear-gas canisters into the
> compound.
>
> Shortly after that military-style ordnance was deployed on
> April 19, 1993, a blazing fire engulfed the Branch Davidian complex,
> incinerating 86 people, including 24 children.
>
> The FBI's abrupt about-face came after Texas Rangers
> investigators uncovered new evidence, videotapes, and photographs that
> called into question the government's account of the massacre. Other
> evidence -- first publicized in the Academy Award-nominated
> documentary, Waco: The Rules of Engagement -- also suggested that an
> FBI helicopter had opened fire on the Branch Davidians with a machine
> gun, according to the Washington Post.
>
> Reaction to the new evidence was swift. Congressman Dan Burton
> (R-IN) said that if federal officials "have been lying," their
> "testimony on other matters should also be examined." And Congressman
> Bob Barr (R-GA) suggested that "charges of perjury" could be filed,
> and that "serious questions" have been raised about "who is
> responsible for the deaths of over 80 American men, women, and
> children." Both called for new Congressional hearings.
>
> But hearings aren't enough, said Dasbach: It's time to strip
> away the shield of "sovereign immunity" that protects government
> officials, and treat them like any other person suspected of criminal
> assault or mass murder.
>
> "Buford O'Neil Furrow, for example, faces state and federal
> charges for opening fire on a Jewish community center earlier this
> month, wounding five people, including three children," noted Dasbach.
> "At the very least, shouldn't Janet Reno face similar charges for the
> fiery deaths of 24 children?
>
> "Buford O'Neil Furrow launched his rampage because of
> irrational religious prejudice, and federal investigators may charge
> him with committing a hate crime. Part of the original explanation for
> the federal government's assault on the Branch Davidian compound was
> that it was a religious cult -- which is a prejudicial code word for
> any non-traditional religion. So, shouldn't a hate crime investigation
> be launched against Janet Reno, too?"
>
> Dasbach stressed that until all the evidence is in, Janet Reno
> and other high officials in the FBI and the BATF must be considered
> innocent.
>
> "But 86 people are dead, and the cover-up is starting to
> unravel," he said. "Fairness and justice demand that 12 ordinary
> Americans -- a jury of her peers -- should examine the evidence
> against Janet Reno in a court of law, and decide if she is criminally
> liable for this tragedy.
>
> "After all, a fair trial is the American way," said Dasbach.
> "But, unfortunately, a fair trial is a courtesy that Janet Reno did
> not extend to the 86 men, women, and children who, on her orders, were
> subjected to a barrage of gunfire, a 51-day siege, psychological
> harassment, toxic gas, and military-style pyrotechnic devices. It's
> time to right that wrong."
>
>
Kathleen
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." - H.
L. Mencken
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