-Caveat Lector- Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com http://www.ioa.com/~davehart -----Original Message----- From: Barr, Press [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 4:05 PM To: Barr, Press Subject: BARR GRILLS CLINTON ON MILITARY INVOLVEMENT AT WACO BARR GRILLS CLINTON ON MILITARY INVOLVEMENT AT WACO WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Bob Barr (GA-7) today posed a series of questions to President Clinton regarding military involvement during a 1993 attack in Waco, Texas that left over 80 Americans dead. The text of Barr's letter follows: "I am disturbed to learn your Department of Justice has apparently spent the past six years lying to Congress and the American people about whether incendiary devices were used in the Waco attack. However, this issue pales in comparison to emerging evidence indicating the Administration may also have lied about the involvement of military special operations forces in the assault on April 19, 1993. "The Texas Department of Public Safety, and a former C.I.A. official have indicated military forces were deployed as forward elements of the assault. Additionally, there is further evidence, such as videotapes and Defense Department documents, that corroborate this evidence. "As you know, using military forces for domestic law enforcement is expressly illegal under U.S. posse comitatus law. For this reason, I urge you to reveal all the facts regarding military involvement at Waco immediately, so those responsible for any legal violations can be swiftly disciplined and prosecuted. To that end, I ask that you provide answers to the following questions immediately: 1) Were any active duty or reserve armed forces personnel present at, or in any other manner connected with, the planning, execution or review of the Waco assault? 2) If such personnel were so utilized, how many soldiers were used, what units were they drawn from, and what was their precise role in the assault? 3) If military personnel were so utilized, did they discharge any weapons or explosive devices, or assist law enforcement personnel in doing so? 4) In addition to personnel, what equipment and ordnance did the military utilize or make available during the siege and assault? 5) If military personnel were so utilized, who issued the orders allowing their involvement and did those orders provide for explicit rules of engagement? 6) As a matter of policy, who in your administration had the authority on April 19, 1993 to order military involvement in domestic law enforcement? 7) Given reports that military operations against the Branch Davidians were predicated at least in part on allegations of U.S. drug law violations, which might provide the only legal basis on which military equipment -- not personnel -- could be used in Waco, why was there no hard evidence before, during, or after the assault of drugs, drug paraphernalia, and any other violations of U.S. drug law? "One of the bedrock principles of our republic is a firm and inviolable separation between the military, and domestic politics and law enforcement. >From the beginnings of civilization, history is littered with the wreckage of nations who failed to maintain this distinction. In the wake of these revelations, you have a responsibility to take every step in your power to ensure Congress and a concerned public the firewall between the military and domestic law enforcement is intact. If it is not intact, it is imperative we take steps to rebuild it." Barr, a former federal prosecutor, serves on the House Judiciary and Government Reform Committees, and served on the 1995 panel that investigated the Waco incident. --30-- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
