("Quid coniuratio est?")
THE MASSACRE OF THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS
By Carol Moore
To Be Published by Gun Owners of America
July, 1995
Just to give everyone an idea of the mass of information that exists regarding BATF/FBI crimes against the Branch Davidians, I am circulating the Table of Contents/Outline of my book. Diskette copies (plus graphics/xerox photos) will be available from me by the end of May. ($9 to Carol Moore, Box 65518-CM, Washington, DC 20035) To obtain book call Gun Owners in late June at 1-800-417-1486.
Please distribute this document widely, especially to all those FTP, WWW, etc sites that are carrying the January 1994 Committee for Waco Justice report version (also written by me) so that that readers will know the document has been updated.
Please e-mail me for copies of a short overview of BATF/FBI
crimes, for the longer "Questions for Congress About Waco,"
or for "Branch Davidian Prisoners Speak Out"--their
allocutions at trial.
Thanks! Carol Moore 202/986-1847 cmoore@capaccess.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Helicopter Attack Reminiscent of Vietnam Citizens' Investigations
Early Efforts Government Reports Covered Up Crimes The Davidian Trial and Civil Suits Separating Fact from Fiction Government Crimes Against the Davidians The Davidians Are Scapegoats
Government's "Historic Interest in Breaking Up Armed Groups" America's Growing Police State
The War On Drugs The Growing War on Guns BATF and FBI Crimes Against the Weaver Family
The Eleven Day Standoff Weaver Acquitted and Prosecutors/FBI Fined Justice Department and FBI Coverup Government Reliance on Private Spies and "Cult Busters"
FBI Forced to Dissolve "COINTELPRO" The Anti-Defamation League The Cult Awareness Network CAN and Rick Ross Targeted the Davidians Clinton and Reno Jumped on Anti-Cult Bandwagon CAN Critics Speak Out A Political "Cult" Fights Back
The Early Branch Davidians Vernon Howell Became the New Prophet The "New Light" Drove Out Members Koresh Refined His Message Former Members Went to Authorities Koresh Predicted the End Was Near Non-Weapons Allegations Against David Koresh
Alleged Child Abuse Alleged Sex with Minors Polygamy Alleged Physical Abuse and Involuntary Servitude Alleged Mass Suicide Plans Alleged Extreme and Violent Religious Views Listing of Branch Davidians
Chronology of Investigation and Raid Planning BATF By-Passed Local Authorities Davidians' Personal/Religious Reasons for Keeping Weapons BATF Ignored Davidians' Legal Gun Business BATF Found No Evidence Weapons Were Purchased Illegally "Probable Cause" Was Based on Biased Information About Intent Cult Buster Rick Ross Provided Information Former Members' Allegations About Koresh's Intent "Probable Cause" Based on Religious and Political Beliefs Other Irregularities in the February 25, 1993 Affidavit
Stale Information Inaccurate Information Misleading Information Indefensible Probable Cause Theory Did Davidians Have Illegal Weapons?
Davidians' Legal Weapons Allegedly Illegal Machineguns Allegedly Illegal Silencers and Live Grenades
BATF Ignored Davidian Attempts to Cooperate
Koresh Had Cooperated with More Serious Investigations Sheriff's Statement on Another Service of Warrant Koresh Invited Sheriff to Inspect Weapons in 1992 Koresh Invited BATF Agents to Inspect Weapons in 1992 Koresh Complained to Sheriff About 1993 Surveillance Koresh Befriended Undercover Agent After Raid, Koresh Stated He Would Have Cooperated Questionable Grounds for a Paramilitary Raid
Questions About U.S. Attorney Johnston's Role Buford Refused to Admit Real Reason for Raid Paramilitary Raids Are Preferred BATF Modus Operandi Publicity Stunt to Bolster BATF's Image and Budget BATF Paranoia and Hostility Desire to Punish BATF Critic Davidians' Perceived Separatist Tendencies BATF's Shoddy Intelligence Cult Busters Advised Against Simple Search Cult Busters' Mass Suicide Scare Stories Government Multi-Task Force Made for "Partners in Crime" Abuse of the Posse Comitatus Law
False Drug Manufacturing Allegations Coverup of Original Written Plan Coverup of Illegal Training
February 28th Chronology BATF Agents Expected A "Shootout"
BATF Commanders Warned Agents Davidians "Dangerous" Newsman Warned Davidian About Expected "Shootout" Most Agents Knew About "Loss of Surprise" BATF Agents Did Not Have or Announce Warrants BATF Used Excessive Force
BATF Did Not Have a "No Knock" Warrant BATF Had No Plan To Serve Warrants Peacefully Agents Carried High Powered Weapons Agents Mounted Terrifying Attack Agents Threw Flash-Bang Grenades into Building Agents Shot Dogs Evidence Agents Shot from Helicopters
Davidian Allegations Davidian Allegations on 911 Tape KWTX-TV Video Shows Shots Fired from Sky Attorneys' Statements and Testimony Helicopter Pilots Lied About Circling Mount Carmel Before Raid Did Helicopter Pilots Lie About Overflying Mount Carmel? Did Helicopter Pilots Lie About Shooting from Helicopters? No Real Investigation of Firing from Helicopters Evidence BATF Shot First
BATF Agents Confused, Anxious and Excited Davidians' Allegations BATF Agents' Conflicting Testimony Non-Agents' Dubious Testimony BATF/FBI "Lost" Davidians Front Door Questionable Perry Jones Autopsy Suspicions About Unreleased BATF Video Tape Law Enforcement Allegations
Davidians Had Legal Right to Self-Defense No Evidence Davidians Ambushed BATF
Koresh Warned Undercover Agent "They're Coming" Cautious Koresh Warned Few Davidians Davidians Had to "Hustle" to Find Guns Photographs and Video Show Little Fire from Davidians Two Agents Killed Later in Raid Davidians Did Not Use "Tactical Advantage" Davidians Called "911" Questionable Evidence Davidians Used Machineguns or Grenades Evidence Agents Shot Indiscriminately
Agents Admitted Indiscriminate Fire KWTX-TV Video Indicates Indiscriminate Fire Davidians Described Indiscriminate Fire Evidence Friendly Fire Injured or Killed Some Agents
BATF Agents Admitted Friendly Fire on Roof Deaths on Roof of Agents LeBleu and McKeehan Deaths on Ground of Agents Willis and Williams No Attempt to Determine Source of Bullets Five Davidians Killed During Raid
Perry Jones Peter Hipsman Peter Gent Winston Blake Jaydean Wendell BATF Snipers Killed Returning Michael Schroeder
Did BATF Agents Shoot First? Did Agents Assassinate the Wounded Schroeder? Did Schroeder Have a Gun? Why did FBI Impede Texas Rangers' Investigation? Destruction of the MagBag
BATF Coverup
BATF Intimidated the Press BATF Spread Disinformation BATF Raid Commanders Covered Up Loss of Surprise BATF Officials Covered Up Loss of Surprise Treasury Department Disciplined Agents and Officials BATF Involved with Texas Rangers' Investigation BATF Took Koresh's Gun Dealer into "Protective Custody" Davidian Paul Fatta Charged After Press Interviews Parts Dealer to Davidians Arrested on Phony Charges Government Kept Warrants Sealed After Koresh Saw Them Treasury Department Coverup
Ronald K. Noble Conflict of Interest Questions About Independent Reviewers No Testimony Taken Under Oath Treasury Department Attempted to Seal Investigation Records Treasury Department Report Demonizes Davidians Evidence of Coverup in Treasury Department Report
Siege Chronology Why Davidians Stayed Inside Mount Carmel
Desire to Spread God's Word Angry at/Frightened of Federal Agents Desire to Protect Evidence Afraid of Losing Their Church and Home FBI's Self-Serving Motivations
Anger and Revenge Against Davidians Desire to Spare BATF Agents from Prosecution Religious Hostility Possible FBI Racism, Anti-Semitism, Sexual Unease FBI's Violent Attitude
Rules of Engagement FBI Predicted Violent Ending FBI's Purposeful "Bungling" Abuse of the Posse Comitatus Law FBI Controlled the Press
FBI Restricted the Press FBI Intimidated the Press FBI Lied to the Press Press Repeated FBI Propaganda Press Practiced Self-Censorship
Clinton, Altman and Buford Clinton and Hubbell Smerick and Young Advised Against Tactical Pressure Tactical Agents Over-Ruled Negotiators FBI Rejected Family and Third Party Intervention FBI Destroyed "Crime Scene" Despite Complaints FBI Relied on Experts and Cult Busters Urging Tactical Pressure FBI Did Not Take Theologians Seriously FBI Relied on Psychologists and Psychiatrists FBI Relied on Three Cult Busters FBI's Escalating Sabotage
March 1-6--FBI Relatively Conciliatory March 7-21--FBI Increased Harassment March 22-April 19--FBI Escalated Harassment Despite Cooperation FBI Refused to Honor Koresh's Promise-to-Surrender
DeGuerin and Zimmermann Visited Mount Carmel Drs. Arnold and Tabor Suggested Koresh Write a "Little Book" FBI Lied to DeGuerin and Zimmermann FBI Ridiculed Koresh Promise-to-Surrender FBI Lied After the Fire
Rogers' Early Assertions Reno's "Operations Plan" Not Shown to Ground Agents More Aggressive Rules Communicated to Davidians Clinton's Ignorance of Rules of Engagement Reno Granted "Tactical" Power to FBI
Reckless Tank Drivers Took No Precautions Fire Precautions Deemed Useless Social Workers Not Informed About Assault Parkland Burn Unit Alerted to Fire Possibility Fire Trucks Were Not On Stand-By FBI Surveillance and Communications
Surveillance Devices Inside Mount Carmel Did FBI in Washington Have Live Feed of Surveillance? Aerial Infrared Video and Other Photography Communications with Agents in the Field FBI Agents Hostile Towards Davidians FBI Intended This to Be "D-Day" FBI Alleged Davidians Shot at Tanks
Agents' Testimony Agents Not Afraid to Leave Tanks Davidians Deny Firing at Tanks FBI Applied New Rules of Engagement The Gas Attack FBI Refused to Negotiate
Davidians Did Not Throw Out Phone Tank Broke the Phone Line FBI Excuses for Not Negotiating Who Was in Control After Reno Left FBI Operations Center? Fatal Decision to Escalate to Demolition
FBI Expected Demolition Would Be Necessary The "Apparent Deviation" from the Plan Why Did FBI Speed Up Demolition? Justice Department and FBI Deny Demolition Decision Demolition Trapped and Killed Davidians Inside Building
Tank Collapsed Stairwells, Smashed Exits Tank Attack Killed Davidians in Concrete Room Tank Debris Blocked Entrance to Buried Bus Jurors Shocked By Evidence of Demolition Government Denied Davidians Were Trapped
House Ran on Flammable Fuel Gas Grenades and Tanks Dispersed Fuel Flammable Gas and Solvents Saturated the Building Tank Damage Increased the "Flue" Effect Evidence Tank Attacks Started Fires
Evidence Tank Started Gymnasium Fire Evidence Tank Started Chapel Fire Evidence Tank Started Dining Room Fire Evidence Tank Started Second Floor Fire Theories FBI Intentionally Started Fires
Theory Pyrotechnic Devices Started Fires Theory FBI Purposely Injected Flammable Solvents Theory FBI Purposely Created Flue Holes Dubious Evidence "Flame Thrower Tank" Started Fires FBI Allegations Davidians Started Fires
Testimony of FBI Agent Alleged and Actual Statements of Fire Survivors One Discussion of Fiery Self-Defense Indistinct Surveillance Audio Prejudicial Transcripts of Surveillance Audio Suspicions FBI Tampered with Surveillance Audio FBI Continued Attack Despite Known Dangers Smoke, Fire, Snipers and Tanks Trapped Davidians
Smoke, Fumes and Fire Fear of FBI Snipers Tanks Rammed Building, Blocked Escape Davidian Survivors Barely Escaped Fire Drove Some to Suicide Speculation FBI Agents Shot Davidians
FBI Rules of Engagement Permitted Shooting Davidians Davidians and Agents Outside the Building "Systematic" Gun Fire Heard During the Fire Justice Department's Immediate Claim Davidians Shot Questions About Some Autopsy Results Alleged and Actual Fire Survivor Testimony Attorneys' Speculation Autopsy Results
Ricks and Jamar Disinformation FBI Official Disinformation Accusations FBI Practiced "Public Relations" Reno/Clinton Disinformation After the Fire
Reno Disinformation Clinton Disinformation Why Have Reno and Clinton Supported the Coverup? FBI and BATF Crime Scene Coverup
April 19th Destruction of Evidence FBI and BATF Really Controlled Crime Scene May 12, 1993 Bulldozing of Remaining Evidence July, 1994 Clean Up of Property Fire Investigation Coverup
Head of Team was BATF Sympathizer Gray Misrepresented Nature and Flammability of Gas Gray Withheld Evidence from Other Investigators Fire Report Asserts Davidians Not Trapped In Building Fire Report Implies Flammables Present for Purpose of Arson Fire Report Asserts Accidental Fire Impossible Fire Report States Separated Points of Origin Mean Arson Fire Report Downplays Breaching's Role in Spreading Fire Gray Falsely Claimed Buried Bus Was Usable Justice Department Coverup
Possible Coverup of Clinton's Role Justice Department Attempted to Forgo Full Investigation Review Team and Outside Expert Conflicts of Interest No Testimony Taken Under Oath Review Team Withheld Information from Outside Experts No Fault Finding for FBI and Justice Department Errors or Crimes Evidence of Coverup in Justice Department Report Misrepresentation of Koresh's Promise-to-Surrender Letter No Justice Department Report on Tampering with 911 Tapes Possible Promotion of Prosecutorial Misconduct Failure to Recommend Prosecutions in Weaver Case
Prosecuted Not Prosecuted Judicial Constraints on Defense
Judge Insisted "Group Trial" Judge "Gagged" Defense Attorneys Judge Improperly Restricted "Jury Wheel" Judge Manipulated Choice of Jurors Judge Restricted Press Judge Permitted Prejudicial Phrases and Photos Judge Forbade Mention of Self-Defense Judge Restricted Defense Questions Judge Restricted Defense Evidence Judge Restricted Defense Witnesses Judge Denied Defense Motions Prosecutorial Misconduct
Prosecutors Withheld Evidence Regarding Illegal BATF Shooting Prosecutors Withheld Evidence Regarding Defendant Fagan Prosecutors Withheld Evidence Regarding April 19, 1993 Fire Prosecutors Withheld Evidence Regarding "Star Witness" Kathryn Schroeder Prosecutors Intimidated or Unduly Influenced Witnesses Little Evidence of Alleged Conspiracy Closing Arguments
Judge's Instructions Jurors' Verdict and Reasoning Count Two--Aiding and Abetting Murder of Federal Agents
Judge's Instructions Jurors' Verdict and Reasoning Count Three--Using or Carrying Firearm During/In Relation to Crime of Violence Judge's Instructions Jurors' Verdict and Reasoning Judge's Reaction to Jurors' Error Instructions, Verdicts and Reasoning on Other Charges
Counts Four, Five and Six--Aiding and Abetting Attempted Murder of Federal Agents, Use of Firearm in Act of Violence Counts Seven and Eight--Possession of and Conspiracy to Possess a Grenade Counts Nine and Ten--Manufacture of and Conspiracy to Manufacture Machineguns Reactions to the Verdicts Reinstatement of Count Three Weapons Verdict Sentencing Commission Recommended Maximum Sentences Davidian Allocutions
Livingstone Fagan Jaime Castillo Renos Avraam Kevin Whitecliff Paul Fatta Brad Branch Graeme Craddock Ruth Riddle Defense and Prosecution Final Statements The "Cruel and Unusual" Sentences Appeals for True Justice
Fagan's Non-Cooperation with Appeals Grounds for Relief
Cause Foundation Lawsuits Caddell & Conwell Lawsuits Ramsey Clark Lawsuits Political Activities Conflicts Over Mount Carmel Memorial
Index
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