Anyway, a wholly convincing show on yet another of those episodes that gives meaning to that 'only in America' slogan. That big-time murder went on (those twisted little charred corpses of kiddies killed by cyanide fumes shall stay with me forever) seems beyond doubt to me, but the thing we never got to hear was what *really* caused the trouble in the first place. In a landscape dotted by charismatic would-be christ-figures and armed-to-the-teeth 'citizens' militias', what was it about Koresh's mob that stood out to the authorities? I never really understood that.
Cheers, Rob.
>I just saw the Waco video last night. Interesting/frightening. One of
>the preachers that plays basketball with me at the gym, an ex-druggie
>musician has a similar way of looking at the Bible as Koresh. Both are
>smart, but go off in wierd directions.
>
>The video made a pretty convincing case that the government was (almost?)
>entirely wrong. In the congressional hearings, the people who sounded
>the most rational were Wacco Repugs, such as Bob Barr.
>
>In fact, as Clinton pushes for more and more of a police state, only the
>repugs resist him where cyber freedoms (wiretapping, getting access to
>personal computers are concerned), although they may still outdo Clinton
>in being tough on "ordinary" crime and terrorism (real and supposed).
>
>
>--
>Michael Perelman
>Economics Department
>California State University
>Chico, CA 95929
>
>Tel. 530-898-5321
>E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu