A false messiah, the FBI fiasco and 23 burned children, the story the USA doesn’t want you to remember
A false prophet, hundreds of high-powered weapons, blind faith and the worst fiasco in the history of American security agencies have resulted in a veritable apocalypse. The end of “Branch Davidians” In Waco, TXin 1993, is one of the darkest pages in the history of the United States and 30 years later, it continues to haunt the whole nation.
On February 28, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), broke into a ranch in Mount Carmel, a marginalized town in central Texas. he resided there David Koresch, a religious leader who claimed to be the son of God, as well as hundreds of followers. Authorities had detected the hoarding and processing of weapons that blatantly violated existing weapons and possession laws.
What started as a surprise assault ended in a blistering firefight that left four ATF officers dead and sparked a 51-day conflict that was nationally televised and ended. by the worst tragedy.
Three decades later, the miniseries of Netflix “Waco: Texas Apocalypse”shows never-before-seen footage of the event that caught the attention of the world’s most powerful nation under the government of bill clinton. The audios and conversations between authorities and Koresch are shocking and corroborate the powerful influence he had among his followers, who lived on Mount Carmel with children.
The Waco, Texas siege that left 23 children dead
The ATF prepared the assault on Mount Carmel in complete secrecy, but asked a reporter to cover the events. On his way to the ranch, the communicator got lost and he asked for help from a postman who belonged to the sect. Neither slow nor lazy, the latter advised Koresch.
The cult’s false messiah claimed the world was going to end and he would have to wage war on the US government, so he enlisted with a veritable arsenal. When Koresch learned of the attack, he nervously shouted: “Come time!”.
Koresch, then 33 years old, had remained at the head of the sect after having had a romantic relationship with roden lawsthe prophetess and cult leader when she was 76 and he was 23. The warrant dispute with Roden’s son involved a gunfight inside the ranch and his subsequent arrest, but they didn’t could not be found and walked free.
The failed attempt to seize Mount Carmel by the ATF ended in a humiliating defeat and four casualties, in addition to 15 seriously injured. He FBI He immediately took action on this, but the results were no better, as the Branch Davidians dug in for nearly two months.
Negotiators have made some headway with Koresch, which has released children day after day, always on the condition that he can spread his religious messages through the media. The press played a vital role in this story, as it reported the facts almost 24 hours a day and interest in the case was worldwide.
A rescue party arrived at the property which had a position diametrically opposed to that of negotiation. They brought in Abrams tanks, positioned snipers, and strained the atmosphere until it exploded.
The Attorney General Janet Reno approved the use of tear gas to evict Koresch and his followers from the ranch after 51 days. He April 19 started siege, a tank began destroying the property with the intention of driving the rebels off the property, but the worst happened.
A fire began to consume the property to the astonishment of the entire nation. The authorities did not allow the entry of firefighters for security reasons. Only three people left Koresch, the rest decided to die with him in the flames and sacrifice their children. The toll was 82 dead sectarians, including 23 children.
“They preferred to die in the flames than to leave it, it’s a compromise”testifies one of the members of the rescue group, witness of the events, in front of the cameras of Netflix.
“I take full responsibility,” Reno agreed after the failure. Clinton himself gave a press conference at the White House, in one of the most embarrassing moments of his presidency.
The story marked an entire country that would rather forget it, but instead had to deal with other fateful characters who also called themselves children of God.
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Source: El Heraldo De Mexico
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