WAS WACO A MASSACRE?

FOUR YEARS LATER, THE QUESTION HASNT BEEN EXTINGUISHED Excerpted from THE WASHINGTON POST, about the Waco video, 4/18/97: [quoting] You cant believe your eyes. But the man on the screen, a distinguished scientist, makes it all seem true. He is pointing out bright bursts that look to him like machine gun fire. You are witnessing what could be a military-style slaughter of civiliansMy Lai in America. First they were gassed, then burned, then shot. It all happened on April 19, 1993, according to a new documentary film, Waco: The Rules of Engagement. One of the most disturbing films youll ever see, the San Francisco Chronicle said in its review. It is the documentary that will not go away, wrote a columnist in the Boston Globe. The 165-Minute Waco documentary was produced by former CNN newsman Dan Gifford, his wife Amy, and Mike McNulty. Its shocking conclusionthat FBI agents were intent on murdering Branch Davidians relies largely on the opinion of an expert who analyzed the FLIR [Forward Looking InfraRed] video tape. [Dr. Edward] Allard: holds a doctorate in physics and is a former supervisor of the Department of Defenses night vision laboratory at Fort Belvoir. He knows what he is seeing on that tapehe says the weapons signatures [on the infrared video taken over Mount Carmel on April 19] are so clear as to eliminate all doubt. In a federal court motion filed last October, former attorney general Ramsey Clark argues that Allards analysis leaves no doubt that the U.S. repeatedly fired gunshots into the church and at its occupants. After the FBI gave us a one-hour excerpt (but not the whole tape), we showed that to local defense contractors who specialize in interpreting FLIR. Four of the analysts contacted by The Post, who have extensive military and weapons experience, were convinced that they saw bursts on the tape indicative of gunfire going into the compound. The gunfire signatures are real, said Joseph Horn, an El Paso, Tex., consultant on firearms evidence, who wrote a letter pointing out five incidents that Allard had also deemed gunfire. IAN: The FLIR video was first acquired by Gordon Novel (head of investigation in Ramsey Clarks wrongful death suit) through his long-time friend, the former director of the CIA William Colby. Colby was found dead shortly thereafter. [End quoting] The truth will all come out before its over, THANK GOD!! Many people, however, will have their lives ruined or lose them for bringing it forth. NEWARK POLICE GET TANK LIKE THAT USED AT WACO Excerpted from THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, 9/19/97: [quoting] 88