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Pro secutor
in Waco to Resign - He'd Warned Reno of Possible Cover-Up (Dallas Morning
News 1/25/00) Veteran federal prosecutor Bill Johnston says he is quitting the
Justice Department, a move that comes five months after he warned Attorney General
Janet Reno of a possible cover-up of key information on government actions in
the 1993 Branch Davidian siege.
Wa co Negotiators
Felt Tear Gas Inevitable, One Says - They Backed Plan Over More Aggressive Options
(Dallas Morning News 12/30/99) Negotiators backed using tear gas against the Branch
Davidians because they were powerless to prevent it and feared that tacticians
would otherwise be allowed to "throw it in," a top negotiator said after the standoff.
Internal records obtained by (Dallas Morning News) indicate that the bureau's
tactical experts began lobbying for the use of CS gas in early March, even sending
a formal plan to the White House.
FBI
Was Warned Noise Broadcasts Would Backfire if Used Against Sect (Dallas
Morning News 12/30/99) Even the Dalai Lama got caught up in the Branch Davidian
standoff. During the FBI's efforts in 1993 to force sect members to surrender,
agents used loudspeakers to blast loud music and other ear-splitting noises into
the compound.
FBI Missteps
Doomed Siege Talks, Memos Say - Criticisms Were Omitted From Davidian Report
(Dallas Morning News 12/30/99) FBI tactical missteps in the first weeks of the
Branch Davidian siege hopelessly derailed negotiations, cementing the sect's "bunker
mentality," top FBI negotiators and behavior experts told the Justice Department.
Government hides identities of Waco witnesses (The Post-Dispatch 12/29/99)
When lawyers for the Branch Davidians sat down recently to question a government
witness about what happened at Waco, they found themselves looking at a black
screen.
U.S. Switches
Course, Agrees to Waco Test - Justice Department Reversal Allows Procedure to
See if FBI Fired Shots (Dallas Morning News 12/23/99) The Justice Department
has reversed course and agreed to a test that could help determine whether federal
personnel shot at the Branch Davidian compound at the end of the deadly 1993 standoff,
according to a Wednesday letter detailing the agreement.
Deal is Reached on Test That Could Show Whether Agents Fired at Waco
(The Post-Dispatch 12/23/99) An agreement has been reached over a simulation that
could determine whether gunfire shows up on infrared film like that taken by the
FBI during the final assault on the Branch Davidian complex in 1993.
Dav idian Lawyer
Raises Questions on Delta Force - He Says Testimony Leaves Gap in Siege Account
(Dallas Morning News 12/21/00) Sworn testimony from two members of the Army's
secret Delta Force unit raises questions about the actions of a third Delta soldier
during the last hours of the Branch Davidian standoff, a lawyer for the sect said
Monday.
U.S. Seeks
to Shield Waco Files - Public Disclosure Called Security Risk (Dallas
Morning News 12/17/99) Government lawyers have asked a federal judge to block
public release of hundreds of government documents recently surrendered to lawyers
for the Branch Davidians, arguing that disclosure poses security risks for federal
agents and military personnel.
Danforth Asks Judge for Temporary Custody of More Waco Evidence (The
Post-Dispatch 12/17/99) Special counsel John Danforth asked a federal judge in
Waco, Texas, on Thursday for temporary custody of more evidence from the 1993
government siege on the Branch Davidian complex that resulted in the death of
more than 80 people.
Davidian
Lawyers Start Questioning FBI Agents About Cameras, Bugging (Dallas
Morning News 12/9/99) When investigators for special counsel John C. Danforth
and Congress recently combed through the 12 tons of evidence from the scene of
the assault, their most interesting findings concerned things that were not there,
according to informed sources.
Files Yield Surprises Over What's Missing (The Post-Dispatch 12/5/99)
When investigators for special counsel John C. Danforth and Congress recently
combed through the 12 tons of evidence from the scene of the assault, their most
interesting findings concerned things that were not there, according to informed
sources.
Danforth's Team Gives FBI Officials a Taste of Their Own Tough Questioning
(The Post-Dispatch 12/4/99) FBI agents are accustomed to tough interrogations.
But usually it's the agents asking the questions. Now the tables have been turned.
Defendant in Waco Case Will Have Expert Look at Rifle Casings (The Post-Dispatch
12/3/99) Former FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi will have his own expert examine rifle
shell casings that were found in an undercover house near the Branch Davidian
complex in 1993.
Scientists Tapped for Waco Simulation Used to Work with Justice Dept. Expert
(The Post-Dispatch 12/2/99) The scientists nominated by the Justice Department
to perform a neutral test of whether there was government gunfire at Waco are
former colleagues of the Justice Department expert who thinks the test is impossible.
Danforth's Team Will Question Two FBI Agents Who Drove Converted Tank
(The Post-Dispatch 11/21/99) Investigators for special counsel John C. Danforth
are preparing to question two FBI agents who drove a converted tank during the
siege on the Branch Davidian complex in 1993 and who may have been in a position
to see if agents fired weapons.
Waco Test Impossible,
Officials Say (Dallas Morning News 11/8/99) Tests to find the cause
of flashes on FBI infrared videotape shot in the final hours of the Branch Davidian
siege will probably be meaningless because the camera used at Waco no longer exists,
federal officials said Wednesday.
Test ing Ordered
to See if Agents Fired on Davidian Compound (Dallas Morning News 11/16/99)
Turning aside prolonged federal objections, a U.S. district judge on Monday ordered
independent field testing to help determine whether government agents fired at
the Branch Davidian compound in the last hours of a 1993 siege.
Danforth wants ballistics
tests on FBI weapons (CNN 11/13/99) The special counsel investigating
the Waco siege and its aftermath has asked for ballistics tests to be conducted
on FBI weapons to determine whether agents fired on the Branch Davidian compound
at the end of the 1993 standoff.
Court asked to
supervise Waco tests (Dallas Morning News 11/10/99) Throwing its weight
behind lawyers for the Branch Davidians, the Waco special counsel's office is
asking for court-supervised tests to determine if flashes recorded by FBI infrared
cameras in the last hours of the 1993 siege came from government gunfire.
The FBI agent at
the center of the Waco investigation (US News and World Report 11/8/00)
The Sierra 4 sniper position was some 200 yards from white separatist Randy Weaver's
cabin, deep in the northern Idaho mountains. The man in camouflage nestled in
the thick brush there had a clear field of fire on the wooden structure across
the furrowed ridges. On Aug. 22, 1992, the morning was cool, cloudy and rainy.
Seekin g answers
in the ashes (US News and World Report 11/8/99) Attorney General Janet
Reno made a calculated choice when she named former Sen. John Danforth as special
counsel to reinvestigate the 1993 Waco siege. The Justice Department can now shrug
off questions about the government's conduct there by citing the ongoing probe.
Danforth's former GOP colleagues were baying for Reno's blood, but he hasmanaged
to silence them for the moment by imposing a month-long moratorium on congressional
hearings.
Film sequel continues
charge of Waco cover-up (Dallas Morning News 11/4/99) Your typical movie
premiere doesn't include allegations of homicide by the federal government. But
that was the theme of Waco: A New Revelation, unveiled Wednesday to reporters
and researchers of the 1993 siege that ended in the fiery deaths of more than
80 Branch Davidians.
U.S. warned to
release Waco siege documents (Dallas Morning News 11/3/99) A Waco federal
judge angrily warned Tuesday that the government faces contempt proceedings within
two weeks if its lawyers do not surrender every federal document relating to the
Branch Davidian standoff.
Gover nment seeks
delay on Waco files (Dallas Morning News 11/2/99) Government lawyers
told a federal judge Monday that they will need another month to produce all government
documents tied to the Branch Davidian standoff, and White House officials are
considering withholding some materials on grounds of executive privilege.
Th e Waco
network (Dallas Morning News 10/31/99) The images are a peculiarly American
vision of hell: An apocalypse on the Texas prairie swallows a ramshackle building
and more than 80 occupants as an army of federal lawmen circles in tanks and helicopters.
S enators
agree on probe plan in Waco siege (Dallas Morning News 10/15/99) Senate members
ended weeks of arguing Thursday with an agreement on how to investigate the Justice
Department's handling of the Branch Davidian siege and other problematic, high-profile
cases.
FB I cameras
encircled compound, files show (Dallas Morning News 10/14/99) The Branch Davidian
compound was ringed with FBI closed-circuit cameras and secret government sensing
devices during the entire 1993 standoff, and the cameras were used throughout
April 19, the day federal agents launched a tank and tear-gas assault, government
documents show.
Documents: FBI wanted clearance
to shoot unarmed Branch Davidians (CNN 10/8/99) Additional documents
have been turned over to Congress showing supervisors in the FBI's standoff with
the Branch Davidians asked for permission to shoot unarmed cult members if they
approached agents and refused to follow directions, CNN has confirmed.
Danfo rth visits
site of Davidian siege (Dallas Morning News 9/21/99) Special investigator
John Danforth visited briefly Monday with parents of a man killed in the Branch
Davidian standoff when he and three aides made an unannounced tour of the ruins
of the sect's compound.
Just ice Dept.
removes attorney from Waco Davidian case (Dallas Morning News 9/15/99)
The government will not fight a federal judge's demand for control of all of its
information and evidence tied to the 1993 Branch Davidian siege, a federal prosecutor
said Tuesday.
Inv estigators
may ask for ballistic tests (Dallas Morning News 9/15/99) Congressional
investigators may seek ballistic tests to determine whether shell casings recovered
after the 1993 Branch Davidian standoff came from FBI snipers, officials said
Tuesday.
Waco tear-gas
data was disclosed in '95, Democrat says - Congressman says Reno unfairly accused
of cover-up (Dallas Morning News 9/14/99) Documents submitted to Congress
four years ago reflect use of the "military tear-gas rounds" that have prompted
new investigations into the 1993 Branch Davidian compound fire near Waco, a Democratic
congressman said Monday.
Rang ers' report
doesn't resolve questions about gun use on last day of siege - FBI has said casings
could be from ATF (Dallas Morning News 9/13/99) A Texas Rangers report
on evidence from the Branch Davidian siege resolves some mysteries but deepens
others, including questions about whether the government fired guns or high explosives
on the final day of the 1993 tragedy.
Danforth
Prepares for Waco Probe (Washington Post 9/13/99) Former Missouri senator
John C. Danforth said yesterday that he is already assembling a team of private
attorneys and federal investigators to probe the government's 51-day standoff
against the Branch Davidian sect in 1993 and would not hesitate to prosecute officials
for wrongdoing.
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