Waco (Part Six: Flames Await)

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🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

"They were trying to have sleep disturbance and they were trying to take someone that they viewed as unstable to start with, and they were trying to drive him crazy. And then they got mad 'cos he does something that they think is irrational."

On the morning of February 28th, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms attempted to serve a search warrant against David Koresh and the rest of the Branch Davidians living in a compound just outside of Waco, Texas. However, in doing so, the ATF had lit a powder keg that had been building up in size and potency for months, if not years.

Having long expected this day to come, David Koresh attempted to find calm by establishing some kind of routine inside the compound. Meanwhile, a confused response began to form outside, as members of the FBI attempted to gain control of the quickly-devolving situation...

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Music Credits

Atlas Gray - "Not Crazy (Instrumental)"

All other music composed by Micheal Whelan

Transcript

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0:00.0	No channel 13.
0:02.7	High witness news to lights.
0:05.7	Good evening everyone and thank you for joining us.
0:07.5	A fanatical scripture quoting religious leader who moved to
0:10.3	Waco to await the end of the world.
0:12.2	Instead, maybe to blame tonight for the deaths of several
0:14.7	federal agents.
0:15.6	We've got a standoff that continues at this hour after two
0:18.2	shootouts earlier today.
0:19.8	A compound located 10 miles east of Waco in the community of
0:23.2	L.
0:24.2	On the morning of February 28, 1993, the ATF moved in to
0:28.9	serve a search warrant against David Koresh and the rest of
0:31.9	the branched avidians living in a compound just outside of
0:34.8	Waco, Texas.
0:36.3	However, in doing so, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
0:39.8	Firearms had lit a powder keg, one that had been building up in
0:43.4	size and potency for months, if not years.
0:47.2	David Koresh had been anticipating the raid for some time,
0:50.6	knowing that government agents had been circling him and the
0:53.5	beleaguered church he was in charge of, looking for a way to
0:56.7	bust him specifically.
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