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Did the BATF and the FBI attempt to cover up agents conduct at the standoff with Branch Davidians in 1993
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Waco: Radicalising the Right? An enormous and alarming concentration of resources- taxpayers money, government personnel and time, not to mention many lives were expanded on the social problem allegedly taking place in Waco, Texas. According to news sources, the planned raid of the Mount Carmel Branch Davidian property by the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) was one of the largest civilian law enforcement actions in US history. "For years now, the disaster near Waco has been exhibit No. 1 for many who have deep distrust of the American government." From conspiracy sites on the Internet to documentary films, Waco has provided a focus for those who see the government as the enemy. And now they say there is proof the government has been lying. The initial operation involved approximately eighty federal agents, armed with semi-automatic and automatic weapons, orchestrated to execute a single search and arrest warrant. After the failed...
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