51 Bloody Days Later The Siege Ended -- 76 People Were Killed -- None Were Government Agents
Originally a series of numbered tweets, the essay below reflect my views, looking back on how the United States Government handled the case against David Koresh and The Branch Davidians. Light editing for punctuation or expanding words from abbreviations has been done, but the words are basically as was said, off the top of my head on Twitter.
It should be noted, initially there was only a warrant for one single man. The religious separatists living at the compound were not under criminal investigation, nor were there any warrants for their apprehension. We were told their leader was who was wanted.
The government waged a war, and attacked a whole group of peaceful people, who were bothering no one, in order to execute a warrant against ONE MAN.
This is not an attempt at an exhaustive dissection of all that went wrong -- it was a series of impromptu tweets. My opinion.
The reader is encouraged to research other sources to get a more comprehensive view, of what I personally see as a very dark chapter in not just American history, but the history of freedom and democracy at large. -- James MacArthur, Agitator-In-Chief
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The partial remains of an 8 year old child found in the "Bunker" with her mother. |
The truth was heavily obscured & distorted, but 22 years later the extent of government criminality & misconduct is clear to one seeking [truth].
There were numerous opportunities to execute the warrant for David Koresh without firebombing women & children. YOUR government didn't care.
A new age of public approved, government sponsored, domestic terrorism against American citizens was ushered in that day.
On that day we said farewell to due process.
The new method of carrying out extra judicial punishment and executions have been extremely formulaic since that day:
How To Establish A Statist Authoritarian Regime In A Democratic Republic In 13 Easy Steps
1) Spread massive amounts of propaganda, misrepresenting facts and convincing the public to believe everyone is in grave danger.
2) Carefully obscure the true nature of the actual charges or warrant why the subject(s) is sought.
3) Employ heavily armed, paramilitary combatants, using overwhelming force to further convince the public of the grave danger faced by all.
4) Ignore [all] opportunity for arrest or capture [of the subject] without killing or bloodshed to avoid costly, long trials where a suspect can defend [him]self in court.
5) Engage [a] continuous feed of "leaked" information through "sources" to [the] media, keeping the propaganda machine well fed via willing accomplices.
6) Afterwards hold press conferences and release information telling the public how much [harm and danger] they were spared and protected from, now that suspect is dead.
The best stories after all, a kept simple by having only one side.
7) Once public approval is secured with little question, dissent or investigation; take [the] new found [absolute authority] power and run with it, even overseas!
8) Create, conflate, fabricate if necessary, new scenarios where government excessive force must be used to demonstrate constant public danger.
9) Create new, overlapping, redundant government agencies to fight the threat the public has now been thoroughly convinced is ever looming.
10) Levy new and increased taxes & fees to feed the ever growing military industrial complex, built up under fear, sold via faith [leaders].
11) Yes faith. Evangelicals and others are willing accomplices in building up and backing tyrannical government, willing to prey on it's own people.
12) Through deliberate misuse and [manipulative] misinterpretation of biblical scriptures, they literally lead a flock of the faithful (sheep) astray.
13) Finally; destroy, discredit, demean & or demoralize all who would dare speak up in opposition or defiance to the diabolical plot. Ensure the public views all who would question official versions of events as radical, kook conspiracy theorists while terror marches on.
As Director of the MacArthur Institute Center For Advanced Analysis and Critical Comparison; occasional media critic, researcher, independent investigator, and entrepreneur, A.F. James MacArthur is Baltimore's most well known independent journalist contributor. A member of the underground news network for over 20 years. During this time, he's been a frequent subject of attack by government under the guise of law enforcement. Although closely watched and followed, he's often boycotted from being given any credit for his work by mainstream media.
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