I just saw the documentary "Waco - Rules of Engagement" for the second time. Amazing. I first saw it on HBO several months ago. Now it is on the New Release shelves at Blockbuster.
Rent it. See it. That is all I can say, words cannot even begin to touch in this post what is on that tape. You will never again trust what you hear on the news or what the gov't says, or that they are here "to protect us".
To think...my friends actually sided with the FBI/ATF during that incident and bought the media lies that the Davidians were a cult nemesis to our country and a bunch of whackos that needed to be exterminated. I reserved judgement, although I admit that I was swayed by the only source of information I had - my TV.
Well into the standoff, I asked a friend (because I really forgot), "What started this whole thing anyway? Why don't the ATF guys just leave them alone and walk away?". My friend replied emphatically: "They SHOT some ATF agents!" I then asked "But why did they storm his home in the first place?".
At the time we both could not recall, but were so programmed by the TV that these people were whackos, that we shrugged it off and went on with our day. Now I have to ask the question again: why did they storm the home in the first place? (along with hundreds of other haunting questions brought up by this documentary).
Frankly, I am surprised that the powers-that-be allowed this documentary to go into print.
A couple quotes that stuck with me:
From a mother that escaped while her family burned: "I think this event was meant to happen just to show us what kind of people we have in our government"
From the man who wrote the book on the incident afterward: "The Davidians prophecy was that they would be slaughtered by the army of Babylon...perhaps that is exactly what happened..."
I am going to watch it again. This one is worth owning. Watch it anytime you need a wakeup call.
Rent it. See it. That is all I can say, words cannot even begin to touch in this post what is on that tape. You will never again trust what you hear on the news or what the gov't says, or that they are here "to protect us".
To think...my friends actually sided with the FBI/ATF during that incident and bought the media lies that the Davidians were a cult nemesis to our country and a bunch of whackos that needed to be exterminated. I reserved judgement, although I admit that I was swayed by the only source of information I had - my TV.
Well into the standoff, I asked a friend (because I really forgot), "What started this whole thing anyway? Why don't the ATF guys just leave them alone and walk away?". My friend replied emphatically: "They SHOT some ATF agents!" I then asked "But why did they storm his home in the first place?".
At the time we both could not recall, but were so programmed by the TV that these people were whackos, that we shrugged it off and went on with our day. Now I have to ask the question again: why did they storm the home in the first place? (along with hundreds of other haunting questions brought up by this documentary).
Frankly, I am surprised that the powers-that-be allowed this documentary to go into print.
A couple quotes that stuck with me:
From a mother that escaped while her family burned: "I think this event was meant to happen just to show us what kind of people we have in our government"
From the man who wrote the book on the incident afterward: "The Davidians prophecy was that they would be slaughtered by the army of Babylon...perhaps that is exactly what happened..."
I am going to watch it again. This one is worth owning. Watch it anytime you need a wakeup call.