Talk:Waco siege

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Legacy/Media example

One more example of a cultural reference is the game, Postal 2, where player participates in events modeled after the siege. It involves a compound designed in a similar way (of particular note are the pool and access tunnel, the water tower and buildings layout look similar to Waco, and it's stormed by ATF which results in fire. On top of that, the owner of the compound - protagonist's uncle - is referred to as Uncle Dave 2A02:C7D:203A:F800:D13C:395D:B428:193D (talk) 07:56, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

The Article doesn't say that the ATF forgot to bring the search warrant to the "search".

I skimmed the article, and I don't see an important fact that came out heavily in the media in 1993 and years afterwards: The ATF forgot to actually bring a copy of the search warrant to the location, arguably making the entire search illegal. That was such an important fact, it strongly suggests that it has been omitted or removed due to bias by unknown people. 2601:1C2:4E02:3020:6C24:308D:26CE:6918 (talk) 05:46, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

This article was vandalized repeatedly in the past. I will try to find documentation of that and add it in a logical place - if it will let me. The last time I tried to post anything it had editing from tmobile blocked. Saltykid9000 (talk) 17:32, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Chronology of events on February 28

Time	Event
05:00	76 agents assemble at Fort Hood for the drive to the staging area at the Bellmead Civic Center. According to a later Treasury Department Review, the agents drove in an 80-vehicle convoy that stretched for a mile (1.6 km) with a cattle trailer at either end.
09:45	ATF agents move in on the compound. A gun battle begins.
09:48	Branch Davidian Wayne Martin, a Waco attorney, calls 9-1-1.
11:30	Ceasefire reached.
16:00	The first message from Koresh is relayed over KRLD Radio In Dallas.
16:55	Michael Schroeder is shot dead returning to the compound.
17:00	ATF spokesman Ted Royster says gunfire has continued sporadically through the afternoon.
19:30	Koresh is interviewed by CNN. The FBI instructs CNN not to conduct further interviews.
20:15	ATF spokesperson Sharon Wheeler says negotiations continue with Branch Davidians and gunfire has ended.
22:00	Four children exited the compound (two Sonobe children and two Fagan children).
22:05	Koresh talks for about 20 minutes on KRLD, describing his beliefs and saying he is the most seriously wounded of the Branch Davidians.

Aguilera Affidavit

With the Affidavit being disclosed publicly is it a worthy section to add in? I feel like the reason the ATF officially filed for the raid is just as important as the speculated reason. It definitely can show people whether or not there was a goal post move from the original motive. Mdchavez02 (talk) 04:45, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Cyanide mention

There seems to be a political or non-neutral desire to insert that cyanide gas from the CS devices caused the deaths of children. No credible source has shown that the devolution of CS to form cyanide as a byproduct. A cursory examination of the known chemical pathways shows this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:D100:72ED:91B5:87C0:5BD2:6D55 (talk) 17:03, 5 July 2021 (UTC)