"The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Tuesday that evidence held by the Texas Rangers since the 1993 Branch Davidian siege calls into question the federal government's claim that its agents used no incendiary devices on the day that a fire consumed the sect's compound," reports Lee Hancock in the July 28 2000 Dallas Morning News.
James B. Francis Jr., chairman of the Texas Department of Public Safety, declined to detail the evidence, but said, "With the proper experts analyzing it, it might shed light as to whether an incendiary device was fired into the compound that day."
Atty. Gen. Janet Reno responded that she has seen no evidence to date of FBI involvement in the use of incendiary devices. My, what a ringing denouncement. No evidence to date...
So the story on waco so far seems to be that the government lied from day one, and hasn't stopped until now, If they have indeed stopped. Shall we catalog some of the more egregious lies to date?
There is a wrongful death suite brought by surviving Branch Davidians and families, against the government, it is currently scheduled for some time October.UPDATE
Atty. Gen. Janet Reno has now stated that the justice department will mount an investigation to discover if there has been a coverup on the part on government agents involved in the Waco affair. A little like having the fox guard the henhouse don't you think?
But at least we can rest secure that the A.G. was *Shocked* that the FBI lied about this for over 6 years, shocked I tell you.