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The Waco incident, was the government in the wrong, or did the Davidians provoke the situation. Many people have different opinions, although they are based on what the government has let us know, only the agents there really know the truth at this point. Brad Knickerbocker, author of "The Explosive Force of Domestic Terrorism" in the magazine The Christian Science Monitor, believes the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah federal building was a retaliation for the attack on the Davidians. Militia members cite this and the federal raid on white supremacists at Ruby Ridge, Idaho as reasons to fight the federal government, violently if necessary. Another article on the subject is "Some Key Questions for the Waco Hearings" in the magazine Human Ev
Bovard, James "Some Key Questions for the Waco Hearings" Human Events, 7/21/95, Vol. 51 Issue 28, p.1 Knickerbocker, Brad "The Explosive Force of Domestic Terrorism" Christian Science Monitor, 1/2/96, Vol. 88 Issue 25, p.8 Brad Knickerbocker's main perspective was that there is a pattern evolving between governmental action and domestic terrorism. James Bovard's main perspective was the inconsistent government testimony made them unbelievable and trying to cover it up was only going to allow it to happen again. I can think of many reasons the government would lie but not a single one for the authors to lie. The difference in opinion or attitude of the authors was do to the level of information. Mr. Bovard evidently has better contacts that provided
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