used with permission from Steve Quiqley

IN MEMORIAM - WACO, TX
APRIL 19, 1993


Allegations (an important word) against Mr. Koresh were sensationalized to excuse the massacre of at least 86 members of his religious congregation. These peoples' closest neighbors, farming families, never feared them or considered them troublesome.

Many persons cite "indications" they were "defying" laws. Precisely what laws were these men, women and children "defying"? Does anyone have any idea what "due legal process" means?

The killing was deliberate, savage, and the scene was bulldozed before the evidence could be examined. I recently read an article run by the national press referring to "the botched Waco raid." One thing is certain: the Waco affair was far from "botched." The word "raid" made me think back to my college days of the "panty raids" held by idiotic pampered young fraternity men on campus. In Waco the affair was waged by firing guns from helicopters into Koresh's congregation, a horrible and toxic gas being fired at women and children, armored tanks, and by BATF assault troops firing automatic weapons. The murderers had come equipped with the tools to kill, which they used, and the intent to murder, which they did.

The following is a partial list of those murdered on April 19, 1993, by individuals directed by and paid by the federal government (Washington, DC) of the United States of America:

Katherin Andrade, 24
Jennifer Andrade, 19

Aldrick Bennett, 35
Susan Benta, 31
Mary Jean Borst, 49
Pablo Cohen, 38

Yvette Fagan, 34
Doris Fagan, 60

Lisa Marie Farris, 26
Ray Friesen, 76
Dayland Gent, 3

Diana Henry, 28
Paulina Henry, 24
Phillip Henry, 22
Stephen Henry, 26
Vanessa Henry, 19
Zilla Henry, 55

Novellette Hipsman, 36
Floyd Houtman, 61

Cyrus Howell, 8
Rachel Howell, 23
Star Howell, 6

Sherri Lynn Jewell, 43

David Michael Jones, 38
Michelle Jones, 18
Serenity Sea Jones, 4

Bobbie Lane Koresh, 16 months
David Koresh, 33

Jeffery Little, 31
Nicole Elizabeth Gent Little, 24

Livingston Malcolm, 26

Douglas Wayne Martin, 42
Lisa Martin, 13
Sheila Martin, 15

Abigail Martinez, 11
Audrey Martinez, 13
Juliete Santoyo Martinez, 30
Crystal Martinez, 3
Isiah Martinez, 4
Joseph Martinez, 30

Jillane Matthews
Alison Bernadette Monbelly, 31

Melissa Morrison, 6
Rosemary Morrison, 29

Sonia Murray, 29
Theresa Noberega, 48
James Riddle, 32
Rebecca Saipaia, 24

Judy Schneider, 41
Mayanah Schneider, 2
Steve Schneider, 48

Laraine B. Silva, 40

Floracita Sonobe, 34
Scott Kojiro Sonobe, 35

Aisha Gyarfas Summers, 17
Gregory Allen Summers, 28
Startle Summers, 1

Hollywood Sylvia
Lorraine Sylvia, 40
Rachel Sylvia, 13

Doris Vaega
Joanne Vaega, 4
Margarida Joanna Vaega, 47
Neal Vaega, 37

Martin Wayne, 20
Mark H. Wendell

Stan Sylvia (a sect member) pretty well summed it up. He said, "Let's examine what really happened here...Whatever you think of us, it doesn't give anybody a right to come and and kill helpless women and children."

It is preposterous that so many people in the United States are quick to want to believe that "they had it coming to them" or to believe the murderers' stories that this group killed their children and themselves.

It now looks as if no one will ever be held accountable for these murders.

The murders at Waco were not the action of one or more disaffected individuals. They were carried out by "the authorities" and financed by U.S. citizens (taxpayers).

April 19th deserves to be remembered annually until major changes occur.

Get the picture of what really happened (unless you need to believe the U.S. Government's version) by browsing the sites below:


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