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Dear friends,
Here is an interesting and
important piece on the subject that refuses to die: the Waco tragedy. Men,
women and children surrounded by ruthless gunmen sent by the
state - this image was brought forth during the
Zionist siege of Nativity
Church, and now again, when the Mammonites besiege Baghdad. This piece is
written by Tom Mysiewicz, an American journalist who tripped on the 'do-not-mention-Jews-but-as-martyrs-and-saints'
third rail in 1993, and found himself homeless, wifeless, destitute in the
wilderness of Oregon. Still, he survived, and came back to writing.
The
commentary is written by Dr Henry Lindner, an inquisitive mind. It appeared
on
Togethernet, our
no-censorship discussion group. (You can subscribe to it by writing to
togethernet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com )
Israel Shamir
It All Started In
Waco
By Tom Mysiewicz
tgmy7@hotmail.com
Few overseas may realize it,
but the prototype of the current war-disinformation campaign was tested in
the U.S. in 1993. And it worked.
Look for a replay in Iraq.
1993...a curious year in
the U.S...the first attack on the World Trade Center, the attack by Federal
authorities on a religious group in Waco, Texas (near the ranch of George W.
Bush), and--of minor import--the year I was run out of the journalism
business.
The massacre of nearly 100
men, women and children of the Branch Davidian Sect (an offshoot of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church) in Waco reportedly started with a complaint to the U.S.
Justice Department by the ADL-related Cult Awareness Network.
At once, the new concept
of "embedded" journalism was put into effect.
Journalists were
segregated and kept apart from the action on a so-called "carnival
hill"--too far away to really see what was going on. These
reporters dutifully reported what they were told at government press
conferences and virtually no mainstream media voices contradicted them.
Part of this was due to
the fact that Bill Clinton was president, and many Democratic reporters felt
a need to be loyal to their party, and part was due to the increasing
corporate centralization of media control. Among the accusations howled
daily by this crowd--ALL of which later turned out to be false:
*David Koresh was a
polygamist and child molester
*Children had been
molested at the church (previously ruled out by Texas officials)
*A substantial tunnel
network existed on church property
*Koresh had .50-Cal.
machine guns
*Koresh had .50-Cal.
armor-piercing ammunition
*Koresh had either
biological or chemical weapons
*Koresh planned to
overthrow the U.S. Government
(Some decent conservatives
termed this as "demonization".)
After passing several
opportunities to peacefully arrest the "cult" leader, the Feds
launched a 300-man shooting assault on the church, including 20-mm cannon
fire from a helicopter. Koresh was wounded and several Federal agents
were shot, although it has been argued that the killings were from friendly
crossfire. A 51-day siege of the church (now termed a
"compound") was launched. Razor wire was strung around the
church, loud music and lights were put on every night, power and water were
cut off, food was denied those inside, and Red Cross representatives were not
allowed inside to check on the welfare of the children.
While constantly
reassuring Americans through the "embedded" reporters that the
situation would be resolved peacefully, and even allowing some of the
children to have milk and eventually allowing a small number of Davidians to
come out (these were later given stiff Federal prison sentences, despite
assurances to the contrary, and defense experts mysteriously died while
preparing vital defense evidence)the Federales apparently had other ideas.
After about a month, I
recall my wife telling me--after she had heard that others trying to leave
the church and surrender had been driven back by stun grenades and
gunfire--"they're going to kill those people."
"No way," I
replied. After all, the "embedded" reporters said all Koresh
wanted to do was to make a prophesy and unlock a "key to scripture"
and he would come out.
Well, my wife was
right. One day (well before the deadline Koresh had been given) there
was a massive assault with armored cars and Delta Forces. The rest is
history. Most of the church members were either burned to death or shot
at close range. Only a few survived, and these were jailed also.
I am constantly reminded
of Waco when I hear the current stream of cynical outright lies about
prisoner shootings, uprisings and the like in Iraq. True, Saddam Hussein may
be a bad man to some, but how many leaders could resist using "weapons
of mass destruction" (if they actually had them) when two thirds of
their country was in the hands of an invading force? The
"embedded" reporters say Saddam has got to be the most evil man
that ever existed--just like David Koresh was briefly. Koresh and Saddam
were both wounded in the initial attack. I'm only afraid we may get the same
ending in Baghdad.
From: "Henry
Lindner" <milesian2003@yahoo.com>
Subject: Why Waco?
Folks,
Tom's piece got me doing
some research. Below are some pieces that I've found on the web that
help to give some background and meaning to the US Gov't attack on the Branch
Davidians in Waco in 1993. I was still a part of the Matrix in 1993 and
had no idea what was happening.
You will be interested to
know that Koresh's form of Christianity was a threat to Israel's interests as
it did not include Israel in its end-of-the-world scenario. He moved
the location of the fulfillment of Daniel's prophecies from Israel to the
compound in Texas. Koresh was seeking a closer union with Islam and he
emphasized the role of Iran in Biblical prophecy. Interestingly, the
Cult Awareness Network that alerted the Federal Government about Koresh and
"advised" the government throughout the siege was affiliated with
the Jewish Anti- Defamation League.
Henry
From Carol Valentine
Religious leaders
influence the actions and opinions of many; they can help the state solidify
its power, or can undermine that power.
Thus governments have a
vital interest in monitoring religious leaders and their followers, and
molding religious doctrines.
When priests, preachers,
and prophets get too independent and their teachings go beyond what the state
will tolerate, those leaders become enemies of the state. It is then in
the interests of the state to snuff them out.
It is possible that David
Koresh may have been such a leader. What was so controversial about
Koresh's teachings? Among other things, Koresh was teaching that Bible
prophecies would be fulfilled in a land other than Israel. He was
teaching that a Savior would come from Iran. He was teaching doctrines
that paralleled the teachings of Mohammed. In these things, David
Koresh's theology must have been dangerous to certain vested interests.
US vs. Victor Houteff:
Currency, Conscription, Jews
Victor Houteff founded the
Davidian Seventh Day Adventists back in the 1930s. The government must
have seen him as a big threat.
Houteff had a big
following all over the world, and a big mailing list which he used to raise
money and proselytize. They had their own school and hospital.
Houteff printed his own Davidian currency which his followers used in trade
among themselves. He was a genuine pacifist. After Pearl Harbor
was bombed, he retained the tradition of the old Seventh Day Adventists and
refused to endorse conscription. And even worse: Houteff spoke
openly about the Jews and the establishment of the state of Israel.
On January 4, 1947, Victor
Houteff gave a sermon at the Mt. Carmel chapel called "The Hated Jews of
Today Are Not the Admired Jews of Tomorrow." Houteff said:
"In view of the fact
that this scripture is now being unfolded, and also the fact that there is
but one people, one nation (the descendants of the ancient scribes, priests,
and Pharisees who rejected the Lord and who have not even to this day
accepted Him, that are hardly desired anywhere in the world) that is now
doing all
she [Judea] can to gather
together in Palestine -- in view of all this, the present-day Jews are that
undesired nation. Upon her, therefore, the Lord's anger is to fall if
she continues to deny Christ. Yes, the universally hated Jew is the
only nation that has been scattered throughout the Gentile world, and is the
only one that is now gathering together in Palestine."
Houteff went on to say, in
effect, that the Jews were being gathered in one place so God could kill them
more conveniently. That's heavy stuff. Given the control the Jews
already had over America at that time, given Houteff's anti-conscription
stand, his issuing of private currency -- given all these things, you can bet
Uncle Sam had an interest in infiltrating and watching him and his people.
The government actually
provided proof of that. The Treasury Report on Waco contains a copy of early
surveillance photos of the Mt. Carmel Center, taken before the big house we
saw on TV in 1993 was built. You have those pictures in the Museum:
Texas, Not Israel:
Why Did David Change His Mind?
So before the Second
Coming, the prophecies of Daniel Chapters 11 and 12 must be fulfilled.
The founder of the Davidian movement, Victor Houteff, wanted to be God's tool
and establish the Davidic kingdom in Palestine, Israel. In like manner,
David Koresh also wanted to be God's tool and set up the Davidic
Kingdom. David wanted to set it up in Jerusalem, Israel.
David made a number of
trips to Israel, and was familiar with the situation in the Middle
East. At the start of Desert Shield in 1990, he thought the place of
his martyrdom might be in Israel but finally at the start of Desert Storm in
1991 he was convinced that his martyrdom would be here in the US. He
started to build and to arm himself for the coming confrontation.
Instead of Israel, David
said the prophecies of Daniel would be fulfilled in Waco and that the Mt.
Carmel Center was the Davidic kingdom. Imagine! This was a
monumental change in his thinking, a change that would affect each and every
Branch Davidian. Anyone interested in prophecy and the Seven Seals
would want to know: What did David see that changed his mind? I asked Clive.
Here's an excerpt from
Carol Valentine's correspondence with a Muslim man who had become a follower
of David Koresh:
As I told you, I am a
Shiite Muslim. The Bible is filled with prophecies of the Savior coming
from Persia or as we now call that country, Iran, a Muslim country. I
was always interested to note that the surname David chose,
"Koresh" (phonetically the same as the Arabic "Quryash"),
was the family name of the prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him. Each
Muslim Imam is a descendant of that Koresh/Quryash family. Imam
Khomeini, peace be upon him, was a Koresh/Quryash. The awaited Savior
of Islam -- al Mahdi -- will also bear the name Koresh/Quryash.
I arrived at the Mt.
Carmel Center in December, 1996. In October 1997 I heard the tape
"Letter to Australia." In this tape, David talks about Daniel 7:9
and Daniel 7:13. He says the verses tell of two Saviors. One is
the Prince of Persia (Iran), called Koresh (Isaiah 45), and the other one is
Jesus. Koresh the Savior and Jesus the Savior join forces to defeat the
anti-Christ (or the ad-Dajjal, the Deceiver, as he is called in Arabic);
Jesus does the judging, Koresh does the fighting.
I was amazed, for David's
teaching about End Days exactly parallels the prophecy of Mohammed in his
Hadith, and those of the Imams, peace be upon them.
David was teaching the
heart of Islam, but he was unifying the three religions of Abraham. I
had tremendous respect for him.
I don't believe I am the
only one to realize what David was doing.
During the siege,
theologian Phil Arnold from the Reunion Institute was a consultant to the
FBI. Do you know what they study at the
Reunion Institute?
They study the unification of the three Abrahamic religions.
Coincidentally, James Tabor is one of their speakers.
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