Waco - The Rules of Engagement
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Actor: Clive Doyle, Dan GiffordBrand: New Yorker Video/Somford Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 136 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker
DVD Reviews of Waco - The Rules of Engagement
DVD Review: Truly will change your opinion of the Waco incident; a discerning christian's perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me first start off that I usually review Christian books, and am very discerning on issues of false teachers, and how their actions impact our world. Let me point out that I am no fan of David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, or Seventh-Day Adventism. Having said that, I am also concerned about how the church as a whole in the United States has turned apathetic towards military intervention overseas and here at home, not realizing future impacts that this apathy will have towards the churches current concerns of protecting Judeo-Christian principles in our society.
The video "Waco -The Rules of Engagement" is a look at the worst of both worlds: destructive cults and government oppression.
I have studied the Branch Davidians to some detail; one of my favorite books entitled "Kingdom of the Cults" dives into their theology extensively. I myself find the theology of seventh-day adventists heresy; Koresh and his follower suffered from spiritual pride and blindness in thinking that their leader is the last prophet to speak before Christ. It is important to note that, according to this video, Koresh never claimed to be "God" but that he had special revelation. His followers, who had traveled from around the globe, and apparently many in the local community, believed him. It is also important to note that the Christian church has embraced other individuals who have this corrupt "special revelation knowledge" -- ranging from cults like the Mormons to TV prosperity preachers such as Benny Hinn and Ken Copeland who have claimed that they are "little gods" and who have seen Jesus in the flesh and have special witness to Christ here on this earth. Seventh-Day adventism forms the root of the branch Davidians and makes many biblical claims (the Sabbath still exists... but on Saturday; anyone who doesn't practice this won't be raptured, they teach) and alienates other churches who see the bible more clearly... that it is clearly a matter of conscience as to what one eats or whether or not one day is to be considered holier than another. In fact, the only churches who have defended David Koresh and his followers are the Seventh-Day Adventists. Mainstream Christians have simply labeled the Davidians as a cult that deserved to die, as tragic as that may seem.
The reality is no matter how evil Koresh himself may or may not have been, this video clearly shows that our government wanted to put on a show to excercise their power, and test their capability of covering up actions that the Bible clearly states that governments around the world will be involved in as a one-world government approaches.
Before the initial actions, the ATF had used government funding to prepare for what was supposedly a drug raid (obviously a lie to obtain funding and training). ATF had notified major media outlets that something big was going to take place at Waco; the media was stationed within observation range 30 minutes prior to the deliberately broadcast event -- so that the ATF, who had lost credibility and funding, could get back on their feet as an organization. And Waco was, they thought, the perfect platform.
All eyewitness accounts from inside the compound suggests that the government had not read anybody their rights, and had come in with the purpose of putting on a display of military strength in a highly visible gun-battle. A 911 call from inside the compound revealed that the Davidians from the start believed that they were fired upon first, that there were women and children, and that they were only fighting in self-defense and wanted a cease-fire. Ironically, though the ATF had many technological advantages -- from their computers, control room communications, and Public Relations -- they had cut themselves off from all contact with local authorities. The Branch Davidians were dialing 911, and the local officials -- including the local sheriff and later the Texas Rangers -- were up in arms over the federal government's actions.
In short, after the fiasco that first day in which 4 agents were killed, the FBI were brought in. Ultimately, tanks rigged to pump lethal and flammable amounts of CS nerve gas basically bulldozed the compound. Imaging from a plane above clearly shows federal government agents firing at the compound from behind the tanks, which in one instance mutilate a body as it ran over and over it while tearing down one of the buildings. Tapes also show what appears to be a detonation which initiates the fireball effect through the compound. Most concerning is more concentrated gunfire in retreat, seemingly as government officials fired upon the only exits that women and children could have escaped from. Federal authorities prevented firetrucks and ambulances from going in, until the entire building had been downed in flames within a matter of moments. Later, government officials "misplaced" huge amounts of physical evidence.
The government's story: David Koresh was a total nutcase who was in charge of a bunch of criminals who died in a gunbattle that they started. All the victims shot themselves and then burned the compound to the ground in a mass suicide.
The true story: ATF agents, because of a political blunder, sought revenge for their downed comrades. This was just another chapter in Janet Reno's satanic handling of a situation; not much unlike Ruby Ridge or the Elian Gonzalez case. Because there was no condemnation, this will be just the beginning, a possible starting point of our government testing its barriers.... until there are no barriers left to test.
And they tortured innocent people unto a gruesome death -- even the elderly, even children!!! -- and then covered it up, with barely a peep from the mainstream Christian community.
Description of Waco - The Rules of Engagement
Shaking the foundation of democracy, the shocking revelations behind the tragic series of events outside Waco, Texas that killed four federal agents and 76 men, women and children of the Branch Davidian religious sect has finally been exposed. Winner of an Academy-Award® nomination in light of its incredible discoveries, Waco: The Rules of Engagement brings forth devastating evidence of federal law enforcement gone tragically wrong. It dares to suggest the ATF provoked war with a group whose apocalyptic religious beliefs and rumored manufacturing of illegal weapons made them easy targets for an inevitable abuse of its members? civil and human rights. Waco: The Rules of Engagement will change forever the way the world thinks and talks about the tragedy at Waco and, most importantly, it will renew our commitment to the basic precepts of tolerance and freedom upon which American society is built.What happened at the Branch Davidian compound in Mt. Carmel, Texas, in 1993? Why did 4 federal agents and 86 civilians lose their lives? The powerful documentary Waco: The Rules of Engagement asks these and many other difficult questions, and the answers are deeply disturbing, even for the most cynical. Using interviews, news footage, testimony before Congress, and infrared photographic analysis, the film relentlessly chips away at the government's story that David Koresh and his followers were a dangerous cult involved in strange sex and drug practices who were preparing to slaughter their neighbors and that they immolated themselves ą la Jonestown, rather than give themselves up peacefully. Nearly every element of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' and the FBI's cover-up is exposed as fraudulent and the viewer is left wondering when, if ever, justice will finally be served. Warning: There are a few minutes of extremely graphic footage of the burnt bodies of the Davidians; though this is sickening, it seems less so than the tragic mistakes made by law enforcement officials. --Rob Lightner
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