Branch Davidian

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a United States federal agency, but more specifically a specialized law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice. The ATF has had a very dynamic history changing its name and duties many times. It was originally part of the United States Department of the Treasury. It was formed in 1886 as the "Revenue Laboratory" within the Treasury Department 's Bureau of Internal Revenue. Following its

quickly escalated when the government handled the Waco siege--a group of Branch Davidian members “were suspected of weapons violations and a search and arrest warrant was obtained by the U.S. federal agency Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).” (serendipity.com) This later failed and the ATF was reinforced by the FBI which began a 51 day standoff between the FBI and ATF against the Davidians killing dozens of Davidians, including children. McVeigh visited the standoff and later decided to

prove McVeigh’s guilt, the prosecution needed a motive. This was not going to be hard to do when McVeigh himself was so outspoken against the federal government. As stated earlier, McVeigh was upset regarding Ruby Ridge and also the raid at the Branch Davidian compound. But McVeigh also had what was known as the “Turner Diaries”, which were antigovernment leaflets that the prosecution stated were blueprints for the bombing ("Prosecutors almost through", 1997). McVeigh’s very own sister also testified

It would be one thing if I was referring to David Karesh and the Branch Davidians or John Jones and his followers at Jonestown. Some of these men I have mentioned today have greatly influenced modern evangelicalism. It is both dangerous and discrediting to the Gospel when false dates are predicted by false teachers. If you

Clint Van Zandt was a FBI Profiler, Hostage Negotiator, Vietnam Veteran. Today, he is the author of dozens of articles on criminal psychology, crisis management and hostage negotiations and is president of Van Zandt & Associates, which is an international crisis management consulting company in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Prior to joining the FBI Van Zandt was a Special Agent with the U.S. Army Intelligence and is a Vietnam War veteran. He earned is bachlors in Sociology from Southern Illinois University

accurate. Some examples would be political, cult and religious leaders. Groups like Antifa have supporters that carry out volatile and destructive actions while saying they are calling out those they view as racist. David Koresh was leader of the Branch Davidians. He convinced his followers that they were an Army of God and preparing for the apocalypse. Many politicians have followers that will support them simply based on the fact that they are effective speakers. These politicians make statements

In 1993, the FBI held a federal siege on the church of the Branch Davidian religious sect on suspicion of the leader, David Koresh’s, weapons violations after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) failed to search the compound. After 51 days of bargaining with Koresh, the FBI attacked the Branch Davidian compound, known as Mount Carmel. They used flammable tear gas once inside, and a fire sprung to life, burning down

The Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995 is known to be the “worst act of homegrown [domestic] terrorism in the nation’s history” (FBI, 2010). On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, parked a rented box truck outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. No one knew that, “inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals” (FBI, 2010). Before he exited the vehicle and headed towards his getaway car

To forget all pleasures and possessions. To replace family and friends with someone else's obsessions. Fulfilling this tall order is a prerequisite to ascending through the ranks of the wicked cults from the bygone era. Luring in struggling individuals with grandiose promises of spiritual healing and self-actualization, these malevolent organizations pray on the weaknesses of the desperate. Through these methods they amass an army of loyal followers and a high degree of political clout, however,

Iran and the United States always had major tension regarding oil. American and British corporations had control over Iran’s petroleum reserves for a long time. In 1951, Iran’s Prime Minister had a plan to nationalize the oil industry. Due to this, America and Britain formed a plan to overthrow the Prime Minister and replace him with someone who would better suit their needs and interests. A new government was then installed in 1953 and in exchange for a lot of money; they gave America and Britain