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US Domestic Terrorism

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  1. 1993-03-11 March 11, 1993: Texas Rangers Wait 11 Days to Inform Parents of Son’s Death during Waco Raid
  2. 1993-03-12 March 12, 1993: Two Davidians Exit Compound
  3. 1993-03-12 March 12, 1993: FBI Cuts Electricity to Davidian Compound Again
  4. 1993-03-12 March 12, 1993: New Attorney General Immediately Grapples with Davidian Crisis
  5. 1993-03-13 March 13, 1993: Lawyers Ask to Represent Davidian Leaders; Leader Charges that Government Wants to Burn All Davidians
  6. 1993-03-14 March 14, 1993: FBI Begins Using Bright Lights to Disrupt Sleep of Davidians
  7. 1993-03-15 March 15, 1993: FBI Modifies Negotiation Strategy, Refuses to Listen to More ‘Bible Babble’
  8. 1993-03-16 March 16, 1993: Davidian Request to Allow Religious Scholar to Talk with Koresh Denied by FBI
  9. 1993-03-17 March 17-18, 1993: FBI Decides to Increase Pressure on Koresh
  10. 1993-03-17 March 17, 1993: BATF Agent Sues Waco Newspaper Alleging It Informed Davidians of Impending Raid
  11. 1993-03-18 (March 18, 1993): FBI Refuses to Give Davidian Leader Audiotaped Plea for Surrender from His Grandmother
  12. 1993-03-19 March 19, 1993: Koresh Says He Will Surrender; Two More Davidians Come Out
  13. 1993-03-19 (March 19, 1993): Davidian Children Warn of Possibility of Suicide, Violence
  14. 1993-03-21 March 21, 1993: FBI Begins Blasting Music into Davidian Compound
  15. 1993-03-21 March 21, 1993: Seven Davidians Exit Besieged Compound
  16. 1993-03-22 March 22, 1993: FBI Considers ‘Stress Escalation Measures’ for Branch Davidians
  17. 1993-03-22 March 22, 1993: Koresh Turns Down Offer to Appear on National Television
  18. 1993-03-23 March 23-24, 1993: FBI Begins Sound, Light Bombardment of Branch Davidian Compound
  19. 1993-03-23 March 23, 1993: FBI HRT Leader Urges Tear-Gas Assault on Davidian Compound
  20. 1993-03-24 March 24, 1993: Sympathizer Sneaks into Davidian Compound
  21. 1993-03-24 March 24, 1993: FBI Labels Koresh a Liar and Coward
  22. 1993-03-25 March 25-26, 1993: FBI Issues Ultimatums to Besieged Davidians, Begins Clearing Outside of Compound
  23. 1993-03-25 March 25, 1993: Times: ‘Carnival Atmosphere’ Surrounds Besieged Davidian Camp
  24. 1993-03-25 March 25, 1993: Oprah Winfrey Interviews Former Davidians, Former Jonestown Lawyer
  25. 1993-03-26 March 26, 1993: Second Man Sneaks into Davidian Compound
  26. 1993-03-26 March 26, 1993: Eight Anti-Gay Church Protesters Injured in Riot
  27. 1993-03-27 March 27, 1993: Davidians Say They Will Never Leave Compound
  28. 1993-03-27 March 27, 1993: New York Times Reports Davidian Raid ‘Laden with Missteps, Miscalculations’
  29. 1993-03-28 March 28, 1993: Koresh Sends Videotape of Healthy Children to FBI
  30. 1993-03-29 March 29-31, 1993: Koresh Meets with Attorney; No Surrender Agreement Reached
  31. 1993-03-30 March 30, 1993: Grand Jury Indicts Three Davidians
  32. 1993-03-30 March 30, 1993: BATF Director Defends Davidian Raid
  33. 1993-03-30 March 30, 1993: Davidian Says BATF Fired on Compound from Helicopters during February Raid
  34. 1993-03-31 March 31, 1993: BATF Chief Sends ‘Rumor Control’ Memo Denying Bureau Cover-Up of Botched Raid
  35. 1993-03-31 March 31, 1993: Justice Official Reports to Attorney General about FBI Infighting at Waco
  36. 1993-04-01 April 1-4, 1993: Koresh Promises Davidians Will Leave Compound after Passover
  37. 1993-04-01 April 1, 1993: FBI: Koresh’s Wounds Not Life-Threatening
  38. 1993-04-02 April 2, 1993: BATF Director Admits Raid Execution May Have Been Flawed
  39. 1993-04-03 April 3, 1993: Right-Wing Extremists, Others Protest outside Davidian Compound
  40. 1993-04-04 April 4-5, 1993: Lawyers Reiterate Claims that BATF Fired on Davidian Compound from Helicopters during February Raid
  41. 1993-04-04 April 4, 1993: Sympathizer Leaves Davidian Compound
  42. 1993-04-04 April 4, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Say BATF Account of Raid Inaccurate, Plans for Surrender Formulating
  43. 1993-04-06 April 6, 1993: Davidian Lawyers Ask for Videotape of Raid
  44. 1993-04-06 April 6, 1993: FBI Blasts Loud Music, Bright Lights into Davidian Compound during Passover
  45. 1993-04-07 April 7, 1993: FBI Discusses Use of Tear Gas to Flush Davidians from Compound
  46. 1993-04-08 April 8, 1993: Davidians Again Promise to Leave Compound after Passover
  47. 1993-04-09 April 9, 1993: Koresh Sends ‘Psychotic’ Letter to FBI, Experts Conclude He Has No Intention of Surrendering
  48. 1993-04-10 April 10-11, 1993: Koresh Sends Messages to FBI
  49. 1993-04-10 April 10, 1993: FBI Begins Installing Concertina Wire around Branch Davidian Compound
  50. 1993-04-12 April 12, 1993: Attorney General Considers Tear-Gas Plan for Waco Standoff; FBI Misleads Reno into Believing Assault Is Only Viable Option