[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: March 1, 1994]
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                     WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN WACO?

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, 11 Branch Davidians who were charged with 
murder were acquitted. The Justice Department suffered a major defeat. 
The Government said they had proof that the Davidians were armed and 
waiting to ambush and kill their agents. The fact is, Mr. Speaker, the 
Government presented no such evidence at trial.
  The Government also said they had a videotape that would prove 
conclusively that the Davidians fired first. The fact is the Government 
never presented any videotape at trial.
  What really happened at Waco?
  Four brave officers dead, 80 citizens dead, including 18 children 
exterminated. The fact is we had big people, Government people in high 
places, that orchestrated theater for the 6 o'clock news, and now they 
have got to answer for the ghosts at Waco.
  My colleagues, there is a problem here. Many Americans fear that 
their Government is coming at us, and what they fear even worse, I say 
to my colleagues, is that Congress keeps looking the other way.
  It is time to investigate Waco, and let us find out what really 
happened.

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