[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF WACO FIASCO NEEDED

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the fiasco of Waco, TX, commando raids, 
machine guns, tear gas, bulldozers, loud music, the recorded screams of 
dying rabbits all night, young children, 90 dead. And any Federal agent 
could honestly testify that David Koresh could have been arrested 
without incident, without harm, without force, any morning he jogged 
outside that camp, every single morning.
  The truth is, the Federal agencies wanted a media milestone. The 
Federal agencies instead ended up with a media massacre. Yes, there 
must be a congressional investigation. There must be. Waco screams out 
louder than the recorded screams of those dying rabbits for a 
congressional investigation. The Federal agencies earned it, they 
deserve it.
  Mr. Speaker, let us get on with our business.

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