From: Gary Hunt at the Outpost of Freedom in Waco, Texas
Date: APRIL 13, 1993 PHONE: (817) 662-2442, ext
223Since I have been in Waco, I have had the
opportunity to meet eleven members of the Branch Davidian
Church. All of those I have met have been female members.
It seems that the male members are considered to be
dangerous and remain in jail, charged with attempted
murder or conspiracy to murder federal agents.
Now you would think that the female members of the
Church would have similar philosophies as the male
members. However the female members are friendly, warm,
outgoing, God-fearing, enjoyable to be around,
non-imposing and generally just plain gracious people. It
is hard to believe that they are friends with and
associate with these hardened criminals held in the
McClennan county jail. Who could possibly believe that
their counterparts could be such hostile people?
Perhaps we can get a hint from what has been said by
the male members who have been able to speak publicly
since this event began. Most have been on the Ron
Engleman show, and they portrayed no hostility, not even
toward the BATF. They spoke of the pleasant life they had
in the Church complex. Many had jobs around the community
and were known to their neighbors as well as other
members of the community. Some just worked around the
complex itself. So, as I have been around the community I
have had an opportunity to meet with people who have
dealt with the Davidians and have been unable to find
anyone who has had a problem with them. They appear to
have been honest and respected members of the community.
Perhaps I need to go talk to the BATF/FBI. I have heard
that they have had problems with the Davidians. Perhaps
they can enlighten me and help me to prove that these
people are undesirable.
Moving on, we were led to believe that the BATF/FBI
were such nice people when they so graciously provided
milk (in nice, expensive coolers), videos (for the
children) and medical supplies (packaged appropriately)
to the Davidians a few weeks ago. I suppose that most of
us thought that this was out of the BATF/FBI budget. It
seems, however, that the Branch Davidians are not the
sort that would want charity from anyone. They are a
self-sufficient lot, so, they sent $1,000 out with the
batch of children to pay for the supplies that they had
requested. They left the difference on account in case
they could convince the government that there were other
supplies that they needed. It seems that the government
refuses to send in many items requested and the Davidians
are out the change from the first purchase.
Maybe they are really not out any money. It seems that
the goods that went in included some un-requested items
-- seven bugs (the listening type, not the crawling ones)
were included in the packaging. I'm sure those things are
pretty expensive, especially when the BATF/FBI needs to
purchase the receivers to fill out the set. Seems David
made good use of them by holding Bible studies with at
least two of the bugs. Perhaps at least two agents
received a bit of religious education. Something that
they appear to be lacking.
As I understand it, a few days later, the Branch
Davidians removed the batteries which resulted in the FBI
accusing them of "cutting off negotiations."
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