Remembering The 51 Day Standoff In Waco, Texas – 25 Years Later

Had The FBI Tightened the Noose?

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The FBI had mixed reports about the possibility of Koresh’s suicide. On on hand, Koresh made it very clear that they had no intention of suicide and there were no signs of any preparation to do so. However, according to Alan Stone, the FBI was wrong in their beliefs that he wouldn’t commit suicide and that if it came down to it, Koresh would kill himself and the others would follow. He believed that the FBI’s display of force and power did not intimidate the group to surrender. But instead, may have provoked David Koresh to order a mass suicide which was also a way for his followers to prove their unwavering faith.

Little did anyone know that the incident at Waco was going to inspire America’s biggest domestic terrorist.