Not only did the mishandling of Waco cause many deaths, but it also flared a dark movement in United States that still burns today, Cook said.
One of the people who who came and sold bumper stickers in support of the Davidians during the standoff was Timothy McVeigh, who admired Koresh.
He deliberately carried out the Oklahoma City bombings on the two-year anniversary of Waco in 1995 as an act of “revenge,” according to Cook.
Cook added, “It’s worth noting that the Columbine shooters in 1999 were first going to use the anniversary of Waco, which was also of course, the anniversary of Oklahoma City.”
And he said, “in 2000, Alex Jones made Waco a cause and documentary … he would shout ‘no more Wacos’ as he made his name as a media figure in Texas with the idea that the government had killed the Davidians at Waco. That all leads fairly directly to the rise of today’s militias and definitely played a role in January 6th.”
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One of the people who who came and sold bumper stickers in support of the Davidians during the standoff was Timothy McVeigh, who admired Koresh.
He deliberately carried out the Oklahoma City bombings on the two-year anniversary of Waco in 1995 as an act of “revenge,” according to Cook.
Cook added, “It’s worth noting that the Columbine shooters in 1999 were first going to use the anniversary of Waco, which was also of course, the anniversary of Oklahoma City.”
And he said, “in 2000, Alex Jones made Waco a cause and documentary … he would shout ‘no more Wacos’ as he made his name as a media figure in Texas with the idea that the government had killed the Davidians at Waco. That all leads fairly directly to the rise of today’s militias and definitely played a role in January 6th.”
Clinton administration’s deadly mistake in Waco gave rise to Oklahoma City, Columbine
“I will always regret that,” the former president has said.
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