Firemen at the ruins of Mt. Carmel

When the FBI finally permitted the fire crews to address the fire, nothing was left. The evidence of events was utterly and completely destroyed. (Photo: Waco Tribune-Herald on April 18, 2018, cached. Click to enlarge image.)

Introduction

The evidence is horrifying but must be confronted.

  1. Early in March, the Federal agents predicted a bonfire of the Mt. Carmel Center.
  2. Early in March, the Feds ordered in 16 military tanks in anticipation of the end of the siege.
  3. In mid-March, the Feds ruptured the Davidian's fuel tanks, spilling 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel on the grounds of the Mt. Carmel Center.
  4. Through April, the Feds waited for a day with a stiff wind (April 19) to fan the flames.
  5. On April 19, the Feds dispatched the tanks to smash the walls of the Mt. Carmel Center. Those vents intensified the fire that was to come.
  6. Despite dozens of living children allegedly inside the Center, the Feds wrecked the building, bombarded the interior with high-impact CS ferret rounds, and subjected the inhabitants (if there were any) to prolonged exposure with various tear gas chemicals.
  7. The Feds fired incendiary rounds at (and possibly into) the Center.
  8. When the predicted and anticipated fire broke out, the Feds prevented fire fighting crews and equipment from approaching the blaze.
  9. The Feds provided no rescuers for any possible survivors of the fire.
  10. The ever-present banks of media photographers captured no images of Davidians escaping the ruins.

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines "holocaust" as:

A thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life, especially through fire.

Directory of Exhibits

The Fire Gallery is organized into exhibits, each dealing with a definable topic and designed for a sequential tour. To make a sequential tour as simple as possible, each page includes a link to the next.

  1. Prediction of Fire
    • Davidian Child Psychiatrist
    • FBI Relied on "Religious Researcher" with Criminal Record
    • FBI Commanders Predicted Fire
    • Public Relations at Work
  2. The Amazing Blaze
    • In the First Week, the FBI Planned the Full Sequence
    • FBI Released 2,000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel
    • April 19: Military Tanks Smashed Walls and Sprayed CS Gas
    • FBI Used Incendiary Cartridges
    • The Fire
    • Illustrations
      1. Figure F2-1: Military Tanks Attack the Mt. Carmel Center
      2. Figure F2-2: Three Fires Erupt Simultaneously
      3. Figure F2-3: Fires Rage with Extraordinary Speed and Intensity
      4. Figure F2-4: A Giant Fireball Erupts Over the Burning Building
      5. Figure F2-5: The Center is Completely Consumed in Less than 45 Minutes
  3. Letting the Evidence Speak
    • Deny, Deny, Deny
    • What Are the Implications?
    • Illustration
      • Figure F3-1: Inky Black Smoke Suggests Burning Petroleum
      • Figure F3-2: Flames leaped into the sky, twice the height of the four-story tower
      • Figure F3-3: After the building was gone, the ashes continued to burn
  4. Smoke Signals and Arson
    • Photographic Evidence of Burning Petroleum
  5. Are there no Rescuers? Where are the Survivors?
    • Eyewitness Accounts of No Survivors
    • Photographic Evidence of No Survivors
    • Rewriting History
    • Illustrations
      • Figure F5-1: No photographs showed survivors escaping the building
      • Figure F5-2: Waco Tribune-Herald pretended sympathy for the "cultists"
      • Figure F5-3: Witnesses observed no one fleeing the building

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