Word: assaults
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THOUGH THE ATF IS THE PET DEMON OF THE MILITANT right, it is the FBI that handled the violent conclusions of two infamous confrontations: the 1992 standoff at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and the 1993 siege in Waco, Texas. This week two House subcommittees will open hearings into the Waco assault; in the fall, hearings will delve into the FBI "shoot-on-sight" orders that some critics believe were responsible for the Idaho death of Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver...
...continuing controversy over his role in a bloody 1992 standoff with white separatist Randy Weaver in Idaho. At issue is whether Potts approved a much criticized shoot-on-sight order. The removal came just as the House is to start hearings on another operation Potts helped manage: the assault on the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas...
ARRESTED. RODNEY KING, 30, whose videotaped beating by police ultimately led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots; on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence; in Altadena, California. This time the police taped the arrest themselves. He was released after posting a $50,000 bond...
...allies' aversion to conducting that kind of mission in the winter means a decision to withdraw must be made in the next month. But weather is only one of many prospective problems. All the armed factions -- Bosnian, Croat and Serb -- have attacked the peacekeepers in the past, and could assault the retreating troops. The two-lane roads thread through mountains, giving an edge to those seeking to frustrate the pullout. Masses of refugees, fearing slaughter once the U.N. forces leave, would also hamper an operation. "The Muslims know that once the pullout is over, genocide is just around the corner...
...raid planners had chosen a direct assault in part because they believed Koresh never left the Branch Davidian compound, and thus could never be isolated from his followers. But Koresh did leave the compound--several times in late 1992 and only weeks before the February 1993 raid. ATF just never knew it. The report blamed this on its "failure to establish an effective intelligence operation...