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...when the Branch Davidian compound burned to the ground, a vast majority of Americans assumed that the conduct of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was just, David Koresh was a religious fanatic, and the Branch Davidians were a legitimate threat to the public. But this tale was told from only one perspective...
...film falters when it attempts to justify the more disreputable behavior among the Branch Davidians. Waco contains almost too much sympathy for the Branch Davidians. When dealing with the sexual abuse of children that may have occurred at the compound, the documentary adopts a specious argument based on parental consent, then places blame on the ATF for using this abuse--an area for which the agency has no jurisdiction--as a basis for involvement. The film, like the ATF itself, shifts blame through technicalities...
...Gazecki, the greatest crime by the ATF is misrepresentation of the Branch Davidians and of its own motives. The ATF claimed that the raid on the compound was an anti-drug raid, despite evidence to the contrary. The film goes to great lengths and largely succeeds in laying bare the false intentions...
...control group and half the experimental group got sick. The volunteers who received the BIRR 4 spray seven hours before they were exposed fared pretty well, often reporting only a mild case of the sniffles. Even those who waited 12 hours after exposure before taking the decoy compound experienced the same protective benefits...
...could be years before BIRR 4 (or any similar compound with a flashier name) is available at your local pharmacy. The long FDA-approval process has only just begun, and there are a lot of unanswered questions about how the drug would work. For one thing, BIRR 4 has so far proved effective only when it's given at an early stage of infection, yet most people aren't aware that they are coming down with a cold until a few days after they have been exposed. And since colds are relatively minor nuisances from which most patients recover...