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David Koresh must be the only author ever to have the FBI waiting to distribute his manuscript. As soon as the cult leader has finished decoding the symbolism of the seven seals in the Book of Revelation, FBI agents surrounding the compound near Waco, Texas, where Koresh and his Branch Davidian cult are holed up, will pick up the longhand manuscript and convey it to Koresh's lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, who will present it to two noted biblical experts for evaluation. Then, Koresh promises, he and 95 followers will finally surrender to federal authorities. That would end a siege that...
...Alas, matters degenerated. First, the Davidians distanced themselves from the Passover pledge. Then a cult member tried to climb out a compound window after dark, apparently breaching an agreement with the fbi. When agents upbraided Koresh over it, he cursed them. As if to symbolize the new low in communications, they hung...
...head count inside the compound actually rose by one on Wednesday, when Louis Anthony Alaniz, a 24-year-old Houston man described by his mother as a religious fanatic, broke through the ring of agents and sprinted to the Davidians' door. Suspecting at first that he was an FBI double agent, members of the sect admitted him warily, but kept him on after he listened to one of Koresh's biblical harangues...
Federal agents also tried conciliatory tactics, delivering milk and medical supplies to the compound, as well as copies of national magazines that featured Koresh on their covers. Sensing that he's a man who enjoys the spotlight, the FBI even sent Koresh a letter offering a live appearance "on America Talks on the Christian Broadcasting Network hosted by Craig Smith." Like a cheerful mass mailing, it concluded: "This is an extraordinary opportunity...
Koresh passed. He may have a more spectacular event in mind. In a phone call to the Today show made from McLennan County jail, Brad Branch, one of 14 adults who have left the compound since the siege started, said last week that Koresh wanted a television appearance with other famous religious figures -- to engage them in a contest of biblical interpretation. "He wants to put on a challenge to all the churches and all the heads," Branch explained. "The Pope, Billy Graham, Pat Robertson...