Word: raiding
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...political science professor at Princeton University, "you're suddenly reminded that the presidency is an institution that people turn to in times of crisis and distress." Two years earlier to the day, Clinton had fumbled his handling of one of the first crises of his Administration, the fiery raid by federal agents of the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, Texas. On that day, Clinton all but disappeared from public view, leaving it to Reno, his new Attorney General, to take charge and accept blame. Last week there was no blame to accept, but the significance of the moment...
...raid was carried out by five captured American F-5 and A-37 jets, flown by South Vietnamese pilots who had defected to the North. Such use of enemy personnel and equipment was not unusual, says NVA Lieut. General Hoan Phuong, who planned the attack. Not only were ARVN forces fleeing precipitously and abandoning much valuable equipment but also some changed sides and "wanted to show their new devotion to us. So many pilots and tank drivers from the other side helped out in the last days." In the case of the air raid, says Phuong, "the idea...
...from where? The air raid on Tan Son Nhut was soon followed by a rocket and artillery bombardment. The rockets killed two Marines: Lance Corporal Darwin Judge of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Corporal Charles McMahon Jr. of Woburn, Massachusetts. Two Marine helicopter pilots also died on April 29 when their chopper crashed into the sea near an aircraft carrier taking part in the evacuation: Captain William Craig Nystul of Coronado, California, and First Lieutenant Michael John Shea of El Paso, Texas. They were the last four Americans killed in action in Vietnam...
TIME Magazine reports that acting on a tip from the Japanese government, the U.S. prepared to raid the cult's midtown Manhattan office in March, before the Tokyo subway attack. An Air Force C-141 transport plane loaded with federal agents took off from Andrews Air Force base, but the raid was stopped when a federal judge would not issue a search warrant. The Associated Press reported today that the receptionist at the office said there was nothing there to interest federal agents. "We have nothing chemical here. Even the cockroaches...
...bombing occurred on the second anniversary of the FBI raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, leading some to conclude that supporters of David Koresh's organization might be responsible...