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...sharp uppercut at the nerve center of our nation. At the same time, however, a 'revisionist school' has emerged, dedicated to stripping away layers of myth and metaphor and understanding the bombing in the context of a series of tragic events, foremost among them, the FBI raid on the Waco compound two years prior...
...inquiry into the genesis of the bombing must begin with a re-consideration of the events at Waco two year ago. As evidenced by the fact that the Oklahoma bombers chose to carry out their attack on the second anniversary of the FBI raid on the Branch Davidians, Waco was a formative moment in the unfolding of the sort of hatred and fear of the federal government that came to a head in the Oklahoma bombing...
...deeply disturbing article in First Things, Dean M. Kelley, Counselor on Religious Liberty for the National Council of Churches, presents a revisionist account of the government raids on Waco, a 180-degree turn from the manner in which Waco was reported to Americans at the time the drama was unfolding. According to Kelley's wellreasoned thesis, the violence and carnage at Waco were chiefly the result of a radical over-extension of federal force and an outright violation of the constitutional rights of the Branch Davidians...
Armed militias are the mirror reflection of the paramilitarization of federal law enforcement. The frightening images of tanks, helicopters and armored carriers assaulting the compound in Waco, Texas, encouraged many fearful, disturbed people to stockpile arms, play guerrilla-patriot and wait for the Apocalypse. The Oklahoma City bombing is Act II of the Waco tragedy. Act III will follow the "politics of escalation" because militias are the new Viet Cong to be rooted out of their enclaves. The government has not yet admitted to itself that it is already infected with a militaristic virus that has spread to many...
Perhaps the militias' paranoia comes not so much from Waco as from the wave of crime in this country. We are all tired of feeling unsafe on our streets. Our country is rapidly deteriorating, and it may soon be too late to do anyting about it. In a way, one cannot blame the militias for their beliefs...