EXECUTION WARRANT FOR RENO, BOYKIN, CLARK, ROGERS
Anonymous
AUGUST 30
1999
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[WND Exclusive ]
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Inside the Waco war room
Notes on Reno's meeting
with the military
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Š 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
The following is a document providing a
description and non-verbatim notes of a
meeting between representatives of the
Army's Delta Force, the FBI and Attorney
General Janet Reno. A redacted version of
this document was recently released in
response to a Freedom of Information Act
request. But WorldNetDaily's Special
Forces source has the unredacted document.
Here, wherever he feels he can, he has
either filled in what has previously been
blacked out a) exactly as it appears in
the original uncensored document or b)
provided a description, in his own words,
of what the original says. WND's source
has also provided relevant explanations of
certain abbreviations and terminology.
These additions and comments appear in
brackets in itallic.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Special Forces Operational Detachment -
Delta
[WND's source says this is Delta Force]
SFOD-D-CG
[WND: This means Delta's commanding
general ]
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations
Command, Fort Bragg,
Subject:
Meeting With members of the FBI and the
Department of Justice.
Reference:
The Incident in Waco, Texas.
1. [unreadable word], the following is a
synopsis of the meeting on 14 April
1993 in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) Director's
Conference Room. The meeting began at
approximately 15:30 Attendees were as
follows:
US Army
Major General Schoomaker
Colonel William Boykin
[WND: Boykin was then a colonel in
Delta Force and is now a general at
USASOC ]
An 04 from DCSOPS
[WND's source says the above means a
major from deputy chief of staff for
operations, which would be an assault
team leader from Delta Force Squadron
]
Unknown Scientist (Expert on CS)
[WND's source points out CS means
tear gas ]
FBI
Director Sessions
Deputy Diector Floyd Clark
Special Agent Danny Coulson
Special Agent Larry Pont
Special Agent Dick Rogers (HRT
Commander)
Department of Justice
Honorable Janet Reno (Attorney
General)
Mr. Hubble
[WND: as in Webster Hubbell ]
Two UI persons
[WND's source says of UI persons
which means unidentified persons,
that they were "alleged at the time
to to be White House personnel
reporting directly to Clinton who
refused to be identified during the
meeting." ]
2. This meeting began with an
explanation by the scientist on the
effects of CS on humans. He referred
to experiments over the years with
both humans and animals. His
assessment was that CS was non-lethal
and presented very little physical
threat to the Branch Davidian
occupants. The Attorney General and
others from the Department of Justice
asked a variety of questions on the
effects of CS and the potential
hazards. They were assured by both
the FBI and the scientist that the
risks of serious injury associated
with CS were low. Attorney General
Reno then asked both [redacted] to
give an assessment of the effects of
CS. Our assessment was as follows:
a. (U) Some people would panic,
Quote: "mothers may run off and
leave infants."
b. (U) Some would continue to
function by using expedient
techniques to overcome the
effects; e.g., use of a wet
cloth on the face.
c. (U) Even with protective masks,
eventually the facility would
become untenable (inhabitants
would have to eat and drink at
some point).
d. (U) In summary, we assessed that
if the objective of the FBI was
to make the building
uninhabitable, then CS would
accomplish that. We stated that
it was our belief that if enough
CS was [unreadable word],
eventually the inhabitants would
not be able to remain inside.
3. It was obvious that Attorney General
Reno had already been briefed on the
concept of the operation. Special
Agent Dick Rogers gave a brief
summary of his plan using a series of
enlarged photographs of the compound
and a model made of cardboard and
wood. The FBI saw this as an arrest
situation and not a hostage
barricade. Their goal was to force
the compound inhabitants out of the
building so they could be arrested.
Dick Rogers stated to Attorney
General Janet Reno that his primary
concern was for the safety of the FBI
agents and other law enforcement
officers. Their view was that this
was not an assault. The stated intent
was to incrementally "gas" the
compound for up to 48 hours. After 48
hours, the next step would be to use
an armored platform with a blade to
start removing the front of the
building.
4. Attorney General Reno then asked for
our assessment of the plan. We
collectively made the following
points:
a. (U) This was not a military
operation and could not be
assessed as such. We explained
that the situation was not one
that we had ever encountered and
that the Rules of Engagement for
the FBI were substantially
different than for a military
operation. [name redacted]
stated, "We can't grade your
paper," as a way of explaining
our position.
b. (U) If it was a military
operation, we would focus on
[about five words redacted] The
meaning was obvious. [redacted.]
We acknowledged that there were
legal issues/problems associated
with this approach
c. (U) Consideration should be
given to inserting CS into the
[redacted for about four
sentences which WND's source
says details a conversation
during which the military
personnel explained to Reno the
correct way to use CS (tear gas)
and the risks involved ] Deputy.
Director Clark stated that
[redacted-- but in an e-mail
WND's source says it is a
description of "what covert
surveillance equipment was being
provided by Delta, and that
Delta 'technicals' (commo and
surveillance operators) were
going to 'maintain' the
equipment (actually run it for
the FBI)" ].
d. The principles of surprise,
speed and violence of action
were essential to any operation.
[redacted] stated that momentum
should be maintained and that
ground gained should not be
relinquished. [WND's source says
"violence of action" usually
refers to killing the "hostiles"
]
5. The final issue discussed was timing.
Attorney Reno asked simply, "Why
now." The FBI's response was:
a. There is no reason to believe
that Koresh has any intention of
coming out voluntarily.
b. There are indicators that
children are suffering abuse
c. The effects of a prolonged
stand-off on the HRT (Hostage
Rescue Team) were not an
overriding issue, but something
that must be considered.
6. My final comments were that I
believed that the HRT (Hostage Rescue
Team) should consider pulling their
people off the target for a short
period to retrain and polish some of
the [WND: difficult to read, looks
like "perishable" ] skills. I made it
clear that I was not encouraging an
immediate execution of the operation.
My exact words were, "I don't have a
dog in this fight." My comments
focused on the necessity to maintain
perishable skills in order to be
ready if an approval came at some
point. The FBI response was that the
HRT agents were, in fact, training in
the Waco area on some makeshift
facilities. They were strongly
opposed to leaving the target. [WND's
source sent the following e-mail
interpreting this paragraph: "When
Boykin stated he 'did not have a dog
in this fight' I believe he meant
that he didn't want to be directly
involved in it, and did not want to
be dragged into it. Delta Force
operators, AND Task Force 160
operators continually cautioned the
FBI against attempting an 'Open Air
Assault' on the target, and
continually stated they did not want
to be involved in firing on or
assault American civilians. These
official and unofficial comments went
ignored and, in fact, one Special
Operations Officer was threatened
with court-martial if he continued to
protest. ]
The other points that surfaced during
the discussion were size of the HRT
(Hostage Rescue Team) in Waco (34
personnel) and the availability of
similar units. It was explained that
the HRT (Hostage Rescue Team) was
unique and that only the military had
a similiar capability. There was no
discussion on the use of the military
It is also important to note
[redacted] was involved in Waco in a
supporting role. [redacted] was
offered an opportunity to observe the
incident. With JCS approval, an
observer deployed to the scene on 21
March 1993. The HRT (Hostage Rescue
Team) subsequently asked for and
received technical support on 19
March 19993, in the form of
[redacted]. Two technicians took the
equipment to Waco and remained there
throughout the 51-day standoff. They
maintained the equipment and advised
the FBI on tactical employment. There
was no tactical advice requested and
none given at any time. The FBI was
very understanding about the rules
under which the [redacted] were
operating. During the assault, the
three [redacted] observed from the
HRT (Hostage Rescue Team) forward
command post and were cautioned not
to video the operation. Prior to
deployment all [redacted] were
advised as to the legal restrictions
on the nature and scope of assistance
they could provide to the FBI and
other law enforcement agencies. Their
activities fell well within these
boundaries. All support to the HRT
(Hostage Rescue Team) was approved by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Finally, the plan which was executed
at Waco was an FBI plan which neither
[redacted] nor I helped prepare. At
the same time, I did believe that
they had a reasonable chance of
accomplishing their objective of
forcing the occupants out of the
building. Their approach was
substantially different than anything
that I have encountered. They were
not assaulting the compound and they
were not there to rescue anyone This
was surprising to me, but certainly
not something of which I am critical.
It is simply a different way of
looking at the situation. I did not
believe that the FBI and the Attorney
General were trying to force us to
support or defend the plan. It was my
belief that they simply wanted any
observations that we felt comfortable
providing.
[Redacted]
[WND's source says that it is signed
by Colonel William Boykin, Delta
Force, now General Boykin ]
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