Background Information and Multiple Perspectives
- Introduction to the Branch Davidians
http://www.fountain.btinternet.co.uk/koresh/
[Files maintained by David Bunds that provide an introduction to the movement and additional resources.]
- A Brief Stop at Mt. Carmel
http://www.dantobias.com/davidian.html
and
Return to Mt. Carmel
http://www.dantobias.com/davidian2.html
[Photographs and commentary by libertarian Daniel Tobias on the consequent fate of the
Branch Davidian site near Waco after the raid and siege. There have been one or two critiques that utilize
photographs by Mr. Tobias, and that dispute the significance of what they depict, opposing the photographer's
interpretation of the site and the people then occupying it. However, it is best to view and read the work of
Tobias yourself and then arrive at your own conclusions.]
- Findlaw Investigations - Waco
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/waco/index.html
[Legal history and commentary.]
- Fleming Lectures in Religion 2003
http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/bwp/pdf/2003bwp-stewart_etal.pdf
[Waco: Ten Years After, edited by Dr. David Tabb Stewart.]
- Waco: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/
[Online resources supporting the PBS documentary in the "Frontline" series. There is a
teacher's
guide,
a set of Frequently
Asked Questions, and a transcript
available online to read on-screen or to download and print-out.]
- Waco: The Rules of Engagement
http://www.waco93.com/
[Controversial and Oscar-nominated documentary on the seige of the Branch Davidian compound
in 1993.]
- Waco 1993: A Research Bibliography
http://www.ambs.edu/LJohns/waco.htm
[A list of books and videos prepared by Loren L. Johns.]
Resources Mainly Critical of the Branch Davidians
- Danforth Final Report
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b10a03.html
[The "Final Report to the Deputy Attorney General Concerning the 1993
Confrontation at the Mt. Carmel Complex, Waco, Texas" which was prepared under
the direction of former Senator John C. Danforth. The Report is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format
and can be downloaded into your computer and printed if you have the software to open PDF files. The
Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free
of charge to install on your computer if not already installed. The Acrobat Reader works with Macintosh, Windows,
and UNIX platforms. In addition to the report, see also additional resources about the
Branch Davidians linked from the same site.]
- Waco Davidians, Branch Davidians,
and David Koresh
http://www.rickross.com/groups/waco.html
[Resources offered by Rick Ross, a professional anti-cult activist in Phoenix, Arizona.]
Resources Mainly Critical of U.S. Governmental Agencies
- The Davidian Massacre Pages
http://carolmoore.net/waco/
[A site maintained by
Carol Moore,
author of the book
The Davidian
Massacre and member of the Committee for Waco Justice in Washington, D.C. The
links to other sites that she lists are worth
inspecting, too.]
- The Death of Free Exercise in America
http://www.forf.org/StevenBecker/index.html
[An essay by Steven W. Becker.]
- The Facts About Waco and the Pursuit of Justice
http://www.wacofacts.com/
[A site developed by Bradley H. Borst, a survivor who lost his mother in the siege.]
- Serendipity: The Waco Massacre
http://www.serendipity.li/waco.html
[Peter Meyer's collection of web articles and links. His section on the "Waco Massacre" draws heavily from the work of Carol Moore.]
- No More Wacos
http://www.davekopel.com/Waco.htm
[Excerpts from a book by David B. Kopel and Paul H. Blackman along with similar resources.]
- Waco Holocaust Electronic Museum
http://www.public-action.com/SkyWriter/WacoMuseum/
mirrored at
http://www.web-ak.com/waco/ and
http://www.dabney.com/wacomuseum/
[A radical perspective on the events at Waco, which strongly criticizes the
documentary "Waco: The Rules of Engagement" for presenting only the weakest evidence in order
to "innoculate the public" against a more negative view of the government action as a war against
its own citizens. Compare this with Carol Moore's "Davidian Massacre" site. Warning: strong images.]
- Waco Pictorial Essay and Waco White Papers
http://www.outpost-of-freedom.com/wacoind.htm
[A collection of diverse resources, gathered together with investigative intent by Gary Hunt,
a second amendment activist, for his Outpost of Freedom site.]
- Who Shot First?
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/WACO/waco.html
[One critic's perspective.]
Branch Davidian History and Survivors of the Waco Confrontation
- The Writings of the Shepherd's Rod
http://www.shepherds-rod-message.org/1sr/srindex.html
[Writings of Victor J. Houteff.]
- David Thibodeau Interview
http://reason.com/bi/int-thib.shtml
[An interview with Reason Magazine Online. See another in Salon.]
- The Unseen Reality
http://www.giwersworld.org/mgiwer/mgiwer3/fagan0.html
[Text (circa 1995) of a book manuscript on which survivor Livingston Fagan was working.]
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