20 Years Ago Today: Operation Showtime »
By Anthony Gregory | Thursday February 28, 2013 at 10:54 AM PDT | 19 Comments
On February 28, 1993, the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau raided the home of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect just outside Waco, Texas. The agency, which has suffered bad press due to sexual harassment and racial discrimination scandals, made sure reporters were there to witness its planned heroics and dubbed the raid “Operation...
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