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James Traficant: “In 1993, 86 civilians were killed in Waco, Texas. Twenty-four of them were innocent children. Most of them burned to…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 1999
In 1993, 86 civilians were killed in Waco, Texas. Twenty-four of them were innocent children. Most of them burned to death. Until this day, no one knows the truth about Waco, and the reason is quite clear. The FBI lied and the Attorney General of the United States lied. They lied and they covered it up. And after all of these lies, no one, nobody, has been held accountable for the massacre at Waco. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker; an America that turns its back on Waco is an America that turns its back on freedom and justice. An independent investigation is absolutely warranted to solve this cover-up and get to the truth. I yield back all the lies at the Justice Department.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the lack of accountability for the Waco incident during a speech.

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