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2022-04-24 23:30:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8994860E462F1A94C71F3FF7083F5A7415D66AE65A62452736A54150C709437
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Independent fire marshals and arson experts agree the Waco fire was started by the Branch Davidians themselves, including the FBI's "bugs" in the compound catching members inside saying: "They got some fuel around here?" "Yeah, they even poured already." https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/15/us/tapes-from-sect-compound-reveal-talk-of-setting-fire.html https://wacotrib.com/news/branch_davidians/recordings-may-reveal-fire-s-origin-prosecutors-say-tapes-affirm-that-cult-started-deadly-blaze/article_c8498afc-9471-57ec-b466-58a66021e985.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/sept99/waco4.htm
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