william the wie
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The FBI or ATF called in "consultants" from active duty members of Delta force according to the scab-pickers investigating the screwup in congress. US marshals and I assume the FBI can deputize or hire as consultants pretty much anybody but active duty members of the armed forces. No matter how you look at it Waco was the police equivalent of the Bay of Pigs at best. First off the pursuit of people fleeing warrants is the job of the US marshals office and Reno decided to play amateur night with the ATF and FBI. Given those circumstances congress cut a lot of slack for the agents involved but yeah active duty military personnel were on site and that is illegal and perhaps unconstitutional.While never prosecuted Clinton did use the army illegally at Waco. Seems like a left-wing tactic to trash the constitution that is fairly well established.
I dun claim to be a Waco Expert, but wasn't that the FBI?