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    e l m ' D an 'e& s .. ' .,' saId 8'1 he sec 1 9 ~ e~ in' as a 1 s ' s t i 9 1 board toea- h e t ll h e the! gfrl 'WaS compll!tety Q.U!o f ' J3 o o t t . , If ShS ' o on5en1 ed~ 'lIi1e~heknew that she VIaS com plete ly out If 5he: did no t ClJnsen1 JUihllil he kmew 1 a t ,he h a d rnors worlk , ~Qdo ( S 1 ! r ie ' > e r ~ . B -2 ! ! p, 3).

    What is Wte~ rkabt m ghlS n ti1e, la~gB I I l 1 U mb~t o 'r aba udlons tha I a~I.ge tra \li b e an ca r te d [r y C N,..assoc " ad d 'P l 'D,gramme m W 'Is n o _ ,e IJ:(I 'M-ecutta' s - IJl1d even!' . e co' vi' 'feM - ha _ resu~ted ~mm 'i IT " aot iv iUesis vi l1ual ~mmunH~Yrom ega l nabiJity hes resuJted 1n a hlSh le~elo f a rre -{Janes am ong ~e p rrcgra mm em .. U..S. Attome~'awrence elserl 0 SIlJC~ee l .flU l l y p r o s G c l ! : f t e d l Galen K ! a U y . :old' e T imes f i lrald Record ~nM"ddls1to n I No " Vo .- K 'e ll 1n e - as , 'Ifle ght to go D~ b causa,someone ay hlrr ,nd " d ' n a p som sen '.. 'ltImfs " n C l ' i e d . b [ e a r o d e~d beendOin,9 i t 'fo r 1 0 cr 1,5 ye rs, H a' m j' ed ~ll the stand '~hlilhll h as ,a b du cte d,3 D to 40 peop~efl(Ma11~'99G)~

    Th~s, ,abn t ly to Qat ' away . t im ~ flgi t i 1 ~ 1 la w has to dO l wtih the su eeessCAN has had ' [ I l l a e m O n i lH 1 J Q no .s ins' ~ea Ilg io ns and p D t . ooJ c f i g a n J 1 Z a -I~onSl!as all as the po~~ce pia ed b r & l d p T , r !' . . " e r _ " a f in ,olin f , a m U ymemb e r s i n' e k ldnapp in , process . whh:h t9 nas "D inhibu t l(he \ t1 1 ; t l1m ' s I n . . .ingness to press dharge :s B As te rmer ~Bprog Im'nmsl .-m Blooksom says :

    I - ave bee" 8I'ir \e5 '~ed a , ~'as n v imes 'O f k idnapptng r ' 1 1 8 : ~ e c Jo t - l a ~ - gas , I h a Y S I n e v e r elVan gone to t r lal ~ n eV l .n l a n e of 1hese easesd U O J large~y tc 1he l ~act ttl a t '~'w as my pgl~cyO I G e t he 'amH y dl reC'~yi nun lv . d i n the acr a l k id napping~ TIt ls, ul ma - m tr harder~ o r th ' a r g e m , to oo t ' 0 'U "5 e c rlm E na l p r o s C D D im , si' 00 i~ 0 Idmean 'e y wcutd also h~ve 'to pI"C se eu re a m ' m ily m em be r ~BlooksCmi1 9 9 2 m p, 3 ~ iDespT1e these preOOlut iDns II til IaS f ,eerr ~as seen a lew or.aO ks rn file w a . 1 Ior 'vt~lJIal 1mmuni ly which l has rs" r rou ced CAN~usocllile ~.~po g r amme s .On ay 27. 1993 Ga en K Ily ----.' . 8f of seou tty at e C N 00 v en 1 0 1 ' 7 1 t n

    Nave tie r 1S9 0 - w as CfJ f ! l v i e t e u : : J ,to r k d na ;pping a W 'sh~gtnnt D.C. WD ani., May ' 1 9 9 2 ( h e f5 s t U ! aW~aLit i~gHnrten 'Qing)~, Ano the r wel l 1lO- S O a p r o " "gmmm'r~ RandaJ l a ! lJrkey~VIas conv ic ted en s im i [ eh argQ's in adkscnW1soo,ns in earr[e r th 'Ls vew' , O ~her C ....oonnet: ed t iep:r tJgrammars 0na e recent if m a c e d e n tn a ChI', s alre Joseph Sz~ haft and slY - Iic eC r n a o g a J l i \!i 0 r e Lcharged "th k i d l n a F J pin 9 a 3 . 9 - - y e a r" " o r d motner o f f e uin Bolss. Idaho (Robertson i 199a~p . 3~~whi le R ~ @ k ; ROH~ lNhD I 8,oted as Ilnadv iso r to ATF in 'WaCOI and has boasted] o f moe a t 2nD dep~og~ammings[~was , arrested a t . 9 ne 01 u ' e on cnargecS J of kj n!app ng and ilfe 91 imp ris -oltmen of a - , irrk~and~W as ' "ngtO' t eens . e r in 1991 (Hol'~ 'SSG).

    '5 C OLO GIS1r.5 ~', -~ . 'y:' JAHIIS S, hm lld~ u~()'f psycnolog, SiS ps~c1rn~at r is t ;and 0ciologisl'S,. same , o f '~ homseNSJ O n! C A ,'s 0 ' of adv i QJ1',fj 'rovine ~se ud o l'"s c l1 JI i I U J i 1 i c r oVS '1 i ' t 'o th ' seac liv f e s , T t:uey 'g lv a ta lk s ,a l C A - " 18ve~'s~ wf llJa an l c 5 i. m oa tly in the~ IOwn

    pub~iooton. Cul l1c S ucff l! l& JCIJ 'na l~and [prcv~d. quote. , In rhe media when a~~utt e~~8rr '~ ns ecect ' ny of 1hesIJ ind iv idua ls aJsQ ie m 0 _ e l mstiiyi~i I i ,3

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    a s " '1 8 'X jp s l 1 : witne5ses~ hi! ~dlla p p~ng cases, I~gation in wh tcll l a l~ale:cled e x -members ar~ ,sumg tha r r tormer g I i ' O I J l P or 1 9 rou pleaders! 8.'ndoonsenratofSo:t1~peases ln 'wh~Ghparen ts are see k ing 1& ;a J and ' rrfrlsncial control Q l f grown chi l l .d ren ho ~ave j O i l l l l E d so-caf ed ~ J c : u l t 8 . ~ "

    Among U 1 J 9SB Individu a l Si 'hie 1wo m o s t t , . ig h " ' \ p r o 'f l f - e ,919 ps,yeh~atr [ {~ ' tlouisJlolyon UlJoll~i'l l Was,i. c :ha jmm a lrl o f the Depa. tmenr1 of Psrchiat~ andBiobehav~Dral Sc[ence.s a t . W e . l A C ! , S c h ,.O { l 1 01:Medio ' ine. and Margaret Singer , !a d~In ic al psych 010 9 11s:t wJLlh B. ~.rivatlepraenee in B a r k e r F l i l ' Y I i Ca]ir,~mliaa n d a 'fo r .m er ad] un c t pmfe.a~' in ~e Department 0'( P , s y e r a o l o ! ; [ y a11Me Unive rs ily . oea I~rorr( ra,,a~81 rke~IY.

    Wes~ ourrently sef'!l/l!!S en 'the advisory board of' CAN and a s im~ar groupcall led llle Ame:r icSJl t Fam l ~yFounda tllon . He ~iEiS beefJ"i la l f J e y n o t e .s pe ak er a lOAN o o t a f e r e n c 1 3 s fot m o m Ilha' 1,5years. In a 1 1 ] 983 re l~eeG I n m o a OF F e o n -ventilllJl1H West ooJ ed fo r U t9 dave Icpm en _ o'fJiI 'rnsd iea l mod~r~~o rthe e Um i .natio,n of ~at he c:ans. iden; !d ,a.ke:~re ~Ig[0ns;

    A t . Igood approach if you w ere l:n~eres~sdtn C I J I ling a canC!)l' is tQI '~ndaohemToo l 1hat kills ~he m 81tgnwnt Ic e Ilsi and SIlaJrf!8 those ttt1a~ atehea~h~ What ' W O L J leil be '~ha eHec:t of a [Jev ioo lO r n [ e c h n~quel which iwhen applied b]l society 10 M(}f organiza:tion calling [lSe lf re~ rr~iou81W O U I d l h a v e n o u 1 f t I 1 o w a r d ef fec , u p o n b on a tde lF e I t gTcns~bu[ w o u I cj bedead~y~Dthe fakes? ... Ma li'g n a n t eel lis or f a k e r e U g h J r : 1 S woul~~tt su r-~'ve n t . Heaff ihy Ice~r:sor bo f I ' i II,!)de ml iglon s anc a M n J ' i s t I i e o rglMi:zmioflswou Id not be harmed (Was~. 1 9 8 3 ) 1 . -While W e s 1 toda'y pu rp o A S . , to be mpu Ised b y 'tho g m i n d l 00n1irol and-bminw,yJningi S L J ppose d~yprac1lood ib y some o r 'lMs new red ig ions rCYI~s,!ln

    th~; 1950s aJliid~6nsh , e was invalved~ through the CIA-funded G : e ' S O h i e 1 d s fF'und ~n r M 'e d io a J Researe l1 . in expe riments e m p to ,Y i T n g LS [l8'S a m@'U8, lOmind loo'n1rCL During ifaess e~er tmerns tie C~A u~ed ethnic and n ! U ~ i ' am~noriti&s as human guinea pigs. At the wexIng tQ1I ~ Kenru ok,y 'feHe'ra~p~ison.for ;examp~eiA~riean ,Ame r ii eans W,IT I sing ted 10ut and used l a s test ~5ubjects _O fvar iOl l ls mind oonrra~ Qxper l i menlS (CUizs r IB Commiss.ion on !Hum an Riglhits1985)-

    ClIesioned .about hls re la~jonslh~'pwit t t l C IA ~m~nd corn'rolr. 91l;pert IJ[9rydney G Q n J u e b ~ ~n 1~9nWest told 1hm N ew ' Y l a T k T i m l E S " . As far as 1JhG e s . c n u c l d e r Fund w as canoe m e l ~ I. wha t D r. G oHUeb 1 1 0 Id m e as Iflat he wasa n emp~o ye lif! of th~ C~~ an d tha~:~ey had em ~;n~EIes ~n 1h~sprob rem [,~9 areaof ILSD fe tS19a roh] ~wh &ch I ta u Id Gee 1hey d~d a nd ~eSlsibly shou Id l haw a t ' l jbatime" (HOf{iCJC k. 19n).,

    ,Ale r the riots ln Watts in .965. W 'em . & Ian ~ e a a or N e u r o p s y -e l9 iatriCImI~'n 'ure (NP~) at UCLAm was an D U lS\po~en pmpcner ! '~ o r the view 1hlit v[c-le rn oo w a s '~ed to geneUa ' f , a a t D r S I and IlihaJltlaOSe most pron e t o 'V & Clones W i~ l rr eYDungl B~ackuriban m a lte s. Wem and his asso ;c fa1es C ! ! ~ N~'I reccmm ended l 1 f I ~ tso me- V & O r a rU Itlftendem 00 u~dbo c ~ l r e a J t B d by Ipsychos urge ry 'and chamcaj cas .t r a t io m fn r r O l Y g h Ute u s e of CJProte~~ne acet~l~:eWe~~~1912).

    Wesrs S ldN omC y' 0 1 oheml~ca~ a s ll l f a 1 ~ O r 1 l - th i 5 t im e am p r t T o o n e r s aJf1~,pmprl1~tel non ..in,s1'llu~jonal[2e!d c n f i t J l ' i c a J subje clv! ~R e s ta " '~ 197rS) - s un'aood

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    agaJrn when he prapo.sedl 'theslabUshmem 0 1 a Cen rte r . lo r the S ',udy andad ctlon o f V ic l1e 00; -as on 11 pr 'mis' 1hat,_olsnce "s caus ,pri ,]y bV Q 1 B net ic D e -BmiC8i~ acm ,th, Ce , t e " I l J rd Qond ue t var tous chemica~and b f,osurg r ca l axper]ments. In many res p ee ls he Center prefigured ' theVau_~ Volence Irf lajve recefI[' y p r ,"0 ed y the: a " oallnsti te o r ' 'entmlHea~ '1h.

    The S .in ge r s ui ~ch sha 'Hled wtllh &' m k l_ l e y SO'GiDhlg~st FIchard asheIn " .ug u s t 1 '9 2 ') is "r rn tru crv be th J " e v e , in - - BftB CAN-as c O a te _ ps -cnajog ls1s, allildlps,ych~ 'IS' ,m d in i r E ! ! abionl to ' " psyc clogi'cal m ,jnstre '., . nd in a lan ty ing ho s ! "it a~p ly p S " ro logloo I pInJfe~r,ona~s differ O'~9r IQoncepts.s_ .ch as c "lm '. I - '_in __ s : IQ nd 'ooe ra frv e ae s asia .,rt _~hch CA N usesto ra ticn ra lum H s a c U V I f i t i a s " ,Singer~ssuit' -- a s filed unciarli'provis~o~s of 'he Racketeer II r f h J E I n c e d andOQrl l ' iupt ' O rg ' niDf 1 0 I!IIS" c t ( ~ [CO) , " In '1 ' s - e Iconte, 'is "a " e ,P', and S9' -eral of "s !eaders and me ~~be I r S ' _ a v e l I r n Q B Q , o o l ~na pa . of Be :'eleeringotiit)P des frgFle~ ~D nl J i. he r c:arS:Br as an =expemt wi~neS:~L'The on~yooncre~e, ~dence o1 te~e" ~o prove . 9 all iege ~arm to hB'f c a r le e r s "U -g by :~] dgedisquaUfying S l I r n g e w as a,miexpert wi~ness t n a ease iln which am e x adheren10 ', _9 -nternational S O O I e ' . o r K 1 I i is t , l n a . CD ,C iUSf l ! ass wars s t l ~ r f l g ' t m J , [1 01 9 a r J i-zafon lor - a lse '-:"_ .senme : B i de spire the pie Liiff'.s a dmiss IOIlilt a~:~ e ,-asneV i r php &cal ly res~m~nedlonfine' or' J'lire'st'ollilled by l1e S oc ie~ fa . I(!rish n a .

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    Consc iDus n e ss an d c'e~p ' i l G fu r ther ' adm~;sslonon ~he.,stand that she ' ,adcpteodIK~ i tina Con 6 ; 0 1 ' 0u sn e< ss 'fo llo w in g a ge nU lin l' re ligiDu 5 o O ~ \ I ! e r s , ~ o n .I ~ d1sq l1aJify fn l9 S l n g e w , p who was caU e.d i~ to 1:es t ffy tJia~ r n a pla ' f tn l~1h a dbeen B ''IIictim ( ] i f ~bnllnlwash i n g ~ii Ju dgs Jen se n e~plajrur;d;A.l though ' f ih e r e o o r d b e lo r e U l I e Cour t is repre, te with de.c!arat ian S J . C l i f f ~ daYfls and r ,eIe rs rrom reputab le psy~ho. ' logists and soc io~og is15 w hoco rnou r with 'lhe dlo ught Mform ~heo~iespmpoul l1 lded by Dr ., S :inge ra rnd D r. O fshe i t i1 e gO \llemm en 'l has s u bm ~t1edan eq uaJ I n um be ~ ofdecl\aJrB1~orn5~ ~ffTi 'da.~tslandl I~"es from rreP'!Jtab r F l l IPsycnolcgis~s andsocirJtogis1s wl~lo l ifjleagre I E ! with '~he'~r th eort&S ! ".. A I'fIo re s~ gn i~ io orv tbaro rn e1er 0] p r e v a i l U n g v i 1 3 : w . s w H f h l n 'the sC lienU Hc com m un i~ is pro ...v I de d b~ prolh3Hss~Dnaj e I f g I J l 1 1 l I IzBUons suc lh as the AmericanIPs,chfJlogt~ Assoa ia t~( rn (~APA: i l l ,Uld [he Amer f .can Stu!::iologieaJA~c iaJ t iD rn (A5A ,.~ 1110 ,e :v ldenoe be~o r 8 the Cou It~ 'which i'sf l e taUed oolow~s~ows l n a 1 : ne ~fl lr 'the' APA nor t~e A 5A has l e n c ; o r s e d' M : h o l vIews O f: Dr~ S~g e r and Dr" O f;&he on tholJ.rdI m fe ,fe rm ",",A t bes~~Ile 1IV11denc~'r e s ~ a b n s h e - ! l !lheJt. ptaylc~'i:auist~1syc l1o~c .g~s~ '1 d s o c ia l . .og ls ts disag vee as to w he 'tilG r c 'v I i i !a ,there is iagreemlent , re ga rd Iflg 1heSt~Qer-Of f lshe l '~hBSis,; lih ie Ccu rt'U 1e re fo r e , e K c l u d : B : S ; , defre ' rndant~l poof..,fe re d ~ e stjm c ;n y ' ~ llL S . v s , FU~!hma~~ 1989 ' ) sWll i l l1e,S~mger ~1 te s t imony ' had been a .ccepmd 1& nume reus trials [befal l !

    and sinGe i t~e , J lensen ru Ung t t lHi been I L J s e d l a 's 8 p recede n t in sU '~eq IJEH' i i 'eases in wh j l c f l i l Sin.ger ' :and othe!r IC,AN allies 'w e re c a lle d i m l as expe~: wUness "es,The dl:5 Jiu te oeMS en Sl~mlgarand ths AP'A Ih11Memhip gOBS back : 8 J ~ ' Iearl

    : g e W A years. In 1985'~at Sf:nger~s [ n l r t i a 1 1 l l v e ~ 1~hBAPA :s (Jo ard Q Soc~aJanaE th f ; c . a Respcn s~~i I I U l y fe r P s~d~o ~o gy (BS E:RP) rBe~.up a 'Task Fr,oroo o nD e o o p t i v B ' ,lind ndire c t M e1lhodis o f ~ e rsu a s [o n a nd C on tm l Wh~ohw , a s : head -le d up b y S~:nger! iljlu ~ 69 -pa g e ~epowt I Pmdu c ed by 1ha Task Force openr i lDS" ,p1md "001m a k 8 , CANis del~trr!ir:ans o f - C Y l t S IIH Ilbrainwashi~g~1I eiG. offmial,APA LIsage. , lh e A !P~~sr e~;aQ ;tio nf dle mp,o rrt~dated Mlay 1 1 f ' 198 ' . m ad inp a n : '

    8SER ~' e ls llIrlable to accept '~hB1 V 6 , p o m o m t~~Ta 'Sk l lFrQj i 'C8. In gen.. ,e ra ll. the r e p e r t l acks tn e s e l a illHfic r r [go r a n d e!ven 'handed c r r r l 1 c a map;pUQac~ neees :samy ' m o r A J P A , ~mprbnatu . r ! fhe Ire 1pcf1 WI'S c :a ] re fu~~y~6v tawed by tw o e 'x l iemaJ ex pa rts a nd two membe rs o r : til~~BrllJjfrl' T I l e y independently ' a g re i gl on I~e s ign u n o a n ~ : d:e:ftaenciM f : n r u h eM;po rt . '. . The Beard c au tio ns ' ~ h e ' T E J J s k F o r c e m e m b e r s a ~ : a J . n s ~ :sing~ h e ~ r p a s t appo~ntme fil~: o ~mp ly' BS ERP or APA :s;uppol1 O f I 1 P J ; a f l O V a ] cdIl~ pes 1ions adv,~1ed in ~he report, BSERP ~eq~es;tst l 1 a m : Taskf~rae. m e . M i l e r s n o t distr~bu~:e 1 0 ~ publicize tlhe I 1 e P D r t w itho uM in d i 'm1ingtha t U ti liepo ftt was ,unaooeptabl:e 'It) ' t . h e Boan :L FT:nally~;a fts 'r m u choon~idleratio~i BSE FU~Jdoa~ ,t ' t a t , b e U e v E ! 1 ' tilla,tW~ha ve s uffio le nt in fo r . .Iff lat]On [available ~o !gukle us [1l1I tak;~fI i Iga p o!S ~ 'U 'c ~nn ~his i 'SSIUS(8SER IP~ ~ga1) i - -At dispute u n 'the IBs k Fc~ca rep ort - and 'Mllin ' t h e p;ychQ~QgicaJ c o m rnu l i l f r l y b emON and : s : i nee - a ('il '11e IIInelerlyi ng o o n c e ' ~ 1 : S jlJs ti~ng GANts acU ~

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    m e s o . ' l l 'U : ! I 1 1 :e rm " ib r a J n l N a s ~ 1rl,~~. 'fo r emm p le~ w a s I O D i n e 0 t l y E .dwa rd Hun~eri a'C i l iA .propagandisJt w h o work led l u n d e r co v e l' as a l o u m lU st (M aikl,. 19911,,~ Inthei awl, fifties : Hun[e r ysa d tha te rm te l exp~a~] I loommu n is I in flru enee overAm erican P'O W 's ln ,~one \a anFdweste m c iw m a n p r is o n e r s , in com m Uln~lEi l lChhiliil(H un t,s r . 19 5 3 ) H H un tlJr de fin es '~ha re su ilt c ' ncraJnwashin[f H Man glln gl ~amind r a ( U c a J It y so U na t its o w n e r becomes a l iy~ng p u p p e t ,--=a h l Iman rcborI[H~nter.1'956. lp . 30,9 1 )"f.h:dlll1 U ~ o n ~ J tn ~heThought ' fisform ana ttte Psycho!(JfIY o f l T c - t a ' l i s m~19611. lO rnll 01 tna p to n e e r t n g , s c l1 o l a r 'Y ' wc~ks ln 'tMI 'field. w , r i t e s , :

    Behln d this web o f semanrl lc ' (and more than semant ic ) eon ~U 5~C n'9~t e l San ~'m a_ge[o f i!.))m [!rn w ,llh ln g" a s an a~~power1u li ~r resJst ilJ la~ u n 1 a h Joma~~Q~ a J r n f i maQlm'~ m e m Q d g achiev ing I'Dtai 00 liftro I over thehum an m ind., ~~~ o~' [C-Durse nome o~:Ul9se 'Ihimg~and ~hi6 ~OO~Iwsage m akes 'the wo rd a ra~~Yingpoint ' f o r f l e a . rr '~ l r .e s e n tm e n 1 ' ~ u~gas~Dwalwdss IlJbmlss~Dn J ~lJst l r lca l jDn for' ' faUure. ir re s po n sib le a c ou s atjD n ~1and tD r a ' w J g l a gllf iUlIi t 0 1 Imo~ jan3 lJ eldflomis m, 1 0 n e i m - a y Jus'~ con -c l u d l ' 1~a~'~e tenn h - 8 S , a fiu i' ' from ~N;cisemeui~g and a q u e $ ' I ; t o f J 1 ~a b 1 e ' ulle:fu t~ess , ~ L m o rr o i , 95~1i p, 4,)~Singer main ta ins t l a m : the tuu: :u, '01 ' b ra [nw a5 hil1~ U Ipari which trlaf'~exper twf l 'n~ C8l ' leS' r depends is based on s tud ~es oond u c 1 e d l o rn repat r~B ' led prls-one rs aler 'lMe t(c;rean w,a r~IJi wal l 18 'L hIIFh~"IilJmIJpurge tr ia~s o f the, 193Ds

    and 110 ~MiVo~Ul t&Ona ryl..fniverstties n of '~ t le Pe Q~Xe~5 , e p , u l b l i r e : o f Ctl lna,lHowlve , . examinat ion of' ' the facts by m:llh1S',eam 0011l,la;m o o n m r a d ~d I m s rSl rgUm'Mts . It to ta ) ,o f' 7 ~190 Ame~li lQ8ln 61 r v fc a m en wa r a ca;p,~~e ~ du n ng U ,eK O r e l a J l j l W a r! J Q f t h a t n u m b e r M I ~ :2 1 (feellne d 1 , tQ r e t u m ' I e [ 'the U .m l i l@ d Sta1es ..O f' f lnoss viho m~:umed 'Hlf~y'1 4 e ra Bv e r eeu r t';

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    Unn~e Singer Md o;mer' CAN j!)(!Xlpe 1 1 : wtt'tnesEs~Ul fle aViHY/na~ml ingmajali~ o'f scho!au~, ~ave rejected ' l ' trtll e.lte'~pt h) amend litis lexpe r i l e nces aKorean PO Ws 'to I n , e pract ices 0 " I m l E J \ - \ f re Ilig ious movem en ts . (~a.b,s~ to eem-pa re this , r~lmDrui j t~g IPractice 0" ne,w MU,gions ]~:c the ' feaT o~ death in pt isone rsheld Ib y ' the Q I r n ' l n s s B and N,orlh K ,o r : e a n s , I I ' 1 ~ : J a m e S ; J 1 1 gas. IPp,.241'. 254 . )~ theC ( 1 m p : a J r is O J : l Dea nn o t be ta k~1nss rlo u slY' (lBar~er.19 8 4~ , p , 1S4J ; '~he ~mode l l o fIle IChinese I:uioo ner O 'f war o am ; P r ! . . . is h1s.1h~ dS'f ic leml, t s i n c J S ) membe r s o~ liel r e l a g ' i : o u s movemen t s ate not abduc t ed at physlcal ly deta inec lJi (SaHDa~1geI7)a , i'1 a r-'f'mched oomp ,a rfismnH ( A J r l 1 t t h o n r Y and F tobb fr l ~11 eso~p p i :2n~).)-Although the te rm IlbrainwashIn g r has ne~er be e n a cc ep te d w ith in 'the sa ' lQn1lf~ccommuni ty . ~thas t M ! O O m : e loom m,onp~ace i n \h e med~a.and i [ l S i ' the basiso f ,8 n umbe r of o~herOOJfiHCfS'pts of significalrnoe' 10 CAN~ For Demple i 1ih9' t , e U 1 T I~eplf'Qgr,am_mln ,~ Q I;e \a r~ym'plie~ ~hathuman minds can be ~rogra1l lmecl f l l UkeO O , m 1 P L U t e m ; ( O f [robots) Tn the ' f i r s ~ : p~ ,aoo ~ a m Ulumpth)n !~ue5tioned in muchres~~ (JamsJsi19B6~,Saliba. 1'917': M'mnoo.y and Rob~j[f19. 19 19'0; ReicJ119i16l~

    Me IieC\fer~ l " a l e ' ' I I , e r y e~'istence of ~C!lJ!ws~def ined ( v a g 1 u s l y ) by S t J ! l g ; e r ando ' t m ! e IF C A I N S U , P 1 P C n em , BS E f m : I J P S l W : h l e h l O l l ) a:n'j;ze th rough l G I l c ; e c e p t i o r f a n dwhich pn~c~ce ~brainwasrn'~~;iod roimind OOn~f()ln o n theJ 'r m sm be,rs a is e n s -puledl by 'the ] m ~~a ,r ity o f: sehela rs Immy G , f 'whem :pcf~ntou~,Ilha t 'M lo ~~:lrc jiV ,epmeasses r1 '~at Singer ,and] e them a ' l 1 1 i b u r ~ e to [lCIlJ~rl r D r - g a r t f i z a t i o n s ,oould beapplied equal ly te l oo lilegefr1a ts irn tt ies lil Ca.tin ):1tc ords rs, :H r r r " " h e ! ~ 1c r g m n im m : u r n 5such as A lro :m l;oU cs lAnanymou ~~the l a rm ed S 9N ice s i IPsychoanaJ~~c tra jrm (~rinsU1IU~ic l1s , .m e rlita ~ h06~ I t a J s and co nV'fn,~' tDnaJ eh~d rearing p: ra 'c1 jce~ (Liifllorllm'19 8 1 ~ p p , 141 1 , 495 -436 0 40 11 ~ S c he ~n 8 19811. p p . ,2(]12.26:0 ..2 61 ~2 ,10 -2 15 ~, 2 8" ', 2 0 0 ) . ,W~a~ ,Singer!!ls a rg um ems com e dow n to is ~hal the on~ycDrrlcsi '-tanle wa~that, S. saJrne[person Imight ch0OS ! , to bel ieve ~n Dr ,adhlll"S, to re~~~iousand/orpoU~tcaJ v i e . ~ 1 c utstde 'the perimate m o ' r 'Ij~e m81jns i ream is, i f ~hey' .13

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    3,11 1 1 1Jt99~,in regard to an lunsuooassf lu l k idnapping prcsecurcn brought a9;ainBCAN"assoc~ab !d ~deprogf l "amme( G a ~ r e n Keil ly. UQ,ne ,mMms , cul t is ; Blnc1hermao's e o r n m u n i t y :1 1howe~'e t ' wacty you Dr ~mlay ; ) I , . j n k ;hal! ls" ~U ,S~V5 Smi~h[ l K e n y ~ Poin!['and Moore" 1992). Wno a m o n g l I U S ,r n a democ1 is tic :socie" wou ldda re to ~mpo-seh is o r heir r p e roo p t r O r l l ,a s 1 fue 'on ly ' t rue OlfiiS?

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    cr imina~ ,acllivJ1y ls e q u r a J t y rBvidlen 1 ~ A t e ; ; early a , 19 1,~ l1e Nst [nneJ Cou molI 10 ]C t i i u~'CIie.s;w ame d o f C F 1P :s d a r n ;g m r t o reng~ous nbs rty:

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    to mmpaJ igns l i : l r e l u r n f 'o W ' re vo rs flm m cand ida tes " (KisS6 lfi 1993 ) . To I ' i F 1 i O S tpeoph~~i1~swo 1lJ~ldse rve as [I mede l d&K ri'~ ,t jo n o f hea lth rlY'par1~c~pa1l ionby an' ~ r ! l it e w l e l S t g r lo ! l . l lP D r - patty in a . repliesemaiTve d&mccracy. e u t : apparEl n~Jy~D C A J N[mnly [ 9 reu ps o f w h l e r n i t ~pprGves shou Itj be ! ; a l l ' o w e d U n vo'~elin ~b~oC~' and ' vD I~u rn te er fo r' ptD~l ' tTm~ c a m p a ' ig n s \ o When grou ~s; CAN (j'o o sn iil H q ( ! ; l I e u ~ ~ ) [ paJr1tjc~ipale ln elheCJtDra]l lpc!~jS~~tI I 1 1 1 J i l d e r m i n e l S U ' ,8 democ laU c p r o c e s s . [ i ] . .

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    N A P ._ T h m i nv l~ r~ :~ igmlon,enera :md I n u m s ,r c u J ls eomm unice .tt~~S ~r[om t r u a l F B I '~,O[ r a w enlfc ' fcement ' o l & c r a J s ; m u t~ l J n d the aJUInr l ly ' w a r m i n g l ~ h e , m ~ 'w i~ O O ! I J J ~I c suas .U 1 a ! t NlA lP m em beH 's ,- w ho a t t h e , I me w e r r e , ad i i ve~y c a m :p w g r ii r n g in ' t~e 1~ ~ I BI~m$~a ,e r r t i a~ampaJgn =s r n c l 1 I I d Ib e e o n s iderecl ~r:med a nd dangerous~ (NewA iiia f t O O , Pany v s . Fade re.l Bu rem u 10 1 I rn\fes~igatron 11 1 9 9 1 J ' ~ I .The F81 CIDSB~d~s '19.1 ~n~llsttla~ion o Y ' oond uding ~ha1~~ Ie NA P hadb r o k e r ! l n o I l a w 5 . i m : w a s , a m p o - 1u t t c a 1 l \ 1 c u l ~ :r ; IB ln~zat~on~' T h l ~ , l~harac~e.: r iza 'HonW,8;S

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    Chioo@/o! commodit ies brQk~r identUied b y USA, Tod ay r m 1992 as 'the l a r g J e si individu B J dono r te ~he D em o~ra tic Pan y ('Go~dberg~19 9 3 ) .1 1 1 e 1 ~911 ~rrlfvestigalticn was Ia unehe cj . S i O ~ B I I VD~I I t r i s Ibuis ( J f pmteellel lcF i~ s[ Amendme 'n t: ,ac1l1~me~ I f L d i desp i te ' UlrG! ~ac i lthat he lFa] i b S l S l f had con -le luded tha t NA P had b r o ken no raws. A s 'wi th ' the BieritIt ' inves~iga1jon l i~w asb U~t f iSs88d w ith pro jpagand e , 'fro m a prw,ate organl:mUon wi~ U s ow n pol~' t iea

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    CD, ke y lin.,n I Q in 0' events 'hlo h ted r e he ~ ~assaeM O ' f n ' 8 1 i 1 y9 0 peopfe ._ ....,no ludin 9 ,24 ch i[ie m . 17 o~ t n ' m l I n d a r th age o f 1D - oUilsit leWa c o e . . s o n 1 ] 19 . 1995~ egan 0 1 8 r yaa r earl t en F rs R oss I aCAN~aIHlllia~'eddep rog r 8mma r.. all eged~, began l rgef ng lhe R r a . m lc lhlO a v id~'a n s ec t fo r potentia.l "dnapp- QSI to D B aj'~ fer 1 l- H,c t' mS lmoers

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    RQSS Ade l~ne Bow a " CAN ' naUona spokesperson P scill ' leo' .s iCoa '~ s~ tiom e in Glel ldEde~ Cal " cmliB ~n 'Itle summer o f: 1992'~ During [ I nEll",eprogrw m ~ 9 Block . 1 l J Im ls .' d Ross tth ~ n"'om11i1on bu ' '.e BrancDaV'llm. SIet~ i nc lud ing dela~~slf '~ned sk rr re d a spon s , (R tlss I~~"9 93 ,)!ioss hrm s ~~. r ,.ge on Ul i l .nu aU Ion ub le tefevls 0 'I I gbefore ' !hll m id he had ! looflrsulted wi t~ AW' gBIil~Son the W a c o g e , ' and toldl_ em a . OU~'the guns [n S ! oompound I . R c " 'r ise n ~1 9 9 3 , 1 p . 2 A D e y L r n ' BT liom pson o f the Am ncan Jus r~te FOlJnda.~iornl ho rSprDi18nt51 acme o f ~heS ! ! . I M 01"5 0 the m esa ~~e' B h r n n s : Ht i l i a CA adv ise " , .e ' r T F [ p r e -s um a .b~ R oss ] w as p rav id i~g U ne t U s ' j . n f o r m a 1 i c n ~o r 3D da,s eTc~e .h '. s sa llJ l~ (Thom pson~ 9 9 3 p, 1). In he [11 B,ts L ib . do,' in asea~, .chW,IH8f1g ATF agen ts U & e d 1 M guage assoolarted w r 1 h CAN ~ C I l J J ing ~ h lres d .n ts 01 O le C allffl E ll I C e r III iiiI, io u I C U I - C o O unl A , u i t1003)-o f I 1 Fe mary 27i 1g~ thu, ay b efe ~ 'e e nHialAT assa It an .Carm ~d~ th a Waco Tr ibune-Hsra ld ba'g8n a, sev In p"art SBf \L . S 011 he, IHranQhlJavJdians, en t iUed urh , S in uI , e s s i a h . . Aceo in g to its au t o r s r icEng~andad Dsr tene MoCo rm ick . the pie,c8 ' was ~he ~E&U~to r an e ig ht monthi w sU ga l io n and intervie ..s . h -m ore nan n " fa Sf MuM rs o f' t .~rou. A t le.u I lome ID f 'th ese :sou rces we e sup lied by CAj~t ng ! n s r n andcCO m A~c: . uo t iIm an dep;rc gr m e by Ross hO.S &0 ~ ~..Hewe l l [ K o T m l h ] '[0 alleM1: f i ve ' ye a~ tI ._ . m o s 1 . Ii e~ D a v id B ne tt 111mI fourthn s ta lrm e ' irn t h . 58nelll pu b l i~hed th ' ay afte r h, 8 00 ou1 c lu e I t a 5r!~-ba r lent iUed Expe rts : B r.B lnch I D a v t o ians Idan.gi flO IJS~ d8ltr l lJc~ivel GU~. I~q ~oJtes Ross as dee l In g ~ gro p ' l e s I i OU~' ,0, b ., . o u t a~y ,a u , tw n a :~ S iO e l j je r 'ba II ghly d' s tr IlJClt l\fe l~mani u la !ive C\Jllti i.1we IIJldnken the g m u p ~ oJim Jone s Coates ca l s [ 'e Bwanooav i ' .ans n sa e o r d ' 1 'C ' s. Andbolh say tha~ ~hey bel ie ,v .s ' Dlavld I(gfl9Sh prac tiees 'm ind con f1cL

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    R oss sa~d he ; t ) e l l r i lm!v~s H i o w e n [K cm sh] is prone [~O v U c l l e n c e ~. .s .~eaJd lit l;gou t and exposing HoweU migh~ br ing in etis Bulhor~1l1as 1 0 Ii inse rne w ay he lp [those be ing he ld In ' that compound [ th rough a k~nd ofpsy ctn lh:~g~ ca J~em o1 bInm lil.vell Me [SINUtude ~~ he sa;ld. R:oss saJdau1hor t [~esneed to unc le rS 'IRr ld ' that Howe~~~s fully' capable 01 v l b , , ~Bmce . Iiro u 0 0 u~dsay ~ h 8 L ~i~s: a . , , " a r y d a n g e ro lL l s g w o u p ." ~oss said~Eiliilgand [ a n d MoCorm t o - 'ill ., 893 ) EDr. J-limls 8 1 Wood ~a profeuor cd rs ,n giDn a t Bay lo r I J n~er5 ; ' [ ty hl Wac o anda re siden t o f lile ( j u l y s i ~ r L a e 1St5~e t c ra J a reporte r fro m the' NlJ.t iol lsJ AIIJanosne fws 'week~y~ ilBef~m Fe(bruwy I h m . d ne v e r ~e a rd o f ~hem ['the er anchIDavid[ans,~ b e i n g r e f l e ( W e d to a s I]a u I t - - A check by 1he lri;'une-He.,slfl's U b r a r~-aneOliir~l'1m~dnat be~c . tl1 Ii Eng Hs t1 lMeCo rm ic k s e rte ~ . t 'he I a r a n ch Da.v~diansed: - wtilk:h had been In Waco since 1he mid- 11 9 9 C s - ~ad p r w ! V r o ! u s ; i y beenre fe rred to ~n 'ItriSI Tfl lJun9~He.ra1(J as, a tamU g~cusgroup~ - n o t as a.~ou~t . 'O n ~NI'gh~I~'u~!"ith ~ed K i D l l p e ' I ~ 1U~Dadoa :6 tonApril 19 (tu~' , ! d a y of' [ l i M e m a s -SlClill)li Balenda Banem t '11~mc~her a f a lDavrd ~anetaNiiVof. pur fOMB rd thedum 1lhat r;,~N[Wiil rn akingl prcpaEalsJi to tiJ1e F B I I thro!lJghcul: the slege';'T he s e p ro po sals Gam'a f tom DuR )twarllUlIlSS P m f ~ s a k ~ \ 1 : ' 1 1 . 1 1 1 ~ 1al lovertf:U~'oo!u ln~ .. Th~y eama ln 'Whe f a m o f' ' r a x e s , to [the'W I r n J i ~ e ,Hcusa, toJane,t R 1 f 3no,~ tQ I W U l i_ a m S e ~ r :Q tJ il~ . 'The~ came in '(hI 'fo rm of regis:-tared lelters~ They ItamE' in t h II rtuilfn D f ' [we ~ele~sio~ntsINf6WI11books oolng dis tr ib u te d ~ Iom ti1 e ICU t AWSf l l nass NBm a rik . fro m C ult:,AwMeness profsBionrisl'l [8team of l1am C . tgt'rfllln,;r ~taMtm[p[iApr i l19., 993)~. -D ' . ~.... H . J ~]".. . j""i; m - - ~ . - I r " "' : - A an 1 ! I ! I ; ; ; 'v ~ I i 1 " i I ~~o ' l l ll l 'C u n d i n r nw n n g llJJIS OUSS '. , l!Ju At:~iIlY ! l w ! ! c m m . ~ Eli ~ I c E l ~ ~ ' l n ~ . " , . b . _ ,.~,~ ~ ~ . '.1 ~ _ .. ~tine Branch I lavtdianl Cu It S _ a n d g ; f f in Wam~ Te(its 11;'"~dn Ap:ril 28 c~ t h l s

    y \OO[~ DOti 'n Atttrme'y Gem1e'ra ] Janet Reno and FBI [l~Jrectorwnliam S&ssion~ssa id l in tin e~'rp r ep a red stlileme nls tlai "a FBII I i 00 [OOnlU ~ted ;)ICUit 9)tperts'D inthe I C D u r s e o'f,'1 f I e ~!eg!B (Re C a l 1gg~": S e s s i o n s r ! 1 ' 1 ' 993). Whe'n qu;ssliorte ~ IbyRe ,pre~ .nmJ1 )I've Wi 1 I I I W T i l I M ughes ! a1).ou1.wne1hen th~,Bureau had l o o ; n s , u ~ 1ted wU hth;e~Cu~ [ A w m m n e tH N e b . I V c ; r k 'in e i ~ h e r ,ofmiolallresponded d iMo1~y.[W ~ ra n B l s 1 l < e d'~e: same qU8StHCnI O , Y ' a repo rtBf' from 'lne NaloneJ All iance]; hcweve r '1 an ~BIs p D k e s p e : f O O t J ' l 1 11n'S'lNi! l red in Ile a f l m " t i a t ~ V >E l I .Whate~er [SdW9DI' l f r lols CAN playe d l w -i1h 'M~ ATF ( .amdpe m aps lila F'~I,).Ilrene lisne q lu E l s ~ iD n 'u l a t : CA N 5 lpCkeSJper~DM ( u : S , I IJ a ] J ty r e f le m e d ,to IS Ilnli t i o f l l 7 = 'aI ,cu i t S) tJJBr tS} W81iB given ready access 10 ~e med la Hlrc ughoUit ~heS~e;fe.

    Marcia R~Ruflin~,diremo,r 0': the Im e matiollaJ Cul t Education Progl ram o : r : t~e lCAN-Ilille d .A !m : eric a n F-ami~y ~alJl~ a a : t ~ O T l ~ 1 9 1 a v 1e J 13 0 ilnMNiew s beiM&B:nI M a J ' \ o h10 r and ! Ma.y ~l3;~1 9 9 1 3 ~ and~1a s me A FP-'~ publ ioo: t ion~ ' fhe C u i l l ' O . I J S S i V t S T af tLotes;:, l iu~~- l isting [ o : f ' i " te fV i~w~; ]00u Id b ~ m u hip~ !led m a nv ' , r u i m e s to a c coun t[~O trhe hundMd~1Df lfiit!INlew.s g iven I c y ' AF1F~:s:ocda~'~edrofe~Ctor:balls d ulring't~e sam 9 1 perlk~d' I[American Fam~I, r:oYndIIUQn~1993) i

    Kisser:~in 'h Ir .,arlch 13 laJlMel:ei.a,jon needs to a . d d r e , s s eu~t.~tw r....re -sen t [ev il ~'1 c-a .Uec ion '~hego ve rnm en t to spem d ImQn8~ e n fi igtuing ' the cu l ts~ ~ . t ! f : J,- ~~~--...II . ~t~1 about ~h~daInnU's of dmns AIDS amdeana s II! IttOI 'w ~te ~e ~Ill B l U l l iJ ~ I!;li __U'Y - I,I~~ ---"~- - - ;:, ~ ~I .t II ~ ~can pro v ide 'Im po rta n t in ro rm ft1 to n abeu t cu lts ~~[C ;],IlJ~I, 'viO~~~Bconstlttltlo:lf!tallr1gtirtS~dest roy the f'a~mil, ,and e~JJlci~1hewsa~~ (Kisser, 1993) ..

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    O n ApnU , 9 1 111 dS !fs bero N: the ' fatal aJ ltao :k,~CAN p r e I $ , ~ d e n ' l Pattrl lc~aRyaJiiIto td ~he Hou i'llon Chronic /s l that fiO ffic iills s hou t d yse ~a1e'ile r m eans nseas ..sal)' te airrrest Koreshl ~nc lu:d~ng !e thl~1 ftuoo+~ In tna t same al1ic le K 1 S ' S e rwamec ~h8tta Jk jn g w 'i~h Ko re -sh w as s im i ~ a J v to ' t i !d ~iJr:lg[0 an i nsane l person .I iPooph~~J ho aN Ena c~ose d ' s , s j , e 1 m Ii the CI!J~!~1,aa(ler~1'tlink r d [ f t h ~ u l 3 1 n l ~ 1 I y. h a ; f I 1 youa nd I~ (K ie e~o :n and ,PIn lbter tcn~ 11993)~,

    'This is "a t tne 'fflrst time tha~' C,AN~ssoo ra te t i '\jepfO;grammers~ haveapparent~ instigated \lIiolent law sn1oroemen mOV6i ! i : agatin:rl ,88m_all rellglo UlSgroup. In 11982 Pr1 isa~~ aCo a1m " t~en t~B d I rector 0 1 1 CFF . In:d ~depmgram..me'( Ga'~enK e~le y tle~ped :oo ruhe slags for a !;i'mli~r l r a J d 1M the Nonh&aa tl( ingd(u'If l i Ccm m u:n ily a~ ts r , a n d Pond in northe rn Ve rmon t (U PI i Ncrwsmbe r 2 B,p1 1 9 8 1 2 . ) 1 . nU~lulpposf!d i n 1 s n t D f 'lha1 ra id '= B u 1 h o r i Z E d lO y Veoocn 's aIno~mayI g i s r : u a r r , a ; 1 1 and ~a 'te3 lcal~ed Ian i l legal 1is hin g e xpadH~iQ r r- by a sta te judg e ==W ,U' l 1 O r e ~ u 8 . ' I ' i I s m ~ l ~ 10 0 1 dlildren~ most O ' f 1 l l 1 e 1mAf r i ca~Amer rmtn i' r m m I l e O[Jmpound o . f 'lie sm adl Chr is~jan oommlLJllile whose adult m em be rs w ere aUeged Iycomm[ l i ng ehl l e i , Ibuse. , I'r~ 'th e da ys ~ha t fclhlwed~ ~hesta te dem tn lin ed tha tU te ,only abuS B to Ihl.,1 OCCIU r red w as 1hlJ ra~d ~l:Set~:~, I r th e c n U d r e n w e r e r ! l , u b ~58quenUy 'F i =~umed(Rot le r lson . 19 9 3 ~ pp, 2 "'3 )~

    As is we II ~lfIom ~ 'In [ngs ~[d not wcr~ C b U l 1 I : as w a U fo r ' lhe Icnllld~ie\nQ f thelBrr,atlch []a,vi~iafis. Ttie I g l a l S which 'I~e FB ~ pumpl id rnto th e b u 'Ud~ng !i111MtCa~elll 'for six ho Un;J i be10fle the compound erupted ijn l;o ' 'flam;e ' W,~ lS , i(],"'c t i l o m l b e r n za~ma!lortonitr\ l l \ f j ( C S ' ) l j ~ h e manufB!c 1ure ~IProduo1jo~i possession ; a : n dI lJ s e ! ,e t : whh:~hW f H r e l banr t isd d l l l r i ng '~~eChem ~ c W W e a _ : p 0 r r l s I O O f ' 1 J V t n , U O i n [I n P ia ~ istn J lanusn j of 1his y&aJi:u More 1harn 1 1 C O In i i t&01: ' lS~ ~ne luding t~e UI1~ted,S~ates~e ndo rS le d th e ban jl w h~c~ ~s awaUing fai1HmUo;n~

    IBe njwm in C ,. IG arrBI1~ BX'Gcut ivB directo r o f 'lt1e C lr ie'm~cala nd [Bio lo gIc al,Arms O on~c I ~n sU tu te ~n ,AJe:~Bfldr ia~Virginia, d escr i DeS! 'wh~at eHect i~:had IQ nthe I lBranch Davfdial i ls ~mp;pe ~ i ~ ' 5 i i d e l the bu 1 I\ ; i l in g l~ R 1 1 :walll 'h~ l ! h a V l f ! , pall! jond the, c~t i~d ren . The~ 'r 'l~les would i n a v l ! a invollll!n~arUlly ,~tlut Their s k [ r i ! 1 we IlJld haveb es 'n b urn in g.. lhey wc;uld tnavl i be en gasp~ng fe r a J l r ,and coughlr1g ' W i l C l t y . . , .E~entuwiYr r ' tney wou d huV\e been D v e l r O O m o ' wt~h "o-rrlrting in a 'fh la l hfa~. I~' w C 1 J l d not h a V \ e beem. p~~" l f ;e b 3 : , ~ ~ E H : 11993) !

    I I r : r o n i o o l l y ~ ~he JUs1tnm~onl Ql lven b ,y AHc m e ~ ; Sensa l Jmne~ RenD f , ' o rapproving D iB pu f : i np i ' r I IQ Ig f ce gas in to 'tIlte c ompound WOtS lhe cha rge l of: e~ ICallt:l1S~'~r:81supp llt~dl by R~ck R~OUi~c~ms;. Cin the, aftllm.oOrN C~:t h e e '~t\e,RenosaId~~e [ha;d inIhJrma:~icn".. that babies WJ!\fS1 b a m g l beaten, nl ThaI planingshe 'told mlk lBhnw h'Oa~LallJ' Kin~ ~We'we re oonoomed ~O ~'(n9 childlmnb e c a u s e ' t h e r l B h E l l O beli!~ n ~ p o n ;s , D 'f s B :x u a J laJtn.lJ~~O ' f the et; i : t d r n m " n 1 1 1 1 3 :n6xtd a y P'msh1enrt B i l l Cl imen e , c n c e a 'this ~oljo:naJeli ~Biyii:!,g ~he9 1 ' 1 0Y P ' s : chi ld ren~ e m lle irtg a blllse d 1J1.gn ifjca ntl~,a s; w eU a s b S 1 n g ! f0100dl tO I I~veln unsanitaryand U r i lsafe COildi~jO:JrnI~' i i (The pre side nt failed to mern~ion thel ' IBel ' l l 1 f i a ' l 'l'heuman iw r y and unsafe , c c Y n d U tC H 1 5 w e re 8 " r e s u l~ : a ' '~ h o A l l f F I F S r u liege~1no:wdidhe e'll '$lah'1l 11OW ' ~iUf lQI t l ' i l a ~n~~dr13fiwas t~e besl wa, 'Y ' to end the i r a lie gedJ,abuse.)

    A t the ,samel t ime ' that R t J 1 0 and CHnto:n WI~81 J ! c h o i n g CAJN a~~egai l 'on~ ~fl ~ n n dIbuse~ FBII dir,~dDrr W i U l a m Se.H~O(r1f!;sa id h is agency had 'riD e o r a 1 e m , ' "I JO r ~ n eOU5 ! e~denae of Gh:~!d albuS l9 In Ihe l l oompou nd, II AIIr a nin:e. .week:

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    s1 ~ C . e 21 en i' .re iii '''leased hom fle com po u din m he eaJr~ 5:a .ges o f'Ita 51-day ' siege I t liJa Texa s D a rtm en I o f Pre edive an , Re,g I lJ "a1~O rySsni l ices o o f 1 l rJ l l l . I d e d ~ . NJJne of the I a g i I t , ~ Q , n s roofchild abuse ) o o u ~ d b e '~err i-.ed. e 0 ~fI"en dSTli d b jn, ab . d in any ",ay by 'n y a dU .ts i t~e eem-p o u nd., cmm~nBf i j cns o f ' lJhe ct1 ifdren - rodu oed n O I a tca1 on of CUlir l ' rnt o rpte vio tls in ju nss, I r n rsspo nse to U1is anne unCI! m e n t by Texas o f f i : c f a l l S; , CAlN:spokes e on Pnscma Coates 'o1d fa l ash lng ton Poo. knQ ..0 IsstyPfH~D. g n )ups w o k and m ih !ll'il uel aJ ays abusB~~N ishu ~f Ind Thomas ,199a~. ~i1hin a VIles k O f eo Iii er em aesac iiB re fe ran C2S 10 child abuse by-' Branch Dav~dians had III I . J l d~appeared T O th e. OS!

    Before' Ita RB:hes o~ t Cann ~ hlad sat t lsD m C A " ' _as' busy p tting,~p~non !he m assacre Th nigh1'o f ,A prU 19 lou~s Jc~If West as a gus ston PBS's " aoNei l lLe rie1 " He r. em he a id o f 1he ~ IB I :ey Imew ' ttllYwe r le d ,ea ling w iU l a pSychDpaId1. Nobody Is milam d rnge ro us o r lIJilpre(Uotabj Iat a ps,.~opa th in a hlp , 1 _ _ let 19Ba~.That s ame nfgh t K Is se r 'W;BS hee ' par r gues t 0'11 an A BC , New s s' eei hos ts b y Petelf Jsn ' ~ !lSI e lu I i inw hic~ she fd~lged~hat there ate, ev er ' 2 1 1 000 ~ u a s l l ~nArnrl r ica ,and wam ed o fmo re V to tEf'O O t o corns .A ~fmiar am rag-cam e ttl re F a ays !a lte rwh n WI r I iam Go ld b erg t a C L A . _ N . . ,alII iated piSycfl i~' lr ic s oc ia .! w o rk er iII I pr ivar ,e prac~ ice l ~n F l ' i i v a r Edge~ N eJerooy~,was Q ! !Jast an 'nform:ed ,Sou~foesl!en W N ET-'TV~ New V (Jrk CitYsPIS5 f tn :a1'B.. OVI motage of' suntlv in, IBfl ch D : ~ d rens, 1';.06 ' a

    ~in~losa :S'o~ of ~vBral hundred de6tru',ctrrve CLiI ' ts hem [n 01l.l f ' o w n m,eoo'"per 'a n area bu on I. ec :~'e ' Dr!' , , 'ch 'cui ----1he MV A II nes Pa r t y . .latain !t:Ie sho __ af l18r Gohioorg .d i 'n ad N P as a oliUca cu~ tIn H in o jo s ..claime d to halw illilformaliomJ tha i NJ!AP memb e rs had bean engage d rn. a pons _ a H 1 1 . d a ,s ke d~ irCou ] som ,e t in; lik ll ha t h p p e n l9d tn a ceha~pen h e 8 i r n N e Y o r k ? I (f'r'edman. '1993)~

    !n 'UH~~Glendale (CaU 'fc m~ a ] Ns~ ..P r 8 " s ' i IPmlac lll,El Coa" e J S wamedAmerh~n, ag' inst ~eCQ d guess " s f tIllS FB."s a ,c tio ns ~ eMpla jn ln g~ A s as o o r :e 1 ty ~ eo i, 1 m c ' " a t " _ _elY d a t m u c h co ' cl . , t i l sce lopa s . andsooJcpa1hs arll very L a rrlp~ld~dabt~.. (Yamorou;gh II 1993)..

    At e sams fm e C ~-,- wo r k ed 10 pcsi1iol i l USBlf as t.he beG1 el Il~H~aga i ns t ~ 'e ~C11~h'eat In an inteNiew _~ II Ho us on Post a ' ew ' , ays ale . I i'the aHBck~ Pa tr ic ra R yan u rged the I federal o ve nm e ra t to m ake mora u a o t,CA N]s 9 X ipe rti;se i"I arrgu ~g a t W ast:! f n g t l o : n has f a n d to s dy ~cu I r s . ed ucare Cilti:l8'rTlS abo t 1hSlf danG r or coord lnate la ""' e n 'orcEI en. s' ~eg 0pro se c u~ e the r r crmes (With am , 19(9~).MeMwi1 i~~e !CAN was a ttem pli n g to m ove ln en 1he luc ra tfv :e busfnitl':ss 0 "~ecprogra.- ming rene J DavidiBJi l lsl INivor l . On :. rL 23 S ir f i tesl an &xJj1oo,tJn

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    Icc ad in jail and me um ing the dea1hs , o f the:r h sea IIId~. iYes chnd1ren Blnd" r iends we u Id be f i l l Uuniq U9 dha. l lenge (Hacke'. nd Senn oU i '1 919:3) .The day atte r ~he deb C1 l8PWesident C1into f ' I ~ denYI ng , 1 F i I II r~sponsibd~1yto rth e : de aths and ecrnoi' g CA N~s Ii B on eLI t tSI~:Hsa~dl ~ T h e R 1 e , is, unfort!lJna{ely~an sa In ~his so rt of Iaratl eism all ac ross Ina "D~td la l M , a e m ay : : a v l o to con -fr~nt T t agBi n . . . I hope ve r : y m u c h 1 ! l r u a tothers who, wil l S temple d to join cU l t s

    and to ~ecame i~olved i~h pe 0 1 " Uke [Jayjd Kore I n - f i l l e dete! i red by[~he}se ] h o r r ib !e seenes " (Wftn am I , 9 9 3 ) ~. .'The r&spcn59 from the religio us and civU nbertarian commlljJ "e5, to t egav e m m Bn t v 1 0 re ~ 00 id Wa c o was s w ih ~ b ! ! . l t s o r e 1 l y ' undS lCO Ve rl! ~ in themed ia ,[n a le tte r 10 Rep~e'sen1atjw ,Jao1( B r l O O ks~ chairman o f tile HCHJ&e

    J u.ad1~aryCommi 68. date d April 27" 1993 Lau ra .-u rphy ea. -.iector af .S iWa shb ~gto n ~ D ~C.,oHlos of' ~he A1melrlcan C lv 11 U cernes Un io n ~ caunen e ;daga ins l any iilnS I gove mmen t au" o "fy to in ve s Jgale np.op I .0 I l " IIl.In s llJareligious groups wHhout r e a s o n a b l e suspjck)1liI lla1: c:nminaJ I l a w . s have! OO ; ( S ! I 'V1ioate d, ~n " 1e1. t ! on o f ~he Consrtuo at 9 u a m n~ 'e e o~ U n e free e~QrCiS8 0 1 1 ' re l"gion., 'The con fr onta tio n in Wa .c c:~s he 'w a rn ed ~ sis. s thel s p e cta ~r o ~ u n e on -s~Hu~jcnal S Neil a '00 of el"gious or pali ice" goups lhslt Wasl wi &spreadc l l J r i n g J lltle COINTELP RO- type Investjga~jcns .h~Qh DCOlIrfll!G 1hro l l ;~ themid- ."9 1 7 ' g , ~ ' s (lee~ 99'3)"Du ri~a a [hear ing on thel syerne at Waco he ld I~y 'the Ho use JudiciaryCommi '_88 on Ap~iI 28'1 19S3, Rep~ John Co l i 1 y 19rs (0- -) told AIHomey'G e. f ie r~~Reno: ,

    The root cause ef'this p ro b~[emw a s lt W,ElS considered a m m ~ : a r y opa ratio fl a_nd i 1 wasn'~1. Th i5 is a pro found] d1jsglraoo, to I l a w enforce man t ' i"~he U S.A and y .. d r d mhe r"ght 1 i h fn g . '1 ott ',ng Q res ign., we IdIIkG yo I l J 'to know ha the re fi' a~:leas t ona m e m be~ ' o f 0-0 ng ress hatis' nD~go.ing to ra ~onatize' -e dea1h D~' 0 do ze n ch ildrr Ilii.I' -a eci-slicn ' that was ; . to~ntlymade by nese agenc ie .s beam edMm e cr t~GrsmConverSJ 1993' iOn Ap~II20 Joseph Beltis, a M e : I . n n t f r l S t m~n i 9 r e r and p o' res lc r ' o il .lig~cUIS lIdies at WIS em Washlll1lgton IU IV!"rs' -"" tol "to AtI!omey I G e eral Reno :rom ~he beginning, memb rs o f the Cut wa re ess & ,ark ha l ebe e l l n in v chted in t n ls t agedY~Th IS c r g f W i l l lzat len k S w f - d B~ k .n ow n f. 'o r~~;SL lIS8 o f , [ l B ; a r to fos ter f \Bl ig~o us bigc1irY ..The m l la n ce 0 1 ~ec:le~alag I n tsO~ rnlorma~cn s u p p 1fed by ~esa peopla as we ill la s t i m e, hole ra cordl O f federal acthiity desan /as your ca re~1J1n 'lles tiga tic and - I lJb~e dije-c losurs ... As long1 as~e nome a - d chure~ 0 D1e Branch Ca;vidjans isno t ro:tected f rom invas ro n by ~he Q'ovemment . , nDrts of our home s ,e n I . U C ~ e s , synagog Lies, mosq I J I e' ~Ie~p Sill. o r sh r l res is sa -'s ... Cu "bash~ng[' must end m and you mu st '[aka 1he lead (Bettis~ 1 9 9 3 ) 1 0On A n l 23 Lau ry Shinn vice pnlsidenl. 'lor aeac f a m ' i c afla lrs rat Buolc lrneUn~v rs~'~~ wrote to Congressman Don Ed ards chaJrmam o~ 'he'Subcommmee : Olil C' iI and C I O n stit.u ' ional Rights o r ' t -I' Hou S S I Judicisl1J com..

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