Multiple sources: http://usgovinfo.about.com/blwacoguns.htm

we may never know the whole truth and yes of course it is tragic about the raid,,,but all they would have had to do is wave a white flag and walk out...but with children being married to adults, weapons [[illegal) and what ever else was going on ....who knows why they didn't just give up.

I always understood it was the Dravidian's that burned themselves up....wanting to martyrdom themselves...

but let's just say that the innocent children always suffer at the hands of adults...and when you do something illegal you risk law enforcement ...tragic yes...justification to blow up another group of innocents ...no way.

and my rant was not just at this unfortunate incident but in this anti-government movement in general...