XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN MARCH 19 2000 20:48:09 ET XXXXX

SOURCES: WACO RE-ENACTMENT SHOWS 'OBVIOUS GUNFIRE'; FLASHES CAPTURED ON 
TAPE

**Exclusive**

Rapid-fire bursts of light appearing on aerial infrared surveillance 
footage made by the FBI during the 1993 showdown at Waco were 
spectacularly recreated on Sunday, according to investigators, 
rapid-fire bursts recreated by flashes from gunfire!

"The hot flashes were completely recreated using a sniper on the 
ground," revealed a congressional source, one of 35 people to witness 
the court-ordered re-enactment of the final hours.

A second source also present at the tightly-controlled test conducted at 
Fort Hood said the FBI, which claimed the '93 flashes were simply 
reflections of sunlight off debris and water, had been dealt a setback 
on Sunday.

But the source cautioned the test results would be open to different 
interpretations:

"We may never know the truth of what happened, from what I witnessed, 
both sides could spin this. There are more flashes than on the original 
tape, because of the debris and broken glass thrown everywhere"

A British Royal Navy helicopter equipped with an infrared camera like 
the one the FBI used during the assault videotaped the test on Sunday 
while circling overhead as tanks rumbled and camouflaged gunmen fired 
off rounds on the ground.

"The gunfire was clearly picked up on tape," said the well-placed source 
who demanded anonymity. "It looks like a match of 1993."

A Branch Davidian wrongful death lawsuit charges that the FBI fired at 
the sect members, which prevented them from fleeing the burning compound 
and thus caused them to die.

The judge overseeing the case has issued an order blocking any release 
of the re-enactment tape until his own investigators have studied them 
and made a final report.

"The test today went smoothly, but we're really kind of limited right 
now as to what we can share with you," U.S. Attorney Mike Bradford, one 
of the government's lead lawyers, told reporters late Sunday.




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