Day 26 of the Waco Standoff

March 25, 1993
There were sixteen conversations spanning 5.5 hours on March 25. The negotiators spoke to eight different people.
The parties argued about religion, the criminal justice system, access to the news media, and whether or not anyone was going to come out of the compound.
At 1:13 p.m., the negotiators demanded that ten to twenty people at a minimum come out by 4:00 p.m. Schneider was advised that if this failed to occur, certain actions would be taken by the FBI.
At 4:00 p.m., there was no activity from inside the compound. The armored vehicles moved into the compound and removed a number of -motorcycles and go-carts. Those inside the compound simply watched by holding mirrors in the windows so that they could see outside.
At 6:12 p.m., Schneider claimed that if he could see one or two ATF agents locked up, they all would come out. The negotiators refused to discuss this suggestion.
Conversations continued between Schneider and the negotiators from 5:50 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Schneider suggested that ten additional people might come out the next day. Schneider even suggested that he might be one of them. The negotiators also spoke to two women, beseeching them to come out with their children. No agreements were reached. Little, if any, progress was made, and the conversations ended at 10:57 p.m.

(The Myth: Koresh was a preacher and not interested in wordly things!)

[The Truth: Worldly things like go-karts? When did any of you EVER go to church and see fuckin’ GO-KARTS parked outside?]

S. Olson