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I was viewing silver dragon's web site and came across a letter from a
gentleman living in Idaho voicing his impressions of Bo Gritz.  Since Gritz
is sometimes villified (perhaps justifiably, perhaps not) here is an
excerpt from his newsletter that came into my possession concerning Gritz'
version of the Weaver incident.  Perhaps you can use this to add to the
debate regarding the Weaver situation and who did what.  I doubt Mr. Gritz
is going to pitch a fit about posting without permission, but you could
always call and ask.

It was taken verbatim (any typos are mine) from his Center For Action
Monthly Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 6 January 1995 pages 6 & 7.  The address on
the front is: Center for Action Monthly Newsletter c/o HC 11 Box 307,
Kamiah, Idaho PZ83536  (208)935-2918.

No Excessive Force in Weaver Murders-Not

Deval Patrick, head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, ruled Friday, 9
December, that the FBI did not intentionally use any excessive force in the
murder of Sammy and Vicki weaver.  This "decision" is contrary to the
recommendation of the FBI's internal investigation recommendation.  The
fact is that sniper Lon Horiuchi did not shoot Randall Weaver as stated,
and then "accidently hit Vicki as he was trying to get a second shot off as
Randall ran into the cabin."  The truth is:  The Hostage Resuce Team went
up the mountain with the pledge: "None of them (Weavers and Kevin Harris)
are coming down alive!"  A senior member of the Red Cross support team told
me that he was standing directly behind HRT agents as they loaded machine
guns and heard the commitments to kill Randall, Vicki, Sara, Rachel,
Elisheba, and Kevin Harris.  When I arrived, Randall yelled to me from the
cabin that the FBI had murdered his wife and were keeping it a secret.
Dick Rogers, HRT leader, told me that FBI shrinks had profiled Vicki as the
"maternal head who would kill the children before they would allow a
surrender."  He said they had orders to "Shoot to kill on sight."

Every sniper team has three elements: C-cube (Rogers) Command, Control,
Communications gives the final clearance and authority to fire; number 2 is
security and communications for the sniper.  This person is armed with a
pistol and M-16 rifle firing .223 caliber ammunition.  His job is to insure
that nothing interfers with the sniper in engaging his target.  He relays
clearance for the kill from C-cube; number 1, the sniper, is armed with a
Remington 700 rifle firing 7.62 mm Match ammunition from a prone
sand-bagged, or bipod, rest position using a 10 power USMC scope.
Horiuchi's position was beside a large pine 150 meters from the out
building beside the cabin.

Little Sammy was shot in the back by Arthur Roderick using an M-16 on 21
August 1992.  Three U.S. Marshals including William Degan, most decorated
agent in the 206 years history of the service.  Marshall Larry Cooper was
equipped with a Colt 9 mm silenced submachine gun for the specific purpose
of killing Striker, Sammy's Yellow Lab.  The Marshall's prepared ambush
positions near the "Y" ( a road split not far from the Weaver cabin).
After months of electronic monitoring and high altitude photos using RF-4
recon aircraft, they knew that Striker would alert on deer and elk near the
cabin.  Weavers would typically grab hunting rifles and run after the dog
to bag the game.  The Marshalls spooked Striker and he started chasing them
down the hill toward the prepared positions.  Cooper was afraid and failed
to fire at Striker.  He said Lil Sammy was too close.  Roderick shot the
dog as Degan opened up on Kevin Harris.  Randall was delayed and heard the
firing from the cabin.  He yelled:  "Sammy come home!"  Sammy's last words
were, "Dad, I'm coming!"  Roderick shot him in the back as he ran up the
trail.  Sammy died instantly.

Cooper tesitified: "I aimed my weapon and pulled the trigger.  My target
fell like a sack of potatoes."  Kevin Harris was not shot that day.  He
fled into the woods and worked his way back up to the home-site.  Degan,
trying to get a better shot at Kevin ran firing in front of Cooper's
position.  Not able to hear the silenced Colt, he was killed.  The
Marshalls then withdrew.  Vicki, upon hearing what had happened to Sammy,
instantly went down the hill to see about her son in the company of Kevin
and Randall.  They retrieved his body and placed the body in a small
out-building next to the cabin.  The Marshalls told the FBI they had been
pinned down by vicious fire from the entire family - Degan had been killed
by Weaver.

The next day, Randall, Kevin and Sara went outside to check on Sammy.  As
Weaver stood with his back to Horiuchi and lifted his right arm to unhook
the latch he was shot without warning in the right upper back by a .223
projectile.  The bullet exited out of his right arm pit.  Randall turned to
run for the cabin.  Vicki, holding 10 month old Elisheba in her left arm,
stood holding the door open with her right arm.  Kevin Harris was the first
in, followed by 16 year old Sara and then Randall.  Vicki was shot square
in the face just in front of the right jaw just below the ear with a 7.62
round which exited the left side of her face slightly below the jaw
severing her jugular vein.  Horiuchi testified that Vicki fell to her knees
screaming for several minutes until she died from loss of blood - still
clutching baby Elisheba to her breast.  Kevin Harris was hit in the left
upper arm and chest as he entered the cabin.  The family barricaded
themselves until my arrival.  The HRT surrounded the cabin while the FBI
Headquarters in the valley put up a sign proclaiming their position, "Camp
Vicki."  This is a clear cut case of premeditated murder.  Federal rules of
engagement prevent firing at a fleeing felon not endangering the lives of
others.  Weavers never fired a single shot from the cabin throughout the
seige.

FBI negotiators did their best to initimidate Weaver into a shoot out.
They positioned a 750 pound robot, nicknamed by them "ZOGBOT" blocking the
door by Vicki's body.  The robot was armed with a 12 guage shotgun and a
claw clutching a black box wrapped with wire.  Over the robot loud speaker
the FBI shouted provocations to the family about the dead mom.  The day I
arrived the FBI positioned a helicopter over the cabin with a fuel cell.
Jack, a logger, and Randall's sometime boss, and a TV camerman on an
adjacent hill started waving and jumping up and down.  The pilot spotted
the pair and notified the commander that they were under surveillance.  The
bird aborted the mission and landed back at the valley Hqs.  I asked Rogers
about the chopper.  He admitted that it had a suspended fuel cell, but said
it was to resupply the HRT base.  He had no comment when I asked him why,
if it was just an innocent resupply, did the craft abort when observed by
Jack and the camerman.

Some day there will be a day of reckoning where judges won't be robed in
black.  Those guilty of the murder of Vicki and Sammy will be tried, as
will those who covered up this heinous crime.  "Vengeance is mine," saith
the Lord!  Lon Horiuchi lives in Woodbridge, VA near the Quantico Marine
Base and FBI Academy.  Current reports state that Horiuchi has been given
24 hour security and has had to move from his previous home.  Butch Reno
has until March to respond to the wrongful death suit filed by Gerry Spence
on behalf of the Weaver survivors.  Justice may yet be partially served in
this Civil Trial.  The suit is for $50 million per living family member.

 
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