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« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2005, 11:09:55 pm »
I don't get the 444. April 4th, 2004 was the day Casey Sheehan was killed but I'm not sure how that fits into the rest of the confused agenda here. April 4 was also the day Dr King was assassinated but the third 4 doesn't make sense.
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« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2005, 11:37:49 pm »
How many were killed in Waco?

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« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2005, 12:45:50 am »
From Googling "444+ terrorism":

"Syria, Libya, Iran, and Iraq were a few of the countries which sponsored terrorism. One of these terrorist acts was the seizing of sixty-six Americans in Iran in 1979 by students. Fifty-two of them were held hostage for 444 days and this terrorist action may have determined the outcome of the 1980 United States Presidential election."

So that explains that.
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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2005, 03:20:07 am »
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How many were killed in Waco?

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The original death toll was 86, it was later revised down to 77. I think that the fire subsequent to the BATF action made it difficult to know exactly how many were there.

Also, good call on the 444. I actually knew that number but I was for whatever reason fixated on it representing a date. It's been coming up in news recently as there are some of the former hostages claiming that the current Iranian leader was actually the mastermind of the attack and occupation of the US Embassy in Iran back in '79.
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