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Bibliography 4 Agents Slain in Cult Raid Bibliography 4 Agents Slain In Cult Raid - 16 Officers Wounded in Failed Assault. (1993, March 1). The Chicago Tribune, pp. 1. A Jury Judges Waco. (1994, March 1). The New York Times, pp. A22. Adventists Disavow Waco Cult. (1993, ). The Christian Century, 110, pp. 285. After Passover, the End? (1993, April 5). New York Times, pp. A10. Agent Points to Cultist as Attacker And Creates Rift in Defense Team. (1994, January 20). The New York Times, pp. A16. Agent Says Raid on Cult Had Flaws. (1994, January 19). The New York Times, pp. A12. Agents of the Apocalypse. (1993, 7 May). Commonweal, 120, 3. Agents Say Sect Members Started Deadly Fire. (1994, February 9). The New York Times, pp. A14. Alter, J. (1993, 25 October). The Buck Stops Where? Newsweek, 122, 33-. Ammerman, N. T. (1993). 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