David Thibodeau

It's not my job to convince people that Koresh was the final messenger or had this final message. ”

I challenge any American family to think about what they would do if they were invaded by a hostile force. If tanks pulled up outside their house, and there were armed men inside, would they send their kids out? A lot of Americans would fight that to the end. ”

To all the people that he hurt, I'm not - I can't be an apologist for David Koresh, but I feel for people that have had negative experiences at the hands of David. Let me put it that way. I think about those people, whether I agree with them on every point or not. Everyone has a right to their experience. ”

What greater insult can you give God than to take your own life? ”

I was a drummer living in Los Angeles in 1990. I had finished music school and was playing with a band. It wasn't going as well as it should have been. ”

I went into Guitar Center, and David Koresh and Steven Schneider were looking at a drum set, and they asked me to play it. They handed me their card, which said, 'Messiah Productions.' All this religious scripture was written on the back. The last thing I wanted was to join any kind of Christian band. ”

I'd love to believe in my government so I could trust law enforcement people again. I don't have that belief any more. ”

Koresh believed that God had a plan that would go contrary to any human planning. ”

Mount Carmel was a very monastic place. We lived in another time - an easier time, a better time. We didn't have running water or most modern conveniences. But in a lot of ways, it was a very satisfying life. ”

Guys dropped their families and followed Him... When I read of Christ and the Apostles, I see mind control at work to an extent. ”