Monday, 16 February 2026

Seventeen Little Children Memorial For Innocent Lives Lost At Waco April 19th, 1993 [qxKb68qZzx4]

A grassroots reconstruction project at the Mount Carmel site challenges the federal narrative of the 1993 Waco siege through architecture and a haunting musical memorial.

By Mike Hanson Archives | 6m listen | 2 chapters
Seventeen Little Children   Memorial For Innocent Lives Lost At Waco April 19th, 1993 [qxKb68qZzx4] cover

About this episode

The Phoenix Project launched a reconstruction effort at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, to rebuild the church destroyed during the 1993 siege. Contractor Mike Hanson and a team of volunteers provided donated materials and labor to restore the place of worship. This initiative serves as a direct rebuke of the federal government's lethal intervention and a gesture of solidarity with the surviving community.

The memorial song Seventeen Little Children honors the minors who perished in the April 19 fire. The lyrics explicitly name President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno as the primary figures responsible for the tactical decisions leading to the tragedy. Supporters of the Phoenix Project claim the media remained complicit in the narrative while the federal government overstepped its constitutional authority during the fifty-one-day standoff.

This tribute captures the raw grief of the Waco survivors through musical protest and physical restoration. The recording features a somber accounting of the seventeen names, transforming a site of historical violence into a center for active remembrance and ongoing political dissent.


CHAPTER 01 / 2 Discussion

Phoenix Project Rebuilds Branch Davidian Church in Waco

The Phoenix Project began reconstruction of a church at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, following the destruction of the original site. Volunteers and contractors like Mike Hanson provided donated materials and labor to rebuild the place of worship. Supporters expressed a desire to show sympathy for the community and criticized the federal government's actions during the 1993 siege.

waco· branch davidians· phoenix project· mike hanson· texas

00:06 I've known the Branch Davidians a long time and i think they're good God-fearing people. I think they were demonized. Moose are galvanized by the thought that federal government murdered The Davidians, videotaped deputies who come to hurry them along They don't trust law enforcement anymore or the media with donated materials and labor Take exit number three nine They receive directions head to ground zero We're gonna rebuild it! Waco. At the Davidian compound, the work begins even as the convoy pulls in. We're just thankful to God that there are certain people in this country who still got a spirit of assistance and wanting to do something to show their sympathy and concern for what happened here and we appreciate it

01:02 It's called the Phoenix Project, a church that will rise from the ashes of the Branch Davidian compound. I think it is important that we have a place to worship again after our church was destroyed. Volunteers are doing all the work. Volunteer such as Austin contractor Mike Hanson We just think its the right thing to do When I looked and saw people and how they're helping...I didn't think anybody had the guts to do it But I'm finding out, and I know there are people outside that agree with us. They're just afraid to speak up Just in case you don't remember Let me jog your memory In a church they called the Waco compound Back in April 93 17 little children All so helpless and so small

CHAPTER 02 / 2 Discussion

Seventeen Little Children, Musical Tribute to Waco Victims

A memorial song commemorates the seventeen children who died during the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. The lyrics directly challenge President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno regarding their responsibility for the tragedy. The composition serves as a protest against government intervention and media complicity in the events surrounding the siege.

bill clinton· janet reno· waco siege· branch davidians· protest song

02:20 Died a senseless death of gas and flame How many names can you recall? Seventeen little children Don't it make you wonder? Seventeen little children, how could they deserve to die Maybe we should stop and ask ourselves

03:04 If we become so blind, We'll have seventeen little children. Finally! How did you sleep last night Bill Clinton? Tell me did you feel their pain As seventeen little children Cried out and perished in the flame Attorney General Janet

03:53 I accept your offer to resign How can you stand for law when you won't answer to your crimes? Seventeen little children all so helpless and so small Seventeen little children how many names can you recall

04:37 Maybe we should stop and ask ourselves We become so blind Little 17, little children Find the open up your mind I've heard it said The Branch Davidians Only got what they deserved Yet no one seems to know What laws will gain

05:20 What was in the war they never served. Yesterday I sold my TV set, Stopped my subscription to The Times To be explained decently Was an accomplice to these crimes Seventeen little children Don't it make you wonder

06:04 Seventeen little children How could they deserve to die? Maybe we should stop and ask ourselves Have we become so blind Will seventeen little children Finally open up your mind