Topic: Morse Code

The FBI utilized high-intensity lights and constant noise as psychological warfare to prevent the Davidians from sleeping and to mask their Morse code distress signals. The presence of Bradley Fighting Vehicles is described as a threatening violation of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1991. The narrative questions whether the United States government was effectively at war with its own citizens.

Shelly Williams, an elder of the Ute Nation, discusses the history of government abuses against Native Americans, including Wounded Knee and the ongoing struggle at Big Mountain. The hosts note that Native Americans were only granted full citizenship rights relatively recently. A parallel is drawn between the treatment of indigenous people and the Davidians, including a new detail that the Davidians attempted to use Morse code to communicate with the outside world before being blinded by FBI floodlights.