Topic: Ron Noble

The FBI and Treasury Department are exploring ways to include non-FBI agents in a national coordinated response team for hostage situations. Assistant Secretary of Treasury Ron Noble announced that following the September 1993 report, he will issue a new paper identifying further reforms. This ongoing process aims to improve the foundation of federal law enforcement's approach to Waco-like crises.

Investigative reporter James Pate provides a list of congressional contacts, including Newt Gingrich and Orrin Hatch, urging the public to demand hearings on the Waco massacre. He characterizes the ATF raid as a reckless publicity stunt akin to Custer's charge and criticizes Attorney General Janet Reno for approving a "poison gas" assault that he claims was the proximate cause of the deadly fire.

James Pate reads letters from ATF agents questioning why raid commanders Phil Winoski and Chuck Sarabin were reinstated with back pay after being fired for losing the element of surprise. He alleges that Undersecretary Ron Noble gave the final go-ahead for the raid and calls for a special prosecutor to investigate both federal agents and U.S. attorneys involved in the cover-up.