themselves had set fires and shot one another and some of the children when the siege began. but that's not what people remembered. >> this was an absolutely massive news story. for 51 days, every major cable channel prominently featured a story about what happened that day. literally tens of millions of americans came to believe that the government carried out an intentional mass murder on waco, and this is what the government will do to you. if you have unorthodox beliefs and particularly if you are interested in and traffic in guns. so this became the single most important event propelling the birth of the militia movement. >> i believe that there is oppression, tyranny, and corruption in all levels of government, from local government all the way to the top. >> this is norm olson, a retired air force master sergeant who formed a group called the