Show Page 8 April 13 1995 Features CEU chemistry professor featured in Penthouse Magazine? Koresh was a polygamist yet the Branch by Kimberly Mattingly staff writer Whut Davidicans were an Jehovah's' Witnesses What chemistry prolessor quoted in Penthouse without even knowing it? Dr George F I Ihlig that ‘s who! It was not the typical article a person would expect to find in Penthouse It was about the David Koresh stanJolT in Waco Texas and the theory that (Ik US government had no business being (here What happened in Waco in 1991? That all depends on whom you ask According to the article the federal authorities would have us believe that Koresh w as a psycluipathiccullist w ho molested children and was a danger- ous threat to the people of Waco Gary Null the investigative reporter for Penthouse suggests otherwise Null comes across as a Speaker of the Dead of sorts by telling about the events from the point of view of survivors from the inside as well as from investigative reporting of the actual events Initially the article said the Koresh compound was invaded by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms There had been insubstantial talk about the group planning to commit mass suicide and child abuse There was also talk of a wcapons-cas- h orthochlorohenzylidcnc malononitrilc and ethanol Somehow the mixture ignited and released hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide as toxic gases Autopsies indicate that large numbers of off-sho- ot it means strictly speaking is that if the Government feels a particular religious group is a threat they can just march in and wipe that threat out pThe federal government is not above the law period There was no reason for harassing David Koresh none People said that there was child molestation it proved to be incorrect No one in this country has the right to deny anyone else the practice of their religious beliefs The country was formed for religious freedom purposes and no one has the right to deny someone else those freewhat-so-cv- V V Penthouse article Uhlig stated "In my opinion the CS was diluted with cither acetone or ethanol as the autopsies indicated both solvents were in the lungs of the individuals killed at the Branch Davidian complex The liquid aerosol came into contact with a flame and the flame front traveled from particle to particle rapidly to create the ‘fireball' described by survivors We used a similar concept cr in designing doms" On April 19 CS gas was pumped into the compound n CS is a from 6 toxic tear gas designed for use to disperse riopen-ai- r ots In confined spaces it has been known to combine with other compounds to form the deadly yanide gas At noon government trucks hit the compound with a big injection of a atomized mixture of CS charge For 5 days from the initial ATF raid to the Final holocaust at the compound the FBI cut off all utilities and sanitation Phone lines to everyone but the MM were severed and radio communications were jammed Government loudspeakers blared nonstop with such sounds as chants by Tibetan monks jet planes Nancy Sinatra singing "These Boots Arc Made For Walking" and the cries of rabbits being slaughtered Tanks fired percussion grenades Stadium lights illuminated around the clock Black helicopters Hew overhead "They refer to Wako as a holocaust because what it did was it literally obliterated a w hole religious group" Uhlig said "Whether you are sympathetic or not with Korcsh's religious views the Constitution of the land gives us a right to worship as we sec fit There arc people who claim David gas come in? I Ic was asked by a friend to investigate the exploat KPOC-Tsion that marked the end of the Waco standoff and in the In a report on KPOC-T- am-noo- of people were already dead from hy- drogen cyanide gas before the fire People died from cyanide poisoning within 5 minutes But where docs CEU's Uhlig and CS hydrogen-c- 4-- r fuel-a- ir explo- sive devices in the Air Force An explosive device would detonate sending out an aerosol of cither liquid or solid material of the proper particle size A second explosion would then ‘(ouch off the aerosol mix with devastating results While the flame front in the case of the Branch Davidians' complex did not generate (he over pressure of the fuel-aexplosive device the results were similar ir The structure burned rapidly to the ground and the CS burned combining with normal fluids in the lungs of the people to generate hydrogen-cyanid- e gaslt was probably a good decision on the part of federal agents on the scene did not to attempt to put out the fire using water The resulting steam generated by the water coming into contact with the hot structure would further generate hydrogen cyanide gas and the resulting cloud of steam and hydrogen cyanide gas could have killed people not even involved in the incident or made (hem extremely sick" “I don’t necessarily regard Penthouse as a reputable journal" Uhlig said "on the other hand the article docs quote me quite well it’s a well done article" “The magazine sales tripled locally" Uhlig said "it went from 25 to 75 issues I would hope that the students here wouldn't be buying that magazine other than for (he article" Uhlig also frankly stated "I don't want any of my students to even have an inkling that I read this garbage as regular or even one time reading” Although Penthouse isn't on his normal reading list Uhlig purehased a ran and the article being off magazine sure to censor the 'Lovelies' kept one copy and sent the other to his mother ld 1 Try ‘Happy ‘Easter from the CEIl (801)637-337- 7 64 North First West Price Ut 84501 jtowtx Is BUY-SEL- L TRADE-LOAN- S GUNS-GOL- D DIAMONDS SILVER 155 West Main - Price T-Shir- 10-1- 5 CHESTER FRIED CHICKEN STOP & SHOP FRESH HOMEMADE PIZZA CURLY FRIES ONION RINGS 637-000TEXACO 4 790 North Cedar Hills Drive Price Utah ts & Sweat Shirts (801)637-374- 8 BREAKFAST PIZZA FRESH BAKED PASTRIES Assp)rttsdl CHARLIE'S PAWN SHOP Our Delicious FROZEN YOGURT ‘Bookstore woitfi a tfiousand tvoxJs |