Quoted: An assassination market is a prediction market or dead pool where any party can place a bet (using anonymous electronic money, and pseudonymous remailers) on the date of death of a given individual, and collect a payoff if they "guess" the date accurately. This would incentivise assassination of individuals because the assassin, knowing when the action would take place, could profit by making an accurate bet on the time of the subject's death.

What a lovely country we live in.

Quoted: While not standard procedure, ATF agents had their blood type written on their arms or neck after leaving the staging area and before the raid because it was recommended by the military.

Quoted: The tactical team was headed by Richard Rogers, who had previously been criticized for his actions at the Ruby Ridge incident.

Quoted: Music (heavily distorted) and disturbing sounds were played at high volume.

Anyone know what the 'disturbing sounds' were?

Quoted: Nothing remains of the buildings today, as the entire site was bulldozed by the ATF two weeks after the end of the siege.

Quoted: In the preservation of animal specimens for study, animals are usually preserved using formalin where the whole body would be immersed in the posture in which it is supposed to stay permanently because it will be hardened. The ratio of formalin to carcass must at least be 12 to 1 to ensure a good fixation.

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