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Secrets of Timothy McVeigh
One freelance reporter finds crucial evidence which were ignored at the time of the Oklahoma City bombing. From documents and interviews, this reporter finds a connection between the bombing and two Middle Eastern men.
Tags: Timothy McVeigh; Oklahoma City bombing; terrorism; Iraqis; Middle East; FBI
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An Oklahoma Mystery
Crogan documents Middle Eastern and Filipino connections to the Oklahoma City bombing that the FBI ignored. He argues that the 9/11 attacks and the Oklahoma bombings are connected and the FBI "derailed" a complete investigation into both attacks.
Tags: terrorism; 9/11; Oklahoma City bombing; Middle East; FBI; CIA
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American Terrorist: In His Own Words
The ABC News reports on the confessions of Timothy McVeigh, the bomber of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995. The investigative team checks "McVeigh's account with dozens of others involved in the case - many of whom have never spoken publicly before." Among the interviewees are the psychiatrist who evaluated McVeigh, a child survivor, and a neighbor who trusted the bomber to baby-sit her children. The segment tells the story of McVeigh's childhood traumas and failures in personal and professional life.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; FBI; Oklahoma City bombing; children; psychiatry; government; crime
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Shadow Wars
The Joplin Globe delves into the past of Timothy McVeigh, the man believed to have masterminded the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. The Globe uncovers some facts that suggest that McVeigh wasn't alone when he bombed the building -- and that he "may have been a member of a radical right-wing group of bank robbers known as the 'Midwest Bank Bandits' who were attempting to spark a race revolution."
Tags: Oklahoma City bombing; Timothy McVeigh; terrorism; right-wing; Midwest Bank Bandits
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American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & the Oklahoma City Bombing
Timothy McVeigh never discussed the bombing publically before giving the authors of this book over 70 hours of interviews. Using thousands of interviews and documents, the authors paint a "cradle-to-grave" portrait of McVeigh and the events that lead up to his crime. This book seeks to answer America's burning question, "Who is Timothy McVeigh?"
Tags: BOOK; Timothy McVeigh; Oklahoma City Bombing
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Beyond Blue Canaries
The National Journal analyses the nation's preparedness in dealing with potential terrorist threats at the local level. "The federal government has spent the past five years in a race to help local governments prepare for a chemical attack by terrorists," the Journal reported. After the sarin gas attack in Tokoyo and the Oklahoma City bombing, preparedness has become a growing concern as chermical weapons become easier to produce.
Tags: civil defese; hazardous materials; chemical terrorism; Federal Emergency Management Agency; hazmat
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Threat from Within
MSNBC reports on the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. Since then, "...home-grown acts of terror, particularly those committed by factions of the radical right similar to those responsible for Oklahoma City, have not gone away - and have, if anything, grown dramatically in frequency."
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Charlotte's Security
After a man walked into the Charlotte civil courthouse with explosives, WSOC-TV tested the overall awareness to a potential threat, i.e. Oklahoma City or the World Trade Center bombing. A rented truck similar to the ones used in those incidents was driven to several sites around the county. The sites included city, county and federal buildings, the airport and companies that operate gasoline storage tanks. The authors found varying levels of awareness. A nationally-known security expert pointed out the weaknesses, and the authors gave the sites time to make changes or respond before the story aired.
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The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror
The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror says that the bombing was an FBI/ATF joint sting operation that went horribly wrong and was subsequently the subject of a cover-up. Based on interviews with ex-Green Berets and explosive experts, the author says that the Murrah Federal Building could not have been destroyed with a fertilizer bomb parked out in the street.
Tags: BOOK; cover-up; conspiracy; FOI
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Tainting Evidence; Inside the Scandals at the FBI Crime Lab
Tainted Evidence shows, with evidence culled from thousands of pages of FBI memos, lab reports, internal investigations and dozens of interviews, including conversations with lab chemist Frederic Whitehurst, the FBI's first whistleblower, how the FBI lab has compromised the forensic work in some of the biggest cases of the century: the Oklahoma City bombing, the Unabomber case, the O.J. Simpson prosecution and the World Trade Center explosion.
Tags: BOOK