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spike jones

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18. The FBI dug deep enough to find the bottom. Read "Homegrown" by Jeffery Toobin.

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 10:25 AM

Apr 19

But to question McVeigh's intellect is valid. He was caught a couple hours after the blast because he was driving the get-away car without a license plate. He was charged with the bombing later.

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April 19, 1995, a horrific attack of the extremist far right, [View all] imanamerican63 Apr 19 OP

I remember that day well. Nothing about the anniversary on the news. Boomerproud Apr 19 #1

Ignored by the media... Wuddles440 Apr 19 #9

The home-grown white boy terrorists must be ignored. niyad Apr 19 #11

Now the strategy is to intimidate at every level Old Crank Apr 19 #2

I was in Oklahoma City in 2009. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 19 #3

It should also be recalled that the usual RW news outlets tried to spin... JHB Apr 19 #4

Yes. Every news outlet thought it was Islamic LeftInTX Apr 19 #20

... littlemissmartypants Apr 19 #5

The bombing was up close and personal for hundreds of thousands Doc Sportello Apr 19 #6

I knew people who were friends and colleagues of those killed. yardwork Apr 19 #7

❤️ sarchasm Apr 19 #8

No kidding. Aristus Apr 19 #16

I was stationed there Puppyjive Apr 19 #10

The FBI did not dig deep into who pushed the buttons JT45242 Apr 19 #12

This is conspiracy nonsense hueymahl Apr 19 #13

McVeigh was executed 6 years later. Barry Markson Apr 19 #15

Not following you Puppyjive Apr 19 #17

The FBI and others chose to ignore information they had before and after the event about who and how widely spread the Ford_Prefect Apr 19 #14

The FBI dug deep enough to find the bottom. Read "Homegrown" by Jeffery Toobin. spike jones Apr 19 #18

I remember. Passages Apr 19 #19