The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror

by David Hoffman
Copyright 199 David Hoffman
P!blished online "ith the irrevocable permission of the a!thor to rep!blish "ith
attrib!tion on a non#profit basis$
Contents
%&ditor' Chapter 1( incl!ded belo" "as not incl!ded in the printed edition) "hich
ren!mbered the remaining chapters accordingly$ The chapters belo" the red bar are
still being edited) so content may not match the printed edition) and the endnote
n!mbers "ill mostly not match the correct endnotes$ They are being p!t !p in
advance of completion) b!t sho!ld not be *!oted !ntil editorial revisions are
complete$+
Acknowledgements
Forward
Introduction
1. The Mannilicher-Carcanno Bomb
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2. The Face of Terror
3. Non-Resident Alien
4. Millars Rent-A-Na!i
". Teflon Terrorists
#. No $tone %nt&rned
'. The Connection
(. )oc*erbie + a ,arallel
-. The $tin.
1/. The 0cto1&s
11. The Co2ert Co3bo4s
12. The Moti2e
13. The ,olitics of Terror
14. A $trate.4 of Tension
1". 51ilo.&e6 )et Them 5at 0.7.
Appendix
Endnotes
Index
This boo* is dedicated to Ace 8a4es9 m4 friend and 1rimar4 mentor9 3ho 1assed a3a4 as
this boo* 3ent to 1ress. As a s1ea*er9 and thro&.h his small ne3s1a1er9 the Portland
Free Press9 Ace hammered a3a4 at the establishment 3ith a lo:&acio&s c4nicism and 3it.
Ace fo&.ht the battle 3ith both 1en and s3ord9 dod.in. the la3 on the front lines of the
trenches. 8e 3as both ins1irational and instr&mental in brin.in. this boo* to li.ht. 8is
friendshi1 and co&nsel 3ill be sorel4 missed.
Note6 The names of certain indi2id&als ha2e been chan.ed and noted in the te;t. )ibel
la3 does not ma*e .enero&s allo3ances for the &se of real names in the case of a 1erson
3ho has not been officiall4 indicted9 or 3ho has not .one 1&blic <i.e.9 been 1re2io&sl4
inter2ie3ed in 1rint or on T=>9 or 3ho is not a 1&blic fi.&re.
"You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad."
Aldus Huxley
,ckno"ledgements
The a&thor 3o&ld li*e to .ratef&ll4 ac*no3led.e the hel1 and assistance of the follo3in.
1eo1le9 3itho&t 3hose hel1 this stor4 co&ld not ha2e been told6 Melissa ?lin!in. and
Brad 5d3ards9 ?F0R-T=9 Nolan Cla49 aily !klahoman9 Rodne4 Bo3ers9 Arkansas
emocrat "a#ette9 )arr4 M4ers and Rich A!ar at $edia %ypass9 7&2al A2i2 of @nterfor9
Aon Bro3nin.9 7on Ra11a1ort9 a&thor of !klahoma &om&ing' (he )upressed (ruth9
Michele Moore9 a&thor of !klahoma *ity' ay !ne9 former A5A a.ent Mi*e )e2ine9
7esse Clear9 Mar* $anford9 ,a&l Friend9 Idaho +ews !&ser,er9 2ideo 1rod&cer Ch&c*
Allen9 !klahoma *ity' -hat .eally Happened/9 7A Cash and 7eff 8ollada4 of (he
$c*urtain *ounty "a#ette9 Britt Anderson and the 3riters at $other 0ones1 (he 2illage
2oice9 Frances McMorris9 (he -all )treet 0ournal9 Mi*e Bhitel49 Mi*e =anderboe.h9
Mi*e ?em19 Ted C&ndersen9 $te2e Bilmsen and Mar* 5dd4 of the en,er Post9 Mar*
$chafer9 Ari#ona .epu&lic9 Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard9 3ondon )unday (elegraph9 Cla4ton
Ao&.las9 (he Free American9 Charlie 8atfield9 Ellis *ounty Press9 Brian Redman9
*onspiracy +ation9 Ben ,artin9 The fol*s at the BBC9 $arah McClendon9 Bob 8all9
*onspiracy +ation9 ?en Armstron.9 Rita Cosb49 Fo; Ne3s9 7ohn Mattes9 7&lian $hare9
CBC9 )o&is Cham1on9 Ro.er B&nn9 Anthon4 7. 8ilder9 Ric* $herro39 A&dre4
C&mmin.s9 Moshe Tal9 $t& Bebb9 Clenn Bilb&rn9 ,at Brile49 Monte Coole49 Idaho
!&ser,er1 (he Free American9 8o114 8eidelber.9 5ric )i.hter9 Bill ?e49 Martin ?eatin.9
)inda Thom1son9 Ramona McAonald9 Robert Bic*el9 Ton4 $carlatti9 Ar. Ric* Nelson9
Robert 7erlo39 Robert ,eterson9 7ason at CB$ archi2es9 Aa2id ,ar*er9 Bill4 at the aily
!klahoman librar49 and the librarians at the -ashington Post1 +ew York (imes1 allas
$orning +ews9 3os Angeles (imes1 $iami Herald1 (oronto )tar1 *o,ert Action 4uarterly9
and others9 7oe Ta4lor at Ne3strac* in T&lsa9 0*lahoma9 Ann Bradle4 and Christie9 and
others in $te1hen 7ones office9 AFerdinand Carone9 the cler*s in the 0*lahoma co&nt4
and federal co&rts9 and scores of others 3ho ha2e selflessl4 1ro2ide information from
their o3n research and in2esti.ations into this and other scandals.
M4 1&blisher9 Adam ,arfre49 3ho instincti2el4 &nderstood the si.nificance of this crime9
and9 too* a chance on me 3hen none of bi. 1&blishers 3o&ld.
$tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e49 3ho became a .ood friend. A man 3hose h&mor9 faith9
and co&ra.e to stand &1 and 1&blicl4 :&estion the .o2ernments official line9 1&ttin. his
life and his career on the line9 became an anchor for &s all.
7a4na Aa2is of ?F0R9 the ori.inal lead in2esti.ator on the Middle 5astern an.le9
e2entho&.h the Ne3 Dor* Times Broadcastin. Com1an4 sh&t do3n her in2esti.ation and
too* a3a4 her helico1ter and cell 1hone.
Aa2id 8all of ?,0C-T=9 3ho .a2e me most of the leads @ 3o&ldnt ha2e .otten
an43here else. )ast @ heard9 the @R$ 3as scre3in. 3ith 8all beca&se of his co&ra.eo&s
3or* on the Baco case.
Crai. Roberts9 3hose 1atience and .enerosit4 1ro2ed in2al&able. Crai. 3as a sta&nch
all4 3hose tenacit4 and .ood h&mor 1ro2ed an ins1iration 3hen @ became fr&strated
<3hich 3as 1rett4 often>.
Crai.s co1 friend Rand49 3ho snea*ed into the NC@C no3 and then 3hen 3e needed it.
)eslie 7or.ensen9 <+ewsweek and 5.). +ews 6 -orld .eport > a .reat .al 3ith a
mar2elo&s sense of h&mor9 3ho *e1t me &1 to date on the latest .ossi1 and strai.htened
me o&t abo&t certain la34ers.
Cene Bheaton9 3ho too* me for a circ&ito&s ride thro&.h the desert to tal* to me in a
scene reminiscent of Mr. EFE in the mo2ie 7F?9 then re.aled me mostl4 3ith 1ersonal
stories abo&t his interestin. life.
Bill McCo4 <ma4 he rest in 1eace>9 3ho 1ro2ided h&moro&s translations for Bheatons
cons1irac4 theor4 theories9 and 3as instr&mental in *ee1in. EscribblersE li*e me on the
1ath.
Ace 8a4es <ma4 he rest in 1eace>9 1&blisher of the Portland Free Press9 and m4 main
mentor9 3ho hel1ed me to &nderstand ho3 the s4stem reall4 3or*s9 or at least the s4stem
accordin. to Ace.
$herman $*olnic*9 m4 other main mentor9 3ho ne2er let me for.et ho3 man4 4ears hes
been in the b&siness9 and reminded me that @ ha2e a lon. 3a4 to .o9
Bill Northro19 EMat!o-Ball Charlie9E 3ho claimed to 3or* for e2er4 @sraeli intelli.ence
a.enc4 except the Mossad9 then too* me for G1#// to si1 Mar.aritas in Florida.
Mi*e 7ohnston9 3ho acc&sed me of stealin. his boo*9 A&u7+idal' A "un For Hire9 3hen
he *no3s f&ll 3ell that it 3as stolen b4 Chinese cleanin. ladies and &sed as Bon Ton
3ra11ers.
7ames E7imm4E Rothstein9 3hose o1enness9 1atience9 and selflessness 1ro2ed to be a
.&idin. li.ht in the m&r*4 and conf&sin. 3orld of s1oo*s and criminals.
Mien F&rher9 Al Martin9 @ran-Contra Einsider e;traodinaire9E 3hose still 3aitin. for his
G1//9/// retainer fee.
Bill 7as1er of the 7ohn Birch $ociet49 3ho is con2inced it reall4 is all a Comm&nist 1lot.
Ceor.e Ballace 3ho introd&ced me to 7as1er and *e1t the Commie h&nters off m4 bac*.
Ro.er Cra2ens9 Aa2e R4del9 Claire Bolfe9 7on Roland9 and other ,atriots 3ho 1osted
im1ortant and m&ch-needed information on the state of o&r nation on the ,atriots
@nformation Mailin. )ist <,@M)>H and @an Coddard9 Bob 8all9 and others 3ho did the
same on the 0?B0MB mailin. list.
)a&rie M4lroie of the Forei.n ,olic4 @nstit&te9 for her in-de1th anal4sis of the @ra:is and
the Borld Trade Center bombin..
Terr4 Coo*9 for his 2ideos and boo*s9 and his e;cellent and com1rehensi2e research on
the sta..erin. ne3 technolo.4 that is ta*in. control o2er o&r li2es.
7im )e2ine9 and Terr4 and ?ell49 3ho handled o&r acco&nt and es1eciall4 7ims mother9
3ho made me Chic*en so&1 3hen @ 3as sic*.
And finall49 Mr. EM9E 3itho&t 3hos .enero&s financial s&11ort9 none of this 3o&ld ha2e
been 1ossible.
And @ cant lea2e o&t all those 1eo1le 3ho9 altho&.h a3are of the efforts of the a&thors
and others in attem1tin. to brin. this information to the 1&blic9 3ere either indifferent9 or
act&all4 obstr&cted these efforts. The first of these honors .oes to the so-called E7&sticeE
Ae1artment and the FB@. And to the state Attorne4 Ceneral9 Are3 5dmondson9 and the
local Aistrict Attorne4 in 0*lahoma Cit49 Bob Mac49 3ho has an anno4in. tendenc4 to
tal* o&t of both sides of his mo&th. 0h9 Bob9 3hat is that stenchIJ
And the s&1er2isors of the b&siness office of $o&th3estern Bell and s1ecificall4 Mr.
5d3ards and Mr. Aa2e )o1e!9 ,resident of $BB9 3hose cold9 callo&s9 indifference and
lac* of em1ath4 3hen @ became behind on m4 1hone bill res&lted in the termination of
m4 1hone ser2ice for three 3ee*s9 m4 1oor old mother thin*in. @ 3as dead9 and the
interr&1tion of o&r in2esti.ation9 3hich the4 3ere f&ll4 a3are of.
And the *ind and .enero&s fol*s of M.C.@. Comm&nications9 3ho not onl4 ref&sed to
s1onsor o&r in2esti.ation9 the4 ne2er e2en sent a re1l4 to m4 in:&ir4. Ma4 the4 and the
1rinci1als of $BB .et 3hat the4 deser2e.
And &ltimatel49 all m4 friends 3ho ha2e *e1t me K1artiall4L sane thro&.ho&t the 4ears9
e2en tho&.h cons1iracies ha2e a 3a4 of ma*in. one come &n.l&ed6 Ron %lfohn9 7oe
Billiams9 7ohn Flores9 Aa2id Bills9 )oren!o9 7on and )isa9 and all those hel1f&l so&ls
@2e &ndo&btedl4 missed9 incl&din. m4 1arents <altho&.h @m not s&re the42e hel1ed me
*ee1 sane>.
-ore"ard
0n A1ril 1-9 1--" 3hen @ heard the ne3s <and literall4 heard the e;1losion> of the
M&rrah b&ildin.9 @ 3as d&mbfo&nded. As the reali!ation s&n* in that so man4 1eo1le and
children 3ere *illed9 @9 alon. 3ith millions of others 3atchin. the ne3s co2era.e9 felt
that indescribable9 o2er3helmin. sensation in the 1it of m4 stomach.
Det as the Estor4E &nfolded9 m4 s1irits 3ere lifted as @ sa3 e;am1le after e;am1le of
sheer h&man com1assion and an o&t1o&rin. of &nblemished9 &nconditional lo2e flo3
forth in a far .reater de.ree than @ had e2er seen in an4 2en&e of life9 incl&din. and
es1eciall4 in 1olitical circles.
8o3e2er9 d&rin. the intense media co2era.e that follo3ed9 inconsistencies be.an
emer.in.. $tories *e1t chan.in. and altho&.h @ co&ldnt see the emer.in. 1olitical an.le9
@ co&ld sense it. Those 3ho dared o11ose the re2isionist ne3s acco&nts 3ere ostraci!ed9
moc*ed9 discredited9 dar*-cornered9 etc. @ *no39 @ 3as one 3ho dared to be 1oliticall4
incorrect.
At some 1oint it became 1ainf&ll4 a11arent that there 3as more 3ron. than ri.ht 3ith the
federal in2esti.ation. That is 3hen @ had a 2er4 to&.h decision to ma*e. $ho&ld @ sit and
do nothin. and remain in m4 comfort !one sim1l4 E1la4in. the 1artE of the carin.
1olitician for the 1hoto o1sI 0r sho&ld @ reall4 do the ri.ht thin. e2en if it meant .i2in.
the 1hrase E1oliticall4 incorrectE a 3hole ne3 dimensionI
@t didnt ta*e lon. after disc&ssin. it 3ith m4 3ife to determine that @ had to do the ri.ht
thin. + no matter 3hat the conse:&ences 3ere to be. 8a2in. come to that concl&sion9 @
decided to .o for3ard to search o&t the tr&th and tell it to a 3aitin. 3orld. 7o&rnalists
s&ch as Aa2id 8offman9 concerned citi!ens9 and a fe3 e;-la3 enforcement officers9 ha2e
made man4 1ersonal sacrifices to brin. this tr&th to the American 1eo1le.
@n res1onse9 the maMor media la&nched &nheard of attac*s a.ainst o&r desire to cond&ct
constit&tionall4 so&nd and 1ro1er in2esti.ations. The aily !klahoman and the (ulsa
-orld ha2e 1&blished nine se1arate editorials 2icio&sl4 attac*in. me9 Clenn Bilb&rn and
all those 3ho ha2e stood &1 and demanded all of the tr&th abo&t this terrible crime.
An editorial from the aily !klahoman entitled9 EAro1 @t9 Mr. ?e4E e2en had the
a&dacit4 to sa46
As 3e ar.&ed 3hen ?e4 first set o&t on this co&rse9 the )e.islat&re and its
staff had no b&siness in2esti.atin. the bombin.. @t 3as9 and is9 1oorl4
e:&i11ed to do so. The same can be said of a 1anel of local citi!ens.
,eo1le in 1o3erf&l 1ositions ha2e re1eatedl4 attac*ed those of &s 3ho ha2e scr&tini!ed
the federal in2esti.ation. 0*lahoma Attorne4 Ceneral Are3 5dmondson iss&ed a
1ersonal attac* sa4in. that @ 3as 1ro1osin. a E3astef&l 3itch h&ntE and 3as 1&shin. Ethe
3orst *ind of 1aranoid cons1irac4 1anderin..E
0*lahoma Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin.9 a former FB@ a.ent himself9 3ent so far as to sa4
that Eraisin. :&estions 3o&ld not brin. one 3hit of intelli.ence to the 1rocess.E 8e later
escalated his attac*s sa4in. those of &s 3ho 3ere raisin. serio&s :&estions 3ere Eho3lin.
at the moonE and Eoff the reser2ation.E
All of these 1eo1le are literall4 robbin. the 2ictims famil4 members and s&r2i2ors + and
all of &s + the o11ort&nit4 and ri.ht to *no3 the tr&th.
All of &s ha2e had to fi.ht the formidable disinformation and smear cam1ai.n 3a.ed b4
Efaceless forcesE that a11ear to ha2e 1oc*ets of &nendin. de1th and the mass media at
their bec* and call.
Clenn Bilb&rn9 3ho lost t3o .randchildren in the tra.ed49 and @ filed a 1etition in
No2ember9 1--"9 to ha2e a local co&nt4 .rand M&r4 im1aneled to in2esti.ate the bombin..
This inde1endent .rand M&r4 3o&ld be f&ll4 a&tonomo&s of the federal in2esti.ation9 and
3o&ld do&ble in the ca1acit4 of a 3atchdo. of the federal in2esti.ation.
8ere in 0*lahoma9 3e are 2er4 fort&nate to be one of onl4 t3o states that ha2e a
constit&tional .&arantee that the 1eo1le of a co&nt4 can ca&se a .rand M&r4 to be
im1aneled 3hene2er the4 feel there is a need sim1l4 b4 circ&latin. a 1etition. @t is and
al3a4s has been a common occ&rrence in o&r state.
Ne2ertheless9 the ,residin. $tate Aistrict 7&d.e9 Aan 03ens9 tried to sto1 &s from
1etitionin. to im1anel the .rand M&r49 and 3e 3ere forced to a11eal his actions to a hi.her
co&rt. That is 3here the latest and some of the most intense criticism has come from
recentl4. 0ne 4ear after o&r a11eal9 3e finall4 .ot a 3ritten o1inion from the Co&rt of
A11eals in the T&lsa district. 0n Aecember 249 1--# the co&rt r&led not onl4 in o&r fa2or9
b&t the4 did so &nanimo&sl4.
Not onl4 3as it &nanimo&s9 b&t the co&rt iss&ed the decision EFor ,&blication.E That
means that it 3as s&ch a clear-c&t case in re.ard to the state constit&tion9 stat&tes9 and
1re2io&s case la39 that it constit&ted a 1recedent-settin. case to be &sed in la3boo*s9
most li*el4 for man4 4ears to come.
Det9 3h4 is there s&ch e;treme o11osition to *ee1 this inde1endent .rand M&r4 from bein.
allo3ed to assembleI As 4o& 3ill learn b4 readin. this boo*9 that is beca&se some in o&r
federal la3 enforcement a.encies <i.e. ATF and FB@> had 1rior *no3led.e that certain
indi2id&als 3ere 1lannin. to bomb the M&rrah Federal B&ildin.J
,rior *no3led.e on the 1art of some indi2id&als in the Federal Co2ernment ma4 also be
3h4 the federal 1rosec&tors barred e2er4 sin.le 3itness to 7ohn Aoe<s> from the Federal
Crand 7&r4. 0f the more than 2/ 3itnesses to one or more 7ohn Aoe<s>9 none + not e2en
one + 3ere allo3ed to tell the Crand 7&r4 3hat the4 sa3.
Additionall49 3hen the 1rosec&tions list of 3itnesses 3as &nsealed9 3e fo&nd that the one
3itness 3ho 3ill be allo3ed to testif4 in the trial to Mc=ei.h bein. in the com1an4 of a
7ohn Aoe cant describe in an4 3a4 3ho he sa3. @ndeed9 the best 3itnesses 3ho can
1ositi2el4 1lace Mc=ei.h in do3nto3n 0*lahoma Cit4 that mornin. sa3 him 3ith one or
more indi2id&als and are able to describe to some de.ree 3hat that 1erson or 1ersons
loo*ed li*e. Those 3itnesses 3ere not e2en allo3ed to testif4 at Mc=ei.hs trial.
As bi!arre as that so&nds9 Federal ,rosec&tors 3ere not allo3in. an4 of those 3itnesses
to be seen or heard b4 the Federal Crand 7&r4. This .i2es Eblind M&sticeE a 3hole ne3
meanin..
To ma*e this e2en more clear9 the Federal Crand 7&r4 3anted to inter2ie3 both the
e4e3itnesses and the s*etch artist 3ho dre3 the 7ohn Aoe com1osites b&t the4 3ere flatl4
ref&sed b4 the federal Ea&thorities.E Clearl4 the4 3ere blatantl4 de1ri2ed of their basic
constit&tional ri.hts as .rand M&rors. Bh4I
7&st 3hat is it that the4 are tr4in. to accom1lishI 0r9 1erha1s more 1ointedl49 M&st 3ho
are the4 tr4in. to 1rotectI And 3hat are the4 tr4in. to hideI
)ets not for.et9 elected officials are s&11osed to be the ser2ants of the 1eo1le and not the
other 3a4 aro&nd. 7&st 3hats .oin. onI And ho3 are the4 .ettin. a3a4 3ith itI
0&r efforts to rein2esti.ate the case before a co&nt4 .rand M&r4 are im1ortant for
n&mero&s reasons. 0ne of the reasons that concerns me most is that @ fear that the record
of Mc=ei.hs trial 3ill com1rise the Eofficial stor4E of 3hat ha11ened. @f the e2idence of
1rior *no3led.e and other 1er1etrators is not 1resented in this case9 @ fear that the
.o2ernment 3ill be s&ccessf&l in sha1in. the official stor4 to 1ermanentl4 e;cl&de that
e2idence.
Another reason that @ feel that the 0?C bombin. case is im1ortant and directl4 effects
4o& is that the .o2ernment has reached a ne3 le2el of o1eratin. o&t of the bo&nds of the
la3 and is becomin. more and more arro.ant. Do& 3ill read abo&t some of those cases in
the second 1art of this boo*.
@ dont *no3 abo&t 4o&9 b&t that *ind of arro.ance sic*ens me and lea2es me 3ith a eerie
feelin.. The .o2ernment m&st not be allo3ed to .et a3a4 3ith 4et another botched MobJ
The Co2ernment m&st be held acco&ntable.
@n s1ite of the seemin.l4 im1enetrable and ins&rmo&ntable forces actin. a.ainst &s9 on
Febr&ar4 1(9 1--' the 0*lahoma $tate $&1reme Co&rt mirac&lo&sl4 r&led in fa2or of
allo3in. the inde1endent co&nt4 .rand M&r4 and a.ainst the Federal Co2ernments
attem1t to :&ash the ri.hts of the 1eo1le. That .rand M&r4 is in2esti.atin. the case as this
boo* .oes to 1ress.
Based on t3o 4ears of intense research and in2esti.ation9 this boo* .i2es the 1&blic an
insi.ht into the e2idence 3hich the .rand M&r4 3ill confront. 8o1ef&ll4 no39 the for.otten
families9 s&r2i2ors9 and 2ictims 3ho died from the blast 3ill ha2e their ri.ht to a f&ll9
o1en and tr&thf&l in2esti.ation of the e2ents of A1ril 1-.
$incerel49
Re1. Charles ?e4
$tate Ca1itol Bld..9 Rm "/(
0*lahoma Cit49 0? '31/"
<4/"> "21-2'11
Pu&lisher8s note6 The 1recedin. Fore3ard 3as ada1ted for 1&blication from an a11eal
letter sent b4 Re1resentati2e ?e4 to Econcerned citi!ensE on 12 March 1--'. @ts
1&blication in this boo* does not necessaril4 im1l4 Re1. ?e4s endorsement of the
a&thors concl&sions. Both Re1. ?e4 and Aa2id 8offman s1ent lon. ho&rs to.ether
in2esti.atin. leads and sharin. information re.ardin. the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin..
Author8s note6 Bhile Re1resentati2e ?e4 and the 1eo1le of 0*lahoma ha2e s&cceeded in
im1anelin. their .rand M&r49 the4 are 3itho&t the necessar4 f&nds to 1roceed 3ith the
in2esti.ation. An4 contrib&tions to3ards this effort ma4 be sent to6
0*lahoma Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 N
Bombin. @n2esti.ation F&nd
,ost 0ffice Bo; '"##-
0*lahoma Cit49 0? '314'
"All go,ernments are run &y liars and nothing they say should &e &elie,ed."
+ @.F. $tone
.ntrod!ction
The ima.es are fore2er etched in o&r minds. $corched9 b&rnin. cars9 1o&rin. blac* smo*e
and charred9 t3isted metal. ,iles of r&bble9 screamin. sirens and battered9 blood4 bodies.
And the babies. Frail9 lifeless fi.&res + tin49 silent 3itnesses of death and destr&ction.
@n the earl4 mornin. ho&rs of A1ril 1-th9 the 0*lahoma Cit4 federal b&ildin. had9 in one
lon.9 horrible momentO e;1loded 3ith the force of a 2olcano9 s1e3in. forth the contents
of its h&man carna.e onto the streets belo3. Bhat had a fe3 moments a.o been the
Alfred ,. M&rrah b&ildin. 3as no3 a h&.e9 .a1in. tomb. The entire faPade of the nine-
stor4 s&1erstr&ct&re had been ri11ed a3a49 e;1osin. its innards + dan.lin. ch&n*s of
concrete9 tan.led strands of cables and bent 1ieces of rebar + into the cho*in.9
blac*ened s*4. No3 it stood smo*in. and eeril4 silent9 e;ce1t for the m&ffled cries of its
fe3 remainin. inhabitants and the 3ailin. of the sirens off in the distance.
0ne man9 an e;-Marine9 li*ened it to carna.e he had 3itnessed in 3ar-torn )ebanon.
Another 2eteran9 Th& N.&4en9 3ho had his fi2e-4ear-old son Christo1her in the da4 care
center9 said9 E@2e seen 3arO. @2e seen soldiers @ fo&.ht 3ith in =ietnam c&t this 3a49 c&t
in half9 heads c&t off. That 3as 3ar. These are children. This is not a 3ar. This is a
crime.E
The scene 3as s&rreal + almost too horrific to bear. There 3ere bodies + and 1ieces of
bodies + stre3n abo&t9 alon. 3ith childrens to4s and 3or*ers 1ersonal effects + tra.ic
reminders of 3hat had moments before been the meanin.f&l mementos of someones life.
0ne 1asserb4 had been 3ra11ed aro&nd a tele1hone 1ole9 her head blo3n off. Bor*ers
3ho had been sittin. at their des*s 3ere still sittin. thereO lifeless9 morbid9 li*e eerie
fi.&res o&t of a 3a; m&se&m of horrors.
,olice detecti2e 7a4 5inhorn remembers one scene6 EThere 3as a .&4 + a blac* .&4 +
on the second floor9 M&st sittin. there. @ *ne3 he 3as dead. 8es loo*in. at me9 and @m
loo*in. at himO if 4o& dont thin* thats f&c*in. scar4. Be M&st said9 man 3e .otta .o &1
there and co2er that .&4 &1.E
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Aaina Bradle49 3ho 3as tra11ed &nder a slab of fallen concrete9 3as still conscio&s. Bith
no 3a4 to remo2e her 3itho&t &1settin. the h&.e 1iece of concrete9 doctors 3ere forced
to am1&tate her le.. As Bradle4 la4 screamin. in a 1ool of 3ater9 s&r.eons9 &sin. scal1els
and sa3s9 and 3itho&t anesthesia9 am1&tated her le. belo3 the *nee.
The federal office b&ildin.9 home to o2er ""/ 3or*ers9 had also ho&sed a da4 care center.
Nearb49 a ma*eshift mor.&e had been set &1 in 3hat had once been the childrens
1la4.ro&nd. Refri.eration tr&c*s lined &1 to ha&l a3a4 the dead bodies. E$heriff Clint
Boehler9 from nearb4 Canadian Co&nt49 recalls9 EBe 3ent fl4in. do3n there at abo&t 11/
miles an ho&rO 4o& ne2er sa3 so man4 ser2ices r&nnin. o2er each other.E As h&ndreds
of 2ol&nteers 1o&red in from all o2er the co&ntr49 fireman9 1olice and medical 1ersonnel
be.an la4in. o&t the 2ictims for identification. $hirle4 Moser9 a n&rse9 be.an ta..in.
dead children. ETheir faces had been blo3n off9 Esaid Moser. EThe4 fo&nd a child 3itho&t
a head.E
Those 3ho 3ere l&c*4 eno&.h to esca1e the carna.e 3ere 3anderin. abo&t9 da!ed and
conf&sed. 0ne man9 his face bloodied9 3andered do3n the street9 sa4in. he 3as headed
home9 e;ce1t that he co&ldnt remember his name or 3here his home 3as. Another man
3ho 3as enterin. the b&ildin. had his arm blo3n off9 b&t 3as in s&ch a state of shoc*
that he didnt notice it as he 3ent abo&t tr4in. to hel1 others.
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,eo1le 3ho li2ed or 3or*ed nearb4 had been blo3n o&t of their chairs. Trent $mith9 24/
1o&nds9 3as tossed se2en feet into the air and thro&.h the 3indo3 of his hotel room.
$e2eral bloc*s a3a49 a b&s filled 3ith 1eo1le 3as nearl4 blo3n on its side. The force of
the blast e;tended for nearl4 3/ bloc*s9 blo3in. o&t 3indo3s and hea2il4 dama.in. a
do!en b&ildin.s9 and ca&sin. dama.e to almost 4// more.
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Bhen it 3as all o2er9 more than 1#- 1eo1le9 incl&din. 1- children9 la4 dead9 and more
than "// 3ere inM&red. The dama.e 3as estimated in the h&ndreds of millions.
Federal a&thorities 3ere callin. the bombin. the sin.le lar.est terrorist attac* in the
histor4 of the %nited $tates. Det it 3as diffic&lt to discern 3hether the bombin. 3as some
omino&s 1rec&rsor to some as 4et &ndeclared 3ar9 or the res&lt of some criminal 1lot
.one horribl4 a3r4. 7&st 3ho had ca&sed it 3asnt clear.
As resc&e 3or*ers contin&ed the diffic&lt tas* of searchin. for bodies9 and hos1ital
3or*ers be.an attendin. to 2ictims9 la3 enforcement a.ents be.an searchin. for cl&es.
Bhat 3as clear as la3 enforcement 1ersonnel descended &1on the scene9 3as that the
blast had left a 3/ foot 3ide9 ( feet dee1 crater in front of the b&ildin.. Fort&natel49 a ATF
a.ent 3ho had recentl4 attended a co&rse on the identification of car and tr&c*-bombs
M&st ha11ened to be in the federal co&rtho&se. The a.ent 3as able to identif4 the ca&se of
the blast immediatel4. 8e tele1honed his s&1eriors in Aallas and told them that an
ammoni&m nitrate tr&c*-bomb had M&st blo3n &1 the M&rrah B&ildin..
$i;t4 miles a3a49 near ,err4 0*lahoma9 8i.h3a4 ,atrolman Charles 8an.er 3as ma*in.
his &s&al ro&nds. Aro&nd 1/63/ a.m. 0fficer 8an.er noticed a battered 1-'' 4ello3
Merc&r49 3itho&t a license 1late9 s1eedin. alon. at (1 miles an ho&r. ,&llin. the 2ehicle
o2er9 8an.er cited the dri2er9 2#-4ear-old Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h9 for dri2in. 3itho&t a
license 1late. As he 3as abo&t to let Mc=ei.h .o9 8an.er noticed a distinct b&l.e &nder
Mc=ei.hs 3indbrea*er. Bhen he as*ed Mc=ei.h 3hat he had &nder his Mac*et9 Mc=ei.h
cas&all4 informed the co1 that he had a .&n + a -mm Cloc* semi-a&tomatic 1istol.
8an.er s&bse:&entl4 arrested Mc=ei.h for carr4in. a concealed 3ea1on9 dri2in. 3itho&t
a ta.s9 and dri2in. 3itho&t ins&rance.
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Bac* in 0*lahoma Cit49 in2esti.ators 3ere b&sil4 searchin. the 3rec*a.e for cl&es that
co&ld lead them to the 1er1etrators. @t didnt ta*e lon. for in2esti.ators to find 3hat the4
3ere loo*in. for + a 1iece of a;le and a license 1late + belie2ed to ha2e been 1art of
the tr&c* &sed in the bombin.. After FB@ a.ents ran the =@N <2ehicle identification
n&mber> and the 1late thro&.h their Ra1id $tart com1&ter s4stem9 the4 disco2ered the
2ehicle belon.ed to a R4der rental a.enc4 in Florida. A chec* 3ith the a.enc4 re2ealed
that the tr&c*9 a 1--3 Ford9 3as rented o&t of 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1 in 7&nction Cit49
?ansas. 5lliotts said that the4 had rented the 2/-foot tr&c* to a Bob ?lin. on A1ril 1'th9
and .a2e the FB@ artist a descri1tion of t3o men 3ho had rented the tr&c*9 *no3n as
%ns&b Q1 and %ns&b Q2.
?lin.9 %ns&b Q19 had listed his address as 3#1# North =an A4*e Road in Aec*er9
Michi.an. The address 3as the home of 7ames Ao&.las Nichols and Terr4 )4nn Nichols.
A :&ic* chec* of that address 3ith the Michi.an Ae1artment of Motor =ehicles re2ealed
a license in the name of Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h.
FB@ a.ents inter2ie3in. 7ames Nichols and relati2es in Aec*er :&ic*l4 learned that
Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as a friend of Nichols9 3ho 1ossessed lar.e :&antities of f&el oil and
fertili!er. Armed 3ith a search 3arrant9 a.ents fo&nd 2( "/-1o&nd ba.s of fertili!er
containin. ammoni&m nitrate9 a "" .allon dr&m containin. f&el oil9 blastin. ca1s9 and
safet4 f&se.
@nter2ie3s 3ith nei.hborsK9 incl&din. Aaniel $tomber9 ,a&l @s4dora* and others9L
re2ealed that the Nichols brothers and Mc=ei.h had e;1erimented 3ith e;1losi2es9 &sin.
ho&sehold items to 1rod&ce small bombs &sin. bottles and cardboard cartons9 3hich the4
3o&ld detonate on their 1ro1ert4 for f&n. Bitnesses also claimed that in Aecember of
1--39 Mc=ei.h and one of the Nichols brothers had 2isited Th&mb 8obbies9 5tc. to
in:&ire abo&t 1&rchasin. 1//R li:&id nitro model air1lane f&el. 0ne of these 3itnesses
had re1orted that 7ames Nichols had re1eatedl4 blamed the %.$. .o2ernment for all the
1roblems in the 3orld.
Federal a.ents then decided the4 had eno&.h e2idence to arrest 7ames Nichols9 and to 1&t
o&t a 3arrant on his brother Terr49 3ho 3as li2in. in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas. 0n A1ril 229
Terr4 Nichols9 3onderin. 3h4 his name 3as bein. broadcast on tele2ision9 3al*ed into
the local 1olice station in 8errin.ton.
@n the meantime9 3itnesses at the scene of the bombin. had .i2en FB@ a.ents a
descri1tion of 1ossible s&s1ects. Bhile inter2ie3in. 1eo1le in 7&nction Cit49 a.ents s1o*e
to the mana.er of the Areamland Motel 3ho reco.ni!ed the com1osite s*etch of the
s&s1ect the FB@ called %ns&b Q1. The man had re.istered at the Areamland from A1ril 14
to A1ril 1( &nder the name of Tim Mc=ei.h9 had dri2en a 4ello3 Merc&r49 and 1ro2ided
an address on North =an A4*e Road in Aec*er9 Michi.an.
0n A1ril 219 Carl 5. )ebron9 a former co-3or*er of Mc=ei.hs9 reco.ni!ed the com1osite
s*etch of %ns&b Q1 on T= and called the FB@. 8e said that the man 3as named Timoth4
Mc=ei.h9 and that he 3as 1ossessed of e;treme ri.ht-3in. 2ie3s9 3as a militar4 2eteran9
and 3as 1artic&larl4 a.itated o2er the deaths of the Branch Aa2idians in Baco9 Te;as in
A1ril9 1--3. The man told the FB@ that Mc=ei.h e;1ressed e;treme an.er to3ards the
Federal Co2ernment. The man .a2e the FB@ the last *no3n address he had for Mc=ei.h6
1'11 $toc*ton 8ill Road9 Q2/#9 ?in.man9 Ari!ona.
Bac* in ,err49 0*lahoma9 Mc=ei.h 3as still sittin. in a cell at the Noble Co&nt4
Co&rtho&se9 3aitin. for his arrai.nment. After feedin. Mc=ei.hs name into the National
Crime @nformation Center9 the FB@ disco2ered their s&s1ect sittin. :&ietl4 in the Noble
Co&nt4 Mail on a traffic and 3ea1ons char.e. 7&st as Mc=ei.h 3as abo&t to be set free9
Aistrict Attorne4 7ohn Maddo; recei2ed a call from the FB@ tellin. him to hold on to the
1risoner9 that he 3as a 1rime s&s1ect in the bombin. of the Federal B&ildin. in
0*lahoma Cit4.
$o9 b4 .ood l&c*9 dili.ent 3or*9 and an ama!in. series of coincidences9 federal la3
enforcement a&thorities sol2ed the most heino&s crime in the histor4 of the %nited $tates
+ all 3ithin 4( ho&rs.
0r did the4I
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The /annlicher#Carcanno Bomb
E@t had to ha2e been mined9E said the .r&ff9 .narl4 2oice on the other end of the line. E@ts
real sim1le. Do& cannot brin. do3n a b&ildin. li*e that 3itho&t c&ttin. char.es set on the
s&11ort 1illars.E
B&d9 an e;-Creen Beret 3ho sa3 hea24 combat in =ietnam9 sho&ld *no3 3hat hes
tal*in. abo&t. B&d had militar4 demolitions trainin. + the *ind ta&.ht to men 3ho need
to *no3 ho3 to blo3 &1 hardened tar.ets.
E@t co&ldnt ha2e been done e;ternall4 li*e that9E added B&d. EBitho&t c&ttin. char.es9
theres M&st no 3a4 to do it.E
B&d didnt 3ant me to &se his f&ll name. 8e 3as 3orried abo&t his =A benefits.
0ne man 3ho 3asnt 3orried abo&t .o2ernment re1risals 3as Ceneral Benton ?. ,artin.
A retired %.$. Air Force Bri.adier Ceneral9 ,artin had res1onsibilit4 for the desi.n and
testin. of almost e2er4 non-n&clear 3ea1on de2ice &sed in the Air Force9 incl&din.
1recision-.&ided 3ea1ons desi.ned to destro4 hardened tar.ets li*e the Alfred ,. M&rrah
B&ildin.. ,artin has e;ha&sti2el4 researched the bombin. and the res&ltin. 1attern of
dama.e.
@n a letter dated Ma4 1'9 1--"9 hand-deli2ered to each member of the Con.ress and
$enate9 ,artin stated6
Bhen @ first sa3 the 1ict&res of the tr&c*-bombs as4mmetrical dama.e to
the Federal B&ildin.9 m4 immediate reaction 3as that the 1attern of
dama.e 3o&ld ha2e been technicall4 im1ossible 3itho&t s&11lementin.
demolition char.es at some of the reinforcin. concrete col&mn basesO.
For a sim1listic blast tr&c*-bomb9 of the si!e and com1osition re1orted9 to
be able to reach o&t on the order of #/ feet and colla1se a reinforced
col&mn base the si!e of col&mn A-' is be4ond cred&lit4.
The f&ll te;t of ,artins re1ort9 re1rod&ced in the a11endi;9 is too com1le; to elaborate on
here9 sa4s a tr&c* filled 3ith ammoni&m nitrate co&ld not ha2e ca&sed the de.ree of
dama.e done to the Alfred ,. M&rrah b&ildin.. Not 3hen it 3as 1ar*ed at least 2/ feet
a3a4 from that b&ildin.. Bitho&t direct contact9 the fall-off from the blast 3o&ld be too
.reat to do an4 serio&s str&ct&ral dama.e.
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Another man 3ho *no3s a thin. or t3o abo&t bombs is $am&el Cohen9 in2entor of the
Ne&tron Bomb. Cohen be.an his career on the Manhattan ,roMect at )os Alamos9 3here
he 3as char.ed 3ith st&d4in. the effects of the atomic bombs that destro4ed 8iroshima
and Na.asa*i. A&rin. his 4/ 4ear career9 Cohen 3or*ed 3ith e2er4 a11lication of n&clear
3ea1ons desi.n and testin..
Cohen stated his 1osition in a letter to 0*lahoma $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e46
@t 3o&ld ha2e been absol&tel4 im1ossible and a.ainst the la3s of nat&re
for a tr&c* f&ll of fertili!er and f&el oilO no matter ho3 m&ch 3as &sedO
to brin. the b&ildin. do3n.
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@nterestin.l49 the R4der tr&c*-bomb has earned the nic*name the EMannlicher-Carcanno
BombE after the chea1 @talian-made rifle 3ith a defecti2e sco1e that 3as alle.edl4 &sed to
*ill ,resident ?enned4. Aistrict Attorne4 7im Carrison Mo*ed d&rin. the $ha3 cons1irac4
trial that the .o2ernments n&clear 1h4sics lab co&ld e;1lain ho3 a sin.le b&llet co&ld
tra2el thro&.h ,resident ?enned4 and Co2ernor Connall4 fi2e times 3hile ma*in.
se2eral &-t&rns9 then land in 1ristine condition on the ,residents .&rne4.
@n the 0*lahoma bombin. case9 it a11ears the .o2ernment is attem1tin. to 1erform a
similar feat of li.ht and ma.ic. The fact that a non-directional9 lo3-2elocit4 fertili!er
bomb 1ar*ed 2/ to 3/ feet from a modern9 steel-reinforced s&1er-str&ct&re co&ld not ha2e
ca&sed the 1attern and de.ree of dama.e it did is not bein. 3idel4 to&ted b4 the
.o2ernment or the mainstream 1ress. The .o2ernment e;1ects the 1&blic to belie2e that
t3o dis.r&ntled amate&rs ble3 &1 the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin. 3ith a homemade
fertili!er bomb.
Ar. Ro.er Ra&bach doesnt belie2e the .o2ernment. Ra&bach9 3ho did his ,h.A. in
1h4sical chemistr4 and ser2ed on the research fac&lt4 at $tanford %ni2ersit49 sa4s9
ECeneral ,artins assessment is absol&tel4 correct. @ dont care if the4 1&lled &1 a semi-
trailer tr&c* 3ith 2/ tons of ammoni&m nitrateH it 3o&ldnt do the dama.e 3e sa3 there.E
Ra&bach9 3ho is the technical director of a chemical com1an49 e;1lained in an inter2ie3
3ith (he +ew American ma.a!ine6
EThe detonation 2elocit4 of the shoc* 3a2e from an ANF0 <ammoni&m
nitrateSf&el-oil> e;1losion is on the order of 39"// meters 1er second. @n
com1arison9 militar4 e;1losi2es .enerall4 ha2e detonation 2elocities that
hit '9/// to (9///-1l&s meters 1er second. The most ener.etic sin.le-
com1onent e;1losi2e of this t41e9 C-4 + 3hich is also *no3n as
C4clonite or RAF + is abo&t (9/// meters 1er second and abo2e. Do&
dont start doin. bi.-time dama.e to hea24 str&ct&res &ntil 4o& .et into
those ran.es9 3hich is 3h4 the militar4 &ses those e;1losi2es.E
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The .o2ernment is not ha114 abo&t 1eo1le li*e Ar. Ro.er Ra&bach. The4 dont 3ant 4o&
to *no3 3hat Ar. Ra&bach *no3s. $am Cronnin.9 a licensed9 1rofessional blaster in
Cas1er9 B4omin. 3ith 3/ 4ears e;1erience in e;1losi2es9 told (he +ew American6
EThe ,artin letter states in 2er4 1recise technical terms 3hat e2er4one in
this b&siness *no3s6 No tr&c*-bomb of ANF0 o&t in the o1en is .oin. to
ca&se the *ind of dama.e 3e had there in 0*lahoma Cit4. @n 3/ 4ears of
blastin.9 &sin. e2er4thin. from 1// 1ercent nitro.el to ANF09 @2e not
seen an4thin. to s&11ort that stor4.E
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@n an inter2ie3 3ith the a&thor9 Cronnin. said9 E@ set off a "9/// lb ANF0 char.e. @ 3as
standin. 19/// feet from it9 and all it did 3as m&ss m4 hair9 ta*e o&t the m&d in the cree*
that 3e 3ere tr4in. to .et rid of9 and it shattered a fe3 lea2es off the trees aro&nd it. @t
didnt ca&se an4 collateral dama.e to an4 of the dee1l4 set trees that 3ere 3ithin 2/ feet
of it.E
The FB@ has a different stor4 to tell.
The FB@ claims that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols bo&.ht se2eral tho&sand
1o&nds of ammoni&m nitrate at a farm s&11l4 store in Manhattan9 ?ansas9 then dro2e to
Cear4 $tate ,ar* 3here the4 mi;ed a bomb. The FB@ claims that the s&s1ects then ha&led
their ma.ic bomb a distance of o2er "// miles9 3here9 nearl4 24 ho&rs later9 the4 ble3 &1
the Federal B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4.
Det 3hat the FB@ + those bastions of tr&th and M&stice + dont 3ant 4o& to *no39 is that
fertili!er-.rade ammoni&m nitrate isnt a 2er4 .ood blastin. a.ent. As a 1&blication from
the Atlas ,o3der com1an4 states6
Oa.ric&lt&ral fertili!er 1rills 3hen made into ANF0 had 2er4 1oor
e;1losi2e characteristics. The4 3o&ld not detonate efficientl4 beca&se of
their hi.h densit49 lac* of 1orosit4 and hea24 inert coatin.s of anti-settin.
a.ents.O The abilit4 of an oiled 1rill to be detonated de1ends .reatl4 &1on
the densit4 of the 1rill. Aense 1rills9 s&ch as a.ric&lt&ral .rade9 often are
not detonable at allH or if initiated9 1erform at a 2er4 lo3 rate of detonation
and ma4 die o&t in the bore hole 1erformin. no &sef&l 3or*.
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%.$. Arm4 Technical Man&al TM --1-1/ states it th&sl46
The .rade of ammoni&m nitrate &sed in the man&fact&re of binar4
e;1losi2es is re:&ired to be at least -- 1ercent 1&re9 contain not more than
1.1" 1ercent of moist&re9 and ha2e ma;im&m ether-sol&ble9 3ater-
insol&ble acidit49 s&lfate9 and chloride contents of /.1/9 /.1(9 /./29 /./"9
and /."/ 1ercent9 res1ecti2el4.
Moreo2er9 a bomb li*e that is not eas4 to mi;. Accordin. to Cronnin.9 EDo&d ha2e to stir
and stir and stir to .et M&st the ri.ht mi;t&re for 1ro1er comb&stibilit4. And then9 if it isnt
&sed immediatel49 the oil settles to the bottom and the bomb doesnt .o off.E
EANF0 is eas4 to ma*e if 4o& *no3 ho3 to do it9E adds 7effre4 Aean9 5;ec&ti2e Airector
of the @nternational $ociet4 of 5;1losi2es 5n.ineers9 Eb&t it ta*es 4ears of e;1erience to
3or* 3ith safel4.E Accordin. to Aean9 E@t is almost im1ossible for amate&rs to 1ro1erl4
mi; the ammoni&m nitrate 3ith the f&el oil. Cl&m1s of ANF0 3o&ld ine2itabl4 fail to
detonate.E
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The scenario of t3o men mi;in. h&.e barrels of fertili!er and f&el-oil in a 1&blic 1ar*
also stretches the limits of cred&lit4. $&ch a s1ectacle 3o&ld s&rel4 ha2e been seen b4
an4one 1assin. b46 hi*ers9 1icnic*ers9 fishermen.
EThat 3o&ld ha2e dra3n so m&ch attention9E said Ric* $herro39 a former ATF <B&rea& of
Alcohol9 Tobacco and Firearms> a.ent 3ith 2" 4ears e;1erience in e;1losi2es. E@t 3o&ld
ha2e re:&ired an area t3ice the si!e of a tr&c* M&st to 3al* aro&ndO that 3o&ld ha2e not
ha2e .one o*a4.E
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Nat&rall49 the e;1ert 3ho testified for the .o2ernment disa.rees. )inda 7ones9 an
e;1losi2es s1ecialist 3ho has st&died @RA bombin.s in Creat Britain9 Econcl&ded that
there 3as one de2iceO in the rear car.o com1artment of a R4der tr&c*O.E 7ones added
that it 3o&ldnt be diffic&lt to b&ild s&ch a lar.e bomb E1ro2ided the4 had a basic
*no3led.e of e;1losi2es and access to the materials + it 3o&ld be fairl4 sim1le. 0ne
1erson co&ld do it on their o3n9 b&t more 1eo1le co&ld do it :&ic*er.E
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Bhile the .o2ernment b&ilt its case on 3itness acco&nts of the sin.le R4der tr&c*9
n&mero&s 3itnesses9 &ncalled to testif4 b4 the 1rosec&tion for the Mc=ei.h trial9 recall
seein. two tr&c*s. Co&ld t3o tr&c*s + one rented b4 Mc=ei.h9 and one rented b4 the
s&s1ect *no3n as 7ohn Aoe 2 + ha2e been &sed to trans1ort the h&.e :&antities of
material necessar4 to b&ild s&ch a bombI
E@ 3o&ld b&4 t3o tr&c*s sim1l4 for lo.istics9E said $herro3. E0ne tr&c* f&ll of barrels of
ammoni&m nitrate9 and 4o& still .ot to 1&t the f&el into it. Beca&se 4o& dont 3ant to 1&t
the f&el in and let it settle for da4s at a time. The4 3o&ld ha2e to ha2e somethin. to brin.
e2er4thin. to.ether and mi; it9 and thats .oin. to ta*e more then one tr&c*.E
T3o da4s 1rior to the M&rrah B&ildin. bombin. + on A1ril 1'th + Aa2id ?in.9 sta4in.
at the Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit49 ?ansas9 3here Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2 s1ent
time9 remembered seein. the R4der tr&c* 3ith a trailer attached to it. @nside the trailer
3as a lar.e obMect 3ra11ed in 3hite can2as. E@t 3as a s:&arish sha1e9 and it came to a
1oint on to19E said ?in.. E@t 3as abo&t three or fo&r feet hi.h.E ?in. said that later in the
da49 the trailer 3as .one9 b&t the tr&c* 3as still in the lot.
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Bas this 3itness describin. some so1histicated e;1losi2e de2iceI 0r 3as he describin. a
)el4 farm mi;erI A )el4 farm mi;er is abo&t fo&r feet hi.h 3ith a 1ointed to1. Bhat
ha11ened to this trailerI Bh4 did 3e ne2er hear an4more abo&t itI
Then aro&nd 26// a.m. on A1ril 1-9 a R4der tr&c* 1&lled into the $a2e-A-Tri1
con2enience store in ?in.man9 ?ansas9 follo3ed b4 a li.ht colored car and a bro3n 1ic*-
&1. Assistant mana.er Richard $innett clearl4 recalls three men9 incl&din. Mc=ei.h and a
man resemblin. 7ohn Aoe 2 enter the store. Det $innett 3as 1artic&larl4 str&c* b4 the odd
contra1tion the4 3ere to3in. + a lar.e 1lastic9 semi-trans1arent tan* f&ll of clear li:&id.
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Bas this diesel f&el that the bombers intended to add to their ammoni&m nitrate
mi;t&re at the last min&teI
Aes1ite a mo&ntain of e2idence a.ainst the K.o2ernmentsL ANF0 theor49 the .o2ernment
has .one to .reat len.ths to con2ince the M&r4 and the 1&blic that the M&rrah B&ildin.
3as destro4ed b4 a sin.le ANF0 bomb deli2ered b4 a 1air of dis.r&ntled Ri.ht-3in.
e;tremists. @n fact9 the ATF tele2ised a demonstration of an ANF0 tr&c*-bomb detonatin.
in an effort to 1ro2e their contention. EThe4 fired the thin. off9E said Cronnin.. EBe sa3
it + it 3as on CNN + so 3hatI All it did 3as set off an e;1losion and 3i..le the trees
behind it. @t didnt e2en *noc* them o2er.
EM4 *no3led.e comes from 1ractical handlin. of e;1losi2es9E added Cronnin.. EAnd m4
belief is that 4(// lbs of ANF0 3o&ldnt ha2e sc&ffed the 1aint on the b&ildin.JE
The FB@ also chan.ed the si!e of the bomb n&mero&s times. The4 ori.inall4 claimed that
it 3ei.hed 192// 1o&nds9 &1.raded that fi.&re to 29/// 1o&nds9 then to 49/// 1o&nds9 and
finall49 the4 iss&ed a 1ress release statin. that the bomb 3ei.hed 4(// 1o&nds.
E@t a11ears the .o2ernment *ee1s &1-.radin. the si!e of the 2ehicle and the fertili!er
bomb to coincide 3ith the dama.e9E said retired FB@ $AC <$enior A.ent-in-Char.e> Ted
C&nderson.
The .o2ernment also ori.inall4 claimed the bomb cost less than G19/// to b&ild. Then
M&st before the start of Mc=ei.hs trial9 that fi.&re 3as &1.raded to G"9///. Their rationale
3as based on the Edisco2er49E almost t3o 4ears after the fact9 that the s&s1ects had
constr&cted their ma.ic bomb 3ith racin. f&el9 not diesel f&el9 3hich is far less
e;1ensi2e.
To maintain some semblance of credibilit4 in li.ht of increasin.l4 1&blici!ed re1orts of
Ceneral ,artin and others9 the .o2ernment also conceded + ri.ht before the start of
Mc=ei.hs trial + that the s&s1ects 1robabl4 hadnt b&ilt their bomb at Cear4 $tate ,ar*
after all.
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@f Timoth4 Mc=ei.h or an4one else 3ith militar4 trainin. 3anted to destro4 the Alfred ,.
M&rrah B&ildin.9 it is hi.hl4 &nli*el4 the4 3o&ld &se ANF0. As Arm4 demolition
man&als clearl4 state9 ANF0 is not .ood for destro4in. concrete or steel. Mc=ei.h9 the
cons&mmate soldier 3ho st&died e2er4 concei2able Arm4 man&al in his s1are time +
incl&din. Arm4 Man&al TM 31-21/6 @m1ro2ised M&nitions 8andboo* + certainl4
3o&ld ha2e *no3n this.
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Det the FB@ insists that amate&r bomb-ma*ers Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols b&ilt
this ama!in. ANF0 bomb that *illed 1#- 1eo1le and destro4ed a modern nine-stor4
steel-reinforced concrete b&ildin.. 0f co&rse9 that 3as before the .o2ernments dama.e-
control a11arat&s 3ent into effect. Before it did9 e2en the &s&al .o2ernment tal*in.-heads
3ere insistin. that no amate&rs co&ld ha2e done this.
=ince Cannistraro9 ABC Ne3s cores1ondent and former C@A intelli.ence ad2isor to the
National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil stated9 EThis is somethin. 1rofessional and it reall4 im1lies
that the 1erson 3ho constr&cted the e;1losi2e de2ice has e;1erience9 3as trained in the
&se of e;1losi2es9 and *ne3 3hat the4 3ere doin..E
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Before he be.an attac*in. critics of the .o2ernments case9 0*lahoma Co2ernor and
former FB@ a.ent Fran* ?eatin. stated9 EOob2io&sl4 3hate2er did the dama.e to the
M&rrah B&ildin. 3as a tremendo&s9 2er4 so1histicated e;1losi2e de2ice.E
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The 2er4 ne;t da49 the .o2ernment 3as insistin. that a homemade ANF0 bomb9 made
3ith a.ric&lt&ral .rade ammoni&m nitrate9 did the Mob. FB@ $1ecial A.ent 7ohn 8ersle4
contends that traces of a militar4-t41e detonation cord *no3n as ,ATN <1entadir4thri-
tetranitrate>9 commonl4 *no3n as ,rimadet9 3ere fo&nd on Mc=ei.hs clothin. at the
time of his arrest <@n another re1ort it 3as ,5TN9 or 1entaer4thritol-tetranitrate>. ,ATN
3as alle.edl4 &sed to 3ire the barrels of ANF0.
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$enior FB@ chemist Frederic* Bhiteh&rst cond&cted a test on Mc=ei.hs clothin. b&t
fo&nd no resid&e there9 or in Mc=ei.hs car either.
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Bhiteh&rst came for3ard 3ith alle.ations that the FB@ has been slantin. res&lts of its
forensic tests for 4ears. Collected in a 3/-1a.e memorand&m9 Bhiteh&rst critici!ed FB@
laborator4 1ersonnel for incom1etence. As a 7&stice Ae1artment memorand&m states6
EAr. Bhiteh&rst contends that the 5;1losi2es %nit and the Chemistr4 and To;icolo.4
%nit ina11ro1riatel4 str&ct&re their concl&sions to fa2or the 1rosec&tion.E
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Accordin. to the -all )treet 0ournal9 EKBhiteh&rstsL acc&sations of bias and e2en
man&fact&rin. e2idence ha2e called into :&estion se2eral hi.h-1rofile .o2ernment cases9
incl&din. the 0*lahoma Cit4 and Borld Trade Center bombin.s.E
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Bhiteh&rsts alle.ations 3ere f&rther elaborated on in a hi.hl4 re2ealin. re1ort iss&ed b4
the Ao7 @ns1ector Cenerals 0ffice9 3hich concl&ded that EK$$A Aa2idL Billiams
re1eatedl4 reached concl&sions that incriminated the defendants 3itho&t a scientific basis
and that 3ere not e;1lained in the bod4 of the re1ort.E
@ndeed. @t a11ears Billiams reached his concl&sions based9 not on em1irical e2idence9 b&t
on the fact that Terr4 Nichols alle.edl4 1&rchased lar.e :&antities of ANF0. As the 0@C
<0ffice of @ns1ector Ceneral> re1ort states6
Bitho&t the e2idence of these 1&rchases9 Billiams admitted he 3o&ld
ha2e been &nable to concl&de that ANF0 3as &sed. @ndeed9 Billiams
stated that based on the 1ost-blast scene alone it co&ld ha2e been
d4namiteO.
Billiams claimed Ethat the initiator for the booster<s> 3as either a detonator from a
,rimadet Aela4 s4stem or sensiti!ed detonatin. cord.E Det as the 0@C re1ort states9 ENo
e2idence of a ,rimadet s4stem or sensiti!ed detonatin. cord 3as fo&nd at the crime
scene.E
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Contro2ersial scientist and bomb e;1ert Michael Riconosc&ito told former FB@ a.ent Ted
C&ndersen that the theor4 of dr&ms of ANF0 bein. detonated b4 ,ATN-soa*ed loo1s of
ro1e or EdetE cord is hi.hl4 im1robable9 if not im1ossible. EThe onl4 3a4 to obtain blast
control is 3ith 2ol&metric initiation9E e;1lained Riconosc&ito. EThis ta*es electronic
circ&its of similar so1histication as 3o&ld be re:&ired in n&clear 3ea1ons. This
so1histication is not a2ailable to the a2era.e 1erson9E he added9 statin. that the res&ltant
blast 3o&ld ha2e been Econf&sed and &ncontrolled9E and the ener.4 3o&ld ha2e
&ltimatel4 Ecanceled itself o&t.E
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Finall49 the 0@C re1ort states6 EBhiteh&rst :&estions Billiams concl&sion that none of
the str&ct&ral dama.e e2ident 3ithin the M&rrah b&ildin. 3as ca&sed b4 secondar4
e;1losi2e de2ices or e;1losions.E
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$o 3h4 is the .o2ernment .oin. to s&ch .reat len.ths9 in s1ite of o2er3helmin. e2idence
to the contrar49 to ma*e &s belie2e that the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. 3as destro4ed b4
an ANF0 bombI Beca&se the .o2ernments case is b&ilt &1on the 1remise that Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols b&ilt their alle.ed bomb 3ith ammoni&m nitrate. The calls
alle.edl4 made b4 Mc=ei.h 3ere to stores that sell racin. f&el and ammoni&m nitrate.
Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rint is alle.edl4 on a recei1t for ammoni&m nitrate. And a small trace
of ammoni&m nitrate 3as alle.edl4 fo&nd at the scene. The .o2ernments case must
1roceed alon. those lines. An4 e2idence that 1ro2es the bomb 3as made of an4thin.
other than ANF0 3o&ld not onl4 destro4 the .o2ernments case9 it 3o&ld o1en &1
in:&iries abo&t 3ho really bombed the M&rrah B&ildin.O and 3h4.
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The .o2ernment Kalso had to stic*L 3ith the ANF0 theor4 is beca&se Michael and )ori
Fortier a.reed to testif4 in a 1lea-bar.ain that their friend Mc=ei.h arran.ed so&1 cans in
their *itchen to demonstrate ho3 to ma*e a Esha1ed char.e.E Det as bomb e;1erts
e;1lained9 there is no 3a4 to ma*e a sha1ed char.e o&t of a collection of ANF0 barrels.
B&t the K.o2ernment doesnt 3ant an4 serio&s in:&iries as to 3ho reall4 ble3 &1 the
M&rrah B&ildin.. TheL .o2ernment e;1ects &s to belie2e that t3o lone amate&rs 3ith a
cr&de fertili!er bomb9 o&t in the o1en9 t3ent4 to thirt4 feet a3a4 from a hardened tar.et9
destro4ed ei.ht reinforced col&mns and *illed 1#- 1eo1le. As Ceneral ,artin said9 s&ch a
scenario is Ebe4ond cred&lit4.E
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Former ATF Ka.entL Ric* $herro39 3ho 3rote an article for )oldier o9 Fortune ma.a!ine
entitled EBombast9 Bomb Blasts N Balone49E contends that Ceneral ,artins assessment
of the bombin. is someho3 inacc&rate. $herro3 claims that the 1ress&re 3a2e that 3o&ld
ha2e str&c* the b&ildin. from the Kra1idl4 deterioratin.L blast of the ANF0 bomb <3'"
1.s.i. accordin. to ,artins fi.&res> 3o&ld be more than eno&.h to destro4 reinforced
concrete col&mns9 3hich $herro3 claimed in his article disinte.rate at 3/ 1.s.i. <1o&nds
1er s:&are inch>.
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To $am Cronnin.9 s&ch a statement is 1re1ostero&s6 EThats b&llshitJE e;claimed
Cronnin.. EThirt4 1.s.i. 3o&ldnt ta*e o&t a r&bber tireJE Both ,artin and Raba&ch
contend that at least 39"// 1.s.i. is re:&ired to destro4 reinforced concrete. @n a letter to
,artin9 Raba&ch states6
@ too* the libert4 of chec*in. 3ith the leadin. concrete s&11lier in m4 area
in order to confirm the com1ressi2e 4ield fi.&re that 4o& &sed9 that bein.
39"// 1.s.i. Bhat @ 3as told abo&t concrete 3as 2er4 interestin.. A 39"//
1.s.i. fi.&re is e;tremel4 lo3 for str&ct&ral concrete. A 1ro1erl4 mi;ed and
c&red str&ct&re of the t41e dealt 3ith in 4o&r re1ort 3o&ld 1robabl4 ha2e a
4ield stren.th of "9#// 1.s.i.
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Those 3ho r&sh to ref&te the e2idence 1resented b4 ,artin9 Ra&bach and others9 cite as
e2idence the 1-(2 destr&ction of the Marine b&n*er in Beir&t b4 a tr&c*-bomb dri2en b4
an @slamic terrorist. @n that instance9 ho3e2er9 the tr&c* 3as dri2en directl4 into the
b&ildin. + a str&ct&re m&ch smaller and li.hter than the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
@n A&.&st of 1-'/9 19'// 1o&nds of ANF0 1ar*ed in a 2an e;1loded o&tside the Arm4
Math Research )ab at the %ni2ersit4 of Bisconsin in Madison. Altho&.h 1ar*ed closer
than the R4der tr&c* 3as to the M&rrah B&ildin.9 the bomb merel4 ble3 a hole in the
o&ter 3all and too* o&t the 3indo3s. 0ne 1erson 3as *illed. <$ee 1hoto>
@n 1-(-9 Colombian narco-terrorists detonated a tr&c*-bomb o&tside the National
$ec&rit4 Ae1artment in Bo.ota9 Col&mbia. The 2ehicle 3as 1ar*ed a11ro;imatel4 ten
feet from the modern hi.h-rise b&ildin.. The bomb decimated the face of the b&ildin.9
b&t left the s&11ort col&mns intact. Fifteen 1eo1le 3ere *illed.
@n the s&mmer of 1--#9 an @RA tr&c*-bomb detonated in the heart of Manchesters
financial district. The de2ice9 constr&cted of ANF0 and 39"// 1o&nds of $emte;9 a hi.h-
2elocit49 militar4-.rade 1lastic e;1losi2e9 ca&sed considerable dama.e to the s&rro&ndin.
b&ildin.s9 b&t left them relati2el4 intact. Altho&.h the de2ice mana.ed to brea* a lot of
3indo3s and inM&re 2/# 1eo1le9 no one 3as *illed.
0n 7&ne 2"9 1--#9 a tan*er-trailer 1ac*ed 3ith RAF 1lastic e;1losi2es ble3 &1 o&tside
the ?hobar To3ers a1artment com1le; at ?in. Abd&l A!i! Air Base in $a&di Arabia9
*illin. 1- American ser2icemen and inM&rin. h&ndreds more. Bhile the blast 1rod&ced a
crater 3" feet dee1 and (" feet across <the crater in 0*lahoma 3as a11ro;imatel4 # feet
dee1 and 1# feet across9 altho&.h the .o2ernment claimed it 3as 3/ feet>9 it didnt do the
same amo&nt of dama.e done to the M&rrah B&ildin. + a b&ildin. constr&cted to m&ch
more ri.oro&s codes and s1ecifications. Det a&thorities claim that the bomb 3as at least
the si!e as that 3hich ble3 &1 the Federal B&ildin..
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K$ee 1hotoL
@n an analo.4 offered b4 ,artin9 E@t 3o&ld be as irrational or as im1ossible as a sit&ation
in 3hich a 1"/ 1o&nd man sits in a flims4 chair ca&sin. the chair to colla1se9 3hile a man
3ei.hin. 19"// 1o&nds sits in an identical flims4 chair and it does not colla1se +
im1ossible.E
EB&t9E contends $herro3 in )oldier o9 Fortune9 Ethe KM&rrahL B&ildin. 3as not desi.ned
to 3ithstand e;1losions or earth:&a*es9 and its basicall4 a 3ea* b&ildin..E
7im )oftis9 one of the b&ildin.s architects9 told me the4 3ere as*ed to ma*e the b&ildin.
bomb-resistant9 d&e to left-3in. radicals 3ho 3ere blo3in. &1 federal facilities in the
earl4 1-'/s. )oftis also said the b&ildin. 3as desi.ned to meet earth:&a*e standards.
EBe desi.ned it to meet the b&ildin. codes and earth:&a*es are 1art of that code9E said
)oftis.
)oftis also said that the north side of the lo3er le2el <the area im1acted b4 the tr&c*-
bomb> 3as steel-rebar reinforced concrete 3itho&t 3indo3s. 8e also conc&rred 3ith
Ra&bach and ,artin that the 1ress&re necessar4 to destro4 reinforced concrete is in the
29"// to 49/// 1.s.i. ran.e + a far cr4 from the 3/ 1.s.i. cited b4 $herro3.
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Det $herro3 concl&des that since there 3as so m&ch collateral dama.e <dama.e to the
s&rro&ndin. b&ildin.s> the tr&c*-bomb m&st ha2e been res1onsible. EThe collateral
dama.e M&st disco&nts K,artinsL material9E sa4s $herro3.
T3o e;1erts 3ho seem to a.ree 3ith $herro3 are Aorom Ber.erbest-5ilom and Da*o2
Der&shalmi. The @sraeli bomb e;1erts 3ere bro&.ht to 0*lahoma at the re:&est of ATF
a.ent C&4 8amal. Accordin. to their re1ort9 the bomb 3as an ANF0 bomb boosted 3ith
somethin. more 1o3erf&lO and it had a Middle 5astern si.nat&re.
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The Athenian resta&rant9 3hich sits a11ro;imatel4 1"/ feet north3est of the M&rrah
B&ildin.9 3as almost com1letel4 destro4ed. ,ieces of the M&rrah B&ildin. 3ere act&all4
blo3n into the Athenian. As 2ideo 1rod&cer 7err4 )on.s1a&.h 1oints o&t9 onl4 a bomb
inside the Federal B&ildin. 3o&ld be ca1able of 1roMectin. 1arts of the b&ildin. into
another b&ildin. 1"/ feet a3a4.
As Cronnin. notes in a letter to Re1resentati2e ?e46 ENot in 4o&r 3ildest dreams 3o&ld
that m&ch ANF0 affect 1eri1heral dama.e at that distance. Bhich leads me to s&s1ect
that another more 1o3erf&l e;1losi2e 3as &sed.E
Accordin. to a so&rce :&oted in the .ocky $ountain +ews9 an ammoni&m nitrate bomb
made 3ith a racin. f&el com1onent *no3n as h4dra!ine E3o&ld create one of the lar.est
non-n&clear blasts 1ossible.E Mc=ei.h had alle.edl4 attem1ted to 1roc&re the s&bstance
from a dealer in To1e*a9 ?ansas9 3ho ref&sed. @n fact9 h4dra!ine is e;tremel4 ha!ardo&s
and diffic&lt to obtain.
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Bhile not *no3led.eable abo&t h4dra!ine9 Cronnin. noted that EC-49 for e;am1le9 3o&ld
be ca1able of creatin. those *inds of 1ress&re 3a2es and destro4in. the local fo&ndation
of the Federal B&ildin..
E@f 4o& had 49/// lbs of C-4 in there9E Cronnin. said9 Eno3 4o&re tal*in. a real hi.h-
order e;1losi2e at some serio&s s1eed. And 3hen that .oes off9 4o&re liable to ta*e o&t
the thin.. B&t @ still ha2e a 1roblem belie2in. e2en at that distance a3a4 from the
b&ildin.9 it 3o&ld create that *ind of dama.e. All 4o& ha2e to do to see 3hat @m tal*in.
abo&t is to see 3hat *ind of bomb dama.e 4o& .et from a bomb in the KBB@@L attac*s on
)ondon.E
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@t is 1recisel4 this analo.4 that $herro3 attem1ts to &se in )oldier o9 Fortune. EFor
1ers1ecti2e9 notes )!F demo e;1ert Aono2an9 Econsider that the Cerman =-1 and =-2
missiles that de2astated )ondon carried onl4 19#"/ 1o&nds of an e;1losi2e not dissimilar
in brisance and 4ield. @n other 3ords9 3o&ld three =-2s sim&ltaneo&sl4 stri*in. the first
floor of the M&rrah B&ildin. do s&ch dama.eI 0f co&rse the4 3o&ld.E
Det the R4der tr&c* did not im1act the M&rrah B&ildin. at the s1eed of a roc*et9 nor did it
im1act it at all. 52en to the la41erson9 one can see that s&ch an analo.4 is ridic&lo&s. @n
his article9 $herro3 ne2er s1ec&lates that C-4 or an4 other hi.h-2elocit4 militar4 t41e
e;1losi2e mi.ht ha2e been &sed.
$till9 the former ATF man contends that an ANF0 bomb 1ar*ed o&t in the o1en co&ld
ha2e ca&sed the 1attern and de.ree of dama.e done to the M&rrah B&ildin.. EAbsol&tel4
and 3itho&t a shado3 of a do&bt9 and @ base that on 3/ 4ears in the b&siness9 and shootin.
ANF0 + from a co&1le 1o&nds to #3/ tons in one shot.E $herro3 .oes on to state that
,artins concl&sions 3ere based &1on mere Etheoretical anal4sis9E not hands-on
e;1erience.
Det ,artin s1ent 2" 4ears in the defense research establishment9 incl&din. hands7on 3or*
at the Ballistic Research )aboratoriesH Commander of the Air Force Armament
Technolo.4 )aborator4H Air Force $4stem Command9 and the 0ffice of the $ecretar4 of
Aefense <0$A> mana.ement. $&ch credentials s1ea* of a man 3ho *no3s his e;1losi2es.
@t is &nclear 3h4 the former ATF man 3as tr4in. to discredit ,artin9 and b4 association9
others 3ho disa.reed 3ith the .o2ernments theor4. Bhat is clear ho3e2er is that )oldier
o9 Fortune9 the ma.a!ine in 3hich $herro3s article a11eared9 is o3ned b4 ,aladin ,ress9
re.arded a C@A 1ro1rietar4. Robert ?. Bro3n9 the ma.a!ines 1&blisher9 is an associate of
Ceneral 7ohn $in.la&b9 a *e4 @ran-Contra 1la4er 3ho ran the .enocidal ,hoeni; ,ro.ram
in =ietnam9 and hel1ed train death s:&ads in Central America. Both men re1ortedl4
1la4ed an ancillar4 role in the 1-(4 )a ,enca bombin.9 3hich res&lted in the deaths of
ei.ht Mo&rnalists. K$ee Cha1ter 14L $herro3 admitted to 3or*in. for the C@A in Africa.
Bhat he did there 3asnt e;actl4 clear.
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@f the C@A <or one of its tentacles> 3ere in2ol2ed9 as the4 in2ariabl4 tend to be in s&ch
cases9 the4 3o&ld ha2e a stron. moti2e to co2er &1 their in2ol2ement and re-direct the
in2esti.ation. The most common 3a4 of doin. this is thro&.h the &se of 1ro1a.anda and
disinformation. Bhile $herro3 himself has critici!ed the ATF9 and 3rote se2eral articles
deb&n*in. the .o2ernments theor4 re.ardin. militia .ro&1s9 this 1artic&lar article
a11eared to be a Ehit-1ieceE desi.ned to discredit an4 le.itimate anal4sis of the bombin..
Det some critics of the .o2ernments stor4 ha2e .one be4ond the relati2el4 ordinar4
e;1lanations of ,artin9 Cronnin. and others to s&..est that the Federal B&ildin. 3as
destro4ed b4 a de2ice called an EA-Ne&tronic Bomb.E These ad2ocates cite as e2idence
the nat&re of the s1allin. <the disinte.ration of the concrete into tin4 1ieces> on the to1 of
the b&ildin.9 and the e;tent of the dama.e to s&rro&ndin. b&ildin.s that e2en men li*e
Ceneral ,artin claim 3o&ld be im1ossible for an ANF0 bomb.
)arens @man4&el9 a Ber*ele4 assistant 1h4sics 1rofessor 3ho has st&died the bombin.9 is
one s&ch ad2ocate. @man4&els anal4sis9 3hich a11eared in 2eritas ne3sletter9 indicates
that the 3ide e;tent of the collateral dama.e 3as not consistent 3ith a con2entional
e;1losion. As @man4&el 3rites6
There 3as some 2er4 so1histicated bomb that 3as ca1able of ca&sin. a
tremendo&s blast atmos1heric 1ress&re 3a2e that ble3 o&t 3indo3s in so
man4 of the s&rro&ndin. b&ildin.s. This had to be some sort of 2er4 hi.h-
tech d&st e;1losi2e-li*e bomb + one that creates a 3idel4 dis1ersed
e;1losi2e mi;t&re in the 2er4 air and then detonates it 3ith a secondar4
char.e. This last s1ectac&lar hi.h-tech bomb ser2ed the 1&r1ose of
con2incin. the .eneral 1&blic that the alle.ed solitar4 tr&c*-bomb 3as
1o3erf&l and Ede2astatin.E eno&.h that it co&ld 3i1e o&t and colla1se a
nearb4 b&ildin..
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Consider the comments of a local str&ct&ral en.ineer9 Bob Cornforth9 EThe ran.e of this
blast has reall4 im1ressed me + the e;tent of the dama.e and the distance o&t.E A mile
a3a49 3indo3 frames had been 1&shed bac* t3o feet. 0n the other hand9 he ins1ected
t3o b&ildin.s M&st a little o2er 2// ft. from the so-called crater9 the DMCA center and the
7o&rnal Record b&ildin.9 3hich lost 1art of its 1itched concrete roof. To his s&r1rise9 EThe
str&ct&ral frames 1erformed e;tremel4 3ell. Be desi.n for (/-m1h 3inds9E 3hich he sa4s
seems ade:&ate. The lac* of dama.e to the frames9 des1ite the massi2e li.ht-str&ct&ral
dama.e sho3ed that the shoc* 3a2es 3ere of short d&ration. This 3as consistent 3ith a
man4-1oint e;1losion9 b&t not 3ith a sin.le-1oint e;1losion lar.e eno&.h to *noc* o&t
the fo&r hea24 col&mns that had colla1sed in the M&rrah B&ildin..
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The A-Ne&tronic bomb9 or E5lectro-84drod4namic Caseo&s F&el Ae2ice9E 3as
re1ortedl4 de2elo1ed b4 the 4o&n. scientist-1rodi.4 in the earl4 1-(/s 3hile he 3as
3or*in. for 8erc&les Man&fact&rin. in $ilicon =alle49 CA. The first bomb test at the
,enta.ons s&1er-secret Area "1 in Ne2ada a11arentl4 res&lted in the death of a
technician and inM&red se2eral others d&e to their &nderestimation of its 1o3er. The
1roMect 3as re1ortedl4 com1artmentali!ed and classified &nder a EN&clear Bea1onsE
cate.or4 b4 ,resident Rea.an. KFor a descri1tion of the de2ice9 see A11endi;L
KBhat does $am&el Cohen ha2e to sa4 abo&t the A-Ne&tronic bombI EBell9 @m not
e;1ert eno&.h to reall4 2o&ch for his statements9 b&t @2e .ot a h&nch that its technicall4
3ell-based. @2e s1o*en to Michael Riconosci&to <the in2entor of the A-Ne&tronic Bomb>
and hes an e;traordinaril4 bri.ht .&4. @ also ha2e a h&nch9 3hich @ cant 1ro2e9 that the4
both <Riconosci&to and )a2os9 his 1artner> indirectl4 3or* for the C@A.EL
Accordin. to @man4&el9 a member of a 1&blic 3atch-do. .ro&1 that monitors militar4 and
n&clear 1roc&rement acti2ities9 EThe desi.n 3o&ld be 1artic&larl4 s&itable for &se as a
cr&ise missile 3arhead9 3here a non-n&clear char.e is re:&ired that can reliabl4 destro4 a
hardened tar.et des1ite a se2eral-meters tar.etin. error. $&ch 3ea1ons are desi.ned as
1art of the Ad2anced Technolo.4 Barhead ,ro.ram of )a3rence )i2ermore and )os
Alamos National )aboratories.E
Ted C&ndersen9 3ho has inde1endentl4 in2esti.ated the bombin.9 incl&ded n&mero&s
letters and memos in his re1ort 3hich 1ointed to the e;istence of s&ch a de2ice. 8e
re1orted that the .o2ernment contract n&mber for the bomb 3as AAAA-21--/-C-//4"9
and 3as man&fact&red b4 A4no-Nobel9 @nc.9 in $alt )a*e Cit4. A4no-Nobel 3as
1re2io&sl4 connected 3ith 8erc&les Man&fact&rin.9 3here Riconosci&to 3or*ed. The
Ae1artment of the Arm4 denies that contract AAAA-21--/-C-//4" e;ists. A4no-Nobel
ref&sed to res1ond to in:&iries from C&ndersen or the a&thor.
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C&rio&sl49 the bomb s1ecialist the .o2ernment called as its e;1ert 3itness d&rin. the
Federal Crand 7&r4 testimon4 3as Robert 8o1ler. 8o1ler recentl4 retired from A4no-
Nobel.
$herro3 raised the iss&e of the 5lectro-84drod4namic Caseo&s F&el Ae2ice in his
)oldier o9 Fortune article. Accordin. to @man4&el9 EC&ndersens bomb model 3as clearl4
&n3or*able as 1resented in )oldier o9 Fortune9 b&t contained the essential information
that the bomb .enerated an electrostaticall4 char.ed clo&d.E
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0ne 2ictim in the 8%A office in the M&rrah B&ildin. described in a National ,&blic
Radio inter2ie3 on Ma4 239 1--" ho3 she felt a heat 3a2e and a static electricit4 char.e
immediatel4 before the 3indo3s ble3 in.
Aaina Bradle49 3ho lost her mother and t3o children in the bombin.9 said she felt
electricit4 r&nnin. thro&.h her bod4 ri.ht before the bomb 3ent off.
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Another 2ictim9 Ramona McAonald9 3ho 3as dri2in. abo&t bloc* a3a49 remembers
seein. a brilliant flash and described the feelin. of static electricit4. E@t made a real lo&d
static electricit4 so&nd. @t so&nded li*e bi. s3arm of bees + 4o& co&ld act&all4 hear it.
The ne;t thin. 3as a real shar1 cla19 li*e th&nder.OE McAonald also described both .old
and bl&e flashes of li.ht. @nterestin.l49 Riconisc&to has called his de2ice EBl&e Aeath.E
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Another s&r2i2or of the blast 3as :&oted on CNN as sa4in.9 E@t 3as M&st li*e an atomic
bomb 3ent off. EThe ceilin. 3ent in and all the 3indo3s came in and there 3as a
deafenin. roarOE
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,ro1onents of the A-Ne&tronic Bomb concl&de that these are all si.nat&res of s&ch a
de2ice.
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Bhile both C&ndersen and Riconosci&to ha2e recei2ed ridic&le for s&..estin. that a
s&1er-secret 1inea11le-si!ed de2ice ma4 ha2e destro4ed the M&rrah B&ildin.9 Cohen
ca&tions6 E)oo*9 3hen @ first came &1 3ith that conce1t <the Ne&tron Bomb9 de2elo1ed in
the 1-'/s>9 the ridic&le @ too* from the scientific comm&nit4 3as somethin. a3f&l. And
this incl&ded scientists at the Nobel ,ri!e le2el.E ERe.ardin. Riconosci&to9E adds Cohen9
Ethe .&4s a madmanO b&t technicall49 theres no do&bt in m4 mind that hes brilliant.E
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Cene Bheaton9 a former ,enta.on C@A in2esti.ator9 claims that the f&el-air bomb 3as
de1lo4ed in the C&lf Bar9 alon. 3ith other e;1erimental 3ea1ons res1onsible for m&ch
of the massi2e de2astation inflicted on @ra:.
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The f&el-air e;1losi2e9 or FA59 can co2er
an area 19/// feet 3ide 3ith blast 1ress&res of 2// 1.s.i. Accordin. to a C@A re1ort on
FA5s6
KTLhe 1ress&re effects of FA5s a11roach those 1rod&ced b4 lo3-4ield
n&clear 3ea1ons at short ran.es. The effect of an FA5 e;1losion 3ithin
confined s1aces is immense. Those near the i.nition 1oint are obliterated.
Those at the frin.es are li*el4 to s&ffer man4 internalO inM&ries9 incl&din.
b&rst eardr&ms and cr&shed inner-ear or.ans9 se2ere conc&ssions9 r&1t&red
l&n.s and internal or.ans9 and 1ossible blindness.
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Moreo2er9 it seems that Messerschmitt-Bol*o3-Blohm s&11lied @ra: 3ith 1lans for a
f&el-air e;1losi2e. The bl&e1rints 3ere alle.edl4 1assed on to the @ra:is b4 the 5.41tians9
and @ra: commenced commercial 1rod&ction of the 3ea1on + the force of 3hich is the
e:&i2alent of a small atomic e;1losion.
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A fe3 min&tes before -6// a.m. on A1ril 1-9 a 4o&n. Arabic man carr4in. a bac*1ac*
3as seen in the M&rrah B&ildin. h&rriedl4 1&shin. the ele2ator b&tton as if tr4in. to .et
off. A fe3 min&tes after he e;ited the b&ildin.9 the bomb<s> 3ent off. The ele2ator doors9
3hich 3ere on the o11osite side of the b&ildin. from the tr&c*-bomb9 had their doors
blo3n outward.
Another former militar4 so&rce a.reed that a de2ice similar to the f&el-air e;1losi2e
e;ists. E@ts called a $1ecial Atomic Aemolition M&nitions or $AAM9E said Crai.
Roberts9 a )t. Colonel in Arm4 Reser2e K@ntelli.enceL. Accordin. to Roberts and Charles
T. 8arrison9 a researcher for the Ae1artment of 5ner.4 and the ,enta.on9 this m&nition
has been de1lo4ed 3ith artiller4 &nits in 5&ro1e. The $AAM can also be carried in a
bac*1ac*.
Another so&rce 3ho has monitored to1-secret 3ea1ons 1roMects confirmed this
information6
@ do not *no3 a lot abo&t $AAMs9 b&t @ ha2e friends + e; British $A$
and RAF + 3ho 3ere trained in their &se a fe3 4ears a.o for behind-the-
lines sabota.e in the e2ent of a R&ssian brea*thro&.h in 5&ro1e. The4
belie2e from their still-ser2in. militar4 contacts that the earlier football
si!ed bac* 1ac* 3ea1ons that the4 3ere trained on ha2e been si.nificantl4
microed s&ch that a de2ice 3o&ld no3 easil4 fit in a .ra1efr&it and deli2er
fi2e to ten tons TNT e:&i2alent + or less Ki.e6 do3n to one ton TNTL.
These thin.s easil4 fit into a 1/"mm ho3it!er shell or a briefcase. ...
5;actl4 3hat com1onents are &tili!ed in these 3ea1ons is diffic&lt to .et
as the still ser2in. British officers are rel&ctant to tal* abo&t them in detail.
0ne can ass&me that a mi;t&re of ,l&toni&m 23- <hi.hl4 refined hence
relati2el4 lo3 radioacti2it4 emission on detonation>9 )ithi&m # Ae&teride
Tritide9 Triti&m9 and 1ossibl4 Ber4lli&m and %rani&m 23( <N0T 23">
3o&ld be in2ol2ed as a series of lenses in a Bi-Conical sha1e. @ am
endea2orin. to .et more data b&t this a 2er4 to&ch4 areaO
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An article in the (he +ash,ille (ennessean insists @ra:s $addam 8&ssein has been
de2elo1in. 22/ 1o&nds of lithi&m # 1er 4ear. lithi&m # can be con2erted to triti&m9 an
essential in.redient in thermon&clear reactions.
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0ther so&rces sa4 that #9/// to '9/// $AAMs 3ere 1rod&ced9 some of 3hich made their
3a4 to @srael and other co&ntries.
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$am Cohen confirms this information in the Fall
iss&e of 0ournal o9 *i,il e9ense. Cohen9 echoin. 8arrison9 char.es that the %.$. has
1&r1osef&ll4 &nderestimated the n&mber of n&clear 3arheads that @ran9 @ra: and North
?orea co&ld 1rod&ce9 and deliberatel4 disco&nted their ca1acit4 to 1rod&ce s&bstantiall4
smaller 3arheads.
EA co&1le of 4ears a.o9E states Cohen9 Edist&rbin. statements on ad2anced small9 2er4
lo3-4ield n&clear 3arheads9 be.an emanatin. from R&ssia.
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Cohen adds that these
articles Ere2ealed a massi2e sm&..lin. rin. had emer.ed 3here the material 3as bein.
sold aro&nd the 3orld to a n&mber of co&ntries9 some of 3hich 3ere terrorist nations.E
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KBritin. in +exus Ma.a!ine9 A&stralian Mo&rnalist and militar4 a&thorit4 7oe =ialls 1oints
o&t that the bombin. 3hich destro4ed a financial center in )ondon in 7&l4 of 1--39 and
3hich almost destro4ed the Borld Trade Center in Ne3 Dor* fo&r months later9 co&ld not
ha2e been ca&sed b4 con2entional e;1losi2es. @n a bi!arre coincidence 1redatin. Cohens
anal4sis9 theoretical 1h4sicist and former ,enta.on n&clear e;1ert Theodore B. Ta4lor
stated in his boo*9 (he *ur,e o9 %inding Energy9 that someda4 someone 3as .oin. to
blo3 &1 the Borld Trade Center 3ith a n&clear de2ice the si!e of a stic* of .&m. Ta4lors
1rediction first a11eared in the +ew Yorker ma.a!ine in 1-'3.
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=ialls adds that the British .o2ernment 3as :&ic* to blame the )ondon attac* on an @RA
<@rish Re1&blican Arm4> tr&c*-bomb9 in the same manner that %.$. a&thorities 3ere :&ic*
to blame the 0*lahoma bombin. on a tr&c*-bomb constr&cted b4 a 1air of so-called
dis.r&ntled anti-.o2ernment loners. Det at the same time the British .o2ernment 3as
iss&in. these statements9 their bomb technicians 3ere e;1lorin. the bomb site in f&ll
n&clear 1rotecti2e s&its.L
8ad the M&rrah B&ildin. been destro4ed b4 a $AAM or a bac*1ac* n&*e9 &sin. the
tr&c*-bomb as a co2erI British bomb e;1erts9 3ith e;tensi2e e;1erience dealin. 3ith
terrorist tr&c*-bombs9 told Mc=ei.hs attorne49 $te1hen 7ones9 that the ANF0 bomb
co&ld not ha2e done all of the dama.e to the M&rrah B&ildin..
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British bomb e;1ert )inda 7ones9 testif4in. for the 1rosec&tion in Mc=ei.hs trial9 came
to the o11osite concl&sion ho3e2er. Ne2ertheless9 the site 3as :&ic*l4 demolished and
co2ered o2er 3ith concreteH the remains ta*en to a sec&re d&m1 and b&ried. Bhat 3as the
.o2ernment tr4in. to hideI N&clear ,h4sicist Calen Binsor9 Ceneral Ben ,artin9 and
?,0C mana.er Aa2id 8all 3ent to the b&ildin. and dis1osal sites 3ith radiation
meas&rin. e:&i1ment9 b&t 3ere *e1t a3a4. The4 mana.ed to .ather some fra.ments
an43a49 and 3hen the4 meas&red them 3ith Binsors Na@ $cintillator detector9 the4
re.istered radiation le2els "/ 1ercent hi.her than normal.
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KThe s1ecter of radioacti2e terrorism is not e;actl4 brand ne3. @n ,aris9 the French secret
1olice foiled terrorists 1lannin. to set off a con2entional bomb desi.ned to s1read
1articles of deadl4 radioacti2e 1l&toni&m in the air.
Cohen s&..ests that if it had been a radioacti2e attac*9 and it 3ere made 1&blic9 it 3o&ld
ha2e 1anic*ed a 1&blic alread4 fri.htened abo&t terrorist attac*s6 E@f the 1er1etrators had
been able to .et their hands on M&st a traceable amo&nt of radioacti2it49 and mi;ed it &1
3ith the e;1losi2e9 so that it 3o&ld 2irt&all4 ass&re that it 3o&ld be 1ic*ed &1 b4 some
detectin. meter9 and this had .otten o&t9 that there 3as a fairl4 co1io&s amo&nt of
radioacti2it4 in the e;1losi2e9 all hell 3o&ld ha2e bro*en looseO. @t 3o&ld scare the
1ants off a 2er4 lar.e fraction of the %.$. citi!enr49 b4 sa4in. this 3as &sed b4 terrorists9
and contaminated an areaOE
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Ci2en the .o2ernments lon. histor4 of co2erin. &1 radiation tests on %.$. citi!ens9 from
radiatin. entire to3ns do3n3ind of n&clear test sites9 to sli11in. radioacti2e isoto1es to
cri11led children in their oatmeal9 it .oes 3itho&t sa4in. that the4 3o&ld also co2er this
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EA ne3 class of n&clear 3ea1ons co&ld e;ist 3hich co&ld ha2e an e;tremel4 dist&rbin.
terrorist 1otential9E said Cohen. EAnd to admit to the 1ossibilit4 that the 3arheads mi.ht
be s&fficientl4 com1act to 1ose a real terrorist threat 3as e:&all4 &nacce1table Kto the
.o2ernmentL.E
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$o 3as the Federal B&ildin. blo3n &1 b4 demolition char.es9 a tr&c* filled 3ith C-49 a
f&el-air e;1losi2e9 a miniat&re n&*e9 or some combination of the abo2eI
KE@t reall4 doesnt ma*e an4 difference9E sa4s Cohen. EFrom the stand1oint of
1racticalit4O @ 3o&ld lean to3ards Ben ,artin. Beca&se all the st&ff ,artins 1&t o&t9 it
M&st holds &1 + it ma*es eminent sense + he doesnt ha2e to .et into this e;otica. ,artin
sa4s &sin. ordinar4 ,rimacord 3ra11ed aro&nd these 1illars co&ld ha2e done the Mob.E
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@n fact9 it does ma*e :&ite a bit of difference from an in2esti.ati2e 1oint of 2ie39 since
the more so1histicated the bomb9 the more so1histicated the bombers. And Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols 3erent that so1histicated.L
?F0R-Channel 4 re1orted that the m4sterio&s se2ered le. clothed in militar4 .arb fo&nd
in the r&bble alle.edl4 had ,=C embedded KinL it. ,=C 1i1e is sometimes &sed to 1ac*
1lastic e;1losi2es. @t increases the shear 1o3er. 8ad this le.9 &nmatched to an4 of the
*no3n 2ictims9 belon.ed to the real bomberI
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K@n fact9 it does ma*e :&ite a bit of difference from an in2esti.ati2e 1oint of 2ie39 since
the more so1histicated the bomb9 the more so1histicated the bombers. And Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols 3erent that so1histicated.L
Then on March 2/9 1--#9)trategic In,estment +ewsletter re1orted that a ,enta.on st&d4
had been lea*ed 3hich bac*ed &1 Ceneral ,artins anal4sis6
A classified re1ort 1re1ared b4 t3o inde1endent ,enta.on e;1erts has
concl&ded that the destr&ction of the federal b&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4
last A1ril 3as ca&sed b4 fi2e se1arate bombs. The t3o e;1erts reached the
same concl&sion for the same technical reasons. $o&rces close to the
,enta.on st&d4 sa4 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h did 1la4 a role in the bombin. b&t
1eri1herall49 as a E&sef&l idiot.E The m&lti1le bombin.s ha2e a Middle
5astern Esi.nat&re9E 1ointin. to either @ra:i or $4rian in2ol2ement.
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Finall49 in the $1rin. of 1--'9 e;1losi2es e;1erts at 5.lin Air Force Bases Bri.ht
)aborator4 Armament Airectorate released a st&d4 on the effects of e;1losi2es a.ainst a
reinforced concrete b&ildin. similar to the Federal B&ildin.. The Air Forces test closel4
matched the conditions &nder 3hich the .o2ernment contends the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as
destro4ed.
The 5.lin Blast 5ffects $t&d49 or 5B5$9 in2ol2ed a three-stor4 reinforced concrete
str&ct&re (/ lon.9 4/ feet 3ide9 and 3/ feet hi.h. The b&ildin. constr&cted for the test9 the
5.lin Test $tr&ct&re <5T$>9 3hile smaller than the M&rrah B&ildin.9 3as similar in
desi.n9 3ith three ro3s of col&mns9 and si;-inch-thic* concrete 1anels similar to those in
the M&rrah B&ildin.. 02erall9 the 5T$ 3as considerabl4 3ea*er than the M&rrah9 3hich
had fi2e times the amo&nt of steel reinforcin. than the 5T$9 and 1/ times the amo&nt of
steel in its col&mns and beams. As +ew American editor Billiam 7as1er noted in re.ards
to the 5B5$6
@f air blast co&ld not effect catastro1hic fail&re to the decidedl4 inferior
5.lin str&ct&re9 it becomes all the more diffic&lt to belie2e that it 3as
res1onsible for the destr&ction of the m&ch stron.er M&rrah B&ildin..
The e;1erts at 5.lin cond&cted three tests. The4 first detonated '/4 1o&nds of Tritonal
<e:&i2alent to (3/ 1o&nds of TNT or a11ro;imatel4 292// 1o&nds of ANF0>9 at a
distance of 4/ feet from the str&ct&re9 e:&i2alent to the distance the R4der tr&c* 3as
1ar*ed from the M&rrah B&ildin.. The second test &tili!ed an M*-(2 3arhead <e:&i2alent
to 1(/ 1o&nds of TNT> 1laced 3ithin the first floor corner room a11ro;imatel4 fo&r feet
from the e;terior 3all. The third test in2ol2ed a 2"/-1o&nd 1enetratin. 3arhead
<e:&i2alent to 3" 1o&nds TNT>9 1laced in the corner of a second floor room
a11ro;imatel4 t3o and a half feet from the adMoinin. 3alls.
The first detonation demolished the si;-inch-thic* concrete 3all 1anels on the first floor9
b&t left the reinforcin. steel bars intact. The 14-inch col&mns 3ere &naffected b4 the blast
+ a far cr4 from 3hat occ&rred at the M&rrah B&ildin.. The dama.es to the second and
third floors fell off 1ro1ortionall49 &nli*e that in 0*lahoma Cit4. The "#-1a.e re1ort
concl&ded6
A&e to these conditions9 it is im1ossible to ascribe the dama.e that
occ&rred on A1ril 1-9 1--" to a sin.le tr&c*-bomb containin. 49(// lbs. of
ANF0. @n fact9 the ma;im&m 1redicted dama.e to the floor 1anels of the
M&rrah Federal B&ildin. is e:&al to a11ro;imatel4 1R of the total floor
area of the b&ildin.. F&rthermore9 d&e to the lac* of s4mmetrical dama.e
1attern at the M&rrah B&ildin.9 it 3o&ld be inconsistent 3ith the res&lts of
the 5T$ test Kn&mberL one to state that all of the dama.e to the M&rrah
B&ildin. is the res&lt of the tr&c*-bomb. The dama.e to the M&rrah
Federal B&ildin. is consistent 3ith dama.e res&ltin. from mechanicall4
co&1led de2ices 1laced locall4 3ithin the str&ct&re ....
@t m&st be concl&ded that the dama.e at the M&rrah Federal B&ildin. is
not the res&lt of the tr&c*-bomb itself9 b&t rather d&e to other factors s&ch
as locall4 1laced char.es 3ithin the b&ildin. itself .... The 1roced&res &sed
to ca&se the dama.e to the M&rrah B&ildin. are therefore more in2ol2ed
and com1le; than sim1l4 1ar*in. a tr&c* and lea2in. ....
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52en the Federal 5mer.enc4 Mana.ement A.enc4 <F5MA> 3as forced to concl&de that
49(// 1o&nds of ANF0 co&ld ha2e not ca&sed the so-called crater in 0*lahoma Cit4.
F5MAs re1ort9 1&blished on A&.&st 3/9 1--#9 inad2ertentl4 concl&ded that the bombers
3o&ld ha2e had to &se a11ro;imatel4 three times the amo&nt re1ortedl4 &sed in
0*lahoma Cit4.
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Another interestin. confirmation came from FB@ a.ent Aann4 Aefenba&.h9 3ho9 alon.
3ith %.$. Attorne4 Beth Bil*erson9 2isited Ceneral ,artin in 7&ne of 1--". ,art of the
team that 1rosec&ted Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 Bil*erson inter2ie3ed ,artin on the
1res&m1tion that he 3o&ld be called as a 3itness. EOand KA.ent Aefenba&.hL 3as .oin.
thro&.h the re1ort that @ did9E said ,artin9 Eand he 1&t his fin.er on that 1ict&re @ had in
the re1ortO the desi.nated crater9 and he said9 $&11ose @ told 4o& that is not the craterIE
,artin belie2es Bil*erson and Aefenba&.h <3ho ,artin described as belli.erent>
inter2ie3ed him as 1art of a r&se to find o&t 3hat he *ne3 abo&t the blast<s>9 so the
.o2ernment co&ld caref&ll4 a2oid those iss&es at trial. Bhile the4 1retended to be
interested in ,artins anal4sis9 the4 ne2er *e1t their 3ord to follo3 &1 the inter2ie3.
E@ thin* 3hat the4 did9E said ,artin9 E3as the4 loo*ed at m4 credentials and technical
M&stification of all this st&ff9 and the4 felt fo&nd that 3hat @ had 3as based on some 1rett4
so&nd footin..O @ thin* thats 3h4 the4 framed the case the 3a4 the4 did.E
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Bhate2er ble3 &1 the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9 one thin.s for s&re9 there 3as eno&.h
ANF0 1resent at the site to lea2e 2isible traces. Rand4 )ed.er9 a maintenance man 3ho
3as in the b&ildin. at the time of the blast9 claims fello3 3or*ers 3ho r&shed into the
b&ildin. immediatel4 after the e;1losion Ecom1lained of b&rnin. e4es9 hea24 d&st and
cho*in. l&n.s. That is ri.ht o&t of the te;tboo* of a diesel-fertili!er bomb9 beca&se it
creates nitric acid9E said )ed.er. EThe .&4s @ 3or* 3ith9 the4re not .oin. to ma*e it &1
that their e4es are b&rnin..E
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Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 a =A 1s4cholo.ist 3ho 3as on the fifth floor of the b&ildin. at the time
of the blast9 said9 E@ 1ic*ed fertili!er o&t of m4 s*inO @ co&ld see the fertili!er act&all4
e;1lodin. in the airH 4o& co&ld see it 1o11in. all aro&nd 4o&.E
Ramona McAonald9 3ho also s&r2i2ed the blast9 conc&rs 3ith 8eath. EThere 3as a bri.ht
flash9 and then boomJ And 4o& co&ld see the fertili!er 1o11in. in the air.E
Ci2en this scenario9 its reasonable to concl&de that the R4der tr&c* 3as filled 3ith
somethin. more 1o3erf&l9 3ith M&st eno&.h ANF0 to lea2e a 2isible trace.
Cohen a.rees. EThe dama.e that res&lted co&ld not ha2e occ&rred from a 2an 1ar*ed
o&tsideO @ dont care ho3 fanc4 an e;1losi2e 3as &sed. Bhat did in that b&ildin.O 3as
an inside Mob.E
@t 3o&ld a11ear that e;1erts anal4sis are not the onl4 e2idence of an inside Mob. @n an
inter2ie3 3ith a local T= station9 a man 3ho esca1ed the b&ildin. said9 E@ 3as sittin. at
m4 des*9 and @ felt a r&mblin.9 a sha*in. in the b&ildin.O so @ decided to .et &nder m4
des*.O the .lass 3indo3s ble3 in and *noc*ed do3n the ceilin. and some of the st&ff
abo2e the ceilin. and it all landed on to1 of m4 des*.E
Another man said9 E@ tho&.ht it 3as an earth:&a*e beca&se @ resided in California for
man4 4ears9 and it 3as almost li*e it 3as in slo3 motion. @ felt a sha*e9 and then it be.an
sha*in. more9 and @ do2e &nder m4 des*9 and then the .lass all came fl4in. in.E
A friend of Ar. Ra4 Bro3ns9 3hos secretar4 3as in the b&ildin. said9 E$he 3as standin.
b4 a 3indo3. The 3indo3 crac*ed9 then she .ot a3a4 from it and then she 3as blo3n
across the room and landed in another 3omans la1. Another 3oman @ *no39 7&d4 Morse9
.ot &nder her des* after feelin. the b&ildin. sha*e9 and before the .lass fle3.E
EAr. Brian 5s1e9 3ho 3as the sole s&r2i2or in the Ae1artment of A.ric&lt&res fifth floor
office9 told the a&thor he first Eheard a r&mblin. noise.E
Accordin. to these indi2id&als acco&nts9 if the tr&c*-bomb + the alle.ed sole bomb +
had detonated first9 ho3 3o&ld the4 ha2e felt a r&mbin.9 had time to thin* abo&t the
sit&ation9 then di2e &nder their des*sI The res&ltin. blast 3a2e from the tr&c*-bomb
3o&ld ha2e been immediate and total. $&ch an acco&nt co&ld onl4 be indicati2e of
demolition char.es 1laced inside the b&ildin..
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EThe inside char.es + demolition char.es9E said Cohen9 Ema4 ha2e .one off first9 and so
the col&mns no3 started to colla1se. Bo49 that 3o&ld 1rod&ce one hell of a r&mble9 to 1&t
it mildl4O.E
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A caller to the 0*lahoma Radio Net3or* related the e;1eriences of his friend9 a Federal
Co2ernment 3or*er9 3ho had 3itnessed the blast first-hand. E8e 3as a11ro;imatel4 fi2e
bloc*s from the b&ildin. 3hene2er the b&ildin. 3ent &1. 8e claims that the to1 of the
b&ildin. 3ent &1 li*e a missile .oin. thro&.h it. The debris 3as comin. bac* do3n 3hen
the side of the b&ildin. ble3 o&t. 8e said third and last9 the tr&c* ble3 &1 on the
street.E
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Notice this 3itness said the b&ildin. Eble3 o&t.E This is contrar4 to the effect of an
e;1losi2e blast from the street blo3in. the b&ildin. in from the street. Cand4 A2e49 3ho
3as on her 3a4 to the $ocial $ec&rit4 office 3hen the e;1losions occ&rred9 3as blo3n
away from the b&ildin.9 str&c* a 1ar*in. meter9 and then hit her car.
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$teel49 re1ortin. li2e for ?F0R9 EBe co&ld see all the 3a4 thro&.h the b&ildin.. That
3as M&st the force of the e;1losion + it M&st ble3 out all the 3alls and e2er4thin.
inside.E
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Ramona McAonald sa3 a flash and smo*e risin. &1 from inside the b&ildin.9
Eli*e a roc*et had shot o&t the to1 of the b&ildin..E
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@t sho&ld be ob2io&s to the reader that its im1la&sible an ANF0 bomb 1ar*ed o&t in the
street 3o&ld ha2e the force to blo3 all the 3a4 thro&.h a h&.e s&1erstr&ct&re li*e the
Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
No matter ho3 hard the .o2ernment tried to lie9 obsf&cate9 and distort the tr&th9 the
e2idence 3o&ld come bac* to ha&nt them.
0n A1ril 1-9 a ta1e recordin. made d&rin. a conference at the Bater Reso&rces Board
directl4 across from the M&rrah B&ildin. a11ears to indicate a s&ccession of blast e2ents9
s1aced 2er4 close to.ether.
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The ta1e recorder at the Bater Reso&rces Board 3as not the onl4 instr&ment recordin.
e;1losions that mornin.. The seismo.ra1h at the 0*lahoma Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 at the
%ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma at Norman9 1# miles from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 recorded t3o
3a2es9 or Et3o e2ents9E on the mornin. of A1ril 1-th. Another seismo.ra1h at the
0mni1le; M&se&m9 fo&r miles a3a4 from the Federal B&ildin.9 also recorded t3o
e2ents. These seismic 3a2es9 or Es1i*es9E s1aced a11ro;imatel4 ten seconds a1art9 seem
to indicate t3o blasts. K$ee A11endi;L
,rofessor Ra4mond Bro3n9 senior .eo1h4sicist at the %ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma 3ho
st&died the seismo.rams9 *ne3 and tal*ed to 1eo1le inside the b&ildin. at the time of the
blast. EM4 first im1ression 3as9 this 3as a demolition Mob9E said Bro3n. E$omebod4 3ho
3ent in there 3ith e:&i1ment tried to ta*e that b&ildin. do3n.E
Not so9 accordin. to the %.$. Ceolo.ical $&r2e4s anal4sis. The %$C$ 1&t o&t a 1ress
release on 7&ne 1st9 entitled E$eismic Records $&11ort 0ne-Blast Theor4 in 0*lahoma
Cit4 Bombin..E
The bomb that destro4ed the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4
1rod&ced a train of con2entional seismic 3a2es9 accordin. to
inter1retations b4 scientists 3ith the %.$. Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 and the
0*lahoma Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 <0C$>.
$cientists from those a.encies said the seismic recordin.s of the Ma4 23
demolition of the b&ildin. re1rod&ced the character of the ori.inal9 A1ril
1-th seismic recordin. b4 1rod&cin. t3o trains of seismic 3a2es that 3ere
recorded on seismometers near Norman9 0*la.
E$eismic recordin.s from the b&ildin.s im1losion indicate that there 3as
onl4 one bomb e;1losion on A1ril 1-9E said Ar. Thomas 8ol!er9 a %$C$
.eolo.ist in Menlo ,ar*9 Calif. 8ol!er is one of se2eral %$C$ and 0C$
scientists 3ho anal4!ed the shoc* 3a2es created b4 the A1ril 1- e;1losion
and the Ma4 23 im1losion.
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8ol!er added that the t3o distinct 3a2es from the A1ril 1- e;1losion<s> 3ere the res&lt of
the same 3a2e tra2elin. at t3o different s1eeds thro&.h t3o se1arate la4ers of the earths
cr&st. The Eill&sionE of a do&ble e;1losion 3as sim1l4 the res&lt of the b&ildin.s
colla1se9 he claimed. E$o the bottom line then9E said 8ol!er9 Eis @ thin* these obser2ations
are totall4 consistent 3ith a sin.le e;1losion. @t doesnt re:&ire m&lti1le e;1losions to do
it.E
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Ar. Bro3n has an honest difference of o1inion 3ith fol*s at the %.$. Ceolo.ical $&r2e4.
E@ 3ill candidl4 sa4 that 3e are ha2in. tro&ble findin. that 2elocit4 difference9E said
Bro3n. EBe ha2e not identified a 1air of la4ers that co&ld acco&nt for the ten-second
difference.
EBhate2er the %$C$ sa3 in that data con2inced them that the ori.inal blast 3as one
bomb9E he added. E@ find that hard to belie2eO. Bhat 3as &ncomfortable and mi.ht be
constr&ed as 1ress&re is that the4 3ere .oin. to come o&t 3ith a 1ress release that sa4s
3e ha2e concl&ded that data indicates one bomb. @t 1&ts &s in the &ncomfortable stance of
sa4in. that 3e9 too9 ha2e concl&ded that9 and 3e ha2ent.E
Det the %$C$ 1ress release said that Ar. Charles Man*in of the 0C$9 Bro3ns boss9 3as
E1leased 3ith the 3or* 1erformed b4 Ar. 8ol!er and his %$C$ collea.&es in the anal4sis
of the seismic records.E Det Man*in had act&all4 &r.ed 8ol!er to dela4 the 1ress release.
E52er4bod4 that has loo*ed at the si.nal has said a refraction <an echo> 3o&ld reall4 be
stran.e beca&se theres absol&tel4 no loss of ener.4 in the recorded seismic si.nal. The
second e2ent has the same am1lit&de as the firstO The arri2al time is 3ron. for a
refracted 3a2eO Be2e r&led o&t reflections9 refractions9 and the air blastO Be
determined that these t3o records of these t3o e2ents corroborate o&r inter1retation that
there 3ere t3o e;1losions.E
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The mainstream media9 of co&rse9 M&m1ed on the %$C$s findin.s9 3ith headlines li*e
E$in.le Bomb Aestro4ed B&ildin.E and E$eismic Records $ha*e M&rrah M&lti1le Bomb
Theor4.E EThe ne3s media e2en re1orted t3o bomb blasts initiall49E said Man*in9 Eb&t
later chan.ed their stor4.E
EThe %$C$s concl&sions are not s&11orted b4 either data or anal4sis9E added Bro3n9
3ho as*ed that his name be ta*en off the re1ort. Altho&.h Bro3n ca&tions that his o3n
concl&sions are far from concl&si2e and re:&ire Emore thoro&.h in2esti.ation9E the most
lo.ical e;1lanation for the second e2ent sa4s Bro3n9 is Ea bomb on the inside of the
b&ildin..E
E52en the smallest of those detonations <from the Ma4 23rd demolition> had a lar.er
effect on the recordin. than the colla1se of the b&ildin.9E he added9 E3hich demonstrates
that the e;1losi2es are m&ch more efficient at e;citin. the .ro&nd motion than is the
colla1se of three-fo&rths of the b&ildin.. $o it is 2er4 &nli*el4 that one-fo&rth of the
b&ildin. fallin. on A1ril 1-th co&ld ha2e created an ener.4 3a2e similar to that ca&sed
b4 the lar.e Ktr&c*-bombL e;1losion.E
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0ne of the 1roblems 3ith the t3o e2ent theor4 is that the s1i*es on the seismic readin.s
3ere ten seconds a1art. Bith that m&ch difference9 most e2er4bod4 in the 2icinit4 sho&ld
ha2e heard t3o se1arate blasts. B&t .i2en the tra&matic nat&re of bein. in the immediate
2icinit4 of a bombin.9 3o&ld 3itnesses necessaril4 ha2e heard t3o e;1losionsI Altho&.h
the so&nd of a tr&c*-bomb 3o&ld certainl4 ha2e made a lo&d9 roarin. noise9 com1lete
3ith lots of smo*e and fl4in. debris9 e;1erts sa4 that the Ecrac*E of a C-4 c&ttin. char.e
is Edo3nri.ht disa11ointin.E to hear.
0ne man 3ho 3or*s as a 1ar*in. .ara.e attendant one bloc* north of the M&rrah
B&ildin. told (he +ew American that he 3as test dri2in. a ne3 1ic*&1 tr&c* near the
b&ildin. 3hen the bomb 3ent off. E@t seemed li*e one9 bi.9 lon. e;1losion9E he said9 Eb&t
@ cant sa4 for s&re. M4 ears 3ere rin.in. and .lass and roc*s and concrete 3ere fallin.
all o2er and aro&nd me.E
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Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 3ho 3as on the fifth floor9 sa4s he heard onl4 one blast. B&t fello3 =A
3or*er 7im C&thrie stated in an inter2ie3 3ith the -ashington Post6
E@ felt a boom and 3as 1ic*ed &1 off m4 feet and thro3n &nder a 3ater
fo&ntain.E 8e heard a second e;1losion and co2ered his ears. Aiane
Aoole49 3ho 3as at a third floor stair3ell9 also belie2es she heard a
second e;1losion.
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,. C. Bilson9 3ho 3or*ed in the M&rrah B&ildin.9 told researcher Michele Moore9 EA
second e;1losion came after the first one and shards of .lass be.an fl4in. in the
office.E
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8assan M&hammad9 3ho 3as dri2in. for a deli2er4 ser2ice that da49 had his ears
r&1t&red b4 the e;1losions. M&hammad told the a&thor he clearl4 recalled hearin. t3o
distinct blasts. EO3hen @ 3as crossin. the street Kat 1/th and RobinsonLO the first
e;1losion 3ent off9 and it 3as a lo&d e;1losion. And m4 friend 3ho 3as comin. o&t of
the 3areho&se as*ed me 3hat 3as it9 beca&se 3e tho&.ht it 3as a dri2e-b4 shootin.O
and 3e .ot on the .ro&nd9 and b4 the time 3e .ot on the .ro&nd9 another one 3ent off9
and thats 3hen all the 3indo3s came o&t.E M&hammad recalls that it 3as abo&t three to
fo&r seconds bet3een blasts.
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7ane C. Craham9 a 8%A 3or*er inM&red in the bombin.9 also clearl4 felt t3o distinct
blasts. As Craham stated in a 2ideota1ed de1osition6 E@ 3ant to s1ecif4 that the first bomb
+ the first im1act + the first effect9 3as a 3a2in. effect9 that 4o& .ot 3hen the b&ildin.
3as mo2in.9 4o& mi.ht ha2e ma4be felt a little 3a2in.9 1erha1s an earth:&a*e
mo2ement9 and that lasted for se2eral seconds.
EAbo&t # or ' seconds later9 a bomb e;1loded. @t 3as an entirel4 different so&nd and
thr&st. @t 3as li*e it came &1 ri.ht from the center &1. Do& co&ld feel the b&ildin. mo2e a
little.O B&t there 3ere t3o distinct e2ents that occ&rred. The second blast not onl4 3as
2er49 2er4 lo&d9 it 3as also 2er4 1o3erf&l. And as @ said9 @ M&st felt li*e it 3as comin.
strai.ht on &1 from the center of the b&ildin. + strai.ht &1.E
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Michael 8inton9 3ho 3as on a b&s near NB "th and Robinson + one bloc* a3a4 + also
heard t3o e;1losions. E@ had M&st sat do3n 3hen @ heard this 2iolent t41e r&mble &nder
the b&s9E said 8inton. E@t 3as a 1&shin. t41e motion + it act&all4 raised that b&s &1 on
its side. Abo&t si; or se2en seconds later another one 3hich 3as more 2iolent than the
first 1ic*ed the b&s &1 a.ain9 and @ tho&.ht that second time the b&s 3as .oin. to t&rn
o2er.E
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Bhat 8inton is describin. is consistent 3ith a t3o-bomb scenario. The first9 smaller
e;1losion bein. the more s&bd&ed blast of the demolition char.es. The second9 lar.er
e;1losion bein. the blast of the tr&c*-bomb + the blast 1ress&re 3a2e of 3hich almost
ti11ed the b&s o2er.
@n an inter2ie3 3ith $edia %ypass ma.a!ine9 attorne4 Charles Batts9 3ho 3as in the
Federal Co&rtho&se across the street9 described hearin.9 and feelin.9 t3o se1arate blasts6
0atts' @ 3as &1 on the ninth floor9 the to1 floor of the Ban*r&1tc4 Co&rt9
3ith nothin. in bet3een the t3o b&ildin.s. Be 3ere on the so&th side9 o&t
in the fo4er9 o&tside the co&rtroom. @t 3as nine ocloc*9 or M&st 2er49 2er4
shortl4 thereafter. $e2eral la34ers 3ere standin. there tal*in. and there
3as a lar.e e;1losion. @t thre3 se2eral of the 1eo1le close to me to the
floor. @ dont thin* it thre3 me to the floor9 b&t it did mo2e me
si.nificantl49 and @ thre3 m4self to the floor9 and .ot do3n9 and abo&t that
time9 a h&.e blast9 &nli*e an4thin. @2e e2er e;1erienced9 hit.
Media Bypass: The blast 3a2e hitI
0atts' A second blast. There 3ere t3o e;1losions. The second blast made
me thin* that the 3hole b&ildin. 3as comin. in.
Batts9 a =ietnam 2eteran9 has e;1erienced the effects of bombin.s9 incl&din. bein.
3ithin 1// feet of B-"2 air stri*es. Batts told $edia %ypass he ne2er e;1erienced
an4thin. li*e this before.
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Another 2eteran 3ho heard the blast is Ceor.e Ballace9 a retired Air Force fi.hter 1ilot
3ith 2# 4ears in the ser2ice. Ballace9 3ho li2es nine miles north3est of the Federal
B&ildin. described the blast as a Es&stained9 lo&d9 lon. r&mble9 li*e se2eral e;1losions.E
Ballace li*ened the noise to that of a s&ccession of bombs bein. dro11ed b4 B-"2s.
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Ta*en to.ether9 the e2idence and 3itness acco&nts a11ears to indicate that there 3ere at
least t3o blasts on the mornin. of A1ril 1-.
Ceneral ,artin9 alon. 3ith $enator @nhoffe9 Re1resentati2e ?e4 and others9 as*ed
Con.ress that the b&ildin. not be demolished &ntil an inde1endent forensic team co&ld be
bro&.ht in to in2esti.ate the dama.e.
E@t is eas4 to determine 3hether a col&mn 3as failed b4 contact demolition char.es or b4
blast loadin. <s&ch as a tr&c*-bomb>9E ,artin 3rote in his letter to Con.ress. E@t is also
eas4 to co2er &1 cr&cial e2idence as 3as a11arentl4 done in Baco. @ &nderstand that the
b&ildin. is to be demolished b4 Ma4 23rd or 24th. Bh4 the r&sh to destro4 the
e2idenceIE
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Cohen echoed ,artins sentiments6 E@ belie2e that demolition char.es in the b&ildin.
1laced at certain *e4 concrete col&mns did the 1rimar4 dama.e to the M&rrah Federal
B&ildin.. @ conc&r 3ith the o1inion that an in2esti.ation b4 the 0*lahoma $tate
)e.islat&re is absol&tel4 necessar4 to .et at the tr&th of 3hat act&all4 ca&sed the tra.ed4
in 0*lahoma Cit4.E
Det the feds in fact did demolish the M&rrah B&ildin. on Ma4 239 destro4in. the
e2idence 3hile citin. the same reason as the4 did for :&ic*l4 demolishin. the Baco
com1o&nd6 Ehealth ha!ards.E @n the Baco case9 3hat 3as destro4ed 3as e2idence that the
feds had fired from helico1ters into the roof of the b&ildin. d&rin. the earl4 1art of the
raid9 *illin. se2eral 1eo1le9 incl&din. a n&rsin. mother. @n the 0*lahoma case9 3hat 3as
destro4ed 3as e2idence that the col&mns had been destro4ed b4 demolition char.es.
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The r&bble from the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as ha&led b4 Mid3est Brec*in. to a landfill
s&rro&nded b4 a .&arded9 barbed-3ire fence9 sifted for e2idence 3ith the hel1 of the
National C&ard9 then s&bse:&entl4 ha&led off BF@ Baste Mana.ement and b&ried. Alon.
3ith it 3as b&ried the e2idence of 3hat reall4 ha11ened on the mornin. of A1ril 1-.
E@ts a classic co2er-&19E said Ceneral ,artin9 Ea classic co2er-&1.E
1&verything 2hort of a T#34 Tank1
@f the bombin. of the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as the res&lt of an inside Mob9 3ho is
res1onsibleI Bas it 3ired for demolition9 and if so9 3ho co&ld ha2e 3ired itI
Ar. 8eath9 3ho has 3or*ed in the M&rrah B&ildin. for 22 4ears9 3as 1resent on the da4
of the bombin.. Altho&.h 8eath 1ersonall4 disco&nts the second bomb theor49 he
e;1lained that 1oor sec&rit4 in the b&ildin. 3o&ld ha2e 1ermitted access to almost
an4one9 an4time.
EThe sec&rit4 3as so la; in this b&ildin.9 that one indi2id&al or .ro&1 of indi2id&als
co&ld ha2e had access to an4 of those col&mns9E said 8eath9 Ealmost in e2er4 1art of the
b&ildin.9 before or after ho&rs9 or e2en d&rin. the ho&rs of the 3or*da49 and co&ld ha2e
1lanted bombs.E
C&4 R&bsamen9 the Federal ,rotecti2e $er2ices .&ard on d&t4 the ni.ht of the 1(th9 said
that nobod4 had entered the b&ildin.. Det R&bsamen too* off at 26// a.m.9 and said that
nobod4 3as .&ardin. the b&ildin. from 26// a.m. to #6// a.m.
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E@t 3as a b&ildin. 4o& co&ld ha2e 1lanted a bomb in an4time 4o& 3anted to9E said 8eath.
E@t 3as a b&ildin. that 3as not sec&re at all. @2e .one in and o&t of this b&ildin. 3ith a
1en *nife9 M&st b4 sli11in. a *nife in the so&th doors9 slide the bolt bac*9 and .o in
3itho&t a *e4. @2e done that e2er since the b&ildin. 3as ne3. @f 4o& 3anted into it9 4o&
co&ld ha2e .otten into it an4 time 4o& 3anted to.E
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8eath also e;1lained that 2isitors co&ld dri2e ri.ht into the .ara.e9 an4time. EThere 3as
no .&ard. Do& co&ld dri2e inside the .ara.e + fo&r stories + an4time 4o& 3anted to9
and carr4 an4thin. 4o& 3anted to inside the car.E
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@t a11ears that alle.ed bomber Timoth4 Mc=ei.h <or someone dri2in. his car> did M&st
that. 0n the mornin. of A1ril 1-9 attorne4 7ames )inehan 3as sto11ed for a li.ht at the
corner of NB 4th and Robinson at a11ro;imatel4 (63( a.m. 3hen he obser2ed a battered
4ello3 Merc&r4 r&n the li.ht and dri2e directl4 into the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.e.
)inehan said the dri2er had shar1 facial feat&res similar to Mc=ei.hs9 altho&.h he
tho&.ht the dri2er ma4 ha2e been a 3oman.
Referrin. to the 3ell-1&bli!ed scene of Mc=ei.h bein. led o&t of the Noble Co&nt4
Co&rtho&se9 )inehan said9 EOthats itJ Thats the same 1rofile.E C&rio&sl49 one month
later )inehan said9 EM4 .&t feelin. is that it 3as a female dri2in..E
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Bh4 did EMc=ei.hE dri2e into the .ara.eI Co&ld he ha2e done so to 1lant additional
bombsI 0r 1erha1s someone in Mc=ei.hs car made it appear that he 3as doin. soI A
fall-.&4 for the real bombersI
E@f Mc=ei.h 3as totall4 o&tside the la39 he certainl4 3o&ldnt ha2e sn&..led &1 a.ainst
them li*e dri2in. into that basement that mornin.9E said Aa2id 8all9 .eneral mana.er of
?,0C-T= in ,onca Cit49 0*lahoma9 3ho has in2esti.ated the ATFs role in the
bombin..E
Det 8all doesnt belie2e Ethe ATF or the FB@ or an4bod4 3ent aro&nd and 3ired col&mns
or an4thin. li*e that. Bhat he <,artin> said 3as that there ma4 ha2e been some e;1losi2es
stored b4 some col&mns that 3ent off. @ dont feel that those 1eo1le set o&t to *ill 1#(
1eo1le in 0*lahoma Cit4 intentionall4. B&t @ thin* that beca&se of incom1etence on their
1art that 2er4 3ell ma4 ha2e ha11ened in t3o or three different 3a4sOE
$hortl4 after the bombin.9 an &nidentified 3itness called Re1resentati2e ?e4 and told
him that she sa3 t3o men in the .ara.e 3ho a11eared to be Esa3in.E on the 1illars. The
men 3ere 3or*in. in almost total dar*ness. Bhen she as*ed them 3hat the4 3ere doin.9
the4 said9 EBere M&st 1&ttin. thin.s ri.ht a.ain.E
Bere the4 E1&ttin. thin.s ri.ht9E or 3ere the4 3ea*enin. the s&11ort col&mns M&st
eno&.h to ma*e s&re that the4d fail at the a11ro1riate momentI
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Then9 on the Frida4 before the bombin.9 8%A 3or*er 7ane Craham noticed three men in
the .ara.e 3hom she tho&.ht 3ere tele1hone re1airmen. As Craham stated in her
de1osition9 the men 3ere holdin. 3hat a11eared to be C-4 1lastic e;1losi2es6
E@t 3as a bloc*9 1robabl4 2 b4 3 inches of 3 b4 49 in that area9 b&t it 3as a
1&tt4 color + solid 1iece of bloc* + @ dont *no3 3hat it 3as. B&t the4
had that and the4 had this 3irin.. Bhen the4 sa3 me 3atchin. them9 the4
3ere do3n there and the4 had 1lans of the b&ildin.. The4 3ere disc&ssin.
+ the4 3ere ar.&in. in fact + a11arentl4 there 3as a disa.reement9
beca&se one of the men 3as 1ointin. to 2ario&s areas of the .ara.e. The4
3ere tal*in. abo&t9 @ ass&me9 1lans of the b&ildin.. @ tho&.ht ma4be the4
3ere tele1hone men at first.
EBhen the4 sa3 me 3atchin. them9 the4 too* the 3irin. + it loo*ed li*e
cord9 tele1hone cord + it 3as 1&tt4 colored + the4 too* 3hate2er else
3as in their hand9 the4 1&t all of that bac* into a 1a1er sac*9 the4 1&t it in
the dri2ers side9 behind the 1assen.er seat Kof aL 1ale .reen9 sli.htl4 faded
station 3a.on.E
Craham later told me that one of the men 3as holdin. a one b4 t3o b4 three inch de2ice
that loo*ed li*e Esome sort of clic*er9 li*e a small T= remote-control9E she said.
The men sto11ed 3or*in. abr&1tl4 3hen the4 sa3 Craham. EThe4 loo*ed
&ncomfortable9E she said. EThe4 3ere as intent loo*in. at me as @ 3as at them.E
$he also stated that the men 3ere not 3earin. &niforms and 3ere not dri2in. a tele1hone
or electric com1an4 tr&c*. The4 3ere9 ho3e2er9 2er4 3ell b&ilt. The4 Eob2io&sl4 lifted
3ei.htsE said Craham.
<Crahams acco&nt is bac*ed &1 b4 @R$ 3or*er ?ath4 Bilb&rn9 3ho also sa3 the trio of
men in the .ara.e9 as did a 8%A em1lo4ee named 7oan.>
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Altho&.h the FB@ inter2ie3ed Craham9 the4 ne2er sho3ed her an4 1ict&res or bro&.ht
her before a s*etch artist. EThe4 onl4 3anted to *no3 if @ co&ld identif4 Mc=ei.h or
Nichols9E she said. E@ said it 3as neither of these t3o .entlemen.E
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A call to the local electric9 tele1hone9 and nat&ral .as com1anies re2ealed that the men
3ere not a&thori!ed re1airmen. Nor 3ere the4 constr&ction 3or*ers ins1ectin. the
1remises for a 1ro1osed reno2ation 1roMect b4 the Ceneral $er2ices Administration
<C$A>. The 2/ or so contractors in2ol2ed in that bid stated em1haticall4 that the men
3ere not their em1lo4ees.
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Aa2id 8all <3ho sto11ed 3or*in. on the case in late 1--" d&e to an @R$ a&dit> 3asnt
a3are of the Craham de1osition9 he did dro1 a bombshell.
EBe do *no3 that e;1losi2es 3ere deli2ered there 3itho&t a do&bt. Be *no3 there 3ere
si; bo;es of 2" to 3" 1o&nds mar*ed hi.h e;1losi2es deli2ered to the b&ildin. t3o
3ee*s 1rior to the e;1losion. Be had contact 3ith the tr&c* dri2er 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in
that deli2er4. The name of the tr&c*in. com1an4 is Tri-$tate9 located in 7o1lin9 Misso&ri.E
Tri-stateO is an e;1losi2es carrier.
EBe2e tal*ed to the dri2er9E said 8all. EBe2e tal*ed to t3o dri2ers. Nobod4 *no3s 3hat
3as in them beca&se the4 3ere bo;ed and mar*ed hi.h e;1losi2e.E
Then 8all dro11ed another bombshell.
EBe also *no3 that the ATF had a ma.a!ine inside the b&ildin.9 3hich 3as ille.al. B&t
the floor 3as blo3n o&t of that ma.a!ine. And theres some :&estion abo&t 3hat 3as in
there too that created that dama.e9 beca&se that 3as a foot of concrete that 3as blo3n o&t
of that ma.a!ine.E
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Bhile se2eral other &ne;1loded bombs 3ere 1&lled o&t of the 3rec*a.e9 none 3ere
3idel4 mentioned.
0ne s&ch bomb 3as a 2 F 2 foot bo; mar*ed E8i.h 5;1losi2esE which had a timer on it.
This 3as confirmed b4 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Marshal Aic* Miller. The timin. mechanism
a11arentl4 had been set to detonate at ten min&tes after nine. A11arentl4 it had
malf&nctioned d&e to the initial blast.
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Accordin. to Toni Carrett9 a n&rse 3ho 3as on the scene ta..in. dead bodies. EFo&r
1eo1le + resc&e 3or*ers + told &s there 3as a bomb in the b&ildin. 3ith a timin.
mechanism set to .o off ten min&tes after nine.E Accordin. to Carrett9 3itnesses told her
it 3as an acti2e bomb. EBe sa3 the bomb s:&ad ta*e it a3a4.E
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This fact 3as confirmed b4 an 0*lahoma Cit4 ,olice officer 3ho inad2ertentl4 be.an to
3al* into the b&ildin. 3hen a fireman 4elled9 E8e4 idiot9 thats a bombJE The st&nned
officer loo*ed o2er and sa3 the 2 F 2 bo; s&rro&nded b4 1olice crime ta1e. 8e then
heard the fireman 4ell9 ETheres one o2er there and another o2er thereJ Bere 3aitin. for
the bomb s:&ads to come bac* from ha&lin. off the others.E
@n2esti.ator ,hil 08alloran has Bill Martin of the 0*lahoma Cit4 ,olice Ae1artment on
ta1e statin. that one of the bombs fo&nd in the b&ildin. 3as t3o to three fi2e-.allon
containers of Merc&r4 F&lminate + a 1o3erf&l e;1losi2e + one not easil4 obtainable
e;ce1t to militar4 so&rces.
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Citi!ens monitorin. 1olice radios heard the follo3in. con2ersation on the mornin. of the
1-th6
-irst voice' EBo49 4o&re not .onna belie2e thisJE
2econd voice' EBelie2e 3hatIE
-irst voice' E@ cant belie2e itO this is a militar4 bombJE
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A11arentl49 the containers9 3ith EMils1ecE <militar4 s1ecification> mar*in.s clearl4
2isible9 3ere fo&nd in the basement. Co&ld this e;1lain 3hat Mc=ei.hs car 3as doin. in
the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.eI Merc&r4 F&lminate is a hi.hl4 2olatile booster material.
=olatile eno&.h to create a 2er4 1o3erf&l e;1losion.
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$hortl4 thereafter9 a fireman &1 on the third floor of the b&ildin. noticed t3o militar4
amb&lances 1&ll &1 to the b&ildin.9 and sa3 se2eral men in dar* fati.&es carr4in.
stretchers from the b&ildin. to the 3aitin. amb&lances. Bhat 3ere on the stretchers 3ere
not bodies9 b&t bo;es9 3hich a11eared to contain doc&ments. 0ne of the stretchers had on
it 3hat a11eared to be a missile la&nch t&be. The missile9 a11arentl4 1art of the Arm4
recr&itin. offices dis1la49 3as confirmed the #1st 50A to be inert.
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Bhat is also interestin. is that Ceneral ,artin stated the b&ildin.s s&11ort str&ct&res
failed 1rimaril4 at the third floor le2el. @n s1ec&latin. 3ho 3o&ld ha2e access at that
M&nct&re9 it ma4 be rele2ant to note that the Ae1artment of Aefense <AoA> 3as on the
third floor9 adMoinin. col&mn B-39 3hich ,artin belie2es contained the main detonation
char.e.
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,artin 3as also informed b4 an ac:&aintance in the C@A that se2eral of their 1ersonnel
3ho e;amined the site disco2ered Merc&r4 F&lminate resid&e on se2eral roofto1s near
the b&ildin..
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Aro&nd the same time as the 5.lin Air Force Base re1ort 3as bein. made 1&blic9 Billiam
Northro19 a former @sraeli intelli.ence a.ent9 told me that a friend in the C@As
Airectorate of 01erations informed him that there 3as 1lastic e;1losi2e resid&e on the
b&ildin.s col&mns.
Addin. more f&el to the theor4 of an inside Mob 3as the dismembered militar4 le. fo&nd
in the 3rec*a.e + a le. not belon.in. to an4 of the *no3n 2ictims. <Altho&.h
a&thorities 3o&ld later attem1t to attrib&te the le. to Airman )a*esha )e24.>
Nor 3as the local media attrib&tin. the bombin. to the 3or* of amate&rs. ERi.ht no39
the4 are sa4in. that this is the 3or* of a so1histicated .ro&19E stated a ?F0R-T=
ne3scaster. EThis is the 3or* of a so1histicated de2ice9 and it had to ha2e been done b4
an e;1losi2es e;1ert9 ob2io&sl49 3ith this t41e of e;1losion.E
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52en Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin. told local ne3s stations6 EThe re1orts @ ha2e is that one
de2ice 3as deacti2ated9 and theres another de2ice9 and ob2io&sl4 3hate2er did the
dama.e to the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as a tremendo&s9 2er4 so1histicated e;1losi2e de2ice.E
Ne3scasters li2e on the scene co&ld be heard thro&.ho&t the da4 anno&ncin.9 EBe ha2e
re1orts of t3o other bombs 1&lled o&t of the b&ildin.9E and EThe second t3o de2ices
3ere lar.er than the first9E and so on6
5-O6 Channel 76 The FB@ has confirmed there is another bomb in the
Federal B&ildin.. @ts in the 5ast side of the b&ildin.. The42e mo2ed
e2er4bod4 bac* se2eral bloc*s9 ob2io&sl4 to9 &h9 &n1l&. it so it 3ont .o
off. The4re mo2in. e2er4bod4 bac*. @ts aO its a 3eird scene beca&se at
first e2er4bod4 3as r&nnin. 3hen the4 .a2e the 3ord to .et e2er4bod4
a3a4 from the scene9 b&t no3 1eo1le are M&st standin. aro&nd *ind of
starin.. @ts a 2er4 s&rreal9 2er4 stran.e scene.
No39 3e 3ant to .et some information o&t to 1eo1le9 to 1eo1le 3ho are in
the do3nto3n area. Do& dont 3ant to stand on the side3al*9 and the
reason for that is there are .as mains &nderneath and if theres a second
e;1losion9 that those .as mains co&ld blo3. B&t9 a.ain9 3e do ha2e
confirmation. There is a second bomb in the Federal B&ildin.. Be *no3
its on the east side. Bere not s&re 3hat floor9 3hat le2el9 b&t there is
definitel4 dan.er of a maMor second e;1losion. The4re 3arnin. e2er4bod4
to .et as far bac* as the4 can. The4re tr4in. to .et the bomb def&sed ri.ht
no3. The4 are in the 1rocess of doin. it9 b&t this co&ld ta*e some time.
The4re tellin. 1eo1le that this is somethin. to ta*e 2er4 serio&sl49 and not
to sli1 for3ard to .et a loo* at this9 beca&se this thin. co&ld definitel4 .o
off.
50T8 Channel 96 All ri.ht9 3e M&st sa39 if 4o& 3ere 3atchin.9 there9
there 3as a 3hite 1ic*&1 tr&c* bac*in. a trailer into the scene here. The4
are tr4in. to .et 1eo1le o&t of the 3a4 so that the4 can .et it in. A11ears to
be the 0*lahoma Bomb $:&ad. @ts their Bomb Ais1osal %nit9 is 3hat it is9
and it is 3hat the4 3o&ld &se if9 if9 the re1ort that 3e .a2e 4o& M&st a fe3
min&tes a.o is correct9 that a second e;1losi2e de2ice of some *ind is
inside the b&ildin.. The4ll bac* that trailer in there9 and the Bomb $:&ad
fol*s 3ill .o in and the4ll &se that trailer. Do& see the b&c*et on the bac*I
This is ho3 the4 3o&ld trans1ort the 5;1losi2e Ae2ice a3a4 from this
1o1&lated area. The4 3o&ld tr4 to do somethin..
Finall49 ?F0R anno&nced6
The second e;1losi2e 3as fo&nd and def&sed. The third e;1losi2e 3as
fo&nd + and the4 are 3or*in. on it ri.ht no3 as 3e s1ea*. I understand
that &oth the second and the third explosi,es were larger than the 9irst.
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K,aramedic Tiffan4 $mith9 3ho 3as 3or*in. 3ith other resc&e 1ersonnel in the M&rrah
B&ildin. that mornin.9 claims she 3as told b4 a blac*-s&ited ATF a.ent that another
bomb had been fo&nd attached to a .as line.
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Bhen Channel 4 inter2ie3ed terrorism e;1ert Ar. Randall 8eather at a11ro;imatel4 16//
,.M. he stated6 EBe sho&ld find o&t an a3f&l lot9 3hen these bombs are ta*en a1art.O Be
.ot l&c*4 toda49 if 4o& can consider an4thin. abo&t this tra.ed4 l&c*4. @ts act&all4 a .reat
stro*e of l&c*9 that 3e2e .ot def&sed bombs. @ts thro&.h the bomb material that 3ell be
able to trac* do3n 3ho committed this atrocit4.E
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@n fact9 it is &ncertain if the bombs were ta*en a1art and e;amined. As stated in a re1ort
1re1ared b4 the National Fire ,rotection Association6 EThe de2ice 3as remo2ed in the
sheriffs bomb trailer and e;1loded in a remote location.E
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@ncredibl49 all these re1orts 3ere :&ic*l4 h&shed &1 and denied later on. $&ddenl49 the
additional bombs inside the b&ildin. became a car-bomb outside the b&ildin.9 then a 2an
containin. 29/// 1o&nds of ANF09 then a tr&c* containin. 49(// 1o&nds.
Co2ernor ?eatin.9 3ho himself had re1orted a second de2ice9 3o&ld later re2erse his
1osition9 leadin. a state3ide co2er-&1 1roclaimin. that Re1resentati2e ?e4 and others
in2esti.atin. additional bombs and s&s1ects 3ere Eho3lin. at the moon9E and Eoff the
reser2ation.E
Bhen 7.A. Cash9 a Mo&rnalist 3ritin. for the $c*urtain *ounty "a#ette9 tried to inter2ie3
members of the Bomb $:&ad9 Fire Ae1artment and ,olice9 he 3as .enerall4 told b4
1otential inter2ie3ees9 E@ sa3 a lot that da49 @ 3ish @ hadnt. @ ha2e a 3ife9 a Mob9 a
famil4O @2e been threatened9 3e2e been told not to tal* abo&t the de2ices.E
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Bhen @ attem1ted to inter2ie3 t3o members of the $heriffs Bomb $:&ad 3ho 3ere first
on the scene9 the4 told me there were no additional bombs ta*en a3a4 or detonated.
Bhen :&estioned f&rther the4 became 2isibl4 &1ti.ht and referred me to their s&1erior.
0ne la3-enforcement official 3ho had a little more 1ractice at l4in. 3as 0*lahoma Cit4
FB@ $AC Bob Ric*s9 the master 1ro1a.andist of Baco fame9 3ho cooll4 stated to the
1ress9 EBe ne2er did find another de2ice.O 3e confirmed that no other de2ice
e;isted.E
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The ATF9 3ho initiall4 denied e2en ha2in. an4 e;1losi2es in the b&ildin.9 e2ent&all4
recanted their statements and told re1orters that the 2 F 2 foot bo; 3as a Etrainin. bomb.E
@ as*ed Ceneral ,artin if there co&ld be s&ch a thin. as an ATF Etrainin. bomb.E
E@ 3o&ld certainl4 not thin* so9E said ,artin. E)oo*9 3hen 4o& ha2e an 50A team +
50A teams are 2er4 3ell trained 1eo1le. And an4 trainin. de2ice 3o&ld ha2e to be so
labeled + so labeled. And the 50A 1eo1le 3ho 3ere there 3ere claimin. it 3as
e;1losi2es.E
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Former ATF man Ric* $herro3 had his o3n tho&.hts on the iss&e of trainin. bombs. EAll
the field offices ha2e that material <trainin. bombs>. @ts 1// 1ercent on the o&tside +
3ei.hs the same9 loo*s the same9 b&t it has no fill + no inert mar*in.s or an4thin. else. @
cant sa4 absol&tel4 thats 3hat 3as fo&nd in the b&ildin.9 b&t its more than li*el4. The4
had st&n .renades too9 3hich are li2e. The4 cant contrib&te or an4thin. Kto the dama.eL9
b&t the4 lied abo&t it9 and that Mams &1 their credibilit4.E
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Cash inter2ie3ed C$A 3or*ers 3ho hel1ed the ATF &nload their arsenal room t3o 3ee*s
after the blast. Cash described in a series of "a#ette articles be.innin. on Ma4 49 1--"9
ho3 the ATF had stored 3ea1ons9 e;1losi2es and amm&nition in the M&rrah B&ildin. in
contra2ention of the 2er4 la3s the4 3ere s&11osed to enforce6
Both the Alcohol9 Tobacco and Firearms B&rea& <ATF> and the Ar&.
5nforcement B&rea& <A5A> had e;1losi2es and 3ea1ons + incl&din. an
anti-tan* missile + ille.all4 stored in the b&ildin. 3hen it ble3 &1 A1ril
1-9 the $c*urtain "a#ette has learned. An e4e3itness obser2er told the
"a#ette recentl4 of assistin. federal a.ents to remo2e 3ea1ons and
e;1losi2e de2ices from a 1artiall4-dama.ed arsenal inside the Federal
B&ildin. after the e;1losion.
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)ester Mart!9 ATF $1ecial A.ent in Char.e for the re.ion9 denied this. EThat loc*er 3as
intact9E said Mart! in an inter2ie3 3ith the allas $orning +ews9 and 3ith the a&thor.
Mart! 3ent on to sa4 that the blasted o&t area bet3een col&mns B-2 and B-4 3as the
res&lt of A5A ordinance. Det the A5A offices 3ere on the west side of the b&ildin. on the
se2enth floor9 no3here near that area. The ATF offices9 ho3e2er9 3ere in close 1ro;imit4
to it9 bein. located in the to1 rear corner of the b&ildin.9 on the east side.
ATF officials 3ere adamant in den4in. that no e;1losi2es 3ere stored in the b&ildin.. B&t
it seems the4 did ha2e C-4. 0C,A 0fficer Aon Bro3nin.9 3ho 2ie3ed 2ideo foota.e
ta*en b4 $heriff Mel2in $&mter9 sa4s C-4 3as Edefinitel4E carried o&t of the b&ildin..
Bro3nin.9 a =ietnam 2eteran9 described the e;1losi2es he sa36 E@t 3as in 3ide bloc*s9
abo&t 3S4E thic*9 aro&nd 1/E lon.9 and abo&t 2E 3ide9 3ra11ed in cello1hane.E
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Cash inter2ie3ed at least one &nnamed 3itness 3ho described hel1in. ATF a.ents
remo2e ordinance from their stora.e loc*er6
E0ne ni.ht9 &1 on the ninth floor9 3here the ATF offices K3ereL9 @ hel1ed
some of their a.ents load onto an ele2ator small arms9 machine .&ns9
se2eral cases of amm&nition and e2en some bo;es mar*ed 5;1losi2esE he
said.
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The "a#ette inter2ie3ed t3o more 3itnesses 3ho assisted in the 1ost bombin. clean-&1.
0ne9 a ci2ilian contractor hired b4 the C$A9 told the "a#ette 7&l4 3/th6
EThe4 had e2er4thin.J Ohome-made !i1 .&ns9 A?-4's9 sa3ed-off
shot.&ns9 AR-1"s9 M-1#s + literall4 h&ndreds of .&ns. Do& name it9 the4
had it allO an4 *ind of 3ea1on 4o& co&ld e2er 3ant.E 8e also said he
recalls seein. an ATF a.ent 3ith a fi2e-.allon b&c*et of hand-.renades.
EThe4 carried o&t e2er4 concei2able t41e of firearm *no3n to man9E Cash told 2ideo
1rod&cer Ch&c* Allen9 Eincl&din. h&ndreds of tho&sands of ro&nds of amm&nition9 bo;es
mar*ed e;1losi2es9 hand .renades9 e2er4thin. short of a R&ssian T-'2 tan*.E Finall49 a
3itness told the "a#ette6
EBhat 3as left of that KATF ma.a!ineL room is in the far so&th-east end of
the ninth floor9 b&t m&ch of it 3as blo3n a3a4 and Ka11arentl4L
disa11eared into the r&bble ri.ht on to1 of the Americas ?ids Aa4 Care
Center.E
The area M&st belo3 the ATFs arsenal room + the coned-in area on the far left <so&th-
east> side of the b&ildin. seen in aerial 1hoto.ra1hs + is 3here most of the cas&alties
occ&rred. This area e;tends one to t3o stories belo3 the street le2el. <$ee A11endi;>
A11arentl49 this is not the first time s&ch a Emisha1E has occ&rred. A11ro;imatel4 1/
4ears a.o9 some ca1t&red $o2iet ordinance9 incl&din. roc*ets 3ith hi.h-e;1losi2e
3arheads9 3o&nd &1 stored at FB@ head:&arters in Bashin.ton9 A.C. There 3as a
s&bse:&ent fire9 and the e;1lodin. ordinance ca&sed more than a little consternation
amon. firefi.hters9 es1eciall4 3hen one roc*et too* off and blasted a t3o-foot diameter
hole in a cinder bloc* 3all. Bhen the stor4 lea*ed o&t9 the ATF reacted b4 remo2in.
more than 3/ 1o&nds of e;1losi2es from their offices do3n the street.
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@n Allens 2ideo9 Cash ma*es the assertion that the massi2e internal dama.e to the
b&ildin. 3as the res&lt of secondar4 e;1losions ca&sed b4 these ille.all4 stored
e;1losi2es. The ordinance9 3hich incl&ded 1erc&ssion ca1s for C-4 <and C-4 itself>9 had
fallen from their ninth floor stora.e area after the initial tr&c* blast9 Cash s&..ests9 to one
of the lo3er floors9 3here it detonated9 ca&sin. massi2e internal dama.e. Accordin. to
Cashs e;1erts9 altho&.h C-4 is relati2el4 safe to handle9 it can be set off 3ith 3"// 1.s.i.
of 1ress&re.
Ceneral ,artin disa.rees 3ith Cashs anal4sis9 e;1lainin.6 EFor an4thin. to ha2e t&mbled
do3n from &1 there and done the increased dama.e is technicall4 im1ossibleO @f
somethin. had fallen after that section had colla1sed and ca&sed an e;1losion that
bro&.ht do3n Kcol&mnL B-39 the thin. 3o&ld not ha2e cro11ed the 3a4 it did. @f 4o& loo*
&1 there at the to1 left hand side9 4o& dont see an4thin. &1 there that 3o&ld indicate that
4o& had a bi. blo3-o&t at the to1. @f it had9 it 3o&ldnt of had an4thin. to do 3ith the
col&mn colla1sin. do3n belo3 + the4re too far a3a4.E
@ as*ed ,artin if C-4 co&ld e;1lode d&e to the increased air 1ress&re res&ltin. from the
tr&c* blast9 from the 3ei.ht of fallin. debris9 or sim1l4 b4 fallin. ei.ht or nine stories.
E)oo*9E said ,artin9 EC-4 is *inda to&.h to .et to .oH ammoni&m nitrate is e2en to&.her.
@t ta*es a real intense shoc* 3a2e to .et that *ind of e;1losi2e to .o.E ,artin then added9
E@ tho&.ht @ e;1lained it to Cash9 b&t @ .&ess hes 1ersistin. 3ith his stor4.E
Bh4 Cash 3o&ld 1ersist 3ith his stor4 3hile lar.el4 side-ste11in. ,artins anal4sis is
c&rio&s. Det if the ATF were res1onsible for the secondar4 e;1losion9 it 3o&ld seem the4
3o&ld ha2e reason to lie.
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KNot onl4 3ere the4 storin. e;1losi2es ille.all4 in a 1&blic
b&ildin. containin. a da4-care center9 b&t almost the entire contin.ent of a11ro;imatel4
13 a.ents 3as absent on the da4 of the bombin. <more on this later>.L
Bas the ATF in fact res1onsible9 *no3in.l4 or &n*no3in.l49 for the e;1losion that
destro4ed the M&rrah b&ildin.I Consider the follo3in. article 3hich a11eared in the 7&ne
"9 1--" iss&e of +ewsweek6
For the 1ast 4ear9 the ATF and the Arm4 Cor1s of 5n.ineers ha2e been
blo3in. &1 car bombs at the Bhite $ands ,ro2in. Cro&nd in Ne3
Me;ico. The 1roMect9 code-named Ai1ole Mi.ht9 is desi.ned to create a
com1&ter model to &nra2el terrorist car-and tr&c*-bomb attac*s. B4
coincidence9 a ATF a.ent assi.ned to Ai1ole Mi.ht9 ha11ened to be in
0*lahoma Cit4 on A1ril 1-th9 3or*in. at the Federal Co&rtho&se9 3hich
stands across the street from the M&rrah B&ildin.. 8e sa3 the de2astation
and called the ATF office in Aallas. The M&rrah B&ildin. had M&st been hit
b4 ANF0 <ammoni&m material> bomb of at least se2eral tho&sand
1o&nds9 he re1orted. Bithin min&tes9 e;1losi2es a.ents trained &nder
Ai1ole Mi.ht 3ere dis1atched to the scene. The4 identified the t41e and
si!e of the bomb almost immediatel4.
7&st ho3 this a.ent <8arr4 5berhardt> 3as able to immediatel4 ascertain the b&ildin. had
been blo3n &1 b4 an ANF0 bomb9 3hen no forensic anal4sis had 4et been cond&cted9 is
&nclear. Bhen ,hil 08alloran9 a freelance Mo&rnalist9 attem1ted to as* the ATF ,&blic
Relations B&rea& 3h4 a Ai1ole Mi.ht e;1ert M&st ha11ened to be in the co&rtho&se at that
moment9 and ho3 he co&ld immediatel4 ha2e *no3n the e;act nat&re of the bomb9
08alloran9 rather than .i2en a rational e;1lanation9 3as acc&sed of attac*in. the a.enc4
and 3as 1romised a fa; of a.enc4 2ie3s on Ri.ht-3in. cons1iracists <3hich ne2er
arri2ed>.
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@t is also &nclear 3h4 3as the $heriffs Bomb $:&ad 3as in the 1ar*in. lot bet3een the
M&rrah B&ildin. and the Federal Co&rtho&se at '64" that mornin.. The Bomb $:&ad
denies bein. there. B&t Norma $mith and other Federal Co&rtho&se em1lo4ees recall
seein. the Bomb $:&ads distincti2e 3hite tr&c*. EBe did 3onder 3hat it 3as doin. in
o&r 1ar*in. lot9E recalled $mith. E7o*in.l49 @ said9 Bell9 @ .&ess 3ell find o&t soon
eno&.h.E
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0*lahoma Cit4 attorne4 Aaniel 7. Adomitis told the Forth -orth )tar7(elegram he also
sa3 the Bomb $:&ad there that mornin.. EAs @ 3as 1assin. the bac* side of the Co&nt4
Co&rtho&se9 @ noticed a tr&c* 3ith a trailer and the tr&c* said Bomb Ais1osal. @
remember thin*in. as @ 1assed that 9 Cee9 @ 3onder if the4 had a bomb threat at the
co&nt4 co&rtho&seIE
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Bas the bomb s:&ad alerted that somethin. 3as in the 3or*sI Not accordin. to the e2er-
contro2ertf&l )ester Mart!. E@ ha2e not come across an4 information that an4 *ind of
bomb &nit 3as at the b&ildin. 1rior to the bombin.9E anno&nced Mart! 3ith a strai.ht
face at the same time he la&ded the heroism of )&*e Frane49 the ATF a.ent 3ho
s&11osedl4 E*arate-*ic*edE his 3a4 thro&.h three 3alls.
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Bhat is certain is that the M&rrah B&ildin. had a bomb threat one 3ee* 1rior to the 1-th.
Michael 8inton remembers loo*in. o&t the 3indo3 of his DMCA room a 3ee* before
and seein. abo&t 2//-3// 1eo1le .athered o&tside. The incident didnt Mo. his memor4
&ntil the local T= net3or*s anno&nced on the mornin. of the blast that the Federal
B&ildin. had recei2ed a threat M&st a 3ee* before.
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N&rse Toni Carret recalled tal*in. to se2eral 1eo1le 3ho said there had been bomb
threats t3o 3ee*s 1rior to the bombin.. EThe FB@ and the ATF *ne3 that these bomb
threats 3ere real9 and the4 did nothin. abo&t it.E
Terrorism e;1ert Ar. Randall 8eather confirmed these re1orts9 addin.9 E@ *no3 that there
had been a threat 1honed in to the FB@ last 3ee*9 b&t @ dont *no3 3hat the nat&re of that
3as.E
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Accordin. to the 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Ae1artment9 the FB@ 1honed in a 3arnin. on A1ril
149 almost a 3ee* before the bombin.. Assistant Fire Chief Charles Caines told Clenn
Bilb&rn9 3ho lost t3o .randsons in the blast9 that there 3as ne2er an4 3arnin.. The
.rie2in. .randfather then 3al*ed do3n the hall to Assistant Chief Ais1atcher 8ar2e4
Beathers office. Beathers told Bilb&rn in no &ncertain terms that the Fire Ae1artment
had indeed recei2ed a 3arnin. on A1ril 14. Relatin. Caines a11arent loss of memor4 to
Beathers9 he re1lied9 EBell9 4o& as*ed me and @ told 4o&. @m not .oin. to lie for
an4bod4.OE
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K0f co&rse9 one 1erson 1erfectl4 3illin. to lie for e,ery&ody 3as FB@ $AC Bob Ric*s.L
Bhen as*ed d&rin. a 1ress conference if the FB@ had recei2ed a 3arnin.9 Ric*s said9
EThe FB@ in 0*lahoma Cit4 has not recei2ed an4 threats to indicate that a bombin. 3as
abo&t to ta*e 1lace.E
@nterestin. 1la4 on 3ords. Bas Ric*s s&rre1titio&sl4 s&..estin. that one of the other FB@
offices had recei2ed a 3arnin.I 0r 3as there sim1l4 no reason for the FB@ to recei2e a
3arnin. beca&se the4 3ere in char.e of the bombin. from the be.innin.I
The trans1arent stories of the ATF and FB@ are stri*in.l4 familiar to those 1ro1o&nded in
the 3a*e of the 1--3 Borld Trade Center bombin.. @n that case9 the FB@ had one of its
o3n informants + former 5.41tian Arm4 Colonel 5mad 5li $alem + inside the .ro&1
res1onsible for the bombin.. Accordin. to $alem9 3ho made secret ta1es of his
con2ersations 3ith his FB@ handler9 Nanc4 Flo4d9 her s&1er2isor ref&sed to let $alem
s&bstit&te a harmless 1o3der for the real e;1losi2e. The a.ent then 1&lled $alem off the
case. $oon after3ards9 the bomb ble3 &19 *illin. si; 1eo1le and inM&rin. almost a 19///
more.
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@t also seems that the EcoincidenceE of the ATFs Ai1ole Mi.ht tests 3ere &ncannil4
similar to the Ma4 249 1--/ bombin. of 5arth FirstJ acti2ist 7&di Bari. The FB@ claimed
that Bari and her com1anion Aar4l Cherne49 3ho 3ere on their 3a4 to a 1eacef&l 1rotest
rall49 had inad2ertentl4 blo3n themsel2es &1 3ith their o3n 1i1e-bomb. After Bari s&ed
the FB@ for false arrest and ci2il ri.hts 2iolations9 she fo&nd o&t tho&.h disco2er4 that the
FB@ ran a Ebomb schoolE at 5&re*a Colle.e of the Red3oods in A1ril of 1--/ for both
FB@ and local 1olice. The classes incl&ded blo3in. &1 cars 3ith 1i1e bombs9 ostensibl4
to demonstrate the tactics &sed b4 terrorists <the same reason cited in the ATFs case>. The
instr&ctor for this Eschool of terrorismE 3as none other than Fran* Ao4le 7r.9 the FB@
bomb s:&ad e;1ert 3ho sho3ed &1 at the scene of Baris car bombin. one month later.
Accordin. to Freedom of @nformation Act records9 ,roMect Ai1ole Mi.ht 3as initiated
&nder the a&thori!ation of Clintons National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil. 0ne of the stated 1&r1oses
of the 1roMect 3as to 1rod&ce com1&ter models of bombin.s to Ebe dis1la4ed in a
co&rtroom to aid in the 1rosec&tion of defendants.E The 7&stice Ae1artment &sed the
2ideo ta1es shot at Bhite $ands d&rin. Mc=ei.hs trial to E1ro2eE that an ANF0 bomb
ble3 &1 the b&ildin.. As )a3rence M4ers9 3ritin. in $edia %ypass ma.a!ine9 as*ed6
Bh4 the National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil 3o&ld f&nd s&ch an ATF 1roMect9
des1ite the absol&te rarit4 of the crime9 has not been e;1lained.O Nor has
it been e;1lained as to 3hat s1ecific threat assessment information the
.o2ernment had 3hen it decided to en.a.e in s&ch a 1roMect9 M&st a fe3
months before a R4der Tr&c* laden 3ith ammoni&m nitrate fertili!er
e;1loded in front of the M&rrah B&ildin..
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As M4ers 1oints o&t9 the last-*no3n case of a tr&c*-bomb e;1lodin. in the %.$. 3as in
1-'/9 3hen an ANF0 bomb e;1loded in front of the Arm4 Math lab at the %ni2ersit4 of
Bisconsin in Madison. Bh4 then9 3o&ld the National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil s&ddenl4 feel the
need for detailed information re.ardin. ANF0 tr&c*-bomb attac*sI
Bas the ATF e;1ectin. s&ch a bombin.I Bere the4 in fact res1onsible for blast or the
secondar4 dama.e to the b&ildin.I 0r 3as the b&ildin. 3ired for demolition as 1art of a
lar.er 1lotI
KE@m firml4 con2inced that the ATF is .&ilt4 of an a3f&l lot of thin.s9E said B&d9 o&r e;-
Creen Beret. E@ mean9 if 4o& loo* at 3hat the ATF and the FB@ did to Rand4 Bea2er <and
at Baco>9 its M&st a3f&l. The42e .one ho. 3ild and ha2e KbecomeL a 1o3er &nto
themsel2es.E
As*ed if he tho&.ht a ro.&e .ro&1 or s1ecial &nit 3ithin the militar4Sintelli.ence
comm&nit4 co&ld or 3o&ld commit s&ch an act9 B&d re1lied E@t 3o&ldnt reall4 st&n me.EL
Ne;t U ,re2io&s U Contents U Te;t =ersion
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The /annlicher#Carcanno Bomb
E@t had to ha2e been mined9E said the .r&ff9 .narl4 2oice on the other end of the line. E@ts
real sim1le. Do& cannot brin. do3n a b&ildin. li*e that 3itho&t c&ttin. char.es set on the
s&11ort 1illars.E
B&d9 an e;-Creen Beret 3ho sa3 hea24 combat in =ietnam9 sho&ld *no3 3hat hes
tal*in. abo&t. B&d had militar4 demolitions trainin. + the *ind ta&.ht to men 3ho need
to *no3 ho3 to blo3 &1 hardened tar.ets.
E@t co&ldnt ha2e been done e;ternall4 li*e that9E added B&d. EBitho&t c&ttin. char.es9
theres M&st no 3a4 to do it.E
B&d didnt 3ant me to &se his f&ll name. 8e 3as 3orried abo&t his =A benefits.
0ne man 3ho 3asnt 3orried abo&t .o2ernment re1risals 3as Ceneral Benton ?. ,artin.
A retired %.$. Air Force Bri.adier Ceneral9 ,artin had res1onsibilit4 for the desi.n and
testin. of almost e2er4 non-n&clear 3ea1on de2ice &sed in the Air Force9 incl&din.
1recision-.&ided 3ea1ons desi.ned to destro4 hardened tar.ets li*e the Alfred ,. M&rrah
B&ildin.. ,artin has e;ha&sti2el4 researched the bombin. and the res&ltin. 1attern of
dama.e.
@n a letter dated Ma4 1'9 1--"9 hand-deli2ered to each member of the Con.ress and
$enate9 ,artin stated6
Bhen @ first sa3 the 1ict&res of the tr&c*-bombs as4mmetrical dama.e to
the Federal B&ildin.9 m4 immediate reaction 3as that the 1attern of
dama.e 3o&ld ha2e been technicall4 im1ossible 3itho&t s&11lementin.
demolition char.es at some of the reinforcin. concrete col&mn basesO.
For a sim1listic blast tr&c*-bomb9 of the si!e and com1osition re1orted9 to
be able to reach o&t on the order of #/ feet and colla1se a reinforced
col&mn base the si!e of col&mn A-' is be4ond cred&lit4.
The f&ll te;t of ,artins re1ort9 re1rod&ced in the a11endi;9 is too com1le; to elaborate on
here9 sa4s a tr&c* filled 3ith ammoni&m nitrate co&ld not ha2e ca&sed the de.ree of
dama.e done to the Alfred ,. M&rrah b&ildin.. Not 3hen it 3as 1ar*ed at least 2/ feet
a3a4 from that b&ildin.. Bitho&t direct contact9 the fall-off from the blast 3o&ld be too
.reat to do an4 serio&s str&ct&ral dama.e.
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Another man 3ho *no3s a thin. or t3o abo&t bombs is $am&el Cohen9 in2entor of the
Ne&tron Bomb. Cohen be.an his career on the Manhattan ,roMect at )os Alamos9 3here
he 3as char.ed 3ith st&d4in. the effects of the atomic bombs that destro4ed 8iroshima
and Na.asa*i. A&rin. his 4/ 4ear career9 Cohen 3or*ed 3ith e2er4 a11lication of n&clear
3ea1ons desi.n and testin..
Cohen stated his 1osition in a letter to 0*lahoma $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e46
@t 3o&ld ha2e been absol&tel4 im1ossible and a.ainst the la3s of nat&re
for a tr&c* f&ll of fertili!er and f&el oilO no matter ho3 m&ch 3as &sedO
to brin. the b&ildin. do3n.
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@nterestin.l49 the R4der tr&c*-bomb has earned the nic*name the EMannlicher-Carcanno
BombE after the chea1 @talian-made rifle 3ith a defecti2e sco1e that 3as alle.edl4 &sed to
*ill ,resident ?enned4. Aistrict Attorne4 7im Carrison Mo*ed d&rin. the $ha3 cons1irac4
trial that the .o2ernments n&clear 1h4sics lab co&ld e;1lain ho3 a sin.le b&llet co&ld
tra2el thro&.h ,resident ?enned4 and Co2ernor Connall4 fi2e times 3hile ma*in.
se2eral &-t&rns9 then land in 1ristine condition on the ,residents .&rne4.
@n the 0*lahoma bombin. case9 it a11ears the .o2ernment is attem1tin. to 1erform a
similar feat of li.ht and ma.ic. The fact that a non-directional9 lo3-2elocit4 fertili!er
bomb 1ar*ed 2/ to 3/ feet from a modern9 steel-reinforced s&1er-str&ct&re co&ld not ha2e
ca&sed the 1attern and de.ree of dama.e it did is not bein. 3idel4 to&ted b4 the
.o2ernment or the mainstream 1ress. The .o2ernment e;1ects the 1&blic to belie2e that
t3o dis.r&ntled amate&rs ble3 &1 the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin. 3ith a homemade
fertili!er bomb.
Ar. Ro.er Ra&bach doesnt belie2e the .o2ernment. Ra&bach9 3ho did his ,h.A. in
1h4sical chemistr4 and ser2ed on the research fac&lt4 at $tanford %ni2ersit49 sa4s9
ECeneral ,artins assessment is absol&tel4 correct. @ dont care if the4 1&lled &1 a semi-
trailer tr&c* 3ith 2/ tons of ammoni&m nitrateH it 3o&ldnt do the dama.e 3e sa3 there.E
Ra&bach9 3ho is the technical director of a chemical com1an49 e;1lained in an inter2ie3
3ith (he +ew American ma.a!ine6
EThe detonation 2elocit4 of the shoc* 3a2e from an ANF0 <ammoni&m
nitrateSf&el-oil> e;1losion is on the order of 39"// meters 1er second. @n
com1arison9 militar4 e;1losi2es .enerall4 ha2e detonation 2elocities that
hit '9/// to (9///-1l&s meters 1er second. The most ener.etic sin.le-
com1onent e;1losi2e of this t41e9 C-4 + 3hich is also *no3n as
C4clonite or RAF + is abo&t (9/// meters 1er second and abo2e. Do&
dont start doin. bi.-time dama.e to hea24 str&ct&res &ntil 4o& .et into
those ran.es9 3hich is 3h4 the militar4 &ses those e;1losi2es.E
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The .o2ernment is not ha114 abo&t 1eo1le li*e Ar. Ro.er Ra&bach. The4 dont 3ant 4o&
to *no3 3hat Ar. Ra&bach *no3s. $am Cronnin.9 a licensed9 1rofessional blaster in
Cas1er9 B4omin. 3ith 3/ 4ears e;1erience in e;1losi2es9 told (he +ew American6
EThe ,artin letter states in 2er4 1recise technical terms 3hat e2er4one in
this b&siness *no3s6 No tr&c*-bomb of ANF0 o&t in the o1en is .oin. to
ca&se the *ind of dama.e 3e had there in 0*lahoma Cit4. @n 3/ 4ears of
blastin.9 &sin. e2er4thin. from 1// 1ercent nitro.el to ANF09 @2e not
seen an4thin. to s&11ort that stor4.E
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@n an inter2ie3 3ith the a&thor9 Cronnin. said9 E@ set off a "9/// lb ANF0 char.e. @ 3as
standin. 19/// feet from it9 and all it did 3as m&ss m4 hair9 ta*e o&t the m&d in the cree*
that 3e 3ere tr4in. to .et rid of9 and it shattered a fe3 lea2es off the trees aro&nd it. @t
didnt ca&se an4 collateral dama.e to an4 of the dee1l4 set trees that 3ere 3ithin 2/ feet
of it.E
The FB@ has a different stor4 to tell.
The FB@ claims that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols bo&.ht se2eral tho&sand
1o&nds of ammoni&m nitrate at a farm s&11l4 store in Manhattan9 ?ansas9 then dro2e to
Cear4 $tate ,ar* 3here the4 mi;ed a bomb. The FB@ claims that the s&s1ects then ha&led
their ma.ic bomb a distance of o2er "// miles9 3here9 nearl4 24 ho&rs later9 the4 ble3 &1
the Federal B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4.
Det 3hat the FB@ + those bastions of tr&th and M&stice + dont 3ant 4o& to *no39 is that
fertili!er-.rade ammoni&m nitrate isnt a 2er4 .ood blastin. a.ent. As a 1&blication from
the Atlas ,o3der com1an4 states6
Oa.ric&lt&ral fertili!er 1rills 3hen made into ANF0 had 2er4 1oor
e;1losi2e characteristics. The4 3o&ld not detonate efficientl4 beca&se of
their hi.h densit49 lac* of 1orosit4 and hea24 inert coatin.s of anti-settin.
a.ents.O The abilit4 of an oiled 1rill to be detonated de1ends .reatl4 &1on
the densit4 of the 1rill. Aense 1rills9 s&ch as a.ric&lt&ral .rade9 often are
not detonable at allH or if initiated9 1erform at a 2er4 lo3 rate of detonation
and ma4 die o&t in the bore hole 1erformin. no &sef&l 3or*.
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%.$. Arm4 Technical Man&al TM --1-1/ states it th&sl46
The .rade of ammoni&m nitrate &sed in the man&fact&re of binar4
e;1losi2es is re:&ired to be at least -- 1ercent 1&re9 contain not more than
1.1" 1ercent of moist&re9 and ha2e ma;im&m ether-sol&ble9 3ater-
insol&ble acidit49 s&lfate9 and chloride contents of /.1/9 /.1(9 /./29 /./"9
and /."/ 1ercent9 res1ecti2el4.
Moreo2er9 a bomb li*e that is not eas4 to mi;. Accordin. to Cronnin.9 EDo&d ha2e to stir
and stir and stir to .et M&st the ri.ht mi;t&re for 1ro1er comb&stibilit4. And then9 if it isnt
&sed immediatel49 the oil settles to the bottom and the bomb doesnt .o off.E
EANF0 is eas4 to ma*e if 4o& *no3 ho3 to do it9E adds 7effre4 Aean9 5;ec&ti2e Airector
of the @nternational $ociet4 of 5;1losi2es 5n.ineers9 Eb&t it ta*es 4ears of e;1erience to
3or* 3ith safel4.E Accordin. to Aean9 E@t is almost im1ossible for amate&rs to 1ro1erl4
mi; the ammoni&m nitrate 3ith the f&el oil. Cl&m1s of ANF0 3o&ld ine2itabl4 fail to
detonate.E
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The scenario of t3o men mi;in. h&.e barrels of fertili!er and f&el-oil in a 1&blic 1ar*
also stretches the limits of cred&lit4. $&ch a s1ectacle 3o&ld s&rel4 ha2e been seen b4
an4one 1assin. b46 hi*ers9 1icnic*ers9 fishermen.
EThat 3o&ld ha2e dra3n so m&ch attention9E said Ric* $herro39 a former ATF <B&rea& of
Alcohol9 Tobacco and Firearms> a.ent 3ith 2" 4ears e;1erience in e;1losi2es. E@t 3o&ld
ha2e re:&ired an area t3ice the si!e of a tr&c* M&st to 3al* aro&ndO that 3o&ld ha2e not
ha2e .one o*a4.E
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Nat&rall49 the e;1ert 3ho testified for the .o2ernment disa.rees. )inda 7ones9 an
e;1losi2es s1ecialist 3ho has st&died @RA bombin.s in Creat Britain9 Econcl&ded that
there 3as one de2iceO in the rear car.o com1artment of a R4der tr&c*O.E 7ones added
that it 3o&ldnt be diffic&lt to b&ild s&ch a lar.e bomb E1ro2ided the4 had a basic
*no3led.e of e;1losi2es and access to the materials + it 3o&ld be fairl4 sim1le. 0ne
1erson co&ld do it on their o3n9 b&t more 1eo1le co&ld do it :&ic*er.E
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Bhile the .o2ernment b&ilt its case on 3itness acco&nts of the sin.le R4der tr&c*9
n&mero&s 3itnesses9 &ncalled to testif4 b4 the 1rosec&tion for the Mc=ei.h trial9 recall
seein. two tr&c*s. Co&ld t3o tr&c*s + one rented b4 Mc=ei.h9 and one rented b4 the
s&s1ect *no3n as 7ohn Aoe 2 + ha2e been &sed to trans1ort the h&.e :&antities of
material necessar4 to b&ild s&ch a bombI
E@ 3o&ld b&4 t3o tr&c*s sim1l4 for lo.istics9E said $herro3. E0ne tr&c* f&ll of barrels of
ammoni&m nitrate9 and 4o& still .ot to 1&t the f&el into it. Beca&se 4o& dont 3ant to 1&t
the f&el in and let it settle for da4s at a time. The4 3o&ld ha2e to ha2e somethin. to brin.
e2er4thin. to.ether and mi; it9 and thats .oin. to ta*e more then one tr&c*.E
T3o da4s 1rior to the M&rrah B&ildin. bombin. + on A1ril 1'th + Aa2id ?in.9 sta4in.
at the Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit49 ?ansas9 3here Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2 s1ent
time9 remembered seein. the R4der tr&c* 3ith a trailer attached to it. @nside the trailer
3as a lar.e obMect 3ra11ed in 3hite can2as. E@t 3as a s:&arish sha1e9 and it came to a
1oint on to19E said ?in.. E@t 3as abo&t three or fo&r feet hi.h.E ?in. said that later in the
da49 the trailer 3as .one9 b&t the tr&c* 3as still in the lot.
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Bas this 3itness describin. some so1histicated e;1losi2e de2iceI 0r 3as he describin. a
)el4 farm mi;erI A )el4 farm mi;er is abo&t fo&r feet hi.h 3ith a 1ointed to1. Bhat
ha11ened to this trailerI Bh4 did 3e ne2er hear an4more abo&t itI
Then aro&nd 26// a.m. on A1ril 1-9 a R4der tr&c* 1&lled into the $a2e-A-Tri1
con2enience store in ?in.man9 ?ansas9 follo3ed b4 a li.ht colored car and a bro3n 1ic*-
&1. Assistant mana.er Richard $innett clearl4 recalls three men9 incl&din. Mc=ei.h and a
man resemblin. 7ohn Aoe 2 enter the store. Det $innett 3as 1artic&larl4 str&c* b4 the odd
contra1tion the4 3ere to3in. + a lar.e 1lastic9 semi-trans1arent tan* f&ll of clear li:&id.
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Bas this diesel f&el that the bombers intended to add to their ammoni&m nitrate
mi;t&re at the last min&teI
Aes1ite a mo&ntain of e2idence a.ainst the K.o2ernmentsL ANF0 theor49 the .o2ernment
has .one to .reat len.ths to con2ince the M&r4 and the 1&blic that the M&rrah B&ildin.
3as destro4ed b4 a sin.le ANF0 bomb deli2ered b4 a 1air of dis.r&ntled Ri.ht-3in.
e;tremists. @n fact9 the ATF tele2ised a demonstration of an ANF0 tr&c*-bomb detonatin.
in an effort to 1ro2e their contention. EThe4 fired the thin. off9E said Cronnin.. EBe sa3
it + it 3as on CNN + so 3hatI All it did 3as set off an e;1losion and 3i..le the trees
behind it. @t didnt e2en *noc* them o2er.
EM4 *no3led.e comes from 1ractical handlin. of e;1losi2es9E added Cronnin.. EAnd m4
belief is that 4(// lbs of ANF0 3o&ldnt ha2e sc&ffed the 1aint on the b&ildin.JE
The FB@ also chan.ed the si!e of the bomb n&mero&s times. The4 ori.inall4 claimed that
it 3ei.hed 192// 1o&nds9 &1.raded that fi.&re to 29/// 1o&nds9 then to 49/// 1o&nds9 and
finall49 the4 iss&ed a 1ress release statin. that the bomb 3ei.hed 4(// 1o&nds.
E@t a11ears the .o2ernment *ee1s &1-.radin. the si!e of the 2ehicle and the fertili!er
bomb to coincide 3ith the dama.e9E said retired FB@ $AC <$enior A.ent-in-Char.e> Ted
C&nderson.
The .o2ernment also ori.inall4 claimed the bomb cost less than G19/// to b&ild. Then
M&st before the start of Mc=ei.hs trial9 that fi.&re 3as &1.raded to G"9///. Their rationale
3as based on the Edisco2er49E almost t3o 4ears after the fact9 that the s&s1ects had
constr&cted their ma.ic bomb 3ith racin. f&el9 not diesel f&el9 3hich is far less
e;1ensi2e.
To maintain some semblance of credibilit4 in li.ht of increasin.l4 1&blici!ed re1orts of
Ceneral ,artin and others9 the .o2ernment also conceded + ri.ht before the start of
Mc=ei.hs trial + that the s&s1ects 1robabl4 hadnt b&ilt their bomb at Cear4 $tate ,ar*
after all.
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@f Timoth4 Mc=ei.h or an4one else 3ith militar4 trainin. 3anted to destro4 the Alfred ,.
M&rrah B&ildin.9 it is hi.hl4 &nli*el4 the4 3o&ld &se ANF0. As Arm4 demolition
man&als clearl4 state9 ANF0 is not .ood for destro4in. concrete or steel. Mc=ei.h9 the
cons&mmate soldier 3ho st&died e2er4 concei2able Arm4 man&al in his s1are time +
incl&din. Arm4 Man&al TM 31-21/6 @m1ro2ised M&nitions 8andboo* + certainl4
3o&ld ha2e *no3n this.
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Det the FB@ insists that amate&r bomb-ma*ers Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols b&ilt
this ama!in. ANF0 bomb that *illed 1#- 1eo1le and destro4ed a modern nine-stor4
steel-reinforced concrete b&ildin.. 0f co&rse9 that 3as before the .o2ernments dama.e-
control a11arat&s 3ent into effect. Before it did9 e2en the &s&al .o2ernment tal*in.-heads
3ere insistin. that no amate&rs co&ld ha2e done this.
=ince Cannistraro9 ABC Ne3s cores1ondent and former C@A intelli.ence ad2isor to the
National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil stated9 EThis is somethin. 1rofessional and it reall4 im1lies
that the 1erson 3ho constr&cted the e;1losi2e de2ice has e;1erience9 3as trained in the
&se of e;1losi2es9 and *ne3 3hat the4 3ere doin..E
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Before he be.an attac*in. critics of the .o2ernments case9 0*lahoma Co2ernor and
former FB@ a.ent Fran* ?eatin. stated9 EOob2io&sl4 3hate2er did the dama.e to the
M&rrah B&ildin. 3as a tremendo&s9 2er4 so1histicated e;1losi2e de2ice.E
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The 2er4 ne;t da49 the .o2ernment 3as insistin. that a homemade ANF0 bomb9 made
3ith a.ric&lt&ral .rade ammoni&m nitrate9 did the Mob. FB@ $1ecial A.ent 7ohn 8ersle4
contends that traces of a militar4-t41e detonation cord *no3n as ,ATN <1entadir4thri-
tetranitrate>9 commonl4 *no3n as ,rimadet9 3ere fo&nd on Mc=ei.hs clothin. at the
time of his arrest <@n another re1ort it 3as ,5TN9 or 1entaer4thritol-tetranitrate>. ,ATN
3as alle.edl4 &sed to 3ire the barrels of ANF0.
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$enior FB@ chemist Frederic* Bhiteh&rst cond&cted a test on Mc=ei.hs clothin. b&t
fo&nd no resid&e there9 or in Mc=ei.hs car either.
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Bhiteh&rst came for3ard 3ith alle.ations that the FB@ has been slantin. res&lts of its
forensic tests for 4ears. Collected in a 3/-1a.e memorand&m9 Bhiteh&rst critici!ed FB@
laborator4 1ersonnel for incom1etence. As a 7&stice Ae1artment memorand&m states6
EAr. Bhiteh&rst contends that the 5;1losi2es %nit and the Chemistr4 and To;icolo.4
%nit ina11ro1riatel4 str&ct&re their concl&sions to fa2or the 1rosec&tion.E
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Accordin. to the -all )treet 0ournal9 EKBhiteh&rstsL acc&sations of bias and e2en
man&fact&rin. e2idence ha2e called into :&estion se2eral hi.h-1rofile .o2ernment cases9
incl&din. the 0*lahoma Cit4 and Borld Trade Center bombin.s.E
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Bhiteh&rsts alle.ations 3ere f&rther elaborated on in a hi.hl4 re2ealin. re1ort iss&ed b4
the Ao7 @ns1ector Cenerals 0ffice9 3hich concl&ded that EK$$A Aa2idL Billiams
re1eatedl4 reached concl&sions that incriminated the defendants 3itho&t a scientific basis
and that 3ere not e;1lained in the bod4 of the re1ort.E
@ndeed. @t a11ears Billiams reached his concl&sions based9 not on em1irical e2idence9 b&t
on the fact that Terr4 Nichols alle.edl4 1&rchased lar.e :&antities of ANF0. As the 0@C
<0ffice of @ns1ector Ceneral> re1ort states6
Bitho&t the e2idence of these 1&rchases9 Billiams admitted he 3o&ld
ha2e been &nable to concl&de that ANF0 3as &sed. @ndeed9 Billiams
stated that based on the 1ost-blast scene alone it co&ld ha2e been
d4namiteO.
Billiams claimed Ethat the initiator for the booster<s> 3as either a detonator from a
,rimadet Aela4 s4stem or sensiti!ed detonatin. cord.E Det as the 0@C re1ort states9 ENo
e2idence of a ,rimadet s4stem or sensiti!ed detonatin. cord 3as fo&nd at the crime
scene.E
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Contro2ersial scientist and bomb e;1ert Michael Riconosc&ito told former FB@ a.ent Ted
C&ndersen that the theor4 of dr&ms of ANF0 bein. detonated b4 ,ATN-soa*ed loo1s of
ro1e or EdetE cord is hi.hl4 im1robable9 if not im1ossible. EThe onl4 3a4 to obtain blast
control is 3ith 2ol&metric initiation9E e;1lained Riconosc&ito. EThis ta*es electronic
circ&its of similar so1histication as 3o&ld be re:&ired in n&clear 3ea1ons. This
so1histication is not a2ailable to the a2era.e 1erson9E he added9 statin. that the res&ltant
blast 3o&ld ha2e been Econf&sed and &ncontrolled9E and the ener.4 3o&ld ha2e
&ltimatel4 Ecanceled itself o&t.E
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Finall49 the 0@C re1ort states6 EBhiteh&rst :&estions Billiams concl&sion that none of
the str&ct&ral dama.e e2ident 3ithin the M&rrah b&ildin. 3as ca&sed b4 secondar4
e;1losi2e de2ices or e;1losions.E
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$o 3h4 is the .o2ernment .oin. to s&ch .reat len.ths9 in s1ite of o2er3helmin. e2idence
to the contrar49 to ma*e &s belie2e that the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. 3as destro4ed b4
an ANF0 bombI Beca&se the .o2ernments case is b&ilt &1on the 1remise that Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols b&ilt their alle.ed bomb 3ith ammoni&m nitrate. The calls
alle.edl4 made b4 Mc=ei.h 3ere to stores that sell racin. f&el and ammoni&m nitrate.
Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rint is alle.edl4 on a recei1t for ammoni&m nitrate. And a small trace
of ammoni&m nitrate 3as alle.edl4 fo&nd at the scene. The .o2ernments case must
1roceed alon. those lines. An4 e2idence that 1ro2es the bomb 3as made of an4thin.
other than ANF0 3o&ld not onl4 destro4 the .o2ernments case9 it 3o&ld o1en &1
in:&iries abo&t 3ho really bombed the M&rrah B&ildin.O and 3h4.
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The .o2ernment Kalso had to stic*L 3ith the ANF0 theor4 is beca&se Michael and )ori
Fortier a.reed to testif4 in a 1lea-bar.ain that their friend Mc=ei.h arran.ed so&1 cans in
their *itchen to demonstrate ho3 to ma*e a Esha1ed char.e.E Det as bomb e;1erts
e;1lained9 there is no 3a4 to ma*e a sha1ed char.e o&t of a collection of ANF0 barrels.
B&t the K.o2ernment doesnt 3ant an4 serio&s in:&iries as to 3ho reall4 ble3 &1 the
M&rrah B&ildin.. TheL .o2ernment e;1ects &s to belie2e that t3o lone amate&rs 3ith a
cr&de fertili!er bomb9 o&t in the o1en9 t3ent4 to thirt4 feet a3a4 from a hardened tar.et9
destro4ed ei.ht reinforced col&mns and *illed 1#- 1eo1le. As Ceneral ,artin said9 s&ch a
scenario is Ebe4ond cred&lit4.E
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Former ATF Ka.entL Ric* $herro39 3ho 3rote an article for )oldier o9 Fortune ma.a!ine
entitled EBombast9 Bomb Blasts N Balone49E contends that Ceneral ,artins assessment
of the bombin. is someho3 inacc&rate. $herro3 claims that the 1ress&re 3a2e that 3o&ld
ha2e str&c* the b&ildin. from the Kra1idl4 deterioratin.L blast of the ANF0 bomb <3'"
1.s.i. accordin. to ,artins fi.&res> 3o&ld be more than eno&.h to destro4 reinforced
concrete col&mns9 3hich $herro3 claimed in his article disinte.rate at 3/ 1.s.i. <1o&nds
1er s:&are inch>.
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To $am Cronnin.9 s&ch a statement is 1re1ostero&s6 EThats b&llshitJE e;claimed
Cronnin.. EThirt4 1.s.i. 3o&ldnt ta*e o&t a r&bber tireJE Both ,artin and Raba&ch
contend that at least 39"// 1.s.i. is re:&ired to destro4 reinforced concrete. @n a letter to
,artin9 Raba&ch states6
@ too* the libert4 of chec*in. 3ith the leadin. concrete s&11lier in m4 area
in order to confirm the com1ressi2e 4ield fi.&re that 4o& &sed9 that bein.
39"// 1.s.i. Bhat @ 3as told abo&t concrete 3as 2er4 interestin.. A 39"//
1.s.i. fi.&re is e;tremel4 lo3 for str&ct&ral concrete. A 1ro1erl4 mi;ed and
c&red str&ct&re of the t41e dealt 3ith in 4o&r re1ort 3o&ld 1robabl4 ha2e a
4ield stren.th of "9#// 1.s.i.
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Those 3ho r&sh to ref&te the e2idence 1resented b4 ,artin9 Ra&bach and others9 cite as
e2idence the 1-(2 destr&ction of the Marine b&n*er in Beir&t b4 a tr&c*-bomb dri2en b4
an @slamic terrorist. @n that instance9 ho3e2er9 the tr&c* 3as dri2en directl4 into the
b&ildin. + a str&ct&re m&ch smaller and li.hter than the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
@n A&.&st of 1-'/9 19'// 1o&nds of ANF0 1ar*ed in a 2an e;1loded o&tside the Arm4
Math Research )ab at the %ni2ersit4 of Bisconsin in Madison. Altho&.h 1ar*ed closer
than the R4der tr&c* 3as to the M&rrah B&ildin.9 the bomb merel4 ble3 a hole in the
o&ter 3all and too* o&t the 3indo3s. 0ne 1erson 3as *illed. <$ee 1hoto>
@n 1-(-9 Colombian narco-terrorists detonated a tr&c*-bomb o&tside the National
$ec&rit4 Ae1artment in Bo.ota9 Col&mbia. The 2ehicle 3as 1ar*ed a11ro;imatel4 ten
feet from the modern hi.h-rise b&ildin.. The bomb decimated the face of the b&ildin.9
b&t left the s&11ort col&mns intact. Fifteen 1eo1le 3ere *illed.
@n the s&mmer of 1--#9 an @RA tr&c*-bomb detonated in the heart of Manchesters
financial district. The de2ice9 constr&cted of ANF0 and 39"// 1o&nds of $emte;9 a hi.h-
2elocit49 militar4-.rade 1lastic e;1losi2e9 ca&sed considerable dama.e to the s&rro&ndin.
b&ildin.s9 b&t left them relati2el4 intact. Altho&.h the de2ice mana.ed to brea* a lot of
3indo3s and inM&re 2/# 1eo1le9 no one 3as *illed.
0n 7&ne 2"9 1--#9 a tan*er-trailer 1ac*ed 3ith RAF 1lastic e;1losi2es ble3 &1 o&tside
the ?hobar To3ers a1artment com1le; at ?in. Abd&l A!i! Air Base in $a&di Arabia9
*illin. 1- American ser2icemen and inM&rin. h&ndreds more. Bhile the blast 1rod&ced a
crater 3" feet dee1 and (" feet across <the crater in 0*lahoma 3as a11ro;imatel4 # feet
dee1 and 1# feet across9 altho&.h the .o2ernment claimed it 3as 3/ feet>9 it didnt do the
same amo&nt of dama.e done to the M&rrah B&ildin. + a b&ildin. constr&cted to m&ch
more ri.oro&s codes and s1ecifications. Det a&thorities claim that the bomb 3as at least
the si!e as that 3hich ble3 &1 the Federal B&ildin..
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K$ee 1hotoL
@n an analo.4 offered b4 ,artin9 E@t 3o&ld be as irrational or as im1ossible as a sit&ation
in 3hich a 1"/ 1o&nd man sits in a flims4 chair ca&sin. the chair to colla1se9 3hile a man
3ei.hin. 19"// 1o&nds sits in an identical flims4 chair and it does not colla1se +
im1ossible.E
EB&t9E contends $herro3 in )oldier o9 Fortune9 Ethe KM&rrahL B&ildin. 3as not desi.ned
to 3ithstand e;1losions or earth:&a*es9 and its basicall4 a 3ea* b&ildin..E
7im )oftis9 one of the b&ildin.s architects9 told me the4 3ere as*ed to ma*e the b&ildin.
bomb-resistant9 d&e to left-3in. radicals 3ho 3ere blo3in. &1 federal facilities in the
earl4 1-'/s. )oftis also said the b&ildin. 3as desi.ned to meet earth:&a*e standards.
EBe desi.ned it to meet the b&ildin. codes and earth:&a*es are 1art of that code9E said
)oftis.
)oftis also said that the north side of the lo3er le2el <the area im1acted b4 the tr&c*-
bomb> 3as steel-rebar reinforced concrete 3itho&t 3indo3s. 8e also conc&rred 3ith
Ra&bach and ,artin that the 1ress&re necessar4 to destro4 reinforced concrete is in the
29"// to 49/// 1.s.i. ran.e + a far cr4 from the 3/ 1.s.i. cited b4 $herro3.
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Det $herro3 concl&des that since there 3as so m&ch collateral dama.e <dama.e to the
s&rro&ndin. b&ildin.s> the tr&c*-bomb m&st ha2e been res1onsible. EThe collateral
dama.e M&st disco&nts K,artinsL material9E sa4s $herro3.
T3o e;1erts 3ho seem to a.ree 3ith $herro3 are Aorom Ber.erbest-5ilom and Da*o2
Der&shalmi. The @sraeli bomb e;1erts 3ere bro&.ht to 0*lahoma at the re:&est of ATF
a.ent C&4 8amal. Accordin. to their re1ort9 the bomb 3as an ANF0 bomb boosted 3ith
somethin. more 1o3erf&lO and it had a Middle 5astern si.nat&re.
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The Athenian resta&rant9 3hich sits a11ro;imatel4 1"/ feet north3est of the M&rrah
B&ildin.9 3as almost com1letel4 destro4ed. ,ieces of the M&rrah B&ildin. 3ere act&all4
blo3n into the Athenian. As 2ideo 1rod&cer 7err4 )on.s1a&.h 1oints o&t9 onl4 a bomb
inside the Federal B&ildin. 3o&ld be ca1able of 1roMectin. 1arts of the b&ildin. into
another b&ildin. 1"/ feet a3a4.
As Cronnin. notes in a letter to Re1resentati2e ?e46 ENot in 4o&r 3ildest dreams 3o&ld
that m&ch ANF0 affect 1eri1heral dama.e at that distance. Bhich leads me to s&s1ect
that another more 1o3erf&l e;1losi2e 3as &sed.E
Accordin. to a so&rce :&oted in the .ocky $ountain +ews9 an ammoni&m nitrate bomb
made 3ith a racin. f&el com1onent *no3n as h4dra!ine E3o&ld create one of the lar.est
non-n&clear blasts 1ossible.E Mc=ei.h had alle.edl4 attem1ted to 1roc&re the s&bstance
from a dealer in To1e*a9 ?ansas9 3ho ref&sed. @n fact9 h4dra!ine is e;tremel4 ha!ardo&s
and diffic&lt to obtain.
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Bhile not *no3led.eable abo&t h4dra!ine9 Cronnin. noted that EC-49 for e;am1le9 3o&ld
be ca1able of creatin. those *inds of 1ress&re 3a2es and destro4in. the local fo&ndation
of the Federal B&ildin..
E@f 4o& had 49/// lbs of C-4 in there9E Cronnin. said9 Eno3 4o&re tal*in. a real hi.h-
order e;1losi2e at some serio&s s1eed. And 3hen that .oes off9 4o&re liable to ta*e o&t
the thin.. B&t @ still ha2e a 1roblem belie2in. e2en at that distance a3a4 from the
b&ildin.9 it 3o&ld create that *ind of dama.e. All 4o& ha2e to do to see 3hat @m tal*in.
abo&t is to see 3hat *ind of bomb dama.e 4o& .et from a bomb in the KBB@@L attac*s on
)ondon.E
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@t is 1recisel4 this analo.4 that $herro3 attem1ts to &se in )oldier o9 Fortune. EFor
1ers1ecti2e9 notes )!F demo e;1ert Aono2an9 Econsider that the Cerman =-1 and =-2
missiles that de2astated )ondon carried onl4 19#"/ 1o&nds of an e;1losi2e not dissimilar
in brisance and 4ield. @n other 3ords9 3o&ld three =-2s sim&ltaneo&sl4 stri*in. the first
floor of the M&rrah B&ildin. do s&ch dama.eI 0f co&rse the4 3o&ld.E
Det the R4der tr&c* did not im1act the M&rrah B&ildin. at the s1eed of a roc*et9 nor did it
im1act it at all. 52en to the la41erson9 one can see that s&ch an analo.4 is ridic&lo&s. @n
his article9 $herro3 ne2er s1ec&lates that C-4 or an4 other hi.h-2elocit4 militar4 t41e
e;1losi2e mi.ht ha2e been &sed.
$till9 the former ATF man contends that an ANF0 bomb 1ar*ed o&t in the o1en co&ld
ha2e ca&sed the 1attern and de.ree of dama.e done to the M&rrah B&ildin.. EAbsol&tel4
and 3itho&t a shado3 of a do&bt9 and @ base that on 3/ 4ears in the b&siness9 and shootin.
ANF0 + from a co&1le 1o&nds to #3/ tons in one shot.E $herro3 .oes on to state that
,artins concl&sions 3ere based &1on mere Etheoretical anal4sis9E not hands-on
e;1erience.
Det ,artin s1ent 2" 4ears in the defense research establishment9 incl&din. hands7on 3or*
at the Ballistic Research )aboratoriesH Commander of the Air Force Armament
Technolo.4 )aborator4H Air Force $4stem Command9 and the 0ffice of the $ecretar4 of
Aefense <0$A> mana.ement. $&ch credentials s1ea* of a man 3ho *no3s his e;1losi2es.
@t is &nclear 3h4 the former ATF man 3as tr4in. to discredit ,artin9 and b4 association9
others 3ho disa.reed 3ith the .o2ernments theor4. Bhat is clear ho3e2er is that )oldier
o9 Fortune9 the ma.a!ine in 3hich $herro3s article a11eared9 is o3ned b4 ,aladin ,ress9
re.arded a C@A 1ro1rietar4. Robert ?. Bro3n9 the ma.a!ines 1&blisher9 is an associate of
Ceneral 7ohn $in.la&b9 a *e4 @ran-Contra 1la4er 3ho ran the .enocidal ,hoeni; ,ro.ram
in =ietnam9 and hel1ed train death s:&ads in Central America. Both men re1ortedl4
1la4ed an ancillar4 role in the 1-(4 )a ,enca bombin.9 3hich res&lted in the deaths of
ei.ht Mo&rnalists. K$ee Cha1ter 14L $herro3 admitted to 3or*in. for the C@A in Africa.
Bhat he did there 3asnt e;actl4 clear.
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@f the C@A <or one of its tentacles> 3ere in2ol2ed9 as the4 in2ariabl4 tend to be in s&ch
cases9 the4 3o&ld ha2e a stron. moti2e to co2er &1 their in2ol2ement and re-direct the
in2esti.ation. The most common 3a4 of doin. this is thro&.h the &se of 1ro1a.anda and
disinformation. Bhile $herro3 himself has critici!ed the ATF9 and 3rote se2eral articles
deb&n*in. the .o2ernments theor4 re.ardin. militia .ro&1s9 this 1artic&lar article
a11eared to be a Ehit-1ieceE desi.ned to discredit an4 le.itimate anal4sis of the bombin..
Det some critics of the .o2ernments stor4 ha2e .one be4ond the relati2el4 ordinar4
e;1lanations of ,artin9 Cronnin. and others to s&..est that the Federal B&ildin. 3as
destro4ed b4 a de2ice called an EA-Ne&tronic Bomb.E These ad2ocates cite as e2idence
the nat&re of the s1allin. <the disinte.ration of the concrete into tin4 1ieces> on the to1 of
the b&ildin.9 and the e;tent of the dama.e to s&rro&ndin. b&ildin.s that e2en men li*e
Ceneral ,artin claim 3o&ld be im1ossible for an ANF0 bomb.
)arens @man4&el9 a Ber*ele4 assistant 1h4sics 1rofessor 3ho has st&died the bombin.9 is
one s&ch ad2ocate. @man4&els anal4sis9 3hich a11eared in 2eritas ne3sletter9 indicates
that the 3ide e;tent of the collateral dama.e 3as not consistent 3ith a con2entional
e;1losion. As @man4&el 3rites6
There 3as some 2er4 so1histicated bomb that 3as ca1able of ca&sin. a
tremendo&s blast atmos1heric 1ress&re 3a2e that ble3 o&t 3indo3s in so
man4 of the s&rro&ndin. b&ildin.s. This had to be some sort of 2er4 hi.h-
tech d&st e;1losi2e-li*e bomb + one that creates a 3idel4 dis1ersed
e;1losi2e mi;t&re in the 2er4 air and then detonates it 3ith a secondar4
char.e. This last s1ectac&lar hi.h-tech bomb ser2ed the 1&r1ose of
con2incin. the .eneral 1&blic that the alle.ed solitar4 tr&c*-bomb 3as
1o3erf&l and Ede2astatin.E eno&.h that it co&ld 3i1e o&t and colla1se a
nearb4 b&ildin..
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Consider the comments of a local str&ct&ral en.ineer9 Bob Cornforth9 EThe ran.e of this
blast has reall4 im1ressed me + the e;tent of the dama.e and the distance o&t.E A mile
a3a49 3indo3 frames had been 1&shed bac* t3o feet. 0n the other hand9 he ins1ected
t3o b&ildin.s M&st a little o2er 2// ft. from the so-called crater9 the DMCA center and the
7o&rnal Record b&ildin.9 3hich lost 1art of its 1itched concrete roof. To his s&r1rise9 EThe
str&ct&ral frames 1erformed e;tremel4 3ell. Be desi.n for (/-m1h 3inds9E 3hich he sa4s
seems ade:&ate. The lac* of dama.e to the frames9 des1ite the massi2e li.ht-str&ct&ral
dama.e sho3ed that the shoc* 3a2es 3ere of short d&ration. This 3as consistent 3ith a
man4-1oint e;1losion9 b&t not 3ith a sin.le-1oint e;1losion lar.e eno&.h to *noc* o&t
the fo&r hea24 col&mns that had colla1sed in the M&rrah B&ildin..
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The A-Ne&tronic bomb9 or E5lectro-84drod4namic Caseo&s F&el Ae2ice9E 3as
re1ortedl4 de2elo1ed b4 the 4o&n. scientist-1rodi.4 in the earl4 1-(/s 3hile he 3as
3or*in. for 8erc&les Man&fact&rin. in $ilicon =alle49 CA. The first bomb test at the
,enta.ons s&1er-secret Area "1 in Ne2ada a11arentl4 res&lted in the death of a
technician and inM&red se2eral others d&e to their &nderestimation of its 1o3er. The
1roMect 3as re1ortedl4 com1artmentali!ed and classified &nder a EN&clear Bea1onsE
cate.or4 b4 ,resident Rea.an. KFor a descri1tion of the de2ice9 see A11endi;L
KBhat does $am&el Cohen ha2e to sa4 abo&t the A-Ne&tronic bombI EBell9 @m not
e;1ert eno&.h to reall4 2o&ch for his statements9 b&t @2e .ot a h&nch that its technicall4
3ell-based. @2e s1o*en to Michael Riconosci&to <the in2entor of the A-Ne&tronic Bomb>
and hes an e;traordinaril4 bri.ht .&4. @ also ha2e a h&nch9 3hich @ cant 1ro2e9 that the4
both <Riconosci&to and )a2os9 his 1artner> indirectl4 3or* for the C@A.EL
Accordin. to @man4&el9 a member of a 1&blic 3atch-do. .ro&1 that monitors militar4 and
n&clear 1roc&rement acti2ities9 EThe desi.n 3o&ld be 1artic&larl4 s&itable for &se as a
cr&ise missile 3arhead9 3here a non-n&clear char.e is re:&ired that can reliabl4 destro4 a
hardened tar.et des1ite a se2eral-meters tar.etin. error. $&ch 3ea1ons are desi.ned as
1art of the Ad2anced Technolo.4 Barhead ,ro.ram of )a3rence )i2ermore and )os
Alamos National )aboratories.E
Ted C&ndersen9 3ho has inde1endentl4 in2esti.ated the bombin.9 incl&ded n&mero&s
letters and memos in his re1ort 3hich 1ointed to the e;istence of s&ch a de2ice. 8e
re1orted that the .o2ernment contract n&mber for the bomb 3as AAAA-21--/-C-//4"9
and 3as man&fact&red b4 A4no-Nobel9 @nc.9 in $alt )a*e Cit4. A4no-Nobel 3as
1re2io&sl4 connected 3ith 8erc&les Man&fact&rin.9 3here Riconosci&to 3or*ed. The
Ae1artment of the Arm4 denies that contract AAAA-21--/-C-//4" e;ists. A4no-Nobel
ref&sed to res1ond to in:&iries from C&ndersen or the a&thor.
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C&rio&sl49 the bomb s1ecialist the .o2ernment called as its e;1ert 3itness d&rin. the
Federal Crand 7&r4 testimon4 3as Robert 8o1ler. 8o1ler recentl4 retired from A4no-
Nobel.
$herro3 raised the iss&e of the 5lectro-84drod4namic Caseo&s F&el Ae2ice in his
)oldier o9 Fortune article. Accordin. to @man4&el9 EC&ndersens bomb model 3as clearl4
&n3or*able as 1resented in )oldier o9 Fortune9 b&t contained the essential information
that the bomb .enerated an electrostaticall4 char.ed clo&d.E
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0ne 2ictim in the 8%A office in the M&rrah B&ildin. described in a National ,&blic
Radio inter2ie3 on Ma4 239 1--" ho3 she felt a heat 3a2e and a static electricit4 char.e
immediatel4 before the 3indo3s ble3 in.
Aaina Bradle49 3ho lost her mother and t3o children in the bombin.9 said she felt
electricit4 r&nnin. thro&.h her bod4 ri.ht before the bomb 3ent off.
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Another 2ictim9 Ramona McAonald9 3ho 3as dri2in. abo&t bloc* a3a49 remembers
seein. a brilliant flash and described the feelin. of static electricit4. E@t made a real lo&d
static electricit4 so&nd. @t so&nded li*e bi. s3arm of bees + 4o& co&ld act&all4 hear it.
The ne;t thin. 3as a real shar1 cla19 li*e th&nder.OE McAonald also described both .old
and bl&e flashes of li.ht. @nterestin.l49 Riconisc&to has called his de2ice EBl&e Aeath.E
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Another s&r2i2or of the blast 3as :&oted on CNN as sa4in.9 E@t 3as M&st li*e an atomic
bomb 3ent off. EThe ceilin. 3ent in and all the 3indo3s came in and there 3as a
deafenin. roarOE
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,ro1onents of the A-Ne&tronic Bomb concl&de that these are all si.nat&res of s&ch a
de2ice.
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Bhile both C&ndersen and Riconosci&to ha2e recei2ed ridic&le for s&..estin. that a
s&1er-secret 1inea11le-si!ed de2ice ma4 ha2e destro4ed the M&rrah B&ildin.9 Cohen
ca&tions6 E)oo*9 3hen @ first came &1 3ith that conce1t <the Ne&tron Bomb9 de2elo1ed in
the 1-'/s>9 the ridic&le @ too* from the scientific comm&nit4 3as somethin. a3f&l. And
this incl&ded scientists at the Nobel ,ri!e le2el.E ERe.ardin. Riconosci&to9E adds Cohen9
Ethe .&4s a madmanO b&t technicall49 theres no do&bt in m4 mind that hes brilliant.E
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Cene Bheaton9 a former ,enta.on C@A in2esti.ator9 claims that the f&el-air bomb 3as
de1lo4ed in the C&lf Bar9 alon. 3ith other e;1erimental 3ea1ons res1onsible for m&ch
of the massi2e de2astation inflicted on @ra:.
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The f&el-air e;1losi2e9 or FA59 can co2er
an area 19/// feet 3ide 3ith blast 1ress&res of 2// 1.s.i. Accordin. to a C@A re1ort on
FA5s6
KTLhe 1ress&re effects of FA5s a11roach those 1rod&ced b4 lo3-4ield
n&clear 3ea1ons at short ran.es. The effect of an FA5 e;1losion 3ithin
confined s1aces is immense. Those near the i.nition 1oint are obliterated.
Those at the frin.es are li*el4 to s&ffer man4 internalO inM&ries9 incl&din.
b&rst eardr&ms and cr&shed inner-ear or.ans9 se2ere conc&ssions9 r&1t&red
l&n.s and internal or.ans9 and 1ossible blindness.
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Moreo2er9 it seems that Messerschmitt-Bol*o3-Blohm s&11lied @ra: 3ith 1lans for a
f&el-air e;1losi2e. The bl&e1rints 3ere alle.edl4 1assed on to the @ra:is b4 the 5.41tians9
and @ra: commenced commercial 1rod&ction of the 3ea1on + the force of 3hich is the
e:&i2alent of a small atomic e;1losion.
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A fe3 min&tes before -6// a.m. on A1ril 1-9 a 4o&n. Arabic man carr4in. a bac*1ac*
3as seen in the M&rrah B&ildin. h&rriedl4 1&shin. the ele2ator b&tton as if tr4in. to .et
off. A fe3 min&tes after he e;ited the b&ildin.9 the bomb<s> 3ent off. The ele2ator doors9
3hich 3ere on the o11osite side of the b&ildin. from the tr&c*-bomb9 had their doors
blo3n outward.
Another former militar4 so&rce a.reed that a de2ice similar to the f&el-air e;1losi2e
e;ists. E@ts called a $1ecial Atomic Aemolition M&nitions or $AAM9E said Crai.
Roberts9 a )t. Colonel in Arm4 Reser2e K@ntelli.enceL. Accordin. to Roberts and Charles
T. 8arrison9 a researcher for the Ae1artment of 5ner.4 and the ,enta.on9 this m&nition
has been de1lo4ed 3ith artiller4 &nits in 5&ro1e. The $AAM can also be carried in a
bac*1ac*.
Another so&rce 3ho has monitored to1-secret 3ea1ons 1roMects confirmed this
information6
@ do not *no3 a lot abo&t $AAMs9 b&t @ ha2e friends + e; British $A$
and RAF + 3ho 3ere trained in their &se a fe3 4ears a.o for behind-the-
lines sabota.e in the e2ent of a R&ssian brea*thro&.h in 5&ro1e. The4
belie2e from their still-ser2in. militar4 contacts that the earlier football
si!ed bac* 1ac* 3ea1ons that the4 3ere trained on ha2e been si.nificantl4
microed s&ch that a de2ice 3o&ld no3 easil4 fit in a .ra1efr&it and deli2er
fi2e to ten tons TNT e:&i2alent + or less Ki.e6 do3n to one ton TNTL.
These thin.s easil4 fit into a 1/"mm ho3it!er shell or a briefcase. ...
5;actl4 3hat com1onents are &tili!ed in these 3ea1ons is diffic&lt to .et
as the still ser2in. British officers are rel&ctant to tal* abo&t them in detail.
0ne can ass&me that a mi;t&re of ,l&toni&m 23- <hi.hl4 refined hence
relati2el4 lo3 radioacti2it4 emission on detonation>9 )ithi&m # Ae&teride
Tritide9 Triti&m9 and 1ossibl4 Ber4lli&m and %rani&m 23( <N0T 23">
3o&ld be in2ol2ed as a series of lenses in a Bi-Conical sha1e. @ am
endea2orin. to .et more data b&t this a 2er4 to&ch4 areaO
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An article in the (he +ash,ille (ennessean insists @ra:s $addam 8&ssein has been
de2elo1in. 22/ 1o&nds of lithi&m # 1er 4ear. lithi&m # can be con2erted to triti&m9 an
essential in.redient in thermon&clear reactions.
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0ther so&rces sa4 that #9/// to '9/// $AAMs 3ere 1rod&ced9 some of 3hich made their
3a4 to @srael and other co&ntries.
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$am Cohen confirms this information in the Fall
iss&e of 0ournal o9 *i,il e9ense. Cohen9 echoin. 8arrison9 char.es that the %.$. has
1&r1osef&ll4 &nderestimated the n&mber of n&clear 3arheads that @ran9 @ra: and North
?orea co&ld 1rod&ce9 and deliberatel4 disco&nted their ca1acit4 to 1rod&ce s&bstantiall4
smaller 3arheads.
EA co&1le of 4ears a.o9E states Cohen9 Edist&rbin. statements on ad2anced small9 2er4
lo3-4ield n&clear 3arheads9 be.an emanatin. from R&ssia.
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Cohen adds that these
articles Ere2ealed a massi2e sm&..lin. rin. had emer.ed 3here the material 3as bein.
sold aro&nd the 3orld to a n&mber of co&ntries9 some of 3hich 3ere terrorist nations.E
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KBritin. in +exus Ma.a!ine9 A&stralian Mo&rnalist and militar4 a&thorit4 7oe =ialls 1oints
o&t that the bombin. 3hich destro4ed a financial center in )ondon in 7&l4 of 1--39 and
3hich almost destro4ed the Borld Trade Center in Ne3 Dor* fo&r months later9 co&ld not
ha2e been ca&sed b4 con2entional e;1losi2es. @n a bi!arre coincidence 1redatin. Cohens
anal4sis9 theoretical 1h4sicist and former ,enta.on n&clear e;1ert Theodore B. Ta4lor
stated in his boo*9 (he *ur,e o9 %inding Energy9 that someda4 someone 3as .oin. to
blo3 &1 the Borld Trade Center 3ith a n&clear de2ice the si!e of a stic* of .&m. Ta4lors
1rediction first a11eared in the +ew Yorker ma.a!ine in 1-'3.
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=ialls adds that the British .o2ernment 3as :&ic* to blame the )ondon attac* on an @RA
<@rish Re1&blican Arm4> tr&c*-bomb9 in the same manner that %.$. a&thorities 3ere :&ic*
to blame the 0*lahoma bombin. on a tr&c*-bomb constr&cted b4 a 1air of so-called
dis.r&ntled anti-.o2ernment loners. Det at the same time the British .o2ernment 3as
iss&in. these statements9 their bomb technicians 3ere e;1lorin. the bomb site in f&ll
n&clear 1rotecti2e s&its.L
8ad the M&rrah B&ildin. been destro4ed b4 a $AAM or a bac*1ac* n&*e9 &sin. the
tr&c*-bomb as a co2erI British bomb e;1erts9 3ith e;tensi2e e;1erience dealin. 3ith
terrorist tr&c*-bombs9 told Mc=ei.hs attorne49 $te1hen 7ones9 that the ANF0 bomb
co&ld not ha2e done all of the dama.e to the M&rrah B&ildin..
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British bomb e;1ert )inda 7ones9 testif4in. for the 1rosec&tion in Mc=ei.hs trial9 came
to the o11osite concl&sion ho3e2er. Ne2ertheless9 the site 3as :&ic*l4 demolished and
co2ered o2er 3ith concreteH the remains ta*en to a sec&re d&m1 and b&ried. Bhat 3as the
.o2ernment tr4in. to hideI N&clear ,h4sicist Calen Binsor9 Ceneral Ben ,artin9 and
?,0C mana.er Aa2id 8all 3ent to the b&ildin. and dis1osal sites 3ith radiation
meas&rin. e:&i1ment9 b&t 3ere *e1t a3a4. The4 mana.ed to .ather some fra.ments
an43a49 and 3hen the4 meas&red them 3ith Binsors Na@ $cintillator detector9 the4
re.istered radiation le2els "/ 1ercent hi.her than normal.
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KThe s1ecter of radioacti2e terrorism is not e;actl4 brand ne3. @n ,aris9 the French secret
1olice foiled terrorists 1lannin. to set off a con2entional bomb desi.ned to s1read
1articles of deadl4 radioacti2e 1l&toni&m in the air.
Cohen s&..ests that if it had been a radioacti2e attac*9 and it 3ere made 1&blic9 it 3o&ld
ha2e 1anic*ed a 1&blic alread4 fri.htened abo&t terrorist attac*s6 E@f the 1er1etrators had
been able to .et their hands on M&st a traceable amo&nt of radioacti2it49 and mi;ed it &1
3ith the e;1losi2e9 so that it 3o&ld 2irt&all4 ass&re that it 3o&ld be 1ic*ed &1 b4 some
detectin. meter9 and this had .otten o&t9 that there 3as a fairl4 co1io&s amo&nt of
radioacti2it4 in the e;1losi2e9 all hell 3o&ld ha2e bro*en looseO. @t 3o&ld scare the
1ants off a 2er4 lar.e fraction of the %.$. citi!enr49 b4 sa4in. this 3as &sed b4 terrorists9
and contaminated an areaOE
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Ci2en the .o2ernments lon. histor4 of co2erin. &1 radiation tests on %.$. citi!ens9 from
radiatin. entire to3ns do3n3ind of n&clear test sites9 to sli11in. radioacti2e isoto1es to
cri11led children in their oatmeal9 it .oes 3itho&t sa4in. that the4 3o&ld also co2er this
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EA ne3 class of n&clear 3ea1ons co&ld e;ist 3hich co&ld ha2e an e;tremel4 dist&rbin.
terrorist 1otential9E said Cohen. EAnd to admit to the 1ossibilit4 that the 3arheads mi.ht
be s&fficientl4 com1act to 1ose a real terrorist threat 3as e:&all4 &nacce1table Kto the
.o2ernmentL.E
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$o 3as the Federal B&ildin. blo3n &1 b4 demolition char.es9 a tr&c* filled 3ith C-49 a
f&el-air e;1losi2e9 a miniat&re n&*e9 or some combination of the abo2eI
KE@t reall4 doesnt ma*e an4 difference9E sa4s Cohen. EFrom the stand1oint of
1racticalit4O @ 3o&ld lean to3ards Ben ,artin. Beca&se all the st&ff ,artins 1&t o&t9 it
M&st holds &1 + it ma*es eminent sense + he doesnt ha2e to .et into this e;otica. ,artin
sa4s &sin. ordinar4 ,rimacord 3ra11ed aro&nd these 1illars co&ld ha2e done the Mob.E
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@n fact9 it does ma*e :&ite a bit of difference from an in2esti.ati2e 1oint of 2ie39 since
the more so1histicated the bomb9 the more so1histicated the bombers. And Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols 3erent that so1histicated.L
?F0R-Channel 4 re1orted that the m4sterio&s se2ered le. clothed in militar4 .arb fo&nd
in the r&bble alle.edl4 had ,=C embedded KinL it. ,=C 1i1e is sometimes &sed to 1ac*
1lastic e;1losi2es. @t increases the shear 1o3er. 8ad this le.9 &nmatched to an4 of the
*no3n 2ictims9 belon.ed to the real bomberI
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K@n fact9 it does ma*e :&ite a bit of difference from an in2esti.ati2e 1oint of 2ie39 since
the more so1histicated the bomb9 the more so1histicated the bombers. And Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols 3erent that so1histicated.L
Then on March 2/9 1--#9)trategic In,estment +ewsletter re1orted that a ,enta.on st&d4
had been lea*ed 3hich bac*ed &1 Ceneral ,artins anal4sis6
A classified re1ort 1re1ared b4 t3o inde1endent ,enta.on e;1erts has
concl&ded that the destr&ction of the federal b&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4
last A1ril 3as ca&sed b4 fi2e se1arate bombs. The t3o e;1erts reached the
same concl&sion for the same technical reasons. $o&rces close to the
,enta.on st&d4 sa4 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h did 1la4 a role in the bombin. b&t
1eri1herall49 as a E&sef&l idiot.E The m&lti1le bombin.s ha2e a Middle
5astern Esi.nat&re9E 1ointin. to either @ra:i or $4rian in2ol2ement.
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Finall49 in the $1rin. of 1--'9 e;1losi2es e;1erts at 5.lin Air Force Bases Bri.ht
)aborator4 Armament Airectorate released a st&d4 on the effects of e;1losi2es a.ainst a
reinforced concrete b&ildin. similar to the Federal B&ildin.. The Air Forces test closel4
matched the conditions &nder 3hich the .o2ernment contends the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as
destro4ed.
The 5.lin Blast 5ffects $t&d49 or 5B5$9 in2ol2ed a three-stor4 reinforced concrete
str&ct&re (/ lon.9 4/ feet 3ide9 and 3/ feet hi.h. The b&ildin. constr&cted for the test9 the
5.lin Test $tr&ct&re <5T$>9 3hile smaller than the M&rrah B&ildin.9 3as similar in
desi.n9 3ith three ro3s of col&mns9 and si;-inch-thic* concrete 1anels similar to those in
the M&rrah B&ildin.. 02erall9 the 5T$ 3as considerabl4 3ea*er than the M&rrah9 3hich
had fi2e times the amo&nt of steel reinforcin. than the 5T$9 and 1/ times the amo&nt of
steel in its col&mns and beams. As +ew American editor Billiam 7as1er noted in re.ards
to the 5B5$6
@f air blast co&ld not effect catastro1hic fail&re to the decidedl4 inferior
5.lin str&ct&re9 it becomes all the more diffic&lt to belie2e that it 3as
res1onsible for the destr&ction of the m&ch stron.er M&rrah B&ildin..
The e;1erts at 5.lin cond&cted three tests. The4 first detonated '/4 1o&nds of Tritonal
<e:&i2alent to (3/ 1o&nds of TNT or a11ro;imatel4 292// 1o&nds of ANF0>9 at a
distance of 4/ feet from the str&ct&re9 e:&i2alent to the distance the R4der tr&c* 3as
1ar*ed from the M&rrah B&ildin.. The second test &tili!ed an M*-(2 3arhead <e:&i2alent
to 1(/ 1o&nds of TNT> 1laced 3ithin the first floor corner room a11ro;imatel4 fo&r feet
from the e;terior 3all. The third test in2ol2ed a 2"/-1o&nd 1enetratin. 3arhead
<e:&i2alent to 3" 1o&nds TNT>9 1laced in the corner of a second floor room
a11ro;imatel4 t3o and a half feet from the adMoinin. 3alls.
The first detonation demolished the si;-inch-thic* concrete 3all 1anels on the first floor9
b&t left the reinforcin. steel bars intact. The 14-inch col&mns 3ere &naffected b4 the blast
+ a far cr4 from 3hat occ&rred at the M&rrah B&ildin.. The dama.es to the second and
third floors fell off 1ro1ortionall49 &nli*e that in 0*lahoma Cit4. The "#-1a.e re1ort
concl&ded6
A&e to these conditions9 it is im1ossible to ascribe the dama.e that
occ&rred on A1ril 1-9 1--" to a sin.le tr&c*-bomb containin. 49(// lbs. of
ANF0. @n fact9 the ma;im&m 1redicted dama.e to the floor 1anels of the
M&rrah Federal B&ildin. is e:&al to a11ro;imatel4 1R of the total floor
area of the b&ildin.. F&rthermore9 d&e to the lac* of s4mmetrical dama.e
1attern at the M&rrah B&ildin.9 it 3o&ld be inconsistent 3ith the res&lts of
the 5T$ test Kn&mberL one to state that all of the dama.e to the M&rrah
B&ildin. is the res&lt of the tr&c*-bomb. The dama.e to the M&rrah
Federal B&ildin. is consistent 3ith dama.e res&ltin. from mechanicall4
co&1led de2ices 1laced locall4 3ithin the str&ct&re ....
@t m&st be concl&ded that the dama.e at the M&rrah Federal B&ildin. is
not the res&lt of the tr&c*-bomb itself9 b&t rather d&e to other factors s&ch
as locall4 1laced char.es 3ithin the b&ildin. itself .... The 1roced&res &sed
to ca&se the dama.e to the M&rrah B&ildin. are therefore more in2ol2ed
and com1le; than sim1l4 1ar*in. a tr&c* and lea2in. ....
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52en the Federal 5mer.enc4 Mana.ement A.enc4 <F5MA> 3as forced to concl&de that
49(// 1o&nds of ANF0 co&ld ha2e not ca&sed the so-called crater in 0*lahoma Cit4.
F5MAs re1ort9 1&blished on A&.&st 3/9 1--#9 inad2ertentl4 concl&ded that the bombers
3o&ld ha2e had to &se a11ro;imatel4 three times the amo&nt re1ortedl4 &sed in
0*lahoma Cit4.
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Another interestin. confirmation came from FB@ a.ent Aann4 Aefenba&.h9 3ho9 alon.
3ith %.$. Attorne4 Beth Bil*erson9 2isited Ceneral ,artin in 7&ne of 1--". ,art of the
team that 1rosec&ted Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 Bil*erson inter2ie3ed ,artin on the
1res&m1tion that he 3o&ld be called as a 3itness. EOand KA.ent Aefenba&.hL 3as .oin.
thro&.h the re1ort that @ did9E said ,artin9 Eand he 1&t his fin.er on that 1ict&re @ had in
the re1ortO the desi.nated crater9 and he said9 $&11ose @ told 4o& that is not the craterIE
,artin belie2es Bil*erson and Aefenba&.h <3ho ,artin described as belli.erent>
inter2ie3ed him as 1art of a r&se to find o&t 3hat he *ne3 abo&t the blast<s>9 so the
.o2ernment co&ld caref&ll4 a2oid those iss&es at trial. Bhile the4 1retended to be
interested in ,artins anal4sis9 the4 ne2er *e1t their 3ord to follo3 &1 the inter2ie3.
E@ thin* 3hat the4 did9E said ,artin9 E3as the4 loo*ed at m4 credentials and technical
M&stification of all this st&ff9 and the4 felt fo&nd that 3hat @ had 3as based on some 1rett4
so&nd footin..O @ thin* thats 3h4 the4 framed the case the 3a4 the4 did.E
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Bhate2er ble3 &1 the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9 one thin.s for s&re9 there 3as eno&.h
ANF0 1resent at the site to lea2e 2isible traces. Rand4 )ed.er9 a maintenance man 3ho
3as in the b&ildin. at the time of the blast9 claims fello3 3or*ers 3ho r&shed into the
b&ildin. immediatel4 after the e;1losion Ecom1lained of b&rnin. e4es9 hea24 d&st and
cho*in. l&n.s. That is ri.ht o&t of the te;tboo* of a diesel-fertili!er bomb9 beca&se it
creates nitric acid9E said )ed.er. EThe .&4s @ 3or* 3ith9 the4re not .oin. to ma*e it &1
that their e4es are b&rnin..E
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Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 a =A 1s4cholo.ist 3ho 3as on the fifth floor of the b&ildin. at the time
of the blast9 said9 E@ 1ic*ed fertili!er o&t of m4 s*inO @ co&ld see the fertili!er act&all4
e;1lodin. in the airH 4o& co&ld see it 1o11in. all aro&nd 4o&.E
Ramona McAonald9 3ho also s&r2i2ed the blast9 conc&rs 3ith 8eath. EThere 3as a bri.ht
flash9 and then boomJ And 4o& co&ld see the fertili!er 1o11in. in the air.E
Ci2en this scenario9 its reasonable to concl&de that the R4der tr&c* 3as filled 3ith
somethin. more 1o3erf&l9 3ith M&st eno&.h ANF0 to lea2e a 2isible trace.
Cohen a.rees. EThe dama.e that res&lted co&ld not ha2e occ&rred from a 2an 1ar*ed
o&tsideO @ dont care ho3 fanc4 an e;1losi2e 3as &sed. Bhat did in that b&ildin.O 3as
an inside Mob.E
@t 3o&ld a11ear that e;1erts anal4sis are not the onl4 e2idence of an inside Mob. @n an
inter2ie3 3ith a local T= station9 a man 3ho esca1ed the b&ildin. said9 E@ 3as sittin. at
m4 des*9 and @ felt a r&mblin.9 a sha*in. in the b&ildin.O so @ decided to .et &nder m4
des*.O the .lass 3indo3s ble3 in and *noc*ed do3n the ceilin. and some of the st&ff
abo2e the ceilin. and it all landed on to1 of m4 des*.E
Another man said9 E@ tho&.ht it 3as an earth:&a*e beca&se @ resided in California for
man4 4ears9 and it 3as almost li*e it 3as in slo3 motion. @ felt a sha*e9 and then it be.an
sha*in. more9 and @ do2e &nder m4 des*9 and then the .lass all came fl4in. in.E
A friend of Ar. Ra4 Bro3ns9 3hos secretar4 3as in the b&ildin. said9 E$he 3as standin.
b4 a 3indo3. The 3indo3 crac*ed9 then she .ot a3a4 from it and then she 3as blo3n
across the room and landed in another 3omans la1. Another 3oman @ *no39 7&d4 Morse9
.ot &nder her des* after feelin. the b&ildin. sha*e9 and before the .lass fle3.E
EAr. Brian 5s1e9 3ho 3as the sole s&r2i2or in the Ae1artment of A.ric&lt&res fifth floor
office9 told the a&thor he first Eheard a r&mblin. noise.E
Accordin. to these indi2id&als acco&nts9 if the tr&c*-bomb + the alle.ed sole bomb +
had detonated first9 ho3 3o&ld the4 ha2e felt a r&mbin.9 had time to thin* abo&t the
sit&ation9 then di2e &nder their des*sI The res&ltin. blast 3a2e from the tr&c*-bomb
3o&ld ha2e been immediate and total. $&ch an acco&nt co&ld onl4 be indicati2e of
demolition char.es 1laced inside the b&ildin..
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EThe inside char.es + demolition char.es9E said Cohen9 Ema4 ha2e .one off first9 and so
the col&mns no3 started to colla1se. Bo49 that 3o&ld 1rod&ce one hell of a r&mble9 to 1&t
it mildl4O.E
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A caller to the 0*lahoma Radio Net3or* related the e;1eriences of his friend9 a Federal
Co2ernment 3or*er9 3ho had 3itnessed the blast first-hand. E8e 3as a11ro;imatel4 fi2e
bloc*s from the b&ildin. 3hene2er the b&ildin. 3ent &1. 8e claims that the to1 of the
b&ildin. 3ent &1 li*e a missile .oin. thro&.h it. The debris 3as comin. bac* do3n 3hen
the side of the b&ildin. ble3 o&t. 8e said third and last9 the tr&c* ble3 &1 on the
street.E
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Notice this 3itness said the b&ildin. Eble3 o&t.E This is contrar4 to the effect of an
e;1losi2e blast from the street blo3in. the b&ildin. in from the street. Cand4 A2e49 3ho
3as on her 3a4 to the $ocial $ec&rit4 office 3hen the e;1losions occ&rred9 3as blo3n
away from the b&ildin.9 str&c* a 1ar*in. meter9 and then hit her car.
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$teel49 re1ortin. li2e for ?F0R9 EBe co&ld see all the 3a4 thro&.h the b&ildin.. That
3as M&st the force of the e;1losion + it M&st ble3 out all the 3alls and e2er4thin.
inside.E
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Ramona McAonald sa3 a flash and smo*e risin. &1 from inside the b&ildin.9
Eli*e a roc*et had shot o&t the to1 of the b&ildin..E
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@t sho&ld be ob2io&s to the reader that its im1la&sible an ANF0 bomb 1ar*ed o&t in the
street 3o&ld ha2e the force to blo3 all the 3a4 thro&.h a h&.e s&1erstr&ct&re li*e the
Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
No matter ho3 hard the .o2ernment tried to lie9 obsf&cate9 and distort the tr&th9 the
e2idence 3o&ld come bac* to ha&nt them.
0n A1ril 1-9 a ta1e recordin. made d&rin. a conference at the Bater Reso&rces Board
directl4 across from the M&rrah B&ildin. a11ears to indicate a s&ccession of blast e2ents9
s1aced 2er4 close to.ether.
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The ta1e recorder at the Bater Reso&rces Board 3as not the onl4 instr&ment recordin.
e;1losions that mornin.. The seismo.ra1h at the 0*lahoma Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 at the
%ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma at Norman9 1# miles from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 recorded t3o
3a2es9 or Et3o e2ents9E on the mornin. of A1ril 1-th. Another seismo.ra1h at the
0mni1le; M&se&m9 fo&r miles a3a4 from the Federal B&ildin.9 also recorded t3o
e2ents. These seismic 3a2es9 or Es1i*es9E s1aced a11ro;imatel4 ten seconds a1art9 seem
to indicate t3o blasts. K$ee A11endi;L
,rofessor Ra4mond Bro3n9 senior .eo1h4sicist at the %ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma 3ho
st&died the seismo.rams9 *ne3 and tal*ed to 1eo1le inside the b&ildin. at the time of the
blast. EM4 first im1ression 3as9 this 3as a demolition Mob9E said Bro3n. E$omebod4 3ho
3ent in there 3ith e:&i1ment tried to ta*e that b&ildin. do3n.E
Not so9 accordin. to the %.$. Ceolo.ical $&r2e4s anal4sis. The %$C$ 1&t o&t a 1ress
release on 7&ne 1st9 entitled E$eismic Records $&11ort 0ne-Blast Theor4 in 0*lahoma
Cit4 Bombin..E
The bomb that destro4ed the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4
1rod&ced a train of con2entional seismic 3a2es9 accordin. to
inter1retations b4 scientists 3ith the %.$. Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 and the
0*lahoma Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 <0C$>.
$cientists from those a.encies said the seismic recordin.s of the Ma4 23
demolition of the b&ildin. re1rod&ced the character of the ori.inal9 A1ril
1-th seismic recordin. b4 1rod&cin. t3o trains of seismic 3a2es that 3ere
recorded on seismometers near Norman9 0*la.
E$eismic recordin.s from the b&ildin.s im1losion indicate that there 3as
onl4 one bomb e;1losion on A1ril 1-9E said Ar. Thomas 8ol!er9 a %$C$
.eolo.ist in Menlo ,ar*9 Calif. 8ol!er is one of se2eral %$C$ and 0C$
scientists 3ho anal4!ed the shoc* 3a2es created b4 the A1ril 1- e;1losion
and the Ma4 23 im1losion.
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8ol!er added that the t3o distinct 3a2es from the A1ril 1- e;1losion<s> 3ere the res&lt of
the same 3a2e tra2elin. at t3o different s1eeds thro&.h t3o se1arate la4ers of the earths
cr&st. The Eill&sionE of a do&ble e;1losion 3as sim1l4 the res&lt of the b&ildin.s
colla1se9 he claimed. E$o the bottom line then9E said 8ol!er9 Eis @ thin* these obser2ations
are totall4 consistent 3ith a sin.le e;1losion. @t doesnt re:&ire m&lti1le e;1losions to do
it.E
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Ar. Bro3n has an honest difference of o1inion 3ith fol*s at the %.$. Ceolo.ical $&r2e4.
E@ 3ill candidl4 sa4 that 3e are ha2in. tro&ble findin. that 2elocit4 difference9E said
Bro3n. EBe ha2e not identified a 1air of la4ers that co&ld acco&nt for the ten-second
difference.
EBhate2er the %$C$ sa3 in that data con2inced them that the ori.inal blast 3as one
bomb9E he added. E@ find that hard to belie2eO. Bhat 3as &ncomfortable and mi.ht be
constr&ed as 1ress&re is that the4 3ere .oin. to come o&t 3ith a 1ress release that sa4s
3e ha2e concl&ded that data indicates one bomb. @t 1&ts &s in the &ncomfortable stance of
sa4in. that 3e9 too9 ha2e concl&ded that9 and 3e ha2ent.E
Det the %$C$ 1ress release said that Ar. Charles Man*in of the 0C$9 Bro3ns boss9 3as
E1leased 3ith the 3or* 1erformed b4 Ar. 8ol!er and his %$C$ collea.&es in the anal4sis
of the seismic records.E Det Man*in had act&all4 &r.ed 8ol!er to dela4 the 1ress release.
E52er4bod4 that has loo*ed at the si.nal has said a refraction <an echo> 3o&ld reall4 be
stran.e beca&se theres absol&tel4 no loss of ener.4 in the recorded seismic si.nal. The
second e2ent has the same am1lit&de as the firstO The arri2al time is 3ron. for a
refracted 3a2eO Be2e r&led o&t reflections9 refractions9 and the air blastO Be
determined that these t3o records of these t3o e2ents corroborate o&r inter1retation that
there 3ere t3o e;1losions.E
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The mainstream media9 of co&rse9 M&m1ed on the %$C$s findin.s9 3ith headlines li*e
E$in.le Bomb Aestro4ed B&ildin.E and E$eismic Records $ha*e M&rrah M&lti1le Bomb
Theor4.E EThe ne3s media e2en re1orted t3o bomb blasts initiall49E said Man*in9 Eb&t
later chan.ed their stor4.E
EThe %$C$s concl&sions are not s&11orted b4 either data or anal4sis9E added Bro3n9
3ho as*ed that his name be ta*en off the re1ort. Altho&.h Bro3n ca&tions that his o3n
concl&sions are far from concl&si2e and re:&ire Emore thoro&.h in2esti.ation9E the most
lo.ical e;1lanation for the second e2ent sa4s Bro3n9 is Ea bomb on the inside of the
b&ildin..E
E52en the smallest of those detonations <from the Ma4 23rd demolition> had a lar.er
effect on the recordin. than the colla1se of the b&ildin.9E he added9 E3hich demonstrates
that the e;1losi2es are m&ch more efficient at e;citin. the .ro&nd motion than is the
colla1se of three-fo&rths of the b&ildin.. $o it is 2er4 &nli*el4 that one-fo&rth of the
b&ildin. fallin. on A1ril 1-th co&ld ha2e created an ener.4 3a2e similar to that ca&sed
b4 the lar.e Ktr&c*-bombL e;1losion.E
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0ne of the 1roblems 3ith the t3o e2ent theor4 is that the s1i*es on the seismic readin.s
3ere ten seconds a1art. Bith that m&ch difference9 most e2er4bod4 in the 2icinit4 sho&ld
ha2e heard t3o se1arate blasts. B&t .i2en the tra&matic nat&re of bein. in the immediate
2icinit4 of a bombin.9 3o&ld 3itnesses necessaril4 ha2e heard t3o e;1losionsI Altho&.h
the so&nd of a tr&c*-bomb 3o&ld certainl4 ha2e made a lo&d9 roarin. noise9 com1lete
3ith lots of smo*e and fl4in. debris9 e;1erts sa4 that the Ecrac*E of a C-4 c&ttin. char.e
is Edo3nri.ht disa11ointin.E to hear.
0ne man 3ho 3or*s as a 1ar*in. .ara.e attendant one bloc* north of the M&rrah
B&ildin. told (he +ew American that he 3as test dri2in. a ne3 1ic*&1 tr&c* near the
b&ildin. 3hen the bomb 3ent off. E@t seemed li*e one9 bi.9 lon. e;1losion9E he said9 Eb&t
@ cant sa4 for s&re. M4 ears 3ere rin.in. and .lass and roc*s and concrete 3ere fallin.
all o2er and aro&nd me.E
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Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 3ho 3as on the fifth floor9 sa4s he heard onl4 one blast. B&t fello3 =A
3or*er 7im C&thrie stated in an inter2ie3 3ith the -ashington Post6
E@ felt a boom and 3as 1ic*ed &1 off m4 feet and thro3n &nder a 3ater
fo&ntain.E 8e heard a second e;1losion and co2ered his ears. Aiane
Aoole49 3ho 3as at a third floor stair3ell9 also belie2es she heard a
second e;1losion.
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,. C. Bilson9 3ho 3or*ed in the M&rrah B&ildin.9 told researcher Michele Moore9 EA
second e;1losion came after the first one and shards of .lass be.an fl4in. in the
office.E
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8assan M&hammad9 3ho 3as dri2in. for a deli2er4 ser2ice that da49 had his ears
r&1t&red b4 the e;1losions. M&hammad told the a&thor he clearl4 recalled hearin. t3o
distinct blasts. EO3hen @ 3as crossin. the street Kat 1/th and RobinsonLO the first
e;1losion 3ent off9 and it 3as a lo&d e;1losion. And m4 friend 3ho 3as comin. o&t of
the 3areho&se as*ed me 3hat 3as it9 beca&se 3e tho&.ht it 3as a dri2e-b4 shootin.O
and 3e .ot on the .ro&nd9 and b4 the time 3e .ot on the .ro&nd9 another one 3ent off9
and thats 3hen all the 3indo3s came o&t.E M&hammad recalls that it 3as abo&t three to
fo&r seconds bet3een blasts.
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7ane C. Craham9 a 8%A 3or*er inM&red in the bombin.9 also clearl4 felt t3o distinct
blasts. As Craham stated in a 2ideota1ed de1osition6 E@ 3ant to s1ecif4 that the first bomb
+ the first im1act + the first effect9 3as a 3a2in. effect9 that 4o& .ot 3hen the b&ildin.
3as mo2in.9 4o& mi.ht ha2e ma4be felt a little 3a2in.9 1erha1s an earth:&a*e
mo2ement9 and that lasted for se2eral seconds.
EAbo&t # or ' seconds later9 a bomb e;1loded. @t 3as an entirel4 different so&nd and
thr&st. @t 3as li*e it came &1 ri.ht from the center &1. Do& co&ld feel the b&ildin. mo2e a
little.O B&t there 3ere t3o distinct e2ents that occ&rred. The second blast not onl4 3as
2er49 2er4 lo&d9 it 3as also 2er4 1o3erf&l. And as @ said9 @ M&st felt li*e it 3as comin.
strai.ht on &1 from the center of the b&ildin. + strai.ht &1.E
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Michael 8inton9 3ho 3as on a b&s near NB "th and Robinson + one bloc* a3a4 + also
heard t3o e;1losions. E@ had M&st sat do3n 3hen @ heard this 2iolent t41e r&mble &nder
the b&s9E said 8inton. E@t 3as a 1&shin. t41e motion + it act&all4 raised that b&s &1 on
its side. Abo&t si; or se2en seconds later another one 3hich 3as more 2iolent than the
first 1ic*ed the b&s &1 a.ain9 and @ tho&.ht that second time the b&s 3as .oin. to t&rn
o2er.E
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Bhat 8inton is describin. is consistent 3ith a t3o-bomb scenario. The first9 smaller
e;1losion bein. the more s&bd&ed blast of the demolition char.es. The second9 lar.er
e;1losion bein. the blast of the tr&c*-bomb + the blast 1ress&re 3a2e of 3hich almost
ti11ed the b&s o2er.
@n an inter2ie3 3ith $edia %ypass ma.a!ine9 attorne4 Charles Batts9 3ho 3as in the
Federal Co&rtho&se across the street9 described hearin.9 and feelin.9 t3o se1arate blasts6
0atts' @ 3as &1 on the ninth floor9 the to1 floor of the Ban*r&1tc4 Co&rt9
3ith nothin. in bet3een the t3o b&ildin.s. Be 3ere on the so&th side9 o&t
in the fo4er9 o&tside the co&rtroom. @t 3as nine ocloc*9 or M&st 2er49 2er4
shortl4 thereafter. $e2eral la34ers 3ere standin. there tal*in. and there
3as a lar.e e;1losion. @t thre3 se2eral of the 1eo1le close to me to the
floor. @ dont thin* it thre3 me to the floor9 b&t it did mo2e me
si.nificantl49 and @ thre3 m4self to the floor9 and .ot do3n9 and abo&t that
time9 a h&.e blast9 &nli*e an4thin. @2e e2er e;1erienced9 hit.
Media Bypass: The blast 3a2e hitI
0atts' A second blast. There 3ere t3o e;1losions. The second blast made
me thin* that the 3hole b&ildin. 3as comin. in.
Batts9 a =ietnam 2eteran9 has e;1erienced the effects of bombin.s9 incl&din. bein.
3ithin 1// feet of B-"2 air stri*es. Batts told $edia %ypass he ne2er e;1erienced
an4thin. li*e this before.
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Another 2eteran 3ho heard the blast is Ceor.e Ballace9 a retired Air Force fi.hter 1ilot
3ith 2# 4ears in the ser2ice. Ballace9 3ho li2es nine miles north3est of the Federal
B&ildin. described the blast as a Es&stained9 lo&d9 lon. r&mble9 li*e se2eral e;1losions.E
Ballace li*ened the noise to that of a s&ccession of bombs bein. dro11ed b4 B-"2s.
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Ta*en to.ether9 the e2idence and 3itness acco&nts a11ears to indicate that there 3ere at
least t3o blasts on the mornin. of A1ril 1-.
Ceneral ,artin9 alon. 3ith $enator @nhoffe9 Re1resentati2e ?e4 and others9 as*ed
Con.ress that the b&ildin. not be demolished &ntil an inde1endent forensic team co&ld be
bro&.ht in to in2esti.ate the dama.e.
E@t is eas4 to determine 3hether a col&mn 3as failed b4 contact demolition char.es or b4
blast loadin. <s&ch as a tr&c*-bomb>9E ,artin 3rote in his letter to Con.ress. E@t is also
eas4 to co2er &1 cr&cial e2idence as 3as a11arentl4 done in Baco. @ &nderstand that the
b&ildin. is to be demolished b4 Ma4 23rd or 24th. Bh4 the r&sh to destro4 the
e2idenceIE
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Cohen echoed ,artins sentiments6 E@ belie2e that demolition char.es in the b&ildin.
1laced at certain *e4 concrete col&mns did the 1rimar4 dama.e to the M&rrah Federal
B&ildin.. @ conc&r 3ith the o1inion that an in2esti.ation b4 the 0*lahoma $tate
)e.islat&re is absol&tel4 necessar4 to .et at the tr&th of 3hat act&all4 ca&sed the tra.ed4
in 0*lahoma Cit4.E
Det the feds in fact did demolish the M&rrah B&ildin. on Ma4 239 destro4in. the
e2idence 3hile citin. the same reason as the4 did for :&ic*l4 demolishin. the Baco
com1o&nd6 Ehealth ha!ards.E @n the Baco case9 3hat 3as destro4ed 3as e2idence that the
feds had fired from helico1ters into the roof of the b&ildin. d&rin. the earl4 1art of the
raid9 *illin. se2eral 1eo1le9 incl&din. a n&rsin. mother. @n the 0*lahoma case9 3hat 3as
destro4ed 3as e2idence that the col&mns had been destro4ed b4 demolition char.es.
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The r&bble from the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as ha&led b4 Mid3est Brec*in. to a landfill
s&rro&nded b4 a .&arded9 barbed-3ire fence9 sifted for e2idence 3ith the hel1 of the
National C&ard9 then s&bse:&entl4 ha&led off BF@ Baste Mana.ement and b&ried. Alon.
3ith it 3as b&ried the e2idence of 3hat reall4 ha11ened on the mornin. of A1ril 1-.
E@ts a classic co2er-&19E said Ceneral ,artin9 Ea classic co2er-&1.E
1&verything 2hort of a T#34 Tank1
@f the bombin. of the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as the res&lt of an inside Mob9 3ho is
res1onsibleI Bas it 3ired for demolition9 and if so9 3ho co&ld ha2e 3ired itI
Ar. 8eath9 3ho has 3or*ed in the M&rrah B&ildin. for 22 4ears9 3as 1resent on the da4
of the bombin.. Altho&.h 8eath 1ersonall4 disco&nts the second bomb theor49 he
e;1lained that 1oor sec&rit4 in the b&ildin. 3o&ld ha2e 1ermitted access to almost
an4one9 an4time.
EThe sec&rit4 3as so la; in this b&ildin.9 that one indi2id&al or .ro&1 of indi2id&als
co&ld ha2e had access to an4 of those col&mns9E said 8eath9 Ealmost in e2er4 1art of the
b&ildin.9 before or after ho&rs9 or e2en d&rin. the ho&rs of the 3or*da49 and co&ld ha2e
1lanted bombs.E
C&4 R&bsamen9 the Federal ,rotecti2e $er2ices .&ard on d&t4 the ni.ht of the 1(th9 said
that nobod4 had entered the b&ildin.. Det R&bsamen too* off at 26// a.m.9 and said that
nobod4 3as .&ardin. the b&ildin. from 26// a.m. to #6// a.m.
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E@t 3as a b&ildin. 4o& co&ld ha2e 1lanted a bomb in an4time 4o& 3anted to9E said 8eath.
E@t 3as a b&ildin. that 3as not sec&re at all. @2e .one in and o&t of this b&ildin. 3ith a
1en *nife9 M&st b4 sli11in. a *nife in the so&th doors9 slide the bolt bac*9 and .o in
3itho&t a *e4. @2e done that e2er since the b&ildin. 3as ne3. @f 4o& 3anted into it9 4o&
co&ld ha2e .otten into it an4 time 4o& 3anted to.E
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8eath also e;1lained that 2isitors co&ld dri2e ri.ht into the .ara.e9 an4time. EThere 3as
no .&ard. Do& co&ld dri2e inside the .ara.e + fo&r stories + an4time 4o& 3anted to9
and carr4 an4thin. 4o& 3anted to inside the car.E
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@t a11ears that alle.ed bomber Timoth4 Mc=ei.h <or someone dri2in. his car> did M&st
that. 0n the mornin. of A1ril 1-9 attorne4 7ames )inehan 3as sto11ed for a li.ht at the
corner of NB 4th and Robinson at a11ro;imatel4 (63( a.m. 3hen he obser2ed a battered
4ello3 Merc&r4 r&n the li.ht and dri2e directl4 into the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.e.
)inehan said the dri2er had shar1 facial feat&res similar to Mc=ei.hs9 altho&.h he
tho&.ht the dri2er ma4 ha2e been a 3oman.
Referrin. to the 3ell-1&bli!ed scene of Mc=ei.h bein. led o&t of the Noble Co&nt4
Co&rtho&se9 )inehan said9 EOthats itJ Thats the same 1rofile.E C&rio&sl49 one month
later )inehan said9 EM4 .&t feelin. is that it 3as a female dri2in..E
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Bh4 did EMc=ei.hE dri2e into the .ara.eI Co&ld he ha2e done so to 1lant additional
bombsI 0r 1erha1s someone in Mc=ei.hs car made it appear that he 3as doin. soI A
fall-.&4 for the real bombersI
E@f Mc=ei.h 3as totall4 o&tside the la39 he certainl4 3o&ldnt ha2e sn&..led &1 a.ainst
them li*e dri2in. into that basement that mornin.9E said Aa2id 8all9 .eneral mana.er of
?,0C-T= in ,onca Cit49 0*lahoma9 3ho has in2esti.ated the ATFs role in the
bombin..E
Det 8all doesnt belie2e Ethe ATF or the FB@ or an4bod4 3ent aro&nd and 3ired col&mns
or an4thin. li*e that. Bhat he <,artin> said 3as that there ma4 ha2e been some e;1losi2es
stored b4 some col&mns that 3ent off. @ dont feel that those 1eo1le set o&t to *ill 1#(
1eo1le in 0*lahoma Cit4 intentionall4. B&t @ thin* that beca&se of incom1etence on their
1art that 2er4 3ell ma4 ha2e ha11ened in t3o or three different 3a4sOE
$hortl4 after the bombin.9 an &nidentified 3itness called Re1resentati2e ?e4 and told
him that she sa3 t3o men in the .ara.e 3ho a11eared to be Esa3in.E on the 1illars. The
men 3ere 3or*in. in almost total dar*ness. Bhen she as*ed them 3hat the4 3ere doin.9
the4 said9 EBere M&st 1&ttin. thin.s ri.ht a.ain.E
Bere the4 E1&ttin. thin.s ri.ht9E or 3ere the4 3ea*enin. the s&11ort col&mns M&st
eno&.h to ma*e s&re that the4d fail at the a11ro1riate momentI
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Then9 on the Frida4 before the bombin.9 8%A 3or*er 7ane Craham noticed three men in
the .ara.e 3hom she tho&.ht 3ere tele1hone re1airmen. As Craham stated in her
de1osition9 the men 3ere holdin. 3hat a11eared to be C-4 1lastic e;1losi2es6
E@t 3as a bloc*9 1robabl4 2 b4 3 inches of 3 b4 49 in that area9 b&t it 3as a
1&tt4 color + solid 1iece of bloc* + @ dont *no3 3hat it 3as. B&t the4
had that and the4 had this 3irin.. Bhen the4 sa3 me 3atchin. them9 the4
3ere do3n there and the4 had 1lans of the b&ildin.. The4 3ere disc&ssin.
+ the4 3ere ar.&in. in fact + a11arentl4 there 3as a disa.reement9
beca&se one of the men 3as 1ointin. to 2ario&s areas of the .ara.e. The4
3ere tal*in. abo&t9 @ ass&me9 1lans of the b&ildin.. @ tho&.ht ma4be the4
3ere tele1hone men at first.
EBhen the4 sa3 me 3atchin. them9 the4 too* the 3irin. + it loo*ed li*e
cord9 tele1hone cord + it 3as 1&tt4 colored + the4 too* 3hate2er else
3as in their hand9 the4 1&t all of that bac* into a 1a1er sac*9 the4 1&t it in
the dri2ers side9 behind the 1assen.er seat Kof aL 1ale .reen9 sli.htl4 faded
station 3a.on.E
Craham later told me that one of the men 3as holdin. a one b4 t3o b4 three inch de2ice
that loo*ed li*e Esome sort of clic*er9 li*e a small T= remote-control9E she said.
The men sto11ed 3or*in. abr&1tl4 3hen the4 sa3 Craham. EThe4 loo*ed
&ncomfortable9E she said. EThe4 3ere as intent loo*in. at me as @ 3as at them.E
$he also stated that the men 3ere not 3earin. &niforms and 3ere not dri2in. a tele1hone
or electric com1an4 tr&c*. The4 3ere9 ho3e2er9 2er4 3ell b&ilt. The4 Eob2io&sl4 lifted
3ei.htsE said Craham.
<Crahams acco&nt is bac*ed &1 b4 @R$ 3or*er ?ath4 Bilb&rn9 3ho also sa3 the trio of
men in the .ara.e9 as did a 8%A em1lo4ee named 7oan.>
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Altho&.h the FB@ inter2ie3ed Craham9 the4 ne2er sho3ed her an4 1ict&res or bro&.ht
her before a s*etch artist. EThe4 onl4 3anted to *no3 if @ co&ld identif4 Mc=ei.h or
Nichols9E she said. E@ said it 3as neither of these t3o .entlemen.E
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A call to the local electric9 tele1hone9 and nat&ral .as com1anies re2ealed that the men
3ere not a&thori!ed re1airmen. Nor 3ere the4 constr&ction 3or*ers ins1ectin. the
1remises for a 1ro1osed reno2ation 1roMect b4 the Ceneral $er2ices Administration
<C$A>. The 2/ or so contractors in2ol2ed in that bid stated em1haticall4 that the men
3ere not their em1lo4ees.
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Aa2id 8all <3ho sto11ed 3or*in. on the case in late 1--" d&e to an @R$ a&dit> 3asnt
a3are of the Craham de1osition9 he did dro1 a bombshell.
EBe do *no3 that e;1losi2es 3ere deli2ered there 3itho&t a do&bt. Be *no3 there 3ere
si; bo;es of 2" to 3" 1o&nds mar*ed hi.h e;1losi2es deli2ered to the b&ildin. t3o
3ee*s 1rior to the e;1losion. Be had contact 3ith the tr&c* dri2er 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in
that deli2er4. The name of the tr&c*in. com1an4 is Tri-$tate9 located in 7o1lin9 Misso&ri.E
Tri-stateO is an e;1losi2es carrier.
EBe2e tal*ed to the dri2er9E said 8all. EBe2e tal*ed to t3o dri2ers. Nobod4 *no3s 3hat
3as in them beca&se the4 3ere bo;ed and mar*ed hi.h e;1losi2e.E
Then 8all dro11ed another bombshell.
EBe also *no3 that the ATF had a ma.a!ine inside the b&ildin.9 3hich 3as ille.al. B&t
the floor 3as blo3n o&t of that ma.a!ine. And theres some :&estion abo&t 3hat 3as in
there too that created that dama.e9 beca&se that 3as a foot of concrete that 3as blo3n o&t
of that ma.a!ine.E
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Bhile se2eral other &ne;1loded bombs 3ere 1&lled o&t of the 3rec*a.e9 none 3ere
3idel4 mentioned.
0ne s&ch bomb 3as a 2 F 2 foot bo; mar*ed E8i.h 5;1losi2esE which had a timer on it.
This 3as confirmed b4 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Marshal Aic* Miller. The timin. mechanism
a11arentl4 had been set to detonate at ten min&tes after nine. A11arentl4 it had
malf&nctioned d&e to the initial blast.
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Accordin. to Toni Carrett9 a n&rse 3ho 3as on the scene ta..in. dead bodies. EFo&r
1eo1le + resc&e 3or*ers + told &s there 3as a bomb in the b&ildin. 3ith a timin.
mechanism set to .o off ten min&tes after nine.E Accordin. to Carrett9 3itnesses told her
it 3as an acti2e bomb. EBe sa3 the bomb s:&ad ta*e it a3a4.E
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This fact 3as confirmed b4 an 0*lahoma Cit4 ,olice officer 3ho inad2ertentl4 be.an to
3al* into the b&ildin. 3hen a fireman 4elled9 E8e4 idiot9 thats a bombJE The st&nned
officer loo*ed o2er and sa3 the 2 F 2 bo; s&rro&nded b4 1olice crime ta1e. 8e then
heard the fireman 4ell9 ETheres one o2er there and another o2er thereJ Bere 3aitin. for
the bomb s:&ads to come bac* from ha&lin. off the others.E
@n2esti.ator ,hil 08alloran has Bill Martin of the 0*lahoma Cit4 ,olice Ae1artment on
ta1e statin. that one of the bombs fo&nd in the b&ildin. 3as t3o to three fi2e-.allon
containers of Merc&r4 F&lminate + a 1o3erf&l e;1losi2e + one not easil4 obtainable
e;ce1t to militar4 so&rces.
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Citi!ens monitorin. 1olice radios heard the follo3in. con2ersation on the mornin. of the
1-th6
-irst voice' EBo49 4o&re not .onna belie2e thisJE
2econd voice' EBelie2e 3hatIE
-irst voice' E@ cant belie2e itO this is a militar4 bombJE
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A11arentl49 the containers9 3ith EMils1ecE <militar4 s1ecification> mar*in.s clearl4
2isible9 3ere fo&nd in the basement. Co&ld this e;1lain 3hat Mc=ei.hs car 3as doin. in
the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.eI Merc&r4 F&lminate is a hi.hl4 2olatile booster material.
=olatile eno&.h to create a 2er4 1o3erf&l e;1losion.
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$hortl4 thereafter9 a fireman &1 on the third floor of the b&ildin. noticed t3o militar4
amb&lances 1&ll &1 to the b&ildin.9 and sa3 se2eral men in dar* fati.&es carr4in.
stretchers from the b&ildin. to the 3aitin. amb&lances. Bhat 3ere on the stretchers 3ere
not bodies9 b&t bo;es9 3hich a11eared to contain doc&ments. 0ne of the stretchers had on
it 3hat a11eared to be a missile la&nch t&be. The missile9 a11arentl4 1art of the Arm4
recr&itin. offices dis1la49 3as confirmed the #1st 50A to be inert.
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Bhat is also interestin. is that Ceneral ,artin stated the b&ildin.s s&11ort str&ct&res
failed 1rimaril4 at the third floor le2el. @n s1ec&latin. 3ho 3o&ld ha2e access at that
M&nct&re9 it ma4 be rele2ant to note that the Ae1artment of Aefense <AoA> 3as on the
third floor9 adMoinin. col&mn B-39 3hich ,artin belie2es contained the main detonation
char.e.
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,artin 3as also informed b4 an ac:&aintance in the C@A that se2eral of their 1ersonnel
3ho e;amined the site disco2ered Merc&r4 F&lminate resid&e on se2eral roofto1s near
the b&ildin..
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Aro&nd the same time as the 5.lin Air Force Base re1ort 3as bein. made 1&blic9 Billiam
Northro19 a former @sraeli intelli.ence a.ent9 told me that a friend in the C@As
Airectorate of 01erations informed him that there 3as 1lastic e;1losi2e resid&e on the
b&ildin.s col&mns.
Addin. more f&el to the theor4 of an inside Mob 3as the dismembered militar4 le. fo&nd
in the 3rec*a.e + a le. not belon.in. to an4 of the *no3n 2ictims. <Altho&.h
a&thorities 3o&ld later attem1t to attrib&te the le. to Airman )a*esha )e24.>
Nor 3as the local media attrib&tin. the bombin. to the 3or* of amate&rs. ERi.ht no39
the4 are sa4in. that this is the 3or* of a so1histicated .ro&19E stated a ?F0R-T=
ne3scaster. EThis is the 3or* of a so1histicated de2ice9 and it had to ha2e been done b4
an e;1losi2es e;1ert9 ob2io&sl49 3ith this t41e of e;1losion.E
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52en Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin. told local ne3s stations6 EThe re1orts @ ha2e is that one
de2ice 3as deacti2ated9 and theres another de2ice9 and ob2io&sl4 3hate2er did the
dama.e to the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as a tremendo&s9 2er4 so1histicated e;1losi2e de2ice.E
Ne3scasters li2e on the scene co&ld be heard thro&.ho&t the da4 anno&ncin.9 EBe ha2e
re1orts of t3o other bombs 1&lled o&t of the b&ildin.9E and EThe second t3o de2ices
3ere lar.er than the first9E and so on6
5-O6 Channel 76 The FB@ has confirmed there is another bomb in the
Federal B&ildin.. @ts in the 5ast side of the b&ildin.. The42e mo2ed
e2er4bod4 bac* se2eral bloc*s9 ob2io&sl4 to9 &h9 &n1l&. it so it 3ont .o
off. The4re mo2in. e2er4bod4 bac*. @ts aO its a 3eird scene beca&se at
first e2er4bod4 3as r&nnin. 3hen the4 .a2e the 3ord to .et e2er4bod4
a3a4 from the scene9 b&t no3 1eo1le are M&st standin. aro&nd *ind of
starin.. @ts a 2er4 s&rreal9 2er4 stran.e scene.
No39 3e 3ant to .et some information o&t to 1eo1le9 to 1eo1le 3ho are in
the do3nto3n area. Do& dont 3ant to stand on the side3al*9 and the
reason for that is there are .as mains &nderneath and if theres a second
e;1losion9 that those .as mains co&ld blo3. B&t9 a.ain9 3e do ha2e
confirmation. There is a second bomb in the Federal B&ildin.. Be *no3
its on the east side. Bere not s&re 3hat floor9 3hat le2el9 b&t there is
definitel4 dan.er of a maMor second e;1losion. The4re 3arnin. e2er4bod4
to .et as far bac* as the4 can. The4re tr4in. to .et the bomb def&sed ri.ht
no3. The4 are in the 1rocess of doin. it9 b&t this co&ld ta*e some time.
The4re tellin. 1eo1le that this is somethin. to ta*e 2er4 serio&sl49 and not
to sli1 for3ard to .et a loo* at this9 beca&se this thin. co&ld definitel4 .o
off.
50T8 Channel 96 All ri.ht9 3e M&st sa39 if 4o& 3ere 3atchin.9 there9
there 3as a 3hite 1ic*&1 tr&c* bac*in. a trailer into the scene here. The4
are tr4in. to .et 1eo1le o&t of the 3a4 so that the4 can .et it in. A11ears to
be the 0*lahoma Bomb $:&ad. @ts their Bomb Ais1osal %nit9 is 3hat it is9
and it is 3hat the4 3o&ld &se if9 if9 the re1ort that 3e .a2e 4o& M&st a fe3
min&tes a.o is correct9 that a second e;1losi2e de2ice of some *ind is
inside the b&ildin.. The4ll bac* that trailer in there9 and the Bomb $:&ad
fol*s 3ill .o in and the4ll &se that trailer. Do& see the b&c*et on the bac*I
This is ho3 the4 3o&ld trans1ort the 5;1losi2e Ae2ice a3a4 from this
1o1&lated area. The4 3o&ld tr4 to do somethin..
Finall49 ?F0R anno&nced6
The second e;1losi2e 3as fo&nd and def&sed. The third e;1losi2e 3as
fo&nd + and the4 are 3or*in. on it ri.ht no3 as 3e s1ea*. I understand
that &oth the second and the third explosi,es were larger than the 9irst.
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K,aramedic Tiffan4 $mith9 3ho 3as 3or*in. 3ith other resc&e 1ersonnel in the M&rrah
B&ildin. that mornin.9 claims she 3as told b4 a blac*-s&ited ATF a.ent that another
bomb had been fo&nd attached to a .as line.
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Bhen Channel 4 inter2ie3ed terrorism e;1ert Ar. Randall 8eather at a11ro;imatel4 16//
,.M. he stated6 EBe sho&ld find o&t an a3f&l lot9 3hen these bombs are ta*en a1art.O Be
.ot l&c*4 toda49 if 4o& can consider an4thin. abo&t this tra.ed4 l&c*4. @ts act&all4 a .reat
stro*e of l&c*9 that 3e2e .ot def&sed bombs. @ts thro&.h the bomb material that 3ell be
able to trac* do3n 3ho committed this atrocit4.E
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@n fact9 it is &ncertain if the bombs were ta*en a1art and e;amined. As stated in a re1ort
1re1ared b4 the National Fire ,rotection Association6 EThe de2ice 3as remo2ed in the
sheriffs bomb trailer and e;1loded in a remote location.E
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@ncredibl49 all these re1orts 3ere :&ic*l4 h&shed &1 and denied later on. $&ddenl49 the
additional bombs inside the b&ildin. became a car-bomb outside the b&ildin.9 then a 2an
containin. 29/// 1o&nds of ANF09 then a tr&c* containin. 49(// 1o&nds.
Co2ernor ?eatin.9 3ho himself had re1orted a second de2ice9 3o&ld later re2erse his
1osition9 leadin. a state3ide co2er-&1 1roclaimin. that Re1resentati2e ?e4 and others
in2esti.atin. additional bombs and s&s1ects 3ere Eho3lin. at the moon9E and Eoff the
reser2ation.E
Bhen 7.A. Cash9 a Mo&rnalist 3ritin. for the $c*urtain *ounty "a#ette9 tried to inter2ie3
members of the Bomb $:&ad9 Fire Ae1artment and ,olice9 he 3as .enerall4 told b4
1otential inter2ie3ees9 E@ sa3 a lot that da49 @ 3ish @ hadnt. @ ha2e a 3ife9 a Mob9 a
famil4O @2e been threatened9 3e2e been told not to tal* abo&t the de2ices.E
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Bhen @ attem1ted to inter2ie3 t3o members of the $heriffs Bomb $:&ad 3ho 3ere first
on the scene9 the4 told me there were no additional bombs ta*en a3a4 or detonated.
Bhen :&estioned f&rther the4 became 2isibl4 &1ti.ht and referred me to their s&1erior.
0ne la3-enforcement official 3ho had a little more 1ractice at l4in. 3as 0*lahoma Cit4
FB@ $AC Bob Ric*s9 the master 1ro1a.andist of Baco fame9 3ho cooll4 stated to the
1ress9 EBe ne2er did find another de2ice.O 3e confirmed that no other de2ice
e;isted.E
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The ATF9 3ho initiall4 denied e2en ha2in. an4 e;1losi2es in the b&ildin.9 e2ent&all4
recanted their statements and told re1orters that the 2 F 2 foot bo; 3as a Etrainin. bomb.E
@ as*ed Ceneral ,artin if there co&ld be s&ch a thin. as an ATF Etrainin. bomb.E
E@ 3o&ld certainl4 not thin* so9E said ,artin. E)oo*9 3hen 4o& ha2e an 50A team +
50A teams are 2er4 3ell trained 1eo1le. And an4 trainin. de2ice 3o&ld ha2e to be so
labeled + so labeled. And the 50A 1eo1le 3ho 3ere there 3ere claimin. it 3as
e;1losi2es.E
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Former ATF man Ric* $herro3 had his o3n tho&.hts on the iss&e of trainin. bombs. EAll
the field offices ha2e that material <trainin. bombs>. @ts 1// 1ercent on the o&tside +
3ei.hs the same9 loo*s the same9 b&t it has no fill + no inert mar*in.s or an4thin. else. @
cant sa4 absol&tel4 thats 3hat 3as fo&nd in the b&ildin.9 b&t its more than li*el4. The4
had st&n .renades too9 3hich are li2e. The4 cant contrib&te or an4thin. Kto the dama.eL9
b&t the4 lied abo&t it9 and that Mams &1 their credibilit4.E
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Cash inter2ie3ed C$A 3or*ers 3ho hel1ed the ATF &nload their arsenal room t3o 3ee*s
after the blast. Cash described in a series of "a#ette articles be.innin. on Ma4 49 1--"9
ho3 the ATF had stored 3ea1ons9 e;1losi2es and amm&nition in the M&rrah B&ildin. in
contra2ention of the 2er4 la3s the4 3ere s&11osed to enforce6
Both the Alcohol9 Tobacco and Firearms B&rea& <ATF> and the Ar&.
5nforcement B&rea& <A5A> had e;1losi2es and 3ea1ons + incl&din. an
anti-tan* missile + ille.all4 stored in the b&ildin. 3hen it ble3 &1 A1ril
1-9 the $c*urtain "a#ette has learned. An e4e3itness obser2er told the
"a#ette recentl4 of assistin. federal a.ents to remo2e 3ea1ons and
e;1losi2e de2ices from a 1artiall4-dama.ed arsenal inside the Federal
B&ildin. after the e;1losion.
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)ester Mart!9 ATF $1ecial A.ent in Char.e for the re.ion9 denied this. EThat loc*er 3as
intact9E said Mart! in an inter2ie3 3ith the allas $orning +ews9 and 3ith the a&thor.
Mart! 3ent on to sa4 that the blasted o&t area bet3een col&mns B-2 and B-4 3as the
res&lt of A5A ordinance. Det the A5A offices 3ere on the west side of the b&ildin. on the
se2enth floor9 no3here near that area. The ATF offices9 ho3e2er9 3ere in close 1ro;imit4
to it9 bein. located in the to1 rear corner of the b&ildin.9 on the east side.
ATF officials 3ere adamant in den4in. that no e;1losi2es 3ere stored in the b&ildin.. B&t
it seems the4 did ha2e C-4. 0C,A 0fficer Aon Bro3nin.9 3ho 2ie3ed 2ideo foota.e
ta*en b4 $heriff Mel2in $&mter9 sa4s C-4 3as Edefinitel4E carried o&t of the b&ildin..
Bro3nin.9 a =ietnam 2eteran9 described the e;1losi2es he sa36 E@t 3as in 3ide bloc*s9
abo&t 3S4E thic*9 aro&nd 1/E lon.9 and abo&t 2E 3ide9 3ra11ed in cello1hane.E
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Cash inter2ie3ed at least one &nnamed 3itness 3ho described hel1in. ATF a.ents
remo2e ordinance from their stora.e loc*er6
E0ne ni.ht9 &1 on the ninth floor9 3here the ATF offices K3ereL9 @ hel1ed
some of their a.ents load onto an ele2ator small arms9 machine .&ns9
se2eral cases of amm&nition and e2en some bo;es mar*ed 5;1losi2esE he
said.
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The "a#ette inter2ie3ed t3o more 3itnesses 3ho assisted in the 1ost bombin. clean-&1.
0ne9 a ci2ilian contractor hired b4 the C$A9 told the "a#ette 7&l4 3/th6
EThe4 had e2er4thin.J Ohome-made !i1 .&ns9 A?-4's9 sa3ed-off
shot.&ns9 AR-1"s9 M-1#s + literall4 h&ndreds of .&ns. Do& name it9 the4
had it allO an4 *ind of 3ea1on 4o& co&ld e2er 3ant.E 8e also said he
recalls seein. an ATF a.ent 3ith a fi2e-.allon b&c*et of hand-.renades.
EThe4 carried o&t e2er4 concei2able t41e of firearm *no3n to man9E Cash told 2ideo
1rod&cer Ch&c* Allen9 Eincl&din. h&ndreds of tho&sands of ro&nds of amm&nition9 bo;es
mar*ed e;1losi2es9 hand .renades9 e2er4thin. short of a R&ssian T-'2 tan*.E Finall49 a
3itness told the "a#ette6
EBhat 3as left of that KATF ma.a!ineL room is in the far so&th-east end of
the ninth floor9 b&t m&ch of it 3as blo3n a3a4 and Ka11arentl4L
disa11eared into the r&bble ri.ht on to1 of the Americas ?ids Aa4 Care
Center.E
The area M&st belo3 the ATFs arsenal room + the coned-in area on the far left <so&th-
east> side of the b&ildin. seen in aerial 1hoto.ra1hs + is 3here most of the cas&alties
occ&rred. This area e;tends one to t3o stories belo3 the street le2el. <$ee A11endi;>
A11arentl49 this is not the first time s&ch a Emisha1E has occ&rred. A11ro;imatel4 1/
4ears a.o9 some ca1t&red $o2iet ordinance9 incl&din. roc*ets 3ith hi.h-e;1losi2e
3arheads9 3o&nd &1 stored at FB@ head:&arters in Bashin.ton9 A.C. There 3as a
s&bse:&ent fire9 and the e;1lodin. ordinance ca&sed more than a little consternation
amon. firefi.hters9 es1eciall4 3hen one roc*et too* off and blasted a t3o-foot diameter
hole in a cinder bloc* 3all. Bhen the stor4 lea*ed o&t9 the ATF reacted b4 remo2in.
more than 3/ 1o&nds of e;1losi2es from their offices do3n the street.
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@n Allens 2ideo9 Cash ma*es the assertion that the massi2e internal dama.e to the
b&ildin. 3as the res&lt of secondar4 e;1losions ca&sed b4 these ille.all4 stored
e;1losi2es. The ordinance9 3hich incl&ded 1erc&ssion ca1s for C-4 <and C-4 itself>9 had
fallen from their ninth floor stora.e area after the initial tr&c* blast9 Cash s&..ests9 to one
of the lo3er floors9 3here it detonated9 ca&sin. massi2e internal dama.e. Accordin. to
Cashs e;1erts9 altho&.h C-4 is relati2el4 safe to handle9 it can be set off 3ith 3"// 1.s.i.
of 1ress&re.
Ceneral ,artin disa.rees 3ith Cashs anal4sis9 e;1lainin.6 EFor an4thin. to ha2e t&mbled
do3n from &1 there and done the increased dama.e is technicall4 im1ossibleO @f
somethin. had fallen after that section had colla1sed and ca&sed an e;1losion that
bro&.ht do3n Kcol&mnL B-39 the thin. 3o&ld not ha2e cro11ed the 3a4 it did. @f 4o& loo*
&1 there at the to1 left hand side9 4o& dont see an4thin. &1 there that 3o&ld indicate that
4o& had a bi. blo3-o&t at the to1. @f it had9 it 3o&ldnt of had an4thin. to do 3ith the
col&mn colla1sin. do3n belo3 + the4re too far a3a4.E
@ as*ed ,artin if C-4 co&ld e;1lode d&e to the increased air 1ress&re res&ltin. from the
tr&c* blast9 from the 3ei.ht of fallin. debris9 or sim1l4 b4 fallin. ei.ht or nine stories.
E)oo*9E said ,artin9 EC-4 is *inda to&.h to .et to .oH ammoni&m nitrate is e2en to&.her.
@t ta*es a real intense shoc* 3a2e to .et that *ind of e;1losi2e to .o.E ,artin then added9
E@ tho&.ht @ e;1lained it to Cash9 b&t @ .&ess hes 1ersistin. 3ith his stor4.E
Bh4 Cash 3o&ld 1ersist 3ith his stor4 3hile lar.el4 side-ste11in. ,artins anal4sis is
c&rio&s. Det if the ATF were res1onsible for the secondar4 e;1losion9 it 3o&ld seem the4
3o&ld ha2e reason to lie.
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KNot onl4 3ere the4 storin. e;1losi2es ille.all4 in a 1&blic
b&ildin. containin. a da4-care center9 b&t almost the entire contin.ent of a11ro;imatel4
13 a.ents 3as absent on the da4 of the bombin. <more on this later>.L
Bas the ATF in fact res1onsible9 *no3in.l4 or &n*no3in.l49 for the e;1losion that
destro4ed the M&rrah b&ildin.I Consider the follo3in. article 3hich a11eared in the 7&ne
"9 1--" iss&e of +ewsweek6
For the 1ast 4ear9 the ATF and the Arm4 Cor1s of 5n.ineers ha2e been
blo3in. &1 car bombs at the Bhite $ands ,ro2in. Cro&nd in Ne3
Me;ico. The 1roMect9 code-named Ai1ole Mi.ht9 is desi.ned to create a
com1&ter model to &nra2el terrorist car-and tr&c*-bomb attac*s. B4
coincidence9 a ATF a.ent assi.ned to Ai1ole Mi.ht9 ha11ened to be in
0*lahoma Cit4 on A1ril 1-th9 3or*in. at the Federal Co&rtho&se9 3hich
stands across the street from the M&rrah B&ildin.. 8e sa3 the de2astation
and called the ATF office in Aallas. The M&rrah B&ildin. had M&st been hit
b4 ANF0 <ammoni&m material> bomb of at least se2eral tho&sand
1o&nds9 he re1orted. Bithin min&tes9 e;1losi2es a.ents trained &nder
Ai1ole Mi.ht 3ere dis1atched to the scene. The4 identified the t41e and
si!e of the bomb almost immediatel4.
7&st ho3 this a.ent <8arr4 5berhardt> 3as able to immediatel4 ascertain the b&ildin. had
been blo3n &1 b4 an ANF0 bomb9 3hen no forensic anal4sis had 4et been cond&cted9 is
&nclear. Bhen ,hil 08alloran9 a freelance Mo&rnalist9 attem1ted to as* the ATF ,&blic
Relations B&rea& 3h4 a Ai1ole Mi.ht e;1ert M&st ha11ened to be in the co&rtho&se at that
moment9 and ho3 he co&ld immediatel4 ha2e *no3n the e;act nat&re of the bomb9
08alloran9 rather than .i2en a rational e;1lanation9 3as acc&sed of attac*in. the a.enc4
and 3as 1romised a fa; of a.enc4 2ie3s on Ri.ht-3in. cons1iracists <3hich ne2er
arri2ed>.
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@t is also &nclear 3h4 3as the $heriffs Bomb $:&ad 3as in the 1ar*in. lot bet3een the
M&rrah B&ildin. and the Federal Co&rtho&se at '64" that mornin.. The Bomb $:&ad
denies bein. there. B&t Norma $mith and other Federal Co&rtho&se em1lo4ees recall
seein. the Bomb $:&ads distincti2e 3hite tr&c*. EBe did 3onder 3hat it 3as doin. in
o&r 1ar*in. lot9E recalled $mith. E7o*in.l49 @ said9 Bell9 @ .&ess 3ell find o&t soon
eno&.h.E
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0*lahoma Cit4 attorne4 Aaniel 7. Adomitis told the Forth -orth )tar7(elegram he also
sa3 the Bomb $:&ad there that mornin.. EAs @ 3as 1assin. the bac* side of the Co&nt4
Co&rtho&se9 @ noticed a tr&c* 3ith a trailer and the tr&c* said Bomb Ais1osal. @
remember thin*in. as @ 1assed that 9 Cee9 @ 3onder if the4 had a bomb threat at the
co&nt4 co&rtho&seIE
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Bas the bomb s:&ad alerted that somethin. 3as in the 3or*sI Not accordin. to the e2er-
contro2ertf&l )ester Mart!. E@ ha2e not come across an4 information that an4 *ind of
bomb &nit 3as at the b&ildin. 1rior to the bombin.9E anno&nced Mart! 3ith a strai.ht
face at the same time he la&ded the heroism of )&*e Frane49 the ATF a.ent 3ho
s&11osedl4 E*arate-*ic*edE his 3a4 thro&.h three 3alls.
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Bhat is certain is that the M&rrah B&ildin. had a bomb threat one 3ee* 1rior to the 1-th.
Michael 8inton remembers loo*in. o&t the 3indo3 of his DMCA room a 3ee* before
and seein. abo&t 2//-3// 1eo1le .athered o&tside. The incident didnt Mo. his memor4
&ntil the local T= net3or*s anno&nced on the mornin. of the blast that the Federal
B&ildin. had recei2ed a threat M&st a 3ee* before.
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N&rse Toni Carret recalled tal*in. to se2eral 1eo1le 3ho said there had been bomb
threats t3o 3ee*s 1rior to the bombin.. EThe FB@ and the ATF *ne3 that these bomb
threats 3ere real9 and the4 did nothin. abo&t it.E
Terrorism e;1ert Ar. Randall 8eather confirmed these re1orts9 addin.9 E@ *no3 that there
had been a threat 1honed in to the FB@ last 3ee*9 b&t @ dont *no3 3hat the nat&re of that
3as.E
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Accordin. to the 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Ae1artment9 the FB@ 1honed in a 3arnin. on A1ril
149 almost a 3ee* before the bombin.. Assistant Fire Chief Charles Caines told Clenn
Bilb&rn9 3ho lost t3o .randsons in the blast9 that there 3as ne2er an4 3arnin.. The
.rie2in. .randfather then 3al*ed do3n the hall to Assistant Chief Ais1atcher 8ar2e4
Beathers office. Beathers told Bilb&rn in no &ncertain terms that the Fire Ae1artment
had indeed recei2ed a 3arnin. on A1ril 14. Relatin. Caines a11arent loss of memor4 to
Beathers9 he re1lied9 EBell9 4o& as*ed me and @ told 4o&. @m not .oin. to lie for
an4bod4.OE
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K0f co&rse9 one 1erson 1erfectl4 3illin. to lie for e,ery&ody 3as FB@ $AC Bob Ric*s.L
Bhen as*ed d&rin. a 1ress conference if the FB@ had recei2ed a 3arnin.9 Ric*s said9
EThe FB@ in 0*lahoma Cit4 has not recei2ed an4 threats to indicate that a bombin. 3as
abo&t to ta*e 1lace.E
@nterestin. 1la4 on 3ords. Bas Ric*s s&rre1titio&sl4 s&..estin. that one of the other FB@
offices had recei2ed a 3arnin.I 0r 3as there sim1l4 no reason for the FB@ to recei2e a
3arnin. beca&se the4 3ere in char.e of the bombin. from the be.innin.I
The trans1arent stories of the ATF and FB@ are stri*in.l4 familiar to those 1ro1o&nded in
the 3a*e of the 1--3 Borld Trade Center bombin.. @n that case9 the FB@ had one of its
o3n informants + former 5.41tian Arm4 Colonel 5mad 5li $alem + inside the .ro&1
res1onsible for the bombin.. Accordin. to $alem9 3ho made secret ta1es of his
con2ersations 3ith his FB@ handler9 Nanc4 Flo4d9 her s&1er2isor ref&sed to let $alem
s&bstit&te a harmless 1o3der for the real e;1losi2e. The a.ent then 1&lled $alem off the
case. $oon after3ards9 the bomb ble3 &19 *illin. si; 1eo1le and inM&rin. almost a 19///
more.
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@t also seems that the EcoincidenceE of the ATFs Ai1ole Mi.ht tests 3ere &ncannil4
similar to the Ma4 249 1--/ bombin. of 5arth FirstJ acti2ist 7&di Bari. The FB@ claimed
that Bari and her com1anion Aar4l Cherne49 3ho 3ere on their 3a4 to a 1eacef&l 1rotest
rall49 had inad2ertentl4 blo3n themsel2es &1 3ith their o3n 1i1e-bomb. After Bari s&ed
the FB@ for false arrest and ci2il ri.hts 2iolations9 she fo&nd o&t tho&.h disco2er4 that the
FB@ ran a Ebomb schoolE at 5&re*a Colle.e of the Red3oods in A1ril of 1--/ for both
FB@ and local 1olice. The classes incl&ded blo3in. &1 cars 3ith 1i1e bombs9 ostensibl4
to demonstrate the tactics &sed b4 terrorists <the same reason cited in the ATFs case>. The
instr&ctor for this Eschool of terrorismE 3as none other than Fran* Ao4le 7r.9 the FB@
bomb s:&ad e;1ert 3ho sho3ed &1 at the scene of Baris car bombin. one month later.
Accordin. to Freedom of @nformation Act records9 ,roMect Ai1ole Mi.ht 3as initiated
&nder the a&thori!ation of Clintons National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil. 0ne of the stated 1&r1oses
of the 1roMect 3as to 1rod&ce com1&ter models of bombin.s to Ebe dis1la4ed in a
co&rtroom to aid in the 1rosec&tion of defendants.E The 7&stice Ae1artment &sed the
2ideo ta1es shot at Bhite $ands d&rin. Mc=ei.hs trial to E1ro2eE that an ANF0 bomb
ble3 &1 the b&ildin.. As )a3rence M4ers9 3ritin. in $edia %ypass ma.a!ine9 as*ed6
Bh4 the National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil 3o&ld f&nd s&ch an ATF 1roMect9
des1ite the absol&te rarit4 of the crime9 has not been e;1lained.O Nor has
it been e;1lained as to 3hat s1ecific threat assessment information the
.o2ernment had 3hen it decided to en.a.e in s&ch a 1roMect9 M&st a fe3
months before a R4der Tr&c* laden 3ith ammoni&m nitrate fertili!er
e;1loded in front of the M&rrah B&ildin..
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As M4ers 1oints o&t9 the last-*no3n case of a tr&c*-bomb e;1lodin. in the %.$. 3as in
1-'/9 3hen an ANF0 bomb e;1loded in front of the Arm4 Math lab at the %ni2ersit4 of
Bisconsin in Madison. Bh4 then9 3o&ld the National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil s&ddenl4 feel the
need for detailed information re.ardin. ANF0 tr&c*-bomb attac*sI
Bas the ATF e;1ectin. s&ch a bombin.I Bere the4 in fact res1onsible for blast or the
secondar4 dama.e to the b&ildin.I 0r 3as the b&ildin. 3ired for demolition as 1art of a
lar.er 1lotI
KE@m firml4 con2inced that the ATF is .&ilt4 of an a3f&l lot of thin.s9E said B&d9 o&r e;-
Creen Beret. E@ mean9 if 4o& loo* at 3hat the ATF and the FB@ did to Rand4 Bea2er <and
at Baco>9 its M&st a3f&l. The42e .one ho. 3ild and ha2e KbecomeL a 1o3er &nto
themsel2es.E
As*ed if he tho&.ht a ro.&e .ro&1 or s1ecial &nit 3ithin the militar4Sintelli.ence
comm&nit4 co&ld or 3o&ld commit s&ch an act9 B&d re1lied E@t 3o&ldnt reall4 st&n me.EL
4
1The -ace of Terror1
"%e9ore the "o,ernment tries to con,ict someone1 they try 9irst to demoni#e him."
+ Trial la34er Cerr4 $1ence
0n Ma4 1st9 a st&nned America 3as introd&ced to EThe Face of Terror.E The steel4-e4ed
m&. of Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h9 s&1erim1osed o2er the lim19 blood4 bod4 of a tin4 dead
child9 stared coldl4 o&t at &s from the co2er of (ime ma.a!ine.
$&ddenl49 there 3as no lon.er an4 do&bt 3ho had bombed the M&rrah B&ildin.. As 7ohn
Aoe No. 1 3as led from the Noble Co&nt4 Co&rtho&se in handc&ffs and le. irons9 the
scene 3as somethin. a*in to a medie2al scri1t. EBab4 ?illerJE the cro3d screamed.
EB&rn himJ B&rn himJE
@n the 1a.es that follo3ed9 (ime and others 3o&ld set o&t to Ere2eal the 1aranoid life and
times of acc&sed bomber Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and his Ri.ht-3in. associates.E
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Bith the
in* barel4 dr4 on the indictments9 the national ne3s media :&ic*l4 be.an 1&m1in. o&t
stor4 after stor4 foc&sin. on the tri2ial banalities of Mc=ei.hs life9 attem1tin. to
reinforce the official alle.ations of his .&ilt. Bhile the +ew York (imes set the o2erall
tone based on Elea*sE from federal la3 enforcement so&rces9 self-st4led e;1erts came
cra3lin. o&t of the 3ood3or*.
E@n dee1l4 dist&rbin. 3a4s9 his is a 1ortrait of his .eneration9E :&i11ed Aale R&ssa* and
$er.e ?o2ales*i9 t3o sociolo.ists moonli.htin. for the -ashington Post.
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EOhis tort&red 1ath + is a 1s4cholo.ical 1ortrait of his deteriorationO.E 7ohn ?ifner of
the +ew York (imes anno&nced 3ith the a&thorit4 of a Fre&dian anal4st. EFirst there 3as
Mc=ei.hs o3n st&nted 1ersonalit4 and immediate fr&strations. 8e 3as ne2er able to
o2ercome a sense of abandonment b4 his motherO.E
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ENot ma*in. the $1ecial Forces 3as somethin. that 3as 2er4 hard for him to deal 3ith9E
said an FB@ a.ent trainin. for his ,h.A. in 1s4cholo.4. E@n his mind9 m&ch of his life has
been one of thin*in. that he is a *ind of $1ecial Forces of his o3n.E
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Finall46 E8e 3as the :&iet one9E said Mc=ei.hs former 1/th .rade 5n.lish teacher
Coleen Conner9 thro3in. a bit of adolescent 1s4cholo.4 on the sit&ation. EA lot of the
:&iet ones are the ones 3ho ha2e ended &1 doin. scar4 thin.sO.E
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There it 3as + trial b4 media. Timoth4 Mc=ei.h must be .&ilt49 after all9 the4 1&t his
face on the co2er of (ime ma.a!ine.
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K(ime. As Mo&rnalist 7on Ra11a1ort 1&t it9 Ethe home of faintl4 1atroni!in. stories that .o
no3here.E )i*e the caref&ll4 man&fact&red ima.e of )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 the media
3o&ld constr&ct a mena.erie realit4 of Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h9 s&itable for 1&blic
cons&m1tion.L
Fort&natel49 in the a2alanche of articles that 3o&ld follo39 small hints of realit4 3o&ld
occasionall4 see1 thro&.h the mire.
EThat M&st doesnt rin. tr&e to me9 as to the 1erson @ *ne39E said $heffield Anderson9 a
correctional officer 3ho had .one thro&.h basic trainin. 3ith Mc=ei.h and ser2ed 3ith
him in the C&lf. E@n that 1ict&re of him comin. o&t of the co&rtho&se9 he loo*s li*e a real
mean .&4. B&t @ didnt sense an4thin. o&t of the ordinar4. Mc=ei.h 3as a rational t41e
.&49 a thin*in. t41e 1erson. The bombin. thin. is totall4 contrar4 to the 1erson @
*ne3.E
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EThe Timoth4 Mc=ei.h @ tal*ed 3ith didnt seem li*e a bab4 *iller9E said former Arm4
Colonel Aa2id 8ac*3orth abo&t his +ewsweek inter2ie3 3ith Mc=ei.h.
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A&rin. an inter2ie3 on ,rime Time )i2e9 )ana ,adilla9 Terr4 Nichols e;-3ife9 told Aiane
$a34er9 E@ts not the same 1erson. @ mean9 4o& *no3OE
2a"yer' EThe ston4 face.E
Padilla' ENo.E
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E@t became ob2io&s d&rin. the ho&r-lon. disc&ssion that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h is neither a
monster nor a madman9E 3rote )a3rence M4ers9 3ho inter2ie3ed Mc=ei.h for $edia
%ypass ma.a!ine. E8e left the im1ression that he is a man 3ith stron. con2ictions and a
sense of honor.E
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$o M&st 3ho is Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.hI @s he a hardened *iller as the 1ress and federal
a&thorities ha2e made him o&t to beI 0r is he an ordinar4 man 3ho became ca&.ht &1 in
a com1licated 3eb of intri.&e and dece1tionI
1Timmy1
Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h 3as born in ,endelton9 Ne3 Dor* on A1ril 239 1-#(9 a small
3or*in. class to3n of "9/// 1eo1le M&st o&tside of B&ffalo. Tim 3as the second child of
Bill Mc=ei.h9 an a&to 3or*er9 and Mildred9 a tra2el a.ent. The elder Mc=ei.h9 ""9
coached )ittle )ea.&e and ran bin.o ni.ht at the local catholic ch&rch9 s1endin. his free
time .olfin.9 or 1&t!in. in his .arden. A hea2il4 3ooded r&ral area9 4o&n. Tim s1ent his
time hi*in. or 1la4in. s1orts 3ith the nei.hborhood bo4s.
E8e li2ed a fe3 ho&ses do3n from me9 said bo4hood friend ?eith Ma&rer. EBe 1la4ed
hoc*e49 baseball and M&st abo&t e2er4 other s1ort in the nei.hborhood. 8e 3asnt the best
athlete in the b&nch9 b&t he sho3ed &1 to 1la4 e2er4 da4 and he al3a4s 1la4ed hard.E
The bri.ht and in2enti2e 4o&n.ster also s1ent his time en.a.in. in no2el acti2ities s&ch
as settin. &1 a ha&nted ho&se in his basement9 3here he char.ed admission9 or holdin.
3ee*end casino fairs9 3here he acted as the dealer.
E8e 3as 2er4 ad2anced for o&r a.e9 EMa&rer said. E@ remember sa4in. to m4self6 @
3o&ldnt ha2e tho&.ht of that.E
,at Ba&.h9 a nei.hbor9 said E@ &sed to thin* to m4self9 that *id is .oin. to .o some3here
M&st beca&se hes s&ch a mo2er and sha*er. @ 1ict&red him .ro3in. &1 to be a salesman9
sort of a sh4ster.E
Bhen Tims mom mo2ed o&t in 7&ne of 1-(49 the o&t.oin. 4o&n. Mc=ei.h became more
reser2ed9 as he and his sisters9 ,att4 and 7ennifer9 attem1ted to deal 3ith the tra&ma of the
brea*&1. Re2erend ,a&l Bel!er of the Cood she1herd Roman Catholic Ch&rch in
,endelton *ne3 the famil4 for 2/ 4ears. E,eo1le as*ed me9 3asnt Tim cr&shedI B&t he
didnt seem to be. 8e li2ed in the same ho&se9 had the same friends. Deah9 hed ha2e to
miss his mother9 b&t so man4 of the anchors 3ere there.E
Dan4a ,ane1ento9 a classmate of Tims recalled9 8e 3as a :&iet bo4. 8e *e1t to himself.
8e didnt seem li*e he 3as a tro&ble ma*er or an4thin. li*e that.E
Det9 nine months after the bombin.9 the (imes 7ohn ?ifner 3o&ld 3rite9 EAs
common1lace as this seems9 criminolo.ists sa49 these traits are often the st&ff of serial
*illers9 terrorists and other solitar4 m&rderers.E
To the armchair 1s4choanal4sts of the mainstreamStabloid media9 the brea*&1 3o&ld be
the first of t3o maMor e2ents + the second bein. his initial fail&re to ma*e the $1ecial
Forces + that 3o&ld 1rofo&ndl4 and ad2ersel4 affect the 4o&n. Mc=ei.hs 1ersonalit4.
The first indications of this came 3hen re1orters disco2ered in his hi.h school 4earboo*
that Tim had been 2oted Emost tal*ati2eE b4 his senior class.
EThe onl4 thin. @ can remember is that he 3as 2er4 :&ite and 1olite9E recalled Cecelia
Mat4Mas9 3ho ta&.ht 1/th .rade .eometr4. E8e didnt ca&se an4 1roblems in class. 8e
seemed to be coo1erati2e and attenti2e. 8e 3as on the trac* team and the cross-co&ntr4
team9 so he 3as able to .et alon. 3ith others.E
Brandon $tic*ne49 a Mo&rnalist contracted to 1rod&ce an &na&thori!ed bio.ra1h4 of
Mc=ei.h for ,romethe&s Boo*s9 said ETim 3as not the most tal*ati2e o&t of his class of
1-4 st&dents9 b&t he 3as b4 no means intro2erted. 8e 3as certainl4 an o&t.oin. 4o&n.
man 3ho had man4 friends and ac:&aintances.E
Det none of these eas4 to chec* facts 3ere e2er mentioned in the 2ol&mo&s articles 3hich
a11eared in the (imes. ?ifner9 the (imes Eresident anal4st9E 1roclaimed 3ith s&ret49 E8e
3as ne2er able to o2ercome a sense of abandonment b4 his mother9 3ho left the famil4
3hen he 3as a bo4H nor co&ld he find a home o&tside the Arm4.E
Bac*in. &1 ?ifner 3as 7ohn Ao&.las of the FB@s ,s4cholo.ical ,rofile %nit9 3ho
claimed Mc=ei.h 3as Easocial9 ase;&al9 a loner9 3ithdra3n9 from a famil4 3ith
1roblems9 stron. feelin.s of inade:&ac4 from earl4 in life9 an &nderachie2er.E
E@ thin* its a b&nch of 1s4chobable if 4o& as* me9 if 4o& 3ant to *no3 the tr&th9E said
7ennifer9 Tims 4o&n.er sister. EBe 3ere free to li2e 3ith 3ho 3e 3anted. Be co&ld 2isit
the other 1arent 3hene2er 3e 3anted. There 3as no bitterness bet3een m4 1arents.E
ETheres nothin. there9 added Mc=ei.h himself9 res1ondin. to the medias anal4sis of him
in a 7&l4 3rd inter2ie3 3ith +ewsweek.
A11arentl49 Ao&.las and the so-called Mo&rnalists from the +ew York (imes ne2er
bothered to chec* on the fact that Tim had man4 friends9 incl&din. se2eral .irlfriends
later in life9 3as close to his Father and his sister 7ennifer9 and 3as a Re.ents $cholar.
Not to be hamstr&n. b4 s&ch minor details Kas chec*in. on factsL9 the (imes and the Post
:&ic*l4 M&m1ed on the idea that Tim 3as interested in firearms. E@n a re.ion of h&ntin.
enth&siasts9 it ca&sed little stir 3hen Tim9 at 1/9 became interested in .&ns. B&t a close
relati2e said that the famil4 sa3 this as a bid for attention b4 a bo4 3ho didnt *no3 ho3
else to as* for it.E
E8e had a semia&tomatic BB .&n that co&ld fire 1" ro&nds 3ith the 1&ll of a tri..er9E
added the Post. E0ther bo4s had onl4 sin.le-shot 2arieties. Tim &sed to sho3 them at
school ho3 he held it9 1osin. 1olice-st4le 3ith hands clas1ed to.ether. A&rin. borin.
classes9 3hen other st&dents doodled9 he dre3 .&ns.E
@n fact9 Tims father did b&4 him a .22-caliber rifle9 3hich the 4o&n. Mc=ei.h 3o&ld &se
for tar.et 1ractice in the 3oods behind his home. Det a11arentl4 Tim 3as not the 4o&n.
blood-thirst4 ad2ent&rer the media made him o&t to be. E@ remember startin. to h&nt at
a.e 119E said his friend ?eith Ma&rer9 Eand Tim ne2er had an4 interest in this.E
Mc=ei.h 3as later able to ind&l.e in his interests in firearms as a sec&rit4 .&ard for
B&r*e Armored9 3here he 3or*ed for a 4ear or so in 1-('. 7eff Cam19 Mc=ei.hs co-
3or*er9 noted that he had a *een interest in .&ns9 altho&.h he didnt find it &n&s&al since
most f&ll-time sec&rit4 .&ards and la3 enforcement 1ersonnel o3ned an assortment of
firearms9 he said.
0ne stor4 ea.erl4 circ&lated amon.st the 1ress is that Mc=ei.h sho3ed &1 at B&r*e one
da4 3ith a h&.e Aesert 5a.le 1istol and bandoleers sl&n. in an EFE across his chest. E8e
came to 3or* loo*in. li*e Rambo9E recalled Cam1. E@t loo*ed li*e Borld Bar @@@.E
Det Mc=ei.h la&.hs off the tale9 statin. that he and some other em1lo4ees 3ere sim1l4
1la4in. a Mo*e on their s&1er2isor9 3ho 3as sendin. them on a hi.h 1rofile assi.nment
for the da4. A11arentl49 their s&1er2isor 3as not am&sed.
Accordin. to the Post9 Mc=ei.h also 3or*ed as a .&n salesman at a s1ortin. .oods store
in )oc*1ort.
EC&ns 3ere the entire focal 1oint of the 2'-4ear-old Mr. Mc=ei.hs life9E 3rote the (imes8
?ifner.
EThis obsession 3ith 3ea1ons + a form of 1o3er + is an o2ercom1ensation for dee1-
rooted feelin.s of inade:&ac49E added the FB@s Ao&.las9 attem1tin. to dri2e another nail
into Mc=ei.hs coffin.
0ne m&st 3onder if an interest in stam1 collectin. or bird 3atchin. + other le.itimate
hobbies + co&ld be constr&ed as a Ebid for attention.E The a&thor + m&ch more of a
Etro&ble ma*erE in his formati2e 4ears than Timoth4 Mc=ei.h + 1ersonall4 remembers
his o3n interest in .&ns9 and e2en militar4 armor. )i*e motorc4cles9 fast cars or other
macho s4mbols9 s&ch interests 1ass as one mat&res. Det federal a&thorities9 3ith the
bac*in. of the cor1orate-o3ned media9 attem1ted to ma*e this a cornerstone of their
1s&edo-1s4cholo.ical case a.ainst Mc=ei.h. 8e 3as Eobsessed 3ith .&ns9E er.o9 he is a
mad bomber. @ do&bt if all the .&n enth&siasts in the co&ntr4 3o&ld be 1leased to *no3
the4 are9 b4 association9 bein. im1licated as mad bombers.
Not to be deterred9 Post re1orters disco2ered that 4o&n. Tim had stoc*1iled food9
cam1in. e:&i1ment and 3ea1ons in case of a disaster EOin case of a n&clear attac* or
the Comm&nists too* o2er the co&ntr49E said an anon4mo&s nei.hbor in the Post.
E,erha1s it made sense that a 4o&n. bo4 often forced to fend for himself 3o&ld fantasi!e
abo&t fi.htin. the 3orld all alone9E m&sed the Post. Fi.htin. the 3orldI 0r de2elo1in.
common sense at a 4o&n. a.eI @n his $edia %ypass inter2ie39 Mc=ei.h recalled that one
of his most 2i2id memories 3as the 3inter bli!!ard of 1-''9 3hich d&m1ed 1" feet of
sno3 on ,endelton9 strandin. his mother miles a3a49 and *noc*in. o&t 1o3er and 1hone
lines for da4s. The 4o&n.9 in2enti2e Mc=ei.h res1onded b4 hel1in. his father store
necessities9 e2en recommendin. that the older Mc=ei.h 1&rchase a .enerator.
A11arentl4 the armchair 1s4choanal4sts of the mainstream 1ress felt this indicati2e of
earl4 cree1in. 1aranoia9 rather than the nat&ral combination of the acti2e ima.ination and
common sense inherent in a remar*able nine-4ear old bo4. @f the 4o&n.ster 3as
concerned abo&t Comm&nists9 one onl4 need as* 3here s&ch fears 3ere inc&bated.
The Post9 *ee1in. 3ith the 1ro1a.anda of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h as &nderachie2er9 3as
:&oted as sa4in. ETims hi.h-school 4earboo* entr4 in 1-(# listed no or.ani!ed acti2ities
<he omitted the trac* team>9 rather6 sta4in. a3a4 from school9 losin. slee19 findin. it in
school.E
Det e2en the Post admitted that Tims .&idance co&nselor9 8arold $mith9 said that he had
not missed a da4 of classes from se2enth thro&.h t3elfth .rade. Far from bein. an
&nderachie2er9 his record indicates a 4o&n. man 3ith remar*able disci1line.
7&stin Certner9 3ho *ne3 Mc=ei.h since second .rade recalls9 Ehe h&n. aro&nd 3ith the
intelli.entl4 elite at $tar1oint. Tim 3as in the Re.ents 1ro.ram in o&r school for
ad2anced 1lacement st&dents 3ho 1lanned on attendin. colle.e. 8e also created and ran
o&r com1&ter b&lletin board s4stem.E
@n fact9 Mc=ei.h e;celled in com1&ters9 ta*in. e2er4 a2ailable com1&ter class in hi.h
school. 8e e2en desi.ned his o3n com1&ter 1ro.ram. EThat 3as the a.e 3hen there 3as
no soft3are to s1ea* of9 and it 3asnt &ser friendl49E said a teacher 3ho as*ed to remain
anon4mo&s9 EB&t Tim and some other *ids 3ent o&t and did thisO. @n a 3a49 that 3as
fairl4 ad2anced. This demonstrates his bri.ht mind and his abilit4.E
This bri.ht mind and abilit4 led Mc=ei.h to Br4ant N $tratton B&siness Colle.e in
Billiams2ille9 N.D. to st&d4 ad2anced C0B0) and F0RTRAN 1ro.rammin. lan.&a.es.
@n s1ite of his abilities9 o11ort&nities for decent em1lo4ment 3ere &ncertain in B&ffalo in
the mid-1-(/s. B&ffalo9 li*e the rest of the R&st Belt9 3as e;1eriencin. the 3orst of
economic trends. $e2eral steel and a&to 1lants had sh&t do3n9 and t3o maMor ban*s
failed9 thro3in. tho&sands of 3hite-collar 3or*ers o&t of Mobs and ca&sin. do3nt&rns in
real-estate9 ad2ertisin.9 la3 and other fields.
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EThere are no Mobs aro&nd here &nless 4o& 3ant to 3or* for G# an ho&r or less at a
McAonalds or Bend4s9E said Bill Mc=ei.h. E@ts ro&.h for an4bod4 loo*in. for 3or*.E
Mc=ei.h a11arentl4 did not feel comfortable that his a&to-3or*er father 3as 1a4in. for
most of his colle.e t&ition. $o in Aecember 1-('9 he too* a Mob 3ith B&r*e Armored
Tr&c* <no3 *no3n as Armored $er2ices of America> in Chee*to3a.a9 near B&ffalo.
E8e 3as a 2er4 alert .&ard.E said 7eff Cam19 Mc=ei.hs co-3or*er. E8e 3or*ed a lot of
o2ertime and 3as 1olite 3ith o&r c&stomers.E Mc=ei.h 3as also mood49 ran.in. from
intense to :&iet. E@f someone 3as dri2in. badl49 c&ttin. &s off or interferin. 3ith o&r
sched&le9 he co&ld .et 1rett4 mad9E added Cam1. E8is face 3o&ld t&rn red and he 3o&ld
4ell and scream inside the tr&c*9 altho&.h he calmed do3n 1rett4 fast.E <$imilar to the
3a4 the a&thor dri2es.> Cam1 also described an incident 3here a 3oman had hit their
tr&c*. Altho&.h the 3oman 3as &1set9 Mc=ei.h calmed her do3n and told her not to
3orr49 that there 3as no dama.e to the tr&c*9 and that he 3o&ld e2en re1ort it as their
fa&lt9 3hich it 3asnt.
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Mc=ei.h 3or*ed at B&r*e from A1ril of 1-(' till Ma4 of 1-((. B4 the time he 3as 1-9
Mc=ei.h had b&ilt &1 a s&bstantial sa2in.s acco&nt and he and a friend9 Aa2id Aarla*9
ac:&ired 1/ acres of land for G'9/// at a h&ntin. and cam1in. retreat north of 0lean9
N.D. The t3o 4o&n. men bo&.ht the land as an in2estment9 and to &se for cam1in. and
for tar.et 1ractice.
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Re1orted the Post6
ERobert Mor.an9 3ho li2es nearb49 said his father Charlie once called the
state 1olice to com1lain abo&t all the .&nfire. M4 dad t&rned him in9E he
said. E0ne da4 it so&nded li*e a 3ar o&t there. $ometimes hed come do3n
d&rin. the 3ee*9 sometimes the 3ee*end. 8e had on h&ntin. clothes.
Camo&fla.e.E
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Bhile the 1ress made m&ch o&t of the fact that Mc=ei.h and his friends &sed the land for
tar.et 1ractice9 it sho&ld be noted that Mc=ei.h 3as la3-abidin. and did not ha2e a
criminal record.
B4 the $1rin. of 1-((9 the 4o&n. sec&rit4 .&ard felt he 3as .oin. no3here. 8e 3as
3or*in. in a relati2el4 lo3-3a.e Mob 3hile listenin. to the fate of those 3ho had been
laid-off 3hile 3or*in. other Mobs. Tims father listened 3ith concern as Tim 2ented his
fr&stration9 com1lainin. that he 3as &nem1lo4able e;ce1t at Mobs that 1aid Eno mone4.E
0ne ni.ht Bill Mc=ei.h and a friend from the a&to 1lant s&..ested that the 4o&n.er
Mc=ei.h enter the ser2ice.
EBill and @ had both been in the ser2ice9E the friend said9 Eand one ni.ht 3e said to Tim9
Thats 3hat 4o& o&.ht to do6 .o in the ser2ice. A 3ee* later9 he had Moined.E
E@t ha11ened in a s1lit second9E said Tims co-3or*er 7eff Cam1. E8e didnt tell an4one he
3as Moinin.. 8e M&st came to 3or* one da4 and said he 3as .oin. in the Arm4.
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@ ne2er
sa3 a .&4 3ho 3anted to .o in the Arm4 that bad. @ as*ed him 3h4 the Arm49 and he said
Do& .et to shoot. 8e al3a4s 3anted to carr4 an M-1#.E
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?eith Ma&rer said9 E@ co&ldnt see him Moinin. the militar4. 8e had a lot of o1tions. 8e
3as 2er4 smart. @ didnt see the militar4 as the one he needed to ta*e.E
KB&t to Mc=ei.h9 3ho sa3 his career o1tions in economicall4 de1ressed %1state Ne3
Dor* as blea*9 the Arm4 made 1erfect sense.L The Arm4 held the 1ossibilit4 of tra2el and
ad2ent&re for a bo4 from a small to3n. @n the Arm49 he co&ld choose his s1ecialt49
ind&l.in. his interest in firearms or com1&ters.
0n Ma4 249 Mc=ei.h dro2e the 2" miles to the Arm4 recr&itin. office in B&ffalo9 and
si.ned &1 for a three-4ear hitch. E@n a co&1le of da4s he 3as .one9E said Cam1.
2ergeant /ac
Mc=ei.h arri2ed at Fort Bennin.9 Ceor.ia on Ma4 3/9 and 3as assi.ned to 5cho
Com1an49 4th Battalion9 3#th @nfantr4 Re.iment9 2nd Trainin. Bri.ade. The &nit 3as a
C080RT &nit9 an acron4m for ECohesion 01erational Readiness and Trainin..E @n a
C080RT &nit9 soldiers 3ere s&11osed to sta4 to.ether for their entire three-4ear
enlistment 1eriod. The C080RT conce1t ori.inated in 1-(/9 in an attem1t to correct the
1roblem of sendin. in ra3 .reen recr&its for those 3ho had been *illed in battle. The
Arm4 disco2ered that man4 ne3 re1lacements had diffic&lt4 adM&stin. to a ne3 &nit in
the heat of battle9 res&ltin. in a hi.her n&mber of cas&alties. Moreo2er9 ,enta.on st&dies
from the =ietnam Bar era s&..ested that soldiers 3ho had de2elo1ed bonds of friendshi1
3ere more li*el4 to 1erform co&ra.eo&sl4. %nfort&natel49 the Arm4 soon de2elo1ed a
ne3 1roblem6 man4 of the soldiers became sic* of each other after three 4ears9 res&ltin.
in soldiers committin. s&icide or .oin. AB0).
Altho&.h Mc=ei.h ori.inall4 3anted to tr4 o&t for Arm4 Ran.er $chool9 he didnt 3ant
to 3ait for an a2ailable o1enin.9 and decided to Moin the infantr4 immediatel4. As he
so&nd fo&nd o&t9 he had been misled b4 the Arm4 recr&iter. 0nce in the C080RT &nit9 it
3as not 1ossible for him to enter Arm4 Ran.er $chool. Det the disa11ointed 4o&n.
recr&it :&ic*l4 made the best of the sit&ation9 scorin. a hi.h 12# 1oints on his Ceneral
Technical test score9 1&ttin. him in the to1 1/ 1ercentile amon. ne3 recr&its.
EMc=ei.h 3as reall4 moti2ated to be a .ood soldier and 1erformed 3ell at e2er4thin.
e;1ected of him9E said assistant 1latoon leader Clen ETe;E 5d3ards. EDo& co&ld load that
bo4 &1 3ith 14/ 1o&nds of .ear and he 3o&ld carr4 it all da4 on the march 3itho&t
com1lainin.. 8e 3as thin as a rail b&t he ne2er fell o&t of formation9E said 5d3ards9
recallin. the hot Ceor.ia s&mmer of 1-((. E @t 3as the 3orst time of the 4ear to .o
thro&.h the co&rse9 b&t it did not seem to bother Mc=ei.h one bit.E
Altho&.h Mc=ei.h didnt ha2e man4 close friends d&rin. basic trainin.9 one 1erson he
3o&ld de2elo1 a close friendshi1 3ith 3as Terr4 Nichols. Nichols9 13 4ears Mc=ei.hs
senior9 3as 1romoted to 1latoon leader d&e to his a.e and mat&rit4. Aes1ite their a.e
difference ho3e2er9 the t3o men bonded9 sharin. similar interests. ETerr4 and Tim in
boot cam1 3ent to.ether li*e ma.nets9E said Robin )ittleton.
B4 the end of basic trainin.9 Mc=ei.h 3as 1romoted to 1ri2ate 5-29 ha2in. mana.ed to
score hi.her than an4one in his battalion on his mid-c4cle and end-of-c4cle testin.. EAn4
test9 hed ace it9E said Aa2id Aill4. E8e *ne3 e;actl4 3hat the Arm4 3anted. @t 3as .oin.
to be an eas4 life for him.E
0n A&.&st 2"9 1-((9 Mc=ei.h 3as a3arded a certificate b4 his commandin. officer9 then
in $e1tember the &nit 3as shi11ed o&t to Fort Rile49 ?ansas9 3here Mc=ei.h 3as
assi.ned to the 2nd Battalion9 First @nfantr4 Ai2ision9 1art of the EAa..er Bri.adeE of the
famo&s EBi. Red 0neE that made the assa&lt on Normand4 d&rin. BB@@. Bhile
Mc=ei.h 3as assi.ned to Charlie Com1an49 Nichols 3ent to Bra2o Com1an4.
A mechani!ed infantr4 &nit9 2nd Battalion 3as e:&i11ed 3ith M-2 Bradle4 Armored
2ehicles9 a more so1histicated 2ersion of the famo&s M-113 Armored ,ersonnel Carrier
&sed d&rin. the =ietnam Bar. @n addition to ferr4in. troo1s9 the al&min&m Bradle4 has a
t&rret-mo&nted 2"mm cannon9 a '.#2mm machine .&n and anti-tan* missiles. Mc=ei.h
3as the .&nner on one of fo&r Bradle4s attached to Charlie Com1an4s First ,latoon.
Nat&rall49 he scored hi.her than an4one else in the battalion. @n 1-(-9 his commander
selected him as .&nner on the EAi2ision Ais1la4 =ehicle9E &sed to demonstrate the M-2
s4stem for ,enta.on officials and 2isitin. di.nitaries.
E8e 3as 3itho&t a do&bt the best soldier @ ha2e e2er trained 3ith9E said $taff $er.eant
Albert Barnement9 Mc=ei.hs s&1er2isor at Fort Rile4. 8e 3as moti2ated and 2er4
interested in learnin. e2er4thin. he co&ld abo&t bein. a 1rofessional soldier.E
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EAs far as soldierin.9 he ne2er did an4thin. 3ron.9E said Todd Rei.er9 assi.ned to
Mc=ei.hs Bradle4. E8e 3as al3a4s on time. 8e ne2er .ot into tro&ble. 8e 3as 1erfect. @
tho&.ht he 3o&ld sta4 in the Arm4 all his life. 8e 3as al3a4s 2ol&nteerin. for st&ff that
the rest of &s 3o&ldnt 3ant to do9 .&ard d&ties9 classes on the 3ee*end.E
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Mc=ei.h st&died e2er4 concei2able Arm4 man&al9 incl&din. the Ran.er 8andboo*9 the
$1ecial Forces 8andboo*9 and the @m1ro2ised M&nitions 8andboo*. B&t 1ress re1orts
K1ortra4edL Mc=ei.h as a mad bomber6
Mc=ei.hs lo2e of .&ns and e;1losi2es stood o&t e2en in the Arm49 3here
.&n lo2ers abo&nd. @n the first 3ee*s of basic trainin.9 3hen soldiers learn
to ma*e e;1losi2es9 recalled 1latoon mate Frit! C&rn&tte9 Mc=ei.h
boasted to fello3 soldiers that he alread4 *ne3 ho3 to ma*e a 1o3erf&l
bomb &sin. a bottle9 then told them ho3 to ma*e a Moloto2 coc*tail.
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Accordin. to Barnement9 s&ch *no3led.e is not &n&s&al for the more serio&s soldiers9
3ho ro&tinel4 st&died man&als on s&r2i2al9 e2asion9 resistance and esca1e9 and
im1ro2ised m&nitions. EDo& ha2e to remember9E said Barnement9 Eat that time9 3e 3ere
trainin. to fi.ht the R&ssians in Bestern 5&ro1e and it 3as e;1ected the Red Arm4 3o&ld
1robabl4 brea* thro&.h o&r lines almost immediatel4. Be 3ere enco&ra.ed to learn ho3
to im1ro2ise. 0&r s&r2i2abilit4 on the battlefield 3o&ld li*el4 de1end on o&r s*ills in
&ncon2entional 3arfare.E
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Altho&.h Mc=ei.hs militar4 record ma*es no mention of formal demolitions trainin.9 in
her boo*9 %y %lood %etrayed9 )ana ,adilla calls Mc=ei.h a Eformer Arm4 demolitions
e;1ert.E
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B&t $heffield Anderson9 3ho ser2ed 3ith Mc=ei.h since basic trainin. said
E8e had the same trainin. that the rest of the o&tfit had.E
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The onl4 thin. that differentiated Mc=ei.h from the rest of the o&tfit 3as his dedication
and commitment to the militar4. E8e 1la4ed the militar4 24 ho&rs a da49 se2en da4s a
3ee*9E said C&rn&tte. EAll of &s tho&.ht it 3as sill4. Bhen the4d call for do3n time9
3ed rest9 and hed thro3 on a r&c*sac* and 3al* aro&nd the 1ost 3ith it.E
This EsillinessE led to Mc=ei.h ma*in. ser.eant ahead of the rest of his &nit. E@t 3as
&n&s&al to ha2e ser.eant stri1es so soon9E said Rei.er. EThe rest of &s in the Cohort K&nitL
3ere s1ecialists9E a non-s&1er2isor4 ran* similar to cor1oral.
@n fact9 after the bombin.9 3hen Mc=ei.hs records and test scores 3ere sho3n to a
master ser.eant 3itho&t re2ealin. his identit49 he stated that the s&bMect E3o&ld ma*e a
.reat infantr4 officer9 tan*er9 artiller4 officer or combat en.ineer.E 8is electronic a1tit&de9
said another official9 :&alified him for Ere1airin. satellite comm&nications.E
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E8e has a
2er4 hi.h @V9E said a federal so&rce familiar 3ith the s&s1ects militar4 record.
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@n fact9
Mc=ei.h 3as rated amon. the to1 " 1ercent in combat arms.
Mc=ei.h rented a three-bedroom ho&se in the s1rin. of 1--1 in 8errin.ton 3ith Cor1oral
7ohn ?elso and $er.eant Ric* Cerne4. B&t the arran.ement 3as not a comfortable one for
Mc=ei.h9 and he soon mo2ed into another ho&se 3hich he shared 3ith $.t. Ro4al
Bilcher9 3ho ser2ed 3ith Mc=ei.h in the Bradle4.
The (imes :&oted members of the Mc=ei.hs &nit claimin. that he had no close friends.
E8e *e1t to himself9E said Robert 8anda. E8e 3as a dedicated soldier. 8e lo2ed bein. a
soldier. @ didnt. $o after d&t4 ho&rs hed sta4 in the barrac*s 3hile e2er4bod4 else too*
off9 .o o&t to to3n. @ ne2er sa3 him .o an43here. 8e al3a4s had a hi.hl4 1ressed
&niform.E Rei.er recalls that Mc=ei.h had a T= and a =CR and sta4ed in and 3atched
mo2ies9 or occasionall4 3ent bo3lin..
EThe 3hole thin. is9E said 7ohn ?elso9 3ho shared a ho&se off-base 3ith Mc=ei.h and
fello3 soldier Richard Cerne49 Ehe co&ldnt ha2e a .ood time.E
E8e 3as 2er4 sh4 of 3omen + almost embarrassed9E said Anderson. E@t didnt seem he
3as .a4. 8e 3as M&st a3*3ard.E Mc=ei.h dis1&ted this anal4sis in his A1ril 1"th (ime
inter2ie39 statin.6
E@ dont thin* there is an4 3a4 to narro3 m4 1ersonalit4 do3n and label it
as one thin. or another. @m M&st li*e an4one else. Mo2ies @ enMo49
comedies9 sci fi. The bi. misconce1tion is that @m a loner. Bell9 @ belie2e
in ha2in. m4 o3n s1ace. B&t that in no 3a4 means @m a loner. @ li*e
3omen9 social lifeO.E
Mc=ei.h became friends 3ith bombin. s&s1ect Michael Fortier 3hile stationed at Fort
Rile4. 8e and Fortier 3o&ld occasionall4 .o shootin. to.ether at a friends farm near
T&ttle Cree* )a*e9 and sto1 b4 and 2isit Terr4 Nichols at his ho&se near the base.
The 1ress 3as :&ic* to 1ic* &1 on Mc=ei.h o3nin. lots of .&ns he *e1t hidden aro&nd
his ho&se. Accordin. to Bilcher9 E8e had a co&1le in the *itchen9 a co&1le in the li2in.
room &nder the co&ch. @ thin* there 3as one in the bathroom9 behind the to3els. As 4o&
.o &1 the ste1s there 3as a little led.e and he *e1t one in there too9 a .3( re2ol2er.E E@
dont *no3 if he 3as 1aranoid or 3hat9E added Bilcher. E0r ma4be he had some friends
that 3ere after him. @ dont *no3.E
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Accordin. to an acco&nt in 5)A (oday and the (imes9 Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 3ho b4 no3
3ere 1rett4 far alon. in their Eanti-.o2ernmentE beliefs9 attem1ted to recr&it other
militar4 1ersonnel for a militia that Nichols 3as 1&r1ortedl4 startin.. Nichols re1ortedl4
told at least one fello3 soldier that hed be bac* to Fort Rile4 after his dischar.e to recr&it
ne3 men9 and Mc=ei.hs co-3or*er at B&rns $ec&rit49 Carl )ebron9 3o&ld later tell the
FB@ that Mc=ei.h 3as al3a4s tr4in. to Erecr&it him into an &ndescribed .ro&1.OE
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Accordin. to Aa2e Aill49 one of Mc=ei.hs roommates9 Mc=ei.h rented a stora.e loc*er
in 7&nction Cit49 stoc*ed 3ith 3ea1ons9 militar4 meals <MR5s>9 and a 1//-.allon M&. of
3ater + in case of disaster or a Comm&nist attac*.
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E8e 3as half3a4 there 3hen @ *ne3 him9E said Aill49 referrin. to Mc=ei.hs ,atriot
beliefs. A&rin. Mc=ei.hs ten&re at B&rns $ec&rit49 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld in&ndate his co-
3or*ers 3ith ,atriot literat&re9 s&ch as the )potlight9 articles and 2ideos on R&b4 Rid.e
and Baco9 and boo*s s&ch as etaxing America.
For his 1art9 Mc=ei.h sa4s9 E@f 4o& had to label 3hat @ thin*9 then @ 3o&ld sa4 @ am
closest to the 2ie3s of the ,atriot mo2ement9E Mc=ei.h told the 3ondon )unday (imes.
EFor a lon. time9 @ tho&.ht it 3as best not to tal* abo&t m4 1olitical 2ie3s9 he added9 Eb&t
millions share them9 and @ belie2e it is .ra2el4 3ron. that @ sho&ld allo3 the .o2ernment
to tr4 and cr&cif4 me M&st for belie2in. 3hat @ do.E
@nterestin.l49 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld tell his friend Carl )ebron9 3ho shared some of Mc=ei.hs
beliefs9 EAll the readin. 4o& do is M&st a hobb4. Do& stam1 4o&r feet9 b&t 4o&re not doin.
an4thin..E
Another iss&e the media foc&sed on 3ere race 1roblems in Charlie Com1an49 and 3ith
Mc=ei.h in 1artic&lar. Re.ier told the Post that Mc=ei.h 3as critici!ed for assi.nin.
&ndesirable 3or* to blac* soldiers9 ma*in. blac* s1ecialists s3ee1 o&t the motor 1ool9
3or* that 3o&ld ha2e ordinaril4 .one to 1ri2ates. 0ther soldiers said he made dero.ator4
remar*s abo&t blac*s. E@t 3as 1rett4 3ell *no3n9 1rett4 m&ch thro&.ho&t the 1latoon9
that he 3as ma*in. the blac* s1ecialists do that 3or*9E said Re.ier. E8e 3as a racist.
Bhen he tal*ed hed mention those 3ords9 li*e ni..er. Do& 1rett4 m&ch *ne3 he 3as a
racist.E The blac* soldiers com1lained to a com1an4 commander and Mc=ei.h 3as
re1rimanded9 the onl4 time he e2er .ot into tro&ble accordin. to Re.ier.
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Aill4 said that ERace 3as an iss&e9 li*e e2er43here in America9 b&t not one that affected
an4ones 1romotion. Mc=ei.h 1ic*ed the best man for the Mob.E
Det the $c*urtain "a#ette disco2ered that Mc=ei.h held membershi1 in the ?& ?l&;
?lan. A11arentl49 he boasted that it 3as 1ersonall4 a11ro2ed b4 Thom Robb9 the ???s
national cha1lain. E8e 3as a 2er4 racist 1erson9E said Bilcher.
ECharlie Com1an4 as a 3hole had a 1roblem 3ith race9E said Ca1tain Terr4 C&ild9 3ho
ser2ed briefl4 as Mc=ei.hs 1latoon commander after the C&lf Bar. EThere 3as .raffiti
on the 3alls of the barrac*s bathroom6 Ni..er or 8on*49 Cet 0&t. The4 3ere mild
incidents. @f a 1roblem 3as identified9 a leader in Charlie Com1an4 3o&ldnt let it ha11en
a.ain if he sa3 it. B&t it 3as definitel4 a 1roblem in the com1an4. And his 1latoon had
some of the most serio&s race 1roblems. @t 3as 1rett4 bad.E
@n s1ite of s&ch inter1ersonal or racial diffic&lties9 most of the 1latoon held Mc=ei.h in
hi.h esteem for his soldierin. abilities. E8e co&ld command soldiers of his o3n ran* and
the4 res1ected him9E said Barner. EBhen it came to soldierin.9 Mc=ei.h *ne3 3hat he
3as doin..E
E@f 3e e2er 3ent to 3ar9E said 5d3ards9 Ee2er4 one of &s 3anted to .o to 3ar 3ith
Mc=ei.h.E
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A&rin. the s&mmer of 1-(-9 after ret&rnin. from a 3ee*-lon. orientation session in
8eidelber. 3ith the Best Cerman Arm49 or B&ndes3ehr9 Mc=ei.h decided to tr4 o&t for
the Arm4 $1ecial Forces. To the 4o&n. ser.eant 3ho had lon. desired to be a member of
the Arm4s elite9 the $1ecial Forces 1ro2ided the chance. @t also 1ro2ided Mc=ei.h an
o11ort&nit4 to .rad&ate from the C080RT &nit. Det the 1h4sical re:&irements to e2en
:&alif4 for the $1ecial Forces are amon. the to&.hest in the militar4. Re:&irements
incl&de s3immin. "/ meters 3ith f&ll .earH 42 1&sh-&1s in t3o min&tesH "2 sit-&1s in
t3o min&tesH and r&nnin. t3o miles in less than 1" min&tes "4 seconds. To 1ass the
.r&elin. tests9 Mc=ei.h be.an trainin. 2i.oro&sl4 in the s&mmer of 1-(-9 3or*in. o&t
constantl49 and forcin. himself to march 1/ miles 3ith 1// 1o&nd 1ac*s. B4 the s&mmer
of 1--/9 he had 1assed the $1ecial Forces 1h4sical fitness test9 and 3as ordered to re1ort
to Fort Bra..9 NC on No2ember 1' to be.in the $1ecial Forces Assessment and $election
Co&rse <$FA$>. To3ards the end of 1--/9 Mc=ei.h reinlisted for another fo&r 4ears.
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Det Mc=ei.hs dream of becomin. a Creen Beret 3o&ld ha2e to 3ait. 0n No2ember (th9
3ith the conflict in the ,ersian C&lf comin. to a head9 the ,enta.on canceled all lea2es
and trainin. assi.nments. Mc=ei.hs &nit 3as acti2ated for de1lo4ment. Altho&.h he 3as
the cons&mmate militar4 man9 the .&n.-ho soldier9 Mc=ei.h 3as a.ainst the decision to
.o to 3ar. EMc=ei.h did not thin* the %nited $tates had an4 b&siness or interest in
?&3ait9E said Barnement9 Eb&t he 3as a .ood soldier. 8e *ne3 it 3as his d&t4 to .o
3here he 3as told9 and he 3ent.E 8e 3as 1romoted to ser.eant on Febr&ar4 19 1--1.
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%nli*e the steel4-e4ed *iller the 1ress ha2e 1ainted him to be9 Mc=ei.h 3as as scared as
the rest of the 1latoon. EThe ni.ht before the .ro&nd 3ar *ic*ed off9 he 3as sa4in. he
3as scared beca&se 3e 3ere .oin. to be 1art of the first 3a2e9E Anderson recalled. E8e
3as scared 3e 3erent .oin. to come o&t of it. Ma4be 3e 3o&ld .et shot9 blo3n &1. @t
3asnt co3ardl4. 8e 3as M&st concerned. @ 3as feelin. the same 3a49 b&t most 1eo1le
didnt e;1ress it.E
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0n Febr&ar4 249 1--/9 the 2nd Battalion 3as ordered across the so&thern @ra:i desert to
1&nch a hole in @ra:i defenses + a line of d&.-in infantr4 s&11orted b4 tan*s and
artiller4. Mc=ei.hs 1latoon 3as attached to the E@ronhorseE tan* com1an49 and
Mc=ei.hs Bradle4 3as the lead trac* in the 1latoon. Mc=ei.h9 the Eto1 .&n9E too* o&t an
enem4 tan* on the first da4 3ith a T0B missile.
The E@ronhorseE 1rotected &nits clearin. the trenches. %sin. tan*s and tr&c*s e:&i11ed
3ith 1lo3s9 the %.$. forces 3o&ld follo3 behind the Bradle4s9 b&r4in. the @ra:is dead or
ali2e9 to create a smooth crossin. 1oint for the infantr4 and a2oid ha2in. to en.a.e the
enem4 in hand-to-hand combat.
Mc=ei.hs moment of .lor4 came 3hen his 1latoon enco&ntered a d&.-in enem4
machine-.&n em1lacement and came &nder fire. Mc=ei.h bro&.ht his 2"mm cannon to
bear on the chest of an enem4 soldier 19/// 4ards a3a49 and too* his head off 3ith one
shot. 8e follo3ed &1 3ith a similar shot9 3hich 3as follo3ed b4 the raisin. of a 3hite
fla. and the raisin. of more than #/ hands into the air.
For his role in the battle9 Mc=ei.h 3as a3arded an Arm4 Commendation Medal 3hich
read in 1art6 E8e ins1ired other members of his s:&ad and 1latoon b4 destro4in. an
enem4 machine-.&n em1lacement9 *illin. t3o @ra:i soldiers and forcin. the s&rrender of
3/ others from d&.-in 1ositions.E Mc=ei.h also earned a Commendation medal 3ith an
&1.rade for 2alor9 t3o Arm4 Achie2ement medals9 and the Bron!e $tar Efor fla3less
de2otion to d&t4.E
This Efla3less de2otion to d&t4E res&lted in Mc=ei.hs &nit bein. in2ited to 1ro2ide
1ersonal sec&rit4 for Ceneral E$tormin NormanE $ch3ar!*o1f.
A m&ch-hac*ne4ed 1hrase attrib&ted to $er.eant 7ames @2es9 3hich the media li*e to 1la4
o2er and o2er a.ain 3as9 E@f he 3as .i2en a mission and a tar.et9 its .one.E Det Ro.er
Barnett9 3ho ser2ed in Mc=ei.hs Bradle49 told the (imes that Mc=ei.h ne2er e;1ressed
an4 desire to *ill troo1s 3ho 3ere s&rrenderin. and ne2er seemed bloodthirst4 in an4
3a4.
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KDet the (imes8 1reordained slant on Mc=ei.h 3as clearl4 e2ident. Bhile others in his
o&tfit Eser2edE d&rin. the C&lf Bar9 Mc=ei.h E*illed @ra:is.E
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0ne stor4 3hich a11eared in $edia %ypass Kb&t 1redictabl4 ne2er made it into the
mainstream 1ress9L reco&nts ho3 Mc=ei.h sa2ed an accident 2ictims life on a lonel4
stretch of hi.h3a4. The man had been eMected from his o2ert&rned car and la4 semi-
conscio&s and bleedin.. A 1assin. semi had sto11ed b&t 3as &nable to find him as he la4
in the dar*ness "/ 4ards a3a4. Mc=ei.h9 3ho 3as on his 3a4 to his home to3n of
,endelton9 had recentl4 finished a 4#-ho&r medical aid co&rse at Fort Rile4. A.ainst
re.&lations9 he had ta*en his Combat )ifesa2er ,ac* 3ith him on the 12//-mile dri2e. As
he came &1on the scene9 Mc=ei.h sa3 that an 5M$ <5mer.enc4 Medical $er2ice> cre3
had not 4et arri2ed. Trained in ni.ht 2ision techni:&es9 Mc=ei.h the soldier :&ic*l4
s1otted the inM&red motorist in the .rass alon. the median stri1. Follo3in. is an e;cer1t
from the $edia %ypass article6
The 2ictim recalls that the soldier 3as confident9 :&iet and efficient. To
centrali!e his circ&lation9 he ele2ated the mans &ndama.ed limbs and
3arned him to be calm to a2oid .oin. into shoc*. 8e chec*ed his 1&lse
and flashed a small 1enli.ht across his 1&1ils. The man9 3ho onl4
moments earlier 3as con2inced he 3as .oin. to die9 shi2ered in the dar*
and started la&.hin.. 8e told the tall 4o&n. stran.er he 3as ne2er .oin. to
b&4 another Che24 Bla!er a.ain.
The soldier smiled as he rolled &1 the 2ictims ri.ht slee2e and inserted the
needle to start a saline @= into his 2eins. EDo&2e lost a lot of blood and
4o& ris* .oin. into shoc*. This is an @= to hel1 stabili!e 4o& and *ee1
4o&r fl&ids .oin.. Rela;. Do&ll be fine9E he told him. 8e 1laced the clear
1lastic @= ba. &nder the mans hi1 and chec*ed his 1&lse a.ain.
@n the distance9 an amb&lance siren screamed o2er the so&nd of the tr&c*
en.ines as Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h :&ic*l4 1ac*ed &1 his Arm4 iss&e
tra&ma *it and disa11eared into the ni.ht. The res1ondin. 5M$ cre3 told
the state 1olice officer 3ho arri2ed at the accident min&tes later that the4
had ne2er come &1on s&ch a 1otentiall4 deadl4 crash to find a se2erel4
inM&red man rela;ed and la&.hin.9 neatl4 banda.ed 3ith an @= dan.lin.
from his arm.
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@n a fl&rr4 of articles9 mainstream media 1ainted Mc=ei.h as a 1s4chotic9 attention-
see*in. loner 3ith a .r&d.e a.ainst the .o2ernment and a hatred of h&manit4. A man 3ith
Ea st&nted 1ersonalit49E 3ho led a Etort&red 1ath9E Eobsessed 3ith 3ea1onsE and 3ith
Edee1-rooted feelin.s of inade:&ac4.E Bhen the 1ress co&ldnt find e2idence of o2ert
2iolence or hostilit49 his noted 1oliteness and manners s&ddenl4 became e2idence his of
his 1s4chosis. E@t is a 1ersonalit4 that a $eattle forensic 1s4chiatrist9 ?enneth M&scatel9
has described as the E$merd4a*o2 $4ndrome9E anno&nced the (imes9 Eafter the scorned
half-brother in Aosto4e2s*4s %rothers :arama#o, 3ho listens to the other brothers
in2ei.h a.ainst their father &ntil9 finall49 he commits 1atricide.E
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Mc=ei.h 3as 1ainted as a socio1ath 3hen )ana ,adilla9 in her boo*9 %y %lood %etrayed9
hintin. that Mc=ei.h ma4 ha2e been res1onsible for the death of 2#-month-old 7ason
Torres Nichols + Terr4 and Marifes son + 3ho accidentall4 s&ffocated to death in a
1lastic ba. in No2ember of 1--3.
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Det ,adilla incl&ded a 1hoto in her boo* of Mc=ei.h
la&.hin. and 1la4in. 3ith the little bo4. And accordin. to Terr4 Nichols9 Mc=ei.h had
tried to re2i2e the infant for nearl4 half an ho&r9 and had called the 1aramedics + a
res1onse a11arentl4 o&t-of-character 3ith the actions of a deran.ed socio1athic *iller.
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Ca1tain 7es&s Rodri.&e!9 3ho commanded Mc=ei.h d&rin. Aesert $torm9 described him
as a friend 3ho 3as Ereall4 com1assionateE and Ereall4 caredE 3hen Rodri.&e!s brother-
in-la3 died in an accident.
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F&rther e2idence of Mc=ei.hs h&manit4 can be fo&nd in a letter he 3rote to the 3ockport
5nion7)un 6 0ournal on March 1/9 1--26 <$ee a11endi; for f&ll te;t>
To b&4 4o&r meat in a store seems so innocent9 b&t ha2e 4o& e2er seen or
tho&.ht ho3 it comes to be 3ra11ed &1 so neatl4 in cello1haneI
First9 cattle li2e their entire li2es 1enned &1 in cram1ed :&arters9 ne2er
allo3ed to roam freel49 bred for one 1&r1ose 3hen their time has come.
The techni:&e that @ ha2e 1ersonall4 seen is to ta*e cattle9 line them &1
side b4 side 3ith their heads and nec*s 1rotr&din. o2er a lo3 fence9 and
3al* from one end to the other9 slittin. their throats 3ith either machete or
1o3er sa3. %nable to r&n or mo2e9 the4 are left there &ntil the4 bleed to
death9 standin. &1.
Bo&ld 4o& rather die 3hile li2in. ha11il4 or die 3hile leadin. a miserable
lifeI Do& tell me 3hich is more Eh&mane.E
Aoes a E.ro3in. 1ercenta.e of the 1&blicE ha2e an4 1it4 or res1ect for an4
of the animals 3hich are b&tchered and then sold in the storeI 0r is it M&st
so con2enientl4 EcleanE that a do&ble standard is allo3edI
The mainstream 1ress t3isted the conte;t of Mc=ei.hs letter. @n his Kboo*L9 A Force
5pon the Plain9 a&thor ?enneth $tern 3rites6 EMc=ei.h said he tho&.ht a h&man bein.
3as9 b4 nat&re9 a h&nter9 a 1redator. 8e also as*ed6 @s ci2il 3ar imminentI Ao 3e ha2e
to shed blood to reform the c&rrent s4stemIE
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$tern ta*es t3o &nrelated letters 3ritten
b4 Mc=ei.h9 then craftil4 combines them to s&..est that the h&mane *illin. of animals is
act&all4 1art and 1arcel of Mc=ei.hs bloodthirst4 desire to *ill h&man bein.s.
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Realit4 1aints a m&ch different 1ict&re of Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h ho3e2er. @n Febr&ar4
of 1--#9 Ron Rice and Carol Moore of the American Board of Forensic 5;aminers 3ere
as*ed to 1rod&ce a 1rofile of Mc=ei.hs 1ersonalit4 based on a hand3ritin. anal4sis.
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Both Rice and Moore characteri!ed Mc=ei.h as an intro2erted 1erson + 3hat the4 term
an EA1ollonianE 1ersonalit4 + Ea stead49 &nemotional9 or.ani!ed indi2id&al 3ho KisL not
de2oid of emotionS1assion9 b&t more a1t to 2al&e reason o2er 1assion.E )i*e $heffield
Anderson9 3ho described Mc=ei.h as a Ethin*in. t41e 1erson9E the e;aminers stated that
Mc=ei.h 3as Ehead-oriented.E EThe4 tend to be distr&stf&l of feelin. in the belief that
follo3in. ones feelin.s can lead to tro&ble9E the re1ort stated. ERarel49 3ill he allo3 his
emotional e;1ressions to be directed at another 1erson o&t of fear of h&rtin. themO.E
The re1ort concl&ded 3ith the obser2ation that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h Eis a militar4 manO
his heart and so&l belon.s to the militar4 of the %.$. Co2ernment. @n a non-militar4
en2ironment9 Mc=ei.h 3ill not &nderta*e an4 form of o2ert hostilit4 that 3ill be harmf&l
to others or dan.ero&s to himselfO. @t is not lo.ical that he 3o&ld &nderta*e an4 action
a.ainst o&r .o2ernment in 3hich others 3o&ld be h&rt or *illed. To do so 3o&ld 2iolate
e2er4thin. he stands for.E
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@n A1ril of 1--19 Mc=ei.h 1&t his heart and so&l into his lon.-a3aited dream of
becomin. a Creen Beret. 0n March 2( he re1orted to Cam1 McCall9 the $1ecial Forces
Assessment and $election <$FA$> trainin. facilit4 3est of Fort Bra..9 for the .r&elin.
21-da4 assessment co&rse. B&t Mc=ei.h9 3ho had *e1t himself in to1 sha1e b4 doin. 4//
1&sh-&1s a da4 and marchin. aro&nd the 1ost 3ith a 1// 1o&nd 1ac* 3as no3 o&t of
sha1e and he *ne3 it. The Bradle4 .&nner 3ho had ser2ed in the ,ersian C&lf for fo&r
months 3as also drained from the stress of combat.
As the recr&its stood at attention9 the instr&ctor as*ed se2eral of the recentl4 ret&rned 3ar
2eterans if the4 3anted to ret&rn to their &nit to .et bac* in sha1e. 0ne of the soldiers
4elled that the4 3ere read49 so o&t of a sense of .&n.-ho 1ride9 nobod4 bac*ed o&t.
The first da4 of testin. 3as de2oted to 1s4cholo.ical screenin.. Mc=ei.h claims he had
no 1roblem 3ith the 1s4cholo.ical tests9 3hich incl&ded the Ad&lt ,ersonalit4 @n2entor49
the Minnesota M&lti1le ,hase ,ersonalit4 Test9 and a sentence com1letion e;am desi.ned
b4 Arm4 1s4cholo.ists.
The second da4 of tests be.an 3ith an obstacle co&rse 3hich Mc=ei.h 1assed 3ith ease.
After l&nch9 the recr&its 3ere led on a hi.h-s1eed march 3ith "/ 1o&nd r&c*sac*s. Det
ne3 boots tore into Mc=ei.hs feet d&rin. the fi2e mile march9 and 3ith the 3orst 4et to
come9 he and another recr&it9 Aa2id Bhitm4er9 decided to dro1 o&t. Mc=ei.h si.ned a
=ol&ntar4S@n2ol&ntar4 Bithdra3al from the $FA$ school. 8is sin.le sentence
e;1lanation read6 E@ am not 1h4sicall4 read49 and the r&c*sac* march h&rt more than it
sho&ld.E
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The mainstream 1ress M&m1ed on his initial fail&re to ma*e the $1ecial Forces. 8e 3as
E&nable to face the fail&reE stated the +ew York (imes. E8e 3ashed o&t on the second
da4.E
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EThere 3ere no second chances9E claimed the -ashington Post. E8is s1irit 3as
bro*en.E
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These re1orts s&..ested that Mc=ei.h had failed the 1s4cholo.ical screenin. tests.
EMilitar4 officials said that 1reliminar4 1s4cholo.ical screenin. had sho3n him to be
&nfit9E la&ded the e2er-3ise 2oice of the +ew York (imes. EK8eL sa3 his cherished ho1e of
becomin. a Creen Beret shattered b4 1s4cholo.ical tests.E
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so cr&shin. that he :&it the Arm4 and 3ent into a 1s4chic tails1in.E
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Media 1&ndits :&ic*l4 bac*ed &1 their armchair anal4ses 3ith statements from se2eral of
Mc=ei.hs former b&ddies.
EAn4one 3ho 1&ts all that effort into somethin. and doesnt .et it 3o&ld be mentall4
cr&shed9E said Ro.er Barnett9 the dri2er of Mc=ei.hs Bradle4. E8e 3asnt the same
Mc=ei.h. 8e didnt .o at thin.s the 3a4 he normall4 didO. 8e didnt ha2e the same
dri2e. 8e didnt ha2e his heart in the militar4 an4more.E
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E8e al3a4s 3anted to do better than e2er4one9E said Ca1tain Terr4 C&ild9 Eand that
<Creen Berets> 3as his 3a4 of tr4in. to do it. 8e too* a lot of fla*. 8e 3as reall4 do3n
on himself.E
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Mc=ei.h claimed EThats a b&nch of b&n*9E in res1onse to the alle.ations. EAn4 realist
*no3s that if 4o& de2elo1 blisters on the second da4O 4o&re not .oin. to ma*e it.E
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K$till9 the self-st4led 1s4choanal4sts of the mainstream 1ress made m&ch of his
disa11ointment9 assertin. *no3in.l4 that it 3as the cr&; of Mc=ei.hs Eb&r.eonin.
torment.EL
KA11arentl49 the E1s4choMo&rnalistsE at the (imes had ne2er bothered to chec* 3ith
officials at the $FA$ school. EMc=ei.h dro11ed o&t of the co&rse on the second da49E
said Colonel ?en McCra39 @nformation 0fficer at the $1ecial 01erations Command at
Fort Bra... E8is 1s4cholo.ical test 3or* 3o&ld not ha2e e2en been .raded 4et.EL
Accordin. to Mc=ei.hs attorne4 $te1hen 7ones9 his Arm4 records indicate that his $FA$
1s4cholo.ical tests 3erent .raded &ntil A1ril of 1--". The Emilitar4 officialE 3ho lea*ed
the stor4 abo&t Mc=ei.hs E1s4cholo.ical test fail&reE t&rned o&t to be none other than
FB@ A.ent 7ohn R. 8ersle49 3ho testified to this re1eatedl4 d&rin. the Federal Crand 7&r4
hearin.s. A11arentl49 8ersle4 ne2er told the .rand M&rors that he 3as moonli.htin. as an
Arm4 1s4cholo.ist.
Altho&.h Mc=ei.h ma4 ha2e been .en&inel4 disa11ointed b4 his initial fail&re9 he added
that the schools commander had in2ited the decorated 3ar 2eteran to tr4 o&t a.ain
3hene2er he felt he 3as read4. @t seems Mc=ei.h 3as not too disa11ointed to score a
1erfect 19/// 1oints d&rin. a Bradle4 .&nner com1etition si; months later at Fort Rile49
earnin. him another Arm4 commendation and the honor of the di2isions ETo1 C&n9E a
rare achie2ement. An Arm4 e2al&ation also rated him Eamon. the bestE in leadershi1
1otential and an Eins1iration to 4o&n. soldiers.E
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Det in s1ite of Mc=ei.hs achie2ements9 Ea bit of do&bt started to s&rfaceE in his mind
abo&t a 1otential for a career in the militar4.
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Altho&.h a friend said E@ s3ear to Cod he
co&ld ha2e been $er.eant MaMor of the Arm4 + he 3as that .ood of a soldier9E Mc=ei.h
a11arentl4 3as ha2in. second tho&.hts. Most of these9 his Arm4 b&ddies said9 stemmed
from the militar4s do3nsi!in. then in 1ro.ress. 8e also confided to his friend Aa2e Aill4
that 3itho&t bein. a Creen Beret9 the Arm4 3o&ldnt be 3orth the effort. E@ thin* he felt
he .ot a ra3 deal9 and 3anted o&t9E said )ittleton.
Ci2en Mc=ei.hs achie2ements + his :&ic* rise to ser.eant9 his medals of
commendation9 the distinction of bein. ETo1 C&n9E and the e;tremel4 hi.h 1raise of his
s&1eriors9 one has to 3onder 3hat his real moti2es 3ere. @t seems hi.hl4 &nli*el4 that
.i2en the massi2e effort he 1&t into his militar4 career9 he 3o&ld ta*e an earl4 o&t on
s&ch 1res&m1ti2e 1retenses. Mc=ei.h 3as a s1it and 1olish soldier 3ith a to1 notch
record. 8e 3as totall4 de2oted to the militar4. 8e had ser2ed in combat9 earnin. se2eral
medals. @f an4thin. he 3as d&e for his ne;t 1romotion. The commander of the $1ecial
Forces school had e2en in2ited him to tr4 o&t a.ain in a fe3 months. As $heffield
Anderson said9 E8e seemed destined for a brilliant career in the militar4.E
These obser2ations 3ere bac*ed &1 b4 Mc=ei.hs sister 7ennifer. E@ tho&.ht it 3as .oin.
to be his career. 8e 3as definitel4 a career militar4 t41e. That 3as his life9 4o& *no3. 8is
life re2ol2ed aro&nd that.E
@t hardl4 seems li*el4 that the ambitio&s soldier 3ho had recentl4 si.ned on for another
fo&r 4ear hitch 3o&ld o1t o&t so easil4. Det9 on Aecember 319 1--19 $er.eant Mc=ei.h
too* an earl4 dischar.e from the Arm49 and 3ent bac* to his home to3n of ,endleton9
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The /anch!rian Candidate
To f&lfill his militar4 obli.ation9 Mc=ei.h si.ned on 3ith the Arm4 National C&ard in
B&ffalo9 3here he landed a Mob as a sec&rit4 .&ard 3ith B&rns @nternational $ec&rit4.
Mc=ei.h 3as assi.ned to the ni.ht shift9 .&ardin. the .ro&nds of Cals1an Research9 a
defense contractor that cond&cts classified research in ad2anced aeros1ace roc*etr4 and
electronic 3arfare.
@n a manner mirrorin. his cond&ct in the ser2ice9 Mc=ei.h became the cons&mmate
sec&rit4 .&ard. Cals1an s1o*esman Al $alandra told re1orters that Mc=ei.h 3as Ea model
em1lo4ee.E Det accordin. to media acco&nts9 Mc=ei.h had lost his confidenceO and his
cool.
ETimm4 3as a .ood .&ard9E said former B&rns s&1er2isor )inda 8aner-Mele. E8e 3as
Eal3a4s there 1rom1t9 clean and neat. 8is onl4 :&ir*9E accordin. to Mele9 E3as that he
co&ldnt deal 3ith 1eo1le. @f someone didnt coo1erate 3ith him9 he 3o&ld start 4ellin. at
them9 become 2erball4 a..ressi2e. 8e co&ld be set off easil4.
Accordin. to an article in the Post9 co-3or*ers at a Nia.ara Falls con2ention center
3here he 3as assi.ned described him as Eemotionall4 s1ent9 2eerin. from 1assi2it4 to
2olcanic an.er.E An old friend said he loo*ed Eli*e thin.s 3ere reall4 3ei.hin. on
him.E
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ETimm4 M&st 3asnt the t41e of 1erson 3ho co&ld initiate action9E said Mele. E8e 3as
2er4 .ood if 4o& said9 Tim 3atch this door + dont let an4one thro&.h. The Tim @ *ne3
co&ldnt ha2e masterminded somethin. li*e this and carried it o&t himself. @t 3o&ld ha2e
had to ha2e been someone 3ho said6 Tim9 this is 3hat 4o& do. Do& dri2e the tr&c*O.E
Meles acco&nt directl4 contradicts the testimon4 of $er.eant Chris Barner and former
,ri2ate Ra4 7imbo49 both of 3hom ser2ed 3ith Mc=ei.h at Fort Rile49 and claimed that
he 3as a nat&ral leader.
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Bac*in. &1 7imbo4 3as Mc=ei.hs friend and Cals1an co-
3or*er9 Carl )ebron9 3ho described Mc=ei.h as Eintelli.ent and en.a.in. + the sort of
1erson 3ho co&ld be a leader.E
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Meles testimon4 also contradicts Mc=ei.hs ser2ice record9 3hich rated him Eamon. the
bestE in leadershi1 1otential and an Eins1iration to 4o&n. soldiers.E
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E8e had a lot of
leadershi1 abilit4 inside himself9E said BarnerO. 8e had a lot of self confidence.E
A11arentl49 E$omethin. ha11ened to Tim Mc=ei.h bet3een the time he left the Arm4
and no39E said Ca1tain Terr4 C&ild.
E8e didnt reall4 carr4 himself li*e he came o&t of the militar49E said Mele. E8e didnt
stand tall 3ith his sho&lders bac*. 8e *ind of sl&m1ed o2er.E $he recalled him as silent9
e;1ressionless9 3ith li.htness e4es9 b&t s&bMect to e;1losi2e fits of tem1er. EThat .&4
didnt ha2e an e;1ression -- 1ercent of the time9E she added. E8e 3as cold.E
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Colonel Aa2id 8ac*3orth9 an Arm4 2eteran 3ho inter2ie3ed Mc=ei.h for +ewsweek9
concl&ded that Mc=ei.h 3as s&fferin. from a E1ost3ar han.o2er.E E@2e seen co&ntless
2eterans9 incl&din. m4self9 st&mble home after the hi.h-noon e;citement of the *illin.
fields9 missin. their battle b&ddies and the &ni:&e dan.ers and sense of 1&r1ose9E 3rote
8ac*3orth. EMan4 lose themsel2es fore2er.E
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Altho&.h s&ch s4m1toms ma4 be seen as a dela4ed reaction s4ndrome res&ltin. from the
stress of battle9 the4 are also common s4m1toms of mind-control. The s&bMect of mind-
control or h41nosis often seems emotionall4 s1ent9 as tho&.h he had been thro&.h a
harro3in. ordeal.
Bhile 2isitin. friends in Aec*er9 Michi.an9 Mc=ei.h com1lained that the Arm4 had
im1lanted him 3ith a miniat&re s&bc&taneo&s transmitter9 so that the4 co&ld *ee1 trac* of
him.
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8e com1lained that it left an &ne;1lained scar on his b&ttoc*s and 3as 1ainf&l to
sit on.
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To the 1&blic9 &nfamiliar 3ith the be3ilderin. le;icon of .o2ernment mind-control
research9 s&ch a claim ma4 a11ear as the ob2io&s rantin.s of a 1aranoiac. B&t is itI
Miniat&ri!ed telemetrics ha2e been 1art of an on.oin. 1roMect b4 the militar4 and 2ario&s
intelli.ence a.encies to test the effecti2eness of trac*in. soldiers on the battlefield. The
miniat&re im1lantable telemetric de2ice 3as declassified lon. a.o. As far bac* as 1-#(9
Ar. $t&art Mac*a49 in his te;tboo* entitled %io7$edical (elemetry9 re1orted9 EAmon. the
man4 telemetr4 instr&ments bein. &sed toda49 are miniat&re radio transmitters that can be
s3allo3ed9 carried e;ternall49 or s&r.icall4 im1lanted in man or animal. The4 1ermit the
sim&ltaneo&s st&d4 of beha2ior and 1h4siolo.ical f&nctionin..OE
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Ar. Carl $anders9 one of the de2elo1ers of the @ntelli.ence Manned @nterface <@M@>
biochi19 maintains9 EBe &sed this 3ith militar4 1ersonnel in the @ra: Bar 3here the4
3ere act&all4 trac*ed &sin. this 1artic&lar t41e of de2ice.E
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@t is also interestin. to note that the Cals1an Ad2anced Technolo.4 Center in B&ffalo
<Cals1an ATC>9 3here Mc=ei.h 3or*ed9 is en.a.ed in microsco1ic electronic
en.ineerin. of the *ind a11licable to telemetrics.
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Cals1an 3as fo&nded in 1-4# as
Cornell Aerona&tical )aborator49 3hich incl&ded the EF&nd for the $t&d4 of 8&man
5colo.49E a C@A cond&it for mind-control e;1eriments b4 Wmi.rW Na!i scientists Kand
others &nder the direction of C@A Aoctors $idne4 Cottlieb9 53en Cameron9 and )o&is
7ol4n BestL.
Accordin. to mind-control researcher Ale; Constantine9 ECals1an 1laces m&ch research
em1hasis on bioen.ineerin. and artificial intelli.ence <Cals1an 1ioneered in the field in
the 1-"/s>.E @n his article9 EThe Cood $oldier9E Constantine states6
8&man trac*in. and monitorin. technolo.4 are 3ell 3ithin Cals1ans
s1here of 1&rs&its. The com1an4 is instr&mental in R5ACA,9 an Air Force
electronic 3arfare s4stem that 3inds thro&.h e2er4 Ae1artment of
Aefense facilit4 in the co&ntr4. A ,enta.on release e;1lains that R5ACA,
Eis &sed to e2al&ate the effecti2eness of electronic-combat hard3are9
techni:&es9 tactics and conce1ts.E The s4stem Eincl&des closed-loo1 radar
and data lin*s at RF manned data f&sion and 3ea1ons control 1osts.E 0ne
,atriot com1&ter ne3s board re1orted that a disembodied9 r&mblin.9 lo3-
fre:&enc4 h&m had been heard across the co&ntr4 the 3ee* of the
bombin.. ,ast h&ms in Taos9 NM9 5&.ene and Medford9 0R9 Timmons9
0ntario and Bristol9 %? 3ere most definitel4 <des1ite s1ecio&s official
denials> att&ned to the brains a&ditor4 1ath3a4sO.
The Air Force is amon. Cals1ans leadin. clients9 and 5.lin AFB has
farmed *e4 1ersonnel to the com1an4. The .ratin. iron4 + recallin.
Mc=ei.hs contention hed been im1lanted 3ith a telemetr4 chi1 + is that
the @nstr&mentation Technolo.4 Branch of 5.lin Air Force Base is
c&rrentl4 en.a.ed in the trac*in. of mammals 3ith s&bminiat&re telemetr4
de2ices. Accordin. to an Air Force 1ress release9 the biotelemetr4 chi1
transmits on the &11er $-band <231( to 23-( M8!>9 3ith &1 to 12/ di.ital
channels.
There is nothin. secret abo&t the biotelemetr4 chi1. Ads for commercial Kalbeit some3hat
sim1lerL 2ersions of the de2ice ha2e a11eared in national 1&blications. (ime ma.a!ine
ran an ad for an im1lantable 1et transcei2er in its 7&ne 2#9 1--" iss&e + ironicall4
eno&.h + o11osite an article abo&t a militia leader 3ho 3as 3arnin. abo&t the comin.
Ne3 Borld 0rder. Bhile monitorin. animals has been an &nclassified scientific 1&rs&it
for decades9 the monitorin. of h&mans has been a hi.hl4 classified 1roMect 3hich is b&t a
s&bset of the ,enta.ons EnonlethalE arsenal. As Constantine notes9 Ethe d4sto1ian
im1lications 3ere e;1lored b4 e9ense +ews for March 2/9 1--"6
9aval 6esearch :ab ,ttempts To /eld 9e!rons ,nd Chips' 2t!dies
/ay Prod!ce ,rmy of 1;ombies$1
F&t&re battles co&ld be 3a.ed 3ith .eneticall4 en.ineered or.anisms9 s&ch
as rodents9 3hose minds are controlled b4 com1&ter chi1s en.ineered 3ith
li2in. brain cells.... The research9 called 8i11ocam1al Ne&ron ,atternin.9
.ro3s li2e ne&rons on com1&ter chi1s. EThis technolo.4 that alters
ne&rons co&ld 1otentiall4 be &sed on 1eo1le to create !ombie armies9E
)a3rence ?orb9 a senior fello3 at the Broo*in.s @nstit&tion9 said.
@ts concei2able9 .i2en the c&rrent state of the electronic mind-control art9
a bioc4bernetic 0! o2er the blac* b&d.et rainbo39 that Mc=ei.h had been
dra3n into an e;1erimental 1roMect9 that the de2ice 3as the real McCo4O.
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The Aefense Ae1artment ne3sletter ma4 ha2e been disc&ssin. is the s&ccessor to the
E$timocei2er9E de2elo1ed in the late 1-"/s b4 Ar. 7ose1h Ael.ado and f&nded b4 the C@A
and the 0ffice of Na2al Research. The $timocei2er is a tin4 transcei2er im1lanted in the
head of a control s&bMect9 3hich can then be &sed to modif4 emotions and control
beha2ior.
Accordin. to Ael.ado9 ERadio $tim&lation of different 1oints in the am4.dala and
hi11ocam1&s Kareas of the brainL in the fo&r 1atients 1rod&ced a 2ariet4 of effects9
incl&din. 1leasant sensations9 elation9 dee19 tho&.htf&l concentration9 odd feelin.s9 s&1er
rela;ation9 colored 2isions9 and other res1onses.... 0ne of the 1ossibilities 3ith brain
transmitters is to infl&ence 1eo1le so that the4 confirm 3ith the 1olitical s4stem.
A&tonomic and somatic f&nctions9 indi2id&al and social beha2ior9 emotional and mental
reactions ma4 be in2o*ed9 maintained9 modified9 or inhibited9 both in animals and in
man9 b4 stim&lation of s1ecific cerebral str&ct&res. ,h4sical control of man4 brain
f&nctions is a demonstrated fact. @t is e2en 1ossible to follo3 intentions9 the de2elo1ment
of tho&.ht and 2is&al e;1eriences.E
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As Constantine 1oints o&t9 the militar4 has a lon. and sordid histor4 of &sin. enlisted
men and &n3ittin. ci2ilians for its nefario&s e;1eriments9 ran.in. from radiation9 1oison
.as9 dr&.s and mind-control9 to s1ra4in. entire %.$. cities 3ith bacteriolo.ical 2ir&ses to
test their effecti2eness. The most recent e;am1le in2ol2es the &se of e;1erimental
2accines tested on C&lf Bar 2eterans 3ho are c&rrentl4 e;1eriencin. bi!arre s4m1toms9
not the least of 3hich is death. Bhen attorne4s re1resentin. the former soldiers re:&ested
their militar4 medical files9 the4 disco2ered there 3as no record of the 2accines e2er
bein. administered.
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Timoth4 Mc=ei.h ma4 ha2e &n*o3nin.l4 been an Arm4SC@A .&inea 1i. in2ol2ed in a
classified telemetricSmind-control 1roMect + a EManch&rian Candidate.E
Recent histor4 is re1lete 3ith cases of indi2id&als 3ho calml4 3al* into a resta&rant9
school4ard9 or 1ost office and ine;1licabl4 be.in shootin. lar.e n&mbers of 1eo1le9 as
tho&.h the4 3ere in a trance. Bhat a11ear li*e .r&esome b&t ha11enstance e2ents to the
cas&al obser2er raises red fla.s to those familiar 3ith C@A Eslee1erE mind-control
e;1eriments. $&ch cases ma4 be indicati2e of mind-control e;1eriments .one horribl4
3ron..
A recent case occ&rred in Tasmania9 3here Martin Br4ant calml4 3al*ed aro&nd a to&rist
site in Ma4 of 1--# methodicall4 shootin. and *illin. o2er 3" 1eo1le. @nterestin.l49
Br4ant 3as in 1ossession of an assa&lt rifle that had been handed in to 1olice in =ictoria
as 1art of a .&n amnest4 1ro.ram9 b&t m4sterio&sl4 3o&nd &1 in Br4ants hands before
the massacre.
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KAn anti-social loner9 Br4ant had also recentl4 ret&rned from a solitar4 t3o-3ee* tri1 to
the %.$.9 ostensibl4 to 2isit EAisne4land.E A&stralian C&stoms a.ents noticed he carried
no l&..a.e9 and 3as actin. stran.el4. The4 too* him to the hos1ital to be e;amined as a
1ossible dr&. co&rier9 b&t fo&nd nothin.. 8ad Br4ant act&all4 2isited Aisne4land9 or had
he 2isited a different t41e of 1la4.ro&nd + one inhabited b4 the mind-control masters of
the C@AI
@n the 3a*e of the massacre9 A&stralia &nder3ent 3holesale .&n confiscation of its
citi!enr4. Not s&r1risin.l49 A&stralia and Ne3 Xealand ha2e lon. ser2ed as a 1la4.ro&nd
for the C@A9 3ho re1ortedl4 1la4ed a maMor role in the o2erthro3 of A&stralian ,rime
Minister Co&.h Bhitlam9 directed from the C@As s&1er-secret ,ine Ca1 facilit4. @t has
also been re1orted that the C@A has been testin. s&bliminal T= transmissions to infl&ence
the o&tcome of elections.
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As in Br4ants case9 man4 of these bi!arre *illers mee*l4 s&rrender to a&thorities after
their s1rees. Bhen he 3as sto11ed b4 $tate Troo1er Charles 8an.er for a missin. license
1late9 Mc=ei.h 3as carr4in. a loaded Cloc* -mm 1istol. Altho&.h he co&ld ha2e easil4
shot and *illed the officer9 Mc=ei.h informed him that he 3as carr4in. a concealed
3ea1on9 then mee*l4 handed himself o2er for arrest. Bh4 does a man 3ho has M&st
alle.edl4 *illed 1#- innocent 1eo1le9 bal* at *illin. a co1 on a lonel4 stretch of hi.h3a4I
KThis s&..ests that either Mc=ei.h 3as innocent9 3as actin. &nder orders b4 some
branch of the .o2ernment9 or 3as &nder some form of mind-control.L
After Mc=ei.hs arrest in Noble Co&nt49 Assistant Attorne4 Ceneral Mar* Cibson stated9
EThere stood a 1olite 4o&n. man 3ho .a2e 1olite9 coo1erati2e ans3ers to e2er4 :&estion.
@t 3as li*e the d&tif&l soldier9E Cibson said. E5motions dont come into 1la49 ri.ht and
3ron. dont come into 1la4. Bhat ha11ens ne;t doesnt come into 1la4O his mood 3as
so le2el9 it 3as &nnat&ral. @ loo*ed at him and reali!ed @ felt no re1&lsion or fear. @t 3as
li*e there 3as an absence of feelin.. 8e e;&ded nothin..E
Charles 8an.er9 the officer 3ho arrested Mc=ei.h9 related his acco&nt to Cibson9 3ho
told the (imes9 EAnd 3hen he .rabbed his .&n and there 3as no reaction9 no shoc*9 that
didnt seem ri.ht9 either.E
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This Eabsence of feelin.E amon. a man 3ho had M&st alle.edl4 committed a heino&s
crime ma4 3ell ha2e been indicati2e of a 1s4cholo.icall4 controlled a.ent + or Eslee1erE
a.ent + a 1erson trained to carr4 o&t a 1reconcei2ed order &1on command. $&ch an
indi2id&al co&ld concei2abl4 carr4 o&t a horrendo&s crime9 then ha2e no recollection of
the e2ent. Far from the st&ff of s14 no2els or cons1irac4 theories9 slee1er a.ents ha2e
been de2elo1ed and &sed b4 intelli.ence a.encies for decades.
KThe C@As interest in mind control ori.inall4 dates bac* to BB@@ 3hen the 0ffice of
$trate.ic $er2ices <0$$>9 &nder $tanle4 )o2ell9 de2elo1ed the idea of h41noti!in.
Cerman 1risoners to re-infiltrate the Third Reich and assassinate Adol1h 8itler. After the
3ar9 the 0$$9 re-formed as the C@A9 bro&.ht Na!i doctors and scientists to 3or* for them
&nder the co2er of 01eration ,A,5RC)@,. $ome of these incl&ded 3ar criminals s1irited
a3a4 thro&.h Na!i-=atican ERatlinesE &nder the ae.is of 01eration 0M5CA9
con2enientl4 missin. their da4 in co&rt at the N&rember. Bar Crimes Trib&nal. Their
collea.&es 3o&nd &1 in Central and $o&th America9 drained from the best of Na!i blood
&nder 01eration =AM,@R5.L
The C@As 1l&n.e into the nether3orld of mind-control be.an in 1-"/ 3ith ,roMect
B)%5B@RA9 a&thori!ed b4 Allen A&lles after it 3as disco2ered that recentl4 released
?orean Bar 1risoners had been s&bMected to h41nosis. @n 1-"29 B)%5B@RA 3as re-
named 01eration ART@C80?59 &nder the a&thorit4 of Ae1&t4 C@A Airector Richard
8elms9 and coordinated b4 C@A $ec&rit4 0fficer $hefield 5d3ards.
KB4 the late 1-"/s9 the militar4 3as 3ell on its 3a4 to in2esti.atin. the 1otential for
Ebrain3ashin.9E a term coined b4 the C@As 5d3ard 8&nter to e;1lain the e;1erience of
American ,0Bs in ?orea. @n 1-"( the Rand Cor1oration 1rod&ced a re1ort for the Air
Force entitled EThe %se of 841nosis in @ntelli.ence and Related Militar4 $it&ations9E
statin. that E@n defense a11lications9 s&bMects can ce s1ecificall4 selected b4 a criterion of
h41noti!abilit49 and s&bse:&entl4 trained in accordance 3ith their antici1ated militar4
f&nction...E
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Ta*in. the 8i11ocratic 0ath on behalf of the C@A for ART@C80?5 3as Ar. $idne4
Cottlieb9 mind-control emerit&s of the C@As Technical $er2ices Ai2ision <T$$>9 the real-
life co&nter1art to the m4thical EV-BranchE of @an Flemin. fame. T$$ 3as en.a.ed
de2elo1in. the &s&al 7ames Bond s14 to4s + miniat&re cameras9 shootin. fo&ntain 1ens9
and9 &nder the t&tela.e of Ar. Cottlieb9 1oisons that co&ld *ill in seconds9 lea2in. no
trace. Bith 01eration ART@C80?5 ho3e2er9 the C@A broadened its hori!ons into the
realm of 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare. ART@C80?5 3as one of the C@As later-da4 attem1ts to
create an electronicall4-controlled Manch&rian Candidate.
@n the 1-"/s9 &nder the code name M?%)TRA9 the C@A set &1 safe ho&ses in $an
Francisco and other cities 3here the4 1erformed e;1eriments on &n3ittin. s&bMects &sin.
)$A and other dr&.s. @n 1-#/9 5d3ards recr&ited e;-FB@ a.ent Robert Mahe&9 3ho
a11roached Mob bosses $am Ciancana and 7ohn Rosselli to form C@A hit-teams to
assassinate forei.n leaders &sin. the techni:&es ac:&ired b4 Cottliebs T$$. KThe first on
their list 3as C&ban leader Fidel Castro9 3ho the4 1lanned to assassinate b4 1oisonin. his
food and e2en his ci.ars. The 3or* of Cottlieb and his C@A associates can be traced
directl4 bac* to Na!i 3ar criminals s&ch as Ar. 7ose1h Men.ele of A&sch3it!.L
B4 1-#39 re1orted the $enate @ntelli.ence Committee9 the n&mber of o1erations and
s&bMects had increased s&bstantiall4. B&t as far bac* as 1-#/9 T$$ officials9 3or*in.
alon. 3ith the Co&nterintelli.ence staff9 had e;1anded their h41nosis 1ro.rams to
coincide 3ith their M?%)TRA e;1eriments. Accordin. to 7ohn Mar*s in his boo* (he
)earch 9or the $anchurian *andidate1 Ethe Co&nterintelli.ence 1ro.ram had three .oals6
<1> to ind&ce h41nosis 2er4 ra1idl4 in &n3ittin. s&bMectsH <2> to create d&rable amnesiaH
and <3> to im1lant d&rable and o1erationall4 &sef&l 1osth41notic s&..estion.E
B4 1-##9 M?%)TRA had s1a3ned 01eration M?$5ARC89 the &se of biolo.ical9
chemical9 and radiolo.ical s&bstances to ind&ce 1s4cholo.ical and 1h4siolo.ical chan.es
in the C@As 2ictims. M?$5ARC8 s1a3ned 01erations 0FT5N and C8@C?B@T9 &sin.
biolo.ical9 chemical9 and radiolo.ical s&bstances to ind&ce 1s4cholo.ical and
1h4siolo.ical chan.es. 01erations T8@RA C8ANC5 and A5RBD 8AT in2ol2ed the
Arm4s Militar4 @ntelli.ence Cro&1s <M.@.C.> s&rre1titio&s dosin. of 2ictims in 5&ro1e
and the Far 5ast. M?A5)TA9 an offshoot of M?%)TRA9 in2ol2ed s1ra4in. massi2e
doses of )$A and other dr&.s b4 the Arm4 o2er areas inhabited b4 =iet Con..
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KThe 1reeminent don of the C@As 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare 1ro.ram 3as Ar. )o&is 7ol4n
Best. As 1art of his M?%)TRA e;1eriments9 Best decided to send an ele1hant at the
0*lahoma Cit4 Xoo on an )$A tri1. A11arentl49 the 1oor creat&re did not a11reciate the
effects of Ar. Bests Ma.ical M4ster4 To&r. @t died se2eral ho&rs later.
A close associate of Ars. Cameron and Cottlieb9 Best st&died the &se of dr&.s as
EadM&ncts to inter1ersonal mani1&lation or assa&lt9E and 3as amon. one of the 1ioneers of
remote electronic brain e;1erimentation9 incl&din. telemetric brain im1lants on &n3ittin.
s&bMects.
Bests .ood friend9 Aldo&s 8&;le49 s&..ested that he h41noti!e his s&bMects before
administerin. )$A9 in order to .i2e them 1ost-h41notic s&..estions 3hich 3o&ld orient
the dr&.-ind&ced e;1erience in a Edesired direction.E
@nterestin.l49 Best 3as the 1s4chiatrist 3ho e;amined 7ac* R&b49 the assassin of )ee
8ar2e4 0s3ald. R&b4s assertion that an &ltra-Ri.ht-3in. cabal 3as res1onsible for
7F?s m&rder9 and his ref&sal to admit insanit49 led Best to concl&de that he 3as 1aranoid
and mentall4 ill. Best 1laced R&b4 on anti-de1ressants9 3hich did little to modif4 his
claims of cons1irac4. 8e died of cancer t3o 4ears later9 claimin. to the end that he had
been inMected 3ith cancero&s biolo.ical material.
Best also e;amined $irhan $irhan9 a controlled h41o-1ats4 3ho alle.edl4 *illed Robert F.
?enned4. C&rrentl4 chairman of %C)As Ne&ro1s4chiatric @nstit&te9 Best headed the
American ,s4cholo.ical Association <A,A> tra&ma res1onse team that r&shed to
0*lahoma Cit4 in the 3a*e of the disaster.
@ inter2ie3ed Ar. Best b4 1hone. Bhile confirmin. that he had indeed tra2eled to
0*lahoma Cit4 3ith his team9 the eminent 1s4chiatrist made a c&rio&s EFre&dian $li1.E
Bhen as*ed if he had e;amined Mc=ei.h9 he said9 ENo9 @ ha2ent been as*ed to do that. @
thin* his la34er 3o&ldnt 3ant someone he didnt tr&sO 1ic*.E
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Best ne2ertheless told me that someone from the FB@s Beha2ioral $ciences &nit 3o&ld
ha2e inter2ie3ed Mc=ei.h. @n fact the FB@s Beha2ioral $ciences &nit did inter2ie3 the
1risoner. 7ohn Ao&.las of the FB@s ,s4cholo.ical ,rofile %nit 3as later :&oted in the
(imes as sa4in.9 EThis is an easil4 controlled and mani1&lated 1ersonalit4.E Bhat
Ao&.las is &n3ittin.l4 confirmin. is that Mc=ei.h 3as 1erfect material for the C@As
1s4cholo.ical mind-control 1ro.ram.
B4 the late 1-"/s9 man4 Cerman or 5astern 5&ro1ean Wmi.rWs bro&.ht to 3or* in the
%.$. had been farmed o&t to &ni2ersities s&ch as Cornell9 %C)A9 and $tanfordO and to
1eo1le li*e Ar. 53en Cameron and Ar. 7ol4n Best.
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@n the 3a*e of the 1-#" Batts riot9 Best 1ro1osed to then California Co2ernor Ronald
Rea.an a ECenter for the $t&d4 and Red&ction of =iolence9E 3hich 3as to ha2e incl&ded
a 1s4chos&r.er4 &nit for 1erformin. lobotomies9 and a se2en-da4-a-3ee*9 aro&nd-the-
cloc* electro-shoc* room. Associates of Ar. Camerons9 em1lo4ed at the time in Na!i-r&n
detention centers in $o&th America9 3o&ld be called on to 1erform lobotomies on
&ns&s1ectin. 1atients9 3ith the f&ll a11ro2al of Co2ernor Rea.an.
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0ne of the more bra!en of the emer.in. coterie of brain3ashin. enth&siasts9 Cameron
recei2ed his f&ndin. thro&.h the Roc*efeller and Cerschic*ter Fo&ndations9 3hich 3as
channeled into the innoc&o&s so&ndin. $ociet4 for the @n2esti.ation of 8&man 5colo.4
at Cornell. Cameron 1erformed h&ndreds of lobotomies and electroshoc* treatments at
the behest of the C@A on &n3ittin. 1atients in 1risons and mental hos1itals9 and at his
belo2ed Allen Memorial @nstit&te in Montreal.
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@t is interestin. to note that Mc=ei.h claimed he 3as s&bMected to 1s4cholo.ical tort&re
3hile in 1rison.
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8e 3as 1laced in a cell 3ith a .&ard 3atchin. him aro&nd the cloc*9
3ho 3asnt allo3ed to s1ea* to him. The li.hts in his cell 3ere *e1t on 24-ho&rs-a-da49
de1ri2in. him of slee1 + a standard techni:&e desi.ned to brea* do3n a s&bMects
1s4cholo.ical barriers. 52ent&all49 Mc=ei.h called in a 1s4chiatrist to hel1 treat his
an;iet4 + a 1s4chiatrist9 1erha1s9 trained b4 Ar. Cameron.L
C@A 1s4chiatrist Ar. 53en Cameron 3as also the 1ro.enitor of E1s4chic dri2in.9E a
techni:&e 3hereb4 the 1s4chiatrist or controller re1eatedl4 1la4s bac* selected 3ords or
1hrases to brea* do3n a 1ersons 1s4cholo.ical barriers and o1en &1 his &nconscio&s.
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$&ch techni:&es 3o&ld be ea.erl4 incor1orated into the C@As 1ro.ram for creatin.
Manch&rian Candidates + 1ro.rammed h41no-*illers 3ho co&ld be &nleashed at the
behest of the A.enc4 to *ill &1on command. An acco&nt of the disc&ssion s&rro&ndin.
the creation of a Manch&rian Candidate is re2ealed b4 7F? researcher Aic* R&ssell in his
boo*9 (he $an -ho :new (oo $uch6
@n 1-#(9 Ar. 7ose1h ). Bern of =ir.inia ,ol4technic @nstit&te :&estioned
a&thorities on h41nosis abo&t 3hether the creation of a EManch&rian
CandidateE 3as reall4 feasible. As A&thor Bo3art reco&nted one e;1erts
res1onse to Ar. Bernd6 E@ 3o&ld sa4 that a hi.hl4 s*illed h41notist9
3or*in. 3ith a hi.hl4 s&sce1tible s&bMect9 co&ld 1ossibl4 1ers&ade the
s&bMect to *ill another h&manOE Another belie2ed it 3as e2en 1ossible9
thro&.h 1osth41notic s&..estion9 to ma*e a s&bMect &nable to recall s&ch
an act6 EThere co&ld be a cons1irac49 b&t a cons1irac4 of 3hich the
1rinci1al 3as &na3are.E
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This E1s4chic dri2in.E a11ears to ha2e im1acted $irhan $irhan. Charles McV&iston9 a
former Arm4 intelli.ence officer 3ho did a ,s4cholo.ical $tress 52al&ation of 2oice
recordin.s of $irhan9 said9 E@ belie2e $irhan 3as brain3ashed &nder h41nosis b4 the
constant re1etition of 3ords li*e9 Do& are nobod49 4o&re nothin.9 the American dream is
.one.O $omebod4 im1lanted an idea9 *ill RF?9 and &nder h41nosis the brain3ashed
$irhan acce1ted it.E
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The acc&sed assassin insisted that he co&ldnt recall e2en the
m&rder.
C@A contract a.ent Colonel Billiam Bisho1 e;1lained to R&ssell some of the r&diments
of the C@As mind-control o1erations6
EThere 3ere an4 n&mber of 1s4cholo.ical or emotional factors in2ol2ed in
1eo1les selection. Antisocial beha2ior 1atterns9 1aranoia or the r&diments
of 1aranoia9 and so on. B&t 3hen the4 are s&ccessf&l 3ith this
1ro.rammin. + or9 for lac* of a better term9 indoctrination + the4 co&ld
ta*e 7ohn Aoe and .et this man to *ill Ceor.e and 7ane $mith. 8e 3ill be
.i2en all the 1ertinent information as to their location9 dail4 habits9 etc.
Then there is a mental bloc* 1&t on this mission in his mind. 8e
remembers nothin. abo&t it.E
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0n March 39 1-#49 C@A Airector 7ohn McCone sent a memo to $ecret $er2ice chief
7ames Ro3le4 statin. that after his s&r.er4 at the hos1ital in Mins*9 KR&ssiaL9 0s3ald
mi.ht ha2e been Echemicall4 or electronicall4 controlledO a slee1er a.ent. $&bMect
s1ent 11 da4s hos1itali!ed for a minor ailment 3hich sho&ld ha2e re:&ired no more than
three da4s hos1itali!ation at best.E
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52en 7. 5d.ar 8oo2er told the Barren Commission9 E@nformation came to me indicatin.
that there is an es1iona.e trainin. school o&tside of Mins* + @ dont *no3 3hether it is
tr&e + that he K0s3aldL 3as trained at that school to come bac* to this co&ntr4 to
become 3hat the4 call a slee1er9 that is9 a man 3ho 3ill remain dormant for three or fo&r
4ears and in case of international hostilities rise &1 and be &sed.E
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KAccordin. to 7F? researchers Art Ford and )incoln )a3rence in their boo*9 -ere -e
*ontrolled/9 )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald 3as a 1ro.rammed assassin 3ith a malf&nctionin.
electrical im1lant in his brain.
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8erman ?imse49 A 2eteran Arm4 co&nterintelli.ence
o1erati2e and former C@A official9 told 7F? researcher 8&.h MacAonald9 E0s3ald 3as
1ro.rammed to *illO. Then the mechanism 3ent on the blin* and 0s3ald became a
dan.ero&s to4 3itho&t direction.E
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The C@As interest in 1rod&cin. the 1erfect 1ro.rammed assassin too* a ne3 bent9 3hen
in 1-#"9 the A.enc49 in coo1eration 3ith the AoA9 set &1 a secret 1ro.ram for st&d4in.
the effects of electroma.netic radiation9 or micro3a2e <5M> 3ea1ons at the Arm4s
Ad2anced Research ,roMects A.enc4 <AR,A> at the Balter Reed Arm4 @nstit&te of
Research. The 1roMect 3as ins1ired b4 the $o2iets9 3ho had been do&sin. the American
5mbass4 in Mosco3 3ith a lethal dose of micro3a2es9 ca&sin. man4 of its 1ersonnel to
die from cancer.
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Det ca&sin. de.enerati2e diseases 3as not the main .oal of the AoASC@A 5M 3ea1ons
research9 code named ,ANA0RA. The s1oo*s 3ere interested in the effects of
micro3a2es on controllin. a 1ersons beha2ior. B4 1-'39 both the Americans and the
$o2iets 3ere far alon. in their mind-control a11lications9 &sin. technolo.4 s&ch as
1&lsed micro3a2e a&dio.rams and aco&stical telemetr4 to create 2oices in a s&bMects
mind9 or erase his mind com1letel4.
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Ca&sin. de.enerati2e diseases 3as not the main .oal of the AoASC@A 5M 3ea1ons
research9 code named ,ANA0RA. The s1oo*s 3ere interested in the effects of
micro3a2es on controllin. a 1ersons beha2ior. B4 1-'39 both the Americans and the
$o2iets 3ere far alon. in their mind-control a11lications9 &sin. technolo.4 s&ch as
1&lsed micro3a2e a&dio.rams and aco&stical telemetr4 to create 2oices in a s&bMects
mind9 or erase his mind com1letel4.
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Bith the ad2ent of 5M technolo.49 scientists
co&ld b41ass the need for electrodes im1lanted in the brain9 and control their s&bMects
directl4. )a3rence described a technolo.4 called R8@C-5A0M9 or ERadio 841notic
@ntracerebral Control and 5lectronic Aissol&tion of Memor4.E Accordin. to )a3rence6
@t is the &ltra-so1histicated a11lication of 1ost-h41notic s&..estion
tri..ered at 3ill b4 radio transmission. @t is a rec&rrin. state9 re-ind&ced
a&tomaticall4 at inter2als b4 the same radio control. An indi2id&al is
bro&.ht &nder h41nosis. This can be done either 3ith his *no3led.e + or
3itho&t it + b4 &se of narco-h41nosis9 3hich can be bro&.ht into 1la4
&nder man4 .&ises. 8e is then 1ro.rammed to 1erform certain actions and
maintain certain attit&des &1on radio si.nal.
)a3rence 3ent on to state that Ethro&.h the &se of radio-3a2es and &ltra-sonic si.nal
tonesO @t in effect bloc*s memor4 of the moment.E
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E$&ch a de2ice has ob2io&s
a11lications in co2ert o1erations desi.ned to dri2e a tar.et cra!4 3ith 2oices or deli2er
&ndetected instr&ctions to a 1ro.rammed assassin9E states Ar. Robert Bec*er.
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Thane 5&.ene Cesar9 a re1orted accom1lice in the m&rder of Robert ?enned49 held a
2a.&el4-defined Mob at )oc*heed9 a C@AS,ANA0RA contractor. Retired )oc*heed
en.ineer 7im Doder told former FB@ a.ent Billiam T&rner that Cesar 3or*ed floatin.
assi.nments in an Eoff-limitsE area o1erated b4 the C@A.
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The 1arallel is stri*in.l4
similar to that of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 3ho 3or*ed at Cals1an9 another hi.h-tech militar4
contractor en.a.ed in to1-secret telemetric 3or*.
The 1reeminent don of C@As 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare 1ro.ram <M?%)TRA>9 Ar. )o&is
7ol4on E7oll4E Best9 sent an 0*lahoma Cit4 Xoo ele1hant careenin. on a massi2e )$A
tri19 tri..erin. its death ho&rs later. $t&d4in. the &se of dr&.s as EadM&ncts to
inter1ersonal mani1&lation or assa&lt9E 7oll4 Best 3as amon. the 1ioneers of remote
electronic brain e;1erimentation on &n3ittin. s&bMects. Aldo&s 8&;le4 1assed on the idea
to Best that he h41noti!e s&bMects before administerin. )$A9 orientin. dr&.-ind&ced
e;1erience to3ard a Edesired direction.E
Best 3as .i2en the Mob of e;aminin. 7ac* R&b49 )ee 8ar2e4 0s3alds *iller. R&b4s
ref&sal to admit insanit49 and his belief that a ri.ht-3in. cabal 3as res1onsible for 7F?s
m&rder9 led Best to concl&de R&b4 3as mentall4 ill9 the 1ro1er candidate for anti-
de1ressants. R&b4 died of cancer t3o 4ears after the e;am9 claimin. to ha2e been inMected
3ith mali.nant biolo.ical material. Best also e;amined $irhan $irhan9 K3ho ma4 ha2e
beenL a h41no-1ats4 Mailed for m&rderin. Robert ?enned4.
0n March 319 less than three 3ee*s before the bombin.9 Mc=ei.h a11eared at the
@m1erial Motel in ?in.man. For the ne;t 12 da4s9 accordin. to o3ner 8elm&t 8ofer9 he
M&st sat there9 emer.in. onl4 for meals or to 1a4 his bill. 8e had no 2isitors9 made fe3
1hone calls9 and barel4 dist&rbed the f&rnishin.s. No one e2er heard his tele2ision9 and
his car ne2er mo2ed from its s1ot o&tside.
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EThats the f&nn4 thin.9E said 8ofer. E8e didnt .o o&t. 8e didnt ma*e 1hone calls. 8e
didnt do an4thin.. 8e M&st sat &1 there and brooded.E
KE8e al3a4s had been a brooderOE added the (imes9 thro3in. a bit of instant
1s4choanal4sis on the sit&ation.
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To 5arline Roberts9 the ho&se*ee1er at the 0a* Cliff roomin. ho&se 3here 0s3ald
sta4ed M&st 1rior to the assassination9 EMr. )eeE 1robabl4 seemed li*e a brooder too9
sta4in. in his room9 ha2in. no 2isitors and ne2er sociali!in..
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Det it is &nli*el4 that Mc=ei.h sim1l4 rented a room at the @m1erial for 12 da4s to brood.
)i*e 0s3ald9 Mc=ei.h 3as 1robabl4 told to 3ait some3here &ntil he 3as contacted.
,erha1s it 3as a 1re-arran.ed dateH 1erha1s he 3as 3aitin. for a 1hone callH or 1erha1s
Mc=ei.h 3as sim1l4 1&t on ice9 3aitin. to be acti2ated b4 some sort of si.nal. @t is
1ossible Mc=ei.hs an.er at the Federal Co2ernment 3as sto*ed b4 a more m4sterio&s
enem49 one that he co&ldnt see or feelO b&t hear.
0ne of the most famo&s doc&mented cases of Ehearin. 2oicesE 3as that of Aennis
$3een49 the st&dent acti2ist 3ho shot and *illed his mentor Allard )o3enstein.
)o3enstein9 3ho marched in the 1-#4 Freedom $&mmer in Mississi11i9 had cam1ai.ned
for Robert ?enned4 and Adlai $te2enson9 and ran the National $t&dent Association
before the C@A too* o2er. )o3enstein9 3ho 3as also friends 3ith C@A 1ro1a.andist
Billiam F. B&c*le49 had attem1ted to 1ro2e that a .reat cons1irac4 3as res1onsible for
the deaths of Martin )&ther ?in. and the ?enned4s. <At the time he 3as assassinated9 he
3as hel1in. Ted ?enned4 3in the 1-(/ 1residential election.>
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0ne fine da49 $3een4 calml4 3al*ed into the middle of Roc*efeller Center and 1&m1ed
se2en b&llets into his mentor. 8e then sat do3n9 lit a ci.arette9 and 3aited for the 1olice
to arri2e. E$3een4 claimed that the C@A9 3ith )o3ensteins hel19 had im1lanted a
telemetric chi1 in his head 1" 4ears earlier9 and had made his life an &nbearable torment.
=oices 3ere transmitted thro&.h his dental 3or*9 he said9 and he attem1ted to silence
them b4 filin. do3n his false teeth. $3een4 blamed C@A EcontrollersE for his &ncles
heart attac* and the assassination of $an Francisco ma4or Ceor.e Moscone.E
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Moscone and Cit4 $&1er2isor 8ar2e4 Mil* met their deaths at the hands the infamo&s
ET3in*ieE assassin + former Cit4 $&1er2isor Aan Bhite. Bhite earned the c&rio&s title
d&e his attorne4s no2el defense + that his client 3as &nder the infl&ence of a hea24 dose
of s&.ar at the time of the m&rders. More li*el49 Bhite 3as &nder the infl&ence of a
hea24 dose of h41nosis.
)i*e Mc=ei.h9 Bhite had been in the militar49 ser2in. a to&r of d&t4 in =ietnam. After
lea2in. the 1olice de1artment in 1-'29 Bhite too* an e;tended 2acation since *no3n as
Bhites Emissin. 4ear.E
E8e bro*e all contact 3ith friends and famil4. 8e *e1t no records of the tri19 1&rchased
no tra2el tic*ets9 did not &se a credit card. 8e later acco&nted for his m4ster4 4ear b4
e;1lainin. that hed 3or*ed a stint as a sec&rit4 .&ard in Alas*a.E
Bhite s&bse:&entl4 mo2ed bac* to $an Francisco9 3here Moined the Fire Ae1artment.
)i*e Mc=ei.h9 Bhites 3or* record 3as &ntarnished9 tho&.h li*e the eni.matic soldier9
he 3as *no3n to er&1t in embarrassin. tem1er tantr&ms. As Constantine 3rites in (he
"ood )oldier'
Bhile cam1ai.nin. for the Board of $&1er2isors9 he s1o*e as if he 3as E1ro.rammed9E
accordin. to local labor leader $tan $mith. A&rin. Board sessions9 he 3as *no3n to sli1
into s1ells of silence 1&nct&ated b4 .oose-ste11in. 3al*s aro&nd the $&1er2isors
chambers.
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0ne of the more recent cases of m&rder b4 s&..estion 3as the assassination of Na2al
Commander 5d3ard 7. 8i..ins. 8i..ins 3as shot fi2e times in the ,enta.on 1ar*in. lot
b4 Carl Cam1bell9 3ho claimed that the C@A had im1lanted a microchi1 in him that
controlled his mind.
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To those 3ho belie2e that s&ch electronicall4-mani1&lated scenarios are the st&ff of
fantas49 the4 sho&ld ta*e note that no less than three s&11ort .ro&1s c&rrentl4 e;ist in the
%.$. to deal 3ith the tra&ma of militar4 and intelli.ence a.enc4 brain3ashin..
Det the h41nosis and dr&..in. of ad&lts is not b4 far the 3orst e;am1le of the C@As
nefario&s efforts at de2elo1in. 1ro.rammed assassins. 0ther efforts in2ol2e the &se of
children9 1ro.rammed 3hile the4 are still 4o&n. <$ee the EFindersE case>9 and the &se of
c&lts9 often r&n b4 former militar4 and intelli.ence officers. The &se of c&lts 1ro2ides a
con2enient co2er for e;1eriments that co&ld not other3ise be cond&cted o&t in the o1en.
An4 res&ltant beha2ioral anomalies can then sim1l4 be attrib&ted to the 1ec&liarities of
the Ec&lt.E
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0ne 1ro.ram for the recr&itment of 1ro.rammed o1erati2es is called 01eration 0,5N
5D5$. Accordin. to a former Na24 @ntelli.ence officer and $5A) team leader attached
to the C@A9 EClear 54esE are the 1ro.rammed 2ictims of 0,5N 5D5$. The o1eration
in2ol2es can2assin. the co&ntr4 for indi2id&als 3ho ha2e fe3 close friends or relati2es.
The4 are then 1&t &nder a 1ro.ressi2e series of .rad&all4 intensified h41nosis9 3here the
s&bMects 1ersonalit4 is Eo2er3ritten.E
At le2el fo&r9 di2erse 1ro.rams can be 3ritten or o2er3ritten into the brain. An4
command is acce1ted at this le2el. At that le2el 4o& can .i2e the test s&bMect a com1lete
1ersonalit49 histor4 and ma*e himSher belie2e an4thin. the 1ro.ram re:&ires for the
accom1lishment of an4 desired 1roMect. 8e is then .i2en a ne3 life in a ne3 state and
to3n. Ari2ers license9 car9 ban* acco&nt9 1ass1ort9 credit cards9 B.C.9 and all the small
thin.s9 s&ch as 1hotos of his famil4 <that dont reall4 e;ist>. $&bMect and 1atient <one and
the same> has no3 an a.enda <that he belie2es is his o3n> and is 1re1ared for le2el fi2e
h41nosis. At this sta.e9 2er4 caref&ll4 a code 3or* or se:&ence of n&mbers or a 2oice
im1rint is etched into his brain. That is commonl4 *no3n and referred to as the tri..er
that 3ill acti2ate s&bMect to action.
8e then li2es a 2er4 normal and sometimes &sef&l life9 &ntil s&bMect is re:&ired to 1erform
the 1ro.ram im1lantedS3ritten into le2el fo&r h41nosis at the 1oint of acti2atin. the
tri..er9 s&bMect is be4ond recall. Thats 3h4 a le2el fi2e 1erson can onl4 be a11roached
after hisSher o1eration. There is no act&al recall in the s&bconscio&s 1ro.ram of an4 of the
h41nosis. @f an act of 2iolence had been 1er1etrated9 s&bMect 3ill not be able to associate
3ith the deed. 0nl4 shrin*s trained in this 1artic&lar form of s&b mental beha2ior 3ill
find an4 trac*s leadin. to 1ost le2el one or t3o mind-control.
@ ha2e 1ersonall4 3itnessed le2el one to fi2e 1ro.rammin.9 and 3as m4self s&bMect of
le2el three 1ro.rammin..
A&e to the fact that s&bMect has s&ch hi.h @V <1referabl4 aro&nd 13/-14/ s&bMect is 2er4
:&ic* to learn an4thin. fed to himSher. All maMor 1atriot .ro&1s9 and normal 3or*ers and
3or*ers in bi. K.o2ernment contractL cor1orations ha2e at least one or more Eslee1ersE
attached to them.
No3 it m&st be clear to 4o& the 2ario&s le2els &sed b4 the intel comm&nit4 to .et their
Mob done. Remember 7onesto3nI @t 3as one of o&rs that 3ent so&r beca&se a Clear 54es
3as in the .ro&1. Bhen he be.an firin. on the r&n3a49 it all self destr&cted. The man
<Con.ressman )eo R4an> 3ho 3as *illed9 *ne3 it 3as a .o2ernment o1eration. Clear
54es 3as accidentall4 + thro&.h a lone se:&ence + acti2atedJ There 3as no 3a4 to sto1
the *illin.s. The4 3ere all 1ro.rammed to at least le2el three9 the c&lties themsel2es.
There 3ere onl4 three deaths attrib&table to c4anide9 the rest died of .&nfire. No3 4o&
*no3 a little more abo&t o&r line of 3or*. @ am .lad @ am o&t of it.
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An e;-C@A a.ent inter2ie3ed b4 researcher 7im ?eith claims to ha2e *no3led.e of
biolo.ical 3arfare testin. and Es1ecial medical and ,s4-o1s <1s4cholo.ical o1erations>
facilities at Fort Rile49E 3here Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as stationed. <Recall that Mc=ei.h
too* a ,s4-o1s co&rse at Ft. Rile4> This a.ent stated that e;1erimentation is cond&cted
Ein collaboration 3ith the 3hole ran.e of intelli.ence a.encies9 FB@9 C@A9 N$A9 the
3or*s.E The a.ent also told ?eith that he had 3itnessed s1ecial 1s4cholo.ical o1erations
1erformed on the cre3 of the ,&eblo na2al 2essel at Fort Rile49 and at Fort Bennin.9
Ceor.ia <3here did his basic trainin.>9 1rior to the shi1s ca1t&re &nder m4sterio&s
circ&mstances b4 the North ?oreans. Fort Bennin. is also home to the notorio&s $chool
of the Americas9 3here the C@A and the $1ecial Forces ha2e trained )atin American
death s:&ad leaders for o2er three decades. Fort Rile4 3as also home to a m4sterio&s
1la.&e of m&rders and shootin.s ri.ht aro&nd the time of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin..
0n March 29 1--"9 ,FC Ma&rice Bilford shot three officers 3ith a 12-.a&.e shot.&n
before t&rnin. the .&n on himself. 0n A1ril #9 Brian $o&tenb&r. 3as fo&nd dead in his
:&arters after an a11arent s&icide.
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@s it 1ossible these incidents 3ere the res&lt of some 1s4cholo.ical testin. or e;1eriment
.one a3r4I Ci2en the Arm4s o11robrio&s histor4 of 1s4cholo.ical research and co2ert
e;1eriments on its o3n 1ersonnel9 it is not inconcei2able. The incidents seem indicati2e
of the shootin. death of Commander 5d3ard 7. 8i..ins b4 Carl Cam1bell9 3ho claimed
he 3as im1lanted 3ith a microchi1.
K@t is interestin. to note thatL after his arrest9 Mc=ei.h 3as ta*en to Tin*er Air Force
Base. Bh4 he 3o&ld be ta*en to a militar4 installation is &nclear. ,erha1s Ar. Best 3as
on hand9 3aitin. to see 3hether Mc=ei.hs microchi1 3as still sn&.. Bas Timoth4
Mc=ei.h in fact mani1&lated thro&.h the &se of a s&bc&taneo&s transcei2er9 im1lanted in
him 3itho&t his *no3led.eI Bas he a Eslee1er a.ent9E 1ro.rammed to do a dirt4 deed
and ha2e no memor4 of it after3ardsI @nterestin.l49 Richard Condons classic 1la49 (he
$anchurian *andidate made its deb&t in 0*lahoma Cit4 e;actl4 one 4ear after the
bombin.. @t is 1ossible the real Manch&rian candidate made his deb&t on A1ril 1-9 1--".
Ci2en the lon. and sordid histor4 of ,enta.onSC@A mind-control o1erations9 s&ch a
scenario is certainl4 1ossible.
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Bhats also 1ossible is that Mc=ei.h 3as sim1l4 lied to. $omeone + 3hom Mc=ei.h
tho&.ht 3as 3or*in. for the .o2ernment9 .a2e him a co2er stor4 + con2inced him that
he 3as on an im1ortant9 to1 secret mission. Mc=ei.hs seemin. indifference &1on his
arrest ma4 sim1l4 ha2e been indicati2e of his &nderstandin. that he 3as 3or*in. for this
a.enc49 had sim1l4 deli2ered a tr&c* as he 3as told9 and had not9 in fact9 *illed an4one.
K@t is 1ossible thatL Mc=ei.h 3as concerned abo&t militar4 c&t-bac*s 3hen he :&it the
Arm4 in Aecember of 1--1. @t is 1ossible that his increased Mob d&ties 3ere the reason he
:&it the National C&ard in 7&ne of 1--2. @t is also 1ossible9 hi.hl4 1robable in fact9 that
he 3as secretl4 offered a more l&crati2e career + one that 1romised more e;citement9
ad2ent&re9 and mone4O in the intelli.ence ser2ices.
To the intelli.ence comm&nit49 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld ha2e been e;actl4 3hat the4
3ere loo*in. for + a to1-notch b&t im1ressionable 4o&n. soldier 3ho is 1atriotic and
.&n.-ho to a fa&lt. A tacit&rn indi2id&al 3ho follo3s orders 3itho&t hesitation9 and 3ho
*no3s 3hen to *ee1 his mo&th sh&t9 a 1rere:&isite of an4 .ood intelli.ence o1erati2e.
Accordin. to former C@A a.ent =ictor Marchetti9 the C@A c&rrentl4 does its most
Efr&itf&lE recr&itin. in the armed forces.
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@ntelli.ence a.encies re.&larl4 recr&it from
the militar49 and militar4 files are ro&tinel4 re2ie3ed for 1otential candidates + those
3ho ha2e 1ro2en their 3illin.ness and abilit4 to *ill on command and 3itho&t hesitation
+ those 3hose combat trainin. and 1roficienc4 3ith 3ea1ons ma*e them e;cellent
candidates for field o1erations. Mc=ei.h had alread4 ta*en the ,s4cholo.ical 01erations
<,$D0,$> Co&rse 3hile he 3as at Fort Rile4. Bhether he *ne3 it or not9 Mc=ei.h 3as
3ell on his 3as 3a4 to a career in co2ert intelli.ence. An intelli.ence a.enc4 3o&ldnt
ha2e to search hard for a man li*e Mc=ei.h. 8is abo2e-a2era.e militar4 record9 and the
fact that he 3as a candidate for the $1ecial Forces9 3o&ld ha2e made him a nat&ral
choice. Especially his tr4-o&t for $1ecial Forces. The $1ecial Forces 3ere created as the
co,ert military arm o9 the *entral Intelligence Agency. Accordin. to )t. Colonel Aaniel
Mar2in <Ret.>9 Ealmost all of the inde1endent o1erations 3ithin the Creen Berets 3ere r&n
b4 the C@AE
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Moreo2er9 Mc=ei.h 3as M&st be.innin. to es1o&se militia-t41e 2ie3s. This obser2ation9
and the fact that he 3as racist9 3o&ld ha2e made him a 1erfect o1erati2e to infiltrate an4
far ri.ht-3in. or 3hite s&1remacist .ro&1. )i*e3ise it 3o&ld ha2e made him the 1erfect
1ats4 to im1licate in connection with an4 ri.ht-3in. .ro&1.
KAs Aa2e Aill4 told the Post9 EThe militias reall4 recr&it9 and hes e;actl4 3hat the4re
loo*in. for.O The4 co&ld catch him eas4. 8e had all the same interests as themH the4re
M&st a little more fanatical.E
Bhat Aill4 is describin. to the letter9 altho&.h he is &na3are of it9 is the mod&s o1erandi
of the intelli.ence comm&nit4. @f Mc=ei.h 3as recr&ited b4 one of the intelli.ence
branches9 it is 1ossible that he 3as recr&ited b4 someone 1osin. as a militia member. As
far as fanatics .o9 there is no one .ro&1 of 1eo1le more fanatical than the El&natic frin.eE
of the intelli.ence comm&nit4. @n short9 Mc=ei.hL 1ossessed all the :&alities that 3o&ld
ha2e made him an e;cellent &nderco2er o1erati2eO and a 1erfect fall-.&4.
@n Ma4 of 1--29 Mc=ei.h 3as 1romoted to lie&tenant at B&rns $ec&rit49 and 3rote his
National C&ard commander that his ci2ilian Mob re:&ired his 1resence. EB&t the letter 3as
real 2a.&e9E said his commander. E@t didnt sa4 M&st 3hat this ne3 Mob 3as.E
A11ro;imatel4 nine months later9 3hen Mc=ei.h 3as .oin. to be 1romoted to
s&1er2isor9 he s&ddenl4 :&it9 sa4in. that he had Emore 1ressin. matters to attend to.E
7&st 3hat these E1ressin. mattersE 3ere is not e;actl4 clear. Accordin. to co-3or*er Carl
)ebron9 Mc=ei.h told him he 3as lea2in. to ta*e a ci2ilian 1osition 3ith the Arm4 in
?ent&c*4 1aintin. tr&c*s. 8e later told )ebron that he became 1ri24 to a to1-secret
1roMect at Cals1an called E,roMect Norstar9E 3hich9 accordin. to Mc=ei.h9 in2ol2ed
brin.in. dr&.s into the co&ntr4 2ia miniat&re s&bmarine. 8e told his friend that he 3as
afraid that those res1onsible for ,roMect Norstar 3ere Ecomin. after him9E and he had to
lea2e.
Bhile this e;1lanation ma4 stri*e one as bi!arre9 Mc=ei.h 3rote his sister 7ennifer 3hile
he 3as still in the Arm4 tellin. her that he had been 1ic*ed for a hi.hl4 s1eciali!ed
$1ecial Forces Co2ert Tactical %nit <CT%> that 3as in2ol2ed in ille.al acti2ities. The
letter 3as introd&ced to the Federal Crand 7&r4. Accordin. to former .rand M&ror 8o114
8eidelber.9 these ille.al acti2ities incl&ded E1rotectin. dr&. shi1ments9 eliminatin. the
com1etition9 and 1o1&lation control.E Bhile all the details of the letter arent clear9
8eidelber. said that there 3ere fi2e to si; d&ties in all9 and that the .ro&1 3as com1rised
of ten men.
$&ch &nits are nothin. ne3. A&rin. the =ietnam Bar9 C@A Airector Billiam Colb4 and
$ai.on $tation Chief Ted $hac*le4 <3ho also ran a massi2e heroin sm&..lin. o1eration>
created 3hat the4 called ,ro2incial Reconnaissance %nits <,R%s>9 3hich 3o&ld ca1t&re9
tort&re9 and *ill s&s1ected =iet Con. leaders.
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Former Arm4 C@A in2esti.ator Cene Bheaton also described a co2ert &nit created b4 the
hi.hl4 secreti2e NR0 <National Reconnaissance 0ffice>9 3hich &sed assassination and
tort&re to eliminate so-called enemies of the state. @n 1-("9 Bheaton 3as a11roached b4
Esec&rit4 cons&ltantsE to =ice ,resident B&shs ETas* Force on Combatin. TerrorismE
3ho 3ere 3or*in. for %$MC )t. Colonel 0li2er North <3ho ser2ed &nder $hac*le4 in
=ietnam> and Associate Ae1&t4 FB@ Airector 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell. EThe4 3anted me to
hel1 create a death s:&ad that 3o&ld ha2e Bhite 8o&se deniabilit4 to assassinate 1eo1le
the4 3o&ld identif4 as terrorists9E said Bheaton.
Code-named EXeta Aio.enesE in the %$AF s&bset9 this secret 1roMect9 accordin. to
Bheaton9 E3as created in a ra.e b4 the co2ert intelli.ence leadershi1 after the failed Ba4-
of-,i.s o1eration a.ainst C&ba in 1-#1.E Bheaton claims the 1ro.ram contin&es to the
1resent da4.
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An4one 3ho 1refers to thin* that a.encies of the %.$. .o2ernment are abo2e
assassinatin. %.$. citi!ens9 not to mention senior %.$. officials 3here e;1edient9 ma4
3ish to bear in mind the follo3in. testimon4 .i2en b4 Colonel Aaniel Mar2in9 a hi.hl4
decorated $1ecial Forces =ietnam 2eteran. Bhile .oin. thro&.h $1ecial Forces trainin.
at Fort Bra.. in 1-#49 Mar2ins .ro&1 3as as*ed if an4 members 3o&ld li*e to 2ol&nteer
to ta*e s1ecial assassination trainin. on behalf of the C@A9 eliminatin. Americans
o2erseas 3ho 1osed Enational sec&rit4 ris*s.E Abo&t si; 1eo1le9 himself incl&ded9
2ol&nteered.
EThe C@A had a.ents there all the time at Fort Bra..9 in the $1ecial Barfare Center
8ead:&arters9E said Mar2in. EM4 commandin. officer9 Colonel C.B. ,atton9 called me
&1 to his office one da4 in the first 3ee*O and he said9 EAan9 .o o&t and meet the
Com1an4 man standin. there &nderneath the 1ine trees9 3aitin. to tal* to 4o&.E
@ronicall49 Mar2in had been moti2ated to Moin the $1ecial Forces b4 the death of ,resident
?enned49 3ho had conferred &1on the &nit their distincti2e and co2eted .reen berets.
Mar2in be.an his assassination trainin. in the $1rin. of 1-#4. EOd&rin. one of the
coffee brea*s9 @ o2erheard one of the KC@AL instr&ctors sa4 to the other one9 Bell9 it 3ent
1rett4 3ell in Aallas. Aidnt itIE
Mar2in said his .ro&1 3as sho3n E1# millimeter mo2in. 1ict&res that 3e ass&med 3ere
ta*en b4 the C@A of the assassination9 on the .ro&nd there at Aallas.O Be 3ere told that
there 3ere act&all4 fo&r shooters. There 3as one on the roof of the lo3er 1art of the Boo*
Ae1ositor49 and there 3as one shooter 3ho 3as in front of and to the ri.ht of the 2ehicle.
And @m not s&re 3hether it 3as on the Crass4 ?noll area that the4 3ere s1ea*in. of9 or9
as some 1eo1le ha2e re1orted9 Ka shooter firin.L o&t of a manhole to the ri.ht-front of the
2ehicle.E
8e also added that there 3ere t3o additional sni1ers 3ith s1otters stationed on the ro&tes
that the motorcade 3o&ld ha2e &sed to tra2el to the hos1ital. @f the s1otter determined that
?enned4 had s&r2i2ed9 he 3as to finish him off.
KEThe4 &sed the assassination of ,resident ?enned4 as a 1rime e;am1le of ho3 to
de2elo1 the strate.4 for the assassination of a 3orld leader as a cons1irac49 3hile ma*in.
it loo* li*e some lone n&t did it.O
EThe stron.er a 1atriot 4o& are9 the more im1ortant it is to 4o& that 4o& do 3hate2er is
necessar4 for 4o&r fla.9 for 4o&r co&ntr49E he adds. E@t ma*es 4o& the most s&sce1tible
t41e of 1erson for this *ind of trainin.. Do& are the &ltimate 3arrior. Do&re o&t there to
do for 4o&r co&ntr4 3hat nobod4 else is 3illin. to do. @ had no :&alms abo&t it at all.EL
Mar2in claimed his EassassinationE trainin. 3as reser2ed solel4 for citi!ens o&tside the
%nited $tates9 not on %.$. soil. EThe Mafia lists 3ere the ones bein. &sed Kto *ill
AmericansL in the continental %nited $tates9E said Mar2in. EBe 3ere bein. &sed
o2erseas.E That 3as9 &ntil he 3as as*ed to *ill an American Na2al officer + )t.
Commander Billiam Br&ce ,it!er9 the F-ra4 technician 3ho filmed the ?enned4 a&to1s49
Eas he 3as9 s&11osedl49 a traitor9 abo&t to .i2e secrets to the enem4. @t t&rned o&t that
these secrets 3ere the 1hotos of the real a&to1s4 of ,resident 7ohn F. ?enned4. And the
enem4 3as &sJE
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Bhen he fo&nd o&t that his assi.nment 3as to be cond&cted in the %.$.9 he ref&sed. EO
that 3asnt m4 mission9E said Mar2in. EBhen @ too* m4 trainin.9 @ 2ol&nteered to do this
*ind of thin. o2erseas 3here it co&ld be co2ered9 as far as the famil4 .oes. @ had a 3ife
and three children. @f @ 3ere to acce1t that mission to *ill Commander ,it!er ri.ht here in
the %nited $tates9 @ 3o&ld ha2e been dro11ed from the rolls immediatel4 as a deserter so
that it 3o&ld co2er me for ta*in. off and ta*in. care of that mission.OE
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$&ch a Eco2erE tactic a11ears to closel4 1arallel that of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 3ho Edro11ed
o&tE of $1ecial Forces trainin. before embar*in. on his be3ilderin. and m4sterio&s
Mo&rne4 <ala6 Aan Bhite> 1rior to the bombin..
$till another9 more 3ell-doc&mented reference to s&ch ille.al o1erations is made b4 -all
)treet 0ournal re1orter 7onathan ?3itn4 in his best-sellin. boo*9 (he *rimes o9 Patriots.
?3itn4 describes ho3 ro.&e C@A a.ents 5d3in Bilson <3ho re1orted to $hac*le4> and
Fran* Ter1il 3ere not onl4 ille.all4 sellin. h&.e :&antities of C-4 1lastic e;1losi2es and
so1histicated assassination .ear to the )ib4ans9 b&t 3ere act&all4 hirin. anti-Castro
C&bans from $hac*le4s old 7MSBA=5 1ro.ram9 and %.$. Creen Berets to assassinate
Vaddafis 1olitical o11onents abroad. <$ee Cha1ter 14>
$ome %.$. Arm4 men 3ere literall4 l&red a3a4 from the door3a4 of Fort
Bra..9 their North Carolina trainin. 1ost. The C@s 3ere .i2en e2er4
reason to belie2e that the o1eration s&mmonin. them 3as bein. carried
o&t 3ith the f&ll bac*in. of the C@A.O
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Co&ld this be the same .ro&1 Mc=ei.h claims he 3as recr&ited forI Considerin. the
alle.ations of the Federal Co2ernment a.ainst Mc=ei.h9 the fact that he 3as chosen for
s&ch a clandestine and blatantl4 ille.al .o2ernment-s1onsored o1eration is hi.hl4
re2ealin..
Accordin. to 8eidelber.s acco&nt of the letter9 Mc=ei.h t&rned them do3n. EThe4
1ic*ed him beca&se he 3as .&n.-ho9E said 8eidelber.. EB&t the4 misM&d.ed him. 8e 3as
.&n.-ho9 b&t in a sincere 3a4. 8e reall4 lo2ed his co&ntr4.E
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@n another 2ersion of the stor4 re1orted b4 Ted C&nderson9 an intelli.ence informant
indicated that Mc=ei.h 3as Etrained to 3or* for the C@A in their ille.al dr&. o1erations9E
then Ebecame disenchanted 3ith the .o2ernment9 and 2oiced his dis1leas&re.E At that
1oint he 3as sent to Fort Rile4 for dischar.e9 at 3hich 1oint 7ohn Aoe 2 E3as 1lanted on
himE and Eorchestrated the bombin..E Accordin. to C&ndersens informant9 Mc=ei.h 3as
a 2ictim of the C@As mind-control 1roMect9 ,roMect M0NARC8.
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Bhether Mc=ei.h t&rned do3n this ille.al co2ert o1erations .ro&19 or 3or*ed for them
for a short time9 it is hi.hl4 li*el4 that he 3as 3or*in. in some fashion for the
.o2ernment. There is sim1l4 no lo.ical e;1lanation for his .i2in. &1 a hard-earned and
brilliant militar4 career9 then s&bse:&entl4 :&ittin. his sec&rit4 .&ard Mob on the e2e of
his 1romotion to ta*e a Mob 1aintin. old arm4 tr&c*s9 or .o toolin. aro&nd the co&ntr4 in a
beat-&1 car ha3*in. &sed firearms and militia 1ara1hernalia.
@f Mc=ei.h 3as recr&ited9 his Eo1tin. o&tE of the militar4 3as most li*el4 a co2er stor4
for that recr&itment. Former ,enta.on co&nter-intelli.ence officer Robert Cambert told
?enned4 assassination researcher Aic* R&ssell of the m4sterio&s acti2ities of his co&sin
Richard Case Na.ell9 EAic* 1la4ed the role of a dis.r&ntled e;-Arm4 officerO. he 3as
reall4 still o1erational9 in an &nderco2er ca1acit49 for the Arm4 @ntelli.enceO. The4re
not .onna tr&st an4bod4 3hos acti2e militar4 or a friendl4 retiree. The4re .onna tr&st
somebod4 3hos .oin. aro&nd .ri1in. a.ainst the militar49 a.ainst the intelli.ence
o1erations9 a.ainst the .o2ernmentO.E
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After Mc=ei.hs m4sterio&s de1art&re from the Arm49 his friend Robin )ittleton recei2ed
a stran.e letter from him. 0n it 3as ill&strated a cartoon de1ictin. a s*&ll and crossbones
3ith the ca1tion Eso man4 2ictims9 so little time.E
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Bhether he meant it as a Mo*e9 or
3hether it contained a hidden messa.e9 is &nclear. B&t considerin. the letter he 3rote to
7ennifer re.ardin. the CT%9 its im1lications are &nsettlin..
A 1atriotic soldier li*e Timoth4 Mc=ei.h didnt ha2e a lot of reasons to .ri1e a.ainst the
.o2ernment. B&t9 said the Post' EMc=ei.h 3as b4 no3 railin. at 2irt&all4 e2er4 as1ect of
American .o2ernment9 and at least be.innin. to consider a 2iolent sol&tion9 as reflected
in letters he 3rote to the 3ockport 5nion7)un 6 0ournal in Febr&ar4 and March 1--29
<entitled America Faces ,roblems.>E
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Crime is o&t of control. Criminals ha2e no fear of 1&nishment. ,risons are
o2ercro3ded so the4 *no3 the4 3ill not be im1risoned lon.. This breeds
more crime9 in an escalatin. c4clic 1attern.
Ta;es are a Mo*e. Re.ardless of 3hat a 1olitical candidate E1romises9E the4
3ill increase. More ta;es are al3a4s the ans3er to .o2ernment
mismana.ement. The4 mess &19 3e s&ffer. Ta;es are reachin. catacl4smic
le2els9 3ith no slo3do3n in si.ht.
The EAmerican AreamE of the middle class has all b&t disa11eared9
s&bstit&ted 3ith 1eo1le str&..lin. M&st to b&4 ne;t 3ee*s .roceries.
8ea2en forbid the car brea*s do3nJ
,oliticians are f&rther erodin. the EAmerican AreamE b4 1assin. la3s
3hich are s&11osed to be a E:&ic* fi;9E 3hen all the4 are reall4 desi.ned
for is to .et the official re-elected. These la3s tend to Edil&teE a 1roblem
for a 3hile9 &ntil the 1roblem comes roarin. bac* in a 3orsened form
<m&ch li*e a strain of bacteria 3ill alter itself to defeat a *no3n
medication>.
,oliticians are o&t of control. Their 4earl4 salaries are more than an
a2era.e 1erson 3ill see in a lifetime. The4 ha2e been entr&sted 3ith the
1o3er to re.&late their o3n salaries and ha2e .rossl4 2iolated that tr&st to
li2e in their o3n l&;&r4.
Racism on the riseI Do& had better belie2e itJ @s this Americas fr&strations
2entin. themsel2esI @s it a 2alid fr&strationI Bho is to blame for the
messI At a 1oint 3hen the 3orld has seen Comm&nism falter as an
im1erfect s4stem to mana.e 1eo1leH democrac4 seems to be headed do3n
the same road. No one is seein. the Ebi.E 1ict&re.
Ma4be 3e ha2e to combine ideolo.ies to achie2e the 1erfect &to1ian
.o2ernment. Remember9 .o2ernment-s1onsored health care 3as a
Comm&nist idea. $ho&ld onl4 the rich be allo3ed to li2e lon.I Aoes that
sa4 that beca&se a 1erson is 1oor9 he is a lesser h&man bein.H and doesnt
deser2e to li2e as lon.9 beca&se he doesnt 3ear a tie to 3or*I
Bhat is it .oin. to ta*e to o1en &1 the e4es of o&r elected officialsI
America is in serio&s declineJ
Be ha2e no 1ro2erbial tea to d&m1H sho&ld 3e instead sin* a shi1 f&ll of
7a1anese im1ortsI @s a Ci2il Bar imminentI Ao 3e ha2e to shed blood to
reform the c&rrent s4stemI @ ho1e it doesnt come to thatJ B&t it mi.ht.
Nat&rall49 an ordinar4 .ri1e letter 3ritten b4 a 1erson 3ith abo2e-a2era.e intelli.ence
and 1olitical a3areness 3as t&rned into a manifestation of s&11ressed fr&strations 3ith
attendant 2iolent o2ertones b4 the 1s4choMo&rnalists of the mainstream 1ress. Det9 if
Mc=ei.h 3as &nder the infl&ence of some form of mind-control9 it is 1ossible the letter9
and the one to )ittleton9 mi.ht ha2e been the be.innin.s of a 1lan to Eshee1-di1E
Mc=ei.h as a dis.r&ntled e;-militar4 man.
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@t is also 1ossible that Mc=ei.h9 tas*ed 3ith the res1onsibilit4 of infiltratin. the Militia
Mo2ement9 became .en&inel4 enamored 3ith its ideals and 1rece1ts. Bhether or not this
is tr&e9 Mc=ei.hs letter to the 3ockport 5nion7)un 6 0ournal and to Robin )ittleton
3ere t3o more nails the .o2ernment and the 1ress 3o&ld &se to dri2e into Mc=ei.hs
coffin.
B&t the maMor nails in Mc=ei.hs coffin 3ere 4et to come.
The /an 0ho Didn<t &=ist
@n $e1tember of 1--2 Mc=ei.h sold his 1ro1ert4 in 0lean9 ND9 and in earl4 1--3
tra2eled to ?in.man9 Ari!ona to 2isit his old Arm4 friend Michael Fortier. A11arentl4
Mc=ei.hs father didnt a11ro2e of Tims letters in the local 1a1er. A friend of Mc=ei.hs
father told the Post that one of the reasons Mc=ei.h left 3as beca&se Ehe 3anted to be
some3here he co&ld tal* abo&t 3hat he reall4 belie2ed.E
@n ?in.man9 a r&..ed hi.h-desert to3n 3here anti-.o2ernment sentiments r&n stron.9
Mc=ei.h 3o&ld find li*e-minded so&ls. EAri!ona is still .&n-on-the-hi1 territor49 r&..ed
indi2id&als 3ho dont li*e the .o2ernment in their b&siness9E said Maril4n 8art9 mana.er
of the Can4on Best Mobile ,ar*.
After s1endin. a brief time li2in. 3ith Fortier at his trailer home on 5ast Mc=icar Road9
Mc=ei.h rented a trailer at Can4on Best 3here he li2ed from 7&ne to $e1tember of 1--39
for G2"/-a-month.
The (imes9 the Post1 (ime and +ewsweek all re1orted that Mc=ei.h 3as a belli.erent
beer-drin*in.9 lo&d m&sic-1la4in. slob 3ho sta4ed at the Can4on Best Mobile ,ar* and
3as s&bse:&entl4 e2icted. Accordin. to the (imes'
Residents of the Can4on Best Mobile ,ar* dre3 a 1ict&re of an arro.ant loner 3ho
3or*ed as a sec&rit4 .&ard for a no3-def&nct tr&c*in. com1an49 li2ed 3ith his 1re.nant
.irlfriend9 e;1ressed dee1 an.er a.ainst the Federal Co2ernment and often ca&sed tro&ble
for his nei.hbors. E8e dran* a lot of beer and thre3 o&t the cans9 and @ al3a4s had to 1ic*
them &19E Bob Ran.in9 o3ner of the 1ar*9 3as :&oted as sa4in.. 8e said he had fre:&ent
fi.hts 3ith Mr. Mc=ei.h9 3ho often 3ore Arm4 fati.&es9 o2er s&ch thin.s as lo&d roc*
m&sic comin. from his trailer and a do. he *e1t in 2iolation of his lease.
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E7&st abo&t an4 free time9 hed be 3al*in. do3n there9 or across the railroad trac*s and
firin. his .&ns9E said Maril4n 8art9 noddin. at the landsca1e of can4ons and mesas
aro&nd the Can4on Best trailer 1ar* here that is one of the last *no3n addresses of the
man arrested for bombin. the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin.. E8e M&st 1lain didnt care.
Aidnt matter the time of da4 or ni.ht9 hed be o&t there shootin..E
EBasicall4 he M&st had a 1oor attit&de9 a chi1 on the sho&lder *ind of thin.9E said Rob
Ran.in9 the o3ner of the trailer 1ar*. E8e 3as 2er4 coc*4. 8e loo*ed li*e he 3as read4 to
.et in a fi.ht 1rett4 eas4. @ll tell 4o&9 @ 3as a little afraid of him and @m not afraid of too
man4 1eo1le.
Mr. Mc=ei.h bro&.ht in a bi. bro3n do. in defiance of the cam1 re.&lations and left a
3rec*ed car 1ar*ed b4 his trailer9 Mr. Ran.in said9 and e2en a nearl4 totall4 deaf
nei.hbor9 Cl4de $mith9 com1lained abo&t the m&sic. Finall49 said Mr. Ran.in9 Ehe 1iled
&1 so man4 2iolations9 @ as*ed him to lea2e.E
EBhen he did9 the trailer 3as a disaster9E he said. E@t 3as trashed.E
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Det these acco&nts of Mc=ei.h in the (imes8 on A1ril 23 and 24 are totall4 contrar4 to
their acco&nts on Ma4 4 and Aecember 319 3hich describe him as a com1&lsi2e neat-
frea*9 hi.hl4 disci1lined9 res1ectf&l of his elders9 and co&rteo&s to a fa&lt. Friends and
ac:&aintances inter2ie3ed also claimed that Mc=ei.h 3as e;tremel4 :&iet9 ne2er dran*9
and ne2er had a date9 m&ch less a 1re.nant .irlfriend.
Det on A1ril 239 the Post described ho3 Mc=ei.h 1la4ed lo&d m&sic9 terrori!ed his
nei.hbors9 and 3as e2icted from the 1ar*. Then on 7&l4 29 the Post 3rote6
Bhen he mo2ed into the Can4on Best trailer 1ar* o&tside ?in.man in 1--39 his first act
3as to 3ash the dirt4 c&rtains and d&st9 2ac&&m and scr&b the entire trailer s1otless9 said
o3ner Bob Ran.in9 3ho so li*ed Mc=ei.h that he offered to lo3er the rent to *ee1 the
e;-soldier from mo2in..
The Post also ran an inter2ie3 3ith nei.hbor 7ac* Cohn9 3ho said Mc=ei.h 3as so
E:&iet9 1olite and neat and cleanE that Eif @ had a da&.hter in that a.e brac*et9 @ 3o&ld
ha2e introd&ced them.E
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$aid Maril4n 8art of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h6 E8e 3as 2er4 :&iet9 2er4 1olite9 2er4 co&rteo&s9
2er4 neat9 2er4 clean9 :&iet9 obe4ed all the 1ar* r&les. 8e 3or*ed on the trailer9 did some
1aintin.9 he did some cleanin. on it9 he bo&.ht ne3 f&rnit&re9 thin.s li*e that.E
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@n fact9 3hat the (imes 3as re1ortin. on 3as not Timoth4 Mc=ei.h at all9 b&t a
com1letel4 different manJ Accordin. to 8art9 the mi;-&1 came 3hen re1orters from the
(imes 3ere .i2en information abo&t Aa2e 8eiden9 3ho also 3as M&st o&t of the ser2ice9
and had li2ed in trailer Q1- <Mc=ei.h li2ed in trailer Q11>. EThe4 tho&.ht it 3as the man
3ho li2ed do3n belo39E said 8art. E8e was a slob. B&t he 3as not Tim Mc=ei.h. The
other .&4 too* his .&ns o&t across the 3a4 and fired them all the time9 he .ot dr&n* and
.ot &1 on to1 of the trailer and did all *inds of nois4 thin.sO.E
Accordin. to 8art9 after the mans .irlfriend .a2e birth he sobered &1. ENo3 the4re
married9 the bab4 3as born9 hes strai.htened &1 his life9E said 8art. E8e strai.htened &1
his act9 and he doesnt act that 3a4 an4 more at all.E
Ran.in called a&thors ?ifner and McFadden of the (imes to correct them. E@ tried to tell
them that 3asnt Mc=ei.h9E said Ran.in. E@ called that fello3 at the (imes 3ho came
do3n here9 and told him the4 .ot the 3ron. .&4OE
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Accordin. to the (imes9 it 3as a Eclearl4 embarrassedE Mr. Ran.in 3ho had made the
mista*e9 3rote the (imes on A1ril 2"6 8e added that the man he incorrectl4 recalled as
Tim Mc=ei.h E3as li*e 4o& 3o&ld thin*E a s&s1ect in a mass *illin. mi.ht be.
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This is clearl4 interestin. considerin. that for da4s the (imes had been 1aintin. Mc=ei.h
as a 1atholo.ical9 ase;&al neat frea* 3ho 3as e;tremel4 1olite. These traits9 the (imes8
1s4chobabblists claimed9 3ere indicators of a mass *iller.
The (imes then claimed on the 2er4 ne;t da4 that Mc=ei.h 3as a belli.erent slob 3ith a
1re.nant .irlfriend9 and all of a s&dden9 these 3ere the characteristics of a mass *iller.
0b2io&sl49 to a 1ro1a.anda screed li*e the +ew York (imes9 it didnt matter what
Mc=ei.hs act&al 1ersonalit4 reall4 3as.
Bhile in ?in.man9 Mc=ei.h 3or*ed at different Mobs thro&.h an a.enc4 called Allied
Forces. E8e did a n&mber of Mobs that 3a49E said 8art. E8e 3as a sec&rit4 .&ard9 he did a
n&mber of different Mobs. B&t he al3a4s 3ent to his Mob9 did them 3ellO an4 of the
1eo1le 3ho 3or*ed 3ith him said he didnt act odd9 4o& *no39 it 3as totall4 o&t of
character.E
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Mc=ei.h 3or*ed for a time at Tr&e =al&e 8ard3are9 on $toc*ton 8ill Road9 a Mob that
Fortier hel1ed him .et. ,a&l $h&ffler9 the store o3ner9 said Mc=ei.h E3as a 4o&n. and
clean loo*in. 1erson so @ .a2e him a Mob.E Accordin. to $h&ffler9 E@f he 3as a radical
aro&nd here9 @ 3o&ld ha2e noticed it 1rett4 :&ic* and @ 3o&ld ha2e fired him. Radicals
dont last lon. aro&nd here beca&se the4 M&st ma*e a mess of thin.s.E
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Mc=ei.h also 3or*ed for a s1ell at $tate $ec&rit4. The (imes inter2ie3 3ith co-3or*er
Fred B&r*ett too* a sli.htl4 different slant9 1aintin. his co-3or*er Mc=ei.h as an
arro.ant9 .&n-totin. loner. E8e had a 2er4 dr4 1ersonalit49E B&r*ett told the (imes. E8e
3as not 2er4 o&t.oin.9 not tal*ati2e and not reall4 that friendl4. 8e 3asnt a 1erson that
min.led. 8e 3as a *ind of b4 4o&rself *ind of 1erson9 a loner.E
0nce9 B&r*ett 3ent 3ith Mc=ei.h on a tar.et-shootin. co&rse in the desert9 3here
Mc=ei.h E1rett4 m&ch 3ent cra!49E B&r*ett said. After r&nnin. thro&.h the co&rse9
1ic*in. off tar.ets 3ith a Cloc* .4"9 Mc=ei.h be.an Eem1t4in. cli1s on 1rett4 m&ch
an4thin. + trees9 roc*s9 3hate2er ha11ened to be there.E
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E0ther than that9 Mr. B&r*ett said9 Ehe seemed 1rett4 m&ch normal.E EThe onl4 thin. he
e2er indicated 3as that he didnt care m&ch for the %nited $tates Co2ernment and ho3
the4 ran thin.s9E Mr. B&r*ett said. E8e didnt care m&ch for a&thorit4 and es1eciall4 3hen
it concerned the .o2ernment.E
Det a&thorities ha2e s1ec&lated that Mc=ei.hs interests 3ent be4ond mere dissatisfaction
3ith the Federal Co2ernment. Accordin. to Carl )ebron9 Mc=ei.h once bro&.ht him a
ne3sletter from the ?& ?l&; ?lan.
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Mc=ei.h 3as also fond of a boo* called the
(urner iaries. Britten b4 former 1h4sics 1rofessor and neo-Na!i Billiam ,ierce9 the
(urner iaries 3as a fictionali!ed acco&nt of a 3hite s&1remacist &1risin. a.ainst the
X0C <Xionist 0cc&1ational Co2ernment>. The boo*9 e;ceedin.l4 2iolent and racist in
tone9 is a fictionali!ed acco&nt of the o2erthro3 of the Federal Co2ernment + 3hich b4
that time had become the E7e3ish-liberal-democratic-e:&alitarian 1la.&eE + b4 a Ri.ht-
3in. 1aramilitar4 .ro&1 called the E0r.ani!ation9E 3hich then .oes on to m&rder and
se.re.ate 7e3s and other Enon-3hites.E The 1rota.onists also blo3 &1 FB@ head:&arters
3ith a tr&c*-bomb. The (urner iaries 3as fo&nd on Timoth4 Mc=ei.h &1on his arrest.
The boo* became the bl&e1rint for a neo-Na!i .ro&1 called The 0rder9 3hich terrori!ed
the Mid3est in the earl4 to mid (/s 3ith a strin. of m&rders and ban* robberies.
A&thorities ha2e s1ec&lated that Mc=ei.h9 3ho carried the boo* 3ith him constantl4 and
sold it at .&n sho3s9 3as ins1ired b4 its screed to commit his terrible act of 2iolence. Det
Mc=ei.h dismisses s&ch s&..estions as .ibberish. E@ bo&.ht the boo* o&t of the
1&blication that ad2ertised the boo* as a .&n-ri.hts boo*. Thats 3h4 @ bo&.ht itH thats
3h4 @ read it.E
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@n ?in.man9 Mc=ei.h made friends 3ith an e;-marine named Balter EMacE McCart4.
Mc=ei.h a11arentl4 so&.ht o&t the '2-4ear-old McCart4 for disc&ssions in 3hich he tried
to ma*e sense of the actions of the Federal Co2ernment at R&b4 Rid.e and Baco9 and
s&ch iss&es as the %nited Nations9 the $econd Amendment9 and the ENe3 Borld 0rder.E
E@ .athered that he 3as follo3in. the Ri.ht-3in.9 s&r2i2alist9 1aramilitar4-t41e
1hiloso1h49E McCart4 said. E@ also .ot the sense that he 3as searchin. for meanin. and
acce1tance.E
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Mc=ei.h and Fortier also too* hand.&n classes from McCart4 d&rin. the s&mmer of
1--49 3hich is odd considerin. that the t3o men9 Mc=ei.h es1eciall49 3ere e;tremel4
1roficient in the &se of firearms. EBelie2e me9 the one thin. he did not need 3as firearms
trainin.9 Esaid Fred B&r*ett9 Mc=ei.hs co-3or*ed at $tate $ec&rit4. E8e 3as 2er4 .ood
and 3e 3ere im1ressed 3ith his actions.E
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McCart4 himself 3as a11arentl4 s&s1icio&s of Mc=ei.hs moti2es. EThe4 3anted to hear
certain thin.s from me to see if the4 co&ld .et me in2ol2ed9E said McCart4. EThe4
definitel4 li*ed 3hat the4 heard. Be 3ere on the same 1a.e abo&t the 1roblems of
America.E
Bh4 3o&ld Mc=ei.h9 the cons&mmate firearms e;1ert9 bother ta*in. a co&rse in
hand.&nsI ,erha1s to be aro&nd li*e-minded indi2id&als or as a harmless di2ersion. @t is
also 1ossible9 li*e the )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald im1ostor seen at the Te;as rifle ran.e9
Mc=ei.h 3as bein. shee1-di11ed. E@ *no3 brain3ashin. 3hen @ see it9 McCart4 said.
EThose t3o bo4s had reall4 .otten a .ood case of it.E ,erha1s McCart4 3as bein. more
literal than he reali!ed.
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After the A&.&st 1--4 1assa.e of the 0mnib&s Crime Bill o&tla3in. certain t41es of
semi-a&tomatic 3ea1ons9 EMc=ei.hs demons finall4 became &nbearable9E claimed the
(imes. EBhat 3ill it ta*eIE 3rote Mc=ei.h to Fortier9 e;1ressin. his e;as1eration.
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@t is 1ossible that Mc=ei.h had some contact 3ith a local militia 3hile in ?in.man.
Accordin. to re1orter Mar* $chafer of the Ari#ona .epu&lic1 Fortier9 3ho 3or*ed at Tr&e
=al&e9 *ne3 7ac* 0li1hant9 the elderl4 1atron of the Ari!ona ,atriots9 an e;treme Ri.ht-
3in. 1aramilitar4 .ro&1. 0li1hant had been ca&.ht in 1-(# 1lannin. to blo3 &1 the
8oo2er Aam9 the @R$ and a local $4na.o.&e. After the FB@ raid9 0li1hant 3as sentenced
to fo&r 4ears in Mail9 and the Ari!ona ,atriots 3ent &nder.ro&nd. @t is re1orted that Fortier9
3ho s1orted a EAont Tread on MeE fla. o&tside his trailer-home9 3as friendl4 3ith some
of the Ari!ona ,atriots9 incl&din. 0li1hant.
Accordin. to federal a&thorities9 Mc=ei.h also left a note addressed to E$.C.E on a &tilit4
1ole near ?in.man see*in. Efi.hters not tal*ers.E @t has been s1ec&lated that E$.C.E is
act&all4 $te2en Colbern9 3ho li2ed in the nearb4 to3n of 0atman9 and 3as friends 3ith
Mc=ei.h. <$ee Cha1ter ">
B&t federal a&thorities became 2er4 interested 3hen the4 learned that a small e;1losion9
related to a home-made bomb9 had sli.htl4 dama.ed a ho&se do3n the road from the
trailer 1ar*. That ho&se 3as o3ned b4 Frost4 Mc,ea*9 a friend of Mc=ei.hs 3ho had
hired him in 1--3 to do sec&rit4 3or* at a local shelter. Bhen Mc,ea*s .irlfriend 3as
arrested in )as =e.as on a bad credit char.e9 Clar* =ollmer9 a 1ara1le.ic dr&. dealer in
?in.man9 hel1ed bail her o&t. @n Febr&ar4 of -"9 =ollmer had as*ed Mc,ea* to ferr4
some dr&.s. 8e ref&sed. 0n Febr&ar4 219 a bomb e;1loded o&tside Mc,ea*s home.
Bhen he 3ent to =ollmers ho&se to confront him9 he fo&nd Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 alon.
3ith another man he didnt reco.ni!e.
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Accordin. to Moha2e Co&nt4 $heriff 7oe Coo*9 the e;1losion E3asnt reall4 a bi. dealE
and 1robabl4 3asnt related to the e;1losion in 0*lahoma Cit4.
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Bhat does Maril4n 8art thin* abo&t Mc=ei.hs connection to the local militiasI E@
1robabl4 do *no3 se2eral 1eo1le 3ho are militia9E said 8art. EB&t the4 dont ad2ertise it9
and the4re not *oo*s. To me9 Mc=ei.h didnt ha2e the mone4. The t3o other .&4s9
Rosencrans and Fortier9 3ent to school 3ith o&r children9 and neither of them ha2e
mone4 either. And it too* a .ood amo&nt of mone4 to 1&ll this off. E
1Obsessed 0ith 0aco1
Bhether or not Mc=ei.hs EdemonsE became E&nbearableE after the 1assa.e of the
0mnib&s Crime Bill9 his an.er9 alon. 3ith that of millions of others9 3o&ld be M&stified
b4 the .o2ernments massacre of (# innocent men9 3omen and children at the Branch
Aa2idian $e2enth Aa4 Ad2entist Ch&rch near Baco the follo3in. A1ril. The ostensible
1&r1ose of the ATFs raid 3as to ins1ect the 1remises for ille.al 3ea1ons. Altho&.h the
Aa2idians9 3ho 3ere licensed .&n dealers9 had in2ited the ATF to ins1ect their 3ea1ons9
the a.enc4 declinedH the4 3ere more interested in sta.in. a sho3 raid to im1ress the
1&blic and increase their b&d.etar4 allo3ance. @n fact9 the raid 3as code-named E$ho3
Time.E
0n Febr&ar4 2(9 1--39 3itho&t a 1ro1er 3arrant and 3itho&t identif4in. themsel2es9 o2er
1// a.ents stormed the Ch&rch com1o&nd. Residents 3ho ans3ered the door 3ere
immediatel4 fired &1on. At least one ATF helico1ter be.an strafin. the b&ildin.9 firin.
into the roof. For the ne;t ho&r9 ATF a.ents fired tho&sands of ro&nds into the com1o&nd.
Man4 ch&rch members9 incl&din. 3omen9 children and the elderl49 3ere *illed b4 .&nfire
as the4 la4 h&ddled in fear9 the 3omen attem1tin. to co2er the children 3ith their bodies.
Ch&rch members re1eatedl4 be..ed the -11 o1erator to sto1 the raid. @n the ens&in.
battle9 fo&r ATF a.ents 3ere *illed9 altho&.h there is e2idence that indicates the4 3ere
*illed b4 Efriendl4 fire.E
$e2eral da4s later9 the FB@ too* o2er. Almost immediatel49 the4 be.an 1s4cholo.icall4
harassin. the Ch&rch members 3ith lo&d noises. For o2er a month and a half9 the
Aa2idians 3ere tormented b4 the so&nds of d4in. animals9 reli.io&s chants9 lo&d m&sic9
and their o3n 2oices. Their electricit4 3as c&t off9 and mil* and other s&11lies necessar4
for 4o&n. chidden 3as not allo3ed into the com1o&nd. Bri.ht li.hts 3ere shined on
residents 24 ho&rs-a-da49 and armored 2ehicles be.an circlin. the com1o&nd9 3hile flash-
ban. .renades 3ere thro3n into the co&rt4ard.
The media 3as *e1t at ba49 fed 1ro1a.andi!in. stories b4 FB@ s1o*esmen that 1ainted the
Aa2idians as cra!ed c&ltists 3ith desires for a1ocal41tic self-destr&ction + dan.ero&s
3ac*os 3ho stoc*1iled machine-.&ns and 3ho ab&sed their children. The mass media
ha11il4 obli.ed9 feedin. these ima.es to a .&llible 1&blic.
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After a "1-da4 standoff9 the ne3l4 a11ointed Attorne4 Ceneral9 7anet Reno9 a11ro2ed an
FB@ 1lan to assa&lt the com1o&nd 3ith a hi.hl4 2olatile form of tear-.as9 1ro2en deadl4
to children9 3ho she 3as ostensibl4 tr4in. to 1rotect from Eab&se.E 0n A1ril 1-9 tan*s
from the Te;as National C&ard and the Arm4s 7oint Tas* Force $i;9 in 2iolation of the
,osse Comitat&s Act forbiddin. the &se of militar4 force a.ainst 1ri2ate citi!ens9 stormed
the com1o&nd9 firin. h&ndreds of C$ .as ferret ro&nds into the b&ildin.s. The tan*s also
rammed the b&ildin.s re1eatedl49 *noc*in. holes in them9 the official e;1lanation bein.
so that the residents co&ld more easil4 esca1e. @nstead9 3hat it did 3as ca&se the
b&ildin.s to colla1se9 *illin. do!ens as the4 la4 cro&ched in fear. ?erosene lanterns
*noc*ed o2er b4 the tan* rammin. i.nited the hi.hl4 flammable C$ .as9 and the holes
created a fl&e effect thro&.h the b&ildin.s9 ca&sed b4 3/ mile and ho&r 3inds.
@mmediatel4 the com1o&nd became a fier4 inferno.
Bhile some residents mana.ed to esca1e9 most 3ere tra11ed inside9 e;1h4;iated b4 the
.as9 cr&shed b4 fallin. debris9 or b&rned ali2e. $ome 3ho tried to esca1e 3ere shot b4
FB@ sni1ers. 0ne &narmed man 3ho tried to enter the com1o&nd to be 3ith his famil4
3as shot si; times9 then left l4in. in a field 3hile 1rairie do.s 1ic*ed at his bones. A&rin.
the final sie.e9 3hich lasted for si; ho&rs9 firetr&c*s 3ere 1&r1osef&ll4 *e1t a3a4.
Bradle4 M-2 armored 2ehicles fitted 3ith 1lo3s 1&shed in the still standin. 3alls9
b&r4in. those still tra11ed inside. A concrete 2a&lt 3here a11ro;imatel4 3/ 1eo1le had
so&.ht ref&.e 3as blasted o1en 3ith demolition char.es9 *illin. most of the 1eo1le
inside.
Bhen it 3as all o2er9 the fire de1artment 3as allo3ed inside the com1o&nd to 1&m1
3ater on the smolderin. debris. 0&t of a11ro;imatel4 1// Ch&rch members9 (# 1erished9
incl&din. 2' children. No FB@ a.ent 3as inM&red. The remainin. 11 Ch&rch members
3ere 1&t on trial for attem1ted m&rder of federal a.ents. A&rin. the trial9 .o2ernment
1rosec&tors re1eatedl4 3ithheld9 altered9 and destro4ed e2idence. The .o2ernment e2en
c&t off electricit4 to the mor.&e9 1re2entin. a&to1sies on the bodies.
The M&d.e9 recentl4 &nder scr&tin4 b4 the E7&sticeE Ae1artment9 also ref&sed to allo3 the
testimon4 of critical 3itnesses. Altho&.h the M&r4 fo&nd all 11 innocent9 the M&d.e
re2ersed the 2erdict. Nine Aa2idians 3ere im1risoned for attem1tin. to defend their
families. $ome recei2ed sentences &1 to 4/ 4ears.
Bhile ECeneralE Reno9 in a s4mbolic .est&re of 1&blic reconciliation9 too* Ef&ll
res1onsibilit4E for the actions of the FB@9 she ne2er resi.ned or ser2ed time. @n fact9 )arr4
,otts9 3ho led the raid on behalf of the FB@9 3as 1romoted.
The assa&lt 3o&ld be com1ared to the massacre of the 7e3s in Barsa3 b4 the Na!is
d&rin. BB@@. A b&nch of reli.io&s fanatics. Bhod com1lainI Bhod careI Det the
.o2ernment didnt co&nt on the fact that a lot of 1eo1le would care. Millions in fact. The
m&rder of the Branch Aa2idians 3o&ld indeed become a 3a*e-&1 call for a citi!enr4
concerned abo&t an increasin.l4 t4rannical9 la3less .o2ernment. A .o2ernment that
3o&ld m&rder its o3n citi!ens 3ith im1&nit49 in fact 3ith !eal. A .o2ernment that 3o&ld
lie to its citi!ens9 and be acco&ntable to no one.
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@n March of 1--39 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h tra2eled from ?in.man to Baco to obser2e the "1-
da4 standoff. 8e 3as 1hoto.ra1hed b4 the FB@ alon. 3ith others 1rotestin. the sie.e on
the road o&tside the com1o&nd9 sellin. b&m1er stic*ers o&t of his car. )i*e )ee 8ar2e4
0s3ald9 3ho 3as 1hoto.ra1hed at the C&ban embass4 in Me;ico <a claim made b4 the
.o2ernment9 b&t ne2er s&bstantiated>9 the 1hoto of Mc=ei.h 3o&ld be added 1roof of his
far-Ri.ht-3in. associations.
A da4 and a half later9 Mc=ei.h dro2e to Aec*er9 Michi.an to be 3ith his old Arm4
b&dd49 Terr4 Nichols. The Nichols famil4 sat 3ith Mc=ei.h in their li2in. room as the4
3atched M-2 Bradle4 assa&lt 2ehicles storm the com1o&nd. 0n A1ril 1-9 the4 3atched as
the Branch Aa2idian Ch&rch b&rnt to the .ro&nd. ETim did not sa4 a 3ord9E said 7ames
Nichols9 3ho 3atched the com1o&nd b&rn to the .ro&nd alon. 3ith Tim and his brother.
EBe stood there and 3atched the li2e tele2ision foota.e as the ch&rch b&rned and
cr&mbledO 3e co&ldnt belie2e it.E
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Mc=ei.h9 3ho the 7&stice Ae1artment claimed 3as E1artic&larl4 a.itated abo&t the
cond&ct of the Federal Co2ernment in Baco9E had a ri.ht to be. Mc=ei.h had offered his
life to ser2e in the militar49 and no3 had seen that 2er4 same militar4 massacrin. its o3n
citi!ens. 8e co&ld see the Creen Berets from the Arm4s 7oint Tas* Force $i; ad2isin. the
FB@9 and had 3atched 3hile Bradle4 armored 2ehicles + the same 2ehicles he had
ser2ed in + .assed and b&lldo!ed the citi!ens of a co&ntr4 he had s3orn to defend.
The Federal B&ildin. 3as blo3n &1 on A1ril 1-9 the t3o 4ear anni2ersar4 of the Baco
confla.ration. )i*e millions of other citi!ens9 Mc=ei.h 3as an.r4 abo&t the deadl4 raid.
8e 3as 1artic&larl4 incensed abo&t the 1artici1ation of the Arm4s 7oint Tas* Force $i;9
and abo&t the de1lo4ment of the $e2enth )i.ht @nfantr4 d&rin. the )os An.eles riots in
1--29 and the %nited Nations command o2er American soldiers in $omalia9 his former
Arm4 friend $taff $er.eant Albert Barnement told the (imes. E8e tho&.ht the Federal
Co2ernment 3as .ettin. too m&ch 1o3er. 8e tho&.ht the ATF 3as o&t of control.E
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E@ sa3 a locali!ed 1olice state9E Mc=ei.h told the 3ondon )unday (imes9 EKandL 3as
an.r4 at ho3 this had come abo&t.E
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ETheir <the FB@s> actions in Baco9 Te;as 3ere 3ron.. And @m not fi;ated on it....E he
told +ewsweek.
E@t dist&rbed him9E said B&r*ett. E@t 3as 3ron.9 and he 3as mad abo&t it. 8e 3as flat o&t
mad. 8e said the .o2ernment 3asnt 3orth the 1o3der to blo3 it to hell.E
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,erha1s rather coincidentall49 Mc=ei.hs sister 7ennifer said that d&rin. her brothers
No2ember -4 2isit to the Mc=ei.h famil4 home in )oc*1ort9 he confided that he had
been dri2in. aro&nd 3ith 19/// 1o&nds of e;1losi2es. A&rin. his trial ,rosec&tor Beth
Bil*inson as*ed 7ennifer if she had :&estioned her brother abo&t 3h4 he 3as carr4in. so
m&ch. E@ dont thin* @ 3anted to *no39E she said.
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7&st 3hat 3as Mc=ei.h doin. dri2in. aro&nd 3ith e;1losi2es9 and 3here did he ac:&ire
themI Bere these e;1losi2es 1art of the batch of ammoni&m nitrate Terr4 Nichols had
alle.edl4 1&rchased from the Mid-?ansas Co-o1 on 0ctober 2/9 or 1erha1s the A4namite
and To2e; the .o2ernment alle.ed Nichols stole from the Martin Marietta roc* :&arr4 in
$e1temberI
0b2io&sl4 this9 and Mc=ei.hs e;1ression of an.er at the Federal Co2ernment9 3o&ld
become the fo&ndation of their case a.ainst him. @n a letter Tim 3rote to 7ennifer9 he is
hi.hl4 critical of the ATF. The anon4mo&s letter9 3hich 3as sent to the federal a.enc49
3as accom1anied b4 a note that read6 EAll 4o& t4rannical motherf&c*ers 3ill s3in. in the
3ind one da4 for 4o&r treasono&s actions a.ainst the Constit&tion and the %nited $tates.E
@t concl&ded 3ith the 3ords9 EAie9 4o& s1ineless co3ardice bastards.E
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E8e 3as 2er4 an.r49E recalled 7ennifer Mc=ei.h d&rin. her brothers trial. E8e tho&.ht
the .o2ernment .assed and m&rdered the 1eo1le there.E
7ennifer also claimed her brother also 3rote a letter to the American )e.ion sa4in. that
ATF a.ents Eare a b&nch of fascist t4rants.E 8e identified himself in the letter as a
member of the Eciti!ens militia.E 8e also sent his sister literat&re on the standoff at R&b4
Rid.e9 the Constit&tion9 and e2en a co14 of the (urner iaries.
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B4 the $1rin. of 1--"9 he told 7ennifer not to send an4 more letters to him after Ma4 1
beca&se EC-men mi.ht .et them.E Then he sent her a letter sa4in.9 E$omethin. bi. is
.oin. to ha11en in the month of the B&ll.E 8e did not e;1lain 3hat that meant9 b&t
7ennifer loo*ed in her astrolo.4 boo* and sa3 that the Emonth of the B&llE 3as A1ril.
Mc=ei.h also ad2ised her to e;tend her $1rin. brea* + 3hich be.an on A1ril ( + a bit
lon.er than the 1lanned t3o 3ee*s9 and instr&cted her to b&rn the letter.
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For Mc=ei.hs 1art9 he 3rote that this Ee;1ression of ra.eE the .o2ernment claimed 3as
so *e49 3as nothin. more than EO1art of m4 contrib&tion to defense of freedom9 this call
to arms.O @ intend to become more acti2e in the f&t&re. @ 3o&ld rather fi.ht 3ith 1encil
lead than b&llet lead. Be can 3in this 3ar in 2otin. booth. @f 3e ha2e to fi.ht in the
streets9 @ 3o&ld not be so s&reO. All too often in the 1ast9 3e .&ts4 .&n o3ners ha2e lost
the battle beca&se 3e ha2e failed to fi.ht. The Brad4 Bill co&ld ha2e been defeated in
Con.ress if .&n o3ners had become more in2ol2ed in electin. officials and
comm&nicatin. to those officials 3hat 3as e;1ected to them.O $tart 4o&r defense toda4.
$tam1s are chea1er than b&llets and can be more effecti2e.E
This letter9 fo&nd b4 a&thorities in Mc=ei.hs car9 s1ea*s of a man committed to fi.htin.
for freedom as man4 Americans ha2e9 in the E2otin. booth9E and 3ith 1en and 1a1er. Det
lead 1rosec&tor 7ose1h 8art!ler 3o&ld read this letter9 alon. 3ith :&otes s&ch as this one6
EM4 3hole mindset has shiftedO from the intellect&al to the animal9E into e2idence at
Mc=ei.hs trial9 in an attem1t to 1ro2e that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as committed to 2iolence.
)i*e )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 3ho 3as &1set abo&t the C&ban Ba4 of ,i.s in2asion and
American forei.n 1olic4 in .eneral9 a 2ie3 he e;1ressed to his friends in Aallas9
Mc=ei.h 3as &1set abo&t the .o2ernments forei.n 1olic49 a 2ie3 he e;1ressed to his
friends here. E8e 3asnt ha114 abo&t $omalia9E that if 3e co&ld 1&t the %nited $tates
&nder basicall4 %N command and send them to $omalia to disarm their citi!ens9 then
3h4 co&ldnt the4 come do the same thin. in the %nited $tatesIE $er.eant Barnement
said.
Mc=ei.h 3as also re1ortedl4 an.r4 o2er the *illin.s of $amm4 and =ic*i Bea2er9 3ho
3ere *illed b4 federal a.ents at their cabin in R&b4 Rid.e9 @daho in A&.&st of 1--2.
Rand4 Bea2er had become a f&.iti2e 3anted on a minor 3ea1ons 2iolation. A&rin. the
stand-off9 %.$. Marshals had shot 14-4ear-old $amm4 Bea2er in the bac*9 and had shot
=ic*i Bea2er9 Rand4s 3ife9 in the face as she stood at the cabin door holdin. her infant
da&.hter. Mc=ei.h had tra2eled to R&b4 Rid.e and came bac* con2inced that federal
a.ents intentionall4 *illed the Bea2ers.
Altho&.h his an.er o2er Baco and R&b4 Rid.e hardl4 im1licates Mc=ei.h in the
destr&ction of the Federal B&ildin.9 the .o2ernment 3o&ld ma*e this one of the
cornerstones of it case. The 1ress nat&rall4 M&m1ed on the band3a.on. Bhen 7ane ,a&le4
of NBCs Aateline inter2ie3ed 7ennifer Mc=ei.h abo&t her tho&.hts on Baco9 she said9
EThe 3a4 @ sa3 it9 the Aa2idians 3ere M&st a .ro&1 of 1eo1le 3ho had their o3n 3a4 of
li2in.9 1erha1s different from the mainstream. B&t the4 3ere ne2er reall4 harmin.
an4bod4. And to brin. in all those tan*s and thin.s li*e that to 1eo1le 3ho are M&st
mindin. their o3n b&siness9 not harmin. an4bod49 @ M&st + @ dont thin* thats ri.ht.E
B&t the dead9 b&rned children at Baco 3ere not 3hat the 1rod&cers at Aateline 3anted
the 1&blic to see. @mmediatel4 after 7ennifers statement9 the4 c&t to an ima.e of the
bombed-o&t da4 care center inside the M&rrah B&ildin.. EBeO Be2e been ho1in. this
3o&ldnt be the case9E said the li2e 2oice of an &nidentified resc&e 3or*er9 Eb&t it is the
case9 there 3as a da4-care inside the b&ildin..E
(ime ran a 1a.e dedicated to the Baco theor49 statin.9 EThe date of last 3ee*s bombin.
and the anni2ersar4 of the a1ocal41tic fire <notice the4 dont sa4 .o2ernment massacre> at
the Branch Aa2idian com1o&nd in Baco + has onl4 .ained in infam49 intricatel4 bo&nd
as it is to the m4tholo.ies of home.ro3n !ealots li*e Mc=ei.h.E
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@t 3o&ld a11ear that the seed that .a2e root to Mc=ei.hs Ehome.ro3n !ealE 3as
inc&bated in a %.$. .o2ernment hotho&se and fertili!ed b4 a hea1in. dose of intelli.ence
a.enc4 fanaticism.
After Baco9 3ith the emer.ence of the Militia Mo2ement9 the sta.e 3o&ld be set9 the die
3o&ld be cast + for Timoth4 Mc=ei.h to be 1o&red into li*e a miniat&re lead soldier.
Bhile the FB@ and the 1ress admitted that Mc=ei.h didnt act&all4 belon. to an4
or.ani!ed militia or.ani!ation9 Ethere 3as considerable e2idence that he s4m1athi!ed
3ith and es1o&sed their beliefs9E 3rote the (imes.
8e 2oiced their ideas in con2ersations9 he 3rote letters e;1ressin. them9 he read their
literat&re and attended their meetin.s. And he li2ed9 3or*ed and traded 3ea1ons in areas
3here the 1aramilitar4 .ro&1s enMo4 considerable s&11ortO
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)i*e )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 3ho a11eared to be an a2id Comm&nist9 distrib&tin. leaflets on
behalf of the Fair ,la4 for C&ba Committee9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld 1la4 the 1art of an a2o3ed
Ri.ht-3in.er9 distrib&tin. literat&re abo&t ta;es9 the $econd Amendment9 Baco and R&b4
Rid.e. )i*e 0s3ald9 3ho left behind a diar4 3idel4 belie2ed to be a C@A for.er49
Mc=ei.h 3as 1&r1orted to ha2e similarl4 doc&mented his o3n e;tremist 1osition.
Accordin. to the (imes'
)a3 enforcement officials sa4 Mc=ei.h left behind a lar.e bod4 of 3ritin.s abo&t his
ideolo.ical leanin.s9 incl&din. e;tensi2e tracts in letters to friends and relati2es9 that
describe his belief in the constit&tional 1rinci1les that he adamantl4 maintained allo3ed
him to carr4 firearms and li2e 3itho&t an4 restraints from the .o2ernment. ,rosec&tors
are li*el4 to &se s&ch doc&ments to establish his moti2e at a trial.
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)i*e 0s3ald9 Mc=ei.hs de1art&re from the militar4 3as &nder some3hat m4sterio&s
circ&mstances. And li*e 0s3ald9 an e;-Marine 3ith a to1-secret sec&rit4 clearance 3ho
a11eared to EdefectE to the $o2iet %nion9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld a11ear to be a Edis.r&ntledE
e;-Arm4 ser.eant 3ho ha11ened to EdriftE into the frin.es of the far-Ri.ht.
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Det9 li*e 0s3ald9 3ho li2ed and 3or*ed amon.st the bastions of the far-Ri.ht in Aallas
3hile 1&r1ortin. to be a Mar;ist9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld not seem to be the e;treme Ri.ht-3in.
fanatic hes been made o&t to be. @n a letter to his hometo3n ne3s1a1er in Febr&ar49
1--29 he 3rote6
At a 1oint 3hen the 3orld has seen Comm&nism falter as an im1erfect s4stem to mana.e
1eo1leH democrac4 seems to be headed do3n the same roadO. Ma4be 3e ha2e to
combine ideolo.ies to achie2e the 1erfect &to1ian .o2ernment. Remember9 .o2ernment-
s1onsored health care 3as a Comm&nist ideaO.
0b2io&sl49 s&ch 2ie3s are anathema to the far-Ri.ht9 3ho see an4 attem1t to sociali!e
societ4 as a maMor ste1 to3ards the .reat one-3orld Comm&nist cons1irac4. @t is 1ossible
that Mc=ei.h 3as more 1ro.ressi2e than his Ri.ht-3in. associates. @t is also 1ossible that
Mc=ei.h 3as bein. shee1-di11ed as a militant Ri.ht-3in.er.
After Baco9 Mc=ei.h tra2eled to Michi.an9 sta4in. for a time 3ith Terr4 Nichols. 8e
3or*ed on Nichols farm9 and 3ent h&ntin. and tar.et 1racticin.. Nei.hbors recall ho3
Mc=ei.h and Nichols made and detonated small homemade bombs. ,a&l @!4dore*9 a
nei.hbor9 recalls EBhen the4 3ere aro&nd9 the4d .et different .&ns and 1la4 and shoot
and st&ff.E 0n at least one occasion9 @!4dore* heard blasts at the farm and noticed Terr4
Nichols and a man he tho&.ht 3as Mc=ei.h. E@d seen them 1la4in. aro&nd 3ith different
ho&sehold items that 4o& can ma*e blo3 &1. 7&st small st&ff. 7&st o&tside in the 4ard9
blo3in. a3a4.E
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Nichols brother 7ames also admitted to the FB@ that Mc=ei.h and Terr4 made and
e;1loded Ebottle bombsE at his farm9 &sin. bra*e fl&id9 .asoline9 and diesel f&el9 and that
he sometimes 1artici1ated.
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@n his inter2ie3 3ith +ewsweek9 Mc=ei.h dis1elled the m4th that his bomb ma*in. 3as a
1rec&rsor to more deadl4 acts. E@t 3o&ld amo&nt to firecrac*ers. @t 3as li*e 1o11in. a
1a1er ba.9E said Mc=ei.h9 3ho had also e;1erimented 3ith small e;1losi2es on his land
in 0lean9 ND 1rior to enterin. the Arm4.
Det a relati2e also told the FB@ that 7ames Nichols *e1t a lar.e s&11l4 of ammoni&m
nitrate fertili!er on the farm + the 2er4 s&bstance federal a&thorities acc&sed the s&s1ects
of &sin. to man&fact&re their alle.ed tr&c*-bomb9 a fact that 3o&ld become 4et another
linch1in in the .o2ernments case a.ainst the t3o men.
Bhile in Michi.an9 Mc=ei.h also started 3or*in. the .&n sho3s. From A1ril of 1--3 to
March of 1--"9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld tra2el from ?in.man9 Ari!ona to Aec*er9 Michi.an9 and
across the %.$.9 attendin. militia meetin.s and 3or*in. the .&n sho3 circ&it. A .&n
collector inter2ie3ed b4 the (imes said that he had enco&ntered Mc=ei.h in .&n sho3s
ran.in. from Florida to 0*lahoma to Ne2ada. EAt the $.0.F. <$oldier of Fort&ne>
con2ention he 3as *ind of 3anderin. aro&nd9E said the .&n collector9 3ho re:&ested
anon4mit49 Eli*e he 3as tr4in. to meet 1eo1le9 ma4be ma*e con2erts. 8e co&ld ma*e ten
friends at a sho39 M&st b4 his manner and demeanor. 8es 1olite9 he doesnt interr&1t.E
EMc=ei.h tra2eled aro&nd the co&ntr4 in a rattletra1 car9E 3rote the (imes8 ?ifner9 Ehis
camo&fla.e fati.&es clean and 1ressed9 his onl4 com1anion a 3ell-th&mbed co14 of the
2enomo&s a1ocal41tic no2el9 (he (urner iaries."
Det it 3o&ld seem Mc=ei.h is not the ase;&al9 socio1athic loner that the 1ress + the
+ew York (imes in 1artic&lar + has made him o&t to be.
8ad ?ifner read the Ma4 "th edition of +ewsweek9 he 3o&ld ha2e disco2ered that
Mc=ei.h had more than an old boo* for a com1anion. +ewsweek re1orted that a ?ansas
1ri2ate in2esti.ator had trac*ed do3n an old K1latonicL .irlfriend of Mc=ei.hs + most
li*el4 Catina )a3son of 8errin.ton9 ?ansas + attem1tin. to con2ince her to sell her
stor4 to a ne3s a.enc4.
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Robert 7erlo39 an 0*lahoma Cit4 1ri2ate in2esti.ator9 3as also trac*in. do3n a .irlfriend
of Mc=ei.hs in )as =e.as.
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And CNN indicated that a&thorities had disco2ered a letter
in the .lo2e com1artment to an old .irlfriend.
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Det Mc=ei.hs .41s4-li*e tra2els across the co&ntr4 in an old beat-&1 car 3ere sli.htl4
more then &n&s&al. 8e tra2eled 3idel4 3ith no 2isible means of s&11ort9 other than
tradin. and sellin. .&ns and militar4 1ara1hernalia. Det ac:&aintances and other
3itnesses recall he al3a4s had 3ads of cash on him. %1on his arrest9 Mc=ei.h had
G29/// on him. 8e re1ortedl4 had tho&sands more stashed a3a4. 8e also tra2eled 3itho&t
l&..a.e9 ma*in. his car and occasional chea1 motels his onl4 home.
E8e li2ed in his car9E said the .&n dealer :&oted in the (imes. EBhate2er he o3ned it 3as
in that car.E
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Accordin. to his sister 7ennifer9 his closest confidant9 EOhalf the time 3e didnt *no3
3here he 3as. 8alf the time he 3o&ldnt e2en tell &s 3here he 3as li2in..E
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A.ain9 one has to as* 3h4 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld 2ol&ntaril4 .i2e &1 a 1romisin. militar4
career to .o careenin. aro&nd the co&ntr4 ha3*in. &sed militar4 s&r1l&s in an old car.
Mc=ei.h &sed the name ETim T&ttleE 3hile 3or*in. the .&n sho3s9 claimin. that the
alias 3as necessar4 to 1rotect him from 1eo1le 3ho didnt share his 1olitical 2ie3s.
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There is another 1ossible reason Mc=ei.h ma4 ha2e &sed an alias ho3e2er.
At one .&n sho3 in ,hoeni;9 an &nderco2er detecti2e re1orted that Mc=ei.h had been
attem1tin. to sell a flare .&n 3hich he claimed co&ld be con2erted into a roc*et la&ncher.
Accordin. to Bill Fit!.erald of the Marico1a Co&nt4 Attorne4s office in ,hoeni;9
Mc=ei.h Etoo* a shell a1art and sho3ed that the interior co&ld be remo2ed and another
1ac*a.e 1&t in that co&ld shoot do3n an ATF helico1ter.E 8e also 3as re1ortedl4 handin.
o&t co1ies of the name and address of )on 8ori&chi9 the FB@ sni1er 3ho shot and *illed
=ic*i Bea2er9 and sellin. ca1s 3ith the letters ATF s&rro&nded b4 b&llet holes.
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E8e had come to see himself as a soldier in his o3n stran.e 3ar a.ainst the %nited
$tates9E 3rote the (imes. Mc=ei.hs mother told an ac:&aintance after 2isitin. 3ith him
in her home state of Florida that he 3as Etotall4 chan.ed9E and obser2ed9 Eit 3as li*e he
traded one Arm4 for another one.E
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Bhile it is hi.hl4 1ossible that Mc=ei.h9 li*e man4 1eo1le9 .en&inel4 disli*ed the ATF
and FB@9 it is also 1ossible he &sed s&ch hi.h-1rofile anti-.o2ernment tactics as a r&se
3hile 3or*in. &nderco2er. Bhile s&ch beha2ior mi.ht a11ear e;treme9 it is a classic
a.ent 1ro2ocate&r techni:&e. The ATF ro&tinel4 3or*s &nderco2er at .&n sho3s9
searchin. for 1eo1le sellin. ille.al firearms. Bho better to l&re and entra1 &n3ar4
2ictims than a .&n dealer claimin. to be 2ir&lentl4 anti-ATF. @t is also 1ossible that
Mc=ei.h 3as 3or*in. &nderco2er for another a.enc4.
@n an ill&minatin. series of 1hone calls to Re1resentati2e Charles ?e49 an anon4mo&s
so&rce stated that Mc=ei.h 3as 1resent at se2eral meetin.s 3ith ATF and A5A a.ents in
the da4s immediatel4 1recedin. the bombin.. The meetin.s too* 1lace in 0*lahoma Cit4
at different locations. The ostensible 1&r1ose of the meetin.s 3ere to 1ro2ide Mc=ei.h
3ith f&rther instr&ctions9 and to facilitate a 1a4off.
Aa2id 8all of ?,0C-T= &nco2ered information that Mc=ei.h had met 3ith local ATF
a.ent Ale; McCa&le4 in a McAonalds the ni.ht before the bombin.. The ATF a.ent 3as
seen handin. Mc=ei.h an en2elo1e. <$ee Cha1ter ->
CNN 3o&ld cast a 1ale o2er this Klar.el4 &n*no3nL information b4 re1ortin. in 7&ne of
1--" that Mc=ei.h had been &nder s&r2eillance b4 an &nderco2er o1erati2e at an Ari!ona
.&n sho3 t3o 4ears 1rior to the bombin..
This fact 3as reinforced 3hen the Anti-Aefamation )ea.&e of BNai BRith <AA)>
re1orted that Mc=ei.h ran an ad for a Eroc*et la&ncherE <act&all4 a flare .&n> in the far-
Ri.ht )potlight ne3s1a1er on A&.&st -9 1--3. @n fact9 the ad didnt a11ear &ntil the next
3ee*9 A&.&st 1#. Mc=ei.h had ori.inall4 1aid to ha2e the ad2ertisement r&n on the -th.
Not bein. a3are of the )potlight8s im1endin. sched&lin. conflict9 ho3e2er9 the AA)
re1orted that the ad had r&n one 3ee* before it act&all4 did. This s&bs&mes that the AA)9
lon. *no3n for its s14in. and intelli.ence-.atherin. acti2ities9 had Mc=ei.h &nder
s&r2eillance as 3ell.
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@nterestin.l49 Mc=ei.hs 4o&n. friend9 Catina )a3son9 recalled a stran.e man 3ho often
sho3ed &1 at s&mmer 1arties the hi.h-schoolers thre3. The soldiers from nearb4 Ft.
Rile4 3o&ld attend the .atherin.s loo*in. to meet .irls9 and Mc=ei.h and his friends
Michael Brescia and And4 $trassmeir <3ho li2ed at the 3hite se1aratist com1o&nd in
$o&theast 0*lahoma *no3n as 5lohim Cit4>9 3o&ld often attend.
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Det the man Catina described 3as neither a hi.h-schooler nor a soldier. This m4sterio&s
character in his late 3/s to mid-4/s9 3ho often 3ore a s&it and a tie and dro2e a red s1orts
car9 3as 3as a11arentl4 not there to 1ic* &1 .irls. As Connie $mith9 Catinas mother told
me9 EThe man did not interact 3ith an4one elseO he sta4ed offO he ne2er interacted
3ith an4bod4 else9E onl4 Mc=ei.h.
Barbara Bhittenber.9 3ho o3ned the $ante Fe Trail Ainer in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas9 also
remembered the man. The resta&rant o3ner recalled that he 3o&ld come in 3ith Mc=ei.h
and Terr4 Nichols9 3ho li2ed nearb4. $he didnt *no3 3here he 3as from9 and had ne2er
seen him before.
Bas Mc=ei.h an informantI Bas he 3or*in. for t3o different a.enciesI N&mero&s
?enned4 researchers ha2e &nco2ered e2idence that 0s3ald 3as an FB@ informant at the
same time he 3as bein. shee1-di11ed b4 the C@A for his role in the 7F? assassination.
Accordin. to former Aistrict Attorne4 <later federal M&d.e> 7im Carrison6
0s3ald a11ears to ha2e been e;tensi2el4 mani1&lated b4 the C@A for a lon. time 1rior to
the assassination and ma4 3ell ha2e belie2ed he 3as 3or*in. for the .o2ernment.
0s3ald 3as also a confidential informant9 a Mob that 1ro2ided additional control o2er him
and ma4 ha2e .i2en him a reason to belie2e he 3as act&all4 1enetratin. a 1lot to
assassinate the 1resident.
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$it&ations 3here a 1erson is 3or*in. for t3o la3-enforcement or intelli.ence a.encies at
the same time are not &ncommon.
Bhat is &ncommon is for a man li*e Mc=ei.h to .i2e &1 a 1romisin. militar4 career to
ha3* &sed d&ffel ba.s from an old car. B&t then a.ain9 in the t3ili.ht nether3orld of
intelli.ence o1erations9 thin.s arent al3a4s 3hat the4 a11ear.
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Bhile in Michi.an9 Mc=ei.h also be.an t&nin. in to the =oice of America and Radio
Free America on his short3a2e. 8e 3as dra3n to 1ersonalities li*e Ch&c* 8arder9 7ac*
Mc)amb9 and Mar* ?oern*e9 all con2e4in. an anti-federalist9 anti-Ne3 Borld 0rder
messa.e. E8e sent me a lot of ne3sletters and st&ff from those .ro&1s he 3as in2ol2ed
in9E said Barnement9 then stationed in Cerman4. EThere 3ere ne3sletters from Bo Crit!s
.ro&19 some other odd ne3sletters9 some from the ,atriotsH then he sent that 2ideota1e
The Bi. )ie abo&t Baco.E
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Mc=ei.h also be.an attendin. militia meetin.s. Accordin. to Michi.an Militia member
5ric Malone49 Mc=ei.h 3as 1resent at a tr&c*-sto1 near Aetroit for a 7an&ar4 2"9 1--"
meetin. of a11ro;imatel4 '/ members of the 0a*land Co&nt4 $i; Bri.ade. Members had
obtained 1hoto.ra1hs of T-'2 tan*s and other R&ssian 2ehicles en ro&te 2ia rail3a4
flatcars to Cam1 Cra4lin.9 an Air National C&ard base in northern Michi.an. Altho&.h
the ca1t&red @ra:i tan*s 3ere for tar.et 1ractice9 the militiamen inter1reted the e:&i1ment
as 1roof 1ositi2e of a %N 1lan to disarm American citi!ens and declare martial la3.
Accordin. to Malone4 and militia member 7ose1h Ait!ha!49 a 1lot 3as hatched to attac*
the base b4 Mar* ?oern*e9 a hi.h-1rofile militia s1o*esman *no3n to his radio listeners
as EMar* from Michi.an.E Accordin. to Malone49 ?oern*e said9 EBe can either ta*e
them o&t no3 3hile 3ere still able to9 or 3ait &ntil the sons of bitches are rollin. do3n
the streetOE Three da4s later9 abo&t 2/ members met at a farm near )eonard to disc&ss
1lans for the attac*. Accordin. to Malone49 Mc=ei.h 3as one of 13 3ho 2ol&nteered for
the assa&lt. EMc=ei.h 3as there9E recalled Malone4 on ABCs ,rime Time )i2e. EM4
3ife sat ne;t to him. 8e 3as 2er4 attenti2e9 2er4 interested in bein. in2ol2ed in that
o1eration9 2ol&nteered his ser2ices.E
The 1lan ne2er came off. Ait!ha!4 and Malone4 alerted $tate ,olice9 3ho then contacted
federal a&thorities. Bhen the 1lot 3as made 1&blic9 the Michi.an Militia iss&ed a 1ress
release statin. that the 1lan 3as the brainchild of ?oern*e9 3or*in. alon.side a .ro&1 of
rene.ade members. 0thers 3ho attended the meetin.s said that it 3as act&all4 Malone4
3ho 1&shed the 1lan9 and had to be diss&aded from .oin. thro&.h 3ith it. @nterestin.l49
Malone4 3as to 1ro2ide 3ea1ons trainin. for se2eral of the attac*ers9 and Ait!ha!49 3ho
made a&dio-ta1es of the meetin.s9 is a former militar4 intelli.ence officer. Bhen the FB@
3as contacted abo&t Ait!ha!4s claim that the 1lot 3as hatched b4 Mc=ei.h and others9
the FB@ ref&sed comment.
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Bhat is also interestin. is that ?oern*e himself is a former Arm4 intelli.ence officer.
?oern*e9 a 2eteran of the '/th Arm4 Reser2e Ai2ision in )i2onia9 Michi.an9 refers to
himself as an Eintelli.ence anal4stE and Eco&nterintelli.ence coordinatorE 3ith a Eto1-
secret clearance.E 8e also 1&r1orts to ha2e trained t3o Es1ecial-3arfareE bri.ades that
trained Arm4 1ersonnel in Eforei.n 3arfare and tactics.E Bhile his claims ma4 be
e;a..erated9 ?oern*e did attend the Arm4s intelli.ence school at Fort 8&ach&ca9
Ari!ona. 8e ret&rned to Michi.an an 5-" s1ecialist 3ith a C-2 <sec&rit4> section of a
1eacetime Reser2e &nit.
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?oern*e :&ic*l4 rose to become one of the most so&.ht after s1ea*ers on the ,atriot
circ&it9 leadin. off seminars in o2er 4/ states. 8is 2ideo9 America in Peril9 so&nds
a1ocal41tic 3arnin.s of the comin. Ne3 Borld 0rder9 incl&din. 1lans b4 the Co&ncil of
Forei.n Relations9 the Trilateral Commission9 and the Bilderber.ers to dominate and
ensla2e America + 3ith of co&rse9 a little hel1 from R&ssian troo1s9 Ne1alese C&r*has9
and ).A. street .an.s.
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@t 3o&ld seem that ?oern*e is em1lo4in. a time-tested
techni:&e of intelli.ence ,$D0, disinformation. Bhile 1&r1ortin. to rail a.ainst 3hat
ma4 be .en&ine 1lans of a Ne3 Borld 0rder cabal9 ?oern*e sli1s in M&st eno&.h
ridic&lo&s disinformation to discredit his thesis9 and b4 association9 an4one 3ho s&11orts
it.
After the bombin.9 the media 1&t ?oern*e in its s1otli.ht. ?oern*e has boasted freel4 to
friends that he 3as once em1lo4ed as a E1ro2ocate&r.E 8e didnt sa4 e;actl4 for 3hom. @n
his ta1e9 ?oern*e is sho3n holdin. an A?-4' and a cord of ro1e9 statin.6 ENo39 @ did
some basic math the other da49 not Ne3 Borld 0rder math9 and @ fo&nd that &sin. the
old-st4le math 4o& can .et abo&t fo&r 1oliticians for abo&t 12/ foot of ro1e. And9 b4 the
3a49 A&,ont made this. @t is 2er4 fittin. that one of the Ne3 Borld 0rder cro3d sho&ld
1ro2ide &s 3ith the reso&rces to liberate o&r nation.OE
Bhile the a&thor 1ersonall4 has no :&alms abo&t strin.in. &1 the A&,onts9 the
Roc*efellers and man4 other icons of the militar4-ind&strial-establishment9 ?oern*es
rant smac*s of the classic art of 1ro1a.anda + that of the a.ent 1ro2ocate&r. Man4 in the
Militia mo2ement ha2e acc&sed him of M&st that.
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0n $e1tember (9 1--49 Fo3er2ille9 Michi.an 1olice sto11ed a car that contained three
men in camo&fla.e and blac* face 1aint9 armed 3ith three -mm semia&tomatics9 a .3"'
Ma.n&m9 an assortment of assa&lt rifles9 and '9/// ro&nds of amm&nition. The men
claimed to be ?oern*es bod4.&ards.
?en ?ir*land9 an official of the $t. )&cia Co&nt49 Florida Militia said that Mc=ei.h 3as
actin. as ?oern*es bod4.&ard at a March 1--4 meetin.. ?ir*land recalled a bod4.&ard
in Arm4 camo&fla.e clothes resemblin. Mc=ei.h 3ho introd&ced himself as ETimE and
3as Ereall4 &1set abo&t Baco.E
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?oern*e and Mc=ei.h both den4 this. As Mc=ei.h told +ewsweek EO@ 3as ne2er to one
of their meetin.s9 either.E
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Bas ?oern*es Ebod4.&ardE act&all4 Tim Mc=ei.hI @n the $e1tember9 1--" iss&e of
)oldier o9 Fortune9 an ATF a.ent + the s1ittin. ima.e of Tim Mc=ei.h + is seen
accom1an4in. ATF A.ent Robert Rodri:&e! to the trial of the Branch Aa2idians. Bas
this in fact the EMc=ei.hE 3ho accom1anied ?oern*eI
Ci2en both mens m4sterio&s bac*.ro&nds9 their c&rio&s intersections in Florida and
Michi.an9 and the Cam1 Cra4lin. and Fo3er2ille incidents9 it is hi.hl4 li*el4 that 3e are
loo*in. at t3o a.ent 1ro2ocate&rs.
0ther e2idence of Mc=ei.hs a11arent em1lo4ment as an a.ent 1ro2ocate&r 3o&ld
s&rface later. @n a statement he made to +ewsweek in res1onse to a :&estion abo&t Reno
and Clinton as*in. for the death 1enalt49 Mc=ei.h said6 E@ tho&.ht it 3as a3f&ll4
h41ocritical9 es1eciall4 beca&se in some 3a4s the .o2ernment 3as res1onsible for doin.
it. @ tho&.ht she 3as 1la4in. both sides of the fence.E 0ne m&st 3onder M&st ho3
Mc=ei.h *no3s that Ein some 3a4sE the .o2ernment 3as Eres1onsible for doin. it.E
Mc=ei.hs o3n ins&rrectionist tendencies be.an comin. to fr&ition to3ards the end of
1--39 accordin. to a&thorities9 3hen Mc=ei.h informed his sister that he 3as 1art of an
anti-.o2ernment .ro&1 that 3as robbin. ban*s. This startlin. re2elation came in the form
of three G1// bills he sent to 7ennifer in a letter dated Aecember 249 1--3. The mone4
3as 1art of the 1roceeds from a ban* heist. As 7ennifer told the FB@ on Ma4 29 1--"6
E8e had been in2ol2ed in a ban* robber4 b&t did not 1ro2ide an4 f&rther details
concernin. the robber4. 8e ad2ised me that he had not act&all4 1artici1ated in the
robber4 itself9 b&t 3as someho3 in2ol2ed in the 1lannin. or settin. &1 of this robber4.
Altho&.h he did not identif4 the 1artici1ants b4 name9 he stated that the4 had committed
the robber4. 8is 1&r1ose for relatin. this information to me 3as to re:&est that @
e;chan.e some of m4 o3n mone4 for 3hat @ recall to be a11ro;imatel4 three <3> G1//.//
bills.
E8e e;1lained that this mone4 3as from the ban* robber4 and he 3ished to circ&late this
mone4 thro&.h me. To the best of m4 recollection9 @ then .a2e m4 brother 3hat @ recall to
be a11ro;imatel4 G3//.// of m4 1ersonal cash9 in e;chan.e for 3 G1//.// bills9 3hich @
de1osited 3ithin the ne;t se2eral da4s in an acco&nt at the %nit No. 1 Federal credit
%nion9 )oc*1ort9 Ne3 Dor*.E
7ennifer also recalled Tim statin.9 E,ersons 3ho rob ban*s ma4 not be criminals at all. 8e
im1lied 7e3s are r&nnin. the co&ntr4 and a lar.e de.ree of control is e;ercised b4 the
Free Masons. Ban*s are the real thie2es and the income ta; is ille.al.E
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Bas Timoth4 Mc=ei.h in fact a ban* robberI @f so9 it is 1ossible he 3as ins1ired b4 the
(urner iaries. The 1rota.onists in that no2el finance their o2erthro3 of the EXionist
0cc&1ational Co2ernmentE b4 robbin. ban*s and armored cars. As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9
the boo* became a real life ins1iration for Robert Matthe3s 0rder9 also *no3n as EThe
$ilent Brotherhood9E 3hich 3as en.a.ed in heists of ban*s and armored cars thro&.ho&t
the Mid3est d&rin. the 1-(/s. The 0rder 3as 1art of the 3hite Ar4an s&1remacist
comm&nit4 that so&.ht to establish an all-3hite homeland in the North3est.
@n Aecember of 1-(49 Mathe3s 3as *illed in a shoot-o&t 3ith the FB@ and 1olice9 and the
0rder disinte.rated. Det the 3hite s&1remacist mo2ement li2ed on9 in s&ch .&ises as the
Ar4an Nations9 Bhite Ar4an Resistance <BAR>9 and a ne39 as 4et &nheard of .ro&1 +
the Ar4an Re1&blican Arm49 3hose members are belie2ed to be direct descendants of the
0rder.
@t 3as to this last .ro&1 that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld be dra3n9 at a r&ral 3hite se1aratist
reli.io&s comm&nit4 in so&theast 0*lahoma called 5lohim Cit4. @t 3as there that
Mc=ei.h 3o&ld meet s&ch self-st4led re2ol&tionaries as ,eter ECommander ,edroE
)an.an9 3ho9 alon. 3ith $cott $tedeford9 ?e2in McCarth49 and the late Richard C&thrie9
3o&ld .o on to rob o2er 22 ban*s across the Mid3est9 collectin. a total of G2"/9///.
@n a recr&itment 2ideo obtained b4 the $c*urtain "a#ette9 )an.an a11ears in a dis.&ise9
e;1lainin. the .oals of the ARA + the o2erthro3 of the Federal Co2ernment9 and the
s&bse:&ent e;ec&tion of all 7e3s and the de1ortation of all non-3hites from the %.$.
@n the ta1e9 made onl4 a fe3 months before the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 )an.an sa4s9
EFederal b&ildin.s ma4 ha2e to be bombed and ci2ilian loss of life is re.rettable b&t
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Accordin. to ATF informant Carol 8o3e9 inter2ie3ed b4 "a#ette re1orter 7.A. Cash9
both Mc=ei.h and Fortier had 2isited 5lohim Cit49 as had )an.an9 C&thrie9 $tedeford and
McCarth4. A secret recordin. made b4 the informant a11arentl4 re2eals disc&ssions
bet3een Andreas $trassmeir9 5lohim Cit4s chief of sec&rit4 <also s&s1ected of bein. an
informant>9 and 2ario&s ARA members9 disc&ssin. 1lans to blo3 &1 federal b&ildin.s.
Bhile it is not *no3n if Mc=ei.h 3as intimatel4 in2ol2ed 3ith the ARA ban* robbers9 he
3as seen 3ith $trassmeir and ARA associate Michael Brescia at 1arties in ?ansas9 and at
a bar in T&lsa shortl4 before the bombin.. Mc=ei.h had also called 5lohim Cit4 loo*in.
for $trassmeir the da4 after he reser2ed the R4der tr&c* alle.edl4 &sed in the bombin..
@n the Fall on 1--49 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols alle.edl4 be.an hoardin. ammoni&m
nitrate and diesel f&el. B4 mid-0ctober9 the 1air had9 accordin. to official acco&nts9
mana.ed to stoc*1ile a11ro;imatel4 49/// 1o&nds of fertili!er9 3hich the4 stashed in
stora.e loc*ers from ?ansas to Ari!ona.
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)i*e Mohammed $alemeh9 a Borld Trade Center bombin. s&s1ect arrested 3hen he
attem1ted to retrie2e his tr&c* rental de1osit9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld be lin*ed to the bombin.
b4 the first in a chain of damnin. e2idence + his th&mb1rint on a fertili!er recei1t fo&nd
in Terr4 Nichols homeH in:&ires abo&t bomb-ma*in. materials made on his callin.-cardH
and the 1a1er3or* &sed to rent the R4der tr&c* itself.
)i*e $alemehs rental recei1t 3hich had traces of ANF0 on it9 Mc=ei.hs clothes 3o&ld
alle.edl4 contain traces of a detonator cord *no3n as ,ATN.
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)i*e the Borld Trade
Center bombers 3ho stoc*1iled bomb-ma*in. e:&i1ment in rented stora.e loc*ers in
Ne3 7erse49 Mc=ei.h and Nichols 3o&ld store their ammoni&m nitrate in rented loc*ers
in ?ansas and Ari!ona. And li*e the Borld Trade Center bombers 3ho called commercial
chemical com1anies re:&estin. bomb-ma*in. materials9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld im1licate
himself b4 &sin. a traceable 1hone card to ma*e his 1&rchases.
The most dammin. e2idence lin*in. Mc=ei.h to the crime 3o&ld be the 3itness
si.htin.s 1lacin. him at the M&rrah B&ildin. M&st before the bombin.9 follo3in. the
R4der tr&c*9 then s1eedin. a3a4 in his 4ello3 Merc&r4 se2eral min&tes before the blast.
Det the most c&rio&s e2idence im1licatin. Mc=ei.h in the bombin. came from 3itnesses
3ho sa4 he cased the b&ildin. on Aecember 1#9 3hen he and Michael Fortier dro2e
thro&.h 0*lahoma Cit4 en ro&te to ?ansas9 then a.ain a11ro;imatel4 one and a half
3ee*s before the bombin..
Aanielle Bise 8&nt9 3ho o1erated the $tars and $tri1es Child Ae2elo1ment Center in the
M&rrah B&ildin.9 told the FB@ that on Aecember 1#9 a clean-c&t man 3earin. camo&fla.e
fati.&es a11roached her9 see*in. to 1lace his t3o children in the da4 care center. 8&nt
told a.ents that the man didnt as* t41ical 1arent-t41e :&estions9 b&t instead 3anted to
*no3 abo&t the da4-care centers sec&rit4. 8&nt tho&.ht he mi.ht be a 1otential
*idna11er. )ater9 after seein. his face on T=9 she reco.ni!ed the man as Timoth4
Mc=ei.h.
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@f the man 3as indeed Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 it is c&rio&s 3h4 he 3o&ld later claim he 3as
&na3are of the da4-care center in the b&ildin.. @f Mc=ei.h 3as so &1set abo&t the deaths
of innocent children at Baco9 3h4 3o&ld he *no3in.l4 bomb a b&ildin. containin.
innocent children as an act of re2en.eI
Det this Eact of re2en.eE is 1recisel4 3hat the .o2ernment claims moti2ed him. $&ch an
act co&ld onl4 be the res&lt of a deran.ed man. Det Mc=ei.h is an4thin. b&t deran.ed. @n
his 7&l4 3rd +ewsweek inter2ie39 he said9 EFor t3o da4s9 in the cell9 3e co&ld hear ne3s
re1ortsH and of co&rse e2er4one9 incl&din. m4self9 3as horrified at the deaths of the
children. And 4o& *no39 that 3as the No. 1 focal 1oint of the media at the time9 too9
ob2io&sl4 + the deaths of the children. @ts a 2er4 tra.ic thin..E
,erha1s Ederan.edE isnt the 1ro1er 3ordH 1erha1s EcontrolledE 3o&ld be more
a11ro1riate. After his arrest9 Mc=ei.h 3as sho3n 1hoto.ra1hs of the dead children. 8e
claimed to ha2e no emotional reaction. A.ain9 this co&ld 2er4 3ell be indicati2e of a
1s4cholo.icall4-controlled indi2id&al.
There is another stron. 1ossibilit4. The man 3hom 3itnesses sa4 is Timoth4 Mc=ei.h
ma4 not ha2e been Timoth4 Mc=ei.h at all.
1:ee Harvey1 /c8eigh
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 Mc=ei.h9 alon. 3ith his friends Andreas $trassmeir9 Mi*e
Fortier9 and Michael Brescia attended 1arties in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas in the $&mmer of -2.
Catina )a3son 3as act&all4 .ood friends 3ith Mc=ei.h9 and her roommate9 )indse4
7ohnson9 dated Michael Brescia. )a3sons acco&nts are 3ell doc&mented.
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Det callin. card records obtained b4 the .ocky $ountain +ews indicate that each call
char.ed to the card d&rin. 1--2 ori.inated 3ithin 3estern Ne3 Dor*9 3here Mc=ei.h
3as 3or*in. as a sec&rit4 .&ard for B&rns @nternational $ec&rit4. There a11ears to be
little time he co&ld ha2e .one to ?ansas to 1art4 3ith teen-a.ers.
Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 the =A 1s4cholo.ist 3ho 3or*ed in the M&rrah B&ildin. and s&r2i2ed
the blast9 s1o*e to an indi2id&al named EMc=ei.hE late one Frida4 afternoon9 a 3ee* and
a half before the bombin.. @n an inter2ie3 3ith the a&thor9 he described in 2i2id detail his
enco&nter 3ith EMc=ei.hE and t3o other men9 one of 3hom a11ears to be one of the
el&si2e 7ohn Aoe 2s.
E@2e narro3ed this to 1robabl4 a Frida4 KA1ril 'L9 at aro&nd three ocloc*9E recalls 8eath.
EA bell ran. in the o&ter office of room "22. No one ans3ered9 so @ 3ent o&t to the
3aitin. roomO. A man came in 3ith t3o others to a11l4 for a Mob. 0ne other 3as
American-@ndian loo*in.9 the other 3as Ca&casian. A male indi2id&al 3as standin. there9
and @ introd&ced m4self as Ar. 8eath9 ho3 can @ hel1 4o&I and this indi2id&al said m4
name is something8 and @ dont remember 3hat his first name 3as9 b&t he told me his last
name 3as Mc=ei.h.
E$o @ said can @ hel1 4o&I and he said 3ell9 3ere here loo*in. for 3or*. and @ said
3hat *ind of 3or* are 3e loo*in. forI 8e said 8we are loo*in. for constr&ction 3or*.
And @ said9 3ell Mr. Birmba&m9 the .entleman 3ho is the Mob co&nselor for the state Mobs
office9 is not here. And this indi2id&al + @ as*ed him if @ co&ld .o bac* and .et the Mob
o1enin.s from the Mob co&nselors des* + and he said no9 that 3ont be necessar4. $o @
said9 3ell9 @m 2er4 familiar 3ith the area9 and @ co&ld .i2e 4o& some Mob leads9 and @
be.an to tell him abo&t Mob leads9 and be.an to .i2e him some names and some different
1roMects9 and @ said 3o&ld 4o& li*e me to .et 4o& the 1hone boo*H @ co&ld .et 4o& the
state Mobs offices. 8e said9 no9 that 3ont be necessar4.
EAnd abo&t some3here alon. in this con2ersation9 the man 3ho 3as sittin. on the east
3all9 directl4 behind the man 3ho named himself as Mc=ei.h9 came &1 behind the man9
and said can @ &se 4o&r 1honeI @ 3o&ld describe him as 2anilla9 "'E or "-E9 mid-3/s.
KThenL the third 1art4 3ho 3as in the office9 loo*ed directl4 at me9 made e4e contact 3ith
me9 andO @ .ot the im1ression that this indi2id&als nationalit4 3as Nati2e American9 or
half-Nati2e American or half-Me;ican American or a forei.n national. 8e 3as handsome
+ at one time m4 mind said ma4be he 3as from $o&th America.
E@O contin&ed to tal* to Mr. Mc=ei.h and @ said9 Mr. Mc=ei.h9 did 4o& ta*e an4thin. in
hi.h school that 3o&ld be beneficial for me to *no3 abo&t so @ co&ld refer 4o& to a
different t41e of MobI And he said9 3ell9 1robabl4 not. And @ said9 3ell9 3here did 4o&
.o to hi.h schoolI And he either said &1 north or Ne3 Dor*. And then @ said9 Bhere are
4o& li2in.I And he said9 Bell9 @2e been li2in. in ?ansas. $o then @ said9 Ao 4o&
ha11en to be a member of the Mc=a4 famil4 from C&ssin.9 0*lahomaI Ohe said9 Bell
Ar. 8eath9 ho3 do the4 s1ell their nameI Bell @ ass&me9 M-c-=-a-4. And he too* his
fin.er9 and he *ind of 1&t it in m4 face and said9 Bell Ar. 8eath9 in *ind of a boistero&s
3a49 Ar. 8eath9 4o& remember this. M4 name is Mc=ei.h9 b&t 4o& dont s1ell it M-c-=-a-
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Bhat Ar. 8eath 3as describin. a11ears to ha2e been Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and his co-
cons1irators casin. the M&rrah B&ildin.. As the 1ress re1orted9 the men 3ent floor-to-
floor9 as*in. Mob-related :&estions and 1ic*in. &1 a11lications. Det if Mc=ei.h had
alread4 cased the b&ildin. on Aecember 1#9 as re1orted b4 Aanielle 8&nt9 3h4 3o&ld he
need to case it a.ainI
Moreo2er9 if Mc=ei.h 3anted to case the b&ildin.9 3h4 3o&ld he do it in s&ch a
cons1ic&o&s mannerI Bh4 3o&ld he .o from floor-to-floor as*in. abo&t Mob o1enin.s9
then 1retend not to be interested in follo3in. them &1I AndO if Mc=ei.h 3as 1lannin.
on committin. s&ch a horrific crime9 3h4 3o&ld he ma*e it a 1oint to tell 1eo1le his
name9 sa4in. to Ar. 8eath9 EDo& remember thisO $y name is $c2eigh."
Former Federal Crand 7&ror 8o114 8eidelber. conc&rs. EBh4 3o&ld Mc=ei.h 3al*
aro&nd the b&ildin. before the blast tellin. 1eo1le his nameIE
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@f Mc=ei.h 3as *een on informin. 1eo1le of his identit4 before committin. the crime9 he
a11arentl4 3as on a roll. 0n $at&rda49 A1ril (9 Mc=ei.h and friends Andreas $trassmeir
and Michael Brescia + both li2in. at 5lohim Cit4 at the time + 3ere seen at )ad4
Codi2as to1less bar in T&lsa9 0*lahoma. Accordin. to a sec&rit4 camera 2ideota1e
obtained b4 7.A. Cash of the $c*urtain "a#ette9 and Trish Bood of CBC9 Mc=ei.hs
boasts 3ere the to1ic of disc&ssion amon. the dancers that ni.ht. @n the ta1e9 one of the
.irls named Tara is o2erheard relatin. the con2ersation to another .irl in the dressin.
room6
E...he .oes9 @m a 2er4 smart man. @ said9 4o& areI And he .oes9 Des9 4o&re .oin. to find
an <ina&dible> and the4re .oin. to h&rt 4o& real bad. @ 3as9 li*e9 0h reall4I And he
.oes9 Des9 and 4o&re .oin. to remember me on A1ril 1-9 1--". Do&re .oin. to
remember me for the rest of 4o&r life.
)a&.hin.9 she re1lies9 E0h9 reall4IE
EDes 4o& 3ill9E Mc=ei.h sa4s.
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The si.htin. of Mc=ei.h in T&lsa on A1ril (9 alon. 3ith an older9 1ale 4ello3 R4der
tr&c* that a11eared to be 1ri2atel4-o3ned9 directl4 contradicts the testimon4 of the maid
at the @m1erial Motel 3ho sa4s Mc=ei.h 3as there each da4.
8o3e2er9 1hone records indicate that Mc=ei.h made a stead4 series of calls &1 &ntil
A1ril '9 3hich s&ddenl4 res&med a.ain on the 11th. Co&ld Mc=ei.h ha2e flo3n to
0*lahoma to 1ic* &1 the old R4der tr&c*9 then ha2e flo3n bac* to ?in.man se2eral da4s
laterI As 7.A. Cash notes in the $e1tember 2"9 1--# $c*urtain "a#ette'
@t is not merel4 idle s1ec&lation that Mc=ei.h fle3 to eastern 0*lahoma or 3estern
Ar*ansas to 1ic* &1 the second tr&c*. Records s&b1oenaed b4 the .o2ernment indicate
Mc=ei.h ma4 ha2e made s&ch a tri1 to Fort $mith9 Ar*.9 bet3een March 31 and A1ril 149
1--". C&rio&sl49 an em1lo4ee of the air1ort ta;i ser2ice in Fort $mith co&ld not elaborate
on 3h4 the ta;i firms records for that 1eriod 3ere sei!ed b4 federal a.ents 3or*in. on
3hat the .o2ernment calls the E0?B0MBE case.
@f Mc=ei.h act&all4 did fl4 from Ari!ona to Ar*ansas9 then dri2e the tr&c* to ?ansas9
then fl4 bac* to Ari!ona a.ain9 he a11arentl4 3as a 2er4 b&s4 man. Bitness acco&nts and
1hone records 1&t him in 0*lahoma Cit4 on the 'th9 in T&lsa on the (th9 in ?ansas from
the 1/th to the 14th <altho&.h hes s&11osed to be in ?in.man on the 11th and 12th>9 then
bac* in 0*lahoma Cit4 on the 14th9 1"th and 1#th <3hen hes s&11osedl4 in ?ansas> then
in ?ansas on the 1'th and 1(th <3hen hes also seen in 0*lahoma Cit4>9 and finall4 in
0*lahoma Cit4 on the 1-th9 the da4 of the bombin..
Bhile Mc=ei.h 3as s&11osedl4 seen at Terr4 Nichols ho&se in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas on
the 13th9 3itness Aa2id $nider sa3 his car in 0*lahoma Cit4. A Bric*to3n 3areho&se
3or*er9 $nider remembers seein. Mc=ei.hs distincti2e 4ello3 Merc&r4 3hi! 1ast
aro&nd 263/ 1.m.9 not far from do3nto3n. $nider is certain it 3as the same battered
4ello3 Merc&r4 dri2en b4 Mc=ei.h. E@ 3as standin. there 3ith m4 friend9 3ho does a&to
bod43or*9E said $nider9 E3hen the car 3ent 1ast. @ t&rned to him and said9 M4 Mom
&sed to ha2e a car M&st li*e thatO @t loo*s li*e homebo4 needs a 1rimer Mob.E $nider said
the car had an 0*lahoma ta.9 as 3itness Car4 )e3is later re1orted9 not an Ari!ona ta. as
the FB@ claims.
0n Th&rsda49 A1ril 139 a federal em1lo4ee in the M&rrah B&ildin. sa3 t3o men9 one of
3hom she later identified as Mc=ei.h. $he 3as ridin. the ele2ator 3hen it sto11ed at the
second floor. Bhen the doors o1ened9 there 3ere t3o men in Manitorial smoc*s 3aitin. to
.et on. $he didnt reco.ni!e the men as an4 of the re.&lar Manitors9 and tho&.ht it odd that
the4 t&rned a3a4 3hen she loo*ed in their direction.
0n Monda49 A1ril 1'9 Manitors ?atherine Boodl4 and Martin 7ohnson9 3ho 3ere 3or*in.
the "-- 1.m. shift9 sa3 Mc=ei.h and his com1anion a.ain. Martin said Mc=ei.h s1o*e to
him abo&t a Mob9 and the man 3ho resembled 7ohn Aoe 2 nodded to Boodl4.
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That same da49 or 1ossibl4 the follo3in. da49 Aebbie Na*anashi9 an em1lo4ee at the ,ost
0ffice across from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 sa3 the 1air 3hen the4 sto11ed b4 and as*ed
3here the4 mi.ht find federal Mob a11lications. @t 3as Na*anashi 3ho 1ro2ided the
descri1tion for the 3ell-*no3n 1rofile s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2 in the baseball ca1.
Crai. Freeman9 a retired Air Force master ser.eant 3ho 3or*s in the same office as Ar.
8eath9 3as one of the 1eo1le 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h in 0*lahoma 3hen he 3as s&11osedl4 in
?ansas. Freeman recalls sharin. the ele2ator 3ith a man 3ho resembled Mc=ei.h on
Frida49 A1ril 14. EThe .&4 3as tallO Bhat str&c* me is his hair 3as c&t real lo3. @
tho&.ht he 3as a s*inhead.E Freeman9 3ho is blac*9 said 8e4 man9 ho3s it .oin.I EAnd
he loo*ed at me li*e he 3as M&st dis.&sted 3ith me bein. there. Most 1eo1le in the
b&ildin. s1ea* to each other9 4o& *no39 so @ s1o*e to this .&49 and he loo*ed at me li*eO
1&re hate.E
Abo&t a 3ee* and a half before the bombin.9 a 8%A em1lo4ee named 7oan 3as ridin.
the ele2ator 3ith a man she described as Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. Bhat str&c* her 3as the
mans strict militar4 demeanor. 8e stared strai.ht ahead ma*in. no e4e-contact or
con2ersation. E8e 3ont last lon. in this b&ildin.9E 7oan tho&.ht to herself.
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The Frida4 before the bombin.9 3hen Crai. Freeman 3al*ed o&t of the b&ildin. to mail
his ta;es9 he sa3 an indi2id&al he belie2es to ha2e been Terr4 Nichols9 Ebeca&se he
loo*ed M&st li*e the 1ict&re of him9E said Freeman. E8e 3as standin. there9 he had a bl&e
1laid shirt on. 8e 3as standin. in the front of the b&ildin. + he 3as M&st standin. there9
loo*in. *ind of conf&sed. Do& *no39 ho3 somebod4 loo*s 3hen the4re ner2o&s.E
Bas the man in the ele2ator Freeman 3as describin. act&all4 Timoth4 Mc=ei.hI
Accordin. to 1hone records obtained from the Areamland Motel9 Mc=ei.h made se2eral
1hone calls from his room on the mornin. of Frida49 A1ril 14. @s it still 1ossible that
Mc=ei.h dro2e do3n to 0*lahoma Cit4 in the afternoonI
@f he did9 he 3o&ld had to ha2e been bac* in ?ansas b4 earl4 ne;t mornin.. Barbara
Bhittenber.9 o3ner of the $anta Fe Trail Ainer in 8errin.ton9 remembers ser2in.
brea*fast to Nichols9 Mc=ei.h9 and 7ohn Aoe 2 aro&nd #6// a.m. on $at&rda4.
E@ as*ed them 3h4 the4 had a R4der tr&c* o&tside9E said Bhittenber.. E@ 3asnt bein.
nos49 @ M&st 3ondered if Terr4 Nichols 3as mo2in.. M4 sister 3as mo2in. here9 and she
needed to find a 1lace. Bell9 the .&4 3ho the4 ha2ent arrested 4et + 7ohn Aoe Q2 + he
bl&rted o&t that the4 3ere .oin. to 0*lahoma. Bhen that ha11ened9 it 3as li*e someone
thre3 ice 3ater on the con2ersationO Mc=ei.h and Nichols M&st stared at the .&4E
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A dancer in 7&nction Cit49 ?ansas had the same e;1erience as Bhittenber.9 3hen fo&r of
the s&s1ects sto11ed b4 the 8oll43ood $&11er Cl&b aro&nd 1/63/ that e2enin.. The
dancer9 3ho 3ell call $herrie9 definitel4 reco.ni!ed t3o of the men as Mc=ei.h and
Nichols.
EThe onl4 reason @ reall4 remember it9E said $herrie9 Eis M&st beca&se @ had a con2ersation
3ith one of them abo&t 0*lahoma9 and m4 h&sbands famil4 is from 0*lahoma. 8e said
the4 3ere 1lanin. a tri1 do3n there9 and he said + @ thin* it 3as for h&ntin. or
somethin..O then one of them *ind of .a2e him a loo*9 and the4 chan.ed the s&bMect.OE
$herrie also said one of the men9 3ho 3as :&iet and sat in the corner9 a11eared to be
Middle-5astern. The other 3as 8is1anic or 1art 8is1anic9 and 3as friendl4. Bhen he
mentioned 0*lahoma9 Nichols shot him a hard loo*.
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Additionall49 3hile the records at 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1 indicate that EBob ?lin.E rented his
tr&c* on A1ril 1'9 Barbara Bhittenber. sa3 the tr&c* o&tside her resta&rant on the 1"th.
)ater that da4 she sa3 it at Cear4 $tate Fishin. )a*e9 alon. 3ith three 1eo1le and a li.ht-
colored car9 1ossibl4 a Th&nderbird9 3ith Ari!ona ta.s.
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Bac*in. &1 Bhittenber. is )ee McCo3an9 o3ner of the Areamland Motel in 7&nction
Cit49 3here Mc=ei.h sta4ed from A1ril 14 to A1ril 1'. McCo3an told the FB@ that
Mc=ei.h 3as in 1ossession of his tr&c* the da4 &e9ore E?lin.E alle.edl4 rented his. $he
remembered the da4 clearl4 beca&se it 3as 5aster $&nda4.
McCo3ans son9 5ric9 as 3ell as motel resident Aa2id ?in. and his mother9 also stated
that the4 sa3 Mc=ei.h dri2in. an older faded 4ello3 R4der tr&c* at the motel aro&nd 4
1.m. on A1ril 1#.
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Det McCo3ans testimon4 contradicts that of ,h4liss ?in.sle4 and )inda ?&hlman9 3ho
3or*ed at the 8i-Ba4 Crill in Ne3castle9 M&st so&th of 0*lahoma Cit4. The t3o 3omen
sa3 Mc=ei.h and three com1anions aro&nd #6// 1.m. on A1ril 1#9 3hen the4 sto11ed in
the resta&rant and ordered hamb&r.ers and fries to .o. The t3o 3omen distinctl4 recall
the R4der tr&c* 1&llin. into the resta&rant at $B 1/4th and ,ortland9 accom1anied b4 a
3hite Che24 lon.-bed 1ic*-&19 and an older9 dar*er9 1ossibl4 bl&e 1ic*-&19 3hich ma4
ha2e belon.ed to Terr4 Nichols. Accom1an4in. Mc=ei.h 3as a short9 stoc*49 handsome
man9 of either Me;ican or American @ndian descent. The man closel4 resembled the FB@
s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 29 the4 said.
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Accordin. to the FB@9 this 3as the same da4 that Mc=ei.h called Nichols from a 1a4
1hone at Tims Amoco in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas at 36/( 1.m.9 and as*ed him to dri2e him to
0*lahoma Cit4. @t 3o&ld ha2e been im1ossible for Mc=ei.h and Nichols to dri2e from
7&nction Cit4 to 0*lahoma Cit4 in less than fo&r ho&rs.
Re1orts soon s&rfaced that EMc=ei.hE had sta4ed at a motel so&th of do3nto3n
0*lahoma Cit4 on the ni.ht of the 1(th. Bitnesses recall seein. a 4ello3 R4der tr&c*9
and t3o com1anions. The4 recall that EMc=ei.hE .a2e them a E.o to hell loo*E as he
1&lled a3a4.
)ater that mornin.9 at (63" a.m.9 T&lsa ban*er ?4le 8&nt 3as dri2in. to an a11ointment
3hen he came &1on the R4der tr&c* at Main and Broad3a49 trailed b4 a 4ello3 Merc&r4.
EOfor some reason @ tho&.ht the4 3ere o&t of state9 mo2in. and lost in do3nto3n
0*lahoma Cit49E said 8&nt. E@ felt sorr4 for them and then 3hen @ 1&lled &1 beside them9
@ .ot that cold ic4 stare from a .&4 that had a real short C@ hairc&tO.E
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8&nt described the dri2er of the Merc&r4 as Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. E8e .a2e me that ic49 .o-
to-hell loo*9E said 8&nt. E@t *ind of &nner2ed me.E Bhile 8&nt didnt see the occ&1ants of
the tr&c*9 he did recall t3o 1assen.ers in the Merc&r4. The rear occ&1ant9 said 8&nt9 had
lon. hair9 similar to the s&s1ect ,h4liss ?in.sle4 and )inda ?&hlman sa3 on $&nda4 at
the 8i-Ba4 Crill so&th of the cit4.
Aro&nd the same time as 8&nt sa3 this con2o49 Aa2id $nider9 a 3areho&se 3or*er in
Bric*to3n9 a fe3 bloc*s so&theast of do3nto3n9 sa3 a hea2il4 loaded R4der tr&c* 3ith
t3o men inside9 slo3l4 ma*in. its 3a4 to3ards him. $nider had been e;1ectin. a
deli2er4 that mornin.9 and e;1lained that 1eo1le sometimes .et lost beca&se the loadin.
doc* is on a different street than the 3areho&se. The time 3as (63" a.m. Thin*in. the
tr&c* 3as his deli2er49 $nider 3a2ed them do3n. $nider9 3ho b4 no3 3as .estic&latin.
3ildl49 became fr&strated as the t3o men9 starin. at him9 contin&ed on their 3a4.
Bhile he ne2er recei2ed his deli2er49 $nider did .et a .ood loo* at the tr&c*9 and the t3o
men. The tr&c* a11eared to be an older model 3ith a cab o2erhan.9 not the ne3er 2ersion
the FB@ claimed 3as destro4ed in the bombin..
$nider described the dri2er as a barrel-chested9 dar*-s*inned male 3ith lon.9 strai.ht
blac* hair9 1arted in the middle9 3earin. a thin small m&stache. The man9 3ho 3as also
3earin. tear-dro1 st4le s&n.lasses and a dar* shirt9 3as of American @ndian or 8is1anic
decent. <$ee s*etch> E@ li2ed in Ne3 Me;ico for 4ears9E said $niderH E@ *no3 the loo*.E
The 1assen.er9 3earin. a 3hite T-shirt9 $nider said9 3as Timoth4 Mc=ei.h.
E8e loo*ed at me li*e 3ho the hell are 4o&I + real attit&de9E recalls $nider9 and be.an
4ellin. 1rofanities at the loadin.-doc* 3or*er. $nider9 3ho 3as not in a .reat mood that
mornin. to be.in 3ith9 4elled bac*9 EF&c* 4o&9 4o& s*in-head motherf&c*erJE
$nider and 8&nt 3erent the onl4 indi2id&als 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h and the R4der tr&c* that
mornin.. At (64/ a.m.9 Mi*e Moro! and Brian Marshall 3ere b&s4 at 3or* at 7ohnn4s
Tire $tore on 1/th and 8&dson9 3hen a 4ello3 R4der tr&c* 1&lled in loo*in. for
directions to the M&rrah B&ildin.. The dri2er9 3ho Moro! later identified as Timoth4
Mc=ei.h9 3as 3earin. a 3hite T-shirt and a blac* ball ca1 on bac*3ards. Moro! ca&.ht a
.lim1se of the 1assen.er + a stoc*4 man 3ith dar* c&rl4 hair9 a tattoo on his &11er left
arm9 and a ball ca1 3orn similar to Mc=ei.hs. The 1assen.er9 said Moro!9 stared strai.ht
ahead9 ne2er t&rnin. to loo* in his direction.
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Moro! then 1roceeded to .i2e directions to Mc=ei.h9 3hom he described as 1olite9
friendl49 and rela;ed + :&ite interestin. considerin. that Mc=ei.h is s&11osedl4 min&tes
a3a4 from m&rderin. 1#- 1eo1le. After than*in. Moro!9 Mc=ei.h .ot bac* in the tr&c*9
sat there for a fe3 min&tes9 then too* off in the direction of the Federal B&ildin..
At a11ro;imatel4 the same time as Mc=ei.h 3as seen dri2in. the Merc&r4 b4 ?4le 8&nt9
and seen as a 1assen.er in the R4der tr&c* b4 Aa2id $nider9 and seen dri2in. the R4der
tr&c* b4 Mi*e Moro!9 he 3as then seen dri2in. the Merc&r4 b4 attorne4 7ames )inehan.
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 )inehan9 a Mid3est Cit4 attorne49 3as sto11ed at a red li.ht at
the north3est corner of 4th and Robinson9 one bloc* from the M&rrah B&ildin.. )ate for
an a11ointment9 )inehan loo*ed at his 3atch. @t read (63( a.m. Bhen he loo*ed bac* &19
he noticed a 1ale 4ello3 Merc&r4 sto11ed beside him. Bhile he co&ld not 1ositi2el4 @.A.
the dri2er9 he described him as ha2in. shar19 1ointed feat&res9 and smooth 1ale s*in.
A second later9 the Merc&r4 dri2er .&nned his en.ine9 ran the red li.ht9 and disa11eared
into the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.e of the M&rrah B&ildin..
@s it 1ossible these 3itnesses are describin. are t3o different 1eo1leI @n $niders acco&nt9
the dri2er is an American @ndian or 8is1anic man 3ith lon.9 strai.ht blac* hair9 3earin.
s&n.lasses. The 1assen.er is Mc=ei.h. Neither one is 3earin. a ball ca1. The time is (63"
a.m. @n Moro!s acco&nt9 the dri2er is Mc=ei.h9 3hile the 1assen.er is a stoc*4 man 3ith
short c&rl4 hair. Both men are 3earin. ball ca1s on bac*3ards. The time is (64/ a.m.
$nider and Moro! both sa3 a R4der tr&c* containin. Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 4et 3ith
com1letel4 different com1anions. Bhile $nider 3as 4ellin. at Mc=ei.h in the R4der
tr&c* in Bric*to3n9 8&nt 3as 3atchin. the tr&c* bein. trailed b4 Mc=ei.h in the
Merc&r4 se2eral bloc*s a3a4. A fe3 min&tes later9 )inehan 3atched as the Merc&r4
dro2e into the M&rrah B&ildin. .ara.e.
Moreo2er9 each 3itness sa3 these con2o4s at a11ro;imatel4 the same time. @t is 1ossible
that the hea2il4 loaded tr&c* seen b4 $nider co&ld ha2e made it from 2" 5ast California
in Bric*to3n to 1/th and 8&dson in fi2e min&tes. B&t in order to do so9 the4 3o&ld ha2e
had to dro1 off one man9 1ic* &1 another9 e;chan.e 1laces in the tr&c*9 and 1&t on ball
ca1s. Then the4 3o&ld ha2e to dri2e a distance of a11ro;imatel4 2" bloc*s + d&rin.
mornin. r&sh ho&r traffic. ,ossible9 b&t not too li*el4.
@s it 1ossible one of these 3itnesses has his stor4 3ron.I Bell9 if he does9 he has it really
3ron.. 8o3 co&ld an a11arentl4 credible 3itnesses mista*e a short-c&rl4-haired man
3ith a blac* ball ca1 for a lon.-strai.ht-haired man 3ith tear-dro1 s&n.lassesI 0ne 3ho
is clearl4 the 1assen.er9 the other 3ho is clearl4 the dri2erI @n n&mero&s inter2ie3s 3ith
the a&thor and other Mo&rnalists9 $nider 3ent into .reat detail abo&t his enco&nter9 and
ne2er 3a2ered.
@n a ta1ed inter2ie3 3ith Mi*e Moro!9 he str&c* me as a sincere9 sober9 4o&n. man. Both
)inehan and 8&nt are solid9 1rofessional 1eo1le. @t is not li*el4 that these 3itnesses are
rela4in. inacc&rate information.
ETheir stories reall4 seem to chec* o&t9E said 2ideo 1rod&cer Ch&c* Allen9 3ho
inter2ie3ed man4 3itnesses. EThe4 .o into .reat de1th and detail abo&t all this. @f 4o&
e2er meet these .&4s9 4o&ll *no3 their stories are 2er4 stron. + 2er4 belie2able.E
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Researchers ha2e also :&estioned 3h4 Mc=ei.h9 3ho had s&11osedl4 been to the M&rrah
B&ildin. at least three times + once on Aecember 1#9 a.ain a 3ee* and a half before the
bombin.9 then a.ain on A1ril 14 + 3o&ld need to as* directions to it 3hen he 3as onl4
si; bloc*s a3a4. B&t accordin. to Moro!9 3ho has hel1ed more than a fe3 lost tra2elers9
the n&mber of one-3a4 streets in the do3nto3n area often conf&ses 1eo1le. EA lot of
1eo1le .et lost do3n here9 e2en 1eo1le 3ho li2e here9 he saidE
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Finall49 8%A em1lo4ee Cermaine 7ohnston 3as 3al*in. thro&.h an alle4 a11ro;imatel4
t3o bloc*s from the M&rrah B&ildin. abo&t 1" min&tes after the blast9 3hen she ran into
Mc=ei.h and another man. EThe4 3ere M&st standin. there 3atchin.9E said 7ohnston.
Mc=ei.h then as*ed the da!ed 1asserb4 EBas an4one *illedIE Bhen 7ohnston ans3ered
that n&mero&s 1eo1le had been *illed9 incl&din. man4 children9 Mc=ei.hs e;1ression
s&ddenl4 t&rned sad. 8e and his com1anion then .ot &1 and left.
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Mi*e Moro! 3as e2ent&all4 called in to identif4 Mc=ei.h in a 1hoto line-&1. Det he 3as
ne2er called to testif4 before the Federal Crand 7&r4. $nider 3as initiall4 inter2ie3ed b4
t3o FB@ a.ents9 incl&din. Beldon ?enned4 and Rob Ric*s Kof Baco fameL9 b&t 3as
ne2er bro&.ht in to a line-&1 or called to testif4 before the Federal Crand 7&r4.
Considerin. he had close and s&stained contact 3ith EMc=ei.hE and se2eral of his
associates9 Ar. 8eath sho&ld ha2e been a *e4 1rosec&tion 3itness. Det the FB@ ne2er
called Ar. 8eath in to identif4 Mc=ei.h in a line-&1. Nor 3as Ar. 8eath e2er called
before the Federal Crand 7&r4. Nor 3as Freeman e2er called in to see a line-&19 or before
the .rand M&r4. )inehan9 8&nt9 7ohnston9 and n&mero&s other 3itnesses 3ere li*e3ise
ne2er called.
0n Ma4 1/9 the 3os Angeles (imes re1orted9 E@n2esti.ators said a&thorities theori!e that
7ohn Aoe 2 co&ld be t3o 1eo1le9 and that Mc=ei.h and his alle.ed cons1irators co&ld
ha2e &sed different men to accom1an4 him in order to ser2e as deco4s and conf&se
in2esti.ators tr4in. to trace his mo2ements.E
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The 3os Angeles (imes re1ort9 3hich 3o&ld tend to acco&nt for the t3o different tr&c*s9
onl4 .i2es half the stor4. Bhat the4 arent sa4in. is that not onl4 3ere there at least t3o
7ohn Aoe 2s + there a11arentl4 3ere t3o ETimoth4 Mc=ei.hs.E 0ne 3as 1robabl4 a
do&ble.
The &se of do&bles in es1iona.e 3or* is not ne3. @n fact9 the &se of im1ostors9 loo*-
ali*es and do&bles 3as 3ell-doc&mented in the 7F? and Martin )&ther ?in.
assassinations.
)i*e the E)ee 8ar2e4 0s3aldE 3ho 3as seen filin. o&t n&mero&s Mob a11lications in
Ne3 0rleans9 EMc=ei.hE 3as seen .oin. floor-to-floor in the Federal B&ildin. in
0*lahoma. 5;ce1t that the E0s3aldE 3ho filled o&t Mob a11lications listed his hei.ht as "
-E9 3hile the real 0s3alds hei.ht 3as " 11.E
Accordin. to em1lo4ees at 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1 in 7&nction Cit49 the EMc=ei.hE <alias
E?lin.E> 3ho rented the tr&c* on A1ril 1' 3as of medi&m b&ild9 " 1/E to " 11E and
3ei.hed 1(/-1(" 1o&nds. 5lliotts em1lo4ee Tom ?essin.er stated on his FB@ FA-3(3
re1ort that the man had a Ero&.hE com1le;ion 3ith Eacne.E
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The onl4 1roblem is9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h is # 29E 3ei.hs 1#/ 1o&nds9 and has a totall4
clear com1le;ion. Another sho1 em1lo4ee9 =ic*i Beemer9 said the man had a deformed
chin9 &nli*e the real Mc=ei.h.
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Ne2ertheless9 federal 1rosec&tors 3o&ld claim that a Elittle c&rlic&eE on the E?E in
E?lin.sE si.nat&re 3as indicati2e of Mc=ei.hs hand3ritin.. Det if Mc=ei.h 3as the
same 1erson 3ho rented the tr&c* at 5lliotts on the 1'th9 3h4 didnt he also &se an alias
3hile si.nin. the motel re.isterI Bhile the EMc=ei.hE 3ho rented the tr&c* listed his
name as EBob ?lin.9E 42( Malt Ari2e9 Redfield9 $A9 the EMc=ei.hE 3ho chec*ed into
the Areamland9 ri.ht do3n the street9 si.ned his name as ETim Mc=ei.h9E and listed his
address as 3#1# North =an A4*e Road9 Aec*er9 Michi.an9 the home of 7ames Nichols.
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@f Mc=ei.h 3as 1lannin. on committin. s&ch a heino&s crime9 certainl4 he 3o&ld not
lea2e s&ch a blatantl4 incriminatin. trail of e2idence. This ma*es abo&t as m&ch sense as
Mc=ei.h .oin. from floor-to-floor in the M&rrah B&ildin. fillin. o&t Mob a11lications and
anno&ncin. his name. 0r tellin. a dancer in T&lsa9 EDo&re .oin. to remember me on
A1ril 1-th.E
These 1re1ostero&s scenes 3ere 1racticall4 identical to those of all-time 1ats4 )ee
8ar2e4 0s3ald. @n earl4 No2ember of 1-#39 a E)ee 8ar2e4 0s3aldE a11lied for a Mob as
a 1ar*in. lot attendant at the $o&thland 8otel. A&rin. his inter2ie3 3ith the mana.er9 he
as*ed if there 3as a .ood 2ie3 of do3nto3n Aallas from the hotel.
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0n 7an&ar4 2/9 1-#19 t3o men9 one re1resentin. himself as E)ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9E
3al*ed into the Bolton Ford dealershi1 in Ne3 0rleans and re:&ested a bid for 1/ 1ic*-
&1 tr&c*s9 ostensibl4 for the Friends of Aemocratic C&ba Committee. The onl4 1roblem
3as9 )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald 3as in R&ssia at the time.
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Then in $e1tember of 1-#39 a man 1&r1ortin. to be E)ee 8ar2e4 0s3aldE sho3ed &1 at
the Me;ican Cons&late in Ne3 0rleans. Accordin. to Mrs. Fenella Farrin.ton9 E0s3aldE
said9 EBhat do 4o& ha2e to do to ta*e firearms or a .&n into Me;icoIE
A E)ee 8ar2e4 0s3aldE s&bse:&entl4 1honed9 then sho3ed &1 at the $o2iet embass4 in
Me;ico Cit49 s1ea*in. 3ith a trade cons&ltant 3ho 3as alle.edl4 a member of the ?CBs
Eli:&id affairsE b&rea& <hit s:&ad>. The C@A later t&rned o2er to the Barren Commission a
s&r2eillance sna1shot of a man the4 claimed 3as 0s3ald at the $o2iet embass4. The man
loo*ed nothin. li*e 0s3ald.
0n A1ril 1'9 1--"9 a EBob ?lin.E sho3ed &1 at 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1 in 7&nction Cit49
?ansas and rented a R4der tr&c*. Det accordin. to s&r2eillance foota.e ta*en from a
nearb4 McAonalds9 Mc=ei.h 3as sittin. in the resta&rant eatin. a hamb&r.er at the time.
8e 3as 3earin. com1letel4 different clothes than those ascribed to E?lin..E
Det the FB@ contends that Mc=ei.h left the resta&rant 2/ min&tes before the tr&c* 3as
rented9 3al*ed the 1.3 miles to 5lliotts + a fifteen-min&te 3al* + in a li.ht rain9 then
sho3ed &1 at 5lliotts nice and dr49 3earin. com1letel4 different clothes.
@n No2ember of 1-#39 a E)ee 0s3aldE 3al*ed into the do3nto3n )incoln Merc&r4
dealershi1 in Aallas anno&ncin. his intention to b&4 a Merc&r4 Comet. Accordin. to the
salesman9 Albert Bo.ard9 EMr. 0s3aldE too* him on a 3ild test dri2e9 s1eedin. alon. at
#/ to '/ miles an ho&r. After he 3as told the amo&nt of the do3n 1a4ment9 another
salesman9 5&.ene Bilson9 heard E0s3aldE sa49 EMa4be @m .oin. to ha2e to .o bac* to
R&ssia to b&4 a car.E
A&rin. the Barren Commission hearin.s9 salesman Fran* ,i!!o described the c&stomer
as " (E tall. Bhen the Barren Commission sho3ed ,i!!o a 1hoto of 0s3ald ta*en after
his arrest9 he said9 E@ ha2e to sa4 that he is not the oneOE
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After the bombin. in 0*lahoma Cit49 ATF informant Carol 8o3e told the FB@ that she
reco.ni!ed the t3o men on the FB@s ori.inal 3anted 1osters as ,eter Bard and Michael
Brescia + t3o 5lohim Cit4 residents. $he said that neither man 3as Tim Mc=ei.h.
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@n earl4 No2ember of 1-#39 Mrs. )o2ell ,enn of Aallas fo&nd three men firin. a rifle on
her 1ro1ert4. After the4 left9 she fo&nd a s1ent cartrid.e bearin. the name EMannlicher-
Carcanno9E the rifle that the Barren Commission claimed 0s3ald &sed to 1erform his
historic feat of mar*smanshi1 in Aeal4 ,la!a.
As Aistrict Attorne4 7im Carrison later noted9 EThese scenes 3ere abo&t as s&btle as
roaches tr4in. to snea* across a 3hite r&..E
No less s&btle 3ere the scenes and e2ents leadin. &1 to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. @t is
hi.hl4 1ossible that the man Ar. 8eath sa3 in the M&rrah B&ildin. a 3ee* and-a-half
before the bombin. 3as not Timoth4 Mc=ei.h at all9 b&t a do&ble. The scenario of
Timoth4 Mc=ei.h + the alle.ed Elone n&tE bomber + .oin. from floor-to-floor in the
tar.et b&ildin. anno&ncin. his name 3hile lea2in. a 1a1er trail is be4ond cred&lit4.
)i*e 0s3ald9 3ho re1eatedl4 tele1honed9 then a11eared at the $o2iet embass4 in
Me;ico9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld tele1hone 5lohim Cit4 + a 3hite se1aratist com1o&nd + M&st
before the bombin.9 as*in. to s1ea* to And4 $trassmeir.
)i*e 0s3ald9 3ho left behind a diar4 of his E)eft-leanin.E 3ritin.s9 Mc=ei.h
1&r1ortedl4 left intentions of his 1lans to bomb other tar.ets in the .lo2e com1artment of
his car + a car 3hich co&ld be easil4 reco.ni!ed and traced to him.
)i*e 0s3ald 3ho9 after 1&r1ortedl4 *illin. the 1resident of the %nited $tates9 3al*ed into
a mo2ie ho&se 3itho&t 1a4in.9 1&r1osel4 attractin. the attention of the 1olice9 Mc=ei.h
3o&ld s1eed do3n the hi.h3a4 at (/ miles an ho&r 3itho&t a license 1late9 1&r1osef&ll4
attractin. the attention of the 8i.h3a4 ,atrol. 8e 3o&ld then mee*l4 hand himself o2er
for arrest9 not e2en attem1tin. to dra3 his Cloc* -mm 1istol on the a11roachin. co19
3hom he co&ld ha2e easil4 shot and *illed.
)i*e the Mannlicher-Carcanno rifle 3hich 0s3ald 1&r1ortedl4 bo&.ht from a mail-order
s&11l4 ho&se9 and the Mannlicher-Carcanno cartrid.e fo&nd b4 Mrs. ,enn9 Mc=ei.h
3o&ld lea2e a b&siness card from ,a&lsens Militar4 $&r1l&s 3ith a notation to 1ic* &1
more TNT in the 1olice cr&iser after his arrest.
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As 7im Carrison noted9 E$ome of these scenes 3ere so 1re1ostero&s onl4 the most
.&llible co&ld s3allo3 them.E
)i*e 0s3ald9 3ho 3as led o&t of the Aallas ,olice Ae1artment and immediatel4 shot b4
7ac* R&b49 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld be led o&t of the Noble Co&nt4 Co&rtho&se in a bri.ht oran.e
M&m1s&it9 3itho&t a b&llet-1roof 2est9 1araded before an an.r4 cro3d on the 2er.e of
2iolence.
Finall49 li*e 7ames 5arl Ra49 3ho 3as acc&sed of *illin. Martin )&ther ?in.9 7r.9 3e are
left 1onderin. the si.nificance of t3o similar 2ehicles9 both a11arentl4 tied to the crime.
Ra4 had o3ned a 3hite Ford M&stan.9 3hich 3as seen s1eedin. a3a4 after the
assassination. Det another 3hite M&stan. 3as seen 1ar*ed in front of 7ims Crill in
Mem1his9 near 3here Ra4 had his car 1ar*ed. The t3o cars 3ere almost identical9 e;ce1t
for t3o thin.s6 Bhile Ra4 3as 3earin. a s&it on A1ril 49 1-#(9 the dri2er of the other
M&stan. 3as 3earin. a dar* bl&e 3indbrea*erH 3hile Ra4s car had Alabama 1lates9 the
other car had Ar*ansas 1lates.
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0ne is reminded of the contradictor4 testimon4 of Aa2id $nider and Mi*e Moro!9 3ho
sa3 t3o R4der tr&c*s on the mornin. of A1ril 1-9 b&t 3ith different occ&1ants. Another
interestin. 1arallel is that 3hile Mc=ei.hs Merc&r4 re1ortedl4 had Ari!ona ta.s9 a 3hite
0*lahoma ta. 3as seen b4 Car4 )e3is dan.lin. from one bolt as the car s1ed a3a4 from
the scene.
@n s1ite of the n&mero&s discre1ancies9 it seemed that b4 a con2enient strin. of
associations9 a caref&ll4 1laced trail of e2idence9 and a caref&ll4 1lanned and e;ec&ted
o1eration9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as im1licated as 1rime s&s1ect n&mber one in the 1lot to
blo3 &1 the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
)i*e )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 3ho 3as declared the Elone assassinE 3ithin 3ee*s9 Timoth4
Mc=ei.h 3o&ld be declared + alon. 3ith Terr4 Nichols + the Elone bomberE 3ithin
da4s. 0n the indictments9 the 7&stice Ae1artment 3o&ld .rat&ito&sl4 add9 E3ith others
&n*no3n.E Det these Eothers &n*no3nE 3o&ld fade from official memor4 as the so-called
E7&sticeE Ae1artment 3ithdre3 the 7ohn Aoe 2 s*etch and the s&bse:&ent re3ard offer.
After his arrest9 )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald anno&nced to the tele2ision cameras9 E@m a 1ats4JE
After his arrest9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h told the 3ondon )unday (imes he 3as Eset &1E for the
bombin. b4 the FB@ beca&se of his e;treme 1olitical 2ie3s.
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Ne2er since the frame-&1 of )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald has the media .one o&t of its 3a4 to
1ortra4 a s&s1ect as dan.ero&s and mali.nant. Bhile the mainstream 1ress too* their c&es
from the FB@9 the4 contradicted their o3n Mo&rnalistic common sense. The .o2ernment
and their mainstream media la1 do.s ha2e based their theories of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h &1on
the flimsiest of 1retenses9 3hile i.norin. the more ob2io&s facts. The mainstream 1ress9
3illin. to ta*e the Federal Co2ernments 3ord as .os1el9 has s&cc&mbed9 and
1er1etrated9 the most ob2io&s 1ro1a.anda. @n so doin.9 the4 ha2e 2iolated e2er4 1rinci1al
of thoro&.h and honest Mo&rnalism9 and ha2e become nothin. b&t a 3illin. tool of the
cor1orateSintelli.ence establishment.
As $te1hen 7ones said9 EBefore this in2esti.ation is all o2er 3ith9 the .o2ernment 3ill
ha2e Tim Mc=ei.h standin. ne;t to )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald.E
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Det &nli*e 0s3ald9 3ho 3as s&mmaril4 e;ec&ted b4 mob-connected 1olice officer 7ac*
R&b49 Mc=ei.h has :&ietl4 and safel4 settled into his ne3fo&nd circ&mstances. As the
drama of his trial<s> &nfold in a dail4 dis1la4 of e2idence and 3itnesses9 Timoth4
Mc=ei.h ma4 tr&l4 belie2e that M&stice 3ill 1re2ail.
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Terry 9ichols' 19on#6esident ,lien1
The ima.e of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h + the stone-faced *iller + 3o&ld fade in the 3a*e of
co&rt a11earances and media inter2ie3s9 as $te1hen 7ones so&.ht to 1ortra4 his smilin.
and chidin. client as the sim1le bo4 ne;t door.
The eni.matic fi.&re of Terr4 Nichols9 ho3e2er9 3o&ld ha&nt 1&blic 1erce1tion9 as his
attorne4 Mealo&sl4 .&arded the m4sterio&s9 broodin. fi.&re from 1r4in. e4es.
@t 3as the older9 :&iet9 bes1ectacled Nichols9 some theori!ed9 3ho 3as the EbrainsE
behind the bombin.9 .&idin. his 4o&n. friend in the sinister and deadl4 1lot.
Nichols e;-3ife9 )ana ,adilla9 doesnt a.ree. E@ belie2e that Terr4 bo&.ht his home9
bro&.ht his famil4 thereO tr&l49 tr&l4O 3anted to ha2e a famil4 and M&st .et on 3ith his
life. @ M&st dont thin* this man co&ld ha2e done thisO @ M&st dont thin* 3ith an4
*no3led.e he co&ld ha2e done this.E
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Nei.hbors Bob and $and4 ,a1o2ich9 lon.-time friends9 3rote the 1ress that Terr4 Nichols
is a E*ind9 .entle9 .enero&s man absol&tel4 inca1able of 2iolence.E As ,a1o2ich told the
a&thor9 E@2e *no3n Terr4 for o2er 1" 4ears9 and @2e ne2er heard this man &tter the 3ord
EhellE or EdamnE.O Terr4 doesnt 3ant to h&rt an4bod4.O And all these 1eo1le 3ant me
to belie2e that this man is ca1able of m&rderin. h&ndreds of innocent 1eo1le. @t aint
1ossible.E
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Terr4 Nichols told Federal ,&blic Aefender $te2e Cradert9 E8ec*9 @2e .ot *ids9 too9E in
res1onse to the bombin..
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A 1eacef&l 1erson9 Nichols re1ortedl4 lo2ed children9
incl&din. his son 7osh9 3hom he maintained a close relationshi1 3ith. 0ne da49 the ast&te
thirteen-4ear-old told his mother he had to call the FB@. 8e 3as frantic. E@2e .ot to tell
themJE
EBhat do 4o& .ot to tell them9 ,adilla as*edIE
E@2e .ot to tell them that m4 dad 3o&ldnt do that. 8e lo2es children. 8e 3o&ldnt do that
to those children.E
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Det the 1ress 3o&ld 1aint Terr4 Nichols 3ith the same broad br&sh that the4 had &sed to
1aint Timoth4 Mc=ei.h + foc&sin. on the fact that Nichols came from a bro*en home9
had dro11ed o&t of colle.e9 3or*ed a series of odd Mobs9 and 3as anti-.o2ernment. )i*e
Mc=ei.h9 the media9 anti-militia acti2ists9 and scores of 1se&do-e;1erts 3o&ld do their
best to cast Nichols in the same e;tremist mold + a man9 a&thorities claimed + ca1able
of *illin. 1#- innocent 1eo1le
The third of fo&r children9 Terr4 Nichols .re3 &1 on a farm near )a1eer9 Michi.an. 8is
father9 Robert + :&iet and soft-s1o*en + labored hard on the famil4s 1#/-acre farm.
)i*e his son9 he also 3or*ed a series of odd Mobs9 doin. constr&ction9 sellin.
enc4clo1edias9 and 1&ttin. in shifts at the ,ontiac and B&ic* 1lants9 in an effort to *ee1
the famil4 afloat in a co&nt4 3here farmin. had become less and less 1ros1ero&s.
8is mother 7o4ce 3as a shar1 contrast. 8ard-drin*in.9 often 2iolent 3ith e;1losi2e fits of
tem1er9 she had once rammed Roberts tractor 3ith her car9 and had threatened the local
sheriff 3ith a chain-sa3. After 24 4ears of diffic&lt marria.e9 the co&1le finall4 di2orced.
,adilla said Terr4 too* it hard.
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Nichols dreamed of .oin. to medical school b&t his .rades 3erent .ood eno&.h for most
1re-med 1ro.rams. 8e enrolled at Central Michi.an %ni2ersit49 b&t after his 1arents
di2orce in 1-'49 he dro11ed o&t at the re:&est of his mother9 3ho needed hel1 on the
famil4 farm in Aec*er. 8o3e2er9 Nichols told friends he 3o&ld ne2er be a farmer.
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Det9 li*e Mc=ei.h9 Nichols 3as an intelli.ent man. 8e 1assed a diffic&lt test for a
sec&rities license 3ith a minim&m of st&d4 and 1re1aration9 b&t told friends he 3as bored
3ith colle.e9 3hich he fo&nd no more challen.in. than hi.h-school.
Bhile in Aec*er9 Nichols met his first 3ife9 )ana ,adilla9 and the4 married in 1-(1. T3o
4ears later9 the4 had a bab4 bo49 7osh&a. $hortl4 thereafter9 ,adillas sister ?elli married
Terr4s brother 7ames9 and the fo&r li2ed to.ether at 7amess Aec*er9 Michi.an
farmho&se.
Not satisfied 3ith farm life9 Nichols tried a n&mber of different occ&1ations. 8e del2ed
into 1enn4 stoc*s9 3ent on to sell ins&rance and real estate9 mana.ed a .rain ele2ator9 and
3or*ed occasionall4 as a car1enter. Nothin. held his interest.
ENo matter 3hat he tried to do9 e2er4 time he tried to brea* a3a49 he ended &1 bac* on
the farm tr4in. to hel1 his mother and 7ames9E said ,adilla.
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Bhile ,adilla de2oted time to b&ildin. her real estate career9 Nichols coo*ed9 cleaned
ho&se9 and cared for the *ids. Det he .re3 increasin.l4 restless and de1ressed.
ETerr4 .ot real do3n on life9E said his father. E8e didnt care 3hat he had doneO. 8e lost
his 2italit4.E
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0ne afternoon ,adilla bro&.ht home 1am1hlets from the local Arm4 recr&itin. office9 and
laid them o&t on the table. Bhen she came bac*9 the 1am1hlets 3ere .one. )i*e man4
men &ncertain abo&t their f&t&re9 Nichols decided to tr4 a career in the militar4.
E8e 3as M&st searchin. for a career9 somethin. he enMo4ed9E Nichols friend $and4
,a1o2ich told the allas $orning +ews. E8e tho&.ht he 3o&ld li*e it.E
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@t 3as an &n&s&al career mo2e for a 32-4ear-old man 3ith children. Det Nichols ho1ed he
3o&ld be able to rise :&ic*l4 thro&.h the ran*s9 and ,adilla tho&.ht the e;1erience 3o&ld
stren.then Terr4 and sa2e their marria.e.
0n Ma4 249 1-((9 Nichols 3as assi.ned to Fort Bennin.9 Ceor.ia for basic trainin.. E8e
said the .o2ernment had made it im1ossible for him to ma*e a li2in. as a farmer9E
recalled assistant 1latoon leader Clen ETe;E 5d3ards. 8e hated the %nited $tates
.o2ernment. @ tho&.ht it stran.e that a 32-4ear-old man 3o&ld be com1lainin. abo&t the
.o2ernment9 4et 3as no3 em1lo4ed b4 the .o2ernment. Nichols told me he si.ned &1 to
1&ll his 2/ 4ears and .et a retirement 1ension.E
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Beca&se of his a.e and mat&rit49 Nichols 3as :&ic*l4 made 1latoon leader. The ob2io&s
discre1anc4 in 4ears earned him the nic*name E0ld Man.E
EThe drill ser.eant said that beca&se Nichols 3as older than the rest of &s9 he 3o&ld
ho1ef&ll4 be more mat&re and able to lead the 4o&n.er .&4s in the &nit. 8e also had some
colle.e bac*.ro&nd and came into the Arm4 as a ,FC9E said 5d3ards.
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@t 3as at Fort Bennin. that Nichols 3o&ld meet Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. The t3o men had
enlisted on the same da4. Accordin. to an acco&nt in the Post'
Billiam EAa2eE Aill49 3ho 3as Mc=ei.hs roommate for abo&t a 4ear in the ser2ice9 said
Mc=ei.h and Nichols Ehit it off from the start9 li*e Terr4 3as his bi. brother. Tim 3as
real frail and &ns&re of himself. Terr4 3as the oldest .&4 and real s&re of himself.E
B&t the t3o men fo&nd the4 had a lot in common. Mc=ei.h too came from a bro*en9
bl&e-collar home and had an abidin. interest in firearms and far-ri.ht 1olitics. Both men
fancied themsel2es as s&r2i2alists9 and both lo2ed to s1end time on the rifle ran.e. Both
3ere loo*in. for lifetime careers in the ser2ice. The4 :&ic*l4 became friends.
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Another one of their friends 3as Michael Fortier9 3ho Moined Nichols and Mc=ei.h at
Fort Rile4. The three 3o&ld s1end free time to.ether9 .oin. fishin.9 shootin.9 and sharin.
their 1olitical beliefs.
Det 3hile Mc=ei.h 3o&ld rise :&ic*l4 thro&.h the ran*s9 Nichols Arm4 career stalled. @t
seemed his 1latoon leadershi1 stat&s had been rescinded d&e to a 1ran* he and Mc=ei.h
had 1&lled.
Aro&nd the same time9 ,adilla filed for di2orce9 and made 1lans to mo2e her real estate
b&siness to )as =e.as. 0n Ma4 1"9 1-(-9 after 11 months in the ser2ice9 Nichols 1&t in
for a hardshi1 dischar.e d&e to a Efamil4 emer.enc4E that 3as ne2er 1&blicl4 e;1lained.
Det it a11arentl4 had nothin. to do 3ith his di2orce. 8e told ,adilla it 3as to ta*e care of
his son 7osh. As ,adilla later 3rote9 Nichols alread4 had 7osh 3ith him at Fort Rile49
3here the 1air li2ed in a ho&se off-base. As ,adilla 3rote in her boo*9 %y %lood
%etrayed'
@2e al3a4s 3ondered M&st 3h4 he 3as released9 less than a 4ear after enlistin.9 and ha2e
al3a4s been told it 3as beca&se he had to ta*e care of 7osh. B&t this theor4 ne2er 3ashed
3ith me beca&se hed had 7osh 3ith him all alon.. @ reall4 belie2e that 7osh 3as M&st a
con2enient e;c&se and that Terr4 had become disill&sioned 3ith the Arm4 beca&se he
belie2ed he 3o&ld ne2er rise thro&.h the ran*s.
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,erha1s Nichols Ehardshi1 dischar.eE 3as similar to )ee 8ar2e4 0s3alds Ehardshi1
dischar.eE from the Marines that ne2er 3as e;1lained. And that of Thomas Martine!9 the
FB@ infiltrator into the $ilent Brotherhood <The 0rder>9 3ho 3as .i2en an honorable
dischar.e d&rin. basic trainin.9 3hich 3as ne2er e;1lained.
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52en more interestin. is the 1arallel to Mc=ei.hs dischar.e after Efailin.E his $1ecial
Forces tr4-o&t in A1ril of 1--1. Mc=ei.hs s&dden and m4sterio&s de1art&re from the
Arm49 li*e Nichols9 3as ne2er f&ll4 e;1lained. As s&..ested 1re2io&sl49 Mc=ei.hs
s&dden decision lea2e a brilliant militar4 career behind ma4 ha2e res&lted from his bein.
Eshee1-di11edE as an intelli.ence o1erati2e.
Det mainstream media 1s4choMo&rnalists insisted that Nichols de1art&re from the Arm4
3as nothin. more than the ine2itable res&lt of a consistent strin. of life-lon. fail&res.
Clen ETe;E 5d3ards 1&t a sli.htl4 different s1in on the matter. 5d3ards said that shortl4
before he left the Arm49 Nichols in2ited him to be 1art of a E1ri2ate arm4E he said he 3as
creatin.. E8e told me he 3o&ld be comin. bac* to Fort Rile4 to start his o3n militar4
or.ani!ation9E recalled 5d3ards. E8e said he co&ld .et an4 *ind of 3ea1on and an4
e:&i1ment he 3anted.E
Nichols also said he intended to recr&it Mc=ei.h9 Fortier9 and others. E@ cant remember
the name of his or.ani!ation9 b&t he seemed 1rett4 serio&s abo&t it9E 5d3ards said9
addin. that he re1orted Nichols offer to the FB@ shortl4 after the bombin..
@n s1ite of the flambo4ant tales abo&t recr&itin. a 1ri2ate arm49 Nichols ret&rned to his
old life in Michi.an9 3or*in. for a time as a car1enter9 then mo2in. bac* to the
farmho&se in Aec*er. @n s1ite of his short career in the Arm49 or 1erha1s beca&se of it9
Nichols de2elo1ed a dee1 distr&st of the Federal Co2ernment.
@t 3as a feelin. that 3as shared b4 his brother 7ames9 3ho9 as a farmer9 had s&ffered
thro&.h the 3orst of the floods of the late '/s and earl4 (/s9 and blamed the Federal
Co2ernment for failin. to 1ro2ide ade:&ate disaster relief. Nichols9 alon. 3ith his
$anilac co&ntr4 nei.hbors9 3itnessed do!ens of farm foreclos&res as a res&lt. @t 3as the
Federal Co2ernments 1olicies that led to the rise of s&ch far-Ri.ht .ro&1s as the
American A.ric&lt&ral Mo2ement and the anti-ta; ,osse Comitat&s. As the Post 3rites6
Man4 residents aro&nd Aec*er said the4 share Terr4 and 7amess an.r4 1olitics9 b&t are
less 2ocal beca&se the4 fear .o2ernment retrib&tion. EM&ch of 3hat the Nichols brothers
belie2e is not that different or radical from 3hat lots of 1eo1le aro&nd here thin*9E said
local tr&c* dri2er 7ac* Bean. EBe feel o&r liberties and freedoms are bein. chi11ed a3a4
at and 3e 3ant all this a&thorit4 off o&r bac*s. The difference bet3een the Nichols and
others in this comm&nit4 is that the4 are M&st not afraid to sa4 3hat the4 thin*9 to
challen.e 3hat is 3ron..E
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@n s1ite of their differences9 Terr4 and 7ames had a lot in common. Both 3ere fathers9 had
married sisters9 and had s&ffered thro&.h diffic&lt di2orces. Both shared an ideolo.ical
distr&st of the Federal Co2ernment.
7ames st&died the Constit&tion9 Blac*s )a3 Aictionar4 and the %niform Commercial
Codes. 8e read the 3or*s of 7efferson and ,aine and 3as 1artic&larl4 ins1ired b4
7effersons ma;im9 EThe tree of libert4 m&st be refreshed from time to time 3ith the
blood of 1atriots and t4rants.E ,erha1s not coincidentall49 this 1assa.e 3as disco2ered in
Mc=ei.hs car &1on his arrest. @t 3o&ld later be read into e2idence at his trial.
Both Terr4 and 7ames also held a 2ie3 shared b4 man4 belea.&ered farmers6 that the
Federal Reser2e 3as not em1o3ered to coin mone49 and that %.$. c&rrenc4 1rinted after
1-3/9 3hen the nation 3ent into debt9 3as 2al&eless. Follo3in. the ad2ice of financial
boo*s that 3arned of an imminent crash9 the brothers 1&t their mone4 into 1recio&s
metals s&ch as sil2er and .old.
Det their acti2ities too* still more dramatic t&rns. @n 1--/ 7ames tried to reno&nce his
citi!enshi19 and 1lastered his car 3ith anti-.o2ernment and $econd Amendment b&m1er
stic*ers.
Terr4 1&rchased a 1ic*-&1 tr&c* and decided not to re.ister it9 instead9 ma*in. his o3n
ta. and 1lacin. it on front. Both men reno&nced their dri2ers licenses.
@n March of 1--49 Terr4 sent a dramatic affida2it to the 52er.reen To3nshi1 claimin.
himself to be a ENon-Resident AlienE 1ri2ate citi!en not bo&nd b4 the la3s of the %.$.
.o2ernment. <$ee A11endi;> 8e also reno&nced his 2otin. ri.hts d&e to EOtotal
corr&1tion in the entire 1olitical s4stem from the local .o2ernment on &1 thro&.h and
incl&din. the 1resident of the %nited $tates of America9 Ceor.e B&sh.E
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Bhile he ma4 ha2e been ri.ht in 1rinci1le9 his acti2it4 3as not condoned b4 the local
a&thorities. @n 1--29 Chase Manhattan Ban* 3ent after Nichols for rac*in. &1 G1'9(#/ in
&n1aid credit card debts. The lar.el4 o&t-of-3or* farmer had s1ent o2er G3"9///9 &sin.
Chase and First Ae1osit National Ban* cards9 on farm e:&i1ment9 1ersonal effects9 and
airline tic*ets.
8e attem1ted to 1a4 off the debts 3ith his o3n ECertified Fractional Reser2e Chec*9E a
bo.&s chec* distrib&ted 3idel4 amon. farmers b4 a .ro&1 called Famil4 Farm
,reser2ation. 8e si.ned the chec*9 E5;1licitl4 reser2in. all m4 ri.hts9 Terr4 ). Nichols.E
8e then sent the ban* a letter retroacti2el4 re2o*in. his si.nat&re from the credit card
contract.
EThere are t3o sides to that man9 ma4be man4 more9E said Aennis Reid9 a $and&s*49
Mich.9 la34er 3ho has obser2ed Nichols and his brother9 7ames9 d&rin. co&rt
1roceedin.s in Michi.an. E7im to me @ reall4 e;1ect is *ind of a siss4. 8e 3as al3a4s
sha*in. 3hen hed .o into the co&rtroom and s1o&t off9E attorne4 Aennis Reid said.
ETerr4 seemed to be more le2el-headed. 8e 3as still sa4in. thin.s that 3ere stran.e9 b&t
he 3as certainl4 more cold and more calc&latin..E
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Terr4 definitel4 didnt seem Ele2el-headedE 3hen he 3ent to co&rt to ans3er the la3s&it
b4 Chase. 8e ref&sed to come before the bench9 sho&tin. to 7&d.e Aonald Tee1le from
the bac* of the room that the co&rt had no M&risdiction o2er him. A&rin. the hearin.9 the
bitter and sarcastic defendant acc&sed the ban* of fra&d. EThe4 *no3in.l4 and 3illin.l4
*no3 ho3 to ma*e credit o&t of nothin. and ma*e interest on it and act&all4 steal
1eo1les hard earned mone49E he told the 7&d.e. EThe4 .a2e me 2al&eless nothin. for
somethin. the4 3ant to ta*e from me that has 2al&e. Thats not ri.ht9 is itIE
8e claimed to ha2e determined that the ban*s b&siness 3as based &1on Efra&d and
misre1resentation9 coll&sion9 color of la39 cons1irac49 enticement9 ind&cement9 sed&ction9
d&ress9 coercion9 mista*e KandL ban*r&1tc49E and he filed a co&nterclaim a.ainst First
Ae1osit and its attorne4s for G"/9/// or 1492// o&nces of sil2er. Nichols char.ed the
ban* 3ith Emental and emotional dama.e9 loss of ha11iness and the &nM&st destro4in. of
credit histor4O b4 3anton acts 3hen no 1robable ca&se e;isted.E
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The M&d.e 3as not im1ressed. 8e acc&sed Nichols of 1la4in. 3ith 3ords and ordered him
to 1a4 the debt. Nichols didnt 1a4.
Bhen FB@ a.ents :&estioned )ana ,adilla after Nichols arrest9 the4 as*ed her a c&rio&s
:&estion6 Aid Nichols e2er d4e his hairI The B&rea& had been in2esti.atin. a strin. of
ban* robberies thro&.ho&t the Mid3est. 0ne of the robbers had d4ed his hair9 and 3as
Nichols hei.ht and 3ei.ht.
The .ro&19 *no3n as the Mid3est Ban* Bandits9 had robbed o2er a :&arter-of-a-million
dollars from more than 22 ban*s bet3een 7an&ar49 1--4 and Aecember9 1--" in a s1ree
that too* them across si; states9 incl&din. ?ansas. The bandits 3ere tied to a .ro&1 of
men 3ho made their tem1orar4 home at 5lohim Cit49 a far-Ri.ht reli.io&s com1o&nd in
$o&theastern 0*lahoma. Mc=ei.h and his friend Michael Fortier 3ere *no3n to ha2e
2isited the com1o&nd. $ome of the men 3ere also seen in ?ansas 3ith the bombin.
defendants. <$ee Cha1ter 4>
@f the FB@s :&estion came as a shoc* to ,adilla9 she 3o&ld t&rn 1ale 3hen she o1ened her
e;-h&sbands stora.e loc*er on Aecember 1"9 1--49 and disco2ered 3i.s9 mas*s9 and
1ant4hose. The Mid-Best Ban* Bandits had 3orn mas*s.
Co&ld Nichols ha2e been robbin. ban*sI ENot the Terr4 @ *ne39E said ,adilla. E@ 3as M&st
s1ec&latin.9 b&t e2er4thin. that has come o&t abo&t that side of Terr4 3as a totalO
ma4be @ M&st t&rned m4 face and ne2er noticed it9 ne2er 3anted to notice it9 b&tO @ ne2er
tho&.ht of himO of co&rse @ ne2er 3o&ld ha2e tho&.ht of him slee1in. 3ith a .&n &nder
him either.E
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Det considerin. Nichols hatred of ban*s and his rall4in. cr4 a.ainst the monetar4
s4stem9 it 3o&ld not be too far-fetched a scenario. $&ch s1ec&lation is bolstered b4 the
fact that Mc=ei.h sent his sister a letter in Aecember of -3 informin. her that he 3as
1art of a .ro&1 that had been robbin. ban*s. Altho&.h he himself didnt admit to ta*in.
1art in an4 of the robberies9 he as*ed her to Ela&nderE three G1// bills that Ethe4E had
stolen.
Mc=ei.h ret&rned to Aec*er9 Michi.an in the $1rin. of 1--3 to see his old Arm4 friend
Nichols. 7&st bac* from Baco9 3here he had 3itnessed the carna.e inflicted &1on the
Branch Aa2idians9 Mc=ei.h 3as instilled 3ith a ne3 sense of &r.enc4 and ra.e. At the
Nichols farm9 he 3o&ld find li*e-minded so&ls 3ho shared his fr&stration.
B4 the Fall of -39 Mc=ei.h 3as li2in. at the farmho&se9 hel1in. 3ith the chores9 and
re1ortedl4 &r.in. the Nichols brothers onto more militant acti2ities. The men 1racticed
tar.et shootin. and settin. off small bombs on the 1ro1ert4.
EDo& *no3 ho3 little bo4s li*e to 1la4 3ith thin.s that blo3 &1IE recalled Knei.hbor
,hilL Mora3s*i. EThat 3as 3hat the4 3ere li*e. And e2er4thin. the4 mi;ed o&t there in
the cornfields seemed to 3or*.E
The .o2ernment 3o&ld foc&s hea2il4 on this acti2it4 later on.
Accordin. to Michi.an Militia members9 the Nichols brothers also be.an attendin.
meetin.s9 b&t the militia fo&nd their rhetoric too stron.. Michi.an Militia member 7ohn
$im1son recalled6 ETerr4 came to one of o&r meetin.s and 3anted to tal* abo&t a ta;
re2olt9 ha2in. to ha2e a dri2ers license and eliminatin. the .o2ernment. Be did not
belie2e in his tactics + 1artic&larl4 the st&ff abo&t a re2olt.E
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7ames re1ortedl4 tal*ed
abo&t the Enecessit4E of ta*in. on 1olice officers9 M&d.es and la34ers. A11arentl49
Mc=ei.h accom1anied Nichols to some of the meetin.s.
Accordin. to (ime ma.a!ine9 Mc=ei.h and the Nichols brothers 3ent on to or.ani!e their
o3n militia6
Othe three men formed their o3n cell of the E,atriots9E a self-st4led 1aramilitar4 .ro&1
that 7ames Nichols had been affiliated 3ith since 1--2 3hen he be.an attendin. meetin.s
in a nearb4 to3n. The trio decided to recr&it members and establish other cells aro&nd the
area9 b&t determined that for sec&rit4 reasons no &nit sho&ld .ro3 lar.er than ei.ht
members.
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@f this acco&nt is acc&rate9 it 3o&ld tend to Mi2e 3ith 3hat Nichols told Arm4 b&dd4 Clen
ETe;E 5d3ards abo&t Erecr&itin.E his o3n 1ri2ate arm4. ,erha1s one of Nichols recr&its
3as Crai. 0$hea9 3ho li2ed M&st off 8i.h3a4 '' in 8errin.ton. A friend of Nichols 3ho
3as *ic*ed o&t of the ser2ice9 0$hea &sed to 3or* for Barbara Bhittenber.9 3ho o3ns
the $ante Fe Trail Ainer in 8errin.ton. Bhittenber. described 0$hea as a Edemolitions
e;1ert9E and said she sa3 him occasionall4 3ith Nichols. E8es a 2er4 2iolent man9E said
Bhittenber.9 3ho said 0$hea had once threatened to *ill her and her h&sband.
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@n March of -49 Nichols too* a Mob at the Aonah&e ranch in Marion9 ?ansas.
Co-3or*er Tim Aonah&e recalled that Nichols 3or*ed lon. ho&rs9 sometimes si; da4s a
3ee*9 3itho&t com1laint and a11eared to enMo4 his Mob9 3hich he did 3ell. Nichols 3o&ld
.ro&se abo&t ta;es and the .o2ernment cons1irin. to sei!e 1eo1les firearms. 0ne da4
3hen Nichols and Aonah&e 3ere tal*in. abo&t the &se of fertili!er in farmin.9 Nichols
mentioned that he *ne3 ho3 to ma*e a bomb.
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Fo&r months later9 in A&.&st of -49 Nichols .a2e Aonah&e 3/ da4s notice. 8is dream of
settin. &1 a 1ri2ate arm4 metamor1hosi!ed into sim1l4 s&11l4in. that arm4. 8e told
Aonah&e he 3as .oin. into the arm4 s&r1l&s b&siness 3ith a friend. 0n $e1tember 3/9
that friend + Timoth4 Mc=ei.h + sho3ed &1 to hel1 him 1ac*.
@t 3as d&rin. this 1eriod that his e;-3ife be.an 1ic*in. &1 stran.e si.nals from her
former h&sband.
5arlier in the month9 he had called her from ?ansas. E8e 3as 2er4 &1set9E she said. E8e
3as 2er4 em1hatic. 8e tal*ed abo&t Baco and that shootin. at the Bhite 8o&se <3here a
Colorado $1rin.s man fired a .&n to3ard the Bhite 8o&se>. 8e said9 Do& *no39 that .&4
3asnt all 3ron.. Theres .oin. to be some ci2il &nrest in this co&ntr4.E
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A&rin. one of his fre:&ent 2isits to ,adillas ho&se in )as =e.as9 Nichols dis1la4ed his
Cloc* .4". E@ ne2er *ne3 him to carr4 a .&n9E ,adilla told the en,er Post. E8e li*ed
.&ns and collected them9 b&t this 3as ne3. 8e acted li*e he 3as afraid for his life. 8e
sle1t 3ith it on.E
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Tra2elin. the .&n sho3 circ&it 3ith Mc=ei.h9 Nichols 3as no3 a 2irt&al nomad9 li2in.
o&t of his 1ic*-&1. 8is fe3 remainin. 1ossessions 3ere stored in a loc*er in )as =e.as.
8e also told ,adilla that he 3as he 3as s3itchin. the beneficiar4 of his life ins&rance
1olic4 from her to his ne3 3ife9 Marife.
A 1'-4ear-old Fili1ino mail-order bride9 Marife Torres met Nichols thro&.h ,aradise
$helton To&rs9 of $cottsdale9 Ari!ona. The 4o&n. 3oman loo*ed for3ard to lea2in. her
life of 1o2ert4 in Ceb& Cit49 ,hili11ines9 3here the &nem1lo4ment rate often to11ed 4/
1ercent. After a 4ear of e;chan.in. heartfelt letters9 the4 married on No2ember 2/9 1--/
in a small resta&rant in Ceb& Cit4. Det it too* o2er fo&r months of b&rea&cratic hassles
and red ta1e to arran.e Marifes entr4 into the %.$.
EThat one e1isode so&red Terr4 on .o2ernment9E his father recalled. E8e ori.inall4 told
me it 3o&ld ta*e si; 3ee*s for her to come hereO b&t it 3as red ta1e9 red ta1e9 red ta1e.E
At first the ne3l43eds tried life on the Aec*er farm9 3here 7ason9 Marifes son b4 a
former bo4friend9 3as born on $e1tember 219 1--1. Det Marife fo&nd herself E3or*in.
li*e a maid9E coo*in. and cleanin. for Ethree h&sbands9E Terr49 7ames9 and Tim9 3ho
often sta4ed at the ho&se. $he 3rote her friend =ilma 5&lenber. that she tho&.ht the
1lace 3as ha&nted9 and resented Mc=ei.h9 3ho she tho&.ht 3as a bad infl&ence on her
h&sband.
The co&1le e2ent&all4 mo2ed to 3arm9 s&nn4 )as =e.as9 b&t Marife missed her
,hili11ine home. To accommodate his ne3 3ife9 Nichols mo2ed to Ceb& Cit4. B&t the
noise9 heat and smo. 3as too m&ch for him9 and in mid-1--39 after barel4 a month in the
,hili11ines9 the4 mo2ed bac* to the $tates9 sh&ttlin. bac* and forth bet3een Michi.an
and Ne2ada.
Nicole9 their first common child9 3as born on A&.&st 19 1--3.
T3o months later9 on No2ember 229 tra.ed4 str&c*9 3hen 2#-month-old 7ason
accidentall4 s&ffocated to death in a 1lastic ba.. Bhile Marife 3ondered if Terr4 3as
ca1able of *illin. a child9 ,adilla ass&red her he 3as not9 then hinted dar*l4 in her boo*
that Mc=ei.h ma4 ha2e been res1onsible for the death.

$he ne.lected to mention the fact
that Mc=ei.h and 7ames had tried to re2i2e the 4o&n.ster for nearl4 half-an-ho&r9 then
called the 1aramedics.
A month later9 the co&1le mo2ed to )as =e.as9 3here the4 rented a condomini&m for
G""/ a month. @t 3as d&rin. this 1eriod that Marife be.an tra2elin. to the ,hili11ines to
finish her 1h4sical thera14 de.ree. Accordin. to ,adilla9 Terr4 also tra2eled to the
,hili11ines abo&t fo&r times a 4ear o2er a fo&r 4ear 1eriod. $he 3rote that he sometimes
tra2eled to Ceb& Cit4 3itho&t ta*in. Marife9 3hom he occasionall4 left behind.
E$ometimes he 3ent 3hen Marife 3as in ?ansas. @t didnt ma*e sense9 b&t @ ne2er as*ed
3h4.E
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,adilla s&bse:&entl4 told me in 7&l4 of 1--#9 E@ ha2e not *no3n him to lea2e her here
and M&st .o to the ,hili11ines. @f he made a tri1 b4 himself9 it 3as beca&se she 3as
alread4 there.E
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Bhiche2er acco&nt is tr&e9 Nichols did tra2el to Ceb& Cit4 in late No2ember to meet 3ith
E1otential b&siness 1artners.E Accordin. to ,adilla9 Nichols 3as ma*in. arran.ements to
brin. bac* Eb&tterflies.E
E0ne time he bro&.ht bac* b&tterflies + little b&tterflies that the4 ma*e o2er there + he
bro&.ht them bac* here to sell.E
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B&tterflies. C&rio&s merchandise for a man tr4in. to set himself &1 in the militar4 s&r1l&s
b&siness.
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Then on No2ember 229 1--4 Nichols made a final 2isit to the ,hili11ines to 2isit Marife.
8is 1artin. 3ords to 7osh left the 12-4ear old con2inced he 3as ne2er .oin. to see his
dad a.ain. As he .ot into the car 3ith ,adilla after dro11in. his father off at the air1ort9
he started cr4in..
EBhats the matterIE ,adilla as*ed.
E@m ne2er .oin. to see m4 dad a.ain. @m ne2er .oin. to see m4 dad a.ain.E
E0f co&rse 4o& 3ill9E ,adilla said reass&rin.l4. E8es .one to the ,hili11ines a lot of
times. Do& *no3 he al3a4s comes bac*.E
EThis time is different9E he bl&rted thro&.h bi. tears.
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Nichols called his e;-3ife from )os An.eles se2eral ho&rs later. E8ad a little e;citement
at the air1ort after 4o& left9E he said9 la&.hin.. 8e told ,adilla that air1ort sec&rit4 had
sto11ed him for tr4in. to snea* a 1air of st&n .&ns thro&.h the metal detector. The4
called the co1 on d&t4 3ho ran Nichols name thro&.h the com1&ter. Altho&.h he had
se2eral o&tstandin. traffic 3arrants9 the 1olice let him contin&e on his 3a4.
7&st 3h4 3as Nichols attem1tin. to carr4 st&n .&ns on an international fli.htI Accordin.
to Bob ,a1o2ich9 Terr4 3as afraid of the hi.h crime rate in 1o2ert4-stric*en Ceb& Cit4.
8e also said that Nichols 3as afraid of Marifes e;-bo4friend. 7ason9 her son b4 this man9
had died 3hile in Nichols c&stod4. The e;-bo4friend had alle.edl4 threatened to *ill him
sho&ld he ret&rn.
Det ,adilla doesnt thin* the stor4 is credible. E@ thin* its somethin. the4 dreamed &19E
she said. Det &1on his ret&rn he told ,adilla that he co&ld .et E*illed do3n thereE and he
3as ne2er .oin. bac*.
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0b2io&sl49 somebod4 3as o&t to h&rt Terr4 Nichols9 1ossibl4 *ill him. Bhen he de1arted
for Ceb& Cit49 he left a m4sterio&s 1ac*a.e for his e;-3ife9 sa4in.9 E@f @m not bac* in #/
da4s9 o1en it and follo3 the instr&ctions.E At first9 ,adilla did as she 3as told. B&t her
instincts e2ent&all4 too* o2er.
E@ 3as &neas4 abo&t his 3arnin.9 and 7oshs9 @ll ne2er see m4 dad a.ain *e1t echoin. in
m4 brain.E
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,adilla had sec&red the 1ac*a.e in her office safe. No3 she sli11ed :&ietl4 into the
conference room9 o1ened the loc*9 and laid the m4sterio&s bro3n 1a1er ba. on the table.
@t stared omino&sl4 bac* at her. As she ri11ed it o1en9 nearl4 a do!en *e4s slid o&t onto
the table. $he didnt reco.ni!e an4 of them.
There 3as Terr4s life ins&rance 1olic4 3ith a note sa4in. he had chan.ed the beneficiar4
from her to Marife9 and t3o hand3ritten lists sa4in. ERead and Ao @mmediatel4.E 0ne of
the lists directed her to a stora.e loc*er in )as =e.as6
All items in stora.e are for 7osh&a. The ro&nd items are his 3hen he t&rns 219 all else
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The note also instr&cted her to remo2e a small 1lastic ba. ta1ed behind a &tensil dra3er
in Nichols *itchen6
All items in 1lastic ba. are to be sent to Marife9 for Nicole9 if for an4 reason m4 life
ins&rance doesnt 1a4 her. 0ther3ise9 half .oes to 7osh and half to Marife.
$he remo2ed a letter to Mc=ei.hs sister9 7ennifer. @nside the letter to 7ennifer 3as
another one stam1ed and addressed to Mc=ei.h6
Tim6
@f 4o& sho&ld recei2e this letter9 then clear e2er4thin. o&t of CC 3' b4 /1 Feb -" or 1a4
to *ee1 it lon.er9 &nder Ted ,ar*er of Aec*er. This letter has been 3ritten N sealed before
@ left <21 No2 -4> and bein. mailed b4 )ana as 1er m4 instr&ctions to her in 3ritin.. This
is all she *no3s. @t 3o&ld be a .ood idea to 3rite or call her to 2erif4 thin.s. Kaddress
redactedL 7&st as* for )ana <card enclosed>. Do&r on 4o&r o3n. Co for itJJ
Terr4
Also )i:&idate 4/
At the bottom it read9 EAs far as @ *no39 this letter 3o&ld be for the 1&r1ose of m4 death.E
EBh4 3o&ld he 3rite that letterIE as*ed ,adilla. E8e has been there so man4 times.
Ne2er + e2er9 has he 3ritten a letter li*e that. Ne2er + e2er.E
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T3o 3ee*s later9 on Aecember 1"9 ,adilla and her oldest son9 Barr49 dro2e to Nichols
a1artment. Follo3in. Nichols instr&ctions9 Barr4 reached behind the *itchen dra3er and
1&lled o&t a 1lastic ba.. @t 3as crammed f&ll of t3enties and h&ndreds + a total of
G2/9/// cash.
Alread4 in a state of shoc*9 the 1air dro2e to the AAAABC0 stora.e facilit4 and
ner2o&sl4 f&mbled 3ith the loc*. The4 3ere st&nned 3hen the4 o1ened the door.
Othere 3ere 3i.s9 mas*s9 1ant4 hose9 free!e-dried food9 and 2ario&s .old coins
<ob2io&sl4 the "round" obMects for 7osh>9 alon. 3ith .old bars and sil2er b&llion stac*ed
neatl4 in bo;es. There 3ere also some small .reen stones that a11eared to be Made. @
estimated at least G#/9/// street 2al&e in 1recio&s metalsJ
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There 3as also a lar.e rin. 3ith 3hat a11eared to be safe de1osit bo; *e4s.
T3o months later9 on 7an&ar4 1#9 Nichols ret&rned from the ,hili11ines9 ali2e and 3ell.
EBheres the 1ac*a.eIE he as*ed ,adilla.
E@ o1ened it9E she stated boldl4.
EBh4IJE he e;claimed. EDo& betra4ed m4 tr&st. @ told 4o& not to o1en it for si;t4 da4s.E
EBeca&se @ 3as fri.htened. @ tho&.ht somethin. terrible had ha11ened to 4o&. @ tho&.ht
4o& 3ere dead. And 3here did 4o& .et all that mone4IE
The co&1le then ar.&ed o2er finances9 b&t Nichols 3o&ldnt e;1lain the m4sterio&s
letters9 or 3here he had .otten the cash9 the .old9 and the safe de1osit bo; *e4s. $he
didnt as* abo&t the 3i.s9 the mas*s9 and the 1ant4hose9 and he didnt tell her. B&t she
3as 3orried nonetheless.
E@ thin* those letters 3ere 3ritten beca&se there is somebod4 bi..er than an4 of &s 3ill
e2er *no3 in2ol2ed in this9E said ,adilla. EBh4 did he chan.e his beneficiar4 on his life
ins&ranceI @t 3asnt beca&se her bo4friend mi.ht ta*e a 1ot-shot at himO and then he
said in that letter not to sa4 a 3ord to 7osh &ntil its all ta*en care ofO 3hat the hell is he
tal*in. abo&tI @t isnt the bo4friend.E
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@f the bo4friend stor4 is &ntr&e9 1erha1s Nichols Eb&tterfl4E 1artners 3ere o&t to .et him.
0r 1erha1s it 3as someone else9 someone bi..er and more dan.ero&s. $&ch 1la4ers arent
hard to come b4 in Ceb& Cit49 home to a n&mber of terrorists .ro&1s s&ch as the
)iberation Arm4 of the ,hili11ines9 the Comm&nist 8&*9 and the Ab& $a44af9 an
or.ani!ation 3ith close ties to the M&Mahadeen and Borld Trade Center bomber Ram!i
Do&sef.
Bas Nichols meetin. 3ith terrorists in the ,hili11inesI @ncredibl49 FB@ 3/2 re1orts and
in2esti.ations cond&cted b4 Mc=ei.hs defense team indicate that Do&sef9 Abd&l 8a*im
M&rad9 Bali ?han Amin $hah9 and se2eral other terrorists met in Aa2ao9 on the @sland of
Mindanao9 in late 1--2 or earl4 1--39 to disc&ss the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. 1lot.
0ne of the men at the meetin.9 recalled an Ab& $a44af leader9 introd&ced himself as Ea
farmer.E
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Bhen the EfarmerE ret&rned from his No2ember9 1--4 tri19 and disco2ered that ,adilla
had o1ened the 1ac*a.e and read the letter9 he t&rned E3hite as a .host9E then
immediatel4 be.an ma*in. a series of des1erate calls to a boardin. ho&se in Ceb& Cit4.
C&rio&sl49 Nichols 3o&ld call his 1art49 ha2e a brief 34-second con2ersation9 then han.
&1 and immediatel4 redial the n&mber 14 consec&ti2e times9 lettin. it rin. each time. This
he re1eated on 7an&ar4 319 3ith nine calls and one 14-min&te con2ersationH then on
Febr&ar4 14 he 1laced 22 calls 3ithin a 4/-min&te time-1eriod9 3ith one 23-min&te
con2ersationH then on the 2(th he made 31 calls 3ithin three ho&rs9 3ith no
con2ersationsH then finall4 on March ' and 14 he made t3o calls9 s1ea*in. 24 min&tes
each.
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$ince Nichols didnt time-o&t these consec&ti2e calls <as one 3o&ld tend to do if there
3as no ans3er or the line 3ere b&s4>9 b&t made one call ri.ht after the other9 is it 1ossible
he 3as sendin. some sort of si.nal or codeI
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8elen Malal&an9 3ho r&ns the boardin. ho&se9 told me Nichols 3as 1robabl4 tr4in. to
reach Marife9 3ho she said 3as sta4in. there at the time. 8er brother 5rnesto also said
that boarders from the island of Mindanao often sta4ed at the ho&se. The Ab& $a44af9
coincidentall49 is head:&artered in Mindanao. Bas Nichols &sin. Marife to send a
messa.e to someone elseI
@n Febr&ar4 of -"9 Terr4 and Marife mo2ed to 8errin.ton9 ?ansas9 3here Nichols
1&rchased a modest home for G2"9///.
EBe all tho&.ht he 3as M&st a little bit different9E 8errin.ton real estate a.ent Ceor.ia
R&c*er said. EBe had to 1r4 an4 information o&t of him.E
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@n 8errin.ton9 Nichols a11eared to settle do3n. 8e attended arm4 s&r1l&s a&ctions at
nearb4 Fort Rile4 and tried to ma*e a li2in. sellin. arm4 s&r1l&s .ear.
E8e s1ent the mornin. of A1ril 1-9 aro&nd 8errin.ton9 1ic*in. &1 b&siness cards9
re.isterin. his tr&c* 3ith the state9 and callin. on a co&1le of local sho1s9 as*in. abo&t
their interest in b&4in. .o2ernment s&r1l&s9E said ,adilla. EThose are not the actions of a
.&ilt4 man.E
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B&t are the4I
0n $e1tember 3/9 the same da4 that Nichols :&it the Aonah&e ranch9 someone &sin. the
name EMi*e 8a2ensE 1&rchased 4/ "/-1o&nd ba.s of ammoni&m nitrate from the Mid-
?ansas Co-o1 in Mc,hearson. Altho&.h em1lo4ees ne2er 1ositi2el4 identified Nichols as
the c&stomer9 a recei1t 3ith Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rint 3as fo&nd in Nichols home. The FB@
asserts that the fertili!er 3as *e1t in a stora.e shed in nearb4 8errin.ton9 rented b4
Nichols &nder the alias E$ha3n Ri2ers.E
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Then9 that same 3ee*end9 2-- d4namite stic*s9 "44 blastin. ca1s9 detonator cord9 and a
:&antit4 of an e;1losi2e called To2e; 3ere stolen from the Martin Marietta A..re.ates
roc* :&arr4 M&st north of Marion. Marion Co&nt4 $heriff 5d Aa2ies testified at Mc=ei.hs
trial that he fo&nd metal sha2in.s and t&mblers on the .ro&nd in front of the ma.a!ines.
FB@ A.ent 7ames Cadi.al9 an FB@ firearms and tool mar*s identification s1ecialist9 said
that a drill bit in Nichols home matched the si.nat&re of the hole drilled into the loc*.
Finall49 )ori Fortier9 Michael Fortiers 3ife9 testified that Mc=ei.h told them that he and
Nichols had bro*en into the :&arr4.
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0n 0ctober 1(9 1--49 4/ additional "/-1o&nd ba.s of ammoni&m nitrate 3ere 1&rchased
from the Mid-?ansas Co-o1 b4 E8a2ens.E 8a2ens 3as re1ortedl4 dri2in. a dar*-colored
1ic*&1 3ith a li.ht-colored cam1er to1 + the *ind o3ned b4 Terr4 Nichols. <Another
2ersion of the stor4 has a red trailer attached to the tr&c*9 3hich didnt a11ear to be
Nichols> The FB@ belie2ed the fertili!er 3as stored in a loc*er in Co&ncil Cro2e +
n&mber 4/ + rented the 1re2io&s da4 b4 E7oe ?4le.E This a11arentl4 3as the Eli:&idate
4/E that Nichols referred to in his m4sterio&s note to Mc=ei.h.
7ennifer Mc=ei.h later testified that 3hen her brother 2isited )oc*1ort in No2ember of
-49 he confided to her that he had been dri2in. aro&nd 3ith 19/// 1o&nds of e;1losi2es.
Co&ld these Ee;1losi2esE ha2e been the ammoni&m nitrate 1&rchased at the Mid-?ansas
Co-o1I
Then on No2ember "9 1--49 se2eral mas*ed men robbed .&n dealer Ro.er Moore. The
#/-4ear-old Moore 3as s&r1rised b4 t3o men carr4in. shot.&ns9 3earin. camo&fla.e
fati.&es and blac* s*i mas*s9 3ho bo&nd him 3ith d&ct ta1e. The4 1roceeded to ransac*
his ho&se9 ma*in. off 3ith a lar.e collection of 3ea1ons9 1l&s a n&mber of .old and
sil2er bars9 and a safe de1osit bo; *e4.
@nterestin.l49 Moore <A?A6 Bob Anderson> *ne3 Mc=ei.h9 3ho once sta4ed at his
ho&se. Moore had met Mc=ei.h at a .&n sho3 in Florida in 1--".
For his 1art9 Mc=ei.h had a solid alibi. 8e 3as in ?ent9 0hio on No2ember "9 at a .&n
sho3. Det after the bombin.9 Fortier re1ortedl4 told the FB@ that Mc=ei.h called him
after the robber4 and said9 ENichols .ot BobJE $ome of the .&ns 3ere later 1a3ned b4
Fortier at the behest of Mc=ei.h9 accordin. to the FB@9 3hich contends that the 1roceeds
3ere &sed to finance the bombin..
@nterestin.l49 Nichols 3as seen in $edalia9 Misso&ri on Febr&ar4 1/ and 119 the same
3ee*end that .&n dealer Billiam M&eller 3as robbed. M&ellers Till49 Ar*ansas home9
1"/ miles so&th of $edalia9 3as b&r.lari!ed of G4/9/// 3orth of sil2er coins9 .&n 1arts9
s&r2i2al .ear9 and 3/ cases of amm&nition.
Bhat ma*es this e2en more interestin. is that Nichols had chec*ed into the Motel
Memor4 the e2enin. of Febr&ar4 1/9 after a lon. dri2e from ?ansas9 tellin. o3ner ,hilli1
$ha3 he 3as there for the .&n sho3. Det Nichols had missed the first da4 of the t3o-da4
sho3.
The ne;t mornin.9 3hile Nichols 3as a11arentl4 at the sho39 $ha3s 3ife Bett4 o1ened
his room and sa3 do!ens of bo;es of amm&nition scattered across the floor. The 1resence
of s&ch a lar.e :&antit4 of amm&nition 1&!!led local in2esti.ators9 3ho *ne3 there 3as
too small a 1rofit mar.in in le.all4-1&rchased ammo for .&n sho3 dealers to bother
messin. 3ith it. Moreo2er9 if Nichols had 1lanned on sellin. the amm&nition9 3h4 had he
left so m&ch of it in his roomI
Tra.icall49 M&eller9 his 3ife9 and their (-4ear-old da&.hter9 $arah9 3ere fo&nd m&rdered
on 7&ne 2(9 1--#. Their bodies 3ere b4 1&lled from the @llinois Ba4o& after a fisherman
disco2ered a 1ortion of a le.. The famil4 had been handc&ffed9 their heads co2ered 3ith
1lastic ba.s 3ra11ed 3ith d&ct ta1e. The4 3ere fo&nd in 2/ feet of 3ater9 tied to a hea24
roc*.
%nacco&nted for 3as some G"/9/// the Arkansas "a#ette re1orted the M&ellers 3ere
belie2ed to ha2e recei2ed onl4 da4s before the4 disa11eared.
Bhile Timoth4 Mc=ei.h had *no3n Ro.er Moore9 his friend Michael Brescia9 and his
friend and roommate And4 $trassmeir had met Bill M&eller at a Fort $mith9 Ar*ansas
.&n sho3 earlier that 4ear. As re1orted in the $c*urtain "a#ette'
OM&eller then told KCeneL Ber.is that he remembered the t3o beca&se he belie2ed the4
mi.ht be connected 3ith his homes b&r.lar4 + or e2en the ATF. Ber.is also re1orted
that M&eller sho3ed him a s1iral noteboo* 3here the e;hibitor had .one so far + so
.reat 3as his concern + as to 3rite do3n the t3o mens names.
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Both Brescia and $trassmeir9 3ho also *ne3 Mc=ei.h9 li2ed at 5lohim Cit49 the 3hite
se1aratist com1o&nd near M&ldro39 0*lahoma. T3o other 1art-time residents of 5lohim
Cit49 24 4ear-old Che2ie ?ehoe and his brother Che4ne9 o1ened fired on 1olice d&rin. a
traffic sto1 in Febr&ar4 of -'. The 1air 3as indicted b4 a Federal Crand 7&r4 in )ittle
Roc* on m&rder9 rac*eteerin. and cons1irac4 char.es9 stemmin. from the M&eller
m&rder.
C&ns stolen from the M&ellers 3o&nd &1 at a $1o*ane9 Bashin.ton motel. The mana.er
told the FB@ that he is '" 1ercent certain that Mc=ei.h 2isited his motel in late -4 or
earl4 -" 3hen Che2ie ?ehoe 3as li2in. there. 8e said that ?ehoe sho3ed &1 4" min&tes
before the A1ril 1- bombin. 3ith a re:&est to 3atch CNN9 and seemed elated 3hen he
learned of the tra.ed4.
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Michael Brescia 3as later arrested for his alle.ed role in the robber4 of a Madison9
Bisconsin ban* + 1art of the strin. of robberies committed b4 the Mid-Best Ban*
Bandits. As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 some of the robbers made their tem1orar4 homes at
5lohim Cit4.
After the bombin.9 the FB@ :&estioned ,adilla abo&t the items fo&nd in Nichols home
and stora.e loc*ers. Amon. those items 3ere lar.e :&antities of amm&nition and a safe
de1osit bo; *e4 belon.in. to Ro.er Moore. As of this 3ritin. it is not *no3n 3hether the
FB@ traced the ammo to M&eller.
Also fo&nd in Nichols home9 accordin. to ATF A.ent )arr4 Ton.ate9 3ere 33 firearms9
fi2e roles of #/-foot ,rimadet detonator cord9 non-electric blastin. ca1s9 containers of
ammoni&m nitrate9 a f&el-meter9 and fo&r ""-.allon bl&e and 3hite 1lastic dr&ms.
Not e;actl4 the e2er4da4 st&ff of an ordinar4 .&4 from a small to3n in ?ansas.
$imilar items 3ere fo&nd in 7ames Nichols farm9 incl&din. blastin. ca1s9 safet4 f&ses9
ammoni&m nitrate9 and diesel f&el. Nichols9 3ho 3as ta*en into c&stod4 the same da4 as
his brother9 denied an4 3ron.doin.9 and a&thorities dro11ed all char.es. As for his
brother9 he commented9 EM4 .&t feelin.. @ didnt do an4thin.. 8e didnt do an4thin..E
Bhen as*ed b4 a re1orter9 E8o3 abo&t Timoth4 Mc=ei.hI he re1lied9 E@ 3ant to see
some facts.E
Det the facts a.ainst Terr4 seemed to be 1ilin. &1.
0n A1ril 1"9 1--"9 Barbara Bhittenber. ser2ed brea*fast to three men at the $ante Fe
Trail Ainer6 Terr4 Nichols9 Tim Mc=ei.h9 and a third man 3ith dar* feat&res. $he also
recalled seein. a R4der tr&c* o&tside9 and as*ed the men 3here the4 3ere headed.
$&ddenl49 she said9 it 3as Eas if ice 3ater 3as thro3n on the con2ersation.E
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The men left before '6// a.m. )ater that afternoon9 as Bhittenber. and her son 3ere
dri2in. to nearb4 7&nction Cit49 the4 sa3 the tr&c* 1ar*ed at Cear4 $tate Fishin. )a*e +
3here a&thorities ori.inall4 claimed the bomb 3as mi;ed. The tr&c* 3as still there 3hen
the4 dro2e 1ast aro&nd 36// or 46// 1.m. Bhittenber.s son recalled seein. three men
alon. 3ith 3hat he described as a Th&nderbird 3ith Ari!ona ta.s.
)ater that da4 Nichols 2isited a Conoco station in Manhattan9 ?ansas9 and a Coastal Mart
in 7&nction Cit49 and bo&.ht o2er 3/ .allons of diesel f&el. Nichols 1ic*-&1 has a diesel
motor9 accordin. to his brother9 and Nichols had been a re.&lar diesel c&stomer for o2er
t3o months 1rior to the bombin.9 accordin. to $han Boods of ?le11er 0il Co.9
1&rchasin. bet3een G2/ to G3/ 3orth of diesel f&el Et3o or three times a 3ee*.E Recei1ts
3ere a.ain fo&nd in his home.
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The ne;t da49 Nichols 1&rchased an additional 21 .allons from the 7&nction Cit4 Conoco
station.
Then9 on the e2enin. of A1ril 1'9 1--"9 a R4der tr&c* 3as seen 1ar*ed behind Nichols
8errin.ton home. A R4der tr&c* 3as seen that same 3ee* bac*ed &1 to a stora.e shed
that Nichols rented.
0n the mornin. of the 1(th9 se2eral 3itnesses a.ain sa3 the R4der tr&c* 1ar*ed at Cear4
)a*e. ,ar*ed ne;t to a11eared to be Nichols 1ic*-&1. Bhen the FB@ s&bse:&entl4
ins1ected the area9 the4 alle.edl4 reco2ered bits of ammoni&m nitrate and strands of
detonator cord9 and sa3 si.ns of diesel f&el.
That same da49 or 1ossibl4 the da4 before9 a con2o4 1&lled in for .as at the 5as4 Mart in
Ne3*ir*9 1// miles north of 0*lahoma Cit4. @t 3as a R4der tr&c* accom1anied b4 a bl&e
1ic*-&1 3ith a cam1er to1. Mana.er 7erri-)4nn Bac*ho&s recalled seein. three men. The
1assen.er in the 1ic*-&1 3as dar* s*inned 3ith blac* hair9 a2era.e hei.ht9 and had a Ereal
m&sc&lar b&ild9E she said. 8e 3as 3earin. a t-shirt and s&n-.lasses9 and Eloo*ed M&st li*e
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Bac*ho&s also sa3 a reflection of the 1erson in the R4der tr&c*. 8e 3as a short man 3ith
close cro11ed9 dar* hair and .lasses9 she said. 5m1lo4ee Aorinda 7. EBend4E 8ermes
3aited on the third man + Terr4 )4nn Nichols + 3ho came into the store and bo&.ht
food for the others. 8ermes 1artic&larl4 recalled Nichols 1ic*-&1. E@t ca&.ht me f&nn4
beca&se it had street tires on it9 b&t it 3as all m&dd49E she said.
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B&t 1erha1s most interestin. 3as the recollection of Nichols son 7osh9 3ho accom1anied
Mc=ei.h and his father on the ride bac* to ?ansas that $&nda4. Mc=ei.h asserts that he
called Nichols from 0*lahoma Cit4 beca&se his car had bro*en do3n9 and as*ed Nichols
to 1ic* him &1. 0n the 3a4 bac*9 accordin. to 7osh9 Mc=ei.h made his infamo&sl4
cr41tic remar*6 E$omethin. bi. is .oin. to ha11en.E
Nichols re1ortedl4 as*ed him9 Bhat9 are 4o& .oin. to rob a ban*IE
E$omethin. bi. is .oin. to ha11en9E Mc=ei.h stoicall4 re1lied.
A c&rio&s statement. @f Mc=ei.h and Nichols had cons1ired to bomb the M&rrah
B&ildin.9 3o&ldnt Nichols already know that Esomethin. bi.E 3as .oin. to ha11enI
0r 3as the statement in2ented b4 Nichols to e;c&l1ate himself from the 1lot in the e4es
of in2esti.atorsI Ci2en the fact that the statement 3as rela4ed to the FB@ b4 Nichols 12-
4ear-old son9 this seems &nli*el4.
And if Nichols was in2ol2ed in the 1lot9 there is e2idence that in No2ember of -4 he
3anted o&t. Amon. the doc&ments 1rosec&tors handed o2er to the defense is testimon4
from )ori Fortier that Mc=ei.h be.an to solicit hel1 from her h&sband beca&se Nichols
3as Ee;1ressin. rel&ctance.E
@t sho&ld be noted ho3e2er that the FB@ and the E7&sticeE Ae1artment is infamo&s for
framin. 1eo1le9 and the4 bro&.ht enormo&s 1ress&re on the Fortiers9 threatenin. them
3ith *no3led.e of a terrorist 1lot9 3ea1ons 2iolations and other char.es if the4 did not
testif4 a.ainst Nichols and Mc=ei.h. Federal 1rosec&tors s&bse:&entl4 coached )ori
Fortier hea2il4 before Mc=ei.hs trial9 ha2in. her 1ractice her testimon4 in t3o moc*
trials.
Det if Nichols had no in2ol2ement in the 1lot9 3hat 3as he doin. 3ith lar.e :&antities of
ammoni&m nitrate9 blastin. ca1s9 detonator cord9 and a collection of ""-.allon dr&msI
Bh4 the 1&rchases of diesel f&elI Bere these items 1lanted b4 the FB@I
@f Nichols 3as in2ol2ed in the bombin.9 3h4 didnt he ma*e an4 attem1t to hide or
dis1ose of these incriminatin. items before A1ril 1-9 or e2en b4 the 22ndI Bh4 3o&ld a
man93ho had alle.edl4 M&st blo3n &1 a b&ildin.9 *illin. 1#- 1eo1le9 1lainl4 lea2e a
recei1t for the so-called bomb in.redient in his *itchen dra3erI
@n fact9 Nichols didnt attem1t to hide an4 of these items9 before he cas&all4 3al*ed into
the local 1olice station on A1ril 229 after hearin. his name on T=. $&ch do not seem li*e
the actions of an intelli.ent9 calc&latin.9 cold-blooded *iller.
B&t9 then there 3ere the m4sterio&s tri1s to the ,hili11ines. Those tri1s9 and Nichols
clandestine meetin.s 3ith some m4sterio&s 1la4ers in )as =e.as9 3o&ld be.in to intri.&e
a handf&l of Mo&rnalists and in2esti.ators9 as the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. 1lot too* them
do3n an e2en dar*er and more insidio&s road.
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A&thorities ha2e 1ost&lated that Mc=ei.hs Eobsession 3ith Baco9E and Nichols hatred
of the Federal Co2ernment 3ere the dri2in. forces that led them to bomb the Federal
B&ildin.. Their alle.ed association 3ith militias and other 1aramilitar4 .ro&1s9
a&thorities claimed9 3as the *e4 infl&ence that .&ided them alon. their sinister 1ath to
their final9 2icio&s act of re2en.e.
These n&mero&s 1se&do-e;1erts also theori!ed that Mc=ei.h himself 3as ins1ired b4 the
(urner iaries9 3ritten b4 former 1h4sics 1rofessor Billiam ,ierce. @n this fictionali!ed
acco&nt of 3hite race-3arriors o2erthro3 of the Xionist 0cc&1ational Co2ernment
<X0C>9 the EheroesE demolish the FB@ b&ildin. in Bashin.ton9 A.C. 3ith a fertili!er
bomb at 1recisel4 -6// a.m.
The idea for bombin. a federal facilit4 is hardl4 ne3. @n the mid-1-'/s 0*lahoma
resident 8ara3ese Moore 3as con2icted of 1lantin. an incendiar4 de2ice o&tside both the
Federal Co&rtho&se and the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. + a case9 coincidentall49 defended
b4 $te1hen 7ones.
@n 1-(39 members of the Co2enant9 $3ord and the Arm of the )ord <C$A>9 a 3hite
s&1remacist .ro&1 based in northern Ar*ansas9 1lanned to tr&c*-bomb the Alfred ,.
M&rrah B&ildin.. @n 1-((9 former C$A leader 7ames 5llison t&rned states e2idence and
testified that C$A member Richard Ba4ne $nell and others had 1artici1ated in the 1lot.
$nell 3as bitter to3ard the .o2ernment9 5llison claimed9 beca&se the @R$ and FB@ had
sei!ed his 1ro1ert4.
0ther defendants incl&ded Richard Cirnt B&tler9 chief of the Ar4an NationsH Robert 5.
Miles9 a former ?& ?l&; ?lansmanH and )o&is Beam9 7r.9 former Crand Ara.on of the
Te;as ?& ?l&; ?lan9 and Ar4an Nations EAmbassador at )ar.eE + 3ho led a cam1ai.n
of terror a.ainst =ietnamese-American fisherman.
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5llison9 3ho fancied himself E?in. 7ames9E 3as s&rro&nded at his C$A com1o&nd near
the Misso&ri-Ar*ansas border on the 1ro1hetic date of A1ril 1- <ten 4ears to the da4 of
the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.>9 leadin. to a fo&r-da4 standoff a.ainst 2// hea2il4-armed
a.ents. 5llison later testified at his sedition trial that at $nells re:&est9 he had cased
se2eral b&ildin.s9 incl&din. the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
E8e too* me to some of the b&ildin.s and as*ed me to .o in the b&ildin. and chec* the
b&ildin. o&t9E 5llison said. Accordin. to his testimon49 roc*et la&nchers 3ere to be
E1laced in a trailer or a 2an so that it co&ld be dri2en &1 to a .i2en s1ot9 1ar*ed there9 and
a timed detonation de2ice co&ld be tri..ered so that the dri2er co&ld 3al* a3a4 and lea2e
the 2ehicle set in 1osition and he 3o&ld ha2e time to clear the area before an4 of the
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5llison 3o&ld later den4 this. Det on 0ctober 229 1--#9 the Canadian Broadcastin.
Com1an4 <CBC> 1la4ed a cli1 of 5llison9 3here the former C$A leader admitted his
in2ol2ement in the 1lot6
&llison' ...Ba4ne $nell had been... had made a tri1 to 0*lahoma Cit49 and Ba4ne came
bac* and told me abo&t different b&ildin.s that he had seen9 3anted to *no3 if @ 3o&ld
loo* at them 3ith him sometime. And $te2e tal*ed to me and .a2e me a descri1tion of
these b&ildin.s and as*ed me to desi.n a roc*et la&ncher that co&ld be &sed to destro4
these b&ildin.s from a distance... hea249 lar.e b&ildin.s.
@n the CBC 1iece9 former C$A member ?err4 Noble states6 E@ still loo* at thin.s li*e this
and reali!e ho3 close 3e 3ere9 and9 4o& *no39 that this co&ld ha2e been me ha2in. done
this.E The reformed Noble9 no3 a critic of the militant e;treme-Ri.ht9 s1o*e o1enl4 abo&t
the 1lot 3ith CBCs Trish Bood6
9oble' @t 3as one of the tar.ets that 3e had tal*ed abo&t at KtheL C$A in (3. The da4 it
ha11ened9 as soon as @ heard it on the ne3s9 @ said9 the Ri.ht-3in.s done it + the4
finall4 too* that ste1.
Noble e;1lained that the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as a tar.et beca&se it 3as a lo3 sec&rit4
com1le; that ho&sed man4 different federal a.encies. 8e said the 1lotters tho&.ht it
3o&ld ha2e more effect on the co&ntr4 Ethan if 4o& did a b&ildin.9 sa49 in Ne3 Dor* Cit4
or somethin..E
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0ood' Ao 4o& thin* + and @ *no3 this is a .&ess + that $nell or 5llison told KRe2erend
RobertL Millar abo&t the earl4 1lans to blo3 &1 the M&rrah B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4I
9oble' O@ thin* that 1robabl4 Millar *ne3 that somethin. maMor 3as .oin. to ha11en.
No39 3hether he *ne3 the e;act details9 chances are he 1robabl4 did not9 beca&se he
3o&ld not 3ant to *no3 s1ecific details at first. B&t @ thin* he *ne3 somethin. maMor
3as .oin. to ha11en.
5llison later settled at 5lohim Cit4 at the behest of Millar9 3ho claims to disa2o3 the
bombin.. E@f @ *ne3 somethin. li*e that 3as ta*in. 1lace then or toda49E said the
Christian @dentit4 minister9 E@d do e2er4thin. @ co&ld do to 1re2ent it and9 if necessar49
call in .o2ernment a.ents to hel1 sto1 it.E
Bhile all 14 defendants in the ori.inal 1-(3 bombin. 1lot 3ere ac:&itted9 $nell 3as
e;ec&ted on the e2er-1ro1hetic date of A1ril 1-9 1--"9 the 2er4 da4 that the M&rrah
B&ildin. 3as bombed. $nell 3as con2icted of *illin. a blac* state troo1er in 1-(49 and a
1a3n sho1 o3ner he tho&.ht 3as 7e3ish. Bhile &nder arrest9 $nell called himself a
E1risoner of 3ar9E 1recisel4 3hat a&thorities claimed Mc=ei.h said.
Before his death9 $nell had time to 3atch scenes from the bombin. on his Mail-room T=.
Millar9 3ho 3as 3ith the #4-4ear-old $nell d&rin. his final ho&rs9 said he 3as a11alled at
the destr&ction. Det accordin. to Ar*ansas 1rison official Alan Ables9 E$nell ch&c*led and
la&.hed as he 3atched tele2ision co2era.e of the 0*lahoma Cit4 disaster.E
Both Millar and $nells 3ife contend that the con2icted m&rderer 3as saddened b4 the
bombin.. Det Noble thin*s Mc=ei.h 3as in some 3a4 ins1ired b4 $nell.
0ood' Aid 4o& e2er thin* that it 3as a coincidence that Tim Mc=ei.h + if9 in fact9 he
did it + chose that b&ildin.I
9oble' No9 @ dont thin* its an4 coincidence. Bhen 4o& brin. that into acco&nt 3ith the
declaration of 3ar that 3e made9 the 1ress&re that the older leaders of the .ro&1s are
1&ttin. on the 4o&n.er follo3ers to do somethin. in a maMor 3a4 before the4 die + no9
its no coincidence.
0ood' 8o3 3o&ld Mc=ei.h ha2e *no3n abo&t the earlier 1lans for the M&rrah
B&ildin.I
9oble' @ts 2er4 feasible and li*el4 that he 3o&ld ha2e *e1t in comm&nication 3ith
certain 1eo1le and said... 4o& *no39 then if somebod4 said9 3ell9 3hat 3o&ld 4o&
recommend as a startin. 1lace + its 2er4 li*el4 he co&ld ha2e said9 3ell9 this is 3hat 3e
had 1ic*ed o&t.
@nterestin.l49 Ables told the en,er Post9 E$nell re1eatedl4 1redicted that there 3o&ld be
a bombin. or an e;1losion the da4 of his death.E
,bles' A fe3 da4s before the e;ec&tion @ be.an to hear thin.s from the director9 the
3ardens9 M&st tal* in the office9 that stran.e thin.s 3ere .oin. on9 $nell 3as tal*in.
stran.el49 he 3as9 4o& *no39 ma*in. statements that 3ere a little scar4O catastro1hic
e2ents9 thin.s 3ere .oin. to ha11en. This date9 A1ril 1-th9 3as .oin. to be somethin.
that the .o2ernor 3o&ld re.ret 1erha1s.
$nells 1artin. 3ords before lea2in. this 5arth 3ere9 E)oo* o2er 4o&r sho&lder9
Co2ernor9 M&stice is comin.. @ 3o&ldnt trade 1laces 3ith 4o& or an4 of 4o&r cronies. 8ell
has 2ictor4. @ am at 1eace.E
0ood' Are those the ra2in.s of a man abo&t to be e;ec&ted or are the4 the comments of a
man 3ith a 1lanI
9oble' @ thin* a man 3ith a 1lan9 @ thin* a man 3ho is ta*in. the satisfaction that his
death ma4 mean somethin. after all and that it ma4 be the catal4st that 1&ts somebod4
o2er the line to do 3hat he himself didnt .et the chance to do.
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A similar bomb 1lot s&rfaced a 4ear after the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 3hen Richard
Ra4 )am1le49 #"9 his 3ife Cecilia9 and friend 7ohn Baird 3ere con2icted of a 1lot to
bomb the AA) office in 8o&ston9 the $o&thern ,o2ert4 )a3 Center <$,)C> in
Mont.omer49 and 2ario&s .a4 bars and abortion clinics. )am1le4 made his intentions
*no3n at one of Aennis Mahons BAR meetin.s. A former Crand @m1erial Ara.on of the
???9 and n&mber three man in BAR9 the T&lsan 3as a fre:&ent 2isitor to )am1le4s
1lace9 and to 5lohim Cit4.
A self-1roclaimed E,ro1het of Cod9E )am1le4 claims he 3as entra11ed b4 Richard
$chr&m9 an FB@ informant. $chr&m 3as sent b4 the B&rea& to infiltrate the 0*lahoma
3hite se1aratist com1o&nd9 b&t 3hen he fo&nd nothin. ille.al there9 he infiltrated
)am1le4s .ro&1 instead.
Accordin. to defense attorne4s9 it 3as $chr&m 3ho ran the militia cell to 3hich )am1le4
belon.ed9 and threatened to lea2e 3hen it a11eared )am1le4 3as 3a2erin.. E@f an4one
formed an4 *ind of cons1irac49 it 3as Richard $chr&m9E defense la34er Mar* Creen said.
Aefense attorne4 Barren Cotcher bac*ed &1 Creen9 statin. EThis cons1irac4 to b&ild a
bomb is totall4 on the orders of Richard $chr&m.E $chr&m told )am1le4 that he had a
brother in the $1ecial Forces at Fort Bra..9 NC9 3ho 3o&ld 1ro2ide lo.istic s&11ort
3hen the ENe3 Borld 0rderE in2asion came.
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The bomb9 a mi;t&re of homemade C-49 3as s&11osed to tested at 5lohim Cit4.
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Bhate2er the realit4 of that case9 it 1ro2ides a &ni:&e insi.ht into the characters and
1la4ers of the 3hite s&1remacist comm&nit4 of $o&theastern 0*lahoma + a comm&nit4
that dre3 to it li*e a ma.net some of the *e4 1la4ers of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.
cons1irac4.
)ed b4 the '1-4ear-old Millar9 5lohim Cit4 <8ebre3 for ECit4 of CodE> is a 191//-acre
Christian @dentit4 com1o&nd near M&ldro39 0*lahoma. Fo&nded in 1-'3 b4 the
Canadian-born Mennonite9 the comm&nit4 is home to a11ro;imatel4 -/ residents9 abo&t
half of 3hom are direct descendants of Millar.
Christian @dentit4 adherents belie2e that 3hite An.lo-$a;ons9 not 7e3s9 are Cods chosen
1eo1le9 bein. descendants of the 12 lost tribes of @srael9 and that America9 not @srael9 is
the ,romised )and. This sanctified doctrine also holds that 7e3s are the s1a3n of $atan9
and non-3hites are a E1re-Adamic9E s&b-s1ecies.
0nl4 3hites are the Etr&e so2erei.n citi!ensE of the Re1&blic9 and all others are
EFo&rteenth Amendment citi!ensE + the creation of an ille.itimate EX0C.E Belie2ers of
this odd mi; of theolo.4 not onl4 belie2e that the end times are near9 b&t that a .reat
messiah 3ill arise to lead these Ehol4 3arriorsE in a terrible final battle a.ainst the e2il
X0C.
Those 3ho monitor Ri.ht-3in. e;tremist .ro&1s sa4 Millar is 1robabl4 the most
infl&ential Christian @dentit4 leader in the Creat ,lains.
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As Millar e;1lained it6
EBe are o11osed to .o2ernmental mis&se of ta; mone4.O Be are o11osed to some of the
actions of .o2ernment. Bere not anti-.o2ernment... 0&r 1eo1le are all self-em1lo4ed9
and 3e all 1a4 ta;es.O EBe are racist9E Millar said9 Eb&t 3e arent anti-$emitic. @ thin*
its better for races and c&lt&res... to ha2e relationshi1s 3ithin their o3n ethnic .ro&1.
That doesnt mean isolationism9 b&t it means se1aratism.E
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Det the .ro&1 does maintain connections to 3hite s&1remacist and neo-Na!i
or.ani!ations9 incl&din. BAR9 the some3hat def&nct C$A9 and the 2iolent b&t lar.el4
disbanded 0rder. The Christian @dentit4 adherents also formed alliances 3ith Richard
B&tler9 Christian @dentit4 Eminister9E and head of the Ar4an Nations in 8a4den )a*e9
@daho. The 8a4den )a*e com1o&nd ser2ed as a ne;&s for 3hite s&1remacist .ro&1s from
all o2er the co&ntr49 incl&din. the ???9 ,osse Comitat&s9 Billiam ,ierces National
Alliance9 and Robert Mathe3s 0rder. @t 3as Mathe3s .ro&19 ins1ired b4 ,ierces (urner
iaries9 that 3ent on to commit a strin. of ban* robberies9 co&nterfeitin.9 bombin.s9 and
m&rder thro&.ho&t the Mid- and North3est in the 1-(/s.
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Amassin. bet3een G2 and G4 million from robberies and heists of armored cars9 the
.ro&1 distrib&ted the 1roceeds amon.st the 3hite s&1remacist mo2ement. The4 also
1&rchased land in northern @daho for 1aramilitar4 trainin.9 b&t mo2ed to northern
Ar*ansas9 lin*in. &1 3ith the C$A 3hen the4 fo&nd the harsh climate &ns&itable for their
1&r1oses.
The 0rders e;1loits came to an end in No2ember of (49 3hen Mathe3s died in a shoot-
o&t 3ith 1olice and federal a.ents on Bhidb4 @sland off the coast of Bashin.ton. @ts
members 3ho mana.ed to esca1e fled across the co&ntr49 inte.ratin. themsel2es into
different 3hite s&1remacist .ro&1s9 or 3ent &nder.ro&nd alto.ether.
Richard )ee C&thrie9 7r.9 the son of a C@A em1lo4ee9 3ho 3as dischar.ed from the Na24
for 1aintin. a s3asti*a on the side of a shi1 and threatenin. s&1eriors9 his childhood
friend ,eter ?. )an.an9 and $ha3n ?enn49 3ent on to form the n&cle&s of a .ro&1 *no3n
as the Mid3est Ban* Bandits. The .ro&1 stole more than G2"/9/// from 22 ban*s
bet3een 7an&ar4 of -4 and Aecember of -" in a s1ree that led them across 0hio9
Bisconsin9 @o3a9 Nebras*a9 ?ansas9 and Misso&ri. The fo&r-member .ro&1 3o&ld often
3ear FB@ Mac*ets a.ents to ta&nt the B&rea&9 and create di2ersions to foil 1olice9
incl&din. lea2in. behind inert 1i1e-bombs to slo3 1&rs&it. The bandits e2en had a
macabre sense of h&mor9 3earin. a $anta Cla&s s&it d&rin. a hold-&1 aro&nd Christmas9
and an 5aster bas*et 3ith a .old 1ainted 1i1e-bomb left inside a ban* in Aes Moines.
EBild BillE C&thrie also admitted to a Best =ir.inia sheriff that he had hel1ed B&tlers
Ar4an Nations raise another :&arter million dollars thro&.h fra&d. Both C&thrie and
)an.an 3ere re.&lar 2isitors to the 8a4den )a*e com1o&nd.
The seeds for the mens dalliance 3ith the 1aramilitar4 e;treme-Ri.ht 3as so3n in 1--19
3hen $ha3n ?enn49 a friend of )an.an and C&thrie9 be.an disc&ssin. their 1lans to
f&rther the Eca&se.E
@nterestin.l49 the $ecret $er2ice recr&ited )an.an as an informant in A&.&st of 1--3 to
*ee1 an e4e on his friend C&thrie9 3ho had made threats a.ainst the li2es of ,residents
Clinton and B&sh. )an.an 3as released from his Ceor.ia Mail cell <3here he 3as ser2in.
time for robbin. a ,i!!a 8&t 3ith C&thrie> and set &1 in a ho&se in 0hio9 3here he 3as to
assist the $ecret $er2ice in locatin. his old friend. The deal soon 3ent so&r.
$ecret $er2ice A.ent Aic* Rathnell s&mmed &1 the fiasco this 3a46 E0&r main interest
3as to find if there 3as an interest to harm the ,resident or o2erthro3 the .o2ernment....
Be didnt *no3 the4 3ere these ban* robbers.E
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)an.an 3ent so&th on the $ecret $er2ice si; 3ee*s later9 and soon located his old friend
C&thrie. The t3o set themsel2es &1 in a safeho&se in ,ittsb&r.9 ?ansas9 from 3hich the4
3ere alle.ed to ha2e la&nched their notorio&s crime s1ree.
@n No2ember of -49 Mar* Thomas9 the local Ar4an Nations re1resentati2e9 &nited the t3o
3ith others of their *ind. Thomas farm9 located rather a11ro1riatel4 ne;t to a to;ic 3aste
d&m19 has been the site of s*in-head and neo-Na!i rallies s&ch as Bhite ,ride Aa4 and
the ann&al 8itler Do&th Festi2al9 3here 1artici1ants enMo4ed s&ch 3holesome acti2ities as
1a.an rit&als and cross b&rnin.s.
Thomas introd&ced the 1air to ,enns4l2ania nati2e $cott $tedeford9 a roc* m&sician and
artist9 and ?e2in McCarth49 a bassist in a 3hite-1o3er band named EAa4 of the $3ord.E
Thomas 3as instr&mental in hel1in. the men form an alliance 3hich the4 3o&ld call the
Ar4an Re1&blican Arm4 <ARA>.
Ta*in. the moni*er of ECommander ,edro9E )an.an became the .ro&1s leader.
Accordin. to testimon4 1ro2ided b4 ?enn4 at $tedefords trial9 )an.an boasted that the
.an. 3as modeled after The 0rder.
E)earn from Bob KMathe3sL9E )an.an is heard sa4in. on a home-made recr&itment
2ideo. E)earn from his mista*es. $t&d4 4o&r enem4. $t&d4 his methods.E
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The ,enns4l2ania ,osse Comitat&s leader 3o&ld also introd&ce $tedeford and McCarth4
to Michael Brescia9 a ,hiladel1hia nati2e and roc* m&sician 3ho 3o&ld .o on to form a
s1eed metal band 3ith McCarth4 and $tedeford9 called EC4anide.E The roc* n roll ban*
robbers decided to recr&it the 24-4ear-old )a $alle %ni2ersit4 st&dent after 1lannin. the
heist of a lar.e ban* in Madison9 Bisconsin9 3hich the trio robbed on A&.&st 3/9 1--".
The three men came to *no3 ECrand1a MillarE at 5lohim Cit4 co&rtes4 of Thomas9 and
Brescia 3as soon en.a.ed to Millars .randda&.hter9 5ster. Brescia 3o&nd &1 li2in. at
the recl&si2e com1o&nd for t3o 4ears. @t 3as there that he 3o&ld meet his ne3
roommate9 Andreas ?arl $trassmeir9 the m4sterio&s Cerman 3ho settled there in 1--1. @t
3as also at 5lohim Cit4 that Brescia 3o&ld meet Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. As ATF informant
Carol 5li!abeth 8o3e recalled6
E$ometime before Christmas Kof 1--4L a lot of .&4s sho3ed &1 at 5C <5lohim Cit4>. 0ne
that @ recall 3as Tim KMc=ei.hL9 3ho @ onl4 *ne3 as Tim T&ttle. 8e 3as there 3ith a .&4
3ho &sed the name Fontaine9 a 1erson @ no3 reco.ni!e as Mi*e Fortier.E
Referrin. to Mc=ei.h9 she said9 E@ ne2er e2en s1o*e to him. 8e 3as considered a .ood
soldier b4 the members of the ARA9 b&t not a leaderH he 3as M&st someone 4o& sent o&t
on Mobs9 beca&se he 3as reliable.E
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Bere Mc=ei.h and Nichols in2ol2ed in ban* robberiesI 8ad the robberies financed the
bombin.I @t 3as a :&estion that has dist&rbed Nichols e;-3ife )ana ,adilla9 3ho
disco2ered mas*s9 n4lon stoc*in.s9 and 3i.s in her former s1o&ses stora.e loc*er.
Nichols 3as *no3n as a 2ehement critic of the ban*in. s4stem9 had been on the losin.
end of a lar.e credit card la3s&it9 and had declared the Federal Reser2e corr&1t.
Mc=ei.h himself sent his sister 7ennifer three G1// bills9 tellin. her the4 3ere the
1roceeds from a ban* robber4. Bhile there 3as no 1roof that the 1air had act&all4
1artici1ated9 a&thorities 3o&ld 1onder the si.nificance of the associations. As the "a#ette
3rites6
A reliable so&rce familiar 3ith the in2esti.ation confirmed that admitted co-cons1irator
Michael Fortier told the FB@ that e;-arm4 b&dd4 Tim Mc=ei.h said in Febr&ar4 1--" that
he <Mc=ei.h> 3as .oin. to Colorado to Moin EThe 0rder.E
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@nterestin.l49 3hat is not *no3n is M&st 3here Mc=ei.h 3as on the da4s immediatel4
before and immediatel4 after 11 of the robberies.
Bhat is *no3n is that Brescia9 $trassmeir9 and Mc=ei.h became friends9 attendin. .&n
sho3s9 tra2elin. the 3hite s&1remacist circ&it9 and crashin. hi.h-school 1arties in
?ansas9 not far from Terr4 Nichols ho&se. Nei.hbors recalled seein. men 3ho fit the
.eneral descri1tion of Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2 at Nichols 8errin.ton home.
For his 1art9 $trassmeir claims hed Ene2er been in ?ansas9E then admitted9 EO3ell9 once9
dri2in. thro&.h.E
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Catina )a3sons roommate9 )indsa4 7ohnson9 dated Brescia9 and )a3son 3as close
friends 3ith Mc=ei.h. Both she and )a3son recalled seein. $trassmeir9 Brescia9
Mc=ei.h and Fortier at the ?ansas 1arties aro&nd the $&mmer of -2. The 4o&n. 3omen
alle.edl4 referred to the handsome 4o&n. Brescia as EMi*e Bree!4.E
@t is Brescia9 some in2esti.ators claim9 3ho is the m4sterio&s 7ohn Aoe 2 ori.inall4
so&.ht b4 the FB@. Bombin. 2ictim Clenn Bilb&rn9 alon. 3ith in2esti.ator 7.A. Cash9
learned of Brescias relationshi1 to $trassmeir and Mc=ei.h after tal*in. to 1eo1le at
5lohim Cit4 and others in the 3hite s&1remacist &nder.ro&nd. The famil4 filed a G3/
million la3s&it a.ainst Mc=ei.h9 3hich incl&des $trassmeir9 and named Brescia as 7ohn
Aoe 2.
Robert Millar insists that Brescia9 3ho is en.a.ed to Millars .randda&.hter9 is not 7ohn
Aoe 29 b&t sim1l4 a Ecleanc&t9 colle.e t41e bo4.E
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Det se2eral 3itnesses in ?ansas claimed that Brescia closel4 matches the FB@s 3anted
s*etch. )i*e 7ohn Aoe 29 Brescia has a tattoo on his left arm. C&rio&sl4 tho&.h9 Brescias
tattoo is circ&lar + a cross inside a 3heel + the emblem of the Ar4an Nations. The
tattoo seen b4 Mi*e Moro! and other 3itnesses on 7ohn Aoe 2 more closel4 resembled a
dra.on9 an anchor9 or a sna*e. B&t then a.ain9 accordin. to n&mero&s 3itnesses9 there is
more than one 7ohn Aoe 2.
Bhile Brescias connection to 5lohim Cit4 centered aro&nd his relationshi1 3ith 5ster9 it
3as $trassmeir 3ho 3as his roommate. A Cerman national9 the 3(-4ear-old $trassmeir is
the son of CYnter $trassmeir9 former ,arliamentar4 $ecretar4 of $tate to Cerman
Chancellor 8elm&t ?ohl. $trassmeirs &ncle is in the Cerman 1arliament9 and his brother
Ale;ander sits on the Berlin Cit4 Co&ncil. )i*e )an.an9 $trassmeirs father also
re1ortedl4 has connections to the C@A.
Andreas ser2ed as a lie&tenant in the Cerman ,an!er Crenadiers <the e:&i2alent of o&r
$1ecial Forces>9 had formal militar4 intelli.ence trainin.9 and did a stint as a liaison
officer 3ith the Belsh C&ards. 8e told the 3ondon )unday (elegraph that 1art of his
3or* 3as to detect infiltration b4 Barsa3 ,act a.ents9 and then feed them
disinformation. E@f 3e ca&.ht a .&49 3ed offer him amnest4. Bed t&rn him and &se him
to feed false information bac* to the Barsa3 ,act.E
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Bhile $trassmeir 3o&ld not admit
it9 it is re1orted that he is an a.ent for the Cerman national anti-terrorist 1olice9 the C$C-
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EAnd4 the Cerman9E as he became *no3n9 arri2ed in the %.$. in Ma4 of 1--19 3itho&t
bein. doc&mented b4 the @N$ <@mmi.ration and Nat&rali!ation $er2ice>9 and li2ed on a
credit card 1ro2ided b4 so&rces &n*no3n. 8e soon became 5lohim Cit4s Airector of
$ec&rit4.
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Accordin. to $trassmeir9 his 1ath crossed Mc=ei.hs at a T&lsa .&n sho3 in A1ril of -3.
$trassmeir sto11ed b4 Mc=ei.hs table and bo&.ht a fe3 militar4 so&2enirs and disc&ssed
e2ents at Baco. 8e then .a2e Mc=ei.h his card bearin. the inscri1tion E5lohim Cit4.E @n
an inter2ie3 in )oldier o9 Fortune9 $trassmeir 1rofessed ne2er to of heard of Mc=ei.h9
tho&.h he later recanted his stor4 for the (elegraph.. E@ met the .&4 once at a .&n sho39E
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@t 3o&ld seem the relationshi1 .oes dee1er than that ho3e2er. $trassmeir re1ortedl4 met
Mc=ei.h a.ain at the first anni2ersar4 of the Baco massacre in A1ril of -4. And
accordin. to Mo&rnalist Billiam 7as1er9 so&rces close to the in2esti.ation re2ealed that
Mc=ei.h 2isited 5lohim Cit4 on at least 2/ occasions. Traffic records sho3 Mc=ei.h 3as
sto11ed for s1eedin. on 0ctober 129 1--39 t3o miles north of Ceder2ille9 Ar*ansas9 less
than 1/ miles from 5lohim Cit49 on a remote road leadin. to the com1o&nd. ATF
informant Carol 8o3e also recalled seein. Mc=ei.h and Fortier at 5lohim Cit4 d&rin.
the 3inter of -4.
Det 1ossibl4 the most re2ealin. connection s&rfaced in the form of t3o 1hone calls9 one
1laced b4 Mc=ei.h from the @m1erial Motel in ?in.man9 Ari!ona to $trassmeir on A1ril
"9 M&st t3o 3ee*s before the bombin.. @t 3as M&st min&tes after Mc=ei.h had alle.edl4
called 7&nction Cit4 to reser2e the R4der tr&c*. Accordin. to Millars da&.hter-in-la3
7oan9 3ho ans3ered the 1hone9 the caller as*ed to s1ea* to EAnd4.E And4 3asnt in.
Mc=ei.h left a messa.e sa4in.9 ETell And4 @ll be comin. thro&.h.E
Robert Millar9 5lohim Cit4s Es1irit&al leader9E claimed i.norance of Mc=ei.h or the
1hone call.
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8e later recanted his stor4.
Then one da4 before the bombin.9 Mc=ei.h called $trassmeirs %.$. attorne49 ?ir*
)4ons9 loo*in. for And4. Not findin. him there9 he en.a.ed )4ons assistant9 Aa2e
8ollo3a49 in a 1"-min&te con2ersation abo&t Baco9 )4ons claims9 and the need to Esend
a messa.e to the .o2ernment.E @t seemed Mc=ei.h also needed to send a messa.e to
$trassmeir.
For his 1art $trassmeir claims Mc=ei.h ne2er 2isited 5lohim Cit4. E@ dont *no3 3h4
Mc=ei.h 3as tr4in. to contact me9E he said.
Catina )a3son9 3ho 3as close friends 3ith Mc=ei.h for t3o 4ears9 remembers seein.
$trassmeir at the 7&nction Cit4 1arties. E8e 3as M&st someone 4o&d see e2er4 once in a
3hile9E said )a3son9 3ho9 alon. 3ith friends9 3o&ld meet and 1art4 3ith the soldiers
from nearb4 Fort Rile4. E8e 3as tall9 s*inn4 and 1ale9 3ith croo*ed teeth and s&n*en
e4es s&rro&nded b4 dar* circles. And he had this accent.OE
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)arr4 Bild and his 3ife ?ath4 also recall seein. $trassmeir on one of their fishin. tri1s
to Cameron $1rin.s )a*e9 near Fort Rile4. The Bilds remember seein. $trassmeir 3ith
t3o other men 3ith an old R4der tr&c* one 3ee* before the bombin.. 7&st 3ho those t3o
other men 3ere the4 co&ldnt sa4. Bild did recall s1ea*in. 3ith $trassmeir tho&.h. E@
said9 Do&r dialect is reall4 different. Are 4o& a soldierI 8e said9 No. @ said9 Ao 4o&
3or* for the .o2ernmentI 8e M&st *ind of la&.hed.E
Det still more 3itnesses recall seein. the t3o men to.ether. At least fi2e dancers recall
seein. Mc=ei.h9 Nichols9 Brescia9 and $trassmeir at )ad4 Codi2as9 a stri1 Moint in T&lsa9
3hich the men 2isited on A1ril (9 1--". @n an inter2ie3 3ith CBCs Trish Bood9 the
dancers9 3ho 3ish to remain anon4mo&s9 3ere E1ositi2eE of $trassmeir and Mc=ei.hs
1resence M&st ele2en da4s before the bombin.6
0ood' Do& sa3 this man in hereI
@nidentified' Des.
0ood' And ho3 do 4o& rememberI Bhat ma*es 4o& remember seein. him in here that
ni.htI
@nidentified' From one of the .irls. @ M&st heard her sa4 somethin. abo&t a co&1le of
.&4s9 there 3ere a co&1le of 3eird .&4s9 she 3anted somebod4 to .o sit 3ith them.
As disc&ssed earlier9 Mc=ei.h bra..ed to one of the .irls that Esomethin. bi.E 3as .oin.
to ha11en. E0n A1ril 1-9 1--"9 4o&ll remember me for the rest of 4o&r life9E Mc=ei.h
said.
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Also 1resent that ni.ht 3as an old9 faded R4der tr&c*9 seen b4 the bo&ncer. The tr&c*
a11eared to be 1ri2atel4-o3ned9 addin. f&rther 1roof that at least t3o tr&c*s 3ere &sed in
the bombin.. @t 3as this tr&c* 3hich 3as seen b4 3itnesses at Cear4 $tate ,ar*9 se2eral
da4s before a&thorities alle.e that Mc=ei.h rented his. 7.A. Cash s1ec&lates that Mc=ei.h
fle3 to Fort $mith from his motel room in ?in.man on A1ril ' to 1ic* &1 the tr&c* and
meet his comrades9 then the men sto11ed b4 T&lsa on their 3a4 bac* to ?ansas.
@f the4 sto11ed b4 T&lsa9 ma4be it 3as to chec* o&t the @ndian Territor4 C&n $ho3. @t
also mi.ht ha2e been to meet Aennis Mahon. The BAR official9 National $ocialist
Alliance <N$A> leader9 and former ??? @m1erial Crand Ara.on tra2eled fre:&entl4 to
the recl&si2e com1o&nd 3here he *e1t a trailer9 Eto 2isit and fello3shi1 and do some
tar.et shootin. and militar4 mane&2ers9E he said. Mahon 3as close friends 3ith Brescia
and $trassmeir9 both of 3hom he Elo2ed li*e brothers.E
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@n 3hat ma4 seem li*e an e2en more bi!arre t3ist9 Mahon claims he 3as f&nded b4 the
@ra:is d&rin. the C&lf Bar. )i*e 0rder leader Robert Mathe3s9 3ho 3as re1ortedl4
offered f&ndin. b4 the $4rians9 Mahon recei2ed G1// a month9 for a total of G49(//9 from
the @ra:is to stir &1 o11osition to the B&shS%N-im1osed sanctions. Mahon9 o1erator of the
Aial-a-Racist hot line9 also 1rod&ced se2eral 2ideota1es 3hich he distrib&ted to 1&blic
access stations9 e;1ressin. his dissentin. 2ie3 on the %.$. 1olic4.
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Mahon started recei2in. @ra:i f&nds shortl4 after he be.an holdin. anti-3ar rallies9 he
said. EOits comin. from the same !i1 code 3here the @ra:i 5mbass4 is9 b&t the4 dont
sa4 its from the @ra:i 5mbass4.E
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7eff $teinber.9 an in2esti.ator for the )aRo&che Fo&ndation9 sa4s s&ch a scenario is not
at all &n&s&al. EThis *ind of st&ff ha11ened all the time9E sa4s $teinber.. E@n the '/s9 the4
had 1eo1le 3hos Mob it 3as to sho3 &1 at e2er4 sort of )eft-3in. rall4.E
Det 3h4 3o&ld the @ra:is .i2e mone4 to an a2o3ed 3hite s&1remacist li*e MahonI
E8atred of the 7e3s9E sa4s $tienber.. E$ome lo3-le2el 1erson at the embass4 .i2es it o&t
to these .&4s9 and 4o&d be s&r1rised at 3ho the4 .i2e it to + the4re not that bri.ht.E
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@n Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 filed one 3ee* before Mc=ei.hs trial9
$te1hen 7ones made note of the fact that three members of the American A.ric&lt&ral
Mo2ement also met 3ith @ra:i officials. Their 1&r1ose 3as to 3or* 3ith the @ra:is to
ne.otiate a 1eacef&l 3ithdra3 from ?&3ait. EBe 3anted to .et a dialo.&e .oin. and sto1
a shootin. 3ar9E said one member. EAs Americans9 thats 3hat 3e tried to do.E
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Det it seemed the meetin. bet3een the farmers and the @ra:i ambassador 3asnt the onl4
meetin. that too* 1lace. 7ones stated that Terr4 Nichols9 3ho he refers to onl4 as
E$&s1ect @9E made calls to t3o ?ansas-based ,osse Comitat&s members + Aa2id
0li1hant and B&dd4 $nead. )i*e Nichols9 $nead is married to a Fili1ino 3oman. @t is not
*no3n 3hether he met her thro&.h the same mail-order bride ser2ice as Nichols.
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A C@A so&rce contacted b4 7ones indicated that t3o members of the ,osse Comitat&s <it
is not *no3n 3ho> 2isited 3ith an @ra:i di1lomat in Ne3 Dor* Cit4 aro&nd the same
.eneral time. Bhile the a&thor 3as &nable to locate these t3o indi2id&als to confirm the
stor49 it is 1ossible the4 met 3ith the di1lomat to e;1ress their horror o2er B&shs EAesert
Massacre.E
@t is also 1ossible that the @ra:is 2ie3ed the meetin. as an o11ort&nit4 to stren.then their
ties to the 3hite s&1remacist mo2ement. As 3ill be seen9 collaboration bet3een Arab
states9 Mid-5ast terrorists9 and neo-Na!is is a lon. and 3ell-doc&mented one.
%nfort&natel4 for Aennis Mahon9 the @ra:is se2ered their ties 3ith him after the bombin..
EOthe4 c&t me off9 a month after the bombin. + bastardsJE
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@t is also li*el4 that Mahon9 3ho tra2eled to Cerman4 to recr&it 4o&n. s*inheads for the
???9 ma4 ha2e met &1 3ith Michael ?Yhnen. A 1rominent neo-Na!i9 ?Yhnen formed
the Anti-Xionist )ea.&e9 3hich 1reached hatred of 7e3s9 and so&.ht to form a common
bond bet3een Na!is and their Arab brethren. ?Yhnen also ne.otiated 3ith the @ra:is9
1ro2idin. them 3ith 2// Cerman9 American and British s*inheads to fi.ht alon.side
@ra:i troo1s. There is re1ortedl4 a 2ideota1e of these storm troo1ers in $.$. &niforms
bein. .reeted b4 @ra:i @nformation Minister Abdel )ateef 7assem.
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?Yhnens s&ccessor9 a name named 8&bner9 has connections to ?ir* )4ons9 Andreas
$trassmeirs North Carolina-based attorne4. )4ons also s1o*e 3ith 8&bner at meetin.s of
the .ro&1 EAe&tsche Alternati2e.E )i*e Mahon9 )4ons tra2eled the Cerman 3hite
s&1remacist circ&it. $trassmeir and Mahon 3ere close friends9 &ntil Mahon and his
brother Aennis re1ortedl4 called Cerman4 3ith orders to *ill $trassmeir.
Another friend of Mahons is Car4 )a&c* of )incoln9 Nebras*a. The leader of the neo-
Na!i National $ocialist Bor*ers ,art49 )a&c* 3rote a 2/-1a.e manifesto entitled9
E$trate.49 ,ro1a.anda and 0r.ani!ation9E abo&t inte.ratin. 3orld3ide e;tremist .ro&1s
into a ti.ht net3or*9 and Emilitar4 ed&cation 3ith terrorist aims.E )a&c* has re1ortedl4
had fre:&ent contact 3ith Arab terrorist .ro&1s accordin. to Mc=ei.hs defense co&nsel.
Finall49 there is the )ib4an .o2ernment9 3idel4 re1orted to ha2e f&nded both the @rish
Re1&blican Arm4 <@RA> and %.$. citi!ens9 incl&din. a Chica.o street .an. called the 5l
R&*ns + con2icted of cons1irac4 to commit terrorist acts thro&.ho&t the %.$.
E%1on hearin. that )o&is Farra*han had recei2ed G" million from the )ib4an
.o2ernment9 the leader of the 5l R&*ns acti2el4 so&.ht s1onsorshi1 from )ib4a in
e;chan.e to an in-*ind amo&nt of mone4. Members of the 5l R&*ns act&all4 tra2eled to
)ib4a to meet 3ith militar4 official of the )ib4an .o2ernment.E
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Farra*han9 the leader of the Nation of @slam <N0@9 or EBlac* M&slimsE>9 carries forth a
&ni:&e historical 1recedent. 8is 1redecessor9 5liMah M&hammad9 in2ited American Na!i
,art4 leader Ceor.e )incoln Roc*3ell to address an N0@ rall4 on 7&ne 2"9 1-#1 in
Bashin.ton9 A.C. There is a 1hoto of Roc*3ells Na!is in f&ll re.alia <incl&din. $3asti*a
arm bands> seated in the front ro39 3ith the Blac* M&slims seated directl4 behind them.
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Roc*3ell a11eared at an N0@ rall4 in Chica.o one 4ear later9 3here he anno&nced9
E5liMah M&hammad is to the so-called Ne.ro 3hat Adol1h 8itler 3as to the Cerman
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@n $e1tember of 1-("9 the N0@ in2ited Tom Met!.er9 former Crand Ara.on of the ???
and c&rrent leader of BAR to its for&m in @n.el3ood9 California9 and acce1ted a small
financial contrib&tion from the notorio&s 3hite s&1remacist. Met!.er declared that his
alliance 3ith the N0@ 3as a Elo.ical one6 The4 3ant their territor4 and thats e;actl4 3hat
3e 3ant for them and for o&rsel2es. The4 s1ea* a.ainst the 7e3s and the o11ressors in
Bashin.ton.E
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@t therefore comes as no s&r1rise that )ib4a f&nded the N0@ to the t&ne of G" million
dollars. The moti2e behind Arab f&ndin. of Bestern racist and dissident .ro&1s 3as +
and is + to forment re2ol&tion and destabili!e the ECreat $atan.E 7&st as )ib4an
,resident M&ammar al-Vaddafi ser2es as the ins1iration behind man4 militant Blac*
M&slims9 so the @RA ser2ed as the s1irit&al ins1iration behind the Ar4an Re1&blican
Arm49 the .ro&1 fo&nded b4 Richard C&thrie and ,eter )an.an9 3hich incl&ded Michael
Brescia.
As $te1hen 7ones elo:&entl4 states9 EThese 1eo1le are tar.eted beca&se their ideolo.ical
com1ass is 1reset a.ainst the Federal Co2ernment.O Altho&.h the 3hite s&1remacist
comm&nit4 are diametricall4 o11osed to that of Blac* M&slims9 it is a 3ell *no3n fact
that both share a common hatred for the Federal Co2ernment.E
Bhen the ARA 3as e2ent&all4 disbanded9 the FB@ disco2ered an @RA terrorist man&al
called the ECreen Boo*9E literat&re on @reland9 Caelic lan.&a.e ta1es9 $emte; e;1losi2es9
a sho&lder-fired roc*et la&ncher9 and 11 1i1e bombs.
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$emte; is normall4 &sed b4 Mid-
5ast terrorists9 &s&all4 bein. s&11lied b4 R&ssia9 China and North ?orea.
@t seems the connection .oes dee1er. Aennis Mahon claims he act&all4 1ro2ided ad2ice to
the @RA9 enco&ra.in. them to m&rder Eto1 British officers and 1olice officialsE b&t a2oid
*illin. ci2ilians. That statement ties-in to others Mahon has made9 incl&din. the idea of
blo3in. &1 the 0*lahoma Federal B&ildin. at ni.ht9 3hen no one 3as aro&nd9 and other
methods 3hich Eare le.itimate to sa2e 4o&r nation.E
@t seems the @RA ma4 ha2e ret&rned the fa2or. Accordin. to Carol 8o3e9 the o&tla3ed
@rish resistance .ro&1 s&11lied the detonator &sed in the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. The
a&thor is not :&ite s&re 3h4 the bombers 3o&ld need to .o to the @RA for a detonator9 or
e;actl4 ho3 s&ch a connection 3o&ld be arran.ed9 b&t it seems rather d&bio&s. $inn Fein
<the 1olitical arm of the @RA> ,resident Cerr4 Adams called the claim E1re1ostero&s
r&bbish.E
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@t ma4 seem e2en more 1re1ostero&s in li.ht of the fact that Adams had 3on the 1olitical
fa2oritism of ,resident Clinton9 ha2in. been the .&est of honor at a recent Bhite 8o&se
rece1tion.
Det 8o3e alle.ed that Andreas $trassmeir 3as the *e4 lin* bet3een the ARA and the
@RA. @nterestin.l49 the u&lin )unday (imes re1orted on 7&l4 139 1--' that $trassmeir
has indeed associated 3ith $inn Fein6
$trassmeir mo2ed to A&blin last Febr&ar4 and is li2in. in an a1artment in the cit4 o3ned
b4 Ceor.e Ma4b&r49 .eneral secretar4 of the association of Carda $er.eants and
@ns1ectors. 8e has been 3or*in. on constr&ction sites and has attended $inn Fein
meetin.s and social e2ents.
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F&rthermore9 federal informant Car4 Ca.an9 3ho met 3ith 7ones after the bombin.9 told
the a&thor he met 3ith an @RA bomb e;1ert 3hile in Me;ico Cit49 3ho instr&cted him on
the &se of timers. Ca.an claims to ha2e been dee1l4 immersed in the Middle 5astern cell
in2ol2ed in the bombin.. <$ee Cha1ter ">
Bhen F0F Ne3s re1orter Rita Cosb4 as*ed Robert Millar if there 3as an4 Middle
5astern connection to 5lohim Cit49 he ans3ered9 ENo9 not that @ can e2en dream of.E
$trassmeir li*e3ise denied an4 Middle 5astern connection to the bombin. in an inter2ie3
3ith the a&thor.
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As of this 3ritin.9 former ABC 2/S2/ in2esti.ator Ro.er Charles 3as
chec*in. a lead that Middle 5astern indi2id&als 3ere indeed trained at 5lohim Cit4. @t has
not 4et been confirmed.
7&st 3hat Andreas $trassmeir 3as doin. in the %.$. is not alto.ether clear. @n a fi2e-1art
inter2ie3 in the (elegraph9 $trassmeir said that he came to the %.$. in 1-(- to 3or* on a
Es1ecial assi.nmentE for the 7&stice Ae1artment. E@ disc&ssed the Mob 3hen @ 3as in
Bashin.ton. @ 3as ho1in. to 3or* for the o1erations section of the A5A9E he e;1lained.
E@t ne2er 3or*ed o&t.E
The former Cerman intelli.ence officer 3as recommended for these 1ositions b4 =incent
,etr&s*ie9 a retired %.$. Air Force colonel. $trassmeir told attorne4 Mi*e 7ohnston9 3ho
fle3 to Berlin to inter2ie3 him9 that ,etr&s*ie is Ea former C@A .&4 3ho m4 father had
*no3n since he <,etr&s*ie> 3as stationed in Berlin d&rin. the Cold Bar.E
@n an inter2ie3 3ith +ew American editor Billiam 7as1er9 ,etr&s*i denied an4 C@A
connections6
As for the C@A connection9 EThats totall4 3ron.9E insisted ,etr&s*ie. E@m a retired Air
Force officer9 thats all.E Accordin. to ,etr&s*ie9 he 3as a s1ecial a.ent for the Air Force
0ffice of $1ecial @n2esti.ation <0$@>9 and retired as a colonel after ser2in. from 1-"4 to
1-'". Bas he a friend of Andreas fatherI E@2e ne2er met his fatherH 3e2e onl4 s1o*en
o2er the 1hone.E
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8o3 had ,etr&s*ie come to *no3 the 4o&n.er $trassmeirI Andreas arri2ed in the late
1-(/s 3ith some other Cerman lads for the reenactment of the Battle of Cett4sb&r.. The
Cerman 2isitors had a&thentic 1eriod &niforms9 rifles9 ba4onets9 etc. and an ama!in.l4
detailed *no3led.e of the battle. B&t the4 a11arentl4 had not done their home3or*
concernin. economic realities of contem1orar4 America and so 3ere short of cash for
li2in. accommodations and had no credit cards 3ith 3hich to rent a 2ehicle. That is 3hen
a m&t&al friend 1&t them in to&ch 3ith ,etr&s*ie9 3ho 1&t them &1 for a 3hile at his
home.
$trassmeir 3as Ea mi;ed-&1 *id9 a 2er4 immat&re 34-4ear-old 3hen he came o2er here9E
recalled ,etr&s*ie. EAnd4 3anted to 3or* for the %.$. .o2ernment + A5A9 7&stice +
&nderco2er. K8eL tho&.ht his bac*.ro&nd 3ith militar4 and Cerman .o2ernment 3o&ld
hel1. @ e;1lained hed need a .reen card9 ed&cation9 and set him do3n 3ith some 1eo1le
in Bashin.ton 3ho e;1lained that it 3asnt that sim1le. @ thin* he 3ent do3n to $o&th
Carolina and then to Te;as to .o to school.E
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@n an inter2ie3 3ith the !klahoma "a#ette9 ,etr&s*i once a.ain attem1ted to distance
himself from $trassmeir. EThis *id is 3hat 3e 3o&ld call a 1&t!9E he said.
An interestin. descri1tion for a former intelli.ence officer and lie&tenant in the elite
,an!er Crenadiers.
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,etr&s*i also claims that $trassmeirs Mob 3ith the A5A Efell thro&.h.E @s one serio&sl4
s&11osed to acce1t the 1remise that a man 3ith $trassmeirs bac*.ro&nd9 infl&ence9 and
connections came to the %.$. on the off-chance of findin. a Mob 3ith the A5AI That he
tra2eled all this 3a4 to r&n aro&nd 1la4in. to4 soldier for a co&1le da4sI And that
,etr&s*i M&st Eha11enedE to meet him at a battle reenactment at Cett4sb&r.I
More li*el49 Cett4sb&r. 3as a necessar4 co2er-stor4 to infiltrate $trassmeir into the
co&ntr4. A11earin. to be a militar4 enth&siast ma*es it easier to infiltrate the e;treme-
Ri.ht. And ,etr&s*is tale abo&t his A5A Mob fallin. thro&.h is a Elimited han.-o&t9E M&st
eno&.h information re2ealed to satisf4 nos4 Mo&rnalists9 3ith eno&.h disinformation
mi;ed in to steer them a3a4 from E&na11ro2edE areas. And 3hile ,etr&s*i said that
$trassmeir ne2er .ot a Mob 3ith the A5A9 he ne2er said he didn8t .et a Mob 3ith the ATF9
FB@9 or C@A.
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Bith his co2er-stor4 firml4 in 1lace9 $trassmeir then EdriftedE into the far-Ri.ht circles of
the l&natic frin.e9 sto11in. lon. eno&.h to 1ic* an ordinar4 Mob as a com1&ter salesman
to f&rther enhance his ima.e as an innocent drifter.
EAnd4 the CermanE 3as no3 read4 to infiltrate the neo-Na!i cli:&es of the far-Ri.ht.
Bith his Cerman bac*.ro&nd and accent9 it 3as eas4 to con2ince 3hite s&1remacists of
his le.itimac4. @n 1--1 he settled in 5lohim Cit49 3here he established himself as Chief
of $ec&rit4 and 3ea1ons trainin..
Accordin. to a re1ort from the 0*lahoma $tate B&rea& of @n2esti.ation <0$B@>9
$trassmeir trained 1latoon-si!ed .ro&1s consistin. of 3/ to 4/ indi2id&als from
thro&.ho&t the %.$. e2er4 three months at the recl&si2e com1o&nd. Accordin. to a la3
enforcement so&rce inter2ie3ed b4 the $c*urtain "a#ette9 the4 consisted 1rimaril4 of
members from the Ar4an Nations9 and incl&ded Timoth4 Mc=ei.h.
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As the "a#ette
re1orted6
E$trassmeir 3ent o&t and re1laced all o&r deer rifles 3ith assa&lt 3ea1ons9E said Kresident
XaraL ,atterson. ENe;t9 he 3anted &s to start doin. ille.al st&ffO a lot of ille.al st&ff. @
*e1t tellin. And4 that 3e 3ere defensi2e here9 and 3e didnt 3ant an4 1roblems from the
la3. A&rin. the mid-(/s9 3e had a standoff 3ith the feds. @ told him to *ee1 &s o&t of
tro&ble.E
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Bas $trassmeir attem1tin. to infiltrate 5lohim Cit4I E@f the a.ent 1enetrates the .ro&19E
$trassmeir said in an inter2ie3 3ith the a&thor9 Ethe first thin. the4 do is tr4 to sell them
3ea1ons.E Bhen as*ed if that 3asnt e;actl4 3hat he did9 he re1lied9 E@ M&st ad2ised them
abo&t 3ea1ons9 as an e;1erienced soldier. Thats 3hat @ did for 4ears and 4ears. @ 3as an
infantr4 man + @ M&st .a2e ad2ice. B&t9 @ al3a4s obe4ed the la3.E 8e then admitted that
he Edidnt *no3 the la3. @d ha2e to cons&lt m4 la34er.E
Accordin. to information obtained b4 the (elegraph9 $trassmeir infiltrated the Te;as
)i.ht @nfantr4 militia bet3een 1-(( and 1-(-9 and set &1 some ille.al .&n 1&rchases.
The4 soon s&s1ected that $trassmeir 3as a ATF informant. Bhen some members
follo3ed him to a federal b&ildin. one ni.ht9 the4 obser2ed him enterin. it &sin. the
b&ildin.s combination *e4-1ad.
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ATF a.ent An.ela Finle4-Craham9 the a.ent 3ho s&1er2ised ATF informant Carol 8o3e9
had aerial s&r2eillance 1hotos of $trassmeir 3ith an assa&lt 3ea1on9 and 1hotos of
concrete b&n*ers at 5lohim Cit4. @n fact9 in 1--29 some -#/ 4ards of concrete 3ere
trans1orted to the com1o&nd9 1res&mabl4 for b&n*ers and 3ea1ons stora.e facilities.
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)a3 enforcement officials also recei2ed re1orts that the com1o&nd 3as belie2ed to be
.eneratin. income thro&.h the sale of ille.al dr&.s. A so&rce familiar 3ith the
comm&nit4 told me that Br&ce Millar9 Robert Millars son9 3as s&11osedl4 Estr&n. o&tE
on Metham1hetimines. $1eed is a hi.hl4 1o1&lar dr&. amon. the neo-Na!i cro3d9 and
3as in fact in2ented b4 the Na!is d&rin. BB@@ to bolster the fi.htin. abilit4 of their
front-line troo1s.
$e2eral 3ee*s before the bombin.9 in mid-Febr&ar49 the T&lsa office of the ATF 1assed
on information to the 0*lahoma 8i.h3a4 ,atrolman ?en $tafford9 3ho 1&t o&t a B0)0
<Be 0n The )oo*o&t For> on $trassmeir6
ANAR5A$ $TRA$$M5@R9 BSM9 "S1'S"-9 hea24 Cerman accent. Blac* 8airS Bl&e
54es. 1E scar on chin9 3ears cammo fati.&es. ,ossible Tennessee dri2ers license. Came
to %$A in "S-19 1ass1ort 3as .ood &ntil (S-1. 8e ne2er left the co&ntr4. @N$ sa4s he does
not ha2e an e;tension of his =@$A. ,ossibl4 in bl&e Che249 late model9 ta. BF8 34# <not
on file>9 &s&all4 has someone dri2in. him. Carries a .4" a&to 1istol at all times. 8e is an
ille.al alien9 ATF 3ants to be notified if he is sto11ed and has the .&n on him. The4 3ill
file the char.es. Contact6 A.ent An.ela Finle49 ATF. 0ffice6 -1(-"(1-''31 <or> ,a.er6
-1(-#'2-2'"".
Bhats odd is that the B0)0 3as for an @N$ 2iolation9 not e;actl4 the M&risdiction of the
ATF. Moreo2er9 accordin. to a T&lsa 1olice intelli.ence so&rce9 the @N$ 3as told not to
ma*e an4 effort to foc&s on 2isa 2iolations d&e to man1o3er shorta.es.
The $c*urtain "a#ette9 3hich &nco2ered the B0)09 thin*s it 3as 1&t o&t b4 the ATF to
1ro2ide co2er for $trassmeir + an aid for his e;traction from 5lohim Cit4. The 08,
s&bse:&entl4 t41ed &1 the B0)09 3hich 3as e2ent&all4 Elea*edE to 2ario&s so&rces9
incl&din. the residents of the r&ral comm&nit4. Accordin. to Clenn Bilb&rn9 the B0)0
3as circ&lated 3ith the sti1&lation that $trassmeir not be arrested.
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C&rio&sl49 3hen Finle4-Craham attem1ted to .et a 3arrant for $trassmeirs arrest9 she
3as stone3alled b4 the @N$. A T&lsa 1olice intelli.ence so&rce told me that Finle4 E3as
o&t to .et the 3hole 1lace.E This fact 3as confirmed b4 information obtained b4
Mc=ei.hs defense co&nsel d&rin. disco2er4.
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This is also interestin. in li.ht of the fact that the @N$ and ATF had ori.inall4 1lanned a
Moint raid on the com1o&nd + a 1lan 3hich s&ddenl4 came to a halt in late Febr&ar4 of
-". As one @N$ memo stated6
@n2esti.ation 1endin. + no arrest or 3arrant as of 4et + Northeastern 0*lahoma +
re:&est 1artici1ation. Raid + ne;t month.
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@t seems the ATF and @N$ 3erent the onl4 ones interested in 5lohim Cit4. As a re1ort of
Finle4-Crahams dated Febr&ar4 2( states6
0n 22 Febr&ar4 1--"9 this a.ent met 3ith 08, Troo1er ?en $tafford to e;chan.e certain
information re.ardin. this in2esti.ation. Troo1er $tafford indicated that the FB@ also had
an on.oin. in2esti.ation re.ardin. 5lohim Cit4. 0n this same date9 RAC Aa2id Roberts
met 3ith the %nited $tates Attorne4 for the Northern 7&dicial Aistrict of 0*lahoma9 $te2e
)e3is9 to disc&ss this in2esti.ation.
0n Febr&ar4 239 1--" RAC Aa2id Roberts 3as contacted b4 FB@ s&1er2isor9 Mart4
Bebber9 3ho stated that FB@ $1ecial A.ent in Char.e9 Bob Ric*s9 3o&ld be a2ailable
d&rin. the 3ee* of Febr&ar4 2' thro&.h March /39 1--" to meet 3ith ATF $1ecial A.ent
in Char.e9 )ester Mart!. RAC Roberts then contacted Aallas Ai2ision to re:&est $AC
Mart! meet 3ith $AC Ric*s to disc&ss the in2esti.ation of 5lohim Cit4.
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As an interestin. historical 1recedent9 KformerL FB@ a.ent 7ames Rod.ers had de2elo1ed
a massi2e FB@ raid on 5lohim Cit4 in 1-((9 b&t it 3as called off for reasons that ha2e
ne2er been made clear.
0ne month before the bombin. 8o3e .ot Efed &1E 3ith 5lohim Cit4 and the ATFs
attit&de to3ards the in2esti.ation. EAn.ie hadnt made an4 arrests either9E 8o3e told the
"a#ette9 Eand that 3as fr&stratin.9 so @ :&it .oin. o&t there... &ntil after the b&ildin. .ot
blo3n &1JE
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Three da4s after the bombin.9 the ATFs Bashin.ton head:&arters 1&lled the T&lsa office
off the case9 and the FB@ re:&ested them to t&rn o2er all their files on 5lohim Cit4.
The :&estion is9 M&st 3ho 3as $trassmeir re1ortin. toI The C@AI The T&lsa ATF office9
3hich has M&risdiction o2er 5lohim Cit49 ma4 not ha2e been informed if $trassmeir 3ere
re1ortin. to a hi.her a&thorit49 a different a.enc49 or 3as a confidential informant <C@> on
a national le2el.
$trassmeirs co2er-stor4 that his 7&stice Ae1artment Mob Ene2er 3or*ed o&tE also smac*s
of Mc=ei.hs stor4 that his tr4-o&t for the $1ecial Forces didnt 3or* o&t d&e to a
Eblister.E ,erha1s $trassmeir + a se2en-4ear Cerman Arm4 2eteran + failed his
indoctrination d&e to a Enose-bleed.E
@n s1ite of his 2ehement denials9 $trassmeir 1racticall4 admitted to the (elegraph that he
3as an &nderco2er a.ent. EThe Ri.ht-3in. in the %.$. is incredibl4 eas4 to 1enetrate if
4o& *no3 ho3 to tal* to them9E he told the (elegraph. E0f co&rse its easier for a
forei.ner 3ith an accentH nobod4 3o&ld e2er s&s1ect a Cerman of 3or*in. for the
Federal Co2ernment.E
This certainl4 a11ears to be no ordinar4 sli1 of the ton.&e. 8o3 3o&ld $trassmeir *no3
the e;treme-Ri.ht is Eincredibl4 eas4 to 1enetrateE &nless he had 1enetrated themI 8is
statement that nobod4 3o&ld e2er s&s1ect a Cerman is 1racticall4 an admission that he
3as doin. so.
0n Febr&ar4 2(9 1--2 $trassmeir 3as arrested and his car im1o&nded b4 the 08, for
dri2in. 3itho&t a license. Bhen the 1olice o1ened his briefcase9 the4 fo&nd a n&mber of
doc&ments9 incl&din. some in Cerman. There 3ere statements from forei.n ban*
acco&nts9 false identit4 1a1ers9 and a co14 of (he (errorist Hand&ook.
Accordin. to the to3-tr&c* dri2er9 ?enn4 ,ence9 $trassmeir soon bro&.ht hea24 1ress&re
to bear. EBo49 3e ca&.ht hell o2er that one9E he said. EThe 1hone calls came in from the
$tate Ae1artment9 the Co2ernors office9 and someone called and said he had di1lomatic
imm&nit4.OE
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Accordin. to $trassmeir9 the entiret4 of the stor4 amo&nts to a 1air of co1s 3ho 3ere o&t
to harass him and his friend ,eter Bard <recall that 8o3e identified Bard as 7ohn Aoe
Q1>. @nterestin.l49 federal 1rosec&tors filed a motion re:&estin. that 7&d.e Matsch bloc*
efforts b4 Mc=ei.hs defense team 3ho 3as see*in. .o2ernment files on $trassmeirs
acti2ities. @t 3as e2ent&all4 re2ealed to 7ones thro&.h disco2er4 that $trassmeir held a
to&rist =isa 3ith the desi.nation EA 0E. Neither 7ones nor Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard9 3ho
re1orted e;tensi2el4 on $trassmeir9 co&ld learn 3hat the desi.nation meant. The @N$
denied an4 *no3led.e of its meanin.. C&rio&sl49 the entries9 3hich a11eared on all of
$trassmeirs @N$ files9 s&ddenl4 2anished in March of 1--#. $omebod4 had earased them.
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All told9 these are stran.e circ&mstances for a former Cerman intelli.ence officer + the
1oliticall4 3ell-connected son to a to1 aide in Chancellor 8elm&t ?ohls .o2ernment. @t
seems &nli*el4 that this ordinar4 Ecom1&ter salesmanE and Eneo-Na!iE 3ith di1lomatic
imm&nit49 bac*ed &1 b4 the $tate Ae1artment and the 7&stice Ae1artment9 bro&.ht
federal 1ress&re to bear in order to ha2e a minor traffic 2iolation cleared.
More li*el49 $trassmeir 3as in dan.er of ha2in. his co2er blo3n b4 &ns&s1ectin. la3
enforcement a.ents. The sit&ation had to be corrected9 and :&ic*l4.
After the bombin.9 3ith the increasin. attention of in2esti.ators9 and his co2er almost
blo3n9 $trassmeir fled to Cerman49 ta*in. a circ&ito&s ro&te thro&.h Me;ico and ,aris
+ a ro&te commonl4 &sed b4 s1ies. $trassmeirs attorne49 ?ir* )4ons9 detailed his
clients esca1e9 statin. that it 3as aided b4 Cerman4s 2a&nted co&nter-terrorism &nit9
C$C--9 the e:&i2alent of o&r Aelta Force. C&rio&s that C$C-- 3o&ld assist in
$trassmeirs retreat. Bere the4 hel1in. one of their o3nI
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To hel1 maintain his co2er9 the 7&stice Ae1artment :&estioned $trassmeir in North
Carolina at his attorne4s office9 then called him in Berlin to as* abo&t his alle.ed ties to
Mc=ei.h. EThe FB@ as*ed 3here @ 3as on the da4 of the bombin.9E he told the
(elegraph.. EThe4 3anted to hel1 deb&n* the r&mors s1read abo&t me.E
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Bh4 the FB@ 3o&ld be in the b&siness of deb&n*in. r&mors9 &nless it is abo&t them9 is
&nclear. @n this case9 since an4 ties bet3een $trassmeir and the 7&stice Ae1artment 3o&ld
lead directl4 bac* to the them9 it seems that is e;actl4 3hat the4 are tr4in. to do.
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@f $trassmeir had an4 ties to Mc=ei.h9 or to Mc=ei.hs com1anions9 or to those 3ho had
1lanned the 1-(3 bombin. of the M&rrah B&ildin.9 the 7&stice Ae1artment sho&ld ha2e
ser2ed him 3ith a .rand M&r4 s&b1oena or a 3arrant. Det all the FB@ did 3as call
$trassmeir on the 1hone to Edeb&n* the r&morsE s1read abo&t him.
As one la3 enforcement officer told the $c*urtain "a#ette9 EBe fo&nd the a;le from the
tr&c* that led to 7&nction Cit4 and Mc=ei.h. 0&r 8i.h3a4 ,atrolman arrested Mc=ei.h.
And that arrest led to Terr4 Nichols and Mi*e FortierO $ince then9 nothin. in this
in2esti.ation has accom1lished an4thin.. B&t 3ere told b4 the B&rea& that $trassmeir
and his b&ddies are not im1ortant. B&ll-shitJE
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The "a#ette also &nco2ered an intelli.ence b&lletin iss&ed b4 the Ai1lomatic $ec&rit4
Ai2ision9 Co&nter Terrorism %nit9 of the Ae1artment of $tate on March 1(9 1--#
concernin. $trassmeirs alle.ed criminal acti2ities in the %.$.
The cable states that $trassmeir o2ersta4ed his 2isa in 1--1 and 3as *no3n to ha2e been
the militia trainin. officer for a 3hite se1aratist .ro&1 called BAR.
V&otin. the cable9 E8e <$trassmeir> has been the s&bMect of se2eral in2esti.ations for
1&rchasin. 3ea1ons9 and ma*in. the 3ea1ons fire on f&ll a&tomatic. $trassmeir sho&ld
not be allo3ed to ret&rn to the %.$.E
Det this cable ma*es it a11ear as tho&.h the FB@ didnt *no3 an4thin. abo&t $trassmeir
+ 3ho 3as a11arentl4 &nder the 1rotection of the $tate Ae1artment. Bas this another
co2er 1lo4 to 1rotect their informant9 or 3as $trassmeir 3or*in. for the C@A9 3ho 3asnt
comm&nicatin. 3ith the FB@ and ATFI
@nterestin.l49 the FB@ 3o&ld claim the4 3erent a3are of Carol 8o3es stat&s as an
informant either. A&rin. her 7&l49 1--' trial <the res&lt of tr&m1ed &1 char.es b4 so-
called the 7&stice Ae1artment>9 FB@ a.ent ,ete Ric*el told the M&r4 that he s1o*e to 8o3e
in the $1rin. of 1--#9 3hen she re:&ested 1rotection9 com1lainin. that her co2er had
been blo3n. EBe 3ere interested to see if there mi.ht be an4 f&rther information 3e
co&ld .ather abo&t acti2ities in2ol2in. 1eo1le at 5lohim Cit4 3ho ma4 ha2e been
connected 3ith the bombin.9E said Ric*el. Det the a.ent insisted he had no idea of 3ho
8o3e reall4 3as 3hen the FB@ raided her home in Aecember of -#.
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ATF A.ent An.ela Finle4-Craham li*e3ise claimed she 3as &na3are that an FB@ raid
3as 1lanned on 8o3es home. Det as the $c*urtain "a#ette re1orted9 this 1remise 3as
destro4ed 3hen FB@ $1ecial A.ent Chris ,eters too* the stand6
After e;1lainin. his role in the raid on the 8o3e residence9 ,eters 3as as*ed b4 defense
attorne4 Clar* Bre3ster d&rin. cross-e;amination 3ho he 3as married to.
EAn.ela KFinle4L Craham9E ,eters re1lied.
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$trassmeirs o3n co2er 3o&ld finall4 be blo3n 3hen the "a#ette re1orted on 7&l4 149
1--#9 that Ea hi.hl4-1laced so&rce at the FB@ has confirmed that Andreas Carl $trassmeir
3as a 1aid .o2ernment informant sent b4 the B&rea& of Alcohol9 Tobacco and Firearms
to infiltrate 5lohim Cit4.OE
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For his 1art9 $trassmeir claims he 3as at 3or* re1airin. a fence near 5lohim Cit4 on
A1ril 1-. Det $trassmeir hasnt e;actl4 held ti.ht to his stor4. Accordin. to Clenn
Bilb&rn9 3ho has intensi2el4 in2esti.ated the connection9 $trassmeir claimed he sto11ed
3or*in. 3hen it started to rain9 then 3ent home and 3atched the bombin. on T=. Bhen
Bilb&rn chec*ed the 3eather re1orts for the area that da49 he fo&nd that it hadnt be.&n to
rain &ntil m&ch later. $trassmeir then claimed the farmer he 3as 3or*in. for 3as Ceor.e
5aton9 a friend of the m&rdered M&eller famil4. )ater9 accordin. to Bilb&rn9 $trassmeir
stated that he co&ldnt recall e;actl4 3hat he 3as doin. &ntil he tal*ed to his attorne49
?ir* )4ons.
EAnd4 has been dama.ed9E e;claimed )4ons9 an.ril4 ref&tin. the alle.ations a.ainst his
client. EAn4bod4 3ho 1&ts o&t the lie that he 3as lin*ed to the 0*lahoma bombin. in an4
3a4 is .oin. to 1a4 for it.E
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)4ons claims his client had been dra..ed into the cons1irac4 b4 Mc=ei.hs defense team
+ a 1lo49 he said9 to m&dd4 the 3aters b4 1aintin. a 2ast cons1irac4 in2ol2in. neo-Na!is
in 5&ro1e and terrorists in the Mideast. E@ call it the $1ace Alien 5l2is ,resle4 theor49 and
its been f&eled b4 n&t cases and cons1irac4 theorists.E
0b2io&sl49 )4ons himself is no n&t case9 merel4 a hardcore racist and neo-Na!i. The
sim1le Eco&ntr4 la34erE married the sister of a 1rominent member of The 0rder. The
ceremon4 3as 1erformed b4 Ar4an Nations E1astorE Richard B&tler at the .ro&1s
com1o&nd in 8a4den )a*e.
At the 1-(( Ar4an Nations Borld Con.ress9 )4ons s&..ested formin. an AC)% of sorts
for the e;treme-Ri.ht9 and attended the ann&al e2ent in 8a4den )a*e as )o&is Beams
re1resentati2e. Not that )4ons 3as des1erate for clients. 8e ha11il4 defended the
Confederate 8ammer $*inheads of Aallas9 the National $ocialist $*inheads of 8o&ston9
the Bhite =i*in.s of Chica.o9 and BAR leader Tom Met!.er9 3ho 3as acc&sed of
incitin. the m&rder of a blac* st&dent from 5thio1ia. )4ons also defended 8oloca&st
re2isionist 5rnst XYndel9 3ho claimed that the Na!i .enocide 3as a 7e3ish in2ention9 and
other so-called E1risoners of conscience.E
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)4ons 3as also the .&est of honor at the British Nationalist ,art4 in )ondon9 3here he
a11la&ded the ,art4s stance on 3hite 1o3er9 and li*e Billiam ,ierce9 1redicted a f&t&re
race 3ar. The er&dite9 e2er-sociall4 conscio&s attorne4 3as also :&ic* to defend )o&is
Beam9 the Te;as Crand Ara.on of the ?& ?l&; ?lan. Beam fled to Me;ico after bein.
indicted for cons1irac4 to o2erthro3 the .o2ernment. As disc&ssed9 Beam 3as char.ed
3ith harassin. =ietnamese fishermen alon. the coast of Te;as.
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@nterestin.l49 3hen Terr4 Reed 3as in C&adalaMara on behalf of the C@A9 3or*in. 3ith
0li2er Norths E5nter1rise9E Beam m4sterio&sl4 sho3ed &1 as his nei.hbor. Bith the hel1
of )4ons9 Beam 3as ac:&itted after his 3ife shot and *illed a Me;ican FederalW.
)4ons has li*e3ise 2ehementl4 defended $trassmeirs role in the bombin.9 and claims he
is not a .o2ernment a.ent. @nterestin.l49 )4ons arran.ed $trassmeirs sta4s in ?no;2ille9
8o&ston9 5lohim Cit49 and e2en )4ons o3n home in North Carolina.
0ne thin. that can be ded&ced from all this is that $trassmeir and )4ons arent 2er4 .ood
liars.
Accordin. to $te1hen 7ones9 Aennis Mahon made statements to the effect of9 E@f a 1erson
3anted to *no3 abo&t the bombin.9 then the4 sho&ld tal* 3ith And4 $trassmeir beca&se
he *no3s e2er4thin..E
For his 1art9 $trassmeir claims hes not a .o2ernment a.ent. @n his (elegraph inter2ie39
he states9 E@2e ne2er 3or*ed for an4 %.$. .o2ernment a.enc49 and @2e not been in2ol2ed
in an4 intelli.ence o1eration since m4 dischar.e from the Cerman arm4 in 1-((. This
famil4 <the Bilb&rns> is on a fishin. e;1edition.E
Det in the 2er4 same article9 $trassmeir admits that the bombin. 3as the res&lt of a
.o2ernment stin. .one bad + a stin. in2ol2in. a.ents of the ATF. Considerin. the
re2ealin. nat&re of $trassmeirs information9 the article9 entitled EAid A.ents B&n.le %.$.
Terror BombIE mi.ht M&st as 3ell ha2e been called EThan* Do& And4.E As $trassmeir
states6
EThe ATF had an informant inside this o1eration. The4 had ad2ance 3arnin. and the4
b&n.led it9E he said. EBhat the4 sho&ld ha2e done is ma*e an arrest 3hile the bomb 3as
still bein. made instead of 3aitin. till the last moment for a 1&blicit4 st&nt.E
As*ed if he tho&.ht the alle.ed informant 3o&ld e2er s1ea* o&t9 he re1lied 3ith 1assion6
E8o3 can heI Bhat ha11ens if it 3as a stin. o1eration from the 2er4 be.innin.I Bhat
ha11ens if it comes o&t that the 1lant 3as a 1ro2ocate&rI Bhat if he tal*ed and
mani1&lated the others into itI Bhat thenI The co&ntr4 co&ldnt handle it. The relati2es of
the 2ictims are .oin. to .o cra!49 and hes .oin. to be held res1onsible for the m&rder of
1#( 1eo1le. 0f co&rse the informant cant come for3ard. 8es scared shitless ri.ht no3.E
Before and after this o&tb&rst he *e1t re1eatin. that he 3as not ma*in. 2eiled references
to himself.
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Bhen @ inter2ie3ed $trassmeir9 he insisted that he had been :&oted o&t of conte;t. That
statement9 he claimed9 3as made to him b4 a former ATF a.ent. E8e made some hints
that the ATF 1robabl4 *ne3 that this 3as comin. do3n9E said $trassmeir. The so&rce9 he
said9 3as E1rett4 reliable9E altho&.h he 3as :&ic* to :&alif4 it b4 statin. that he 3asnt
certain of the information.
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Referrin. to the stin.9 he said9 EBhat *ind of .i2es me a bad taste9 is that all the ATF
a.ents 3ere a11arentl4 not in the office d&rin. the blast9 all of them.E As to M&st 3hat the
stin. in2ol2ed9 $trassmeir claimed he didnt *no3. B&t re.ardin. 7ohn Aoe 29 he said9
EFor some reason the4 dont loo* for this .&4 an4more. That9 for some reason9 @ thin* is
2er4 stran.e.E
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@f $trassmeir 3as in2ol2ed in a stin. o1eration9 it ma4 ha2e been to sto1 the flo3 of Na!i
1ro1a.anda emanatin. from the %.$. $&ch infl&ences ha2e made their 1resence felt in an
&nsettlin. 3a4 in Cerman4 in recent 4ears. @t is li*el4 that the FB@ re:&ested the
assistance of the B&ndes*riminalamt <B?A>9 the Cerman FB@9 and the
B&ndesnachrichtendienst <BNA>9 the Cerman C@A9 to hel1 .ather intelli.ence on s&ch
.ro&1s as Michael ?Yhnens Anti-Xionist )ea.&e9 and their connections to both Arabs
and American neo-Na!is.
FB@ Airector )o&is Freeh had anno&nced a Moint %.$.-Cerman intelli.ence .atherin.
o1eration on neo-Na!i .ro&1s as far bac* as 1--3. Freeh 1led.ed to 3or* alon.side
Cerman la3-enforcement to stem the s1read of Na!ism emanatin. from the %nited
$tates.
0n A1ril 2/9 1--"9 the American National $ocialist Bor*ers ,art4 anno&nced that the
$ecret $er2ice and ATF had been in2esti.atin. Car4 )a&c*9 leader of the domestic
N$AA,SA0. )a&c*9 3ho 1&blishes the neo-Na!i ne3sletter +.). :ampru99 had been a
maMor infl&ence in Cerman4 and 3as an obMect of concern amon. Cerman a&thorities
<Cerman sedition la3s forbid the 1&blication of Na!i literat&re>.
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@t seems that certain information 1ro2ided b4 $trassmeir res&lted in )a&c*s arrest. Bith
$trassmeirs hel19 the EFarm Belt F&hrerE 3as arrested in Co1enha.en and e;tradited to
8amb&r.. The arrest coincided 3ith maMor raids b4 Cerman 1olice of N$AA,SA0 cells
all o2er Cerman4.
)a&c* 3asnt the onl4 one bec*onin. 4o&n. Cermans to Moin the 3hite s&1remacist
mo2ement. Research cond&cted b4 Mc=ei.hs defense team indicates that Aennis Mahon
tra2eled to Cerman4 to recr&it indi2id&als into the ?& ?l&; ?lan. A 2ideo re1ortedl4
sho3s Mahon in Cerman4 in f&ll ??? re.alia9 li.htin. a cross. Mahon himself Mo*ed
that if he 3as fined the &s&al 19/// Ae&tsche Mar*s for e2er4 time he .a2e the Na!i
sal&te9 he 3o&ld o3e 1/9///9/// Mar*s.
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0nl4 a fe3 3ee*s before the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 Mahon recei2ed a 1hone call from
)a&c*. EDeah9 @ .ot a call from )a&c* sometime before the bombin.... 8e told me that he
3as ma*in. another tri1 to 5&ro1e. @ told him he 3as too hot9 and he sho&ldnt .o.E
$ha*in. his head9 Mahon sa4s no39 E8e sho&ld ha2e listened.E
Aid the a&thorities *no3 )a&c* 3as comin.I EBell9 @ did tell $trassmeir abo&t the tri19E
said Mahon. <0r did Mahon tell the .o2ernment himselfI>
Bith )a&c*s 5&ro1ean arrest9 the N$AA, noted9 E%.$. officials ha2e been doin.
e;tensi2e s&r2eillance of )a&c*s contem1oraries in 0*lahoma9 ?ansas9 Nebras*a and
north Te;as. These s&r2eillance acti2ities 3ere bein. coordinated o&t of the 0?C offices9
accordin. to o&r so&rces.E
@nterestin.l49 the ne3sletter added that Ethe 0?C office of the ATF had 1lans to ser2e
search 3arrants b4 the be.innin. of $&mmer on se2eral 3ell-*no3n 3hite
s&1remacists.E
@t seems the 3arrants 3ere ne2er iss&ed.
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@nterestin.l49 )4ons told the Cerman ma.a!ine 2olkstreue' EThere are man4 s1ies 3ithin
Kthe ?lanL and most of its best leaders ha2e left the ?lan to do more effecti2e 3or* 3ithin
the mo2ement.O The man 3ho is mainl4 res1onsible for the s&ccess of the ?lan in
Cerman4 + Aennis Mahon + has left the ?lan.E
A11arentl49 Mahon is still concerned eno&.h abo&t his res1onsibilit4 to the 3hite
s&1remacist mo2ement to ha2e tele1honed Cerman4 3ith orders to *ill $trassmeir.
Accordin. to a con2ersation o2erheard b4 Cash9 EKMahonL 3anted Andreas shot in both
*neeca1s and a confession elicited from him9 then hold a 3/-min&te trial and then e;ec&te
him.E
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@n2esti.ator 7eff $teinber. ta*es this one ste1 f&rther9 belie2in. that Mahon himself ma4
be an ATF o1erati2e. 8e sa4s the ATF had him on a char.e then dro11ed it. E8e ma4 ha2e
been t&rned9E said $tienber..
0b2io&sl49 $trassmeir 3asnt the onl4 informant at 5lohim Cit4. Mahon9 3ho *ne3
C&thrie9 McCarth49 $tedeford9 and )an.an9 had introd&ced his ne3-fo&nd friend Carol
8o3e to the 3hite se1aratist comm&nit4. @t 3as there that the attracti2e 24-4ear-old
da&.hter of a 1rominent T&lsa b&sinessman 3o&ld meet $trassmeir. As 8o3e told the
"a#ette'
E@ *inda had a relationshi1 3ith him for a 3hile. Be tal*ed abo&t relationshi1s once9 and
he said he 3asnt interested in settlin. do3n 3ith a 3oman. All he 3anted to do 3as blo3
&1 federal b&ildin.s. @t 3as also at that same meetin. that he sho2ed his hand do3n m4
dress and @ tho&.ht9 3ell9 he 3as doin. somethin. else9 b&t no3 that @ thin* abo&t it9 @
thin* he 3as feelin. for a 3ire.E
8o3e also said she o2erheard Mahon and $trassmeir disc&ss 1lans to bomb the
0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin.. As 8o3e related it6
E@ started .oin. to as man4 of their meetin.s as @ co&ld and met a lot of 1eo1le 3ho 3ere
2er4 secreti2e. B&t sometime in No2ember there 3as a meetin. and $trassmeir and
Mahon said it 3as time to :&it tal*in. and .o to 3ar9 and time to start bombin. federal
b&ildin.s.E
E@ re1orted all this to An.ie.E
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Accordin. to her attorne49 8o3e 1ro2ided tele1hone n&mbers9 license ta.s9 names9
famil4 trees9 <incl&din. the location and desi.n of tattoos> dra3in.s of b&ildin.s9
1ict&res9 and descri1tions and lists of indi2id&als 3ho 3ere in2ol2ed in criminal acti2it4.
@n fact9 Confidential @nformant "32'/-1(39 or C@-1(3 <3hose neo-Na!i handle 3as
EFre4aE and E)ad4 MacBethE> made o2er '/ re1orts to Finle4-Craham d&rin. 1--4--"
time frame. Finle4 1aid 8o3e G12/-a-3ee* to 1ro2ide the ATF re.&lar &1dates on the
acti2ities at 5lohim Cit49 and those of $trassmeir and Mahon in 1artic&lar. Finle4-Craham
filed her 1reliminar4 R0@ <Re1ort of @n2esti.ation> on Carol 8o3e on A&.&st 3/9 1--4.
5ntitled EBhite Ar4an Resistance9 B.A.R.E @t states9 in 1art6
0n A&.&st 249 1--4 this a.ent met 3ith C@-1(3 in the T&lsa ATF Field 0ffice and
disc&ssed in .reat detail the federal firearms and cons1irac4 2iolations of the Bhite
Ar4an Resistance9 EB.A.R.EO
B.A.R. is described breifl4 as bein. radical9 1aramilitar49 Neo-na!i9 anti-.o2ernment9 and
2iolent. B.A.R. has national and international affiliates to incl&de the ??? and a racist
follo3in. in Cerman4.O
B.A.R. has se2eral trainin. sites in 0*lahoma. The 1rimar4 trainin. location is called
5lohim Cit4 3hich is in a r&ral area near the border of 0*lahoma and Ar*ansas in Adair
Co&nt49 0*lahoma. The members of the reli.io&s or.ani!ation9 The Co2enant9 $3ord and
Arm of the )ord li2e at 5lohim Cit4. The The Co2enant9 $3ord and Arm of the )ord is a
se1aratist or.ani!ation that conMointl4 trains 3ith and e;chan.es 3ea1ons 3ith B.A.R.O
Re.ardin. statements b4 Mahon that 3ere secretl4 2ideota1ed b4 8o3e9 Finle4-Craham
3rites6
Mahon has made n&mero&s statements re.ardin. the con2ersion of firearms into f&ll4
a&tomatic 3ea1ons9 the man&fact&re and &se of silencers and the man&fact&re and &se of
e;1losi2e de2ices. Mahon has stated both the *no3led.e and abilit4 to man&fact&re a
ran.e of e;1losi2e de2ices. Mahon intends to man&fact&re and &se an4 or all of the abo2e
3hen he deems necessar4. Mahon and his or.ani!ation are 1re1arin. for a race 3ar and
3ar 3ith the .o2ernment in the near f&t&re and it is belie2ed that the4 are ra1idl4
stoc*1ilin. 3ea1ons.
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Mahon res1onded to 8o3es alle.ations in the 2illage 2oice' EThis 3oman has .ot some
shit on me. The4re lies. B&t its m4 3ord a.ainst hers.OE
$ome shit indeed.
@t 3as after Mahon and 8o3e had a romantic fallin.-o&t that the 24-4ear-old 8o3e
s3itched from bein. an a2o3ed 3hite s&1remacist to a ATF informant. A tem1orar4
1rotecti2e order 3as iss&ed a.ainst Mahon b4 a T&lsa co&rt in A&.&st of -4 after 8o3e
alle.ed that Mahon threatened to Eta*e ste1s to ne&trali!e me9E b4 brea*in. her *nees if
she tried to lea2e the 3hite s&1remacist mo2ement.
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E@ 3as contacted b4 Aennis Mahon after @ ordered some literat&re from this .ro&1 called
Bhite Ar4an Resistance9E 8o3e told the $c*urtain "a#ette. E8e 3anted to ha2e a closer
relationshi1 than @ did9 and later he threatened me 3hen @ tried to .et a3a4 from his
.ro&1.
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@t 3as after 8o3e so&.ht the restrainin. order that Finle4-Craham recr&ited her into the
ATF. Mahon claims it 3as 8o3e-the-informant 3ho ad2ocated most of the 2iolence.
Ae1ictin. himself as the fall-.&4 in the affair9 he told the 1ress9 EThe4 3ant to dra. me
into this thin. and @ barel4 remember e2en meetin. Tim Mc=ei.h. @t 3as $trassmeir 3ho
3as meetin. 3ith Mc=ei.h9 not me.E
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C&rio&sl49 Mahon later sent a 2ideota1e to Mc=ei.hs 1rison cell e;1ressin. his 2ie3s on
the Emo2ement.E Mc=ei.hs defense team 3as concerned abo&t the 2ideo9 not *no3in.
3hether the intended messa.e E3as to enco&ra.e the Aefendant to sacrifice himself for
the e2ent&al M&stice of the ca&se or 3as a s&btle threat intended to remind the Aefendant
that members of his famil4 3ere 2&lnerable.E
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Bhile Mahon 2ehementl4 denied 8o3es alle.ations9 the ATFs R0@ of 7an&ar4 119 1--"
<three months before the bombin.> states9 in 1art6
A&rin. the $abbath meetin.9 Millar .a2e a sermon solicitin. 2iolence a.ainst the %$
.o2ernment. 8e bro&.ht forth his soldiers and instr&cted them to ta*e 3hate2er action
necessar4 a.ainst the %$ Co2ernment. @t is &nderstood that ATF is the main enem4 of the
1eo1le at 5C.O 8e e;1licitl4 told 1(3 that the4 3ere 1re1arin. to fi.ht a 3ar a.ainst the
.o2ernment.O
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8o3e re1orted to Finle4-Craham that 7ames 5llison also 1lanned to reconstr&ct the C$A.
8er re1ort also stated that Millar 1lanned to consolidate his com1o&nd 3ith .ro&1s in
Te;as9 Misso&ri9 Ar*ansas and 0*lahoma to 1re1are to fi.ht a 3ar 3ith the .o2ernment.
,osse Comitat&s members from ,enns4l2ania alle.edl4 lent a hand b4 hel1in. 5lohim
Cit4 residents con2ert their 3ea1ons to f&ll a&tomatic.
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EThese 1eo1le ha2e the means and the desire to start a terrible 3ar in America9E 3rote
8o3e in a letter to her father in A&.&st of 1--4. EThe4 m&st be sto11ed9 one .ro&1 at a
time.E
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To 1reci1itate that 3ar9 $trassmier 3as a11arentl4 3illin. to 1roc&re .renades9 C-4 and
other e;1losi2es.
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This is hardl4 s&r1risin.. @n 1-'-9 ATF informant Bernard B&t*o2ich and FB@ o1erati2e
5d3ard Aa3son led a .ro&1 of ??? and Na!i ,art4 members on a shootin. s1ree d&rin.
a 1arade in Creensboro9 North Carolina9 3hich led to the deaths of fi2e members of the
Comm&nist Bor*ers ,art4.
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@nterestin.l49 the -ashington Post re1orted ho3 B&t*o2ich E&r.ed members to b&4
e:&i1ment to con2ert semi-a&tomatic .&ns to f&ll4 a&tomatic 3ea1ons9 and offered to
1roc&re e;1losi2es <incl&din. hand .renades>.E
Accordin. to the +ew York (imes9 3itnesses re1orted that B&t*o2ich9 a 2eteran
demolitions e;1ert9 also offered Eto train them in acti2ities s&ch as ma*in. 1i1e bombs
and fire bombs9E and that Ethe Na!is ta*e 3ea1ons to the KComm&nistL rall4 in the tr&n*s
of their cars.E
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Bith a ma1 of the 1arade ro&te s&11lied b4 Creensboro ,olice Ae1artment Aetecti2e
7err4 Coo1er9 Aa3son9 B&t*o2ich9 and their ??? and neo-Na!i comrades 3ere able to
select the most ad2anta.eo&s site for their amb&sh.
Accordin. to $te1hen 7oness a11eal brief9 Finle4-Crahams hand3ritten notes confirmed
a re1ort from 8o3e that Aennis Mahon had bomb-ma*in. e;1ertise9 incl&din. alle.edl4
e;1lodin. a "//lb ammoni&m nitrate bomb in Michi.an fi2e 4ears earlier.
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8o3e also told the a.ents that $trassmeir and Mahon cased the T&lsa @R$ b&ildin. and
the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin. in No2ember and Aecember of 1--49 and once
d&rin. Febr&ar4 of -". @nterestin.l49 Mahon told re1orters that as a Ere2ol&tionar49E he
3o&ld indeed blo3 &1 the Federal B&ildin.9 b&t do it at ni.ht9 3hen no one 3as aro&nd.
$hoc*in.l49 most of this information 3as 1ro2ided to the ATF &e9ore the bombin..
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7.A. Cash9 re1ortin. for the $c*urtain "a#ette9 claimed to ha2e recei2ed information
from an intermediar4 that a so&rce at the head:&arters of the Ar4an Nations in 8a4den
)a*e9 @daho9 said that Mahon 3as Eone of the rin. leaders in the .ro&1 that bombed the
Federal B&ildin..E Cash9 3ho inter2ie3ed Mahon on n&mero&s occasions b4 1osin. as a
3hite s&1remacist9 3rote the follo3in. in the "a#ette'
And he <Mahon> indicated that the res&lts of the bombin. 3ere not as he antici1ated. 8e
felt li*e this 3o&ld ca&se a comin. to.ether of radicals aro&nd the co&ntr4 3ho 3o&ld
be.in a cam1ai.n of terrorism. @n retros1ect9 he feels li*e the @R$ b&ildin. sho&ld ha2e
been bombed instead of the M&rrah B&ildin. and 1robabl4 sho&ld ha2e been bombed at
ni.ht. The da4 care center and the *illin. of the children 3as ha2in. a ne.ati2e effect.
For his 1art9 Mahon claims he has an alibi for the mornin. of A1ril 1-. Det Bric*to3n
3itness Aa2id $nider is s&re the dri2er of the R4der tr&c* 3hich slo3l4 made its 3a4
1ast his 3areho&se that mornin. 3as Aennis Mahon. Altho&.h the dri2er had lon. hair
and 3as 3earin. s&n.lasses9 $nider is adamant. 8e sho3ed the 0*lahoma Co&nt4 Crand
7&r4 a 2ideo sho3in. Mahon 3earin. the same s&n.lasses he 3as 3earin. on the
mornin. of the blast.
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<$ee dra3in.>
Mahon9 3ho said he belie2es there were others in2ol2ed 3ith Mc=ei.h9 told the aily
!klahoman9 E@ ha2e ne2er been in do3nto3n K0*lahoma Cit4L. @ am s:&ea*4 clean.E
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@nterestin.l49 Mahon also claimed himself to be a ma*e-&1 artist9 and described himself
as Ethe master of all dis.&ises.E @n a some3hat startlin. statement9 Mahon told Ambrose
52ans-,ritchard of the 3ondon )unday (elegraph'
E@ al3a4s deli2er m4 bombs in 1erson9 in dis.&ise9E he said mischie2o&sl4. E@ can loo*
li*e a 8is1anic or e2en a Ne.ro. @m the master of dis.&ise.E
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Re2erend 7ohnn4 )ee Clar49 a reformed ?& ?l&; ?lansman 3ho also testified before the
Co&nt4 Crand 7&r49 told the aily !klahoman' EThere is no mista*e that the li1s and chin
and facial feat&res Kof the man $nider sa3L is Aennis Mahon in one of those dis.&ises.E
E8e al3a4s bra..ed he is the master of dis.&ise9E said Clar49 3ho claims to be an
ordained minister in T&lsa. Mahon E&sed to dress &1 li*e Me;icans and 0rientals or li*e
blac*s.E
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8o3e9 3ho 3as debriefed b4 the ATF and FB@ after the bombin.9 told a.ents Blanchard
and Finle4-Craham that the s*etches of the s&s1ects 3ho rented the R4der tr&c* a11eared
to be 5lohim Cit4 residents Kand Mahon and $trassmeir associatesL ,eter or $onn4 Bard.
$he also re1ortedl4 told the a.ents9 EOno one in the 3orld loo*s more li*e the s*etch of
7ohn Aoe 2 than Michael Brescia.E 8o3es re1ort to Finle4-Craham stated9 in 1art6
$A B)ANC8ARA and $A ANC@5 F@NA)5D9 ATF9 tal*ed 3ith $A F@NA)5Ds
confidential so&rce ECAR0).E CAR0) stated she belie2es in 1--49 she sa3 an
indi2id&al resemblin. the com1osite of %N$%B Q l in a 3hite se1aratist 1aramilitar4
cam1 called E5lohm Cit4E <1honetic> <5C>. This cam1 is located aro&nd $till3ell9
0*lahoma. CAR0) *no3s this 1erson as E,5T5.E CAR0) has seen an indi2id&al named
ET0NDE resemblin. the com1osite of %N$%B Q 2. T0ND is ,5T5s brother9 and is not
3ell li*ed at 5C. T0ND 3o&ld do as his brother directed ho3e2er.
Bhen CAR0) sa3 the tele2ision 1ict&res of T@M0T8D 7AM5$ MC=5@C89 she said
MC=5@C8 doesnt loo* li*e E,5T5.E CAR0) recalled that she did see a 1erson 3ho
loo*ed li*e MC=5@C8 in a 1hoto.ra1h in a 1hoto alb&m she sa3 at a 1--4 ?lan Rall4.
NBC9 1&ttin. the official 7&stice Ae1artment s1in on the stor49 claimed 8o3es re1orts
contained no s1ecific information re.ardin. the 1lot. Det accordin. to the "a#ette9 E8o3e
3as ro&tinel4 1ol4.ra1hed b4 the .o2ernment d&rin. the time she 3as ma*in. her
monthl4 re1orts. The .o2ernments o3n doc&ments indicate she 1assed9 sho3in. no
dece1tion on her 1art in an4 1ol4.ra1h e;amination.E
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As Finle4-Craham testified
d&rin. 8o3es 1re-trial hearin.6
Bre"ster' ENo39 4o& 3ere interested in *no3in. as m&ch as 4o& co&ld abo&t Mr.
$trassmeir9 3erent 4o&IE
Araham' EDes.E
Bre"ster' EBhat *ind of .&ns he hadIE
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Bre"ster' And the *ind of threats he made abo&t 3antin. to blo3 &1 federal b&ildin.sI
Do& 3ere interested in that9 3erent 4o&IE
Araham' E@ 3as interested in an4thin. @ co&ld find o&t abo&t an4 2iolation.E
Bre"ster' EAnd Ms. 8o3e told 4o& abo&t Mr. $trassmeirs threats to blo3 &1 federal
b&ildin.s9 didnt sheIE
Araham' E@n .eneral9 4es.E
Bre"ster' EAnd that 3as before the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.IE
Araham' EDes.E
At the time of this 3ritin.9 federal a&thorities 3ere still insistin. that 8o3es re1orts
contained no s1ecific 3arnin.s of an4 1lot to bomb an4 federal b&ildin.. The4 also
claimed that the4 3ere onl4 alerted t3o da4s a9ter the bombin.9 3hen the4 debriefed
their informant.
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Det seems 8o3es re1orts 3ere s1ecific eno&.h to 3arn the ATF not to be in the office
the da4 of the bombin.. No ATF em1lo4ees 3ere amon. the 1#- *illed.
Ne2ertheless9 federal 1rosec&tors still insisted9 after 8o3e 3ent 1&blic9 that the informant
co&ldnt ha2e had an4 s1ecific information abo&t the bombin.9 beca&se she 3as
EterminatedE on March 2'9 three 3ee*s before the attac*.
Also EterminatedE it seems9 3as the ATFs Aecember9 1--4 re1ort re.ardin. 8o3es
acti2ities at 5lohim Cit4. That re1ort9 so&rces told (he +ew American9 contained s1ecific
3arnin.s abo&t the 1endin. attac* on the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.. 8ad this re1ort9 li*e
so m&ch of the ATFs e2idence concernin. their and the FB@s atrocities at Baco9
con2enientl4 Edisa11earedIE
%nfort&natel4 for the ATF9 the records 3hich sho3 that 8o3e remained an acti2e
informant &ntil 7an&ar4 -9 1--#9 hadnt disa11eared. As Finle4-Crahams R0@ of 7an&ar4
319 1--# states6
@t is re:&ested that C@ "32'/-1(3 be retained as an acti2e informant. @t 3as re:&ested b4
the Aallas Ai2ision office that this informant be retained as an acti2e informant for the
d&ration of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. in2esti.ation.
0n A1ril 229 Finle4-Craham sent the follo3in. memo to )ester Mart!9 $AC of the Aallas
Field office6
This informant is in2ol2ed 3ith the 0?C bomb case 3hich is 1endin. 1rosec&tion in
Aen2er and 3as the *e4 in identif4in. indi2id&als at 5lohim Cit49 3hich is tied to the
0?C bomb case.
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@n addition to den4in. her em1lo4ment 3ith the ATF9 the b&rea& attem1ted to claim that
8o3e 3as E&nstable9E her emotional state and her Elo4alt4E to the ATF bein. in :&estion.
Det once a.ain9 the official records9 3hich describe 8o3e as Estable and ca1able9E
contradict these claims. As the ATFs R0@ of A1ril 229 1--# notes6
KThis a.ent hasL *no3n C@ "32'/-1(3 for a11ro;imatel4 t3o 4ears and can assert that
this informant has not been o2erl4 1aranoid or fearf&l d&rin. &nderco2er o1erations.
As 24-4ear ATF 2eteran Robert $anders told (he +ew American9 E8o3e 3as a 2er4 .ood
informant. $he is ob2io&sl4 intelli.ent9 reso&rcef&l9 cool and con2incin. &nder 1ress&re9
and has a .ood sense for the *ind of detailed information that is most hel1f&l to la3
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Det the feds 3o&ld ma*e e2er4 attem1t to distance themsel2es from their o3n informant
in the aftermath of the bombin.. Not s&r1risin.l49 this 3as the same r&se the FB@ &sed in
the aftermath of the Borld Trade Center bombin. + 1&llin. &nderco2er o1erati2e 5mad
$alem off the case t3o 3ee*s before the tra.ic attac* <3hich he had also 3arned them
abo&t> then claimin. that he 3as E&nreliable.E
Det the FB@ reacti2ated $alem after the bombin.9 M&st as the4 did 3ith 8o3e9 sendin. her
bac* to 5lohim Cit4 to .ather additional information on Mahon9 $trassmeir9 and the
others. 8er ne3 contract raised her 1a4 from G2".// 1er da4 to G4//.//.
C&rio&sl49 neither the ATF nor the FB@ offered 8o3e an4 1rotection. FB@ a.ent ,ete
Ric*el admitted d&rin. s&bse:&ent co&rt testimon4 that 8o3e had come to him in Ma4 of
-# see*in. 1rotection9 b&t he had offered none. @n fact9 Ric*el said he didnt e2en ma*e a
note of their con2ersation.
Not onl4 did the FB@ fail to 1rotect 3hat the ATF called their E*e4E 3itness lin*in.
5lohim Cit4 to the bombin.9 b&t the FB@ 3ent one ste1 f&rther9 lea*in. a confidential
re1ort to the 1ress. As Finle4-Craham 3rote in her A1ril 19 1--# re1ort6
0n March 2-9 1--# this a.ent recei2ed a tele1hone call from $SA 8arr4 5berhardt. $SA
5berhardt stated that the identit4 of C@ "32'/-1(3 had been se2erel4 com1romised. $SA
5berhardt stated that a re1ort b4 FB@ a.ent 7ames R. Blanchard @@ contained the formal
name of C@ "32'/-1(3 and eno&.h information to re2eal the identit4 of C@ "32'/-1(3
3itho&t hisSher name bein. &sed. $SA 5berhardt stated that he had attem1ted to rela4 this
matter to FB@ A$AC 7ac* McCo49 ho3e2er A$AC McCo4 sho3ed little concern and
denied that $SA Blanchard 3as at fa&lt. $SA 5berhardt stated that he became irate beca&se
it 3as a11arent that nothin. 3as .oin. to be done in an effort to rectif4 the 1roblem or at
least 1ro2ide hel1 for the safet4 of C@ "32'/-1(3.
Finle4-Craham Eimmediatel4 tele1honed C@ "32'/-1(3 and informed himSher that their
name had been disclosed and that heSshe sho&ld ta*e e2er4 1reca&tion for their safet4....
This a.ent told the C@ that an4thin. and e2er4thin. 3ill be done to ins&re hisSher safet4.E
@t seems the .o2ernment 3as f&ll4 a3are of the dan.er 1osed to their informant9 as
Finle4-Crahams re1ort of A1ril 229 1--# notes6
@ndi2id&als 3ho 1ose immediate dan.er to C@ "32'/-1(3 are6 <1> Aennis Mahon9 <2>
members of 5lohim Cit49 and <3> an4 s4m1athi!er to Mc=ei.h.... This a.ent belie2es that
sShe co&ld be in serio&s dan.er 3hen associates disco2er hisSher identit4.
@n fact9 one of Finle4-Crahams initial re1orts indicates that Aennis Mahon Estated that he
3o&ld *ill an4 informant.E Mahon s&bse:&entl4 sent 8o3e on a Eni.ht reconnaissance
missionE to a secl&ded area + strai.ht into the arms of a blac* .an.9 3hose members
1istol-3hi11ed her and c&t her 3ith a *nife. @n 3hat loo*ed li*e a deliberate attem1t to
rid itself of an embarrassin. informant9 8o3e 3as 1ro2ided 3ith no 1rotection b4 the
.o2ernment 3hich she had so lo4all4 and co&ra.eo&sl4 ser2ed.
Bhen 1&blic criticism and lia!e a faire attem1ts to ma*e 8o3e Edisa11earE failed9 the
.o2ernment resorted to silencin. her on 1hon49 tr&m1ed &1 char.es.
The E7&sticeE Ae1artment fo&nd it e;1editio&s to indict 8o3e M&st in time for Mc=ei.hs
trial9 1&ttin. her safel4 behind bars. The char.eI Com1ilin. a list of bomb in.redients9
ac:&irin. 1hoto.ra1hs of federal offices in T&lsa9 and &sin. her home tele1hone to
distrib&te racist information + all &nderco2er acti2ities committed on behalf of her
em1lo4er + the ATF. 8o3e 3as &nanimo&sl4 ac:&itted.
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Attorne4 $te1hen 7ones belie2es that 8o3e 3as indicted Efor the 1&r1oses of le2era.e
a.ainst her in order to *ee1 her mo&th sh&t abo&t 3hat she *no3s abo&t the acti2ities of
Mahon and $trassmeir9E and her em1lo4er9 the ATF.
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As the reader 3ill soon disco2er9
this is not be the time the Federal Co2ernment 3o&ld see* to silence and discredit one of
its o3n informants.
,erha1s most s&r1risin.l49 d&rin. a 7&l49 1--' 1re-trial hearin. for 8o3e9 FB@ a.ent ,ete
Ric*el re2ealed that ECrand1aE Millar 3as a confidential FB@ informantJ Bhen as*ed if
Millar had been a so&rce of .o2ernment information or an informant9 Ric*el re1lied9
E.enerall49 4es.E
@t no3 a11eared that there 3ere at least three .o2ernment informants inside 5lohim Cit4
+ 8o3e9 $trassmeir9 and Millar9 the later t3o 3ho 3ere incitin. a 3ar 3ith the Federal
Co2ernment. Add to that the 1robabilit4 of Brescia9 Mahon9 and Mc=ei.h bein.
informants9 and 5lohim Cit4 be.ins to loo* li*e one .reat bi. .o2ernment-r&n neo-Na!i
trainin. cam1.
Accordin. to a former .o2ernment informant inter2ie3ed b4 the "a#ette9 E@t is t41ical for
a.encies s&ch as the C@A9 FB@ and ATF to 1lace m&lti1le moles inside a 1lace li*e
5lohim Cit4 and 1la4 one reso&rce off the other9 3itho&t either one *no3in. the identit4
of the other.E Federal la3 enforcement9 e2en different offices of the same a.enc49 often
do not share informants names &nless the mission calls for it.
EThe reasons are ob2io&s. First9 there is no 3a4 a la3 enforcement a.enc4 is .oin. to ris*
e;1osin. the life of one of their assets sho&ld the other reso&rce s&cc&mb to tort&re or
decide to do&ble-cross the a.enc4. And9 of co&rse9 the monitorin. of information can best
be 2erified if neither reso&rce *no3s 3ho the other is. Thats the onl4 3a4 this .ame
3or*s9 and its the onl4 3a4 it s&cceeds.E
And 3hat of Michael BresciaI Bas he also an informantI Ci2en the close9 often
re2ealin. nat&re of a roommate relationshi19 it is li*el4 that an &nderco2er a.ent 3o&ld
room 3ith another a.ent9 e2en if nothin. more than one mi.ht o2erhear the other tal*in.
in his slee1.
$trassmeir himself admitted the diffic&lt4 of .oin. Edee1 co2er9E and ha2in. to *ee1 4o&r
.&ard &1 24 ho&rs-a-da4. E@f 4o& 3ere an &nderco2er a.ent9E said $trassmeir9 E4o& ha2e
to *ee1 4o&r .&ard &19 4o& cant .et close.E
@s that 3h4 he roomed 3ith Brescia9 so he 3o&ldnt ha2e to maintain his .&ardI Not
accordin. to $trassmeir6 E@ 3o&ld be 2er4 s&r1rised if he <Brescia> 3as an &nderco2er
a.ent. 8es a 2er4 honest9 strai.htfor3ard .&4.E
$trassmeir9 alon. 3ith friends ,eter and $onn4 Bard9 fled 5lohim Cit4 in A&.&st of -"9
after Mc=ei.h defense team in2esti.ators be.an loo*in. into acti2ities at the secreti2e
com1o&nd.
Brescia left 5lohim Cit4 aro&nd the same time as $trassmeir9 3ith his fiancW 5ster9
tra2elin. to Canada9 and remainin. mostl4 &nder.ro&nd. 8e s&bse:&entl4 ret&rned to his
1arents ho&se in ,hiladel1hia9 3here he 3as acti2el4 so&.ht b4 the media.
C&rio&sl49 li*e his friend $trassmeir9 Brescia 3as com1letel4 i.nored b4 federal
a&thorities for his 1ossible role in the bombin.. 8e 3as finall4 arrested for the Bisconsin
ban* heist in Febr&ar4 of 1--'. Bas it a le.itimate b&st9 or did the arrest ser2e to silence
him for his role in the bombin. as the .o2ernment tried to do 3ith Carol 8o3eI
$ha3n ?enn4 .a2e the FB@ the ti1 that led to the arrest of C&thrie9 3ho 3as a11rehended
after a hi.h-s1eed chase o&tside of Cincinnati in 7an&ar4 of 1--'. 8e 3as fo&nd dead in
his cell in Co2in.ton9 ?ent&c*4 si; months later9 on 7&l4 129 han.ed 3ith a bed sheet.
A&thorities :&ic*l4 r&led his death a s&icide. Accordin. to a note fo&nd at the scene9
C&thrie 3as a11arentl4 feelin. .&ilt4 o2er his t&rncoat attit&de9 and didnt 3ant to
endan.er his famil4.
E$ometimes it ta*es somethin. li*e a s&icide to settle a 1roblem9E hed 3ritten to his
attorne4. E5s1eciall4 one thats li*eO mine.E
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Det Aennis Mahon told 2illage 2oice re1orter 7ames Rid.e3a4 he belie2es C&thrie 3as
m&rdered beca&se he had threatened to re2eal information abo&t the 1roceeds of the loot9
3hich 3as belie2ed to ha2e .one to the Ar4an Nations and other neo-Na!i .ro&1s.
C&thrie 3as fo&nd dead onl4 a fe3 ho&rs after tellin. a re1orter from the 3os Angeles
(imes that he intended to 3rite a tell-all boo* that E3o&ld .o a lot f&rther into 3hat 3e
3ere reall4 doin..E
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8e 3as also M&st da4s a3a4 from a11earin. before a .rand M&r4.
Bith C&thries hel19 $tedeford 3as arrested on Ma4 24 at the %11er Aarb4 recordin.
st&dio 3here he 3or*ed as a .&itarist9 and McCarth4 3as ca1t&red in the B&stleton
section of ,hiladel1hia. Thomas 3as e2ent&all4 arrested in conM&nction 3ith se2eral
robberies as 3ell.
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)an.an 3as arrested at his rented ho&se in Col&mb&s9 0hio se2eral da4s after C&thrie9 in
a f&sillade of b&llets fired b4 o2er-ea.er FB@ a.ents. The 3anted f&.iti2e9 3ho had fired
no shots9 li*ened the arrest to an assassination attem1t. Another silencin. attem1t
1erha1sI <The FB@ claimed the4 3ere 3arned that )an.an 3o&ldnt be ta*en ali2e.>
@ronicall49 d&rin. his trial9 the self-st4led re2ol&tionar4 sho&ted hac*ne4ed 1hrases s&ch
as E,o3er to the ,eo1leJE and told the M&d.e that the ARAs mission 3as to o2erthro3 the
.o2ernment and Eset free the o11ressed 1eo1le of North America.E 5;ce1t9 a11arentl49 for
Blac*s9 7e3s9 and homose;&als.
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Det e4ebro3s e2er43here raised 3hen )an.an sho3ed &1 in Mail 3ith 1in*-1ainted
toenails and lon. manic&red fin.ernails. )an.ans lo2er9 a transse;&al named Cherie
Roberts9 a11eared at the trial and e;claimed d&rin. a scene 3ith %.$. Marshals9 E@ cant
e2en tal* to m4 3ifeJE
Roberts9 3ho met )an.an at a ?ansas Cit4 .ro&1 called ECrossdressers and Friends9E
called the neo-macho re2ol&tionar4 ban* robber b4 his charmed 1et moni*er9
EAonna.E
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@n a Erecr&itmentE 2ideo confiscated d&rin. a search of )an.ans ho&se9 EAonnaE a11ears
in a blac* s*i-mas*9 e;hortin. 1otential re2ol&tionaries to eradicate all non-3hites and
non-Christians from the co&ntr49 and eliminate federal E3hores.E
E@n solidarit4 3ith o&r $erbian brothers 3e &nderstand the meanin. of ethnic cleansin..
To &s9 its not a dirt4 3ord.E A11arentl49 1reo1erati2e transse;&als 3ere not incl&ded in
)an.ans tar.eted 1o1&lation .ro&1.
The 1/'-min&te 1ro1a.anda film9 entitled EThe Ar4an Re1&blican Arm4 ,resents6 The
Armed $tr&..le %nder.ro&nd9E 1la4s o&t li*e a bad Mont4 ,4thon s*it. )an.an sho&ts
orders in $1anish from behind a des* festooned 3ith hand .renades and ban* boot49
3hile his Etroo1sE .oose-ste1 in the bac*.ro&nd. E0&r basic .oal is to set &1 an Ar4an
Re1&blic on the North American continent9E states ECommander ,edro.E
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The neo-re2ol&tionaries also e;1o&nd their 1hiloso1h4 and tactics9 3hich incl&de9 not
s&r1risin.l4O blo3in. &1 federal b&ildin.s. EBe ha2e endea2ored to *ee1 collateral
dama.e and ci2ilian cas&alties to a minim&m9E anno&nces their leader9 Eb&t as in all 3ars9
some innocents shall s&ffer. $o be it.E
The 2ideo 3as com1leted in 7an&ar49 1--"9 fo&r months before the bombin. of the Alfred
,. M&rrah B&ildin.. )an.an9 for his 1art9 sa4s he had nothin. to do 3ith the bombin..
EMost of m4 famil49 m4 siblin.s 3or* in federal b&ildin.s9E he told the -ashington Post.
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Det .i2en )an.ans connections to Brescia9 $trassmeir and Mahon9 and their connections
to Nichols and Mc=ei.h9 and the .ro&1s ties to the 2iolent neo-Na!i &nder.ro&nd9 it is
sin.&larl4 c&rio&s 3h4 the FB@ hasnt serio&sl4 1&rs&ed these leads.
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Then there is the C$As 1-(3 1lot to blo3 &1 the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin.9 and
$nells stran.el4 fort&ito&s statements abo&t A1ril 1-9 1--".
Bhat is e2en more shoc*in. is 3h4 the ATF a11arentl4 i.nored 3arnin.s from its o3n
informant9 Carol 8o3e. 8ad the4 fi.&red the4 co&ld ensnare the bombers in a hi.hl4
1&blici!ed b&stI
E5lohim Cit4 is not a c&rrent s&bMect of interest9E a la3 enforcement official in
Bashin.ton told the Associated ,ress9 almost t3o 4ears after the blast.
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Bas 5lohim Cit4 of so little interest to a&thorities beca&se it 3as a .o2ernment-infiltrated
s1oo* center9 *e1t on hand for contin.encies9 m&ch as elements of the ??? 3ere b4 the
FB@s 7. 5d.ar 8oo2erI
And 3hat of @ra:s connections to Aennis MahonI @s this a s&bMect of interestI Bas it M&st
an innocent b&siness relationshi19 or9 li*e the $4rians offer of f&ndin. to Robert
Mathe3s9 3as it somethin. moreI
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Teflon Terrorists
@n the 3a*e of the bombin.9 the media 3as ab&!! 3ith re1orts of a Middle-5astern
connection. Re1orters 3ere re1ortin. claims of M&slim e;tremists9 and tal*in. heads
3ere tal*in. abo&t a familiar mod&s o1erandi. Then on A1ril 219 less than 4( ho&rs after
the bombin.9 the FB@ anno&nced that the4 had snared their el&si2e :&arr49 an an.r4 3hite
.&4 named Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h. The follo3in. da49 the B&rea& anno&nced that the4
had ca1t&red an.r4 3hite .&4 n&mber t3o6 Terr4 )4nn Nichols.
The mainstream media9 ha2in. their information s1oon-fed to them b4 the FB@9 :&ic*l4
la&nched into in-de1th anal4sis of the t3o E1rime s&s1ects.E All other information
:&ic*l4 became b&ried in the .reat collecti2e memor4 sin* hole. @t 3as as if9 3ith the
Eca1t&reE of Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 all other information became s&ddenl4 irrele2ant and
obsolete. The 7&stice Ae1artment 3a2ed their ma.ic 3and9 ,resident Clinton 3in*ed at
the Middle-5astern comm&nit49 and all the 3orld 3as set ri.ht a.ain.
Bhat remained hidden behind the official c&rtain of deceit ho3e2er9 3ere scores of
3itness acco&nts9 official statements9 and e;1ert o1inions re.ardin. a Middle-5astern
connection. For 4( ho&rs after the bombin.9 FB@ officials and terrorism e;1erts 1o&red
forth their o1inions and anal4ses6
Robert 8eibel9 a former FB@ co&nter-terrorism e;1ert9 said the bombin. loo*ed li*e the
3or* of Middle 5ast terrorists9 1ossibl4 those connected 3ith the Borld Trade Center
bombin..
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$1ea*in. on CNN9 ATF director 7ohn Ma.a3 said6 E@ thin* an4 time 4o& ha2e this *ind
of dama.e9 this *ind of e;1losion9 4o& ha2e to loo* there <Middle 5ast terrorists> first.E
EThis 3as done 3ith the attem1t to inflict as man4 cas&alties as 1ossible9E said terrorism
e;1ert $te2en 5merson on CB$ 52enin. Ne3s. EThat is a Middle 5astern trait and
somethin. that has been9 .enerall49 not carried o&t on this soil &ntil 3e 3ere r&del4
a3a*ened to it in 1--3.E
Former %nited $tates Re1resentati2e Aa2e McC&rd4 of 0*lahoma <former Chairman of
the 8o&se @ntelli.ence Committee> told CB$ Ne3s that there 3as E2er4 clear e2idence of
the in2ol2ement of f&ndamentalist @slamic terrorist .ro&1s.E
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Former FB@ co&nter-terrorism chief 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell told CB$ 52enin. Ne3s9 E@
thin* its most li*el4 a Middle 5ast terrorist. @ thin* the mod&s o1erandi is similar. The4
ha2e &sed this a11roach.E
5;-C@A co&nter-terrorism director =ince Cannistraro told the -ashington (imes9 ERi.ht
no39 it loo*s 1rofessional9 and its .ot the mar*s of a Middle 5astern .ro&1.E
A2i )i1*in9 a former @sraeli Aefense @ntelli.ence s1ecialist on the ,rime Ministers staff9
in 0*lahoma Cit4 at the time of the bombin.9 told in2esti.ator Crai. Roberts9 Ethis is a
t41ical Arab Terrorist t41e attac*.E
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@t 3as also re1orted the @sraelis .a2e the Americans a E.eneral 3arnin.E concernin. the
bombin..
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CB$ Ne3s stated that the FB@ had recei2ed claims of res1onsibilit4 from at least ei.ht
different or.ani!ations. $e2en of the claimants 3ere tho&.ht to ha2e Middle 5astern
connections6
An FB@ comm&ni:&W that 3as circ&lated Bednesda4 s&..ested that the attac* 3as carried
o&t b4 the @slamic 7ihad9 an @ranian-bac*ed @slamic militant .ro&19 said a sec&rit4
1rofessional in California 3ho declined to be namedO the comm&ni:&W s&..ested the
attac* 3as made in retaliation for the 1rosec&tion of M&slim f&ndamentalists in the
bombin. of the Borld Trade Center in Febr&ar49 1--39 said the so&rce9 a non-.o2ernment
sec&rit4 1rofessional.O Be are c&rrentl4 inclined to s&s1ect the @slamic 7ihad as the
li*el4 .ro&1O
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7ames Fo;9 former head of the Ne3 Dor* FB@ office9 told CB$ Ne3s9 EBe tho&.ht that
3e 3o&ld hear from the reli.io&s !ealots in the f&t&re9 that the4 3o&ld be a thorn in o&r
side for 4ears to come.E
0n 7&l4 2nd9 shortl4 after $hei* 0mar Abdel Rahmans s&rrender to %.$. @mmi.ration
a&thorities9 the 5.41tian 7ama a @slami4a <the .ro&1 im1licated in the Borld Trade
Center bombin.> iss&ed a statement sa4in. that if the $hei* 3as 1rosec&ted or e;tradited
to 5.41t9 the4 3o&ld be.in a 3orld-3ide terror cam1ai.n a.ainst the %nited $tates.
0n A1ril 219 1--"9 the 3ondon (elegraph re1orted6 E@sraeli anti-terror e;1erts belie2e the
0*lahoma bombin. and the 1--3 Borld Trade Center e;1losion are lin*ed and that
American in2esti.ators sho&ld foc&s on @slamic e;tremists.E
The same da49 the 3ondon )unday (imes carried a re1ort that s&..ested ,resident
$addam 8&ssein of @ra: ma4 ha2e been in2ol2ed in both the Borld Trade Center and the
0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.s6
@ra: 3as f&rio&s 3ith America last 3ee* at its %nited Nations mo2e to foil efforts to
o2ert&rn C&lf 3ar economic sanctionsO Ram!i Ahmed Do&sef9 the recentl4-ca1t&red
alle.ed mastermind of the 1--3 attac* on the Borld Trade Center in Ne3 Dor*9 3as
directl4 f&nded b4 Ba.hdad9 accordin. to C@A and FB@ doc&ments + and e2idence so far
de2elo1ed abo&t the latest bomb indicates some similarities in the 1lannin..
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@f those in Ba.hdad 3ere an.r4 o2er the br&tal and relentless attac* on their co&ntr4 b4
%.$. forces d&rin. the C&lf Bar9 the4 had additional reason for an.er 3hen ,resident
Clinton la&nched a retaliator4 raid a.ainst @ra:i intelli.ence head:&arters in Ba.hdad.
The 7&ne 2# Cr&ise Missile stri*e 3as directed a.ainst the com1le; after an alle.ed 1lot
3as &nco2ered to assassinate former 1resident9 croo*9 and mass m&rderer Ceor.e B&sh
d&rin. his recent 2isit to ?&3ait.
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The raid merel4 destro4ed some of the com1le;9 and
le2eled abo&t a do!en s&rro&ndin. homes9 *illin. a11ro;imatel4 si; ci2ilians. $4ndicated
col&mnist Charlie Reese called it Ehi.h-tech terrorism.E
The +et +ews )er,ice re1orted the ne;t da4 that the .o2ernment-bac*ed Al7(hawra
ne3s1a1er char.ed that Clinton had carried o&t the attac* onl4 to bolster his Eeroded
1o1&larit4 and credibilit4... domesticall4.E Both Al7(hawra and Ceneral $aber Abd&l-
A!i! Ao&ri9 head of the @ra:i intelli.ence ser2ice9 indicated that the @ra:i .o2ernment had
2o3ed 2en.eance a.ainst the %nited $tates.
Bac*in. &1 Ao&ris claims 3as former head of @ra:i militar4 intelli.ence9 Ceneral Bafi:
al-$ammarai9 3ho told the )ondon Independent that the 7&ne9 1--# bombin. of the %.$.
militar4 ho&sin. com1le; in Ahahran9 $a&di Arabia9 3hich *illed 1- ser2icemen9
Estron.l4 resembled 1lans dra3n &1 b4 a secret @ra:i committee on 3hich he ser2ed after
the in2asion of ?&3ait. 8e sa4s o1erations considered b4 @ra:9 b&t not carried o&t at that
time d&e to shorta.e of reliable a.ents9 incl&ded e;1lodin. lar.e bombs near b&ildin.s
3here American soldiers 3ere li2in..E
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0ne month later9 the -ashington Post re1orted6
5arl4 on 7&l4 #9 Col. Mohammar Vaddafi of )ib4a iss&ed a 3arnin. that ,resident
Clinton and the %nited $tates had bl&ndered in the recent missile attac* on Ba.hdad9 and
that the %nited $tates sho&ld e;1ect a lot more terrorism in the near f&t&re. Vaddafi
s1o*e of increasin.l4 2iolent and s1ectac&lar acts to be 1er1etrated e;1ressl4 for
broadcast on the national and international tele2ision.
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$hortl4 after the bombin.9 ?F0R9 Channel 4 in 0*lahoma Cit4 recei2ed a call from the
Nation of @slam9 ta*in. credit for the bombin.. @nterestin.l49 the N0@ has been directl4
f&nded b4 )ib4a.
The Post8s 7ac* Anderson added that a direct attac* a.ainst the %.$. 3o&ld be &nli*el49
and that co&nter-terrorist anal4sts feared that the onl4 2iable a2en&e for 8&sseins
re2en.e 3o&ld be thro&.h the &se of terrorism. EA 1referable re2en.e for @ra: 3o&ld
in2ol2e ha2in. a s&rro.ate terrorist carr4 o&t a domestic attac* that 8&ssein co&ld
1ri2atel4 ta*e credit forO
Accordin. to Ar. )a&rie M4lroie9 ,h.A.9 a Middle 5ast e;1ert at the Center for $ec&rit4
,olic49 and an a&thorit4 on the Borld Trade Center bombin.9 @ra:i a.ents s&ch as Ram!i
Do&sef had infiltrated the ori.inal Borld Trade Center cell9 res&ltin. in the constr&ction
of a more 1o3erf&l9 so1histicated bomb.
Ar. M4lroie noted that on $e1tember 2'9 1--49 as @ra:i troo1s tested American resol2e b4
1re1arin. a ne3 assa&lt a.ainst ?&3ait9 $addam 8&ssein declared6 EBe 3ill o1en the
storeho&ses of the &ni2erseE a.ainst the %nited $tates. T3o da4s later9 %a&il + a
ne3s1a1er in @ra: o3ned b4 $addams son9 %da4 + am1lified9 sa4in.6 EAoes the %nited
$tates reali!e the meanin. of o1enin. the stores of the 3orld 3ith the 3ill of @ra:i
1eo1leI...Aoes it reali!e the meanin. of e2er4 @ra:i becomin. a missile that can cross to
co&ntries and citiesIE
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M4lroie notes that there ma4 be other @ra:i intelli.ence a.ents at lar.e in this co&ntr49
*no3n as Eslee1ers9E 3aitin. to carr4 o&t far more deadl4 acts of re2en.e a.ainst the %.$.
0ne s&ch cell9 1lanted b4 the Ab& Nidal or.ani!ation9 3as disco2ered in 1-(#. Fo&r of
their ,alestinian members 3ere arrested ei.ht 4ears later after one of them m&rdered the
da&.hter of an FB@ a.ent.
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0n 7an&ar4 2(9 1--19 the -ashington Post re1orted6
@f $addam is serio&s abo&t terrori!in. Americans at home9 there are se2eral allies he
co&ld call on for hel1. The most dan.ero&s terrorist 0r.ani!ation in the 3orld9 the Ab&
Nidal or.ani!ation9 no3 based in Ba.hdad9 has a r&dimentar4 infrastr&ct&re of abo&t "/
1eo1le in the %nited $tates. All of them9 accordin. to FB@ so&rces9 are &nder s&r2eillance.
O
EAmon. the terrorists 3ho are ta*in. or 3o&ld ta*e orders from $addam9E added the
Post9 Eare Ab& @brahim9 a 1ioneer bomb ma*er 3ho desi.ned the barometric 1ress&re
bomb that ble3 &1 ,an Am Fli.ht 1/39 and Ahmed 7ibril9 3ho masterminded the ,an Am
bombin. on a contract from @ran.E
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@ronicall49 %.$. inter2entions abroad ha2e 1ermitted the entr4 into America of e;tremist
and e2en terrorist or.ani!ations that ha2e s&bse:&entl4 .ained footholds in ethnic
comm&nities across the co&ntr4. Te;as and 0*lahoma9 in fact9 are maMor centers of
@slamic acti2ities in the %.$.
$te2en 5merson 3as :&oted on CB$ 52enin. Ne3s as sa4in.9 E0*lahoma Cit49 @ can tell
4o&9 is 1robabl4 considered one of the lar.est centers of @slamic radical acti2it4 o&tside
the Middle 5ast.E
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5merson chronicled the rise of radical @slam in America in a 1--4 ,B$ doc&mentar4
3hich sho3ed ho3 f&ndamentalists had la&nched a recr&itin. cam1ai.n across the mid-
and so&th3est. An 0*lahoma Cit4 meetin. in 1-(( 3as attended b4 members of 8amas
<@slamic Resistance Mo2ement>9 @slamic 7ihad <8ol4 Bar> and the M&slim Brotherhood9
each notorio&s for their s1onsorshi1 of terrorism. The meetin. 3as held onl4 bloc*s from
the Federal B&ildin..
As $te1hen 7ones stated in his March 2"th Brit of Mandam&s6
The M&rrah B&ildin. 3as chosen either beca&se of lac* of sec&rit4 <i.e. it 3as a Esoft
tar.etE>9 or beca&se of a2ailable reso&rces s&ch as @ra:i ,0Bs 3ho had been admitted
into the %nited $tates 3ere located in 0*lahoma Cit49 or 1ossibl4 beca&se the location of
the b&ildin. 3as im1ortant to American neo-Na!is s&ch as those indi2id&als 3ho
s&11orted Richard $nell 3ho 3as e;ec&ted in Ar*ansas on A1ril 1-9 1--".O
$ecret 3or*sho1s ha2e re1ortedl4 been held in the %.$.9 3here 8i!bAllah and 8amas
members ha2e been ta&.ht bomb ma*in. techni:&es and small arms 1ractice. 8i!bAllah9
the @ranian-s1onsored and $4rian-bac*ed E,art4 of Cod9E is belie2ed to be behind a series
of bombin.s in 7&l4 of 1--4 that too* 11' li2es in Ar.entina9 ,anama9 and Britain.
8i!bAllah is the same )ebanon-based terrorist .ro&1 that 1er1etrated the 0ctober 1-(3
bombin. of the %.$. Marine barrac*s in Beir&t.
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The most notorio&s %.$. terrorist cell 3as in 7erse4 Cit49 led b4 $hei* 0mar Abdel-
Rahman9 the .ro&1 res1onsible for 1lottin. the destr&ction of the %N b&ildin. and the
8olland T&nnel. Three of Rahmans follo3ers 3ere con2icted for bombin. the Borld
Trade Center. 0ne of their leaders9 5l-$a44id Nosair9 s1elled o&t his 1lans to terrori!e the
%nited $tates6 EBe ha2e to thoro&.hl4 demorali!e the enemies of CodO. b4 means of
destro4in. and blo3in. &1 the to3ers that constit&te the 1illars of their ci2ili!ation s&ch
as the to&rist attractions the4 are so 1ro&d of and the hi.h b&ildin.s the4 are so 1ro&d
of.E
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Another infl&ential fi.&re in @slamic radical circles + $hei* Mohammad al-Asi9 the
reli.io&s leader of the @slamic 5d&cation Center in ,otomac9 Mar4land9 3as :&oted on
,B$ as sa4in.6
E@f the Americans are 1lacin. their forces in the ,ersian C&lf9 3e sho&ld be creatin.
another 3ar front for the Americans in the M&slim 3orld + and s1ecificall4 3here
American interests are concentrated. @n 5.41t9 in T&r*e49 in the @ndian s&bcontinent9 M&st
to mention a fe3. $tri*e a.ainst American interests there.E
Bhile the Arab &nder.ro&nd str&ct&re in the %.$. is .enerall4 based on the ,)09 not all
of its members are ,alestinian. Man4 ma4 emi.rate from @ran9 @ra:9 $4ria9 $&dan9 and
)ib4a9 the fi2e nations most often connected 3ith terrorism. Accordin. to former @sraeli
intelli.ence officer Billiam Northro19 the ori.inal ,)0 str&ct&re shifted in 1--19 after the
,)0S@sraeli 1eace 1rocess be.an. As Northro1 3rites6
The Te;as Cell is based in 8o&ston and is s&11orted b4 se2eral s&b-cells9 one of 3hich is
based in 0*lahoma Cit4. This Te;as Cell 3as tied into the Borld Trade Center bombin.
on 2# Febr&ar4 1--3.
The 0*lahoma Cit4 s&b-cell ori.inated 3ith the ,alestinian st&dents 3ho 3ere sent from
2ario&s Arab co&ntries to st&d4 ,etrole&m 5n.ineerin. at 0% in Norman. <the c&rrent
Ae1&t4 ,etrole&m Minister of @ran is an 0% .rad&ate.>
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Their members ma4 also come from a broader 1hiloso1hic milie&9 and &nli*e the ,)09
ha2e a 3ider ran.e of tar.ets9 incl&din. not onl4 @srael9 b&t sec&lar re.imes in M&slim
co&ntries and those states that s&11ort them.
Notes Middle 5ast anal4st 7ames ,hilli1s6 EBeca&se the4 are moti2ated b4 a1ocal41tic
!eal9 and not sober 1olitical calc&lations9 their choice of 1ossible tar.ets is m&ch 3ider
and more indiscriminate than that of other terrorists.E
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The .oal of this ne3 breed of terrorist 3as not aimed at infl&encin. %.$. or 3orld o1inion
o2er the ,alestinian iss&e9 b&t to 1ro2e the stren.th of the M&slim f&ndamentalist ca&se.
As former Aallas $1ecial A.ent in Char.e 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell said6
E...@f 4o& listen to 3hat Kthe @slamic e;tremist terroristsL are reall4 sa4in.9 the4re not M&st
aimed at the @sraelis9 the4 are not M&st aimed at the 7e3ish state. Their .oals are
com1letel4 and totall4 to eradicate an4 o11osition to 8amas and to @slam and to mo2e
a.ainst the %nited $tates &ltimatel4.E
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0b2io&sl49 these Mo&rnalists and e;1erts hadnt de2elo1ed their theories in a 2ac&&m. The
e2idence 3as clear9 and the 3arnin.s 3ere imminent. Allan Aenhan 3rote in A)P
+ewsletter that a 7ordanian @ntelli.ence official had 1assed a Etar.et listE to an American
b&sinessman t3o months 1rior to the bombin.9 and the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as on that list.
Altho&.h this information is &nconfirmed9 it ma*es 1erfect sense9 since 7ordan has a
lon.-standin. intelli.ence relationshi1 3ith the C@A.
@n March of 1--"9 @sraels $hin Bet <Ceneral $ec&rit4 $er2ices9 @sraels e:&i2alent to the
FB@>9 arrested a11ro;imatel4 1/ 8amas terrorists in 7er&salem9 some of 3hom had
recentl4 ret&rned from a tri1 to Ft. )a&derdale9 Florida. Accordin. to Northro19
interro.ation of those s&s1ects 3as tho&.ht to ha2e re2ealed information concernin. the
1lot to bomb the M&rrah B&ildin.. EThe $hin Bet filed a 3arnin. 3ith the )e.al AttachW
<FB@> at the American 5mbass4 in Tel A2i2 as a matter of co&rse9E 3rote Northro1.
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0n A1ril 2/9 the @sraeli ne3s1a1er Yediot Arhonot 3rote6
Desterda49 it 3as made *no3n that o2er the last fe3 da4s9 %.$. la3 enforcement a.encies
had recei2ed intelli.ence information ori.inatin. in the Middle 5ast9 3arnin. of a lar.e
terrorist attac* on %.$. soil. No alert 3as so&nded as a res&lt of this information.
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Northro1 also said that the Cerman B&ndesnachrichtendienst <BNA9 the e:&i2alent of the
American C@A>9 also sent a 3arnin. to the %.$. $tate Ae1artment. That 3as follo3ed b4
a 3arnin. from the $a&dis. EA $a&di MaMor CeneralO informed former C@A
Co&nterterrorism Chief =ince Cannistraro9 3ho in t&rn informed the FB@. There is a 3/2
<FB@ re1ort> in e;istence.E
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The a.ent Cannistraro 1assed the information to 3as ?e2in ). Fo&st9 one of the FB@s
leadin. co&nterterrorism a.ents. @ronicall49 the information 3as .i2en to Fo&st on the
same da4 as the bombin..
Accordin. to the information obtained b4 $te1hen 7ones9 the $a&di Arabian @ntelli.ence
$er2ice re1orted that @ra: had hired se2en ,a*istani mercenaries + Af.hani Bar 2eterans
*no3n as the M&Mahadeen + to bomb tar.ets in the %.$.9 one of 3hich 3as the Alfred ,.
M&rrah B&ildin.. The4 also ad2ised the FB@ that + as is often the case + the tr&e
identit4 of the s1onsor ma4 not ha2e been re2ealed to the bombers.
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@nterestin.l49 Northro1 stated that three @sraelis 3ere in 0*lahoma &e9ore the A1ril 1-th
attac* to "keep an eye on things." A2i )i1*in and Billiam Northro1 3ere t3o s&ch
indi2id&als.
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@n addition to these 3arnin.s + as 3ell as the mi.ht4 armada of %.$. intelli.ence
a.encies9 anal4sts9 and s&r2eillance technolo.4 3hich 3o&ld ha2e &ndo&btedl4 been
monitorin. the sit&ation + at least one local informant tried to 3arn a&thorities in
ad2ance. 8is 3arnin.s 3ent &nheeded.
The Dr!g Connection .nformant
After the bombin.9 Car4 Ca.an ste11ed for3ard to tell 7ones that he had been 1resent at
a meetin. of bombin. cons1irators incl&din. Middle-5asterners9 Ca&casians9 and
8is1anics 3hich too* 1lace in 8enderson9 Ne2ada.
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@n de1ositions and inter2ie3s 3ith 7ones and in n&mero&s inter2ie3s 3ith the a&thor9 the
.o2ernment informant and former dr&. co&rier described a n&mber of meetin.s at the
$o2iet 5mbass4 in Me;ico Cit4. @n 1-(/9 the $o2iets as*ed Ca.an to assist them in
1roc&rin. militar4 secrets from Aan 8o3ard9 a contact of Ca.ans 3ho 3or*ed at Martin
Marietta9 a lar.e defense contractor in Baterton9 Colorado. The $o2iets had been
3atchin. 8o3ard. Ca.an 3as a friend. 8e informed the FB@.
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@n 7&ne of 1-(#9 the $o2iets a.ain as*ed Ca.ans hel1 + this time9 to assist ille.al
@ranian immi.rants needin. false @As. The small-time h&stler and co&nterfeiter met his
contact9 a man named E8amidE 3ho 3or*ed at $ta1leton @nternational Air1ort in Aen2er9
and secretl4 recorded the con2ersation. 8e t&rned the ta1es o2er to FB@ A.ent Bill Maten9
and ?enn4 =as:&e! of the Aen2er ,olice @ntelli.ence B&rea&.
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The "1-4ear-old .o2ernment informant s&11orted himself b4 ferr4in. Cocaine bet3een
Me;ico and Colorado for Colombians 1osin. as Me;icans9 li2in. in Aen2er. @t 3as
thro&.h his association 3ith these Colombians that Ca.an met E0marE and EAhmed9E in
)as =e.as in March of -4.
EThe4 tried to first 1la4 themsel2es off as Colombians9 E said Ca.an Eb&t @ *ne3 the4
3ere @raniansO or Middle-5asterners. The4 3ere m&lti-lin.&al9 3ith bi.-time f&ndin..
@t 3as at this meetin. that the dr&. dealer learned he 3as to trans1ort *ilos of cocaine
from Me;ico to Aen2er. 8e informed A5A A.ent Robert Todd Cre.or4. E@ told Cre.or4
this d&de loo*ed li*e a ban*er to me. The4 had hea24 cash. The4 too* care of me. The4
had all *inds of connections.E
0n Ma4 1#9 1--49 Ca.an met his ne3 contacts at the Bestern Motel in )as =e.as9 3here
his brother 3or*ed as a 1it-boss. There 3ere ei.ht men at the meetin.9 fi2e of 3hom 3ere
Middle 5astern9 incl&din. 0mar and Ahmed. ET3o of them didnt sa4 a 3ord9E recalled
Ca.an9 Eb&t the4 loo*ed li*e Colombians to me + 4o& *no39 )atin.E
0ne of the Middle 5asterners 3as from 0*lahoma Cit4. 8e a11eared to be the leader. The
5i.hth man 3as Terr4 Nichols. @n a s3orn de1osition9 Ca.an told Mc=ei.hs attorne46
Aagan' E@ met 3ith some Arabs9 and in that .ro&19 and @ did not *no3 it at the time9 b&t
in that .ro&1 3as Nichols.E
Cones' ETerr4IE
Aagan' ETerr4 Nichols.E
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Ca.an first recalled seein. Nichols in the 1ar*in. lot of a bin.o 1arlor the men had
sto11ed at. E8e 3as 3earin. a 1laid9 short slee2e shirt and doc*ers.O @ remember .oin.9
Thats *ind of a dirt4 loo*in d&de. Thats all @ said. @ tho&.ht9 4o& *no39 he didnt fit in
the 1ict&re here. 8e loo*ed li*e a scientist.E
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The men snorted cocaine at the Bestern Motel and disc&ssed their 1lans9 then dro2e to an
a1artment com1le; in 8enderson called the ,la4ers Cl&b. @t is not *no3n 3hom the4 met
3ith. As far as Ca.an *ne39 the4 3ere all there to disc&ss dr&. dealin.. @t 3asnt e;actl4
clear 3hat the Colombians 3ere doin. 3ith the Arabs.
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Ca.an 3o&ld soon find o&t tho&.h. 0mar and Ahmed9 3ho had been 1a4in. Ca.an 3ith
co&nterfeit mone4 <mostl4 co&nterfeit @ranian G1// bills>9 3anted him to ta*e 1art in a
1lot to blo3 &1 a federal b&ildin. in Aen2er9 &sin. a mail tr&c* 1ac*ed 3ith e;1losi2es.
E@ 3as .oin. to be 1art of it beca&se @ co&ld mo2e thro&.hO beca&se @m An.lo and @m a
%.$. citi!en and9 4o& *no39 @ 3o&ldnt dra3 attention.O @m in and o&t of that federal
b&ildin. e2er4 da4.E
The tr&c*9 1&rchased from a .o2ernment a&ction9 3as 1ainted to resemble a 3or*in. mail
tr&c*. 0n 7an&ar4 149 1--"9 Ca.an 1ic*ed &1 the tr&c* at the Metro Bar N Crill and
dro2e it to the Mariott 8otel9 M&st o&tside of Colden9 Colorado.
E0mar came o&t 3ith me9 sho3ed me 3here the tr&c* 3as9 and said9 7&st .et in it and
dri2e do3n @-'/9 and heres 3here 4o& 1ar* it. And as soon as 4o& ma*e the deli2er49
ma*e this callO. And @ .a2e the FB@ the 1a4 1hone n&mber sa4in. it 3as there. And @
sta4ed in there and had a drin* + in the bar9 and came 3al*in. o&t9 and the s&c*er 3as
.one.E
Ca.an sa4s he tal*ed to the FB@ d&t4 a.ent from a 1a4 1hone at -th and )o.an for o2er
3" min&tes. E@ said 8e49 @ need 4o& to tell 3hat to do here. And the4 ne2er called bac*.E
@n the bac* of the tr&c* 3ere a11ro;imatel4 thirt4 d&ffel ba.s of ammoni&m nitrate
mar*ed E%.$. mail9E and bo;es from $ande; 5;1losi2es Kin )as =e.asL mar*ed E8i.h
5;1losi2es.E
Ca.an boarded a b&s and 3ent home. 8e said the a.ents ne2er sho3ed &1.
ECan 4o& ima.ine if @m dri2in. this tr&c* and it blo3s &1 in the cit4 of Aen2erIE said an
incred&lo&s Ca.an.
Also in the bac* of the tr&c* 3as a )el4 farm mi;er. Ca.an recalls that it 3as
a11ro;imatel4 fo&r feet hi.h9 t3o feet across9 and Esha1ed li*e a diamond.E
@nterestin.l49 this 3as the same descri1tion .i2en b4 3itness Aa2id ?in.. ?in.9 3ho 3as
sta4in. at the Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit4 + 3here Mc=ei.h sta4ed + sa3 a
R4der tr&c* 3ith a trailer attached to it in the 1ar*in. lot on A1ril 1'. @nside the trailer
3as an obMect sec&red b4 a can2as tar1. E@t 3as a s:&arish sha1e9 and it came to a 1oint on
to19E said ?in.. E@t 3as abo&t three or fo&r feet hi.h.E
@n 7&ne9 Ca.an disco2ered 1lastic e;1losi2es in an athletic ba. 1ac*ed 3ith cocaine he
3as to deli2er to Aen2er. The ba.9 0mar said9 3as to be left at the ,ostal Center9 a
shi11in. and recei2in. facilit4 o3ned b4 Ceor.e Colombo9 3ho also o1erated a R4der
tr&c* leasin. center across the street. A friend of Ca.ans9 Colombo 3o&ld occasionall4
let him sta4 at an a1artment he maintained 3hen thin.s .ot too hea24.
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Thin.s 3ere definitel4 .ettin. hea24 for Ca.an. Bhen the cas&al cocaine &ser decided to
o1en the ba. and hel1 himself to a little Eblo39E he disco2ered 1lastic e;1losi2es 3ra11ed
in bro3n 1a1er. EAnd @m thin*in.9 7es&s9 ho3 the hell did this .et b4 the air1ortI $o @
1ac*ed it &19 and @m thin*in.9 @m .oin. to the feds9 beca&se 4o& *no3O @m a felon9
this is C-4O @m .oin. Kdo3nL fore2er.E
Ca.an as*ed Colombo to hold the ba. for him. 8e then called the Aen2er ,olice
@ntelli.ence B&rea& and met them at a B&r.er ?in. in A&rora. Ca.an sat in the &nmar*ed
car9 as his friend Bill49 a cab dri2er9 3atched from nearb4.
E@ said9 )oo*9 theres some C-4O @m feelin. them o&tO @ .i2e them some names9 4o&
*no39 3hat the deal 3as in )as =e.as. @ tell them @m in contact 3ith the A5A + Robert
Cre.or4 and all that. The4 dont sa4 an4thin.. This is 7&ne9 mid-7&ne of -4. The4 sa4
the4ll .et bac* to me.E
Three 3ee*s later9 after contactin. the FB@9 the 1olice called Ca.an bac*. EThe4 tell me
:&ote9 $ince 4o&re the so&rce of the information Ca.an9 3ere not .oin. to in2esti.ate.E
Ca.an then called Cre.or4 at the A5A. Cre.or4 told Ca.an9 E8e49 3e cant ta*e 4o&
on.E
The informant claims he contin&all4 challen.ed the 1olice and the FB@ to char.e him if
his information 3as false. E@f all this 3as a bi. lie9 the4 co&ld ha2e char.ed me 3ith
l4in.9 b&t the4 didnt.E
Bhile the FB@ and the Aen2er ,olice 3ere debatin. the merits of Ca.ans credibilit49
0mar 1ic*ed &1 the ba. from Colombo and left.
Three months later9 in $e1tember9 Ca.an 3as a11roached b4 0mar and Ahmed a.ain.
EThe4 said @ts .oin. to in2ol2e terrorism9 do 4o& ha2e a 1roblem 3ith thatI @ said no. @
as*ed them9 Bhat *ind of mone4 are 3e loo*in. atI The4 said a :&arter of a million
dollars. @ said &1 frontI The4 said Des.
Ca.an acce1ted the mone49 3hich he belie2es 3as 1aid o&t of the Cali Cartel. EThe FB@
*ne3 it9E said Ca.an. EThe4 ne2er .ot bac* to me.E
Bere )atin American dr&. dealers cons1irin. 3ith Arab terrorists to blo3 &1 the Federal
B&ildin.I $aid 2"-4ear A5A 2eteran a.ent Mi*e )e2ine6 EBhen 4o& consider terrorist
actions li*e TBA (// <or 0*lahoma Cit4>9 and 4o& omit an4 dr&. traffic*in.
in2ol2ement9 its insane + it doesnt ma*e an4 senseO. Do& *no3 4o& ta*e for e;am1le
t3o 4ears or three 4ears a.o the )a Bianca 1lane that 3as blo3n o&t of the s*4 + it 3as
attrib&ted to dr&. traffic*ers. @ can thin* ri.ht off the to1 of m4 head of another case in
Colombia of a 1lane blo3n &1 3ith a lot of 1assen.ers to *ill one 1erson9 and 1robabl4
man49 man4 more.E
)e2ine9 a hi.hl4 decorated A5A a.ent9 and the A5As former Ar.entine $tation Chief9
told me that co&ntries s&ch as Boli2ia9 ,ara.&a49 and Colombia are f&ll of Arabs doin.
b&siness 3ith )atinos9 incl&din. dr&. dealin.. EThe first thin. 4o& ha2e to *ee1 in mind
is that dr&. traffic*in. is no3 a half a trillion dollar b&siness aro&nd the third-3orld9E
said )e2ine9 Eand its mainl4 a third-3orld b&siness. The to1 dr&. traffic*ers aro&nd the
3orld ha2e more 1o3er than 1residents. The M&Mahadeen for instance9 3hich 3e
s&11orted9 3ere al3a4s to1 heroin sm&..lers. The4 3ere rated one9 t3o and three b4
A5A as a so&rce9 and the4 ri.ht no3 s&11ort e2er4 M&slim f&ndamentalist mo2ement on
the face of the earthO.E
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The 1arallel ma4 be more than s1ec&lati2e. $hortl4 after the bombin.9 on Ma4 (9 T&lsa
1olice 2eteran Crai. Roberts recei2ed information from a la3 enforcement so&rce in
Te;as that E7&an Carcia Abre.o 3as in2ol2ed in the bombin. as a cash 1ro2ider for the
e2ent. The so&rce said that Abre.o had sent t3o Me;ican nationals to 0*lahoma Cit4
3ith a satchel f&ll of cash to finance the bombin..E
Abre.o 3as a Me;ican Mafia chieftain in2ol2ed in the cocaine and heroin traffic*in.
thro&.h Me;ico from C&adalaMara to Te;as. 8e alle.edl4 3as the .ro&nd trans1ortation
lin* d&rin. the @ran-ContraSMena affair.
This information 3as for3arded to both the FB@ and the A5A 3ho 3ere as*ed for each to
chec* their files andSor com1&ters9 &sin. 2ario&s s1ellin.s9 to see if the4 had heard of
s&ch an indi2id&al. Neither re1lied bac* that the4 had *no3led.e and no f&rther action
3as ta*en.O
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Considerin. the FB@s a11arent lac* of *no3led.e9 is c&rio&s that Abre.o 3as at the to1
of the FB@s ETen Most BantedE list since March9 a month before the bombin. and almost
t3o months before Roberts ori.inal in:&ir4.
@t seemed the FB@s lac* of interest in Roberts information 3as s&s1icio&sl4 similar to
their lac* of interest in Ca.ans.
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Bhat is also interestin. is that their first effort to
discredit Ca.an + a dr&. r&nner on the 1eri1her4 of the @ran-Contra dr&. net3or* +
coincided 3ith the @ran-Contra affair becomin. 1&blic.
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E@n m4 o1inion9 1eo1le 3ere 1aid massi2e amo&nts of do1e to carr4 this thin. o&t9E said
Ca.an. The informants belief that he 3as 1aid b4 the Cali Cartel ma4 be si.nificant in
li.ht of Roberts information that Abre.o f&nneled mone4 to the bombin. cons1irators.
Bas the FB@s attem1t to re1&diate the Middle 5astern connection tied to their ref&sal to
loo* at the Abre.o leadI
As )e2ine said6 EThe min&te 4o& start ta*in. abo&t terrorist actions9 and 4o& eliminate
dr&. traffic*in.9 3ell9 thenO 4o&re M&st not credibleO @ts M&st 2er4 &nrealistic to loo* at
a sit&ation + an4 terrorist sit&ation + and not loo* at a dr&. traffic*in. an.le an4more.
@n m4 o1inion9 and @ thin* theres 1lent4 of s&bstantiation e2entho&.h the .o2ernment
3ont tal* abo&t it9 4o& can sa49 this 2ast ocean of mone4 tra2elin. aro&nd the 3orld +
ille.al &nta11ed mone4 + 1a4s for an enormo&s amo&nt of terrorist acti2it4.E
@f the Cali Cartel and Ca.ans Arabs 3ere connected9 and in t&rn tied to a tentacle of the
@ran-Contra 0cto1&s thro&.h Abre.o9 its onl4 nat&ral that the FB@ + 3hich 1la4ed its
o3n role in co2erin. &1 @ran-Contra + 3o&ld tend to loo* the other 3a4.
@n s1ite of the FB@s a11arent ref&sal to act on Ca.ans information9 and their s&bse:&ent
attem1ts to discredit him9 on $e1tember 149 1--49 Ca.an 3as .ranted a )etter of
@mm&nit4 b4 the %.$. Attorne4s 0ffice in Aen2er. The imm&nit4 3as arran.ed thro&.h
Federal ,&blic Aefender Ra4mond Moore.
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<$ee A11endi;>
The informant 3as told to sta4 3ith the .ro&1 and re1ort bac* to the B&rea&. 0n March
1'9 Ca.an met 3ith his Arab friends at the 8ilton @nn $o&th in Creen3ood =illa.e9
Colorado. !n the ta&le were the construction plans 9or the Al9red P. $urrah %uilding1
&earing the name 0.-. %ateson *ompany o9 allas1 (exas.
$till9 Ca.an alle.es that federal a.ents didnt follo3 &1 on an4 of his leads.
E@ *ne39 3hen the4 did not contact me after the tr&c*O 3hen @ 3as mo2in. e;1losi2es9 @
*ne3 somethin. 3as &1. @ *ne3. @ fi.&red from that 1oint on9 3itho&t a do&bt9 the4 had a
.o2ernment a.ent in this rin.. Beca&se the4 cannot let me do that t41e of st&ff.
EAnd then9 after the March 1'th meetin.9 @ 3aited for them to contact me9 beca&se @ M&st
had a feelin. that the d&de that had come &1 Kfrom 0*lahoma Cit4L + the ne3 .&4 on
the scene there + 3as an a.ent. The 3a4 he acted and tal*edO @ M&st felt different than @
did aro&nd the other d&des.O Thats M&st m4 1ersonal feelin..E
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Aid the feds i.nore Ca.ans 3arnin.s beca&se the4 had their o3n a.ent in the bombin.
cell and 3anted to obtain more information to Estin.E the bombers later onI Ca.an
belie2es this is a 1ossibilit4. Det 3hile Ca.an had the o1tion of 1&llin. o&t9 he reali!ed it
3o&ld be too ris*4 to s&ddenl4 disa11ear from the scene. 0mar and Ahmed 3ere
3atchin. him.
0n A1ril 49 1--"9 0mar 1&lled &1 at the Bestern Motel in )as =e.as9 3here Ca.ans
brother 3or*ed. ECome on9E said 0mar to a some3hat startled Ca.an9 E@ 3ant 4o& to
dri2e 3ith me to ?in.man.E
The t3o men then dro2e to Ari!ona9 3here the4 deli2ered a 1ac*a.e to a man 3aitin. on
the corner of Northern and $ierra9 3earin. a co3bo4 hat and dri2in. a r&st4 bro3n 1ic*-
&1. Co&ld this m4ster4 fi.&re ha2e been $te2en Carrett Colbern9 3ho o3ned the bro3n
1ic*-&1 seen sto11ed ahead of Mc=ei.h 3hen he 3as 1&lled b4 Troo1er 8an.er o2er
after the bombin.I The descri1tion of the man matched Colberns hei.ht and b&ild. B&t
Ca.an did not *no3 3ho he 3as at the time9 or 3hat 3as in the 1ac*a.e.
0n the 3a4 home9 Ca.an recalled 0mar sa4in.9 E3ere ta*in. do3n a b&ildin. in t3o
3ee*s.E
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0n March 2' and 2(9 Ca.an made o2er fi2e calls to the %.$. Marshals 0ffice. None 3ere
e2er ret&rned. A.ent Mar* 8oltsla3 of the FB@s Aomestic Co&nter terrorism $:&ad9 told
me9 E@ can ass&re 4o& that an4 info 3as thoro&.hl4 chec*ed o&t.O There are thin.s that
.o on in the bac*.ro&nd that the indi2id&al is not a3are of.E B&t9 8oltsla3 added9 Ethere
is no stat&tor4 obli.ation to .et bac* to an indi2id&al re.ardin. o&r in2esti.ation and its
stat&s.E
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Ca.an doesnt b&4 8oltsla3s e;1lanation. The FB@s 1roced&res re.ardin. informants
re:&ire that the4 be controlled and s&1er2ised. E8o3 do 4o& in2esti.ate a thin. if 4o&
dont contact meIE as*ed Ca.an. E$o the4 either had another a.ent or another informant
inside the .ro&1.E
Ca.an 3as .ettin. no3here 3ith the Marshals9 the %.$. Attorne4s9 and the FB@. @t 3as
no3 less than t3o 3ee*s before the bombin.. 0n A1ril #9 Ca.an drafted a letter and
deli2ered it to Tina Ro3e9 head of the %.$. Marshals 0ffice in Aen2er. Bhile Ca.an
3aited o&tside9 his cab dri2er friend dro11ed it off. The letter read6
Aear Ms. Ro3e6
After lea2in. Aen2er for 3hat @ tho&.ht 3o&ld be for a lon. time9 @ ret&rned here last
ni.ht beca&se @ ha2e s1ecific information that 3ithin t3o 3ee*s a federal b&ildin.<s> is to
be bombed in this area or nearb4. The 1re2io&s re:&ests @ made for 4o& to contact me9
2"th N 2(th of March 1--" 3ere i.nored b4 4o&9 Mr. Allison and m4 friends at the FB@. @
3o&ld not i.nore the s1ecific re:&est for 4o& 1ersonall4 to contact me immediatel4
re.ardin. a 1lot to blo3-&1 a federal bld.. @f the information is false re:&est Mr. Allison
to char.e me accordin.l4. @f 4o& andSor 4o&r office does not contact me as @ so re:&est
herein9 @ 3ill ne2er a.ain contact an4 la3 enforcement a.enc49 federal or state9 re.ardin.
those matters set o&t in the letter of imm&nit4.
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Car4 Ca.an.
Call (32-4/-1 <No3>
Ro3e did not res1ond. Bhen she 3as confronted b4 ?F0R-T= in 0*lahoma Cit49 she
said that she had ne2er recei2ed Ca.ans letter. <$ee A11endi;>
Det Ca.ans friend .a2e +ew American editor Bill 7as1er a si.ned affida2it sho3in. that
he 1ersonall4 deli2ered the 3arnin. to the %.$. Marshals.
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Accordin. to Ro3e9 the 1oint is moot9 beca&se the colle.e .rad&ate and former 1&blic
school teacher has a histor4 of E1s4cholo.ical 1roblems.E @t seems that Ca.an 3as sent to
the Colorado $tate Mental 8os1ital in $e1tember of 1-(# b4 Ar. 5r3in )e249 at the
behest of the feds.
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EThat 3as beca&se @ 3asnt coo1eratin. 3ith m4 attorne49E he said9 referrin. to a 1-(#
theft case in Ara1ahoe Co&nt4. EDo& tell somebod4 4o&re in2ol2ed in es1iona.e 3ith the
$o2iets9 and thats 3hat the4 do9 send 4o& do3n to the 7ames Bond 3ard.E
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Accordin. to Ca.an9 the Colorado $tate Mental 8os1itals Ar. Creen 1rono&nced Ca.an
sane9 and he seemed le2el-headed 3hen Re1resentati2e ?e4 and @ inter2ie3ed him in
March of -'.
0thers thin* the informant isnt reliable. A friend of Ca.ans 3hos *no3n him for 3/
4ears told me he thin*s Ca.ans Ef&ll of shit9E and Enot in to&ch 3ith realit4.E
Another9 a Federal ,&blic Aefender 3ho re1resented Ca.an9 told me9 ECar4 has an
enc4clo1edic memor49 of e2ents9 1laces and times.E $he said that Ca.an 3as Ebri.ht
KandL 3ell-intentioned9E altho&.h she added9 EM4 .&t sense is that the 1&re facts ma4 be
ri.ht9 b&t @ sometimes :&estioned the le.al si.nificance of some of it.E 02erall9 she said
she Eli*edE the informant.
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Moreo2er9 if Ro3es alle.ations re.ardin. Ca.ans credibilit4 are 2alid9 3h4 then did
%.$. Attorne4 8enr4 $olano .rant him a )etter of @mm&nit4I @f the feds tho&.ht Ca.an
3as incom1etent9 the4 had a f&ll decade of e;1erience 3ith him Kas did the Aen2er
,oliceL from 3hich to establish his credibilit4 or lac* thereof.
E@f @ had a histor4 of mental illness9E e;1lained Ca.an9 Ethe4 co&ldnt ta*e me on as an
informant.E
The feds o1inions ma4 ha2e stemmed from a 1-(3 incident 3here the informant 3as
blac*listed b4 the A5A d&e to alle.ations he 1ro2ided false information to the benefit of
se2eral dr&. dealers. Det Ca.an claims he redeemed himself b4 obtainin. sensiti2e A5A-
# files that had been stolen from their office. Ca.an said the A5A noted the informants
assistance on his record.
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Then in 1-(#9 3hile Ca.an 3as in Mail for ins&rance fra&d9 he 3as 2isited b4 ?enn4
=as:&e!9 Bill Maten9 and t3o FB@ a.ents6 ,hilli1 Mann and $tanle4 Miller. The4 offered
to .et him earl4 release if he 3o&ld 3or* a.ain as an informant. Ca.an declined. EThe4
3anted to ta*e me o&t of Mail9 and brin. me bac* at ni.ht9E said Ca.an. E@ Aidnt 3ant an4
1art of it.E
@n 7an&ar4 of 1-(-9 A.ents Miller and Mann a.ain as*ed Ca.an to assist them in a Moint
FB@SC&stoms co&nterintelli.ence stin. o1eration *no3n as 01eration As1en )eaf. Their
interest centered on one 5d3ard Boden!a4er9 a $o2iet s14 3hom Ca.an had met in
,&erto =allerta in 1-(2. Boden!a4er had been e;1ortin. classified technolo.4 to R&ssia
thro&.h his im1ortSe;1ort com1an4.
Finall49 on $e1tember 149 1--49 the 7&stice Ae1artment .ranted Ca.an his imm&nit4. The
a.reement9 1rinted on an official %.$. 7&stice Ae1artment letterhead9 read Kin 1artL6
This letter is to memoriali!e the a.reement bet3een 4o& and the %nited $tates of
America9 b4 the &ndersi.ned Assistant %nited $tates Attorne4. The terms of this
a.reement are as follo3s6
1. Do& ha2e contacted the %.$. Marshals $er2ice on toda4s date indicatin. that 4o& ha2e
information concernin. a cons1irac4 andSor attem1t to destro4 %nited $tates co&rt
facilities in KredactedL and 1ossibl4 other cities.
2. The %nited $tates a.rees that an4 statement andSor information that 4o& 1ro2ide
rele2ant to this cons1irac4Scons1iracies or attem1ts 3ill not be &sed a.ainst 4o& in an4
criminal 1roceedin.. F&rther9 the %nited $tates a.rees that no e2idence deri2ed from the
information or statements 1ro2ided b4 4o& 3ill be &sed in an4 3a4 a.ainst 4o&....
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@n s1ite of the sensiti2e nat&re of Ca.ans information9 and the )etter of @mm&nit49 E@n the
1eriod of one 4ear9 from $e1tember 149 1--49 to the first 3ee* of $e1tember9 1--"9E said
Ca.an9 Enot one a.ent recontacted me9 not one %.$. official of an4 *ind recontacted me
e;ce1t KFB@ $ACL Aa2e $he1ard in =e.as.E
Nat&rall49 the FB@ denied an4 3ron.doin..
Assistant %.$. Attorne4 7ames Allison 3as :&oted in the A&.&st 129 1--" iss&e of the
.ocky $ountain +ews as sa4in.9 EBh4 3o&ld @ .rant somebod4 imm&nit4 and then not
s1ea* 3ith himIE
Bhen this a&thor contacted Allison9 he said9 E@m not .oin. to disc&ss 3ho is or 3ho isnt
a federal informant.E
Det %.$. Attorne4 8enr4 $olano9 Allisons boss9 .ranted an inter2ie3 3ith )a3rence
M4ers of $edia %ypass ma.a!ine9 2iolatin. the informants confidentialit4 a.reement9
1lacin. Ca.an in dan.er. @n the 0ctober9 1--" iss&e9 M4ers 1rinted Ca.ans letter 3hich
had been hand deli2ered to %.$. Marshall Tina Ro3e. Bhen M4ers re1rinted the letter +
3hich 3as fa;ed to him b4 $olano + EA1ril #E 3as chan.ed to EA1ril 19E a 3ee*end9 in
an attem1t to sho3 that Ca.an co&ldnt 1ossibl4 ha2e deli2ered the 3arnin.. @t is not
clear 3hether $olano or M4ers chan.ed the date.
Aischar.ed from a mental hos1ital in 1-(/ 3ith a 1ersonalit4 disorder9 M4ers 3as
con2icted of e;tortion in 1-(" and 3as later as*ed b4 FB@ A.ent $te2e Brannon to 3or*
as an informant. M4ers denied 3or*in. for the FB@.
Det in 1--1 he sho3ed &1 at the trial of )ero4 Mood49 3or*in. as an Ee;1losi2es e;1ertE
on behalf of the defense. C&rio&sl49 he then t&rned aro&nd and fed confidential
information to the FB@ and the state 1rosec&tor.
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@nterestin.l49 M4ers claimed to ha2e 3or*ed for the C@A in Central America9 a11arentl4
at the behest of Bac*enh&t9 a C@A 1ro1rietar4 infamo&s for .atherin. intelli.ence on %.$.
citi!ens. 52en more interestin.l49 he 3rote se2eral boo*s on e;1losi2es for ,alladin
,ress9 another C@A 1ro1rietar49 incl&din. *ounter&om&1 )mart %om&s9 and Impro,ed
.adio etonation (echni;ues. 0ne M4ers title9 called )pycomm9 instr&cts readers on the
Edirt4 tric*s of the tradeE re.ardin. Eco2ert comm&nication techni:&es.E
M4ers also sho3ed &1 at e;-s1oo* Charles 8a4es home in )ondon9 ?ent&c*4 on the
1remise of 3ritin. a flatterin. stor4 on the C@A a.ent t&rned 3histle-blo3er. 8a4es
s&bse:&entl4 3o&nd &1 in Mail on a m&rder cons1irac4 char.e + a char.e he adamantl4
denies.
8a4es sa4s he thin*s that M4ers 3as 3or*in. for the .o2ernment 3hen he came to
?ent&c*4 to 3rite a flatterin. 1rofile of 8a4es for the ma.a!ine $edia %ypass9 then
1ri2atel4 told FB@ a.ents that 8a4es 3as loo*in. for someone to *ill his son.
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Bere $olano and M4ers 1art of a coordinated effort to discredit Ca.anI $aid a 1ri2ate
in2esti.ator and retired Arm4 C@A officer re.ardin. M4ers6 E@ .ot the im1ression he 3as
1robabl4 Co&nterintelli.enceO M&st b4 *no3in. these 1arts. The 1eo1le he mentioned +
the 1eo1le he *ne3 + told me that he 3as 1robabl4 in the C.@.C. <Co&nterintelli.ence
Cor1s> at one time.E
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Conetta Billiamson9 an in2esti.ator for the Tennessee Attorne4 Cenerals office9
described M4ers in co&rt testimon4 as Ea 1rofessional and 1atholo.ical liar.E
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M4ers also 3rote a 1iece abo&t Federal Crand 7&ror 8o114 8eidelber.9 the onl4 .rand
M&ror 3ho dared :&estion the .o2ernments line. @n fact9 8eidelber. ne2er consented to be
inter2ie3ed b4 M4ers9 3ho had obtained the content of a 1ri2ile.ed attorne4Sclient
inter2ie3 of 8eidelber. s&rre1titio&sl4. The information 3as then crafted into an
Einter2ie3E and 1&blished in $edia %ypass9 &ltimatel4 res&ltin. in 8eidelber.s dismissal
from the .rand M&r4.
@t seemed that M4ers9 &sin. $edia %ypass as a co2er9 had mana.ed to 1&t a .o2ernment
3histle-blo3er in Mail9 discredit a federal informant 3ho had embarrassin. information
im1licatin. the .o2ernment in the bombin.9 and ca&se the dismissal of a tro&blesome
.rand M&ror.
@f the feds 3ere so intent on discreditin. their o3n informant9 3h4 had the4 .ranted him
a )etter of @mm&nit4I Not onl4 did $olano .rant Ca.an imm&nit49 b&t the informant had
retained it for a f&ll 1' months. @f Ca.an 3as act&all4 incom1etent9 3h4 didnt $olano
re2o*e the imm&nit4 instead of lettin. Ca.an contin&e 3or*in. 3ith terroristsI
E@t doesnt ma*e m&ch sense does itIE said Ca.an.
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@t a11ears that the 7&stice Ae1artment had .ranted Car4 Ca.an imm&nit4 so the4
3o&ldnt loo* bad. After all9 Ca.an had alread4 informed Aa2e Flo4d at the %.$.
Marshals office in $e1tember abo&t the meetin. 3ith 0mar and Ahmed.
The cat 3as o&t of the ba..
Ca.an belie2es he 3as .ranted the )etter of @mm&nit4 as 1art of a more sinister scheme
+ a 1lan to allo3 him to 1roceed 3ith the bombin. 1lot &nhindered + at 3hich 1oint the
)etter of @mm&nit4 3as re2o*ed.
EBhat if at that time @ 3as told to .o in and .et imm&nit4 b4 the terrorists9 and somebod4
3or*in. 3ith the terroristsO li*e the %.$. Co2ernmentIE said Ca.an. E@ cant .et
1rosec&ted9 can @I KThe terroristsL *ne3 that the4 3o&ld .i2e me a )etter of @mm&nit4
and the4 *ne3 that the FB@ 3o&ld c&t me loose. $o 3hats that enable them to doI @f there
needs to be somethin. mo2ed9 and @m the one thats mo2in. it9 @ cant be 1rosec&ted. @
can ha&l as m&ch shit as @ 3ant9 and @ ha2e imm&nit49 as lon. as @ call the FB@9 and let
them *no3.E
As a Florida 1olice detecti2e 3hos in2esti.ated connections bet3een Arab-Americans9
the ,)09 and the Cali Cartel told me9 EBho has the best ro&te for .ettin. somethin.
acrossI Ar&. dealers.E
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Bas Car4 Ca.an 1art of some sinister 1lot b4 the fedsI 0r 3as he merel4 &sed as a
Em&le9E allo3in. the terrorists to mo2e mone49 dr&.s9 and e;1losi2es 3hile another
.o2ernment a.ent monitored the sit&ation from 3ithinI ,erha1s the ne3 man from
0*lahoma Cit4 3ho a11eared on the scene in MarchI
Bas Car4 Ca.an a Ethro3a3a4IE
Recall that Ca.an had trans1orted a d&ffel-ba. filled 3ith C-4 and cocaine9 and had
dri2en a tr&c* laden 3ith e;1losi2es across the state at the behest of his terrorist friends.
8e claims the FB@ did nothin. to sto1 him.
EDo& .ot to &nderstand somethin. here9E said Ca.an. EFederal la3 prohi&its me from
doin. 3hat @ 3as doin.. Do& cannot .o o&t as an informant + @m not an a.ent + @
cannot ta*e dr&.s and e;1losi2es from 1oint A to 1oint BO.E
Det it seems that 1ermittin. the informant to commit s&ch ille.al acts 3o&ld foc&s more
li.ht on the .o2ernments role + 3hether it in2ol2ed fore*no3led.e or an act&al
cons1irac4 + as Ca.an be.an to .o 1&blic 3ith his stor4. B&t Ca.an9 3ho belie2es he
3as sched&led to be EterminatedE after the bombin.9 disa.rees. The informant dis1la4ed
medical records sho3in. that he 3as badl4 beaten9 and claims to ha2e been the 2ictim of
a dri2e-b4 shootin..
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Bhate2er the case9 it is interestin. to note that a&thorities alle.ed that the bombin.
cons1irac4 be.an in $e1tember of 1--49 the same month that Ca.an recei2ed his )etter
of @mm&nit4 and be.an informin. the FB@.
0n A1ril 1/9 fo&r da4s after he deli2ered the 3arnin. letter to Tina Ro3e9 Ca.an recei2ed
a note instr&ctin. him to a11ear at the la3 librar4 of the %.$. Co&rtho&se.
E@ M&st .a2e the %.$. Marshals a bombin. 3arnin.9E said Ca.an. EThe4 didnt call me
bac*. @ had to .o some3here to co2er m4 ass. @ came bac*9 @ .ot a note sa4in.9 Be need
to see 4o&H come to the %.$. )a3 )ibrar4. @ tho&.ht it 3as the %.$. Marshals or the FB@.E
Bhen Ca.an arri2ed at the la3 librar49 he met his contact6 an Eathletic loo*in. d&de9 4/s9
short hair9E dressed in a bl&e Ni*e ca1 and M&m1s&it. E@ .et there and sa49 8e49 4o& .ot
the shitI 8e said9 8e49 3e2e .ot e2er4thin. ta*en care of. Be need 4o& to do thisO.E
The man 3as not one of Ca.ans Arab friends. E8e 3as .o2ernment9E said Ca.an. E8e
3as 1robabl4 C@A.E
The m4sterio&s fi.&re as*ed Ca.an to dri2e a trailer to 7&nction Cit49 ?ansas. @n the
trailer 3as the same )el4 mi;er that Ca.an had dri2en to Colden on 7an&ar4 14. This
mi;er + the one that 3as dri2en to the Mariott at the behest of an Arab terrorist + 3as
no3 on its 3a4 to 7&nction Cit4 at the re:&est of a .o2ernment a.entJ
The date 3as no3 A1ril 119 three da4s before Timoth4 Mc=ei.h chec*ed into the
Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit4. As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 Aa2id ?in.9 3ho 3as
sta4in. at the Areamland9 recalled seein. a R4der tr&c* 3ith a trailer attached to it in the
1ar*in. lot on A1ril 1'. The trailer contained a Es:&arish obMect abo&t three or fo&r feet
hi.h that came to a 1oint on to19E sec&red b4 a can2as tar1. This 3as the e;act descri1tion
Ca.an .a2e of the )el4 mi;er.
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0n A1ril 13 Ca.an dro2e to 0*lahoma Cit49 he said9 to case the M&rrah B&ildin..
Three da4s later9 Ca.an sa4s he dro2e a 2an from Aen2er to Trinidad9 Colorado9 that 3as
1ic*ed &1 b4 0mar and Ahmed.
Accordin. to Ca.an9 it 3asnt &ntil three months a9ter the bombin.9 in 7&l4 of -"9 that
)as =e.as FB@ A.ent Aa2e $he1ard a.reed to meet him. EBere sittin. in the car behind
the $ahara9 and $he1ard tells me 3ere not interested in 1&rs&in. the lead.E
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That lead + 3as the t3o Arab s&s1ects seen r&nnin. from the M&rrah B&ildin. to3ards a
late model bro3n Che24 1ic*-&1 min&tes before the blast + the same s&s1ects that the
FB@ had iss&ed an All ,oints B&lletin <A,B> for on A1ril 1-6
EOMiddle-5astern males 2"-2( 4ears of a.e9 si; feet tall9 athletic b&ild9 Aar* hair and a
beard + dar* hair and a beard. Brea*.E
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EAnd these t3o Middle 5astern d&des that 3ere seen r&nnin. from the scene + thats the
same descri1tion @ had .i2en9E said Ca.an. ECra4 in the beard9 4o& *no3 + 0mar and
Ahmed + to the FB@O on $e1tember 14.E
Ca.an had 1ro2ided that information to the FB@ six months &e9ore the bombin.. After the
bombin.9 Ca.an contacted $olano and said9 E@snt that ama!in.. Do& *no39 these are the
KsameL t3o d&des.OE
@n a letter to Ca.an dated Febr&ar4 19 1--#9 $olano and Allison 3rote6
Attem1ts b4 federal la3 enforcement officers to meanin.f&ll4 corroborate information
4o& ha2e alle.ed to be tr&e ha2e been &ns&ccessf&l.... Therefore9 the imm&nit4 .ranted b4
the letter of $e1tember 149 1--4 is hereb4 re2o*ed.O
Do& are 3arned that an4 statement 4o& ma*e 3hich 3o&ld incriminate 4o& in ille.al
cond&ct9 1ast9 1resent or f&t&re can be &sed a.ainst 4o&. Do& are no lon.er 1rotected b4
the imm&nit4 .ranted b4 letter on $e1tember 149 1--4.
Recall that after ATF informant Carol 8o3e had re2ealed that her *no3led.e of the
bombin. 1lot 3as re1orted to federal a&thorities &e9ore A1ril 1-9 the4 tried to discredit
her9 claimin. that she 3as E&nstable9E M&st as the4 had done 3ith Ca.an. Bhile the4
re2o*ed Ca.ans )etter of @mm&nit49 the4 indicted 8o3e on s1&rio&s char.es.
8o3e also re1orted a s&bse:&ent bombin. 1lot b4 neo-Na!i acti2ists9 b&t9 li*e Ca.ans
3arnin.s both before and after the bombin.9 she claimed her calls 3erent ret&rned.
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@nterestin.l49 8o3e 3as also told b4 her ATF handler9 An.ela Finle4-Craham9 not to
re1ort her informant 1a4ments9 and 3as led to belie2e that her debriefin.s 3ere not bein.
ta1ed 3hen the4 3ere. Both are a 2iolation of C.@. <Confidential @nformant> 1roced&res.
Bas this a 3a4 to discredit 8o3e in case the4 needed to distance themsel2es from her
later9 as the4 attem1ted to do 3ith Ca.anI
0ne 4ear later9 Ca.an filed a la3s&it alle.in. that n&mero&s federal officials had failed to
&1hold their a.reement 3ith himH failed to e;ercise 1ro1er 1roced&res in re.ards to the
handlin. of an informantH failed to in2esti.ate a terrorist cons1irac4 a.ainst the American
1eo1leH failed to 3arn the 1&blicH and failed to 1ro1erl4 in2esti.ate the crime after it
occ&rred.
@t is not s&r1risin. that officials 3o&ldnt ta*e Ca.ans 3arnin. serio&sl4. 0n Aecember
"9 1-((9 a ,alestinian named $amra Maha4o&n 3arned a&thorities in 8elsin*i that a ,an
Am '4' lea2in. Fran*fort 3as to bombed 3ithin t3o 3ee*s.
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T3o 3ee*s later9 on Aecember 219 ,an Am fli.ht 1/3 3as blo3n o&t of the s*ies b4 a
terrorists bomb. T3o h&ndred and fift4-nine 1eo1le 1l&n.ed to their deaths o2er
)oc*erbie9 $cotland9 and 11 more died on the .ro&nd.
$tate Ae1artment official Fran* Moss later called Maha4o&ns 3arnin. a E.o&lish
coincidence.E Maha4o&n9 the4 claimed9 3as M&st not credible.
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Aemonstratin. the limits of abs&rdit4 the .o2ernment 3ill .o to in order to co2er &1 its
com1licit4 and ne.li.ence9 the %.$. Marshals $er2ice 3as still insistin. + after 1#-
1eo1le la4 dead in 0*lahoma + that Car4 Ca.an 3as still not credible.
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Det this is not the first time the .o2ernment has i.nored 2iable 3arnin.s. ,rior to the
Borld Trade Center bombin.9 the FB@s 1aid informant9 5mad 5li $alem9 had 1enetrated
$hei* 0mar Abdel-Rahmans 7ama a @slami4a and had 3arned the FB@ of their 1lans. The
a.ent in char.e of the case9 7ohn Antice29 dismissed the former 5.41tian Arm4 Colonels
3arnin.s9 callin. him E&nreliable.E 0n Febr&ar4 2#9 1--39 a lar.e bomb detonated
&nderneath the t3in to3ers9 *illin. si; 1eo1le and inM&rin. 19/// more.
At the same time as E&nreliableE 1eo1le li*e Car4 Ca.an 3ere 3arnin. federal a&thorities
in Aen2er abo&t the 1endin. attac*9 (he )tar 3edger9 a Ne3ar*9 Ne3 7erse4 ne3s1a1er9
3as re1ortin.6
%.$. la3 enforcement a&thorities ha2e obtained information that @slamic terrorists ma4 be
1lannin. s&icide attac*s a.ainst federal co&rtho&ses and .o2ernment installations in the
%nited $tates.
The attac*s9 it is feared9 3o&ld be desi.ned to attract 3orld3ide 1ress attention thro&.h
the m&rder of innocent 2ictims. The )tar 3edger has learned that %.$. la3 enforcement
officials ha2e recei2ed a 3arnin. that a Efat3a9E a reli.io&s r&lin. similar to the death
sentence tar.etin. a&thor $alman R&shdie9 has been iss&ed a.ainst federal a&thorities as a
res&lt of an incident d&rin. the trial last 4ear of fo&r 1ersons in the bombin. on the Borld
Trade Center in Ne3 Dor*.
The disclos&re 3as made in a confidential memorand&m iss&ed b4 the %.$. Marshals
$er2ice in Bashin.ton callin. for ste11ed-&1 sec&rit4 at federal facilities thro&.ho&t the
nationO.
Accordin. to the so&rce9 @ranian-s&11orted e;tremists ha2e made it clear that ste1s are
bein. ta*en to stri*e at the ECreat $atan9E a 1hrase that has been &sed to describe the
%nited $tatesO
52en more stren&o&s sec&rit4 1reca&tions are bein. ta*en in Ne3 Dor*9 3here 12
1ersons9 incl&din. the blind f&ndamentalist $hei* 0mar Abdel-Rahman9 are c&rrentl4 on
trial on char.es of cons1irin. to 3a.e a 3ar of &rban terrorism a.ainst the %nited $tates
b4 blo3in. &1 the %nited Nations9 FB@ head:&arters and the t&nnels bet3een Ne3 Dor*
and Ne3 7erse4O
The memo9 iss&ed b4 5d&ardo Con!ales9 director of the 5.). $arshals )er,ice9 3arns
that attac*s ma4 be desi.ned to Etar.et as man4 2ictims as 1ossible and dra3 as m&ch
media co2era.e as 1ossibleE to the f&ndamentalist ca&seO
The terrorists9 1ossible s&icide bombers9 3ill not en.a.e in ne.otiations9E the memo
3arned9 and said Eonce the 1ress is on the scene9 the ne3 1lans call for blo3in. e2er4one
&1.
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@f that last statement is tr&e9 it co&ld e;1lain the 1resence of a bo; of e;1losi2es fo&nd in
the M&rrah B&ildin. 3ith a timer on it set for ten min&tes after nine. The initial bomb<s>
ble3 &1 at two min&tes after nine.
The %.$. Marshals $er2ice + the federal a.enc4 char.ed 3ith the tas* of 1rotectin.
federal facilities + had clear 3arnin. from at least t3o different &nderco2er informants.
Bh4 then 3as there no sec&rit4 at the M&rrah B&ildin. on A1ril 1-I
@t 3as also re1orted that the @sraelis9 the $a&dis9 and the ?&3aitis all 3arned the %.$.
abo&t an im1endin. attac*. Bhate2er the %.$. Marshals $er2ice felt abo&t Car4 Ca.ans
3arnin.9 Con!ales a11arentl4 felt his other so&rces 3ere reliable eno&.h to iss&e a
nation-3ide alert. ,erha1s that memo9 li*e the one iss&ed b4 the FB@ in 1-#3 to its field
offices 3arnin. of an attem1t on the life of ,resident ?enned49 M&st Edisa11eared.E
, Trail of 0itnesses
0n A1ril 1-9 Abraham Ahmed9 a 7ordanian9 3as detained b4 a&thorities as a 1ossible
bombin. s&s1ect as he attem1ted to fl4 from 0*lahoma Cit4 to Amman9 7ordan.
American Airlines 1ersonnel obser2ed Ahmed Eactin. ner2o&s9E 1rior to his fli.ht9 and
notified sec&rit4 1ersonnel9 3ho in t&rn notified the FB@.
A.ents detained Ahmed in Chica.o9 3here the 0*lahoma Cit4 resident e;1lained that he
3as on his 3a4 to his fathers 3eddin.9 and 3as sched&led to ret&rn to the %.$. in 7&l4.
Det Ahmeds stor4 chan.es. 8e told re1orters alternatel4 that he had .one bac* to 7ordan6
a> for a 3eddin.9 b> to b&ild a ho&se9 c> to re1lace the 4o&n.est son 3ho had mo2ed o&t9
and d> to attend to a famil4 emer.enc4.
After bein. :&estioned for si; ho&rs9 the FB@ allo3ed Ahmed to contin&e on his 3a4. Det
he 3as detained in )ondon the follo3in. da49 3here he 3as :&estioned for another fi2e
ho&rs9 then handc&ffed and 1&t on the ne;t 1lane bac* to the %.$.
@n the meantime9 Ahmeds l&..a.e contin&ed on to Rome9 3here a&thorities disco2ered a
s&itcase f&ll of electronic e:&i1ment9 incl&din. t3o car radios9 silicon9 solder9 shielded
and &nshielded 3ire9 a small tool *it9 and9 incredibl4 eno&.h9 a 1hoto alb&m 3ith 1ict&res
of 3ea1ons and missilesJ $ec&rit4 so&rces at )ondons 8eathro3 Air1ort also said that a
1air of bl&e Mo..in. s&its and a timin. de2ice 3as fo&nd in one of his ba.s.
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Bhen as*ed 3hat he 3as doin. 3ith these items9 Ahmed e;1lained that the4 3ere for his
relati2es in 7ordan9 3ho co&ld not obtain .ood-:&alit4 electrical com1onents. Ahmed also
had a bl&e Mo..in. s&it similar to 3hat a Middle-5astern s&s1ect 3as 3earin. at the
M&rrah B&ildin. on the mornin. of the blast. Accordin. to an acco&nt in the 3ondon
(elegraph9 Ahmed 3as re1ortedl4 in 0*lahoma Cit4 on Bednesda4 + the da4 of the
bombin..
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@f Ahmed had been cleared b4 %.$. a&thorities for the 3orst domestic terrorist attac* in
%.$. histor49 3h4 did British a&thorities ref&se to allo3 him into the co&ntr4I Aid the4
*no3 somethin. the %.$. did notI
The 7&stice Ae1artments Carl $tern do3n1la4ed the brea*thro&.h sa4in. onl49 EThere
are a n&mber of .ood9 solid leads in this in2esti.ation.E
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Det in FB@ a.ent 8enr4 Cibbons affida2it9 s1ecial mention 3as made of the items in
Ahmeds s&itcase9 and his coincidental A1ril 1-9 1/643 a.m. de1art&re time9 and Cibbons
stated he considered Ahmeds testimon4 in front of the Federal Crand 7&r4 2ital.
0ne FB@ so&rce inter2ie3ed b4 ?F0Rs 7a4na Aa2is admitted that he didnt thin* Ahmed
3as tellin. the tr&th on a 1ol4.ra1h test. Det Ahmed 3as sim1l4 allo3ed to .o on his
3a49 and li*e so man4 other s&s1ects and 3itnesses9 3as ne2er called before the .rand
M&r4.
@nterestin.l49 the Middle 5astern comm&nit4 3as a1olo.i!ed to b4 ,resident Clinton.
This is 2er4 interestin. comin. from a 1resident that failed to a1olo.i!e to Rand4
Bea2er9 the Branch Aa2idians9 and the tho&sands of 1eo1le 3ron.l4 acc&sed9 im1risoned
and m&rdered each 4ear b4 %.$. la3-enforcement 1ersonnel.
A 1ossible e;1lanation ma4 be fo&nd in the bombin. of ,an Am 1/3. @n Febr&ar4 of
1-(-9 a 1rime s&s1ect in the case9 7ordanian bomb ma*er Mar3an ?reeshat9 admitted in a
statement 1ro2ided b4 7ordanian intelli.ence that he had man&fact&red at least fi2e hi.hl4
so1histicated9 1o3erf&l bombs for ,F),-CC <,o1&lar Front for the )iberation of
,alestine-Ceneral Command> leader Ahmed 7ibril9 b4 cle2erl4 concealin. them in
1ortable radios + the same t41e 3hich destro4ed fli.ht 1/3. 7ordanian intelli.ence
officials9 3ho ha2e maintained a close9 lon.-standin. relationshi1 3ith the C@A9 admitted
that the 7ordanian national 3as act&all4 an &nderco2er a.ent9 and 3as also an asset of
%.$. intelli.ence.
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Co&ld this e;1lain 3h4 the FB@ released AhmedI
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Ta4lor 7esse Clear9 a retired $tate Ae1artment Co&nter-Terrorism e;1ert 3ho has st&died
the case9 disa.rees 3ith this anal4sis. Clear belie2es that Ahmeds cons1ic&o&sl4 timed
de1art&re9 com1lete 3ith ner2o&s act and a s&itcase f&ll of electronic .ear9 3as a
di2ersion. EThe4 3anted to inoc&late the media to the Arab connection9E e;1lained Clear.
)ettin. Ahmed .et ca&.ht 3ith a s&itcase f&ll of that st&ff9 then disco2erin. he 3as
innocent9 inoc&lated e2er4bod4 to the Middle 5astern connection. Then the4 co&ld come
bac*9 beat their chests9 and sa49 loo* 3hat 4o& did to the Arab comm&nit4.E
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Det the bro3n Che24 1ic*-&1 seen s1eedin. a3a4 from the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as traced
to an 0*lahoma Cit4 b&siness r&n b4 a ,alestinian9 3ith 1ossible ,)0 ties. That manO is
a .ood friend of Abraham Ahmeds. Accordin. to a 3itness 3ho 3or*ed for the
,alestinian9 Ahmed 3as seen dri2in. the 1ic*-&1 in the 3ee*s before the bombin..
N&mero&s 3itnesses also 1lace Mc=ei.h in 0*lahoma Cit4 in the da4s before the
bombin. 3ith a friend of Ahmeds + an @ra:i + a man 3ho bares a stron. resemblance
to the m4sterio&s9 stoic 1assen.er seen in the R4der tr&c* b4 Mi*e Moro! on the mornin.
of A1ril 1- at 7ohnn4s Tire $tore.
?F0R re1orters Brad 5d3ards and 7a4na Aa2is bro*e the stor4 on 7&ne '9 1--" 3ith a
series of inter2ie3s 3ith 3itnesses 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h 3ith the @ra:i9 first in a bar9 then in
a resta&rant9 then in a 1a3n sho1.
0ne of the 3itnesses9 a barmaid at the Roadr&nner Ta2ern on $o&th Ma4 A2en&e9 sa3
Mc=ei.h b&4in. beer for the man on $at&rda49 A1ril 1". E8e 3as dar*9 *ind of m&sc&lar9
he had on a ball ca19E said the barmaid. E8e tal*ed li*e the4 do o2er in @ran or @ra:9 or
3hate2er d&rin. Aesert $torm9 3hen 4o& 3o&ld hear the 3a4 the4 tal*ed on T=.E
Bhen Aa2is as*ed her ho3 s&re she 3as that the man the4 had been trac*in. 3as the
man she sa3 3ith Mc=ei.h9 she re1lied9 E@m s&re.E
The ta2ern o3ner also sa3 the @ra:i a fe3 da4s after the bombin.. 8e 1ic*ed him o&t
from a .ro&1 of 1hotos. Bhile the @ra:i claimed he 3as ne2er in an4 bar on NB 1/th
$treet9 a co-3or*er inter2ie3ed b4 ?F0R said he had dran* 3ith him at a bar on NB
1/th and @ndiana9 and in fact he 3as arrested for dri2in. &nder the infl&ence aro&nd the
corner9 at NB (th and Blac*3ielder in earl4 7&ne.
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@n another inter2ie39 three 3omen 3ho 3or*ed at a 1a3nsho1 stated that Mc=ei.h and
t3o other men came into their sho1 t3ice6 EOon A1ril 14 and a.ain on A1ril 1'9 M&st t3o
da4s before the bombin..E
E@t had to ha2e been Mc=ei.h9E said the 1a3n sho1 o3ner. E@f it 3as not Mc=ei.h9 it 3as
his t3in brother.E
EThe4 s1o*e in a forei.n lan.&a.e9E said one of the 1a3n sho1 em1lo4ees. EThe4
h&ddled to.ether and the4 all three s1o*e secreti2el4 to one another9 and it 3as a forei.n
lan.&a.e.E
A resta&rant o3ner do3n the street also remembered Mc=ei.h and the @ra:i. EKMc=ei.h
actedL li*e a contractor comin. in and b&4in. his hand l&nch9 that 3as the im1ression @
had9E recalled the 1ro1rietor.
As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 resta&rant 3or*er ,h4liss ?in.sle4 recalled a R4der tr&c*
1&llin. into the 8i Ba4 Crill at $B 1/4 and ,ortland on A1ril 1#. Accom1an4in. the
tr&c* 3as a 3hite lon.-bed Che24 1ic*-&19 and a dar*er 1ic*-&19 1ossibl4 bl&e or bro3n.
$he recalls Timoth4 Mc=ei.h strollin. in and orderin. t3o Etr&c*er b&r.ersE and fries to
.o. Accom1an4in. Mc=ei.h 3as a short9 stoc*4 man of abo&t "2E9 either Me;ican or
American @ndian <or Arabic> descent9 3ith blac*9 c&rl4 hair. $he said the man closel4
resembled the FB@ s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 29 b&t 3ith sli.htl4 thinner feat&res. ?in.sle4
recalled that the man s1o*e briefl4 3ith Mc=ei.h.
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Baitress )inda ?&hlman described him as ha2in. strai.hter hair and bein. sli.htl4 taller.
$he described him as 3earin. .reen arm4 fati.&e 1ants and a 3hite t-shirt.
?&hlman9 3ho .re3 &1 aro&nd tr&c*s and hot-rods9 is 1ositi2e that one of the tr&c*s 3as
a Che24 lon.-bed9 most li*el4 an (' model. Bhen sho3n 1hotos9 incl&din. the @ra:i and
Michael Brescia9 the4 came close to 1ic*in. o&t the @ra:i9 b&t co&ld not 1ositi2el4
identif4 either man. The 1assen.er in the R4der tr&c*9 the4 said9 a man 3ith lon.ish
3a249 1ermed-o&t bro3n or dirt4 blond hair and .lasses9 ne2er .ot o&t.
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Aennis 7ac*son9 a =A 3or*er9 recalled seein. t3o or three Arabic men in the M&rrah
B&ildin. the follo3in. da49 A1ril 1'. EThere 3as a distinct air abo&t them9E recalls
7ac*son. EBe 3ere 3or*in. late that da49 the office had closed9 and the4 3ere M&st *ind of
han.in. aro&nd the $ocial $ec&rit4 office. @ tho&.ht that 3as *ind of &n&s&alO The4
mi.ht ha2e been there for $ocial $ec&rit49 b&t @ hardl4 thin* so.E
7ac*sons co-3or*er Crai. Freeman recalled one of the men as a short9 stoc*4 Arabic
man9 abo&t " 29 1"/ 1o&nds9 3earin. *ha*i militar4 st4le 1ants9 combat boots and a
3hite T-shirt + the same combination seen on the Middle 5astern s&s1ect described b4
)inda ?&hlman.
@n a bi!arre t3ist9 a 3hite Che24 1ic*-&1 sho3ed &1 a Freemans ho&se se2eral da4s after
the bombin.. Freeman recalls a Ca&casian loo*in. man in the tr&c*9 3hich 3as 1ar*ed
near his ho&se on t3o consec&ti2e da4s. E@t 3as ri.ht before and ri.ht after the FB@ and
0$B@ <0*lahoma $tate B&rea& of @n2esti.ation> came and inter2ie3ed me9E recalls
Freeman. E@ co&ld tell this .&4 3as 3atchin. me beca&se 3hen @ 3al*ed b49 he sort of
t&rned a3a4 and hid his face. @m a former Air Force Master $er.eant and a third de.ree
blac* belt9 and @m trained to be obser2ant.E
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Co&ld the man Freeman sa3 ha2e been there to intimidate himI
The barmaid at the Road R&nner Ta2ern also told ?F0Rs Brad 5d3ards that after her
inter2ie3 aired9 the @ra:i 1&lled &1 b4 the o1en bac* door of the ta2ern and stared
menacin.l4 at her. Bhat is interestin. is that the @ra:is ,alestinian boss o3ns a 3hite
1ic* &1 tr&c* + a Nissan9 ho3e2er9 not a Che24. Freeman and )inda ?&hlman are
1ositi2e the tr&c* the4 sa3 3as a Che24.
Det another 3itness to a 1ost-bombin. incident in2ol2in. the ,alestinian claimed that he
also 3as follo3ed b4 the man9 3ho 3as dri2in. a 3hite 1ic*-&1.
Bac* in 7&nction Cit49 the mana.er of the Creat Bestern @nn 3as 3atchin. T= 3ith t3o
re1orters 3hen the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2 flashed on the screen. The mana.er immediatel4
reco.ni!ed the man as the 1erson 3ho had sta4ed in room 1/' on A1ril 1'. E8e s1o*e
bro*en 5n.lish9E said the mana.er. EK8eL .a2e a forei.n name and 3as dri2in. a R4der
tr&c*.E
The mans name 3o&ld ne2er be re2ealed9 ho3e2er9 beca&se the FB@ confiscated the
hotels lo. boo*.
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$e2eral months later9 +ewsweek re1orter )eslie 7or.ensen &nco2ered information that
se2eral men had sta4ed at the Radisson @nn in 0*lahoma Cit4 the da4 before the
bombin.. The men 3ere dressed in Arab .arb9 b&t accordin. to an em1lo4ee9 3ere not
Arabs. At the same time9 1hone calls 3ere 1laced from the Radisson to one of Timoth4
Mc=ei.hs friends + a man in @daho associated 3ith the Ar4an Re1&blican Arm4.
A fe3 da4s earlier9 across to3n9 t3o men had chec*ed into the ,la!a @nn. The4 told des*
cler* Tiffan4 8ar1er the4 3ere $1anish 2isitors from Me;ico. B&t 8ar1er tho&.ht the4
3ere Arabs beca&se of the 3a4 the4 tal*ed.
Accordin. to em1lo4ee R&b4 Foos9 another man chec*ed into the motel a da4 or t3o
later9 3ent to his room9 then emer.ed 3earin. flo3in. Arab robes. As far as Foos co&ld
tell9 the man 3as not connected 3ith the other t3o men.
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Bhile it ma4 not be &n&s&al for Arab-.arbed indi2id&als to be in 0*lahoma d&e to its
connection 3ith the oil ind&str49 Ao&.las Bo4er9 the sec&rit4 .&ard at the ,la!a9 said a
4ello3 R4der tr&c* 3as 1ar*ed o&t front. All of the men chec*ed o&t a da4 or t3o before
the bombin..
@nterestin.l49 t3o Middle 5astern men 3ere s1otted dri2in. from 0*lahoma Cit4 to
Aallas immediatel4 after the bombin.. The men sto11ed to as* directions from an
0*lahoma 8i.h3a4 ,atrolman. Bhen the officer ran their 1late9 he disco2ered that it
didnt match the 2ehicle. The 1late belon.ed to a rented bl&e Che24 Ca2alier9 3hich 3as
later fo&nd at a motel in 0*lahoma Cit4. The dri2er of that 2ehicle9 Asad R. $iddi:49 a
cab dri2er from V&eens9 alon. 3ith the other t3o men9 Anis $iddi:4 and Mohammed
Chafi9 3ere ta*en into c&stod4.
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Bhile the men 3ere &ltimatel4 :&estioned and released9 a bl&e Che24 Ca2alier 3o&ld be
s1otted b4 a 3itness in do3nto3n 0*lahoma Cit4 + alon. 3ith a R4der tr&c*9 a 4ello3
Merc&r49 and a bro3n Che24 1ic*-&1 + the other 2ehicles in the bombin. con2o4.
0n the mornin. of the blast9 a 3oman 3as ridin. the ele2ator in the M&rrah b&ildin.9
3hen she noticed a 4o&n. Arab man 3earin. a bac*1ac*9 h&rriedl4 1&shin. the b&ttons
as if tr4in. to .et off. As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 she follo3ed him o&tside9 not s&s1ectin.
an4thin. 3as amiss. Moments later9 she 3as sent s1ra3lin. to the side3al* as the
b&ildin. ble3 &1 behind her.
Car4 )e3is9 a 1ressman for the 0ournal .ecord ne3s1a1er9 had M&st ste11ed o&tside to
smo*e his 1i1e 3hen he remembered he had left somethin. in his car. As he 3al*ed do3n
the alle49 a 4ello3 Merc&r4 1eeled a3a4 from its s1ot near the M&rrah B&ildin.9 M&m1ed
a concrete barricade9 s3er2ed to a2oid hittin. a d&m1ster9 then bore do3n on him9
forcin. him &1 onto the c&rb. )e3is .ot a .ood loo* at the dri2er9 describin. him as one
Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h9 and his 1assen.er as resemblin. the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2. 8e
said the car had an 0*lahoma ta. 3hich 3as dan.lin. b4 one bolt.
$e2eral min&tes later9 )e3is 3as thro3n to the floor as the 0ournal .ecord b&ildin.
roc*ed 3ith the im1act of the blast. As he 1ic*ed himself &19 another9 more 1o3erf&l
e;1losion sent him s1ra3lin. a.ain. As he and his fello3 3or*ers r&shed o&tside9 he
noticed a 1ec&liar si.ht6 an Arab man standin. nearb49 starin. at the Federal B&ildin.9
.rinnin. from ear to ear.
E@t &nner2ed me9E said )e3is9 3ho described ho3 the man seemed o&t of 1lace amon.
the thron. of battered and blood4 1eo1le. 8e seemed Eenra1t&red.E
As disc&ssed earlier9 another 3itness sa3 t3o men r&nnin. from the area of the Federal
B&ildin. to3ard a bro3n Che24 tr&c* M&st 1rior to the blast. The 3itness described the
t3o men as Emales9 of 1ossible Middle-5astern descent9 a11ro;imatel4 si; feet tall9 3ith
athletic b&ilds.E 0ne of the men 3as described as a11ro;imatel4 2"-2( 4ears old9 ha2in.
dar* hair and a beard. The second 1erson 3as described as 3"-3( 4ears old9 3ith dar* hair
and a dar* beard 3ith .ra4 in it + the same descri1tion Car4 Ca.an .a2e. 8e 3as
described as 3earin. bl&e Mo..in. 1ants9 a blac* shirt9 and a blac* Mo..in. Mac*et. The
3itness also described a third 1erson in the 1ic*-&1.
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Bas this the same 1ic*-&1 seen b4 )eonard )on. and his da&.hterI )on. 3as dri2in.
east on "th $treet at a11ro;imatel4 (6// a.m. 3hen he 3as forced to s3er2e o&t of the
3a4 b4 a erraticall4-dri2en bro3n 1ic*-&1 3ith tinted 3indo3s. As the tr&c* 1&lled &1
alon.side9 the 1assen.er9 a stoc*49 dar*-s*inned9 dar*-haired man be.an h&rlin. racial
e1ithets at the blac* co&1le. )on. said the dri2er 3as a tall9 thin 3hite man 3ith shar1
feat&res9 a descri1tion not &nsimilar to that .i2en b4 7ames )inehan. The tr&c* too* the @-
3" e;it and headed so&th.
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A11ro;imatel4 "/ min&tes later9 as Mar.aret 8ohmann and her friend Ann Aomin 3ere
1&llin. into a 1ar*in. s1ot in front of the M&rrah B&ildin.9 a bro3n 1ic*-&1 1eeled a3a4
from its 1ar*in. s1ot9 b&rnin. r&bber as it tore do3n "th $treet. EBheres the co1s 3hen
4o& need themIE 8ohmann tho&.ht to herself.
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A fe3 bloc*s a3a4 from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 Aebra B&rdic* and her da&.hter 3ere on
the 3a4 to the doctors office. As she sto11ed for a li.ht at 1/th and Robinson9 she
noticed three 2ehicles 1ar*ed on the north side of the street bet3een a ch&rch and a
.ara.e. 0ne 3as a bro3n 1ic*-&19 one 3as a bl&e Che24 Ca2alier9 and the other 3as a
4ello3 Merc&r4.
E@ loo*ed across9E said B&rdic*9 Eand there 3as that li.ht bl&e car9 it had a 3hite interior9
and there 3ere three men in it. The4 3ere dar*9 b&t the4 3ere not blac*O @ 3o&ld sa4
the4 3ere Middle 5asterners. There 3as a bro3n 1ic*-&19 b&t @ co&ldnt see in <beca&se
of the tinted 3indo3s>9 and behind it 3as the 4ello3 car 3ith the cream to1.
ENo39 @ noticed the three men in the car9 that .&4 sittin. in the middle 3as *ind of starin.
o&tO. @ said 8&h9 @ 3onder 3hat the4re loo*in. atI and as @ t&rned aro&nd9 @ said
theres nothin. there b&t b&ildin.s.E
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A fe3 moments later9 the bomb<s> 3ent off. 8ohmann and Aomin9 3ho 3ere inside one
of the M&rrah B&ildin.s restrooms9 3ere sent crashin. to the floor. At the same moment9
Aebra B&rdic* and her da&.hter 3ent s*iddin. to the side of the road. Bhen she loo*ed
bac*9 the three 2ehicles 3ere .one.
Fi2e bloc*s so&th of the M&rrah B&ildin.9 at Robinson and Main9 ?a4 8. had M&st raced
o&t of her office. As she ste11ed on to the meridian9 she 3as nearl4 r&n o2er as the bro3n
1ic*-&1 came careenin. aro&nd the corner. The near miss .a2e her an o11ort&nit4 to .et a
.ood loo* at the occ&1ants.
EThe dri2er + @ made e4e contact 3ith him9E recalled ?a4. E8e loo*ed li*e he 3as in his
t3enties + late t3enties. K8eL had an an.r4 loo* on his face. @ll ne2er for.et the loo* on
his face. @t M&st 3as f&ll of hate and an.er. @t reall4 str&c* me9 beca&se e2er4one else +
1eo1le 3ere comin. o&t and the4 loo*ed scared and conf&sed9 and he M&st loo*ed f&ll of
an.er.E
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?a4 recalled that t3o of the three 1eo1le in the tr&c* 3ere Middle-5asterners. Bhen she
3as sho3n 1hotos9 she 1ic*ed o&t the @ra:i + the same one seen 3ith Mc=ei.h + as the
dri2er.
Aa2id $nider9 the Bric*to3n 3or*er 3ho had s1otted one of the R4der tr&c*s that
mornin.9 ran o&tside after the bomb 3ent off9 and sa3 the bro3n 1ic*-&1 as it fle3 1ast.
EThe4 3ere doin. abo&t #/ m1h9E recalled $nider. EThe4 t&rned north and headed o2er
the Baln&t $treet Brid.e.E
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An all-1oints-b&lletin <A,B> 3as :&ic*l4 1&t o&t on the 1ic*-&16
Dispatcher' EBe on the loo*o&t for a late model almost ne3 Che2rolet f&ll-si!e 1ic*-&1
+ f&ll si!e 1ic*&1 bro3n 1ic*-&1. Bill be bro3n in color 3ith tinted 3indo3s + bro3n
in color 3ith tinted 3indo3s. $mo*e colored b&. deflector on the front of 1ic*-&1.E
EOMiddle-5astern males 2"-2( 4ears of a.e9 si; feet tall9 athletic b&ild9 Aar* hair and a
beard + dar* hair and a beard. Brea*.E
Officer' E0*9 @s this .ood information9 or do 3e not reall4 *no3IE
Dispatcher' EA&thori!ation FB@.E
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$tran.el49 the FB@ canceled the A,B se2eral ho&rs later9 ref&sin. to sa4 3h4 and
demandin. that it not be rebroadcast. Bhen ?,0Cs Aa2id 8all as*ed the FB@ 3h4 the4
canceled it9 the4 denied e2er 1&ttin. it o&t. B&t 3hen 8all 1la4ed bac* his co14 for the
FB@ man9 he s&ddenl4 had Eno comment.E
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$oon after9 Brad 5d3ards recei2ed a ti1 that the 1ic*-&1 had been seen se2eral times
before the bombin. at $ahara ,ro1erties <not its real name>9 a real-estate b&siness in
north3est 0*lahoma Cit4. The o3ner of $ahara ,ro1erties9 an @sraeli-born ,alestinian
named $am ?halid <not his real name>9 3as the @ra:is em1lo4er.
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Not lon. after ?F0Rs re1orts be.an airin.9 the @ra:i s&ed the station9 then held a 1ress
conference claimin. that he 3as not a s&s1ect in the bombin.9 and that he had a solid
alibi for the mornin. of A1ril 1-. 8is name 3as 8&ssain al-8&ssaini9 and he 3as at 3or*9
he said9 1aintin. a .ara.e on NB 31 $treet. Det Al2in Ae2ers9 a nei.hbor inter2ie3ed b4
Aa2is9 claimed no one 3as 3or*in. on the ho&se that da4. E@ didnt see an4bod49E said
Ae2ers. E@d rememberO.E
@n addition9 8&ssainis co-3or*er9 5rnie Cranfield9 said 8&ssainis alibi for the mornin.
of A1ril 1- + a time sheet statin. he 3as at 3or* at (6/( a.m. + 3as 1atentl4 false.
Cranfield told Aa2is that 8&ssaini 3as 3or*in. at a different ho&se &y <='== a.m.9 si;
bloc*s a3a49 b&t 3asnt there at (63/ a.m.
EThe4 3as o&t there actin. li*e the4 3as 1aintin. on that .ara.e all mornin.9E Cranfield
told me. EThe4 didnt *no3 @ 3as alread4 there before.OE
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Moreo2er9 accordin. to Cranfield9 $ahara ,ro1erties doesnt &se time sheets6 EThe4 &se a
time cloc*. The4 started abo&t fi2e months a.o + fi2e9 si; months a.oO @2e seem them
cloc*in. in e2er4 mornin..E Aa2is later learned that ?halids da&.hter 8eather had
concocted 8&ssainis Etime sheetE at the re:&est of her father.
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8&ssaini also claimed that he 3or*ed a second Mob as at the Bestern $i!!lin resta&rant +
as a Manitor9 three da4s a 3ee*9 from 1/6// 1.m. to (6// a.m. + 3hich 3o&ld ha2e *e1t
him too b&s4 to be at the M&rrah B&ildin. on A1ril 1-. Det 3hen Aa2is chec*ed 3ith 7eff
7ohnston9 the assistant mana.er9 she 3as told 8&ssaini hadnt 3or*ed from A1ril 1'
thro&.h A1ril 2/.
Accordin. to ?halids secretar49 none of 8&ssainis @ra:i co-3or*ers9 3ho started
3or*in. for ?halid in No2ember9 sho3ed &1 on the 1'th. Bas it merel4 coincidental that
Crai. Freeman and Aennis 7ac*son sa3 a s&s1icio&s .ro&1 of Arab men in the M&rrah
B&ildin. on the afternoon of the 1'thI
@nterestin.l49 8&ssain al-8&ssaini rea11lied for his Mob at the Bestern $i!!lin in Ma49
then :&it in 7&ne9 sa4in. that he didnt need a Mob. ?halids secretar4 said that 8&ssaini
also 1&rchased a Cadillac after the bombin.. 8ad he s&ddenl4 come into a lar.e amo&nt
of mone4I
Bhen ?F0R shared their e2idence 3ith the FB@9 the4 do3n1la4ed their findin.s. FB@
s1o*esman Aan =o.el said that e4e3itness acco&nts are Enotorio&sl4 inacc&rate. Their
credibilit4 m&st be chec*ed o&t9 their stories corroborated.E
Det ?F0R 3as able to corroborate their stor4 3ith at least ei.ht different 3itnesses. The4
not onl4 1laced Mc=ei.h 3ith 8&ssaini in at least three different locations in 0*lahoma
Cit49 the4 3ere able to trace the bro3n 1ic*-&1 to the b&siness 3here 8&ssaini 3or*ed +
to a b&sinessman that had been in2esti.ated b4 the FB@ for ,)0 ties. The4 determined
that 8&ssaini had a tattoo e;actl4 as described b4 the FB@9 and that his alibi for the
mornin. of A1ril 1- 3as 1atentl4 false.
$tran.el49 the FB@ decided to bac* &1 8&ssainis stor49 tellin. ?F0R that it mi.ht be
diffic&lt to 1lace 8&ssaini near the M&rrah B&ildin. on the mornin. of the 1-th.
A11arentl4 the .o2ernment had not co&nted on a local T= station st&mblin. onto
8&ssaini. After ?F0Rs stor4 bro*e9 a maMor dama.e control a11arat&s 3ent into motion.
?BT=9 ?0C09 the aily !klahoman9 and the !klahoma "a#ette all ridic&led ?F0Rs
re1ortin..
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@nterestin.l49 3hen 8&ssaini a11eared before T= cameras on 7&ne 1" to dis1el the
Er&morsE abo&t him9 it 3as Abraham Ahmed 3ho a11eared as his inter1reterJ
The "a#ette and ?0C0 also both claimed that 8&ssaini co&ldnt s1ea* 5n.lish9 im1l4in.
that he co&ldnt ha2e been tal*in. 3ith Mc=ei.h. Det ?F0R learned that he s1o*e bro*en
5n.lish9 and a 1olice A.%.@. re1ort indicated that he re1lied in 5n.lish 3hen :&estioned.
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EThe information :&oted on Channel Fo&r is not tr&e9E FB@ A.ent 7effre4 7en*ins told the
aily !klahoman. Tho&.h 7en*ins later denied sa4in. that9 he admits that Ehe crin.ed
3hen he sa3 the ?F0R re1ort.E
,erha1s 7en*ins crin.ed 3hen he sa3 8&ssaini on T= beca&se the ne3s station had9 :&ite
accidentall49 &nco2ered the FB@s confidential informant. Bh4 else 3o&ld the FB@ act so
1atroni!in. to3ards ?F0R9 3ho had clearl4 established a lin* bet3een 8&ssaini and
Mc=ei.hI
The FB@ 3o&ldnt sa4 if the4 had chec*ed o&t 8&ssaini. Nor 3o&ld the4 clear him. The4
told ?F0R that the4 3ere Enot in the b&siness of clearin. s&s1ects.E Det9 as 7a4na Aa2is
1ointed o&t9 the4 did clear n&mero&s other 7ohn Aoe 2 s&s1ects9 incl&din. Robert 7ac*s9
Car4 )and9 and Todd B&ntin.9 the Arm4 1ri2ate seen at 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1.
@nterestin.l49 the4 then &sed the B&ntin. incident to sa4 that 7ohn Aoe 2 had been a red
herrin. all alon.. 7ohn Aoe 29 the FB@ claimed9 had ne2er e;isted.
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7&st 3h4 3o&ld the FB@ iss&e a blan*et Eno commentE on a s&s1ect 3ho 3as seen b4
n&mero&s 3itnesses 3ith Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 and 3as seen s1eedin. a3a4 from the
bombin.I
For his 1art9 8&ssaini claims he 3as an officer in @ra:s elite Re1&blican C&ard9 and 3as
im1risoned for distrib&tin. anti-$addam literat&re. Accordin. to the "a#ette8s acco&nt9 he
3as released after ser2in. ei.ht 4ears of a 13-4ear sentence.
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B&t the stor4 chan.es. Accordin. to ?BT=9 he esca1ed d&rin. a 1rison &1risin. at the
end of the 3ar9 and after searchin. for his famil49 he Eran to American soldiers and as*ed
for hel1.E 8e 3as then interned in a $a&di ref&.ee cam19 3here he s1ent the ne;t fo&r
4ears9 &ntil he 3as relocated to the %.$. in 1--".
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The 1roblem 3ith this stor4 is that %.$. forces didnt .et 3ithin 2// miles of Ba.hdad9
3hich means that if 8&ssaini Eran to American soldiers9E he 3o&ld ha2e had to r&n across
se2eral h&ndred miles of o1en dessert.
Det accordin. to his boss9 $am ?halid9 8&ssaini 3as ne,er in the Re1&blican C&ard at
all. A $hZite M&slim9 he 3as im1risoned for his anti-$addam beliefs9 and forced to ser2e
as cannon fodder on the front lines9 as the Re1&blican C&ard 3ithdre3.
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Det the stor4 chan.es once a.ain. Accordin. to Billiam Northro19 8&ssaini ser2ed in the
8amm&rabi Ai2ision of the Re1&blican C&ard9 and E3as ca1t&red b4 the American 24th
Mechani!ed @nfantr4 Ai2ision in a fi.ht on 8i.h3a4 (9 3est of Basra9 a fe3 da4s after
the 3ar ended.E Northro1 stated that the @ra:is enco&ntered the %.$. force9 and9 thin*in.
it 3as merel4 a 1robe9 o1ened fire. The @ra:is 3ere badl4 beaten in the ens&in. firefi.ht9
and 8&ssaini 3as 3o&nded. 8e claims 8&ssaini 3as ne2er in an @ra:i 1rison.
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@f 8&ssaini 3as tr4in. to concoct a co2er-stor49 he a11arentl4 3asnt doin. a 2er4 .ood
Mob.
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Accordin. to Northro16
This lad 3as no ordinary soldier. K8eL came to the %nited $tates aro&nd No2ember of
1--1. 8e tri..ered a E3atchE on the @ra:i comm&nit4 in Boston and shortl4 thereafter9
mo2ed to 0*lahoma Cit4. @ &nderstand that he is c&rrentl4 residin. in 8o&ston.
Northro1 also states that ERam!i Ahmed Do&sef <The mastermind behind the Borld
Trade Center bombin.> ser2ed in the 8amm&rabi Ai2ision of the Re1&blican C&ard
d&rin. the C&lf Bar.OE
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Bhile it is not *no3n ho3 acc&rate this information is9 there is e2idence t4in. Do&sef +
a ,a*istani Bal&chi born in ?&3ait + to @ra:i intelli.ence. The Bal&ch9 3ho are $&nni
Moslems9 o11ose the clerical $hia re.ime of Tehran9 and had for.ed close lin*s 3ith @ra:i
intelli.ence d&rin. that co&ntr4s 1/-4ear 3ar 3ith @ran. Accordin. to Ar. M4lroie9 @ra:
&sed the Bal&ch to carr4 o&t acts of terrorism a.ainst @ran.
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Alias Abd&l Basit Mahm&d Abd&l ?arim9 Do&sef arri2ed in the %nited $tates carr4in. an
@ra:i 1ass1ort.
Both Do&sef and his 1artner in the Borld Trade Center bombin.9 Ahmed AMaM9 3or*ed for
5d3ards ,i1eline Testin. and Technical Beldin. )aboratories in 8o&ston9 3hose C50 is
Ma&nal BhaMat9 a close associate of @shan Barbo&ti + an international @ra:i arms dealer
3ho b&ilt )ib4as chemical 3ea1ons 1lant at R[bta. Barbo&tis son 8aidar <li*e 8&ssaini>
also li2es in 8o&ston. Accordin. to )o&is Cham1on9 3ho 3ent into b&siness 3ith 8aidar9
E8aidar Barbo&ti is an @ra:i a.ent.E
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@t 3as Barbo&ti 3ho financed Cham1ons ,rod&ct @n.redient Technolo.4 thro&.h his son
8aidar. Bac*enh&t <a com1an4 3ith lon.-standin. ties to the FB@ and C@A> 1ro2ided the
sec&rit4. Accordin. to Cham1on9 Barbo&ti <3ith 1erha1s a little hel1 from the secreti2e
and m4sterio&s Bac*enh&t> secretl4 drained tho&sands of .allons of ferroc4anide + a
nat&rall4 occ&rrin. Cherr4 e;tract &sed to ma*e c4anide .as + from Cham1ons 1lant.
Barbo&tis abilit4 to 1roc&re %.$. 3ea1ons technolo.4 for sale to )ib4a and @ra: 3asnt
e;actl4 hindered b4 %.$. officials. Bhile the B&sh administration 3as 1&blicl4 decr4in.
8&sseins &se of chemical 3ea1ons on the ?&rds9 the 1otassi&m ferroc4anide 3as shi11ed
to @ra: to man&fact&re chemical 3ea1ons for @ra:s arm49 3ith the f&ll *no3led.e and
com1licit4 of the B&sh administration.
$aid Cham1on9 ENot one %.$. a.ent + not one official9 e2er :&estioned 8aidar Barbo&ti
+ for e2asion of ta;es9 3here he .ot his mone4 from9 his in2ol2ementO in shi11in.
c4anide o&tside the ,.@.T. 1lantO nothin.. @ 3as told + and this is a :&ote from %.$.
C&stoms Ka.ent Martin $chramL + EThis matter is hi.hl4 1olitical. 8aidar Barbo&ti
cannot be indicted9 and if he 3ere9 he 3o&ld ne2er be con2icted.E
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The *e4 that allo3ed the @ra:i Eb&sinessmanE <Barbo&ti doesnt li*e to be called an arms
dealer> to interface 3ith the C@A 3as one Richard =. $ecord9 an inte.ral 1la4er in the
@ran-Contra arms-for-dr&.s net3or*. $ecord9 it sho&ld be noted9 3as also a b&siness
1artner of =an. ,ao9 the )aotian Ceneral 3ho ran a heroin sm&..in. rin. o&t of )on.
Tien Airbase d&rin. the =ietnam Bar9 and Mon!er al-?assar9 the $4rian arms and dr&.s
dealer 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in the ,an Am 1/3 bombin. + another crime that 3as
s&ccessf&ll4 co2ered &1 b4 the C@A and the FB@. Accordin. to Richard Baba4an9 a former
C@A contract em1lo4ee9 EBarbo&ti 3as 1laced in the hands of $ecord b4 the C@A9 and
$ecord called in Bac*enh&t to handle sec&rit4 and tra2el for Barbo&ti and his e;1ort
1lans.E
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Mi*e 7ohnston9 the attorne4 3ho s&ed Barbo&ti on behalf of T?-'9 an 0*lahoma Cit4
com1an49 ran into the same sort of stone3allin. b4 the 7&stice Ae1artment. As 7ohnston
3as told b4 the federal team in2esti.atin. this little corner of @ra:.ate9 EMr. 7ohnston9
4o& dont &nderstand9 3e ha2e to limit the obMecti2e of the in2esti.ation so 3e can .et on
3ith the b&siness of r&nnin. the .o2ernment.E
ECoin. into the in2esti.ationO 3as a dis.&ised 3hite3ash9E 7ohnston later told me9
echoin. 3hat %.$. C&stoms a.ent Martin $chram told )o&is Cham1on.
Former C@A asset Charles 8a4es said the C@A-connected Bac*enh&t 3as hel1in.
Barbo&ti shi1 chemicals to @ra:9 E$&11l4in. @ra: 3as ori.inall4 a .ood idea9E he
maintains9 Eb&t then it .ot o&t of hand.E
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$aid Cham1on9 E@ can ass&re 4o&9 that if dr&ms of c4anide left o&r 1lant9 Ar. Barbo&ti had
his reasons9 either to be &sed a.ainst American troo1s or terrorist acts a.ainst the %nited
$tates at home.E
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C4anide is a necessar4 in.redient in the de2elo1ment of ner2e .as.
0ne tho&sand .rams of c4anide later 3o&nd &1 in the Borld Trade Center bomb9
constr&cted b4 @ra:i a.ent Ram!i Do&sef.
Do&sefs 1artner9 Ahmed AMaM9 a member of the 5.41tian-based Al-Camaa al-@slami4a9
li2ed in Te;as. A Te;as hamb&r.er stand 3as re1ortedl4 &sed to rela4 tele1hone calls
bet3een the Borld Trade Center bombers as a means of a2oidin. detection. @t 3as o3ned
b4 some ,alestinian friends of AMaM9 and Do&sef and AMaM &sed the n&mber for conference
calls 3hile AMaM 3as in 1rison.
The records ma4 also indicate a tie bet3een AMaM and 8&ssainis boss9 $am ?halid.
Records obtained d&rin. T?-'s ci2il s&it a.ainst @shan Barbo&ti sho3 a 1hone call to one
of ?halids 1ro1erties in 8o&ston. The 1erson 3ho made call 3as Ahmed AMaM.
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Det Barbo&ti 3asnt M&st tr4in. to 1roc&re material and technolo.4 from %.$. com1anies
on behalf of @ra:. Barbo&ti also b&ilt the b&n*ers &sed to ho&se $addam 8&sseins Mi. Met
fi.hters d&rin. Aesert $torm. @t 3as d&rin. T?-'s s&it a.ainst Barbo&ti that the
Americans learned of these b&n*ers. Barbo&tis )ondon head of $ec&rit49 Ton4 Aa2isson9
decided to sell the Americans the bl&e1rints. @t isnt clear 3hether Aa2isson had a fallin.
o&t 3ith Barbo&ti9 or 3as sim1l4 bein. 1atriotic. The 1oint ma4 be moot9 as Barbo&ti 3as
a11arentl4 dead. The @ra:i arms dealer died <or fa*ed his death> aro&nd the same time the
@sraeli Mossad *noc*ed off his contem1orar49 Cerald B&ll9 the de2elo1er of the ill-fated
@ra:i E$&1er-C&n.E
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Aa2isson called T?-'s attorne49 Mi*e 7ohnston9 3ho fle3 to )ondon9 3here he
1&rchased the 1lans for G29'//9 and 1rom1tl4 t&rned them o2er to the C@A. Bith the 1lans
for $addams &nder.ro&nd b&n*ers9 the %.$. Airforce 3as able to 1racticall4 3i1e o&t
@ra:s entire fleet of Mi. fi.hter Mets at the start of the 3ar.
This didnt e;actl4 ma*e $addam ha114. @n the 1arlance of the Arab 3orld9 this e:&ated
to 1a4-bac* time. @f 8&ssein tho&.ht Barbo&ti 3as res1onsible for the destr&ction of his
air force9 he ma4 ha2e insisted the arms dealer coo1erate in an act of re2en.e a.ainst the
%nited $tates.
Det the destr&ction of the 8&sseins air force 3asnt the onl4 moti2e @ra: had for see*in.
re2en.e a.ainst the %.$. Bhile Americans 3ere b&s4 t4in. 4ello3 ribbons on their front
1orches for o&r bo4s in the C&lf9 these same bra2e bo4s 3ere sla&.hterin. enem4 soldiers
and hel1less ci2ilians b4 the tho&sands. As re1orted b4 Mi*e 5rlich of the Militar4
Co&nselin. Net3or* at the March-A1ril9 1--1 5&ro1ean ,arliament hearin.s on the C&lf
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Oh&ndreds9 1ossibl4 tho&sands9 of @ra:i soldiers be.an 3al*in. to3ard the %.$. 1osition
&narmed9 3ith their arms raised in an attem1t to s&rrender. 8o3e2er9 the orders for this
&nit 3ere not to ta*e an4 1risonersO
The commander of the &nit be.an the firin. b4 shootin. an anti-tan* missile thro&.h one
of the @ra:i soldiers. This is a missile desi.ned to destro4 tan*s9 b&t it 3as &sed a.ainst
one man.
At that 1oint9 e2er4bod4 in the &nit be.an shootin.. V&ite sim1l49 it 3as a sla&.hter.
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The .o2ernment-controlled saniti!ed media cam1ai.n beamed into o&r li2in. rooms9
re1lete 3ith scenes of hi.h-tech Esmart-bombsE 3histlin. thro&.h the 3indo3s of enem4
command centers9 merel4 belied the terrible and deliberate carna.e inflicted &1on
tho&sands of hel1less ci2ilians.
0n Febr&ar4 139 1--19 a %.$. Air Force $tealth Bomber dro11ed t3o 19///-1o&nd9 laser-
.&ided bombs onto the roof of the Al-Amira air raid shelter in Ba.hdad. T3o h&ndred
and ninet4 fo&r 1eo1le + mostl4 3omen and children + died in 3hat the %.$. militar4
called a Emilitar4 s&r.ical stri*e.E
Accordin. to Billiam Bl&m9 a&thor of :illing Hope' 5.). $ilitary and *IA Inter,entions
)ince -orld -ar II9 the bombin. of the Al-Amira air raid shelter 3asnt accidental9 it 3as
deliberate6
The %nited $tates said it tho&.ht that the shelter 3as for =@,s9 3hich it had been at one
time9 and claimed that it 3as also bein. &sed as a militar4 comm&nications center9 b&t
nei.hborhood residents insisted that the constant aerial s&r2eillance o2erhead had to
obser2e the dail4 flo3 of 3omen and children into the shelter. Bestern re1orters said the4
co&ld find no si.ns of militar4 &se.
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An American Mo&rnalist in 7ordan 3ho 2ie3ed &nedited 2ideota1e foota.e of the disaster9
3hich the American 1&blic ne2er sa39 3rote6
The4 sho3ed scenes of incredible carna.e. Nearl4 all the bodies 3ere charred into
blac*nessH in some cases the heat had been so .reat that entire limbs 3ere b&rned off.O
Resc&e 3or*ers colla1sed in .rief9 dro11in. cor1sesH some resc&ers 2omited from the
stench of the still-smolderin. bodies.
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$aid Bhite 8o&se s1o*esman Marlin Fit!3ater after the bombin. of the shelter6 @t 3as Ea
militar4 tar.etO Be dont *no3 3h4 ci2ilians 3ere at this location9 b&t 3e do *no3 that
$addam 8&ssein does not share o&r 2al&e for the sanctit4 of life.E
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This so-called E2al&e for the sanctit4 for lifeE sho3n b4 American forces and la&ded b4
the B&sh administration9 incl&ded not onl4 attac*s s&ch as the one at Al-Amira9 b&t the
bombin. and strafin. of &narmed ci2ilians 3ho tried to flee to the 7ordanian border.
B&ses9 ta;is9 and 1ri2ate cars 3ere re1eatedl4 assa&lted9 literall4 3itho&t merc49 b4
roc*ets9 cl&ster bombs and machine .&nsH &s&all4 in broad da4li.ht9 the tar.ets clearl4
ci2ilian9 3ith l&..a.e 1iled on to19 3ith no militar4 2ehicles or str&ct&res an43here to be
seen9 s&rro&nded b4 o1en desert9 the attac*in. 1lanes fl4in. e;tremel4 close to the
.ro&ndO b&sloads of 1assen.ers incinerated9 and 3hen 1eo1le left the 2ehicles and fled
for their li2es9 1lanes often s3oo1ed do3n &1on them firin. a3a4.O
EDo&re *illin. &sJE cried a 7ordanian ta;i dri2er to an American re1orter. EDo&re
shootin. &s e2er43here 3e mo2eJ Bhene2er the4 see a car or tr&c*9 the 1lanes di2e o&t
of the s*4 and chase &s. The4 dont care 3ho 3e are or 3hat 3e are. The4 M&st shoot.E 8is
cr4 3as re1eated b4 h&ndreds of others.O.
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Mi*e An.e9 a C@ from North Carolina9 described the carna.e6
@ act&all4 3ent &1 close and e;amined t3o of the 2ehicles that basicall4 loo*ed li*e
ref&.ees ma4be tr4in. to .et o&t of the area. Do& *no39 4o& had li*e a little To4ota 1ic*-
&1 tr&c* that 3as loaded do3n 3ith the f&rnit&re and the s&itcases and r&.s and the 1et
cat and that t41e of thin.9 all o2er the bac* of the this tr&c*9 and those tr&c*s 3ere ta*en
o&t M&st li*e the militar4 2ehicles.
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EThe %.$. militar4 considers the m&rderin. of o&r children nothin. more than collateral
dama.e9E said Al ?aiss49 an information officer at the @ra:i @nterests section of the
Al.erian 5mbass4 in Bashin.ton. EThe4 ha2e ne2er a1olo.i!ed or e2en admitted their
mista*e.E
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At the same time9 the American 1&blic9 fed a dail4 dose of 1ro1a.anda .enerated in
,enta.on media briefin. rooms9 co&ld not &nderstand ho3 terrorists co&ld bomb a
ci2ilian b&ildin. in the heartland of America.
Bhile the estimate of @ra:i forces *illed r&ns as hi.h as 2"/9///9 the act&al n&mber of
@ra:is *illed9 incl&din. ci2ilians9 r&ns m&ch hi.her. American 1lanes deliberatel4
destro4ed @ra:s 1o3er 1lants9 its se3a.e s4stems9 and its hos1itals. The economic
embar.o se2erel4 com1o&nded the sit&ation9 forcin. an entire 1o1&lation to str&..le
amidst massi2e e1idemics of star2ation and disease. Their infrastr&ct&re decimated9
3itho&t sanitation9 food and medical s&11lies9 h&ndreds of tho&sands of ci2ilians s&ffered
horrible9 lin.erin. deaths + all ca&sed b4 the %.$. militar49 the .reed of Bi. 0il9 and
their life-lon. friend9 Ceor.e 8erbert Bal*er B&sh.
The 1eo1le of Ba.hdad ha2e t&rned the r&bble of the Al-Amira air raid shelter into a
shrine9 com1lete 3ith mementos and 1ict&res of the children 3ho 1erished.
@n 0*lahoma Cit49 2ictims 1laced mementos of their dead relati2es on a chain-lin* fence
s&rro&ndin. the remains of the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. and as*ed9 EBho co&ld do s&ch
a thin.I Bho co&ld *ill innocent ci2iliansIE
Bhile the Borld Trade Center and 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.s ma4 ha2e been the res&lt of
@ra:i re2en.e9 3hat &ltimatel4 la4 behind the Ne3 Dor* and Aaharan bombin.s a11eared
to stem from a broader-based alliance of @slamic militants from @ra:9 @ran9 $4ria9 $a&di
Arabia9 ,a*istan9 and other co&ntries committed to the e;1&lsion of %.$. troo1s from the
re.ion and an all-o&t attac* on the ECreat $atan.E
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@t has been re1orted that .ro&1s ran.in. from the ,alestinian-based @slamic 7ihad9 8amas9
the $&danese National @slamic Front9 the ,a*istan-based al-F&:ra9 and .ro&1s f&nded b4
$a&di Arabian 0sama bin-)aden 3ere in2ol2ed in the Borld Trade Center bombin. and
related 1lots.
@n fact9 as earl4 as 1--/9 Borld Trade Center cons1irators 5l-$a44id Nossair9 Mahm&d
Abo&halima9 and al-F&:ra member Clement Rodne4 8am1ton-5l <an American Blac*
M&slim> had met in Ne3 Dor* Cit4 3ith $hei* Abd-al-A!i! A3adah9 3ho is alle.ed to
ha2e been a senior commander en.a.ed in the coordination of terrorist o1erations 3ith
@ranian9 ,alestanian9 and 8i!bollah leaders.
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$&ch alliances 3ere also reflected in a maMor terrorist conference held in Tehran in 1--39
3here it 3as decided the terrorists 3ar a.ainst the %.$. 3o&ld incl&de Etar.etin.
b&ildin.s for bomb s1ectac&lars.E
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Another maMor terrorist conference 3as held in Tehran on 7&ne 2/-239 1--#9 d&rin. 3hich
it 3as anno&nced that there 3o&ld be increased attac*s a.ainst %.$. interests. T3o da4s
later9 on 7&ne 2"9 the militar4 ho&sin. com1le; in Ahahran9 $a&di Arabia9 3as bombed9
claimin. the li2es of 1- ser2icemen. The Mo2ement for @slamic Chan.e9 3hich had
alread4 claimed credit for the Ri4adh bombin.9 too* credit.
This 3as follo3ed b4 another terrorist conference at the North3est Frontier ,ro2ince
to3n of ?onli9 near the Af.hani border in ,a*istan on 7&l4 1/-1"9 1--#. The meetin. sa3
some of the most im1ortant militant @slamic leaders come to.ether &nder one tent. The4
incl&ded 0sama bin )adin9 a $a&di Arabian 3ho f&nded the M&Mahadeen9 3as im1licated
in the Ri4adh and Ahahran bombin.s9 and 3as a close associate of $hei* 0mar Abdel
Rahman9 Ahmed 7ibril of the ,F),-CC <3ho carried o&t the ,an Am 1/3 bombin. on
orders from Teheran>9 Abd&l Ras&l $a44af9 a senior re1resentati2e of @ranian intelli.ence9
senior ,a*istani intelli.ence officers9 and senior commanders of 8amas9 8i!bAllah9 and
other .ro&1s. All resol2ed to &se 3hate2er force 3as necessar4 to o&st all forei.n forces
stationed on @slamic hol4 land.
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0ne Arab obser2er 3ith direct *no3led.e of the conference said the 1artici1ants
resol&tion 3as Ea 2irt&al declaration of relentless 3arE on the %.$.-led Best.
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.lim1se of that conference can be seen in e9ense and Foreign A99airs'
Ras&l $a44af stated that Ethe time to settle acco&nts has arri2ed.E The senior
re1resentati2e of @ranian intelli.ence declared that Eattac* is the best means of defense.E
8e &r.ed a combined offensi2e9 both in the M&slim 3orld9 1artic&larl4 the ,ersian C&lf
and Arabian ,enins&la9 and at the heart of the Best. 8e re1eated @rans commitment to the
ca&se and reiterated Tehrans 3illin.ness to 1ro2ide the @slamists 3ith all 1ossible aid.
Another commander conc&rred9 addin. that Ethere is an im1erati2e need for an inte.rated
1lan to deal a fatal blo3 to the international forces of arro.ance.E A %?-based
commander from a ,ersian C&lf state stressed that .i2en the immense strate.ic
im1ortance of the ,ersian C&lf to the %.$. and its allies9 the onl4 3a4 to com1el the Best
to 3ithdra3 3as thro&.h the infliction of so m&ch 1ain on these co&ntries9 that their
.o2ernments 3o&ld find it im1ossible to tolerate the 1&blic o&tcr4 and be com1elled to
3ithdra3 as the onl4 3a4 to sto1 the @slamist terrorism at home.
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0n 7&l4 1#9 one da4 after the ?onli conference9 the %.$. $enate 1assed sanctions a.ainst
@ran and )ib4a. Bith their contin&ed sanctions a.ainst the innocent ci2ilians of @ra:9 and
no3 @ran9 the %.$. 3as b&ildin. to a confrontation 3ith the militant @slamic comm&nit4.
As Ronald B. )e3is 3rote in the No2ember9 1--# edition of Air Forces $onthly'
0n the follo3in. da4 <after the ?onli conference>9 7&l4 1'9 the Mo2ement for @slamic
Chan.e sent a chillin. fa; to the )ondon-based Arab ne3s1a1er al7Hayat9 3arnin.6 EThe
3orld 3ill be astonished and ama!ed at the time and 1lace chosen b4 the M&Mahadeen.
The M&Mahadeen 3ill deli2er the harshest re1l4 to the threats of the foolish American
1resident. 52er4one 3ill be s&r1rised b4 the 2ol&me9 choice of 1lace and timin. of the
M&Mahadeens ans3er9 and in2aders m&st 1re1are to de1art ali2e or dead9 for their time is
mornin. and mornin. is near.E That fa;9 and a 3arnin. b4 @sraeli intelli.ence that @ran
3as li*el4 to la&nch an attac* a.ainst a %.$. aircraft9 3ere i.nored.
At (63161/ 1.m. <//3161/ CMT> that e2enin.9 nobod4 co&ld dismiss the horrendo&s
e;1losion of TBA Fli.ht (// off the coast of )on. @sland9 Ne3 Dor*. Attac* n&mber
three had M&st been carried o&t.
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That e;cer1t a11eared in a %.$. militar4 ne3s1a1er. B&t )e3is 3asnt the onl4 obser2er
co.ni!ant of these facts. As Ar. )a&rie M4lroie noted re.ardin. the 7&l4 1' attac* on
TBA fli.ht (//9 it occ&rred 1recisel4 on @ra:i national da4. The da4 of the bombin.9
$addam 8&ssein had made his o3n threats9 tellin. the %.$. that the4 3o&ld be &nable to
a2oid Ethe s3ee1in. flood and flamin. fire that is b&rnin. &nder their feet.OE
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The bombin. of the Borld Trade Center occ&rred on the second anni2ersar4 of @ra:s
s&rrender to coalition forces in the C&lf.
Bhile re1orts from the $tate Ae1artment and s&ch instit&tions as the 8erita.e Fo&ndation
decr4 the &se of Arab state-s1onsored terrorism a.ainst the Best9 the tr&th is that the Best
+ and es1eciall4 the %.$. + has been e;1ortin. terrorism in the form of economic
sanctions9 assassinations9 co&1s9 death-s:&ads9 and co2ertSo2ert 3ars in almost e2er4 1art
of the 3orld since the be.innin. of the cent&r4.
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To the M&slim 3orld9 and es1eciall4 terrorist .ro&1s s&ch as the ,)09 @slamic 7ihad9
8i!bollah9 and 8amas9 the %.$. assa&lt on its all4 @ra: re1resented a t&rnin. 1oint in
@slams str&..le a.ainst the Best. The C&lf Bar mar*ed the first time the %nited $tates
had &sed an all-o&t9 f&ll-scale militar4 assa&lt on an Arab co&ntr49 3ith de2astatin.
res&lts.
%nder the infl&ence of reli.io&s fi.&res s&ch as $hei* 0mar Rahman9 the M&Mahadeen
<the Af.hani freedom fi.hters 3ho had been trained b4 the C@A> and their allies became
sta&nch o11onents of the %nited $tates. Tho&sands of M&slims from almost 4/ co&ntries
floc*ed to Af.hanistan and ,a*istan d&rin. the 3ar9 and tho&sands remain there9 trainin.
for the da4 3hen @slam 3ill rise &1 in its final .reat 7ihad a.ainst the Best.
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To these .ro&1s9 the C&lf Bar mar*ed the si.nal for a ne3 escalation in their 3ar a.ainst
the %.$. The bombin. of the Borld Trade Center9 the Federal B&ildin. in 0*lahoma9 the
Al-?h&bar militar4 com1le; in Aaharan9 and 1ossibl4 the shootdo3n of TBA (//9 3ere
all e;1ressions of this ra.e a.ainst the %nited $tates.
0n 7an&ar4 2"9 1--39 less than one month before the Borld Trade Center attac*9 Mir
Aimal ?ansi9 a ,a*istani9 2ented his ra.e b4 o1enin. fire 3ith an A?-4' o&tside C@A
head:&arters in )an.le49 =ir.inia. T3o C@A em1lo4ees 3ere *illed and three others 3ere
3o&nded. )i*e Ram!i Do&sef9 ?ansi 3as a nati2e Bal&chi. 8e 3as in2ol2ed 3ith the
,asht&n $t&dents 0r.ani!ation9 the st&dent 3in. of Mahmood ?han Acha*!ais ,a*htoon
?h3a A3ami Milli ,art49 3hich claimed the C@As s&dden 1&ll-o&t of Af.hanistan
res&lted in millions of deaths at the hands of the $o2iets. ?ansi claimed the C@A had
betra4ed his father.
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Do&sef himself s1ent considerable time in Bal&chistan. )ocated in 3estern ,a*istan9
Bal&chistan is a ne;&s for the M&slim 7ihad9 and a maMor arms and dr&. net3or*.
,a*istan has ser2ed not onl4 as a trainin. center for the M&Mahadeen9 b&t a ha2en for
,hili11ine terrorist .ro&1s s&ch as Ab& $a44af and the Moro )iberation Front9 3ho ha2e
&sed the free-flo3in. ,a*istani arms and dr&.s ne;&s in an effort to 1romote and finance
their acti2ities.
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$&11ort in the form of arms and dr&.s flo3ed from ,a*istan and Af.hanistan to militant
@slamic .ro&1s aro&nd the 3orld9 aided b4 the C@A9 ro.&e intelli.ence officers9 and senior
%.$. officials in for their 1iece of the action + M&st as 0li2er Norths E5nter1riseE 3o&ld
do 3ith the Contras in Nicara.&a. @n fact9 man4 of the same indi2id&als 3ere in2ol2ed.
Do&sef ne;t sho3ed &1 in the ,hili11ines 3ith a )ib4an missionar4 named Mohaimen
ab& Ba*r9 leader of the )ib4an M&llah Forces. @t 3as there that he Moined forces 3ith an
Af.hani named Bali ?han Amin $hah and his old friend from ?&3ait9 Abd&l 8a*im
M&rad. The4 3ere there to train the Ab& $a44af.
8ead:&artered on the ,hili11ine island of Mindanao9 the 4//-member stron. Ab& $a44af
has cond&cted o2er 1/ maMor terrorist attac*s in the last si; 4ears in its bid for a&tonom49
and is stron.l4 allied 3ith other @slamic re2ol&tionar4 .ro&1s9 s&ch the ,hili11ine-based
Moro )iberation Front. Ab& $a44afs f&ndin. and s&11ort comes from hi.h-1rofile
@slamic leaders s&ch as )ib4an ,resident M&ammar Vaddafi9 and 3ealth4 @slamic
financiers s&ch as Tari: 7ana9 a ,a*istani b&sinessman9 and 0sama bin )aden.
Considered b4 the $tate Ae1artment to be one of the 3orlds 1reeminent s1onsors of
@slamic radicalism9 bin )adens threats to 3a.e 7ihad on Americans in the Middle 5ast
immediatel4 1receded the No2ember9 1--" blast at a %.$. militar4 facilit4 in Ri4adh9
$a&di Arabia9 in 3hich fi2e Americans and t3o @ndians 3ere *illed. 5i.ht months later9 a
massi2e tr&c*-bomb *illed 1- ser2icemen and inM&red 4// at Ahahran.
@n a March9 1--' inter2ie3 3ith the 3ondon Independent from his Af.hani hideo&t9 bin
)aden 3arned of additional meas&res a.ainst %.$. forces in $a&di Arabia9 and said he had
obtained the s&11ort of tho&sands of ,a*istanis.
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Readers 3ill also recall that Ceneral Bafi: al-$ammarai9 the former head of @ra:i
militar4 intelli.ence9 told the 3ondon Independent a 4ear earlier that the 1--# Ahahran
bombin. Estron.l4 resembled 1lans dra3n &1 b4 a secret @ra:i committee on 3hich he
ser2ed after the in2asion of ?&3ait.OE
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Not s&r1risin.l49 in Febr&ar4 of 1--"9 %.$. a&thorities named bin )aden and his brother-
in-la39 Mohammad 7amal ?halifa amon. 1'2 &nindicted co-cons1irators in the Borld
Trade Center bombin. and related 1lots to blo3 &1 Ne3 Dor* Cit4 landmar*s9 incl&din.
the 7a2it! Federal B&ildin. and the %nited Nations. Those 1lots 3ere stron.l4 lin*ed to
@ra:.
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?halifa also ran an @slamic center in the ,hili11ines lin*ed to similar or.ani!ations in
co&ntries s&ch as @ra: and 7ordan. Ci2en Ab& $a44afs close ties 3ith bin )aden9 ?halifa9
and their connections 3ith the M&Mahadeen9 it is onl4 nat&ral that Ram!i Do&sef9 a
,a*istani 3ho is considered an @ra:i a.ent9 3o&ld be in2ol2ed 3ith the .ro&1.
Ab& $a44afs former militar4 strate.ist9 5d3in An.eles9 3ho s&rrendered to ,hili11ine
a&thorities in Febr&ar4 of -#9 admitted that the Ab& $a44af 3as in fact lin*ed to Do&sef
and M&rad + both of 3hom recentl4 3ent on trial in Ne3 Dor* for their role in E,roMect
BoMin*aE + a dramatic 1lan to blo3 &1 12 %.$. airliners in a sin.le da4. The 1lot 3as
foiled 3hen 1olice raided Do&sefs Manila a1artment on 7an&ar4 #9 1--"9 after a fire
ca&sed b4 the 1air mi;in. bomb-ma*in. chemicals in a sin*. Bhile M&rad 3as ca1t&red9
Do&sef esca1ed9 ma*in. his 3a4 to ,a*istan9 3here he 3as ca1t&red b4 1olice in
Febr&ar4.
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Nine of his accom1lices + si; of them @ra:is + 3ere ro&nded &1 one 4ear later alon.
3ith 1lastic e;1losi2es9 blastin. ca1s9 detonatin. cords9 time f&ses9 and fa*e 1ass1orts.
The terrorists9 incl&din. a $&danese and t3o $a&dis9 3ere 1art of a 1lot to bomb 2ario&s
Bestern tar.ets and assassinate ,o1e 7ohn ,a&l @@ d&rin. his 7an&ar49 1--" ,hili11ine
2isit.
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Before his ca1t&re ho3e2er9 Do&sef9 an en.ineerin. .rad&ate of Britains $3ansea
%ni2ersit49 had time to tr4 o&t his ne3 bomb + an e;1erimental form of nitro.l4cerin.
The small test-bomb9 ta1ed &nder a seat on ,hili11ine Air fli.ht 4349 *illed one 7a1anese
to&rist and inM&red 1/ others. Before the e;1losion9 Do&sef had safel4 de1arted the 1lane
in Ceb& Cit4.
Another tem1orar4 resident of Ceb& Cit4 3as Terr4 Nichols. As disc&ssed9 Nichols had
mo2ed to Ceb& Cit4 3ith his ne3 3ife9 Marife Torres9 a mail-order bride 3hom he met
there in No2ember of 1-(-. After tr4in. life in Michi.an and Ne2ada9 the co&1le mo2ed
bac* to Ceb& Cit4 in earl4 1--39 3here the4 li2ed for a short time.
Accordin. to Nichols e;-3ife )ana ,adilla9 her former h&sband had tra2eled to the
,hili11ines abo&t fo&r times a 4ear since meetin. Marife. Altho&.h some of the 2isits
3ere to see his ne3 bride and ma*e arran.ements for her entr4 into the %.$.9 he
occasionall4 tra2eled alone.
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E$ometimes he 3ent 3hen Marife 3as in ?ansas9E 3rote ,adilla. E@t didnt ma*e sense9
b&t @ ne2er as*ed 3h4.E
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Nichols told ,adilla he 3as tra2elin. to Ceb& Cit4 to meet E1otential b&siness 1artners.E
The Michi.an farmer 3as ma*in. the m&lti-tho&sand dollar tri1s9 he said9 to brin. bac*
little 1a1er Eb&tterfliesE + c&rio&s merchandise for a man intent on settin. himself &1 in
the militar4 s&r1l&s b&siness.
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@t is also c&rio&s 3h4 Nichols carried t3o st&n-.&ns on his last tri19 3h4 he left G2/9///
ta1ed behind a dra3er for his son9 and a note to Mc=ei.h tellin. him EDo&re on 4o&r
o3n9E and E.o for itJE in case he didnt come bac*9 and 3h4 his son cried9 E@m ne2er
.oin. to see m4 Aad a.ainO.E
,erha1s Nichols had reason to 3orr4. Accordin. to FB@ 3/2 re1orts and in2esti.ations
cond&cted b4 Mc=ei.hs defense team9 Ab& $a44af leader 5d3in An.eles s1o*e of a
terrorist meetin. in the 2icinit4 of the Ael Monte labelin. factor4 in Aa2ao9 on the @sland
of Mindanao9 in late 1--2 or earl4 -3. @t 3as there9 An.eles said9 that Ram!i Do&sef9
Abd&l 8a*im M&rad9 Bali ?han Amin $hah9 and se2eral others disc&ssed the 0*lahoma
Cit4 bombin. 1lot.
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0ne of the men at the meetin.9 recalled An.eles9 introd&ced himself as Ea farmer.E
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Bhen the EfarmerE ret&rned home from his last 2isit to the ,hili11ines on 7an&ar4 1#9
1--"9 and disco2ered that ,adilla had o1ened the m4sterio&s 1ac*a.e and read the
contents9 he t&rned E3hite as a .host.E
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0n A1ril 1-9 1--"9 Abd&l 8a*im M&rad 3as sittin. in his Ne3 Dor* Mail cell 3hen the
3ord 3ent o&t that the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin. had been bombed. M&rad
cas&all4 admitted to a 1rison .&ard that the )iberation Arm4 of the ,hili11ines + a
.ro&1 connected to Ab& $a44af + 3as res1onsible.
Ab& $a44af leader 5d3in An.eles later corrected M&rad for the record6 E@t 3as the
,alestine )iberation Arm4 andSor the @slamic 7ihad 3hich M&rad 3as referrin. to9E he
said. EThis arm4 is associated 3ith 8amas and based in )ebanon.OE
8o3e2er9 .i2en the fact that $a&di intelli.ence informed the FB@ that @ra: had hired
,a*istanis 3ho mi.ht not ha2e *no3n the4 3ere o1eratin. on behalf of @ra:9 it is hi.hl4
1ossible that M&rad <a ,a*istani> and An.eles 3ere &na3are of their tr&e s1onsor. As the
-ashington Post8s 7ac* Anderson re1orted in 1--16 EA 1referable re2en.e for @ra: 3o&ld
in2ol2e ha2in. a s&rro.ate terrorist carr4 o&t a domestic attac* that 8&ssein co&ld
1ri2atel4 ta*e credit forO.E
As $te1hen 7ones 3rote in his March 2"th ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s6
This terrorist attac* 3as Econtracted o&tE to 1ersons 3hose or.ani!ation and ideolo.4
3as friendl4 to 1olicies of the forei.n 1o3er and incl&ded disli*e and hatred of the
%nited $tates .o2ernment itself9 and 1ossibl4 incl&ded 3as a desire for re2en.e a.ainst
the %nited $tates9 3ith 1ossible anti-blac* and anti-$emitic o2ertones. Beca&se @ra: had
tried a similar a11roach in 1--/9 b&t had been th3arted b4 $4rian intelli.ence
information .i2en to the %nited $tates9 this time the information 3as 1assed thro&.h an
@ra:i intelli.ence base in the ,hili11ines.
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The si.htin. of Terr4 Nichols 3ith @slamic terrorists in the ,hili11ines do2etails 3ith
Car4 Ca.ans si.htin. of Nichols 3ith his E@ranianE friends + 0mar and Ahmed + in
8enderson9 Ne2ada. Ca.an recalled ho3 Nichols loo*ed Eo&t-of-1laceE amon. his Arab
comrades at the Ma4 -4 meetin..
Bas Terr4 Nichols associated 3ith Borld Trade Center bomber Ram!i Do&sef9 a re1&ted
@ra:i a.entI Bas Timoth4 Mc=ei.h associated 3ith 8&ssain al-8&ssaini9 a former @ra:i
soldierI Bere Do&sef and 8&ssaini 1art of a terrorist net3or* set &1 b4 @ra: to infiltrate
the %nited $tatesI
0n 7an&ar4 2(9 1--19 the -ashington Post re1orted that an @ra:i terrorist net3or* 3as
bein. s1onsored and 1lanned b4 $addam 8&ssein. The article stated in 1art6
8i.hl4 classified %$ intelli.ence re1orts sa4 that the %nited $tates has recei2ed
information that $addam has alread4 dis1atched more than 1// terrorists9 both
e;1erienced and no2ice9 to tr4 to infiltrate the %nited $tates. 0ne re1ort9 :&otin. so&rces
inside @ra:9 cites a s1ecific n&mber of terrorists + 1#/ + 3ho ha2e been sent off 3ith
missions in America.
That coincides 3ith re1orts that at least t3o and 1ossibl4 as man4 as fo&r @ra:i di1lomats
in their embass4 in Bashin.ton 3ere monitored as the4 attem1ted to set &1 terrorist cells
in the ca1ital and else3here in the %nited $tates.O
OA recent intelli.ence re1ort sa4s that $addam has de1osited mone4 in se2eral $3iss
ban* acco&nts that 3ill a&tomaticall4 be 1aid o&t to terrorists no matter 3hat ha11ens to
$addamO @ra:is li2in. in the %nited $tates 3ho s&11ort $addam stron.l4 eno&.h to
resort to 2iolence 3o&ld 1robabl4 be &sed to 1ro2ide ban* acco&nts9 safe ho&ses and
materials for the e;1erts 3ho snea* into the co&ntr4.
Accordin. to Northro19 information from a )ondon ban*er E$a4aninE <so&rce> sho3ed
that se2eral million dollars 3as transferred from the Ban* of @ra:9 thro&.h the $B@FT
international ban*in. s4stem in Br&ssels9 Bel.i&m9 to a ban* in ?in.man9 Ari!ona &nder
the acco&nt name of ENa4aad.E Attem1ts b4 Northro1 to confirm this information 3ere
&ns&ccessf&l.
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Bhat is also interestin. is that Car4 Ca.an claimed to ha2e recei2ed G2"/9/// from his
Arab friend 0mar9 3ho 3anted to set &1 an acco&nt for him. 0mar and Ca.an had also
tra2eled to ?in.man. The million dollar acco&nt 3as to be 3ired from a $3iss ban* and
de1osited into the Ban* of Cherr4 Cree* in Aen2er.
,art of the 1lan 3as to allo3 0mar and Ahmed to 1&rchase the ,ostal Center9 a shi11in.
and recei2in. store in Aen2er o3ned b4 Ceor.e Colombo9 3ho also o1erated a R4der
tr&c* leasin. o1eration across the street. 0mar had as*ed Ca.an to bro*er a deal to b&4
the facilit4 from Colombo. 8e belie2es the4 3ere interested in the mail and tr&c* rental
facilit4. For some reason9 the deal fell thro&.h.
Bhile Ca.an claims he 3as 1aid b4 0mar9 there is no direct e2idence that Mc=ei.h or
Nichols 3ere f&nded b4 Ca.ans Arab contacts. Det there is circ&mstantial e2idence that
the t3o bombin. defendants met 3ith $am ?halid9 3ho s1ent considerable time in )as
=e.as. The Arab hi.h-roller fre:&ented Bin4ons 8orseshoe9 the Clitter C&lch9 and the
MCM casino9 3here Nichols 3o&ld occasionall4 ta*e his 12-4ear-old son 7osh.
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As Northro1 said9 E.amblin. is a fa2orite 1astime of $&nni Moslems.OE Bas 0mar
sim1l4 there to .amble9 or did he ha2e another a.endaI
Accordin. to Ca.an6 E0mar and Ahmed 3ere 3irin. mone4 in and o&t of MCM. The4
&sed to .et mone4 + h&.e amo&nts of mone4 + the4 3ere &sin. these 3ire transfers.E
Former hi.h-ran*in. C@A o1erati2e C&nther R&ssbacher told a&thor Rodne4 $tich
>e9rauding America? that Bin4ons 8orseshoe 3as one of the casinos &sed for mone4
la&nderin. and 1olitical 1a4offs. ?halid is a re.&lar at Bin4ons 8orseshoe.
T3o other fre:&ent 2isitors to Bin4ons 8orseshoe9 it a11ears9 3ere Terr4 Nichols and
Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. The t3o men attended the Cla&de 8all C&n $ho3 in )as =e.as in
No2ember and 7an&ar4 of 1--49 sta4ed at ,adillas ho&se9 and re1ortedl4 fre:&ented
Bin4ons and a stri1 Moint ne;t door called the Clitter C&lch9 3here ?halid is also a
re.&lar.
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Bhile no one at the casinos 3o&ld coo1erate in 1lacin. ?halid 3ith the t3o bombin.
s&s1ects9 ,adilla said that Nichols had met 3ith EMiddle 5asternE men 3hile in )as
=e.as.
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That information do2etails 3ith Car4 Ca.ans testimon4. As stated earlier9 the federal
informant said he met 3ith a11ro;imatel4 ei.ht men + fi2e of 3hom 3ere Middle
5asterners + at the Bestern Motel in )as =e.as on Ma4 1#9 1--4. There 3as an Arab
man from 0*lahoma Cit4 3ho Ca.an referred to as the Eleader.E
The 5i.hth man 3as Terr4 Nichols.
The :&estion remained9 3ho 3as 0mar9 and 3as he connected 3ith $am ?halidI
@nterestin.l49 ?halids alias is E0mar.E
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@n an attem1t to trac* ?halids 3hereabo&ts in )as =e.as9 ?F0Rs 7a4na Aa2is hired a
sec&rit4 .&ard and 1art-time ,.@. named )o&is Cro&sette. Cro&sette had 3or*ed at the
Clitter C&lch. @n a transcri1t of the con2ersation9 Aa2is as*s Cro&sette if An.ie <not her
real name>9 ?halids fa2orite stri11er9 reco.ni!ed him6
Cro!sette' E$he *ne3 3ho he 3as. 8er e4esO herO herO ho3 do @ 3ant to sa4 thisI
8er 3hole demeanor chan.ed. $he 3ent from bein. a calm 1erson to bein. a scared little
rabbit.E
Davis' EAll ri.ht. And she said she didnt 3ant to .et in2ol2edOE
Cro!sette' EAoes the 3ord .ettin. &1 and r&nnin. and lea2in. the 1lace tell 4o&
an4thin.I
Davis' E0*a4. $oOE
Cro!sette' E$he left. $he .ot &1 and left. $he left her mone4 and left. $he .rabbed her
st&ff and 3as o&t the door.E
Accordin. to Cro&sette9 An.ie also described an Arab man in the Clitter C&lch actin. as
a Erecr&iter9E 3ho introd&ced ?halid to a 1air of Es*inn4 3hite .&4s.E Co&ld these t3o
s*inn4 3hite .&4s ha2e been Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 NicholsI
An.ie declined to sa49 tellin. Aa2is that shed E3ind &1 at the bottom of )a*e MeadeE if
she tal*ed.
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B&t M&st 3ho 3as this Erecr&iterE that Cro&sette s1o*e ofI Cro&sette sa3 him hobnobbin.
in a 3ealth4 1art of to3n 3ith a man in a 3hite BMB. 7&st 3ho 3as in the car 3ith him
3asnt clear. 8o3e2er9 the information is c&rio&s in li.ht of Ca.ans re1ort that he and his
Arab friends met at the ,la4ers Cl&b9 an &1scale a1artment com1le; in a )as =e.as
s&b&rb.
Also mentioned in Cro&settes 1hone con2ersation is E7affer9E an a11arent reference to
7affer 0shan <not his real name>. 0shan9 3ho sometimes .oes b4 the name 0ssan 7affar9
is an electrical en.ineer 3ho 3or*s for ?halid9 and translates for his r&st4 Arabic.
0shan 3as re1ortedl4 the tar.et of FB@ s&r2eillance at the same time ?halid 3as bein.
indicted for ins&rance fra&d. )i*e Abraham Ahmed9 0shan disa11eared M&st before the
bombin.9 tra2elin. to 7ordan. And li*e Ahmed9 he .a2e a similar stor49 tellin. 5rnie
Cranfield he 3as .oin. to the Middle 5ast to attend to famil4 matters + in this case +
his o3n 3eddin.. Accordin. to Cranfield9 he did not marr4.
A nati2e 7ordanian9 0shan sho3ed &1 in ?F0Rs s&r2eillance 1hotos 3ith ?halid and
8&ssain al-8&ssaini. Cro&sette sho3ed the 1hotos to his Eintelli.enceE so&rce6
Cro!sette' Three 1eo1le that @ *no3 of that 3ent in ser2ice + t3o feds and t3o of them
3ere e;-com1an4 <C@A>. The4 *no3 3ho these .&4s are. Bhen @ sho3ed them these
1ict&res the4 loo*ed at me and told me9 ECet the hell o&t of it. Bhat the hell are 4o&
doin. doin. thisIE
Davis' Aid the4 tell 4o& the4 3ere @ra:i @ntelli.enceI
Cro!sette' T3o of them did9 4es.O The feds *no3 3ho did it.
Davis' And the4re not arrestin. themI
Cro!sette' @m not .onna .et in2ol2ed.
Davis' Are the4 Middle 5asternI
Cro!sette' @m not .ettin. in2ol2ed on this. 0*a4. @m sendin. in m4 bill. @m .ettin. o&t
of it no3O.
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Cro&sette has since a2oided all attem1ts to contact him. Cordon No2el9 an in2esti.ator
3ho &sed to 3or* for Aistrict Attorne4 7im Carrison9 s1ent a 3ee* in )as =e.as
attem1tin. to tal* 3ith the former sec&rit4 .&ard. E8e 3as real adamant abo&t not
3antin. to be tal*ed to9E said No2el.
As a fr&strated No2el 3as abo&t to lea2e9 a lar.e .oon a11eared at his hotel room 3ith an
a&tomatic t&c*ed in his belt and some 3ords of ad2ice6 EDo& betta sta4 da f&c* o&t odda
0*lahoma thin.9E he 3arned. EBor* on da Baco thin. if 4a 3anna9 b&t sta4 o&t odda
0*lahoma thin.. Theres a lodda sand o&t dare 3here no one 3ill e2er find 4a.E
E8e had a 2er4 serio&s bi. .&n9E said No2el9 Eand he 3asnt a co1 + @ dont *no3 3hat
he 3as.E
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Bh4 3o&ld an a11arent Mob m&le be concerned abo&t steerin. an in2esti.ator a3a4
from a )as =e.as connection to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.I Bas ?halid connected to
the MobI
?F0R first b&m1ed into $am ?halid 3hen re1orter Brad 5d3ards recei2ed a m4sterio&s
1hone call from $haron T3ille4. T3ille4 3as 3or*in. at the time for ?halids real-estate
b&siness9 $ahara ,ro1erties9 3hich he o3ned 3ith his e;-3ife Carol9 3ho died in the
bombin.. A three-4ear em1lo4ee9 T3ille4 did a 2ariet4 of Mobs for ?halid9 incl&din.
boo**ee1in. and actin. as rental a.ent for his "//-1l&s 1ro1erties.
T3ille4 told 5d3ards and Aa2is that she had seen her boss in the com1an4 of Abraham
Ahmed9 3ho had been detained b4 the FB@ as a 1ossible s&s1ect on A1ril 1- as he
attem1ted to fl4 from 0*lahoma to 7ordan.
Accordin. to T3ille4 and 5rnie Cranfield9 Ahmed had been seen dri2in. the bro3n
Che24 1ic*-&1 seen s1eedin. a3a4 from the bombin.9 bac* and forth to ?halids 1lace in
the da4s 1rior to the bombin.. Ahmeds increasin.l4 fre:&ent 2isits coincided 3ith the
arri2al of 8&ssain al-8&ssaini and fi2e other @ra:is in No2ember. T3ille4 also said that
?halid be.an actin. 2er4 secreti2e after the arri2al of the si; men9 and 3o&ld onl4 s1ea*
to Ahmed in Arabic.
Det9 1erha1s most incredibl49 both Cranfield and T3ille4 had seen a 4ello3 Merc&r4
Mar:&is 1ar*ed at ?halids officeH T3ille4 said she sa3 Abraham Ahmed in the 1assen.er
seat.
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The 1resence of Ahmed 3asnt the onl4 thin. that raised e4ebro3s at $ahara 1ro1erties in
the da4s follo3in. the bombin.. Cranfield told the FB@ and 5d3ards that he sa3 one of
?halids Arab em1lo4ees9 a man named 8aider al-$aiidi9 actin. stran.el4 eb&llient after
the bombin..

EBhen the ne3s re1orts first came abo&t some @slamic .ro&1 bein. res1onsible9 3ell
8aider *ind of la&.hed abo&t that9E recalled Cranfield. E@ heard the4 fo&nd three babies
that 3as dead from the blast9 and @ 3ent and told the .&4sO and 7ohn Aoe 2 <Cranfields
reference to 8&ssaini> started cr4in.. 8e 3ent o&t on the 1orch to co2er his face and he
stood b4 the 3all cr4in.. 8e 3as &1set that children .ot h&rt. 8e 3as reall4 &1set. And
8aider 3as la&.hin. beca&se he 3as cr4in..E
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To ma*e thin.s e2en stran.er9 ?halid decided to 2isit )as =e.as on the e2enin. of A1ril
2/9 the da4 after his e;-3ife Carol 3as *illed in the bombin.. @t seems ?halid had as*ed
her to hel1 him 3ith his ta;es on Monda49 her re.&larl4 sched&led da4 at the Ae1artment
of A.ric&lt&re. Conse:&entl49 she 3ent into 3or* on Bednesda49 her da4 off. As ne3s
re1orts sho3ed Ar. 5s1e9 Carols boss9 bein. carried do3n a ladder b4 resc&e 3or*ers9
?halids da&.hter 8eather be.an cr4in.. $he *ne3 her mom 3or*ed in that office.
EBe 3as all sittin. aro&nd the office 3atchin. the ne3s9E said Cranfield. EAnd 3hen the4
sho3ed 5s1e bein. carried do3n that ladder9 she <NaMa4a9 ?halids c&rrent 3ife> M&st
b&rst o&t la&.hin.. 8eather 3as cr4in.9 and NaMa4a 3as la&.hin..E
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$ome mi.ht consider it odd that a .irls ste1mother 3o&ld b&rst o&t la&.hin. &1on
learnin. that her mother had been *illed. $ome mi.ht consider it stran.er still for a man
to be 1art4in. on the e2e of his e;-3ifes death.
Bas there a moti2eI Aid ?halid *no3 there 3o&ld be a bombin. on Bednesda4I Aid he
*no3 Carol 3o&ld .o into 3or* on Bednesda4 to ma*e &1 for her da4 offI
E@t 3as set &19E said Cranfield. E@ *no3 it 3as set &1. 8e .ot rid of her beca&se of the
ta;es she filed.E
Accordin. to Cranfield9 ?halid re1orted to the @R$ that his em1lo4ees 3ere s&b-
contractors9 th&s a2oidin. ha2in. to 1a4 benefits. ?halids stead4 3or*er of nine 4ears
also told me that his boss made &1 b&siness cards for the em1lo4ees that 1&r1orted to
sho3 their Einde1endentE stat&s.
@t 3as Carol on 3hom fell the res1onsibilit4 of 1re1arin. the ret&rns. Cranfield ca&.ht a
.lim1se of her on Monda49 t3o da4s before her death.
E$he didnt loo* ha114 that mornin. 3hen she 3as doin. his ta;es9E recalled Cranfield.
E$he did not loo* ha114 at allO ca&se he 3as f&c*in. the .o2ernment o2er the
ta;es.E
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At the time of this 3ritin. there 3as a case 1endin. a.ainst ?halid for ta; fra&d. Carol
most li*el4 3o&ld ha2e testified a.ainst him in that case.
The circ&mstances at $ahara ,ro1erties in the da4s after the bombin. 3ere too m&ch for
Cranfield. E@ left the Mob site and 3ent to the office and said @ 3ant m4 mone4. @ told
them @ didnt 3ant to 3or* for no terrorists. @ 3as soO @ feared that these 1eo1le 3ere
in2ol2ed9 and them 3or*ers 3ere in2ol2ed in this. And 3ith all the stran.e thin.s that
3as .oin. on9 @ 3asnt .oin. to ta*e no chances. And 3hen the4 fo&nd Abraham
KAhmedL9 that 3as it. That 3as all @ needed to *no3. Thats all @ 3anted to *no3. @ 3anted
to .et the hell o&t of thereJE
The bro3n Che24 1ic*-&1 that Ahmed had been seen dri2in. 3as fo&nd abandoned the
T&esda4 after the bombin. at the Boodsca1e A1artment com1le; on Ro&te ##. Resident
7eannie Ro4er recalled a hea24-set Middle-5astern man .ettin. o&t of the tr&c* 3hich
3as left near a stora.e shed. The man .a2e Bo4er a hard loo* that said9 EDo&d better
for.et 3hat 4o& M&st sa3.E
The man sho3ed &1 a 3ee* later and follo3ed Ro4er 3hile she 3as o&t 3al*in. her do..
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Bhen sho3n a 1hoto of a hea24-set Middle 5astern s&s1ect b4 ?F0R <one of
?halids 3or*ers>9 she said9 E@t s&re does loo* li*e him. @ 3o&ld s&re li*e to see a close-
&1 of his e4es. Those e4es of his 3ere fri.htenin.JE
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The abandoned 1ic*-&19 incidentall49 had been 1ainted 4ello39 and the serial n&mbers
.ro&nd off. EDo& co&ld see the 4ello3 o2er-s1ra4 all o2er the chrome fender9E said 7oe
Ro4er. The FB@ then to3ed the tr&c* to its im1o&nd lot9 and nothin. has been heard abo&t
it since.
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Bhat is e2en more interestin. <or coincidental9 de1endin. on 4o&r 1oint of 2ie3> is that
?halid o3ns the 1ro1ert4 on 3hich a bod4 sho1 is located + Ro&te ## A&to Collision +
a nondescri1t9 r&n do3n 1lace on the far side of to3n. Ro&te ##9 c&rio&sl49 is t3o miles
directl4 d&e 3est of the Boodsca1e A1artments.
A bod4 sho1 3o&ld be a 2er4 con2enient 1lace to 1aint a 1ic*-&1.
?halid bo&.ht the 1ro1ert4 in 1--4 at a ta; a&ction. The sale 3as dis1&ted b4 the c&rrent
o3ner9 Re; Carmichael9 and as of this 3ritin.9 the case 3as in co&rt. E@m s&re it 3asnt
1ainted there9E said Carmichael. E?halid hasnt hadnt had an4thin. to do 3ith that bod4
sho1.O hes tried to .et it9 hes tried to o3n it9 hes tried to 1ossess it from meO.E
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@nterestin.l49 an anon4mo&s caller to 0*lahoma $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e4 3ho
claimed to be a friend of the brother of a man in2ol2ed in the bombin.9 told him that a
meetin. of bombin. cons1irators too* 1lace at a .ara.e on North3est 3-th $treet.
Altho&.h he didnt state the name9 Ro&te ## is located ri.ht on North3est 3-th $treet.
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After the bombin.9 Ro&te ## chan.ed its name to Toms9 b&t is not listed in the 1hone
boo* or the information director4 &nder either name. ?F0Rs ,.@.9 Bob 7erlo39 told me he
sta*ed the 1lace o&t for fi2e da4s b&t ne2er sa3 an4bod4 .o in for an estimate. E@ts
1robabl4 a cho1-sho19E said a retired 1olice officer.
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@f so9 it ma4 fit into 3hat Cranfield told me ne;t6 EThe4 <?halid and his em1lo4ees>
3o&ld al3a4s b&4 cars9 then @ fo&nd o&t that the4 3as ta*in. them and r&nnin. them to
Me;ico9 r&nnin. tri1s to Me;ico and sellin. the cars.O Bithin t3o 3ee*s to a month9
e2er4one of them 3as dri2in. a different car. The4 3o&ldnt ha2e it b&t less than a month9
then the4d be rid of it9 and 4o& 3o&ldnt see it a.ain.
E@ seen them man4 times &1 there at this .ara.e <Ro&te ##>. @t 3as the same .&4s that
came in Kin No2emberL. The same si; that came in. 7&st them + them si;.E
0ne of the si; 3as 8&ssain al-8&ssaini.
The date No2ember9 1--4 ma4 be 1ro1hetic. Three 3itnesses in $till3ater9 abo&t an
ho&rs dri2e north of 0*lahoma Cit49 sa3 a man 3ho closel4 resembles Ram!i Do&sef in
late 0ctober9 earl4 No2ember9 1--4. The man9 3ho called himself D.T.9 3as mana.in.
Boomers %sed A&to $ales in $till3ater9 alon. 3ith a man 3ho resembled 7ohn Aoe 2. 8e
dro2e a 4ello3 Merc&r4 Mar:&is similar to Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs9 albeit 3ith a 2in4l roof.
Ronnie Bhite <not his real name>9 3ho 3as 3or*in. as a mechanic for Boomers at the
time9 said the men ran a Eshodd4E o1eration and 3ere EhostileE to3ards c&stomers. The
b&siness9 he said9 3as b&4in. &sed cars and shi11in. them o2erseas9 1ossibl4 to ?&3ait.
3hile in itself not an &n&s&al 1ractice9 Bhite said he sa3 as m&ch as G1//9/// 1ass
thro&.h 1er month9 3hich is &n&s&al for s&ch a small o1eration.
Bhite sa4s the t3o men s&ddenl4 de1arted for 0hio the last 3ee* of 0ctober9 1--4. The4
told him EAont tell an4bod4 3here 3ere .oin..E The4 left no for3ardin. address and no
3a4 for the c&stomers to 1a4 their bills. <Coincidentall4 1erha1s9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as
in ?ent9 0hio on 0ctober ".>
$aid c&stomer Michael Reed9 EThe4 3ere some 1rett4 stran.e 1eo1le. The4 3ere
s&11osed to be r&nnin. a car lot9 b&t the4 3ere al3a4s .one.E The4 ret&rned from their
s&11osed car-b&4in. tri1 the first 3ee* of No2ember9 3ith one &sed 8onda.
Bhite 3ent to the FB@ 3hen he sa3 Do&sefs 3anted 1oster in the local 1olice station.
)i*e man4 3itnesses9 the FB@ a11eared to sho3 no interest.
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Bas the man these 3itnesses sa3 reall4 internationall4 3anted f&.iti2e Ram!i Do&sefI A
Bashin.ton so&rce familiar 3ith Do&sef and the Borld Trade Center bombin. doesnt
thin* it li*el4 that Do&sef reentered the co&nt4 after the 1--3 attac*. The FB@ 1&t Do&sef
in the ,hili11ines in No2ember and Aecember of -49 M&st in time to la&nch an ill-fated
attac* on ,resident Clinton d&rin. his A,5C 2isit9 b&t his e;act timeline 3as ne2er
established.
Do&sef himself is a chameleon. 0ne FB@ 1hoto de1icts him as a thin9 ha&nted-loo*in.
criminal9 the other a bo4ish-loo*in. forei.n e;chan.e st&dent. Det all three 3itnesses in
$till3ater are adamant. E@ 3as shoc*ed9E said Michael Reed9 Eit loo*ed M&st li*e him.E
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8ad the Arab cell in2ol2ed in the bombin. reinlisted the aid of e;1ert bomb ma*er Ram!i
Do&sef for the 0*lahoma Cit4 attac*I A %.$. Marshall told 7a4na Aa2is that he belie2ed
the Borld Trade Center and 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.s 3ere lin*ed. 0ther so&rces
e;1ressed similar o1inions.
Finall49 the 7&stice Ae1artments 0ffice of @ns1ector Ceneral re1ort on the 0*lahoma
Cit4 bombin. indicates that nitro.l4cerin 3as 3as fo&nd at the scene. As 1re2io&sl4
stated9 Do&sef had been e;1erimentin. 3ith a ne3 form of nitro.l4cerin.
@f D.T. 3as Ram!i Do&sef9 he didnt seem too concerned that he 3as o1eratin. in the %.$.
as a 3anted f&.iti2e.
$amir ?halid9 3ho b4 no3 3as bein. in2esti.ated b4 ?F0R and s&r2eilled b4 7erlo39
a11arentl4 didnt seem too concerned he 3as bein. 3atched either. At one 1oint he
cas&all4 strolled &1 to 7erlo3 and 5d3ards9 3ho 3ere sta*in. o&t his ho&se9 ra11ed on
their 3indo39 and said EBhat do 4o& 3ant 3ith meIE 7erlo39 his hand on his .&n9
3atched in ama!ement. )ater9 ?halid called him on the 1hone. EBhich co&ntr4 hired 4o&
to in2esti.ate me9E ?halid demanded to *no39 Eand ho3 m&ch are the4 1a4in. 4o&IE
A c&rio&s :&estion. @f ?halid 3anted to *no3 3hat country had hired 7erlo39 it 3o&ld
s&bs&me9 at least in his mind9 that the %.$. 3o&ld ha2e no reason to in2esti.ate him. Bh4
3o&ld he ass&me s&ch a thin.I Bas ?halid an o1erati2e or an informant for the %.$.
Co2ernmentI
Bhen 8ani ?amal9 a )ebaneseS7ordanian b&sinessman9 occasional FB@ informant9 and
lon.-time ac:&aintance of ?halids 3as sho3n ?F0Rs s&r2eillance 1hotos b4 0C,A
officer Aon Bro3nin.9 he re1ortedl4 became fri.htened and said9 EDo& ha2e to lea2e this
alone. This is the Mossad. Do& do not *no3 3hat 4o&re messin. 3ith.E After that9 ?amal
3o&ld no lon.er tal* to the co1.
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7erlo3s so&rces also came &1 dr4. Bhen the ,.@. as*ed his 1hone com1an4 so&rce to 1&ll
?halids records9 the4 had m4sterio&sl4 Edisa11eared.E An attorne4 friend of 7erlo3s
3ho had some dealin.s 3ith ?halid told him9 E?halid is a dan.ero&s motherf&c*er. Do&
sta4 a3a4 from him.E 8e didnt e;1lain 3h4.
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8is 3arnin. ma4 ha2e been 3ell-fo&nded ho3e2er. Three months after the bombin.9 on
7&l4 39 a man matchin. ?halids descri1tion9 and dri2in. his tr&c*9 sho3ed &1 at $haron
T3ille4s ho&se9 1&lled o&t a 1istol9 and fired fo&r shots. T3o of the b&llets 3ent into
T3ille4s bedroom9 one 3ent into her car9 shatterin. the 3indshield9 and another lod.ed
&nder a nei.hbors 3indo3.
A terrified $haron T3ille4 rolled o&t of bed9 cl&tchin. the 1hone in her hand9 and dialed
-11. $he then ran o2er to nei.hbor Clenn Moores ho&se. E8e *no3s 3here @ sle1tJE she
told Moore9 3ho had 3atched the scene from his 3indo3. E8e co&ld ha2e *illed me if he
had 3anted toJE
7&st 3h4 ?halid 3o&ld 3ant to scare $haron T3ille4 literall4 to death is an interestin.
:&estion. This e;cer1t from the 1olice re1ort ma4 shed some li.ht on the moti2e6
T3ille4 stated she 3or*ed for the s&s1ect &ntil after the bombin. of the M&rrah b&ildin.
3hen the F.B.@. came o&t and :&estioned her abo&t the s&s1ects acti2it4. The ne;t da4 she
3as fired. $ince that time the s&s1ect has tried to *ic* her o&t of his rent KsicL ho&se. 8e
had ref&sed to acce1t her chec* N had ta*en her to district co&rt N the M&d.e ordered him
to ser2e a 3/ da4 notice. T3ille4 stated that since that time her residence 3as b&r.lari!ed
and then this incident of the shootin. too* 1lace. T3ille4 stated the F.B.@. had s1o*e KsicL
3ith her a fe3 times since she 3as fired N then it all started. T3ille4 stated ?halid 3as
f&rio&s 3hen he fo&nd o&t she had s1o*en to the F.B.@.
7&st 3hat had T3ille4 told the FB@I Bhen @ inter2ie3ed the 0C,A detecti2e 3ho 3rote
the re1ort9 he told me that T3ille4 had seen Esome ne3 deal he 3as into9E and 3as
Ener2o&s.E
E$he didnt 3ant him to *no3 that she had tal*ed to the FB@9E said the detecti2e. E$he 3as
definitel4 afraid.E
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FB@ a.ents 7ames $tric*land and Aa2e $3ansons names also a11eared on the re1ort.
Bh4 3o&ld the FB@ ta*e an interest in a local assa&lt caseI Altho&.h ?halid later
admitted to the a&thor that he had been inter2ie3ed and 1ol4.ra1hed b4 the FB@ in
re.ards to the bombin.9 $tric*land 3o&ldnt comment.
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@n s1ite of the b&llet holes in T3ille4s ho&se and car9 and Moores e4e3itness acco&nt9
the 0C,A did little. Assistant AA $herr4 Todd declined to 1rosec&te the case on Elac* of
e2idence.E The 1olice re1ort stated it as follo3s6
Moore stated on the mornin. on '-3--" at a11ro;. 363/-46// he heard .&n shots. Moore
.ot &1 N loo*ed o&t the 3indo3 and sa3 a dar* s*inned male r&nnin. from the ho&se. @
as*ed him if it 3as Mr. ?halid. Moore stated E@ thin* it 3as him9 b&t @m not s&re. @t
loo*ed li*e him b&t @m not 1ositi2e. 8e 3as dri2in. the same 3hite Nissan 1ic*-&1 that
he dri2es. B&t @m not s&re.
Moore seemed a bit more certain 3hen @ s1o*e to him. E8e 3as a short .&4 that smo*es a
ci.ar9E said Moore. EK8eL loo*ed real a..ra2ated. 8e 3as randoml4 shootin.H he shot
fo&r times.E
@n fact9 the 1olice re1ort had 1re2io&sl4 stated Moores identification in more 1ositi2e
terms6
Moore reco.ni!ed the s&s1ect as the landlord 3ho rented the ho&se o&t 1rior to T3ille4
li2in. there N *ne3 him as ha2in. a 3hite To4ota 1ic* &1 N he said that 3as him9
meanin. the s&s1ect.
As if to add more .rist to the mill9 ?halid and an associate had sho3n &1 at T3ille4s
ho&se the 1re2io&s da4 and had smashed a bric* thro&.h her 3indo3. Moore told me he
reco.ni!ed ?halid b4 his baseball ca19 ci.ar9 and 3hite 1ic*-&1.
@ be.an to s&s1ect that Todds ref&sal to 1rosec&te came from AA Robert Mac49 3ho had
blindl4 coo1erated 3ith the 7&stice Ae1artment b4 ref&sin. to 1&rs&e a local in2esti.ation
of the bombin.. Todd dismissed that notion. E@ts 2er49 2er4 rare 3hen hes in2ol2ed in the
decline or acce1tance of char.es9E she said9 then added9 E@ felt there 3ere some 1roblems
3ith the 3itnesses statements.E
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Altho&.h initiall4 1olite9 3hen @ s&..ested that ?halid mi.ht be in2ol2ed in the bombin.9
and that she sho&ld re-o1en the case9 she t&rned s&ddenl4 hostile9 and said9 E@m .onna .o
bac* to 3or*. This case is closed9E then abr&1tl4 h&n. &1.
$ome time later9 Mi*e 7ohnston9 a local attorne4 familiar 3ith the case9 ran into Assistant
%.$. Attorne4 Ted Richardson in the co&rtho&se. 7ohnston raised the iss&e of $am ?halid.
E0h 4o& m&st ha2e been tal*in. to that .&4 from $an Francisco9E Richardson re1lied9
referrin. to the a&thor. Bhen 7ohnston siad that he had .leaned his information from
other so&rces as 3ell9 and s&..ested that Richardson loo* into the matter9 Richardson
loo*ed at his 3atch and said9 EBell Mi*e9 thats an interestin. theor4. @ .otta r&n.E
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As for Clenn Moore9 he told me he 3as bein. follo3ed b4 ?halid and didnt 3ant to .et
in2ol2ed. And $haron T3ille4I Moore said she 3as scared and had 1robabl4 mo2ed bac*
to Ceor.ia.
Bas ?halid .&ilt4 of assa&lt 3ith a deadl4 3ea1onI Bas he in2ol2ed in the bombin.I
8is attorne49 Francis Co&rbois9 1&t it elo:&entl4 3hen he said9 EOhe is t41ical of those
immi.rants 3ho 3or* hard to achie2e the o11ort&nities America offers.E
@ndeed.
@n 1-'39 ?halid 3as con2icted of Crand )arcen4.
@n 1--19 he 3as indicted in Federal Co&rt on ei.ht co&nts of ins&rance fra&d9 3hich
incl&ded settin. fires to some of his "//-1l&s 1ro1erties. 8e ser2ed nine months o&t of a
4ear at 5l Reno Federal ,rison.
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Robert ?&lic*9 a former em1lo4ee of ?halids9 told the FB@ that ?halid had instr&cted
him to set fires to fo&r of his 1ro1erties. Bhen a.ents :&estioned ?&lic* and his 3ife
abo&t ?halids associations9 Mrs. ?&lic* bl&rted o&t9 EBe dont 3ant to .et $am K?halidL
in an4 tro&ble9E 3here&1on the a.ents immediatel4 ad2ised ?&lic* of his Miranda ri.hts.
?&lic* later M&m1ed bond and fled to California after claimin. he had recei2ed
Ethreatenin. 1hone calls.E 8e didnt sa4 from 3hom.
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Det the FB@s interest seemed to la4 more in ?halids connections to the ,)0 than in
arson. Accordin. to Northro19 the FB@ in2esti.ated ?halid for alle.ed ,)0 acti2it4 in
1--1. ?halids attorne4 insisted that it 3o&ld ha2e been 1recisel4 the FB@s interest in
?halid + Ethe microsco1e &nder 3hich he9 as a ,alestinian9 has been monitoredE +
3hich 3o&ld ha2e re2ealed an4 3ron.doin..
For all intents and 1&r1oses9 $am ?halid a11ears to be M&st 3hat his la34er sa4s he is9 a
hard-3or*in. immi.rant o&t to achie2e the o11ort&nities America has to offer. A "#-4ear-
old ,alestinian9 ?halid 3as born $amir Abd&l-Chani $harif ?halid9 and emi.rated to the
%.$. from ?&3ait in 1-#(.
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8e recei2ed his M.A. from 0*lahoma Cit4 %ni2ersit4 in
1-'"9 his ,h.A. in 1s4cholo.4 from 0.%. in 1-'-9 and 3ent on to teach at 1&blic schools
and at nearb4 Tin*er Air Force base. 8e also did a brief stint in the 0*lahoma
Ae1artment of 8&man $er2ices.
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?halid claims to ha2e relati2es in 7ordan9 $a&di Arabia9 and @ra:9 3ho 1ro2ided the
mone4 for his ed&cation and real-estate in2estments. @n 1-(29 ?halid :&it teachin. and
de2oted himself f&ll-time to his b&r.eonin. real-estate b&siness. B4 1--" he had ac:&ired
o2er "// 1ro1erties9 mostl4 thro&.h 8%A9 the federal a.enc4 besie.ed 3ith corr&1tion in
the late '/s and earl4 (/s.
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8ani ?amal 3as s&r1rised 3hen @ told him ?halid o3ned o2er "// 1ro1erties6 E@n the
'/s this son-of-a-bitch did not ha2e a dime to his name. 8e co&ldnt s&r2i2e. 8e &sed to
as* me for mone4. Bhere did he .et "// 1ro1ertiesI Bhere did the mone4 come fromIE
?amal9 3ho claimed to ha2e 3or*ed 3ith the @ns&rance Fra&d Ai2ision of the FB@
<Bro3nin. said he 3as merel4 an informant>9 belie2es ?halid is a mone4 la&nderer.
E?halid sho&ld be a millionaire 3ith that m&ch 1ro1ert49E e;claimed ?amal9 Eb&t he li2es
in a dila1idated shac* on 32nd $treet.E $&re eno&.h9 ?halid ma*es his home in a r&n-
do3n9 lo3-income 1art of to3n. @t is ?amals o1inion that ?halid is M&st an Eerrand bo49E
and somebod4 else reall4 o3ns the 1ro1erties.
Northro1 a.rees. 8e sa4s the mone4 to f&nd this b&r.eonin. real estate em1ire comes
from the ,)09 3hich instr&cts him on ho3 to li2e for a11earance sa*e. Northro1 also
indicated that ?halids claim of n&mero&s relati2es + an a11arentl4 false claim +
merel4 1ro2ides a co2er for the f&nnelin. of mone4 to his b&siness.
Ao these lar.el4 circ&mstantial facts ma*e $am ?halid a terroristI That de1ends on 3ho
4o& tal* to. Accordin. to Northro16
KB4 information and beliefL ?halid is a lon.-standin. 1artici1ant in ,)0 f&nd-raisin.
acti2ities in the %nited $tates. 8e is most 1robabl4 a s&b-cell leader9 1art of the
intellect&al frin.e that .&ide the cell9 a classic R&ssian Nihilistic Terrorist str&ct&re. The
destr&ction of the 9ringe leadership can be seen in the so-called )pook -ar bet3een the
@sraelis and the ,)0 that too* 1lace in 5&ro1e and the Middle 5ast bet3een 1-'2 <the
M&nich Massacre> and 1-(# <the death of Ab& 7ihad>.
?halid fits the 1attern of the 3ell-f&nded9 3ell-ed&cated father fi.&re 3ho ta*es care of
his floc*9 remainin. outside the center core of s&b-cell foot soldiers <the hel in the
Nihilistic str&ct&re>.
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A Best "'th $treet doc&mentar4 described ho3 f&nd-raisin. b4 ins&rance fra&d is a
classic ,)0 techni:&e. The Ma49 1-(- e1isode9 entitled9 E,alestinians6 Airt4 B&siness9E
foc&sed mostl4 on ins&rance fra&d in Miami in the earl4 to mid-(/s. $&nrise9 Florida
,olice detecti2e Aon Cannon said the mone4 3as Ebein. sent bac* to f&nd the ,)0 or the
,F), or the Inti9ida."
The 1rinci1als of this f&nd-raisin. scheme9 CB$ re1orted9 hailed from the Best Ban*
to3n of Aeir Aib3an. Re1orter ?aren B&rnes recei2ed confirmation from the FB@ that a
n&mber of scams 3ere .oin. on thro&.ho&t the %.$. at the time.
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0ne method of raisin. mone4 in2ol2ed small store o3ners 3ho 3o&ld o1en b&sinesses9
b&4in. merchandise on credit9 then :&ic*l4 close sho1 and 2anish 3ith the 1roceeds.
There 3ere other scams. California ins&rance la34er Cordon ,ar* told CB$9 EBhat the4
3o&ld do is thro3 a bric* thro&.h their front 3indo3 and sa49 0*9 .osh9 @ .ot
b&r.lari!ed.E
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@n Broo*l4n9 in2esti.ators disco2ered a 1hon4 co&1on redem1tion center r&n b4
Mah&m&d Abo&halima + c&rrentl4 ser2in. 24/ 4ears in 1rison for his role in the Borld
Trade Center bombin..
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E@ns&rance scams first s&rfaced in the %nited $tates in the mid-1-'/s9E 3rote Northro19
E3hen California a&thorities b&sted a ,)0 cell in )os An.eles.E The @sraeli said that
?halid tra2els to @srael at least once a 4ear9 and a2oids an4 contact 3ith the ,)09 b&t
comm&nicates thro&.h a Ec&t-o&t9E a member of his famil4. Northro1 also stated that
?halid had been transferrin. f&nds from the Ban* of 0*lahoma in T&lsa to Ban*
8a1olim9 an @sraeli ban* in 7er&salem6
The si.nator4 on this 1artic&lar acco&nt in @srael is a member of the Nashashibi clan9 a
1rominent ,alestinian famil4 3ho li2e in 7er&salem and the s&rro&ndin. area <Best
Ban*>. These f&nds ha2e been &sed to hel1 finance ,alestinian as1irationsE <and all that
im1lies>.
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Bhile this information in itself is lar.el4 circ&mstantial9 it be.ins to loo* less e;c&l1ator4
3hen combined 3ith other e2idence.
@n Ma4 of 1--#9 %.$. C&stoms a.ents in )os An.eles sei!ed a shi1ment of 3ea1ons +
$emte; 1lastic e;1losi2es and small arms + bo&nd for Florida. The North ?orean-
man&fact&red ordinance had been shi11ed thro&.h Manila9 and 3as bo&nd for a 8amas
.ro&1 in Miami.
The co-fo&nder of @slamic 7ihad + a close co&sin of 8amas + Fathi $hi*a*i9 had been
assassinated in $4ria b4 the $hin Bet <@sraeli $ecret $er2ice> in 0ctober of 1--". @slamic
7ihad no3 needed a ne3 leader9 and the4 so&.ht him in ,rofessor Ramadan Abd&llah
$hallah9 an adM&nct 1olitical science teacher at the %ni2ersit4 of $o&th Florida in Tam1a.
$hallah co-fo&nded the Borld and @slam $t&d4 5nter1rise <B@$5>9 lin*ed to the @slamic
Committee for ,alestine9 both of 3hich ha2e been acc&sed b4 federal a&thorities of
frontin. for terrorist .ro&1s.
Bhile $hallah 2ehementl4 denied these alle.ations9 he s&ddenl4 a11eared in $4ria in
No2ember of 1--" as the ne3 head of @slamic 7ihad.
Car4 Ca.an claims to ha2e seen $hallah in late 1--4 and Febr&ar4 of -" at Caesars
,alace and The Racetrac* + t3o )as =e.as casinos. EBho is this d&deIE Ca.an as*ed
?halid abo&t the short9 fat9 baldin. man 3ith a m&stache and beard. Ca.an 3as sim1l4
told he 3as a 1rofessor from Florida.
$hallah also a11eared in Teheran in 7&ne of 1--# as 8i!bAllah @nternational 3as
or.ani!in. its Moint 3or*in. committee to coordinate international terrorist attac*s.
A&thorities later disco2ered that $hallah had been 7ihads n&mber t3o man in Tam1a.
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Bhile the Florida .ro&1 had made threats o2er the e;tradition of one of their o1erati2es
+ Mo&sa Mohammed Ab& Mar!&* + to @srael9 the FB@ and the 7e3ish comm&nit4
hadnt ta*en them serio&sl4. After the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. ho3e2er9 and the
interce1tion of the arms shi1ment in Ma49 the scenario chan.ed. The FB@ and the 7e3ish
comm&nit4 3ere no3 ta*in. a *een interest in the Miami .ro&1.
Bac* in 8o&ston9 Northro1 3as chec*in. into some ,)0 s&s1ects. 8e 1&nched &1 an
in:&ir4 into the Aman <@sraeli militar4 intelli.ence> com1&ter on 8&ssain al-8&ssaini. @t
came &1 em1t4.
B&t the FB@ had a list of 2' ,)0 and 8amas o1erati2es in Florida and 0*lahoma. Ten of
those indi2id&als had 1re2io&sl4 been arrested b4 the @sraelis in March of -#9 and the
FB@ needed their hel1. Bhen an @sraeli a.ent in Ne3 Dor* named A2i ran the names
thro&.h the com1&ter9 he noticed Northro1s in:&ir4 on 8&ssaini. 8e called Northro1 and
as*ed him to fl4 to Miami.
Bhat Northro1 disco2ered 3hen he arri2ed 3as that the same .ro&1 he had been
in2esti.atin. in 0*lahoma and 8o&ston had been seen in Miami. 8&ssain al-8&ssaini9
$am ?halid9 7affer 0shan9 and 8aider al-$aadi + si; to se2en in all + 3ere 1ositi2el4
@Ad b4 @sraeli $a4anim in Ft. )a&derdale. The4 3ere there9 accordin. to so&rces9
meetin. 3ith members of 8amas.
@t a11ears that the ?halid famil4s acti2ities in the terrorist &nder3orld date bac* at least
to 1-(2. Accordin. to Arm4 C@A <Arm4 Criminal @n2esti.ation Ai2ision> records9
?halids brother Mi*e9 <A?A6 Ahmed ?halid9 Mi*e Do&sif9 Bahid $. Do&sif>9 3as
in2ol2ed 3ith a .ro&1 of @ranians in 8&nts2ille9 Alabama 3ho 3ere romancin. local
female enlisted 1ersonnel in an attem1t to 1roc&re militar4 secrets.
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Do&sifS?halids mission 3as to co&rt a 3oman named Bal*er from T&s*&mbee9 A)9
3hom he had met in 0*lahoma Cit4 in late 1-(29 3hen the4 3or*ed to.ether at $hot.&n
$ams ,i!!a ,arlor. Bal*ers brother9 7imm49 3as the 1ilot for Ceneral Robert ). Moore9
Commander of the Redstone Arsenal %.$. Arm4 Missile Command in 8&nts2ille. As
commander9 Moore had res1onsibilit4 for the Arm4s missile 1ro.ram worldwide.
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EBhat he had 3anted9 accordin. to her9E said a retired Arm4 criminal in2esti.ator 3ho
3ishes to remain anon4mo&s9 E3as all *inds of information abo&t Ceneral Moore.E
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Moore also recalled the case. 8e told me the Arm4 had ste11ed &1 sec&rit4 aro&nd him
d&rin. this time. @nterestin.l49 this 3as aro&nd the same time that attac*s on %.$. militar4
installations 3ere occ&rrin. in 5&ro1e.
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The Arm4 in2esti.ator also recalled that E8&nts2ille9 Alabama9 at that time9 3as a hotbed
of es1iona.e. There 3ere 2' *no3n ?CB a.ents in 8&nts2ille. The4 3ere *no3n. The4
3ere *no3n to the B&rea& <FB@>H the4 3ere *no3n to militar4 intelli.ence.E
This es1iona.e acti2it4 3as d&e to the close 1ro;imit4 of Redstone Missile Command9
NA$As Marshall $1ace Fli.ht Center9 and similar hi.h-tech facilities located thro&.ho&t
the area. The in2esti.ator has no do&bts that the @ranians and the ?CB 3ere coo1eratin..
This acco&nt also Mi2es 3ith Ca.ans stor4. The $o2iets had as*ed Ca.ans hel1 in
obtainin. classified information from his friend at Martin-Marietta. )ater9 the $o2iets
introd&ced the informant to a man named 8amid 3ho needed fa*e doc&mentation for
ille.al @ranians enterin. the co&ntr4.
EBac* at the time 3e had a bi. 1roblem 3ith @ranians9E said the former C@A in2esti.ator9
Ea bi. 1roblem. The4 3ere al3a4s tr4in. to infiltrate the arsenal. A n&mber of them 3ere
attendin. Alabama ANM %ni2ersit4 &nder st&dent 2isas9 b&t most of them didnt .o to
school. The4 3ere in2ol2ed in a lot of different criminal enter1rises9 dr&.s9 stolen
1ro1ert49 1rostit&tion9 all sorts of thin.s.OE
The s&s1ects 3ere also lin*ed to a strin. of con2enience stores. @nterestin.l49 Northro1
belie2es that $am ?halid is a Emone4 manE for Arab immi.rants 3ishin. to o1en
b&sinesses + namel4 con2enience stores. Those 3ishin. to do so m&st s1lit the 1rofits
3ith the Emone4 manE fift4-fift4. Co&ld this be another ,)0 f&ndin. scamI
C@A o1ened their case on Do&sifS?halid in $e1tember of 1-(2. EA&rin. the co&rse of all
this9 to 2erif4 that the .&4 3as real9 3e .ot his 1hone n&mberO and @ called the n&mber
one ni.ht9 and @ as*ed for Ahmed ?halid9 and this .&4 .ot on the 1hone and said9 @ dont
*no3 him. And @ said9 Bell9 its .ot to be 4o&. @ .ot to tal* to 4o& + its im1ortant.
T3ent4-fo&r ho&rs later that .&4 3as in T&s*&mbee9 A).E
)i*e his brother $am9 Bahid 3as ne2er 1rosec&ted. EThe FB@ Kofficiall4L too* no interest.
O Another C@A in2esti.ator .ot re1rimanded b4 o&r $AC9 beca&se he 3ent and did this
<inter2ie3ed Bal*er>. That 3as the total .ist of the FB@s in2ol2ement.E
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The Arm4 in2esti.ators e;1eriences 1aralleled that of Ca.ans. EThats a 1rett4 common
thread 3hen 4o& deal 3ith them <the FB@>9E Ca.an e;1lained. EDo& brin. them
information9 and 4o& ne2er hear another 3ord abo&t it.E
Florida 1olice 3ho in2esti.ated Arab lin*s to ins&rance scams and or.ani!ed crime
recei2ed the same treatment from the FB@. E,eo1le didnt 3ant to in2esti.ate this9E said a
1olice detecti2e @ s1o*e 3ith. EThin.s 3erent ri.ht. @t 3as as if someone 3as loo*in. at
this and sa4in.9 sta4 a3a4 from it.E
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@n s1ite of the FB@s stone3allin.9 the Arm4 in2esti.ator remembers the case 3ell6 EThe
female soldiers 3o&ld .o o&t at ni.ht to the different cl&bs and discos and st&ffO 3e
ca&.ht one o&t there9 and he s&11osedl4 ran a con2enience store.O And 3e ca&.ht him
on the arsenal.O
E8assan Nia*ossar4 + he 3as the bi. leader of this .an.. 8e 3as associated 3ith a local
.an.ster named Ae34 Bra!elton9 3ho ran a cl&b called the ,l&sh 8orse. 8e had a lot of
Cosa Nostra connections into Ne3 Dor* + a lot. 8assan 3or*ed for him.E
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Middle 5astern terrorists in2ol2ed in es1iona.e 3ith the ?CB9 associated 3ith the MobI
The Arm4 in2esti.ator said Nia*ossar4 tra2eled fre:&entl4 to )as =e.as9 a *no3n Mob
to3n. $o does Bahids brother9 $am ?halid. A re.&lar hi.h roller9 ?halid re1ortedl4
sho3s &1 3ith at least G1/9/// in his 1oc*et.
As 8ani ?amal 1ointed o&t9 the Cosa Nostra has coo1erated 3ith @ranians in mone4
la&nderin. in the 1ast. Co&ld this e;1lain ?halids fre:&ent 2isits to )as =e.asI Bere his
tri1s 1art of a mone4 la&nderin. o1erationI
As C&nther R&ssbacher e;1lained9 se2eral )as =e.as casinos9 incl&din. Bin4ons
8orseshoe9 are 1a4-off 1oints for 1olitical and M&dicial sl&sh-f&nds. Federal M&d.es and
others are alle.edl4 1aid off thro&.h $hamroc* Ae2elo1ment Cor1. in @reland9 2ia off-
shore ban*s and )as =e.as Casinos. The bribe reci1ients collect their mone4 in the form
of .amblin. chi1s9 then cash them in.
@s ?halid recei2in. mone4 this 3a4I @ts hard to sa49 b&t it is 3orth notin. that the C50
of $hamroc*9 Aonald )&t!9 3as on the mana.ement staff of $il2erado $a2in.s N )oan9
the $N) case tried b4 7&d.e Matsch9 3ho 3o&ld later tr4 Mc=ei.h and Nichols <Neil
B&sh9 a board member of $il2erado9 3al*ed>.
And 3hat abo&t 0mars tri1<s> to ?in.manI @t 3as there that 0mar and Ca.an dro2e
from )as =e.as9 t3o 3ee*s before the bombin.. Bh4 3o&ld a hi.h-roller li*e 0mar
dri2e to the d&st49 isolated desert to3n of ?in.manI 0ne 1ossible reason ma4 ha2e been
to ma*e contact 3ith Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 3ho 3as holed &1 in the @m1erial Motel at the
time.
Another reason ma4 ha2e re2ol2ed aro&nd dr&.s. Recall that Ca.ans ori.inal
relationshi1 3ith 0mar 3as &nder the .&ise of dr&. dealin.. E@ bro&.ht some bac* from
,&erto =allerta for him9E said Ca.an9 E&sin. a cam1er 3ith a false to1O thro&.h $an
Aie.o. At one time @ sa3 1/-1" *ilos. Thats :&ite a bit of do1e.E
Recall that Ca.an had deli2ered a ba. of cocaine from ?in.man to Aen2er <3hich
contained 1lastic e;1losi2es>9 and he belie2es the G2"/9/// 0mar 1aid him came from
the Cali Cartel.
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As mentioned earlier9 on A1ril 49 1--"9 Ca.an and 0mar deli2ered a 1ac*a.e to a man in
a co3bo4 hat in ?in.man9 dri2in. a r&st4 bro3n 1ic*-&1. A&thorities re1orted that a
bro3n 1ic*-&19 belon.in. to $te2en Carrett Colbern9 3as ca&.ht on Troo1er 8an.ers
2ideo camera as he sto11ed Mc=ei.h on @-3" an ho&r and-a-half after the bombin..
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A chemist 3ho *ne3 Mc=ei.h &nder the alias of ETim T&ttle9E Colbern had recentl4 been
s1otted 3ith a ba. of ammoni&m nitrate in his tr&c*. 8is roommate9 Aennis Mal!ac9 3as
bein. held on char.es of arson for a small e;1losion that had dama.ed a ho&se in to3n
t3o months earlier. That ho&se 3as o3ned b4 Roc*4 Mc,ea*9 a friend of Mc=ei.hs.
Colbern9 3ho shared a mailbo; in ?in.man 3ith Mc=ei.h9 3as absent from 3or* fo&r
da4s 1rior to and ten da4s after the bombin.. 8e claimed he 3as in California 2isitin. his
1arents.
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@nterestin.l49 FB@ a.ents di..in. in the desert o&tside ?in.man for e2idence9 fo&nd more
than 1"/ 1o&nds of ammoni&m nitrate b&ried in the sand.
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Colbern 3as arrested in Ma4 of 1--"9 and released on A1ril 239 1--'9 after ser2in. time
in )om1ac Federal ,rison on ille.al 3ea1ons char.es.
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Aes1ite the incriminatin. connections9 Colbern disa11eared from the official radar screen
almost as :&ic*l4 as he had a11eared. The 0*lahoma 8i.h3a4 ,atrol 2ideo sho3in. the
bro3n 1ic*-&1 + li*e the n&mero&s s&r2eillance ta1es sho3in. the acti2it4 at the M&rrah
B&ildin. on the mornin. of A1ril 1- + 3as Esei!edE b4 the FB@.
Bas Colbern the man to 3hom 0mar deli2ered the m4sterio&s 1ac*a.e on A1ril 4I Bas
the it meant for Timoth4 Mc=ei.hI
Aid ?halid meet Terr4 Nichols in )as =e.as in Ma4 of 1--4I Bere Nichols and Mc=ei.h
the Et3o s*inn4 3hite .&4sE he met at the Clitter C&lch in No2emberI
Bas Mc=ei.hs 4ello3 Merc&r4 at $ahara ,ro1erties as 5rnie Cranfield claimedI And
3as Mc=ei.h 3ith 8&ssain al-8&ssaini at the 1a3n sho1 and the Roadr&nner Ta2ern in
0*lahoma Cit4 as ?F0Rs 3itnesses saidI
%ltimatel49 3ere Mc=ei.h9 Nichols and their friends in fact 1lottin. 3ith Arab e;tremists
to blo3 &1 the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.I
E8e <Mc=ei.h> had mentioned before that he 3anted to become a mercenar4 in the
Middle 5ast9 beca&se the4 1aid the most9E recalled former Arm4 b&dd4 Cre. 8enr49 EB&t
3e M&st too* it as a Mo*e. B&t hes the *ind of 1erson that 3o&ld ha2e become that.E
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Bas Mc=ei.h some sort of intermediar4 bet3een neo-Na!i .ro&1s and Arab terroristsI
Bhile this ma4 so&nd bi!arre9 as 1re2io&sl4 noted9 coo1eration bet3een s&ch .ro&1s has
been 3ell doc&mented.
The ori.ins of Arab-Na!i collaboration .o bac* to BB@@. The M&fti of 7er&salem9 3ho
3as 8itlers .&est9 act&all4 raised M&slim $$ &nits for the Na!i 3ar effort9 c&lled from
Bosnian M&slims and Arabs.
0A5$$A9 the Na!i or.ani!ation formed to f&nnel s&11ort to e;-$$ members9 arran.ed
rende!2o&s 3ith re1resentati2es of 2ario&s Arab or.ani!ations after the 3ar9 as 1art of the
A&llesSMcClo4S0$$ Ratlines. This secret C@A o1eration also f&nneled Na!is to 2ario&s
)atin American co&ntries9 3here the4 set &1 Esec&rit4 ser2icesE <death s:&ads> for their
res1ecti2e .o2ernment em1lo4ers.
0ne 0A5$$A member9 former Cesta1o Chief Ceneral 5rnest Rhemer9 settled in the
Middle 5ast9 3here he set &1 intelli.ence o1erations for se2eral Arab co&ntries9 incl&din.
$4ria and 5.41t. Rhemer9 3ho is c&rrentl4 acti2e in the ERe2isionistE scene9 for se2eral
decades 1la4ed a *e4 role in coordinatin. Cerman Ri.ht-3in. acti2it4 3ith the Arab
3orld.
Alois Br&nner9 Aldo1h 5ichmanns chief9 3ho m&rdered 12(9"// 1eo1le d&rin. the Na!i
8oloca&st9 1la4ed an earl4 role in Arab-Na!i coll&sion.
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Also 1la4in. a role in Arab-Na!i coo1eration 3as 8itlers Efa2orite commando9E 0tto
E$carfaceE $*or!en49 3ho hel1ed install Camel Abd&l Nasser as 5.41tian 1resident 3ith
the assistance of an elite cor1s of former $$ storm troo1ers. $*or!en4 also hel1ed train
earl4 ,)0 .ro&1s for commando raids into @srael. The ardent Na!i9 3ho con2enientl4
missed his da4 at the N&rember. trials co&rtes4 of the %.$. Co2ernment9 3as stationed in
5.41t at the behest of the C@A.
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0ne of $*or!en4s s&bordinates9 a $3iss Na!i named FranPois Ceno&d9 ser2ed 3ith
$*or!en4s troo1s in 5.41t. Ceno&d also befriended Ali 8assan $alameh9 the leader of
Blac* $e1tember9 the .ro&1 3hich m&rdered nine @sraeli athletes d&rin. the 1-'2 M&nich
0l4m1ics. C&rrentl4 a ban*er in Cene2a9 Ceno&d re1ortedl4 masterminded se2eral
air1lane hiMac*in.s for the ,)0.
A close friend of Ceno&ds9 French attorne4 7ac:&es =er.]s9 defended se2eral members
of the ,o1&lar Front for the )iberation of ,alestine <,F),>9 and s1o*e as a EcharacterE
3itness on behalf of the notorio&s Cesta1o chief ?la&s Barbie <the EB&tcher of )4onE>9
3ho m&rdered h&ndreds of French resistance fi.hters9 and de1orted '9/// 7e3s to the
death cam1s.
And as recentl4 as the earl4 1-(/s9 a neo-Na!i named 0difried 8e11 3as res1onsible for
attac*s a.ainst at least fo&r %.$. militar4 and NAT0 installations9 as 3ell as Cerman
ni.htcl&bs fre:&ented b4 %.$. ser2icemen. 8e11 3or*ed 3ith the ,F),9 and 3as also
financed b4 Dasser Arafats Al Fatah9 3ho in t&rn 3as s&11orted b4 FranPois Ceno&d.
As another e;am1le of Arab-Na!i collaboration9 3hen members of Ab& Nidal9 and Ab&
Abass ,alestine )iberation Front <,)F> hiMac*ed the Cree* cr&ise shi1 Achille 3auro in
1-("9 the4 demanded 8e11s release. E@ *no3 8e11 :&ite 3ell9E Abass told the French
dail4 3i&eration in 1-(". E8e is a friend.E
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The Cerman ma.a!ine er )peigel re1orted on a .ro&1 of neo-Na!is called
?am1fs1ort.r&11e9 headed b4 a man named 8offmann <a 8offmann member had blo3n
himself &19 alon. 3ith 11 others9 at the 0*toberfest celebration in M&nich in 1-(1>.
?am1fs1ort.r&11e9 it seemed9 3as connected to terrorist .ro&1s in Beir&t.
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At the same
time9 a n&mber of Cerman terrorists ha2e re1ortedl4 been trained in ,alestinian cam1s in
7ordan9 $o&th Demen9 $4ria9 and @ra:.
@ra:i arms dealer @shan Barbo&ti met 3ith former Na!i scientist =ol*er Beissheimer in
order to recr&it other former Na!is to 3or* on )ib4an and @ra:i chemical 3ea1ons
1roMects.
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The $4rians + 3ho are 3ell-*no3n s1onsors of terrorism + offered f&ndin. to Robert
Mathe3s9 the former leader of The 0rder9 also *no3n as EAer B&ders $ch3ei.enE <The
$ilent Brotherhood>. Mathe3s9 3ho 3as *illed in a shoot-o&t 3ith 1olice in 1-(49 had
iss&ed a EAeclaration of BarE a.ainst the so-called EXionist 0cc&1ied Co2ernment9
incl&din. 7e3s9 blac*s9 8is1anics9 Asians and 3hite Erace traitorsE 3ho didnt a.ree 3ith
3hite s&1remacist .oals. Mathe3s 0rder 3as res1onsible for a strin. of armored car
robberies and the machine-.&n *illin. of 7e3ish tal* sho3 host Allen Ber. in Aen2er.
As disc&ssed earlier9 re1orts of other Middle-5astern EterroristE states s&ch as )ib4a
f&ndin. or offerin. f&ndin. to neo-Na!i and other dissident .ro&1s s&ch as the Blac*
M&slims and the 5l R&*ns has been re1orted. 0ne of )ib4as 1rimar4 beneficiaries 3as
the Nation of @slam <N0@>9 3hose leader9 )o&is Farra*han9 recei2ed G" million dollars
from )ib4an ,resident M&ammar al-Vaddafi.
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 Farra*hans 1redecessor9 5liMah M&hammad9 had formed a 1act
3ith the ??? and American Na!i ,art4 in 1-#1. This &n&s&al alliance stretched ri.ht &1
to the 1resent da4. @n the fall of 1--29 BAR leader Tom Met!.er a11eared on the Bhoo1i
Coldber. $ho3 1reachin. the benefits of 4o&n. blac*s Moinin. the N0@.
@n 1-("9 Met!.er and Farra*han s1o*e to.ether in )os An.eles9 and in 0ctober of 1--#9
Aa2id @r2in.9 a British Na!i 8oloca&st Re2isionist9 sho3ed &1 3ith a 1air of N0@
bod4.&ards.
T3ent4-fi2e 4ear A5A 2eteran Mi*e )e2ine described to me the &ni:&e connection
bet3een Na!is and Arab terrorists6 EDears a.o @ 3as &nderco2er in the American Na!i
1art49 and it 3as an odd mi; of 1eo1le that @ ran into. First of all9 @m 2er4 dar*9 and m4
&nderco2er @.A. said @ 3as @talian + Mi*e ,icano. B&t9 3hat @ fo&nd interestin. 3as that
members of the American Na!i 1art4 3ere Arabs9 4o& *no39 KandL there 3ere li.ht-
s*inned )atinosO There 3ere Arab members of the American Na!i ,art4 .oin. all the
3a4 bac* to 1-#(9 3hen @ 3as a member. The m&t&al hatred 3as the 7e3s and the blac*s.
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As )e2ine sa4s9 the ties that bind these t3o seemin.l4 dis1arate .ro&1s is a loathin. of
the %.$. and hatred of EBorld 7e3r49E 3hich the4 see as the dominatin. force behind all
3orld 1olitical and financial 1o3er.
@n A1ril of 1--19 Ahmed Rami9 5&ro1ean corres1ondent for Al )haa& ne3s1a1er9 &r.ed a
EBestern @ntifadaE a.ainst alle.ed 7e3ish dominance. Ramis call 3as d&1licated in
se2eral Ri.ht-3in. Cerman 1&blications9 incl&din. eutsche .undschall1 .emer
epesche9 and .echt 5nd -ahrheit1 3hich 3rote6
0ne can sa4 that the onl4 3inner of BB@@ 3as the or.ani!ed Borld 7e3r4O attained
thro&.h A&sch3it!9 a ne2er-before e;istin. freedom to &nrestricted de2elo1ment of
1o3er. Toda49 7e3s control all im1ortant 1ositions of 1o3er in the %.$.A.
$imilar t3isted sentiments 3ere echoed b4 the @slamic Association of ,alestine9 3hich
1&blished a comm&ni:&W &r.in. M&slims to die in a hol4 3ar a.ainst 7e3s9 3ho the4 call
Eenemies of h&manit49 the bloods&c*ers9 and the *illers of 1ro1hets.E The 1rinci1le
American s&11ort .ro&1 of 8amas9 is the @A, in Aallas9 Te;as.
Accordin. to ABC 2/S2/ re1orter Tom 7arriel9 la3-enforcement so&rces said that @ranians
had emi.rated to the %.$. for the 1&r1ose of Erecr&itin.E Americans for home.ro3n
terrorism. The 7an&ar49 1--# e1isode foc&sed on Aa2id Belfield <A?A Aao&d
$alah&ddin>9 a 4o&n. blac* man 3ho became disenchanted 3ith American social and
economic life and 3as dra3n to the militant @slamic mo2ement.
@n 1-(/9 $alah&ddin assassinated a former @ranian 5mbass4 official9 Ali Tabatabai9 3ho
had ad2ocated the o2erthro3 of the A4atollah ?homani. )i*e Car4 Ca.ans E@ranianE
friends 3ho had 1lanned to bomb a federal b&ildin. &sin. a 1ostal tr&c* 1ac*ed 3ith
e;1losi2es9 $alah&ddin &sed a 1ostal Mee1 to .ain entr4 into the officials home. 8e then
fled the %.$. and assimilated himself into the Arab terrorist &nder.ro&nd. Accordin. to
the re1ort9 $alah&ddin 3as t41ical of man4 4o&n. blac* males indoctrinated into the
@slamic faith b4 @ranian a.ents9 3ho con2inced them that terrorism 3as a le.itimate
means of 1rotest.
Bith the hel1 of Bashin.ton9 A.C. 1ri2ate in2esti.ator Carl $choffler9 ABC 2/S2/
in2esti.ators 3ere able to obtain 1olice intelli.ence re1orts 3hich established that Ethe
A4atollah had established a recr&itin. and trainin. 1ro.ram 3ithin the %.$. for home-
.ro3n terrorists.E
Callin. themsel2es the @slamic C&errillas in America <@CA>9 the .ro&19 ori.inall4
com1rised of a11ro;imatel4 a do!en 4o&n. blac* men9 became in2ol2ed in m&rder9 ban*
robber49 and threats on the li2es of M&d.es and 1rosec&tors.
Re.ardin. the assassination of Tabatabai9 $alah&ddin told 2/S2/9 E@ ass&me that the
decision came from 3hat 3as the Re2ol&tionar4 Co&ncil in @ran9 in Tehran. Thats m4
ass&m1tion.E
Another of $alah&ddins close 1als 3as Cle2en 8olt9 3ho &nder his @slamic name9 @sa
Abd&llah9 fo&.ht a.ainst the @sraelis in )ebanon and 3as seen e;tensi2el4 o&tside the
Marine Cor1s com1o&nd in Beir&t M&st before it 3as bombed in 1-(3. $hoffler recalls
that Abd&llah 3as once arrested 3hile casin. Air Force 0ne9 the ,residential Met.O
Accordin. to $choffler9 EThere are clear si.ns that constant recr&itments .oin. on.OE
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$ome of this recr&itment 3as for a .ro&1 *no3n as al-F&:&a9 3hich claims bet3een 2//
and 3// o1erational members. A s1linter from the Aaar al-@slam sect9 al-F&:ra 3as
fo&nded in Broo*l4n in 1-(/ b4 a ,a*istani cleric named $ha4*h M&bari* Ali Cilani. Al-
F&:ras international head:&arters is in )ahore9 ,a*istan9 and the4 maintain stron. ties to
both ,a*istani intelli.ence and the M&Mahadeen.
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The .ro&19 3hich is based on the classical terrorist cell str&ct&re9 is tho&.ht to ha2e at
least fi2e o1erational cells in the %.$.9 and is s&s1ected of 1' bombin.s and
assassinations thro&.ho&t the co&ntr49 incl&din. the m&rder of at least 12 1eo1le.
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@n $e1tember of 1-(-9 the FB@ confiscated the contents of a stora.e loc*er in Colorado
$1rin.s o3ned b4 al-F&:ra members9 incl&din. 3/ 1o&nds of e;1losi2es <three 1i1e-
bombs9 homemade 1lastic e;1losi2es9 hand-.renades9 mines9 f&ses9 merc&r4 s3itches and
timin. de2ices>9 3ea1ons <1/ hand.&ns and silencers>9 militar4 man&als9 bomb-ma*in.
instr&ctions9 a 1hoto of $hei* 0mar Abdel Rahman9 tar.et-1ractice silho&ettes 3ith s&ch
headin.s as EFB@ Anti-Terrorist TeamE and EXionist ,i..E Also incl&ded in the lot 3ere
1lans to attac* Colorado militar4 installations9 and Colorado &tilities and a2iation
infrastr&ct&res.
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Car4 Ca.an 3as alread4 familiar 3ith Al F&:ra from his time in 1rison. 0mar had as*ed
Ca.an to Eta*e care ofE an al-F&:ra member named E5ddie9E sho&ld he call. Ca.an
belie2es the man 3as 5d3ard Flinton9 a Colorado-based al-F&:ra member char.ed 3ith
cons1irac4 to commit m&rder in the A&.&st 1-(4 firebombin. of a 8are ?rishna tem1le9
and the Febr&ar4 1--3 m&rder of Rashid ?halifa9 an @man of a T&cson mos:&e.
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@n A&.&st of 1--"9 si; months after the bombin. in 0*lahoma Cit49 E5ddieE called.
Ca.an met the al-F&:ra member9 and the t3o alle.edl4 disc&ssed 1lans to detonate car
bombs o&tside the Co2ernors Mansion9 the Attorne4 Cenerals office9 the Ae1artment of
)abor and 5m1lo4ment9 and the Colorado B&rea& of @n2esti.ation <CB@>.
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The 1lan incl&ded not onl4 blo3in. &1 b&ildin.s + b&t assassinatin. a federal M&d.e +
)e3is Babcoc*. Babcoc* 3as one of se2eral M&d.es and federal a.ents on the terrorists
hit list.
E8e 3as m4 .&4 &1 here9E said Ca.an. E@ 3as to ta*e him o&t.E
The idea 3as to ta*e Babcoc*s &1stairs nei.hbor9 7ohn $trader9 hosta.e9 tie him &19 then
1lant a bomb in his a1artment. A11arentl49 this time the %.$. Marshals too* Ca.ans
3arnin. serio&sl4. A call to Babcoc* and $trader confirmed that the M&d.e had e;tra
sec&rit4 aro&nd him d&rin. this time. Ne2ertheless9 Ca.an said A.ent 7ames Tafo4a
didnt 3ant to follo3 &1.
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0n 0ctober 2/9 1--"9 Ca.an ret&rned to Aen2er at the behest of his E8i!bollahE contact9
3here he met t3o Americans named E,a&lE and EAanielE at the Broad3a4 ,la!a Motel. E@
had M&st come bac* from ?in.man9 3here @ dro11ed off mone4 to a militia-loo*in.
d&de9E said Ca.an. The men disc&ssed bombin. tar.ets in Aen2er and ,hoeni;. EAaniel
deals 3ith these d&des <al-F&:ra>9E said Ca.an. EThe4 3ere connected to 8i!bollah.E
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Altho&.h the a.encies tar.eted for the attac*s ste11ed &1 sec&rit4 at these facilities9 the
FB@ be.an a concerted effort to discredit Ca.an.
Then in earl4 Febr&ar49 Ca.an sa4s he met at the Tomaha3* Tr&c* $to1 in Bat*ins9
Colorado9 3here he hel1ed load a11ro;imatel4 3// 1o&nds of hi.h-.rade e;1losi2es
alle.edl4 stolen from 5;1losi2es Fabricators. Also loaded into a 2an 3ere anti-tan*
3ea1ons stolen from the Arm49 electronic circ&itr49 and bo;es of chemicals mar*ed
Ammoni&m $ilicate. Ca.an sa4s he dro2e the 2an to Aen2er9 3here&1on he contacted
A.ent Matt Tra2er of the ATF.
Ca.an said he informed FB@ A.ents 7ohnson and 8oltsla3 and %.$. Attorne4s Allison
and $olano. Ca.an told 8oltsla3 he 3o&ld ta*e a ,ol4.ra1h test9 re:&ested that he
confirm the stat&s of his @mm&nit4 )etter9 and meet 3ith his famil4 to ass&re them that
1reca&tions 3o&ld be ta*en for their safet4. Ca.an alle.es that 8oltsla3 ref&sed9 and
ceased all contact 3ith him. The FB@ claims that Ca.an ref&sed to ta*e a ,ol4.ra1h9 and
3as therefore &nreliable.
Det Ca.ans in2ol2ement 3ith al-F&:ra is si.nificant in li.ht of se2eral factors. First9
Clement Rodne4 8am1ton-5l and 5arl Cant9 both al-F&:ra members9 3ere indicted in the
Borld Trade Center bombin. and the s&bse:&ent 1lot to blo3 &1 fo&r Ne3 Dor* Cit4
landmar*s b4 $hei* 0mar Abdel Rahmans 7ama a @slami4a. 8am1ton had fo&.ht 3ith
C&lbaddin 8e*mat4ars 8i!b-@-@slami <@slamic ,art4> d&rin. the Af.han Bar9 and
assisted in the testin. of e;1losi2es for the Ne3 Dor* Cit4 bombin.s9 altho&.h he didnt
act&all4 ta*e 1art in the final 1lot.
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$econd9 al-F&:ra is ali.ned9 not onl4 3ith ,a*istani intelli.ence9 3hich s&11orts the
M&Mahadeen <Borld Trade Center bomber Ram!i Do&sef is a ,a*istani 3ho re1ortedl4
fo&.ht alon.side the M&Mahadeen>9 b&t to the 8i!bAllah @nternational thro&.h leaders
s&ch as C&lbaddin 8e*mat4ar. Al-F&:ras contacts also incl&de 8amas9 and the Moro
)iberation Front9 based in the ,hili11ines9 3here Terr4 Nichols and Ram!i Do&sef
alle.edl4 rende!2o&sed.
Third9 an indi2id&al claimin. to be the brother of the friend of a man in2ol2ed in the 1lot
called 0*lahoma $tate Re1resentati2e ?e4 to 1ro2ide him 3ith information after the
bombin.. Accordin. to the anon4mo&s caller9 one of the bombers 3as a blac* M&slim.
8e s1o*e of a man named EColonel 8ardinE from Ari!ona9 3hose Es&11osed to be dee1l4
in2ol2ed in this9 alon. 3ith some 3ith some Middle 5astern and some blac* M&slims.E
The reader sho&ld ta*e note that this con2ersation occ&rred before an4 disc&ssion of
Middle 5astern in2ol2ement became 1&blic as a res&lt of $te1hen 7ones Brit or other
in2esti.ations6
Caller' $o9 accordin. to him there 3as nine 1eo1le that he *no3s of that 3as s&11osedl4
in2ol2ed in this. No3 there 3asO there 3as t3o 3hite .&4s and a blac* d&de. And he
said that he tho&.ht one of the 3hite .&4s co&ld 1ossibl4 be a short-haired .irl that she
loo*ed li*e she mi.ht be from the Middle 5ast or somethin..
B&t the second time that he sa3 the car9 he said it 3as abo&t ten min&tes before the
bombin.9 he said the4 dro2e &1 to him and told him to .et the hell o&t9 that there 3as
.onna be a bomb. And he said it 3as the same car onl4 that it had the 3hite .&4 and the
blac* d&de in it. The other 1erson9 he said tho&.ht mi.ht be a female 3asnt in the car at
that time. No3 this abo&t ten min&tes before.O
And this blac* d&de-hes a member of the Nation of @slam9 b&t hes also 1rior ser2ice
militar4. And this st&1id asshole9 he s&11osedl4 called Channel Fo&r after the bombin.9
claimin. credit for it.
5ey' Bell @ heard thatO @ for.et 3ho called in to 3here b&t somebod4 called in and said9
4o& *no39 it 3as the Nation of @slam.
Caller' Bell9 he 3as s&11osed to ha2e been the one. And another thin.O Channel Fo&r
said late last ni.ht that this le. 3as s&11osed to ha2e had some ,=C embedded it. And9
4o& *no39 4o& &se ,=C 1i1e to 1ac* 1lastic e;1losi2es in. @t .reatl4 increases the
detonation of it and the shear 1o3er of it9 and its also a tid4 3a4 of handlin. it.
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Finall49 there is the &nidentified le. fo&nd in the r&bble of the M&rrah B&ildin.. The
se2ered le.9 alle.edl4 belon.in. to a blac* female9 3as clothed in combat boots9 t3o
1airs of soc*s9 and an oli2e militar4-iss&e blo&sin. stra1.
A&thorities e2ent&all4 claimed the le. belon.ed to 21-4ear-old Air Force Airman )a*esha
)e249 3ho 3as in the $ocial $ec&rit4 office at the time of the blast.
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Bhat is stran.e is that there 3ere ei.ht bodies 3ith missin. or se2ered limbs. @f the le.
3as clothed in militar4 .arb9 it sho&ld ha2e been a sim1le tas* to match it 3ith )e249 3ho
li*e3ise 3o&ld ha2e been 3earin. a militar4 &niform. 52entho&.h )e24 3as b&ried
before this le. 3as fo&nd9 it sho&ld ha2e been a sim1le tas* to .o bac* and see 3hich of
the bodies 3ith se2ered limbs belon.ed to militar4 1ersonnel 3earin. militar4 &niforms.
Det a&thorities ori.inall4 b&ried a different le. 3ith )e24 before findin. this one on Ma4
3/.
The $tate Medical 5;aminers 0ffice ori.inall4 claimed the le. belon.ed to a 3hite or
li.ht-s*inned male9 most li*el4 &nder 3/ 4ear of a.e. This findin. 3as later recanted b4
the FB@9 3ho EdecidedE that it belon.ed to )e24. 0f co&rse9 B4 statin. the le. belon.ed
to )e249 the FB@ con2enientl4 remo2ed all s1ec&lation as to 3hom the le. reall4
belon.ed to. As $te1hen 7ones stated9 EK,erha1sL the e;1erts are more interested in
1ro2in. the non-e;istence of a different bomber at the scene than 2alidatin. the
0*lahoma Medical 5;aminer.E
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Co&ld the &nidentified le. ha2e act&all4 belon.ed to the real bomber + a blac* M&slim
1re1ared to sacrifice himself or herself for the ca&seI ,erha1s this e;1lains 3h4
a&thorities alle.edl4 reco2ered no bodies that matched this le.. @t is 1ossible the le.
belon.ed to an additional bomber 3ho 3as disinte.rated b4 the blast. This co&ld also
e;1lain the conf&sed loo* Aaina Bradle4 3itnessed on 7ohn Aoe 2s face after he 3al*ed
to the bac* of the R4der tr&c*. ,erha1s &1on o1enin. the door9 he 3as confronted 3ith a
comrade 3ho ordered him a3a49 then set off the de2ice9 neatl4 se2erin. himself or
herself in the 1rocess.
Bhile the Nation of @slam <N0@> are s&11osedl4 enemies of Al F&:ra9 it sho&ld be
1ointed o&t that the N0@ has for.ed lin*s 3ith the ???9 the American Na!i ,art49 and
Tom Met!.ers Bhite Ar4an Resistance <BAR>.
The T&lsa9 0*lahoma leader of BAR9 Aennis Mahon9 freel4 admitted to Billiam 7as1er
and other Mo&rnalists that the @ra:is 1aid him G1//-a-month + G4(// total + bet3een
1--1 and 1--"9 to stir &1 dissent amon. the neo-Na!iSBhite $&1remacist comm&nit4
a.ainst the C&lf Bar sanctions. <At least Mahon belie2es the mone4 came from the @ra:i
embass4.>
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A former Crand Ara.on of the ?& ?l&; ?lan9 Mahon had 2isited Cerman4 in an effort to
recr&it 4o&n. Cermans into the ???. Also recall that d&rin. the C&lf Bar9 the Anti-
Xionist )ea.&es Michael ?Yhnen9 3or*in. 3ith his old mercenar4 friend Michel Faci9
ne.otiated a contract to 1ro2ide 2// Cerman9 American and British neo-Na!i 2ol&nteers
to fi.ht alon.side @ra:i troo1s.
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 ?Yhnen 3as s&cceeded b4 a man named 8&bner9 3ho has
s1o*en 3ith ?ir* )4ons at meetin.s of the .ro&1 EAe&tsche Alternati2e.E )4ons client
3as Michael Brescias roommate Andreas $trassmeir9 a .ood friend of Aennis Mahons. A
fre:&ent 2isitor to 5lohim Cit49 Mahon 3as close friends 3ith Brescia. 8e almost
certainl4 *ne3 Brescias friend9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h.
A.ain9 the :&estion m&st be as*ed6 Bere Mc=ei.h9 Nichols9 and their comrades in fact
1lottin. 3ith Arab e;tremists and their blac* M&slims co&nter1arts to blo3 &1 the
Federal B&ildin.9 and 3as @ra: behind itI
As the -ashington Post8s 7ac* Anderson stated6 EA 1referable re2en.e for @ra: 3o&ld
in2ol2e ha2in. a 8surrogate terrorist8 carr4 o&t a domestic attac* that 8&ssein co&ld
1ri2atel4 ta*e credit forOE
Andersons anal4sis ma4 be rather 1rescient. $tates and their intelli.ence a.encies ha2e
bein. &sin. terrorist .ro&1s as Ec&t-o&tsE for 4ears in order to maintain deniabilit4.
e9ense 6 Foreign A99airs9 stated it th&sl46
Odes1ite the im1ortant e2ol&tion in the role of the terrorist or.ani!ations and other
entities thro&.h the 8i!bAllah @nternational9 the act&al control o2er the o1erations
themsel2es remains firml4 in the hands of9 and &nder the ti.ht control of9 the s1onsorin.
states9 bein. 1er1etrated b4 o1erati2es of intelli.ence ser2ices.O
@t is thro&.h these Eor.ani!ationsE that the s1onsorin. states in effect ta*e credit for their
terrorist o1erations and ha2e their messa.e clear and e;1licit. Ci2en the mar*ed
escalation of international terrorism and the hi.her sta*es in2ol2ed9 the im1ortance of the
front .ro&1s Es1ea*in.E for the s1onsorin. states + 1artic&larl4 @ran and the .lobal
@slamic Re2ol&tion it is r&nnin. + is of .ro3in. im1ortance and centralit4 to
international terrorism.
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Another e;am1le of s&ch methodolo.4 3as the Borld Trade Center bombin.. As Ram!i
Do&sefs accom1lice Mahm&d Ab& 8alima 1&t it9 EThe 1lanned act 3as not as bi. as 3hat
s&bse:&entl4 occ&rred.O Do&sef sho3ed &1 on the sceneO and escalated the initial 1lot.
O Do&sef &sed K$alameh and the othersLO as 1a3ns and then immediatel4 after the blast
left the co&ntr4.E
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$ome terrorism e;1erts thin* Do&sef 3as 3or*in. for @ra:.
$te1hen 7ones belie2es a similar 1lan &nfolded in 0*lahoma Cit4. As he stated in his
March 2"th Brit of Mandam&s6
The 1lan 3as arran.ed for a Middle 5astern bombin. en.ineer to en.ineer the bomb in
s&ch a 3a4 that it co&ld be caref&ll4 trans1orted and s&ccessf&ll4 detonated. There is no
re1orted incident of neo-Na!is or e;treme Ri.ht-3in. militants in this co&ntr4 e;1lodin.
an4 bomb of an4 si.nificant si!e9 let alone one to brin. do3n a nine <-> stor4 federal
b&ildin. and *ill 1#( 1ersons.O This terrorist attac* 3as Econtracted o&tE to 1ersons
3hose or.ani!ation and ideolo.4 3as friendl4 to 1olicies of the forei.n 1o3er and
incl&ded disli*e and hatred of the %nited $tates .o2ernment itself9 and 1ossibl4 incl&ded
3as a desire for re2en.e a.ainst the %nited $tates.O
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@n No2ember of 1--49 Ca.an said he made a tri1 to Me;ico Cit4 3ith 0mar9 3here he
ran into a familiar face amon.st the terrorist cro3d + Fran* Ter1il. E@ sa3 him do3n in
Me;ico Cit4O 3ith 0mar9E recalled Ca.an. EBe met him in the Xona Rosa area.E
A retired C@A comm&nications s1ecialist9 Ter1il had been con2icted9 alon. 3ith ro.&e
C@A a.ent 5d3in Bilson9 of sellin. 2/ tons of C-4 1lastic e;1losi2es and "/9///
electronic timers to the )ib4an .o2ernment.
Ter1il had also lined his 1oc*ets b4 s&11l4in. tort&re de2ices to %.andan Aictator @di
Amin9 and so1histicated detonators and comm&nications e:&i1ment to the ,o1&lar Front
for the )iberation of ,alestine. 8e and Bilson had also set &1 a terrorist trainin. cam1 in
)ib4a9 and had recr&ited %.$. Creen Berets to train Arab terrorists in bombin. and
assassination techni:&es.
After bein. indicted9 Ter1il fled the co&ntr49 and 3as last seen hidin. o&t in C&ba9 &ntil
he sho3ed &1 in Me;ico Cit4O 3ith 0mar. EThe4 met at the bar9E said Ca.an. ETer1il
and 0mar s1o*e for abo&t fifteen min&tes9 alone.E
EBhos that d&deIE Ca.an as*ed 0mar as the4 left the bar.
EAn e;-C@A a.ent named Ter1il9E came the ans3er. E8e li2es in C&ba.E
EFran* Ter1ilI @ tho&.ht he 3as deadI Bhats &1 3ith himIE
E8e li2es in C&ba. 8es hands-off.OE
Considerin. Ter1ils 3ell-doc&mented relationshi1 3ith Arab terrorists9 and his E3antedE
stat&s in the %.$.9 it is &nderstandable 3h4 he 3o&ld choose to meet 0mar in Me;ico
Cit4.
Ca.an himself 3as no stran.er to Me;ico Cit4. As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 the $o2iets had
solicited Ca.ans hel1 in 1-(/ to 1roc&re militar4 secrets from his friend at Martin
Marietta. The4 re:&ested his hel1 a.ain in 1-(# to assist ille.al @ranian immi.rants 3ho
needed false @As.
Bhile in Me;ico Ca.an had also met an A&strian9 5d&ard Boden!a4er9 a $o2iet s149 and
had been to the R&ssian embass4 re1eatedl4. As he told $te1hen 7ones9 EM4 contacts
there 3ere a .&4 named =aller4 and 5l4ia.E
Aid 0mar9 $am ?halid9 or their associates ha2e contact 3ith the R&ssiansI Considerin.
?halids re1orted ties to the ,)0 and 8amas9 and the lon. histor4 of $o2iet-Arab
coo1eration9 it is hi.hl4 li*el4.
)i*e Na!is and neo-Na!is 3ho2e for.ed lin*s 3ith Arab terrorists9 the $o2iets ha2e
1ro2ided 3ide-ran.in. s&11ort to Arab terrorist .ro&1s thro&.ho&t the 4ears. As 7ames
,hilli1s of the 8erita.e Fo&ndation 3rites6
A&rin. the 1-'/s the $o2iet %nion and its satellites .reatl4 e;1anded their s&11ort for
terrorist .ro&1s. Mosco3 often &sed Middle 5astern client states s&ch as @ra:9 )ib4a9
$4ria9 and the former ,eo1les Aemocratic Re1&blic of $o&th Demen as intermediaries to
mas* $o2iet arms9 trainin.9 intelli.ence9 and lo.istical s&11ort for a 3ide 2ariet4 of
terrorist .ro&1s.
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@f the R&ssians 3ere s1onsorin. their Arab friends in terrorism9 it is li*el4 the Arabs ma4
ha2e 3ished to maintain f&rther deniabilit4 b4 en.a.in. the assistance of American neo-
Na!is. This 1ossibilit4 became more a11arent as connections 3ere dra3n9 not onl4
bet3een Aennis Mahon and @ra:i embass4 officials9 b&t bet3een Terr4 Nichols and @ra:i
terrorist Ram!i Do&sef9 and bet3een Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and former @ra:i soldier 8&ssain
al-8&ssaini.
This li*elihood became clearer after inter2ie3in. Michele Torres9 the da&.hter of a
former Comm&nist ,art4 official <,.R.T. ,art4> in Me;ico Cit4. An intelli.ent 4o&n.
3oman9 Michele had been raised &nder the harsh re.imentation of a 1erson destined for a
1osition in the Comm&nist ,art49 b&t had rebelled9 and at a.e 1'9 fled to the %nited
$tates.
Torres recalled the n&mero&s and stran.e faces that 3o&ld often 1ass thro&.h her home
and her fathers office. Arab men from 7ordan9 ,alestine9 @ra:O she 3as not allo3ed to
as* them their names or their b&siness.
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Torres also claimed to ha2e o2erheard con2ersations bet3een her father and ,)0
re1resentati2es some 4ears earlier. The meetin.s9 she said9 in2ol2ed disc&ssions of a
bombin. 1lot to be carried o&t in the %.$.
@t 3as the 3inter of 1--29 and Micheles father9 8irram Torres9 3as 3or*in. in the office
of the ,)0 in Me;ico Cit4. 8e 3as s1ea*in. 3ith a man from ,alestine9 and another
from 7ordan or 1ossibl4 @ra:. @n bro*en 5n.lish9 Torres reco&nts the con2ersation6
Torres' The4 3ere sa4in.6 EBhat do 4o& thin* abo&t the ne3 1lanIE And the other man
sa4s6 EBell9 3e canO the R&ssian officers told &s 3e can 1robabl4 blame the fascists.E
Do& *no3 3hat @ meanI EAmericans + the American ,atriots9 and all the st&1id st&ff
3ith the 3hite s&1remacists and the neo-Na!is. $o 3e can .i2e t3o stri*es at once.E
Hoffman' Aid he e;1lain 3hat he meant b4 t3o stri*esI
Torres' The4 didnt e;1lain it b&t @ &nderstood it.
Hoffman' Aid the4 sa4 an4thin. abo&t the ,atriot Mo2ement or the Militia Mo2ementI
Torres' The4 dont sa4 an4thin. abo&t militia. Bhen the4 3ant to tal* abo&t militia9 the4
sa4 fascists or neo-Na!is. And 3hen the4 s1ea* abo&t ,atriots9 or Dan*eesO the 3a4
the4 sa4. The4 &sed to s1ea* abo&t 3hite s&1remacistsO all AmericansO 3hite
Americans are 3hite s&1remacists. Dan*ees and fascists.
Hoffman' Tell me 3hat the4 meant b4 the t3o stri*es at once.
Torres' The4 3antedO the Arab 1eo1le 3antedO to ma*e a terrorist act. The4 needed to
ma*e a terrorist act. There 3as li*e9 some of the Arab leaders + 3anted to ma*e +
3anted to .i2e a stri*e to the %nited $tates. The4 didnt e2en &nderstand 3h4. B&t at the
same time9 the Comm&nist ,art4 tells them that it 3as a .reat idea toO
Hoffman' No3 are 4o& relatin. the act&al con2ersationI
Torres' Des. The4 3ere sa4in. that it 3asO all the time the4 3ere tal*in. abo&tO 3hat
the R&ssian officers told them to do. $o that man 3ho 3as tal*in. 3as the ,alestinian
man + m4 father told him that it 3as 2er4 .ood9 and that the4 3o&ld 1robabl4 find an
eas4 3a4 + an eas4 3a4 to blame that *ind of 1eo1le. That he 3as tr4in.O that he had
tried to contact neo-Na!i 1eo1le to hel1 himO
Hoffman' Aid he sa4 3hoI
Torres' Des. 8e tried to contact an4 *ind of National $ocialist 1eo1le <American Na!i
,art4>O @ tell 4o& the 3a4 @ heard it6 EBe can 1robabl4 &se those neo-Na!i bastards. @
tried to contact them9 b&t the4 ref&sed to do it9 and the4 dont 3ant to .et in2ol2ed in that
*ind of st&ff 3ith Comm&nists. And @ dont thin* an4one can .et those f&c*in. idiots9 b&t
@ dont care.E 8e said somethin. li*e9 E@ dont care. Be are an43a4 .oin. to blame them.E
Hoffman' Be dont 3ant to .et in2ol2ed 3ith Comm&nists and that *ind of st&ff and
3hatO
Torres' EB&t an43a4 can blame them. No matter if the4 3ant to coo1erate 3ith &s or
not.E Then he told meO he told that .&4 thatO he 3as .oin. to hire a 3hite man.
Hoffman' To act as a neo-Na!iI Do& mean to 1la4 the 1art of a neo-Na!iI
Torres' To 1la4 the 1art of a neo-Na!i. AndO and to 1artici1ate 3ith his comradesO he
s1o*e abo&t his Arab comrades.
Hoffman' @n 3hat res1ectI
Torres' 8is Arab comradesO and he &sed to call them brothers or some *ind of thin.O
Hoffman' Do&r father s1o*e of them this 3a4I
Torres' Des. B&t9 3ell9 he told it in R&ssian9 that he 3as + that bo4 3ho the4 3ere .oin.
to hire9 3as .oin. to 3or* to.ether 3ith the Tobarich <R&ssian for comrade>. Bith the
Tobarich.
Hoffman' Ao 4o& remember an4 names + an4 s1ecific names of an4 1eo1le +
an4bod4I
Torres' No. That time9 the4 3ere M&st .oin. to 1lan it. That 3as the 1lanO
Hoffman' This 3as in the 3inter of -2I
Torres' Des. The4 3ere M&st disc&ssin. the 1lan. The4 didnt e2en *no3 the names. M4
father 3asO b4 that time m4 father 3asO decidin..
Hoffman' No3 3h4 do 4o& thin* so lon. a.oI Thats fo&r 4ears bet3een no3 and then.
Torres' The4 al3a4s 1lan it in that 3a4. The4 ta*e their time9 and al3a4s a 2er4 lon.
time. The4 al3a4s ta*e a 2er4 lon. timeO
Hoffman' @s there an4thin. else abo&t 3hat the4 disc&ssed that 4o& ha2ent told me that
4o& thin* is im1ortantI
Torres' The4 said the4 3ere .oin. to do it in the middle of the co&ntr4. And the4 3ere
.oin. to do it in a b&siness office.
Hoffman' Aid the4 sa4 ho3 bi.I
Torres' Des9 bi.. And the4 3antedO children to be 2ictims of it. There m&st be children
there + it m&st be an office 3here children 3ere someho3. The4 had to *ill children.
Beca&se it 3as a 2er4 im1ortant 1art of the emotional 1art of the stri*eO.
Hoffman' Aid the4 e2er mention ,an Am 1/3 or the Borld Trade Center bombin.s in
referenceI
Torres' The4 tal*ed somethin. abo&tO trade centers. An43a4 the4 s1o*e abo&t trade
centers + abo&t 1laces 3here b&siness 3ere made9 beca&se Americans re.ard so m&ch
their mone4 and their b&siness. That 3as the e;1lanation m4 father .a2e to the
,alestinian .&4. The4 s1o*e abo&t 1laces 3here b&siness 3ere made9 and that it 3as not
the onl4 stri*e the4 3ere .oin. to ma*e.
Do& *no3 one of the reasons @ am not scared of this con2ersation <this inter2ie3> is
beca&se @ heard + @ listen to this *ind of con2ersation all of m4 life. M4 father + he has
*illed a lot of 1eo1le + he has done a lot of 3ron. thin.s. 8e 3as in2ol2edO
Bhile Torres mention of R&ssian intelli.ence seems to ha2e all the ma*in.s of a Claire
$terlin. no2el9 it sho&ld be mentioned that Me;ico Cit4 is home to one of the lar.est
$o2iet cons&lates in the Bestern hemis1here9 3ith its attendant $o2iet intelli.ence
a11arat&s.
@t a11ears that 3hat Torres 3as describin. 3as more than a loose-*nit .ro&1 of terrorists9
b&t a so1histicated centrall4-controlled state-s1onsored terrorist a11arat&s. As e9ense 6
Foreign A99airs stated6
Aes1ite the &n1recedented role of the 8i!bAllah @nternational in the decision ma*in.
1rocess9 all maMor terrorist o1erations remain state- controlled. These o1erations are
cond&cted b4 a.encies of states and in 1&rs&it of the lon.-term and strate.ic interests of
the controllin. and s1onsorin. states. The EnamesE and E1rofilesE of the or.ani!ations
and .ro&1s iss&in. the comm&ni:&Ws and claims constit&te an inte.ral com1onent of the
state s1onsorshi1 mechanism. These named entities ser2e a s1ecific f&nction6 statin. the
identit4 of the interests in2ol2ed in9 and the o&tlinin. of the lo.ic and obMecti2es behind9
these o1erations 3itho&t ha2in. the s1onsorin. states ass&me formal res1onsibilit4.O
@ncredible as it so&nds9 Torres stor4 ma4 be the *e4 1iece of the 1&!!le lin*in. the Arab
and neo-Na!i contin.ents. 8er stor4 is si.nificant in li.ht of the fact that Aennis Mahon
3as bein. 1aid b4 the @ra:is to stir &1 dissent amon.st the 3hite s&1remacist comm&nit4.
8er stor4 also ties into the fact that 0mar alle.edl4 met 3ith Fran* Ter1il in Me;ico
Cit4H and Terr4 Nichols re1ortedl4 met 3ith Ram!i Do&sef in the ,hili11ines.
Finall49 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 an alle.ed 3hite s&1remacist9 3as seen 3ith 8&ssain al-
8&ssaini9 an @ra:i.
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@nterestin.l49 3ithin ho&rs of the blast in 0*lahoma Cit49 .adio (ehran in @ra: had the
ans3er. EOthe 1er1etrators 3ere Christian e;tremist militias from Montana and
0*lahoma obser2in. the t3o-4ear anni2ersar4 of the %.$. .o2ernment *illin. of (# men9
3omen9 and children in the Branch Aa2idian Baco massacre.E
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Bas Timoth4 Mc=ei.h the Eneo-Na!i bastardE that Micheles father tal*ed abo&t hirin.I
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And 3ere the R&ssians &sin. Middle 5astern terrorists as 1ro;ies + 3ho in t&rn 3ere
&sin. American neo-Na!is + to destabali!e the Best 3hile maintainin. deniabilit4I
Bhile the a11arent demise of the $o2iet %nion con2inced a lot of 1eo1le that the lon.-
feared Comm&nist threat 3as o2er9 man4 3ithin the intelli.ence comm&nit4 disa.ree.
A recent R&eters re1ort :&oted Ra4mond Misloc*9 Chief of the FB@s National $ec&rit4
Ai2ision9 as sa4in. that the R&ssians Estill are on the scene9E and contin&e to em1lo4
intelli.ence officers in this co&ntr4. @n fact9 the FB@ 3as in2esti.atin. o2er 2// cases of
s&s1ected R&ssian es1iona.e acti2it4 at the time of this 3ritin..
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And 3hat abo&t ?halids em1lo4ees tri1s to Me;icoI Bas ?halid liasonin. 3ith terrorists
thereI %ltimatel49 the :&estion 3as9 3ho 3as ?halid 3or*in. forI
Altho&.h )o&is Cro&sette a2oided an4 f&rther attem1ts to contact him9 he left 7a4na
Aa2is 3ith one final 3ord of ad2ice. 5choin. 8ani ?amals 3ords of 3arnin. re.ardin.
@sraeli intelli.ence9 Cro&sette said9 EDo& *no3 3hos 4o&r best bet to tal* to9 if 4o&
ha2ent tho&.ht abo&t itO the Mossad.E
That final ada.e led me strai.ht bac* to Northro19 3ho stated in his re1ort that ?halid Efit
the roleE of a ,)0 o1erati2e9 and insisted that the bombin. 3as the 3or* of @ra:i
terrorists. B&t if ?halid9 8&ssaini9 and 0shan 3ere sim1le Arab terrorists + and the4 had
left a trail of e2idence a mile lon. + 3h4 3ere the4 still 3al*in. aro&ndI
@n s1ite of No2els and Aa2is &ns&ccessf&l attem1ts to 1ositi2el4 @.A. ?halid 3ith
Mc=ei.h or Nichols9 Ca.an stated that he had seen Nichols 3ith 0mar9 at a meetin.
3hich too* 1lace M&st o&tside of )as =e.as.
The FB@ had also in2esti.ated $am ?halid for ,)0 f&ndraisin. acti2ities9 and had loo*ed
into the shootin. assa&lt of $haron T3ille4.
The4 had 1&t o&t an A,B on the bro3n 1ic*-&1 dri2en b4 8&ssain al-8&ssaini9 3hich
3as seen s1eedin. a3a4 from the scene of the bombin.. And 8&ssainis alibi for the
mornin. of the A1ril 1- 3as 1atentl4 false.
?F0Rs 3itnesses 3ho 1laced 8&ssaini 3ith Mc=ei.h seemed 1erfectl4 credible9 and
?F0R had 1assed on their information to the FB@.
?halid had access to an a&to bod4 sho19 and one of ?halids em1lo4ees had been seen
abandonin. the re-1ainted 1ic*-&1 in a nearb4 a1artment com1le;.
Then there 3as the m4sterio&s disa11earance of ?halids 1hone records9 and the stran.e
comments he made to 5rnie Cranfield 3hen he 3as as*ed 3h4 Abraham Ahmed had been
seen han.in. aro&nd ?halids 1lace in the bro3n 1ic*-&1.
?halid had been 1laced b4 Northro1s so&rces 3ith the same 8amas o1erati2e in Miami
+ Ramadan $hallah + that Ca.an had seen in )as =e.as.
Finall49 0mar <?halidI> 3as seen meetin. 3ith Fran* Ter1il + a ro.&e C@A a.ent 3ho
had s&11lied Arab terrorists 3ith se2eral tons of C-4.
Altho&.h circ&mstantial9 the facts 3ere s&fficient to ma*e an incontro2ertible case9 and
4et these 1eo1le seemed to 3al* thro&.h 3alls. Co&ld the FB@ be so ine1tI Bere their
a.ents so com1artmentali!ed that the4 co&ldnt 1&t t3o and t3o to.etherI 0r had the
7&stice Ae1artments in2esti.ation become so 1olitici!ed that b&rea&cratic ine1tit&de had
become the desired and ine2itable res&ltI @t 3o&ld seem all of the abo2e9 and 4et this still
seemed too sim1le an ans3er.
52en Northro1s re1ort seemed a bit one-dimensional. Bhile the former @sraeli
intelli.ence a.ent dre3 a 1ict&re of Arab terrorists for.ed in the fire of the ,)09 the
ima.e that l&r*ed M&st beneath the s&rface9 one dra3n in in2isible in*9 3as that of
intelli.ence o1erati2es concei2ed in the secret chambers of the MossadO or the C@A.
This 3as the one remainin. 1ossibilit4 that lent credence to the seemin.l4 irreconcilable
facts 3hich 1resented themsel2es. After all9 3h4 had the FB@ i.nored a 2eritable
mo&ntain of dammin. e2idenceI Bh4 had the4 s&ddenl4 and m4sterio&sl4 canceled the
A,B on the bro3n 1ic* &1I And 3h49 after 4( ho&rs of re1ortin. nothin. b&t Middle
5astern connections9 did the 7&stice Ae1artment and their obedient la1 do.s of the
mainstream 1ress s&ddenl4 anno&nce that no Middle 5astern connection e;istedI
Certainl4 the ca1t&re of Mc=ei.h and Nichols did not re1&diate the still-standin. Middle
5astern connection. Nor co&ld the s&dden chan.e ha2e been the res&lt of information
from lo3-le2el a.ents in the field. No. @t co&ld ha2e onl4 been the res&lt of one thin. + a
strate.ic decision from the 7&stice Ae1artment9 3hich had as its basis9 a 1olitical directi2e
from the Bhite 8o&se.
@t 3as to Bashin.ton that ?halid tra2eled shortl4 after the bombin.9 accordin. to
em1lo4ees9 to meet 3ith a Con.ressional re1resentati2e. The 1&r1oseI As an emissar4 to
disc&ss the 1roblem of EM&slim bashin..E
Det ?F0Rs ,.@.9 Bob 7erlo39 claims he s1o*e to the Re1resentati2es aide 3ho chec*ed
the Con.ressmans sched&le and claimed she ne2er sa3 the name ?halid.
@f $am ?halid 3as a r&n-of-the-mill Arab terrorist 3ho had M&st 1la4ed a role in the
bi..est terrorist attac* in %.$. histor49 3h4 3o&ld he attract attention to himself b4 firin.
shots at $haron T3ille4I A con2icted felon li*e ?halid 3o&ld easil4 earn a stiff 1rison
sentence for 1ossession of a firearm and assa&lt 3ith a deadl4 3ea1on.
%nless he 3as E1rotected.E
This 3o&ld tend to e;1lain 3h4 he acted so non-chalant to3ards 5rnie Cranfield9 Bob
7erlo39 Brad 5d3ards9 and the a&thor. @t 3o&ld li*e3ise tend to e;1lain the FB@s lac* of
interest in ?halid.
@f ?halid and 8&ssaini 3ere r&n-of-the-mill Arab terrorists9 3hat 3as ?halid doin.
meetin. 3ith s&ch hi.h-le2el %.$. officialsI @t 3o&ld seem that ,resident Clintons
1&blicl4 tele2ised admonishment not to blame the Arab comm&nit4 also ser2ed as a
hand4 e;c&se to co2er &1 the Middle 5astern connection.
Det 3h4 3o&ld Clinton 3ant to co2er &1 their connection to the bombin.I There are t3o
reasons6 First9 Clinton needs an e;c&se to crac* do3n on the ,atriotSMilitia comm&nit49
3ho re1resent a threat to Clintons anti-constit&tional 1lans for America9 and the
establishments 1lans for a ENe3 Borld 0rder.E This Clinton did 3ith a 2en.eance. 0nce
the 7&stice Ae1artment had anno&nced the ca1t&re of Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 the
mainstream media9 3ith information s&11lied mainl4 b4 the Anti-Aefamation )ea.&e of
the Bnai Brith <AA)>9 and the $o&thern ,o2ert4 )a3 Center <$,)C>9 3as able to foc&s
their anti-militia s1otli.hts9 la&nchin. 2itriolic attac*s a.ainst an4one connected 3ith the
far-Ri.ht. %nder the orchestration of the AA)9 attac*s on the ,atriotSMilitia mo2ement
contin&ed for months9 e2entho&.h there 3as no doc&mentable 1roof of the s&s1ects
connections to the militias9 or the militias connection to the bombin..
N&mber t3o9 Clinton and B&sh 3ere res1onsible for brin.in. indi2id&als li*e 8&ssain al-
8&ssaini into this co&ntr4. Bet3een 1--2 and 1--"9 o2er 1(9/// @ra:i ref&.ees and their
families 3ere resettled into the %.$. &nder a lar.el4 &n*no3n and hotl4 debated 1ro.ram
initiated b4 ,resident B&sh and follo3ed &1 b4 ,resident Clinton. The4 3ere 1art of a
contin.ent of @ra:i ref&.ees that flooded the $a&di border d&rin. and after the 3ar9
incl&din. man4 former @ra:i soldiers and deserters.
Accordin. to 0*lahoma $enator Aa2id Boren9 a11ro;imatel4 -"/ of these former
soldiers 3ere resettled in the %.$. in 1--2 and 1--3. Con.ressional Research $er2ice
fi.&res indicate that an additional "4- soldiers 3ere resettled in 1--49 and 21- in 1--".
A E$ense of the Con.ressE resol&tion initiated b4 Re1&blicans Aon Man!&lla of @llinois
and Clifford $tearns of Florida attem1ted to halt the resettlement.
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EBere rollin. o&t the 3elcome 3a.on to 1risoners of 3ar9 4et o&r o3n 2eterans 3ho
fo&.ht there are ha2in. tro&ble .ettin. an4 hel19E $terns said. $ome of the ref&.ees
incl&ded $hiite M&slims 3ho 3ere o11ressed b4 @ra:i ,resident $addam 8&ssein and in
some cases rebelled a.ainst him. 0thers incl&ded @ra:i soldiers 3ho 8&ssein 2o3ed to
e;ec&te beca&se the4 didnt fi.ht to the death. E@m s4m1athetic 3ith the idea that 1eo1le
3ho o11osed $addam 8&ssein sho&ld not be allo3ed to be massacred9E said Tennessee
$tate Re1&blican Re1resentati2e 7ohn ). 7imm4 A&ncan 7r.9 Eb&t 3e sho&ld .i2e the
benefit of the do&bt to o&r o3n 1eo1le and 1&t the b&rden of 1roof on the 1eo1le 3ho
3ant to come in.E
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@n s1ite of the resol&tions9 the Bhite 8o&se bac*ed the 1ro.ram9 officiall4 admittin.
a11ro;imatel4 1(9/// @ra:i ref&.ees into the %.$. Accordin. to Man!&llas office9 the
fi.&re ma4 be hi.her. $ome fi.&res 1&t a11ro;imatel4 "9/// @ra:is in the T&lsa and
0*lahoma Cit4 areas alone.
0thers fear that s&ch a resettlement 3o&ld create a sort of Eblo3bac*.E The %.$. alread4
has M&slim e;tremist cells9 and it is diffic&lt to .ather acc&rate intelli.ence on all those
admitted &nder the 1ro.ram. Accordin. to the Con.ressional Research $er2ice Re1ort9
EOthere has been no contact 3ith ?&3aiti intelli.ence ser2ices in the effort to 2erif4 that
the ref&.ees are not @ra:i a.ents.E
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@f 8&ssain al-8&ssaini9 a former @ra:i officer9 3as resettled into the %.$.9 it is 1ossible +
hi.hl4 1ossible in fact + that he 3as recr&ited b4 the C@A or A@A as 1art of a deal.
There is a 1recedent for s&ch collaboration. @n 1-4- and 1-"/ the National $ec&rit4
Co&ncil iss&ed N$C @ntelli.ence Airecti2e 13 and 149 3hich e;1anded the C@As
a&thorit4 to f&nction inside the %.$. <in 2iolation of the C@As charter.> 0ne of their
1ro.rams in2ol2ed brin.in. Efa2ored 5&ro1ean e;ilesE into the co&ntr4.
EFa2ored 5&ro1ean e;ilesE 3as a e&1hemism for Na!i 3ar criminals.
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@t ma4 not be fair to com1are @ra:i 3ar ref&.ees 3ith Na!i 3ar criminals or @slamic
terrorists. B&t .i2en the %nited $tates 1recedent in &sin. e;1atriated Na!is and C&bans
for their co2ert o1erations9 and the e;tremel4 lo3-*e4 nat&re of the B&shSClinton @ra:i
resettlement 1ro.ram9 one has to 3onder 3hat 8&ssainis real 1&r1ose 3as.
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As former ,enta.on in2esti.ator Cene Bheaton obser2es6 E52er4 maMor Middle-5astern
terrorist or.ani!ation is &nder s&r2eillance and control of the intelli.ence a.encies in the
%.$. None of these .&4s mo2e aro&nd as freel4 as the4d li*e 4o& to thin*.E
@f 8&ssaini 3as 3or*in. for the Mossad9 the FB@9 the A@A9 or the C@A9 3ho ha2e been
*no3n to coo1erate 3ith each other on Es1ecial 1roMects9E he ma4 ha2e been a do&ble-
a.ent9 3or*in. for @ra: at the same time. Remember that $addam 8&ssein had threatened
re2en.e a.ainst the %nited $tates <EAoes the %nited $tates reali!e the meanin. of
o1enin. the stores of the 3orld 3ith the 3ill of @ra:i 1eo1leI...Aoes it reali!e the meanin.
of e2er4 @ra:i becomin. a missile that can cross to co&ntries and citiesIE>
@f an element of the %nited $tates Co2ernment 1la4ed a role in the destr&ction of the
Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9 &sin. an Arab to do its dirt4 3or* 3o&ld 1ro2e far easier than
attem1tin. to recr&it an American citi!en.
$am ?halids abilit4 to monitor the acti2ities of a .ro&1 of Middle 5asterners 3ith
d&bio&s connections <thro&.h hirin. and rentin. homes to Arab immi.rants>9 and his
stat&s as former felon9 ma*e him a li*el4 candidate as an o1erati2e or informant.
Bas he 1la4in. both sides of the fenceI
,oliticall49 the .o2ernments ref&sal to concede the com1licit4 of @ra: in the Borld Trade
Center bombin.9 and 1ossibl4 to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 ma4 stem from its desire
to halt an4 1&blic o&tcr4 a.ainst %.$. 1olicies. 0ne maMor e;am1le is the .o2ernments
ref&sal to face the conse:&ences of its immoral9 br&tal9 and de2astatin. actions in the
C&lf.
Ar. )a&rie M4lroie belie2es the Clinton administrations fail&re to address the 1roblem
lies in its ref&sal to face the s1ecter of state-s1onsored terrorism. @nstead it chooses to
ado1t a microcosmic Ela3-enforcementE a11roach to 3hat she 1ercei2es as an
international 1roblem + hence the foc&s on Edomestic terrorists.E
Moreo2er9 the Bhite 8o&se ma4 not 3ant to admit the s1ecter of state-s1onsored
terrorism beca&se it mi.ht 1anic the 1o1&lace. $&ch is the case of a state-s1onsored
biolo.ical attac* 3hich has been increasin.l4 threatenin. o&r 1o1&lation.
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@f @ra: indeed 1ro2ed to be behind the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 it 3o&ld not fare 3ell for
the Clinton administration9 3ho follo3ed &1 on ,resident B&shs @ra:i resettlement
1ro.ram. @t 3o&ld not fare 3ell for B&sh and his b&siness and 1olitical cronies + the
same C@AS@ran-Contra coterie 3ho armed and f&eled $addam 8&sseins militar4 machine
3ith con2entional and biolo.ical 3ea1ons.
And it 3o&ld 1recl&de this same international armsSdr&.s cabal from 1rofiteerin. b4 re-
s&11l4in. @ra: in the f&t&re. @n short9 it 3o&ld 1recl&de Eb&siness as &s&al.E
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Bhate2er the reason9 certainl4 the 1&blic 3asnt bein. told the f&ll tr&th abo&t the
0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. The4 3o&ld ne2er be allo3ed to .lim1se an4 e2idence of the
Middle 5astern connection.
Det this 3as onl4 1art of the 1ict&re.
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19o 2tone @nt!rned1
"-e will lea,e no stone unturned in our e99ort to get to the truth."
+ Attorne4 Ceneral 7anet Reno
"$c2eigh and +ichols are going to hell regardless. I8m @ust looking 9orward to sending
them there a little sooner."
+ %.$. Attorne4 7ose1h 8art!ler
Almost from the be.innin.9 the 7&stice Ae1artment and the mainstream 1ress foc&sed
their attention on Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 1aintin. him as a s1&rned e;-soldier 3ho 3as an.r4
for failin. to ma*e the $1ecial ForcesH an e;tremist Ri.ht-3in. E,atriotE 3ho hated the
.o2ernment 3ith a 1assion for their atrocities at Baco. Mc=ei.h9 the an.r4 mis.&ided
loner9 it is alle.ed9 cons1ired 3ith anti-.o2ernment ta; 1rotester Terr4 Nichols to teach
the Federal Co2ernment a lesson in 0*lahoma.
)i*e the arrest of )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 the Eca1t&reE of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as an
incredible stro*e of timin. and l&c*. )i*e 0s3ald9 3ho 3as arrested for 3al*in. into a
mo2ie theater 3itho&t 1a4in.9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld be arrested for s1eedin. do3n the
hi.h3a4 3ith a cons1ic&o&sl4 missin. license 1late.
@n both cases9 the FB@ 3as :&ic*l4 notified that their Es&s1ectE 3as in c&stod4. Bith their
e;traordinar4 r&n of .ood l&c*9 the FB@ 3as able to instantl4 trace the serial n&mber
fo&nd on the bomb tr&c* to Ford9 then to R4der9 then to 5lliotts rental a.enc49 then to a
EBob ?lin.9E and finall4 to EMc=ei.h.E
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)i*e 0s3alds Mannlicher-Carcanno rifle9 3hich the FB@ traced from its entrance into the
%.$.9 to an im1orter9 to ?leins $1ortin. Coods9 to a sale to an EA.7. 8idell9E then to
0s3ald + all 3itho&t com1&ters and o2er a 3ee*end + the FB@ 3o&ld :&ic*l4 trace the
R4der tr&c* to the lone bomber.
Finall49 li*e Elone n&tE )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 Elone n&tE Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h 3o&ld
be transferred from the Noble Co&nt4 Mail9 1araded in front of onloo*ers and the 1ress as
the mass m&rderer. Bhile there 3as no 7ac* R&b4 to inter2ene this time9 Mc=ei.h 3o&ld
be led a3a4 in a bri.ht oran.e M&m1s&it9 3itho&t a b&llet-1roof 2est9 3hich he had
s1ecificall4 re:&ested.
@ronicall49 his de1artin. 3ords 3ere9 EO@ mi.ht be )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 7r.O Do&
remember 3hat ha11ened 3ith 7ac* R&b4.E
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As in the arrest of )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald9 the circ&mstances s&rro&ndin. the arrest of
Mc=ei.h and Nichols 3o&ld 1ro2e hi.hl4 :&estionable. The media 3idel4 re1orted that
Mc=ei.h 3as sto11ed b4 8i.h3a4 ,atrolman Charles 8an.er '( min&tes after the
blast<s>9 headin. north on @-3"9 near ,err4. Mc=ei.h 3as dri2in. 3itho&t a license 1late.
As Troo1er 8an.ers affi2adit states6
EOThat @ sto11ed the 2ehicle and the defendant 3as the dri2er and onl4 occ&1ant of the
2ehicle.O That as the defendant 3as .ettin. his billfold from his ri.ht rear 1oc*et @
noticed a b&l.e &nder the left side of his Mac*et and @ tho&.ht it co&ld be a 3ea1on.O
That @ then told the defendant to 1&ll his Mac*et bac* and before he did he said9 @ ha2e a
.&n &nder m4 Mac*et.O That @ then .rabbed a hold of the left side of his Mac*et and dre3
m4 o3n 3ea1on and 1ointed it at the bac* of his head and instr&cted him to *ee1 his
hands &1 and @ 3al*ed him o2er to the tr&n* of his car and had him 1&t his hands on the
tr&n*.OE
Det acco&nts 2ar4. $ome acticles stated that Mc=ei.h 3as s1eedin. at (1 miles 1er ho&r.
Det 8an.er onl4 cited him for no license 1late9 no ins&rance9 and 1ossession of a
concealed 3ea1on. Bere these acco&nts meant to s&..est that Mc=ei.h 3as tr4in. to
ma*e a fast .et-a3a4I @f so9 3h4 3o&ld a man 3ho had M&st committed s&ch a heino&s
crime 3ish to dra3 attention to himselfI
Mc=ei.h s&11osedl4 M&st ble3 &1 a b&ildin. and *illed 1#- innocent 1eo1le + men9
3omen9 and children + incl&din. a n&mber of federal a.ents. @t is '( min&tes later9 and
he is bein. 1&lled o2er b4 a state troo1er. 8e has no ta.s9 no ins&rance9 and is carr4in. a
concealed 3ea1on 3itho&t a 1ermit. 8e is most li*el4 .oin. to Mail9 3here his name9
$ocial $ec&rit4 n&mber9 and descri1tion 3ill be &1lin*ed to the National Crime
@nformation Center <NC@C> at the FB@ + an FB@ that is no3 on f&ll alert.
Mc=ei.h is carr4in. a lar.e combat *nife9 and a Cloc* model 21 a&tomatic 1istol loaded
3ith deadl4 hollo3-1oint b&llets. Mc=ei.h is a trained soldier9 a to1 mars*man9 and a
hardened combat 2eteran.
The co1 is e;itin. his 2ehicle and 3al*in. o2er to Mc=ei.hs car. Mc=ei.hs life o&tside
the electric chair is 2er4 li*el4 abo&t to come to an end. Bhat does Mc=ei.h + this
hardened combat 2eteran9 this br&tal *iller of 1#- innocent 1eo1le + doI 8e cas&all4
informs the co1 that he has a concealed 3ea1on9 and mee*l4 hands himself o2er for
arrest.
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0f co&rse the mainstream 1ress 3o&ldnt ma*e an4 attem1t to anal4!e this bi!arre
inconsistenc4 in Mc=ei.hs beha2ior9 onl4 re1ortin. that he 3as E&ncomm&nicati2e9E
<(ime>9 Ecalls himself a 1risoner of 3ar9E <+ew York (imes>9 and is ref&sin. to coo1erate
3ith in2esti.ators and 1rosec&torsOE <5.). +ews 6 -orld .eport> + a stor4 3hich
3o&ld be re1eated b4 n&mero&s other 1a1ers.
Det as Mc=ei.h stated to +ewsweek9 E@ ne2er called m4self a 1risoner of 3ar.E
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Mc=ei.hs acco&nt is bac*ed &1 b4 the 3os Angeles (imes9 3hich obtained Mc=ei.hs
arrest records. As the (imes8 Richard $errano notes6
O.The4 re2eal a Mc=ei.h shar1l4 different from the one so&rces had earlier 1ortra4ed.
8e 3as not the silent soldier 3ho .a2e Mailers onl4 his name9 ran* and serial n&mber.
Rather9 he 3as often 1olite. And smooth.
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Bith onl4 the serial n&mber of a tr&c* differential and a s*etch to 3or* 3ith9 the FB@
fanned o&t thro&.h 7&nction Cit4. %1on e;aminin. the rental recei1t at 5lliotts Bod4
$ho19 the FB@ disco2ered all the information on it 3as false. As A.ent 8enr4 Cibbons
affida2it states6
The 1erson 3ho si.ned the rental a.reement identified himself as Bob ?lin.9 $$AN -#2-
42--#-49 $o&th Aa*ota dri2ers license n&mber DF-42A#9 and 1ro2ided a home address
of 42( Ma1le Ari2e9 0maha9 Nebras*a9 tele1hone -13-23(-242". The 1erson listed the
destination as 42( Ma1le Ari2e9 Redfield9 $o&th Aa*ota. b. $&bse:&ent in2esti.ation
cond&cted b4 the FB@ determined all that information to be false.
Det em1lo4ees of 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1 did reco.ni!e the s*etch of %ns&b Q1 as the man
3ho rented the tr&c* &sed in the bombin.. The FB@ then too* the s*etch of %ns&b Q1 to
the Areamland Motel9 3here the4 fo&nd that %ns&b Q1 had rented a room from A1ril 14
thro&.h the A1ril 1(. As the FB@ affida2it states6
An em1lo4ee of the Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit49 ?ansas9 identified Timoth4
Mc=ei.h as a .&est at the motel from A1ril 149 1--"9 thro&.h A1ril 1(9 1--". This
em1lo4ee9 3hen sho3n a 1hoto line&1 identified Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs 1ict&re as the
indi2id&al 3ho re.istered at the motel &nder the name of Tim Mc=ei.h9 listed his
a&tomobile as a Merc&r4 bearin. an Ari!ona license 1late9 and 1ro2ided a Michi.an
address9 on North =an A4*e in Aec*er Michi.an.
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0n A1ril 219 onl4 ho&rs before Mc=ei.h 3as d&e to be released from the ,err4 Co&nt4
7ail9 EAistrict Attorne4 7ohn Maddo; recei2ed a call from the FB@ tellin. him to han.
onto the 1risoner.
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As the +ew York (imes re1orted9 EOa ro&tine chec* of his $ocial $ec&rit4 n&mber
matched one fla..ed b4 the FB@ as belon.in. to a s&s1ect in the bombin..E
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s&bs&mes that the FB@ had obtained Mc=ei.hs $ocial $ec&rit4 n&mber from the acc&rate
re.istration information at the Areamland9 not the false information at 5lliotts.
Bh4 3o&ld Tim Mc=ei.h + 3ho 3as bent on committin. s&ch a terrible crime + &se a
fa*e name and address at the R4der rental a.enc49 4et &se his real name and address at a
motel ri.ht do3n the streetI
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,erha1s beca&se9 as 3ill be e;1lained belo39 Mc=ei.h
ne2er 2isited the rental a.enc4.
Bhile in c&stod49 Mc=ei.h listed 7ames Nichols as a reference. Bh4 3o&ld Mc=ei.h list
the brother of his so-called accom1lice as his onl4 referenceI
0n A1ril 219 Terr4 Nichols 3as b&s4 3ith chores aro&nd his ne3 home in 8errin.ton.
%nbe*no3nst to him9 a team of 11 FB@ a.ents had alread4 sta*ed o&t his ho&se.
)ater that afternoon9 Nichols heard his name bein. broadcast as a 1ossible s&s1ect. At
2642 1.m. he and Marife .ot into their bl&e 1ic*-&19 and dro2e to the 8errin.ton 1olice
station9 3ith the FB@ on his tail. Accordin. to Marife9 Terr4 3as fri.htened9 and an;io&s
to *no3 3h4 his name 3as bein. broadcast. @nside9 Nichols as*ed 3h4 his name 3as
bein. mentioned on the radio in connection 3ith the bombin.. The co1s re1lied that the4
didnt *no39 b&t the4 had some :&estions for him. ECood9E Nichols said9 Ebeca&se @ ha2e
some :&estions for 4o&.E
$tran.el49 FB@ a.ents then read Nichols his Miranda ri.hts9 somethin. not normall4 done
&nless someone is &nder arrest9 and told him three times he 3as free to .o.
@n fact9 Nichols 3asnt free to .o. An arrest 3arrant had been iss&ed fi2e ho&rs earlier9 b&t
Nichols 3o&ldnt be informed of this &ntil almost midni.ht. @n the interim9 he and Marife
3ere :&estioned b4 the FB@ for o2er nine ho&rs.
Bac* at his ho&se9 a $BAT team had alread4 arri2ed9 and a.ents 3ere sealin. it 3ith
crime ta1e9 and chec*in. it for boob4 tra1s. @t 3as there that a.ents 3o&ld claim to
disco2er ""-.allon barrels9 rolls of 1rimadet detonator cord9 non-electric blastin. ca1s9
and a recei1t for 4/ "/-1o&nd ba.s of ammoni&m nitrate 3ith Mc=ei.hs th&mb1rint.
@f Terr4 Nichols 3as an accom1lice in the bombin.9 3h4 3o&ld he lea2e s&ch
incriminatin. items in his ho&seI Bo&ldnt he ha2e attem1ted to hide the items before
dri2in. o2er to the 1olice stationI
Moreo2er9 if Nichols 3as a co-cons1irator in the lar.est domestic terrorist attac* in the
histor4 of the co&ntr49 3h4 3o&ld he cas&all4 stroll into the 1olice station as*in. 3h4 his
name 3as bein. broadcast on T=I This ma*es abo&t as m&ch sense as Timoth4 Mc=ei.h
cas&all4 1&llin. o2er for 0fficer 8an.er and mee*l4 handin. himself o2er for arrest.
$e2eral da4s after Mc=ei.hs arrest9 8an.er claimed to ha2e reco2ered a cr&m1led
b&siness card from behind the front 1assen.er seat of his 1atrol car9 3here Mc=ei.h had
been sittin.. The card for ,a&lsens Militar4 $&11l4 of Anti.o9 Bisconsin9 contained a
hand3ritten note6 EAa2e. TNT at G" a stic*. '/(-2((-/12(. Need more. Call after 1 of
Ma49 see if @ can .et some more.E
8ad Mc=ei.h act&all4 left s&ch a note in the cr&iserI Bhen Mc=ei.h defense team
in2esti.ator Mart4 Reed attem1ted to inter2ie3 8an.er9 he 3as told b4 08, chief le.al
co&nsel 7ohn )indse49 EThe FB@ has re:&ested that no one inter2ie3 Troo1er Charlie
8an.er.E
And as in the ?enned4 case9 the e2idence collected b4 the FB@ in their case9 code-named
E0?B0MB9E 3o&ld 1ro2e M&st as s1ecio&s. The FB@ :&ic*l4 claimed that the4 had traced
the R4der tr&c* from a serial n&mber + # 4 ,=A2#/'' + fo&nd on its rear differential9
3hich had flo3n "'" feet thro&.h the air Eli*e a boomeran.E and landed on a Ford
Fiesta. <For those conf&sed abo&t the FB@ findin. the serial n&mber on the Ea;le9E it 3as
act&all4 on the a;le ho&sin..>
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C&rio&sl49 3hile Ae1&t4 $heriff Mel2in $&mter told me he had fo&nd the a;le9 an
0*lahoma Cit4 ,oliceman9 Mi*e Mc,herson9 claimed that he had in fact disco2ered it9 as
did an FB@ a.ent. These three acco&nts 3ere contradicted b4 Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin.9
3ho claimed that he had act&all4 fo&nd the a;le.
The R4der tr&c* belon.in. to the a;le9 rented &nder the alias of EBob ?lin.9E the FB@
claimed9 3as the instr&ment of the deadl4 destr&ction in 0*lahoma Cit4.
B&t had it act&all4 been rented b4 Timoth4 Mc=ei.hI
The EMc=ei.hE 5ldon 5lliott described to the .rand M&r4 3as " 1/E to " 11E9 3ith
medi&m b&ild9 3ei.hin. bet3een 1(/-1(" 1o&nds. 5lliotts mechanic Tom ?essin.er
stated that the man had a Ero&.hE com1le;ion 3ith Eacne9E and em1lo4ee =ic*i Beemer
said he had a deformed chin.
Not onl4 is Mc=ei.h clear-s*inned9 he is a lan*4 #9 2E9 and 3ei.hs onl4 1#/ 1o&nds. 8e
does not ha2e a deformed chin.
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Readers 3ill also recall that ATF informant Carol 8o3e9 3ho had 1enetrated the 5lohim
Cit4 encla2e9 told ATF and FB@ a.ents that the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 1 3ho rented the tr&c*
a11eared to be 5lohim Cit4 resident and close $trassmeir friend ,eter Bard.
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Accordin. to 7.A. Cash9 so did Aennis Mahon. Mahon told the re1orter that Bard 3as
E*no3n at 5lohim Cit4 as And4s shado3... Bard 3ent e2er43here $trassmeir did and is
d&mb as dirt.E Mahon also added9 EO4o& *no3 his brother9 Ton49 has a 1oc*ed
com1le;ion...E
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Det a&thorities insist that it 3as Mc=ei.h 3ho rented the tr&c* on A1ril 1'. The4
introd&ced s&r2eillance foota.e from a 7&nction Cit4 McAonalds9 sli.htl4 o2er a mile
from 5lliotts9 sho3in. Mc=ei.h 3al*in. to3ards the cashier at a11ro;imatel4 36"" 1.m.
Det Mc=ei.h 3as not 3earin. militar4 attire as 3as E?lin..E Ne2ertheless9 the
1rosec&tion contends that Mc=ei.h left the resta&rant9 3al*ed the 1.3 miles to 5lliotts
d&rin. a li.ht dri!!le9 then sho3ed &1 nice and dr49 3earin. com1letel4 different clothes.
5ldon 5lliott 3o&ld 1la4 alon. for the 1rosec&tion. @n s1ite of his 1re2io&s .rand M&r4
testimon49 and the FB@ 3/2 statements of his em1lo4ees9 5lliott testified at Mc=ei.hs
trial that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as the man 3ho rented the tr&c*.
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@nterestin. that he co&ld ma*e s&ch an assertion9 3hen the FB@ hadnt bro&.ht him before
a line-&1 e2entho&.h the4 had :&estioned him M&st 4( ho&rs after the bombin.. @n fact9
the FB@ didnt sho3 5lliott a 1hoto line-&1 &ntil AB days later. A&rin. Mc=ei.hs trial9
5lliott attem1ted to com1ensate for the discre1anc4 in Mc=ei.hs hei.ht b4 statin. that
Mc=ei.h had EleanedE on the co&nter 3hile fillin. o&t the reser2ation form.
8ad 5lliott been coached b4 the 1rosec&tionI
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EFrom his bod4 lan.&a.e9 the 3a4 he acted ner2o&s9 a2oided m4 :&estions9 @ co&ld tell he
3as &nder some sort of 1ress&re9E said former Federal Crand 7&ror 8o114 8eidelber..
Bhen defense team in2esti.ator Richard Re4na 3ent to inter2ie3 5lliott9 he 3as told the
FB@ had instr&cted him not to tal* to an4one abo&t the case beca&se Ethe4 didnt 3ant to
.et thin.s distorted.E 8e then handed Re4na the card of FB@ $1ecial A.ent $cott
Crabtree.
Bhen Mart4 Reed and co-in2esti.ator Bilma $1ar*s a11roached 5lliott a 3ee* later9 he
referred them to a man named 7ose1h ,ole. ,ole stated that he 3as E3or*in. for R4derO
indirectl4.E 8e ref&sed to s1ea* 3ith the in2esti.ators and e;c&sed himself9 sa4in. he had
to ma*e a 1hone call. Bhen $1ar*s and Reed 3ent o&tside9 the4 noticed a .o2ernment
car 3ith the license n&mber C-1/ /3(229 1ar*ed in front of the sho1.
Bhen the4 ret&rned the ne;t da49 the4 3ere a.ain met b4 the m4sterio&s ER4der
em1lo4eeE 3ho didnt 1rod&ce a b&siness card. Bhen the4 as*ed the bod4 sho1s
em1lo4ees 3h4 the .o2ernment car 3as there9 the4 3ere told it 3as bein. 3or*ed on.
B&t the in2esti.ators sa3 no si.ns of dama.e. %1on ret&rnin. the follo3in. da49 the car
3as 1ar*ed bet3een t3o cam1ers9 ostensibl4 in an attem1t to conceal it.
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Bas the FB@ attem1tin. to infl&ence a *e4 3itnessI A re1orter 3ho 3or*ed the case later
told me9 EThe4 3ere 2er4 hoo*ed in 3ith the FB@O the R4der sec&rit4 3as obtained
thro&.h the FB@O and the4re in constant to&ch 3ith the FB@ for briefin.s9 or the4 3ere.
And @ .ot that from the ,R .&4 3hos the =ice ,resident of R4der in MiamiO A
+ewsweek re1orter that @ 3or* 3ith .ot 5lliott on the 1hone9 and somebod4 clic*ed do3n
the 1hone as he 3as tal*in. to her. 5lliott 3as sa4in. let me M&st finish9 let me M&st finish9
and all of the s&dden9 the 1hone 3ent dead.E
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$&ch a s4mbiotic relationshi1 bet3een the FB@ and R4der sho&ldnt be s&r1risin..
Accordin. to one bombin. researcher9 R4ders C509 Anthon4 Mitchell9 is a member of
the Trilateral Commission + the Ne3 Borld 0rder fol*s. $he also &nco2ered the fact
that both the FB@ and the ATF ha2e leasin. contracts 3ith the com1an4.
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To rent his R4der tr&c*9 EMc=ei.hE alle.edl4 &sed his 1re-1aid 1hone card9 obtained in
No2ember of 1--3 thro&.h the )potlight &nder the name EAar4l Brid.es9E to call 5lliotts
and ma*e the reser2ation. =ic*i Beemer told the FB@ she recalled s1ea*in. to a man
named E?lin..E Records s&11osedl4 indicate the call 3as made on A1ril 149 from a
7&nction Cit49 ?ansas b&s station.
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Det the FB@ had no 3a4 of 1ro2in. that the call 1laced to the R4der a.enc4 &nder the
name E?lin.E 3as act&all4 made b4 Mc=ei.h9 or e2en that the )potlight card 3as &sed
for the call. 0,%$ Telecom9 3hich r&ns the s4stem &sed for the 1re-1aid card9 maintains
no records indicatin. e;actl4 3ho 1laced a s1ecific call.
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As an e;am1le of the &ncertainties 1rom&l.ated b4 the FB@9 the4 ori.inall4 asserted the
call 3as made at (644 a.m. from a 1a4 1hone at Fort Rile4. The4 later decided it 3as
made at -6"3 a.m. from a 1a4 1hone in 7&nction Cit4. 8o3e2er9 Beemer9 3ho too* the
call9 said it came at 1/63/ a.m.
At the time the FB@ alle.ed Mc=ei.h made the -6"3 a.m. call9 he 3as at a 1hone booth
do3n the street from a Firestone store9 3here he had been ne.otiatin. a deal on a 1-''
Merc&r4. The store mana.er 3ho sold Mc=ei.h the car9 Thomas Mannin.9 testified that
his c&stomer e;c&sed himself9 then came bac* 1/ or 1" min&tes later. The FB@ contends
that Mc=ei.h &sed this 1eriod to ma*e t3o calls9 one to Terr4 Nichols ho&se9 and one to
5lliotts. Det9 as the .ocky $ountain +ews noted6
An earl4 2ersion of the FB@ reconstr&ction sho3ed t3o calls 3ithin t3o min&tes from
1hones 2" miles a1art9 3hich im1lied in2ol2ement b4 someone other than Mc=ei.h and
Nichols9 since neither 3as then in the second location.
B&t the location of that call later 3as reassi.ned to a 1lace fittin. the .o2ernments case.
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8o3 con2enient.
Moreo2er9 as the defense 1ointed o&t9 Mannin. hadnt bothered to mention the fact that
Mc=ei.h left the Firestone store for o2er a 4ear-and-a-half9 des1ite bein. inter2ie3ed b4
defense attorne4s and FB@ a.ents 11 different times.
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Additionall49 3hile rental recei1ts and em1lo4ee testimon4 indicates E?lin.E rented his
tr&c* on the 1'th9 a R4der tr&c* 3as seen da4s earlier b4 7ames $ar.eant and other
e4e3itnesses. $ar.eant re1orted seein. se2eral &nidentified men cra3lin. in and o&t of
the car.o area for three da4s9 bac*ed &1 to the la*e so that no one ashore co&ld see inside.
E@ reall4 be.an to 3onder abo&t 3h4 someone 3o&ld be 3astin. their mone4 on a rental
tr&c* o&t there... no one 3as e2er fishin.9 either.E
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Barbara Bhittenber.9 o3ner of the $ante Fe Trail Ainer in 8errin.ton9 recalled seein. a
R4der tr&c*9 alon. 3ith Mc=ei.h9 Nichols9 and 7ohn Aoe 29 on $at&rda49 A1ril 1". The
men had sto11ed b4 the resta&rant for brea*fast at #6// a.m.9 and Bhittenber. re1orted
seein. a lar.e R4der tr&c* at Cear4 $tate Fishin. )a*e later that afternoon.
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)ea McCo3n9 o3ner of the Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit49 and her son 5ric9 both
recall seein. Mc=ei.h 1&ll into the motel 3ith his tr&c* on the afternoon of 5aster
$&nda49 A1ril 1#9 as did residents Renda Tr&on.9 Connie 8ood9 Aa2id ?in.9 and ?in.s
mother9 8etta. The tr&c* a11eared to be an older9 1ri2atel4 o3ned R4der tr&c*. McCo3n
had M&st ret&rned from Manhattan9 ?ansas9 3here he and his mother 3ere ha2in. l&nch.
The time 3as a11ro;imatel4 46// 1.m. Tr&on. testified she had seen it after 5aster
$&nda4 dinner9 3hich 3o&ld ha2e been aro&nd d&s*.
Det &nder e;amination b4 the 1rosec&tion d&rin. Mc=ei.hs trial9 5ric McCo3n 3o&ld
not testif4 as to the e;act date he sa3 the tr&c*. Det his FB@ 3/2 said6 E8e thin*s the man
came there 3ith a tr&c* on A1ril 1#9 1--"9 and that the R4der tr&c* sat at the motel all
da4 on A1ril 1'9 1--".E
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8is mother9 li*e both 8ood and Tr&on.9 3as certain it 3as the 1#th. As she stated in her
FB@ 3/26
$he is certain that the R4der tr&c* she sa3 1ar*ed at the AR5AM)ANA M0T5) and in
3hich she obser2ed T@M MC=5@C8 sittin. on one occasion 3as dri2en into the motel
.ro&nds on $&nda49 A1ril 1#9 1--".
$he recalls that the R4der tr&c* that 3as 1ar*ed at the AR5AM)ANA M0T5) on A1ril
1#9 1--"9 thro&.h A1ril 1(9 1--"9 did not ha2e the 3ord R4der on the bac* doors as do
other R4der tr&c*s she has seen. $he recalls the bac* doors of the R4der tr&c* in 3hich
she sa3 T@M MC=5@C8 3ere a 1lain faded 4ello3 color9 3ith no 1rintin. 2isible on
them.
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8etta ?in. 3as also s&re it 3as $&nda4 the 1#th. ETheres no :&estion in m4 mind + it
3as 5aster $&nda49E ?in. testified.
The reader 3ill recall that this is the e;act same da4 that ,h4liss ?in.sle4 and )inda
?&hlman sa3 the con2o49 incl&din. EMc=ei.h9E 7ohn Aoe 2 and 39 and the R4der tr&c* at
the 8i Ba4 Crill M&st so&th of 0*lahoma Cit4. @t 3as a11ro;imatel4 #6// 1.m.
The t3o locations are h&ndreds of miles a1art + too far a1art to dri2e in t3o ho&rs.
This is also the same da4 the FB@ alle.ed Nichols dro2e from ?ansas to 0*lahoma Cit4
to 1ic* &1 Mc=ei.h9 3ho had left his Merc&r4 Mar:&is near the DMCA as the E.et-a3a4E
2ehicle. Det a 3itness at the Areamland recalled seein. Mc=ei.hs 4ello3 Merc&r4 at the
motel the ne;t da4.
@nterestin. that EMc=ei.hE and his car co&ld be in t3o 1laces at once.
Real estate a.ent Ceor.ia R&c*er and her son also sa3 a R4der tr&c* at Cear4 )a*e da4s
before E?lin.E rented his. Then on T&esda4 mornin.9 as R&c*er a.ain dro2e b4 la*e9 she
not onl4 sa3 a R4der tr&c*9 b&t t3o other 2ehicles as 3ell. $he tho&.ht this 3as E2er4
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0n Monda49 A1ril 1'9 Connie 8ood sa3 the R4der tr&c* a.ain. This time9 there 3ere
se2eral men Efiddlin. 3ith the bac* of the tr&c*.E 8ood thin*s one of those men 3as
Michael FortierH she recalls he had scra..l4 hair and a beard. Those 3ho recall the 1hoto
of Fortier ta*en after the bombin. ma4 recall that Fortier had M&st sha2ed off his beard9
lea2in. a clearl4 2isible demarcation line.
Bhile these are all blatant discre1ancies in the FB@s official timeline9 the B&rea& 3as
a11arentl4 interested in McCo3ns testimon4 beca&se the Areamland is the onl4 1lace
3here Mc=ei.h9 or someone 1&r1ortin. to be Mc=ei.h9 si.ned his real name.
Bhat is c&rio&s is that the FB@ has consistentl4 1romoted the idea that there 3as onl4 one
R4der tr&c* in2ol2ed. Det the statements of McCo3n9 Bric*to3n 3areho&se 3or*er
Aa2id $nider9 and others indicate that there 3ere t3o R4der tr&c*s in2ol2ed. Bhen a
+ewsweek re1orter s1o*e to the sec&rit4 .&ard at 5lliotts9 he said EThin* abo&t t3o
tr&c*s.E
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This fact 3as reiterated b4 .rand M&ror 8o114 8eidelber.. EA small n&mber of 1eo1le
testified d&rin. the .rand M&r4 hearin.s abo&t t3o tr&c*s9E said 8eidelber.. EMc=ei.h
1ic*ed his tr&c* &1 on Monda4. 7ohn Aoe 2 had his tr&c* the 3ee*end before. The fact
that there 3ere t3o tr&c*s @m 2er4 comfortable 3ith.E
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@f Mc=ei.h had rented his tr&c* on A1ril 1'9 as the FB@ contends9 3h4 did 3itnesses
re1ort seein. a R4der tr&c* at Cear4 $tate Fishin. )a*e as earl4 as A1ril 1/I @t 3as at
this la*e9 on A1ril 1(9 the FB@ ori.inall4 asserted9 that the t3o s&s1ects b&ilt their ma.ic
ANF0 bomb. FB@ a.ents re1orted findin. diesel f&el and strands of detonator cord on the
.ro&nd.
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Det at the time 3itnesses first sa3 the tr&c* at the la*e9 neither Mc=ei.h or Nichols 3ere
in ?ansas. As the en,er Post re1orted6
Nichols 3as ret&rnin. from a .&n sho3 in Michi.an9 and Mc=ei.h 3as holed &1 in a
residence hotel in ?in.man9 Ari!ona. The .o2ernments *e4 3itness9 Michael Fortier9
also 3as not in ?ansas.
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@nterestin.l49 shortl4 before the start of Mc=ei.hs trial9 the 1rosec&tion dro11ed its
contention that the bomb 3as b&ilt at Cear4 )a*e. @ts 1ossible the4 did so beca&se had
the defense bro&.ht &1 the 3itness si.htin.s on the 1/th9 it 3o&ld ha2e conflicted9 not
onl4 3ith the 1rosec&tions caref&ll4 constr&cted timeline9 b&t the fact that there 3ere
additional s&s1ects.
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As 3ill be seen9 this is not the first time the .o2ernment e;cl&ded 3itnesses 3hos
testimon4 didnt fit 3ith their caref&ll4 crafted 2ersion of e2ents.
Ne2ertheless9 it 3as this tr&c*9 rented b4 E?lin.E on A1ril 1'9 a&thorities insisted9 that
3as loaded 3ith ammoni&m nitrate and .&ided b4 the lone bomber to its final and fatef&l
destination at the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
To b&ild their ma.ic ANF0 bomb9 the FB@ re1orts Mc=ei.h and Nichols be.an searchin.
for racin. f&el and detonator cord in $e1tember of -4. %sin. the callin. card Mc=ei.h
and Nichols had obtained &nder the 1se&don4m of EAar4l Brid.es9E ostensibl4 ins1ired
b4 the film EBlo3n A3a4E starin. 7eff Brid.es9 Mc=ei.h alle.edl4 made o2er 22 calls to
2ario&s com1anies 3ho s&11l4 chemicals9 racin. f&el9 and e2en one of the co&ntr4s
lar.est e;1losi2es man&fact&rers.
8is first call 3as to ,a&lsens Militar4 $&11l49 M&st o&tside of Madison9 Bisconsin9
loo*in. for detonators. Accordin. to a&thorities9 Mc=ei.h left ,a&lsens b&siness card in
the 1atrol car &1on his arrest9 that read9 EAa2eE <1res&mabl4 Aa2id ,a&lsen9 5d ,a&lsens
son9 3ho Mc=ei.h had met at a .&n sho3>9 3ith the notation9 EMore fi2e 1o&nd stic*s of
TNT b4 Ma4 1.E
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A salesman at Fati.&es and Thin.s9 a militar4 store in 7&nction Cit49 said Mc=ei.h and
another man bo&.ht a boo* entitled Impro,ised $unitions t3o 3ee*s before the
bombin.. The other man 3as not Terr4 Nichols.
,rosec&tors also called an old friend of Mc=ei.hs9 Aa2id Aarla*9 3ho alle.edl4 recei2ed
a call from him in an attem1t to obtain racin. f&el.
Another friend 3as Cre. ,faff9 3hom Mc=ei.h had met at .&n sho3s. ,faff testified that
Mc=ei.h had called him see*in. to b&4 det cord. Mc=ei.h 3as so ea.er to obtain the
cord9 ,faff said9 that he offered to dri2e to =ir.inia.
Another of the calls reflected on the mens callin. card 3as to Mid-American Chemical.
)inda 7&hl9 an em1lo4ee of the com1an49 remembered recei2in. a call in the Fall of 1--4
from a fello3 in ?ansas 3ho 3anted to 1&rchase Anh4dro&s 84dra!ine9 a roc*et f&el
3hich can be &sed to boost the 1o3er of an ANF0 bomb.
The FB@ also re1orted that t3o indi2id&als9 one named ETerr4 T&ttle9E 2isited Th&mb
8obbies9 5tc. in Mariette9 Michi.an in mid-Aecember9 1--39 loo*in. to b&4 1// 1ercent
nitromethane model air1lane f&el. Accordin. to $anilac Co&nt4 $heriff =ir.il $tic*ler9 the
store cler* in:&ired abo&t orderin. it9 then told the c&stomers se2eral 3ee*s later that he
co&ld not or 3o&ld not do so. The cler* said that ET&ttleE re1lied that it 3as o*a49 that
the4 had fo&nd another so&rce.
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Another incident not made 1&blic &ntil the Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 in2esti.ation 3as the
recollection of Car4 Antene9 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2 at Aann4s 8obb4 $ho1
in 0*lahoma Cit4 the $at&rda4 before the bombin.. The t3o men as*ed him if Aann4s
carried 1// 1ercent nitromethane f&el.
E@ e;1lained that no one in the RC <remote-controlled> air1lane hobb4 &sed 1// 1ercent
nitromethane as a f&el9 that at most 3e .enerall4 &sed nothin. o2er 2/ 1ercent9E said
Antene.
Antene re1orted the incident to the FB@ a co&1le of times9 b&t 3as not called to testif4 at
Mc=ei.hs trial9 1robabl4 beca&se his acco&nt didnt fit into the FB@s EofficialE timeline.
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0n 0ctober 2/9 the FB@ alle.ed that Mc=ei.h chec*ed into a motel in ,a&ls =alle49
0*lahoma. The ne;t da49 he dro2e 1'/ miles to the Chief A&to ,arts Nationals dra. race
in 5nnis9 Te;as. Timoth4 Chambers9 an em1lo4ee of =, Racin. F&els9 testified at
Mc=ei.hs trial that he and co-3or*er Brad 8orton sold a man resemblin. Mc=ei.h three
"4 .allon dr&ms of Nitromethane racin. f&el for G29''". The man said the f&el 3as for
him and his friends 3ho race 8arle4s once a 4ear in 0*lahoma Cit4. Chambers testified it
didnt ma*e sense for a fe3 motorc4cle racers to b&4 that m&ch f&el9 and had ne2er seen
an4one 1a4 cash for that lar.e a 1&rchase.
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@nterestin.l49 the FB@ didnt anno&nce this ne3 lead &ntil one month before the start of
Mc=ei.hs trial9 as other e2idence9 incl&din. that from the FB@s crime lab9 be.an fallin.
a1art. The .ocky $ountain +ews re1orted that Cl4nn Ti1ton had alerted the ATF to the
stran.e 1&rchase as far bac* as 0ctober of 1--4.
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Det this Ene3E e2idence 3o&ld coalesce 1erfectl4 3ith the .o2ernments emer.in. case9
no3 that man4 Americans 3ere con2inced that a sim1le ANF0 bomb hadnt destro4ed
the M&rrah B&ildin.. A bomb b&ilt 3ith 2olatile9 hi.hl4-e;1losi2e racin. f&el 3o&ld
ma*e the 1rosec&tions case m&ch more con2incin..
The startlin. disco2er4 of Mc=ei.hs racin. f&el 1&rchases9 li*e the ne3 re2elations of
Thomas Mannin.9 or those of 5ldon 5lliott9 3ere reminiscent of the s&dden disco2eries
b4 )oc*erbie in2esti.ators of )ib4an terrorists. The 1-(( bombin. had ori.inall4 been
attrib&ted to @ran9 contracted thro&.h former $4rian arm4 officer Ahmed 7ibril of the
,o1&lar Front for the )iberation of ,alestine-Ceneral Command <,F),-CC>9 in
retaliation for the American do3nin. of an @ranian 1assen.er liner a 4ear and-a-half
earlier. No3 that Ceor.e B&sh needed the coo1eration of the $4rians for his C&lf Bar
coalition9 the blame needed to be shifted to someone else.
Then9 ten months after the bombin.9 )oc*erbie in2esti.ators disco2ered ne3 e2idence.
The o3ner of a clothin. store on Malta s&ddenl4 remembered to 3hom he had sold some
bab4 clothes that had been fo&nd in the bomb s&itcase onboard the 1lane. @n fact9 not onl4
had he recalled the c&stomer9 he remembered the 1recise date of the 1&rchase9 and
recalled the man clearl4 eno&.h for artists to render a s*etch. 8e 3as Ab& Talb9 a ,F),-
CC member 3ho 3as *no3n to ha2e 2isited Malta shortl4 before the bombin..
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At least thats 3hat the FB@ 3anted the 1&blic to belie2e. @n fact9 o3ner Ton4 Ca&ci and
his brother ,a&l made 1( different statements to a&thorities9 most of 3hich 3ere 2a.&e
and contradictor4. The4 then si.ned statements e2entho&.h the4 co&ldnt read 5n.lish.
Ne2ertheless9 in2esti.ators :&ic*l4 1laced 24-ho&r .&ards aro&nd the sho1*ee1ers
bearin. this 2al&able Ene3 e2idence9E M&st as the FB@ had done 3ith 5ldon 5lliott.
Det records sho3 that the calls to chemical com1anies contin&ed in 0ctober of -4 from
?in.man9 aro&nd the same time that the s&s1ects alle.edl4 dro2e there to hide stolen
e;1losi2es9 and aro&nd the same time the4 alle.edl4 be.an 1&rchasin. ammoni&m
nitrate. The indictment states that Nichols alle.edl4 stole A4namite and an e;1losi2e
called To2e; from the Martin Marietta :&arr4 in Marion9 ?ansas9 not far from 3here
Nichols had been 3or*in. as a ranch hand.
B&d Rade*e9 a blaster and driller for Martin Marietta9 testified at Mc=ei.hs trial that 2--
d4namite stic*s9 "44 blastin. ca1s9 detonator cord9 and To2e; 3as stolen o2er the lon.
)abor Aa4 3ee*end. FB@ a.ents disco2ered a drill bit in Nichols home that the4 claim
matched the hole drilled in one of the ma.a!ines loc*s. The s&s1ects had alle.edl4 made
the mista*e of lea2in. one of the fi2e loc*s the4 had drilled into behind.
Det co&ld the FB@ act&all4 tell from a hole drilled in a loc* 3hich 1artic&lar bit had made
the im1ressionI The FB@ hadnt disco2ered the bit in Nichols tool *it &ntil si; months
after the robber4. No do&bt it had been &sed since9 as Nichols9 a hand4man9 had recentl4
mo2ed into his ne3 ho&se. The si.nat&re of the drill bit 3o&ld &ndo&btedl4 ha2e been
altered.
8o3 co&ld the FB@ be so s&re it 3as the bit 3hich had drilled the loc*s at the :&arr4I
5d 8&es*e9 a firearm and tool e;aminer at Bec*erlin. $cientific )aborator4 near Aallas
said a drill bit can Elea2e mar*s that are characteristic of the nose of the bit9E es1eciall4
Eif the bit is 3orn or dama.ed.E A former forensic s1ecialist 3ith the T&lsa ,olice
Ae1artment9 8&es*e added that s&ch a test is Enot ro&tine9E b&t is Etheoreticall4
1ossible.E
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Det if the bit 3as &sed after3ards on metal9 or if it had been shar1ened9 it 3o&ld chan.e
the striations of the mar*in.s. @f it still contained bits of metal sha2in.s from the loc*9
ho3e2er9 then a match co&ld be made. B&t a.ents testified that no sha2in.s 3ere fo&nd.
Then ho3 did the FB@ match the bitI Fran* $hiller9 a firearm and tool e;aminer at
Forensic Cons&ltant $er2ices in Fort Borth9 offered his o1inion6 E$ome of that t41e of
3or* has been done9 b&t its not a 2er4 fre:&ent thin.. @ dont thin* it 3o&ld be 2er4
1rod&cti2e.E
$hiller9 3ho has 3# 4ears e;1erience in forensic science9 has ne2er e2en been as*ed to
cond&ct s&ch a test9 nor has his boss9 Ma; Co&rtne49 3ith 2' 4ears e;1erience.
E@t 3o&ld be e;tremel4 diffic&lt to match a drill9E said $hiller9 Ebeca&se of the random
motion of the drill mo2in. thro&.h itsO mo2in. &1 and do3n the hole. $o it 3o&ld be
hard to trac* an4 im1erfections or microsco1ic mar*in.s that mi.ht be 1resent. That
3o&ld be a 1rett4 to&.h tas*.E
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52en 8&es*e9 3ho admitted the theoretical 1ossibilit4 of s&ch a test9 said that the t3o or
three drill bit tests hes cond&cted o2er the 4ears 1rod&ced no res&lts.
The :&arr4 also had 1re-mi;ed 1rofessional .rade ANF0 in stoc*. Bh4 didnt Nichols
steal that too9 since9 as the .o2ernment alle.es9 it 3as the 1rime in.redient in the bombI
This certainl4 3o&ld ha2e been easier and more discreet than b&4in. lar.e :&antities of
ammoni&m nitrate9 diesel9 and racin. f&el9 then attem1tin. to mi; it into a .i.antic bomb.
B&t for some reason9 o&r 1rime s&s1ects decided to lea2e the 1rofessional .rade ANF0
behind9 and .o to the tro&ble and e;1ense of ma*in. their o3n.
The t3o men then alle.edl4 dro2e to ?in.man on 0ctober 49 3here Mc=ei.h rented a
stora.e loc*er to hide the .oods.
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@t 3as in ?in.man that Mc=ei.h alle.edl4 sho3ed
his dan.ero&s boot4 to his friends9 Michael and )ori Fortier. )ori testified at trial that
Mc=ei.h as*ed her to 3ra1 &1 the blastin. ca1s as Christmas 1resents for the lon. ride
bac* to Michi.an.
A friend of Nichols and Mc=ei.h9 ?e2in Nicholas9 testified that he hel1ed Mc=ei.h
&nload his car &1on ret&rnin. to Aec*er. E@ 3as M&st .rabbin. st&ff and M&st thro3in. it in
the bac* of m4 tr&c*H and Tim said9 EAont handle them. @ll ta*e care of them t3o
Christmas-3ra11ed 1ac*a.es there.E
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,hone records also sho3 that Mc=ei.h called militar4 s&r1l&s dealer Aa2e ,a&lsen on
Aecember 1' from ?in.man9 and Nicholas testified that Mc=ei.h dro2e to Chica.o to
see ,a&lsen in late Aecember to sell him the blastin. ca1s.
0n $e1tember 3/9 1--49 accordin. to the FB@9 Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 3ho &sed the alias
EMi*e 8a2ens9E 1&rchased fort4 "/-1o&nd ba.s of ammoni&m nitrate at the Mid-?ansas
Co-01 in Manhattan9 ?ansas. Then9 on 0ctober 1'9 after rentin. a room in $alina &nder
the name E8a2ens9E Nichols rented stora.e loc*er No. 4/ at Boots %-$tore-@t in Co&ncil
Cro2e9 &nder the alias E7oe ?4le.E 0n 0ctober 1(9 the d4namic d&o 3as bac* a.ain at the
Mid-?ansas Co-019 stoc*in. &1 on more fertili!er9 b&4in. another fort4 "/-1o&nd ba.s
to be stored at the loc*er in Co&ncil Cro2e.
Nichols attorne49 Michael Ti.ar9 attem1ted to e;1lain his clients &se of aliases b4 statin.
that Nichols 3anted to hide his assets from Chase Manhattan ban*9 3hich had 3on a
lar.e credit card la3s&it a.ainst him. This e;1lanation does not e;1lain 3h4 Nichols &sed
the alias 3hile 1&rchasin. fertili!er.
Finall49 there 3o&ld be the ordinance fo&nd at Nichols home and the farm of his brother
7ames. The Aec*er9 Michi.an farm contained 2( fift4-1o&nd ba.s of ammoni&m nitrate9
non-electric blastin. ca1s9 a ""-.allon dr&m containin. f&el-oil9 and lar.e f&el tan*s
3hich a11eared to contain diesel f&el. As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 nei.hbors Aaniel
$tomber and ,a&l @s4dora* told a&thorities that the Nichols brothers and Mc=ei.h 3o&ld
e;1eriment 3ith the items to ma*e small homemade bombs.
A search of Terr4 Nichols home b4 the ATF and FB@ alle.edl4 t&rned &1 33 firearms9 an
anti-tan* la&ncher <3hich 3as inert>9 fi2e #/-foot ,rimadet detonator cords9 non-electric
blastin. ca1s9 ammoni&m nitrate9 a f&el meter <3hich 3as ino1erable + a fact that 3as
ne2er mentioned>9 and fo&r ""-.allon bl&e 1lastic dr&ms. <Nichols son 7osh9 3ho
fre:&entl4 1la4ed at his dads ho&se9 belie2ed the barrels 3ere 3hite 3ith bl&e to1s.>
Bhile some acco&nts indicate that the dr&ms 3ere of the t41e &sed in the bombin.9 the
+ew York (imes 3rote on A1ril 3/9 EOit is not clear that the4 match bl&e 1lastic
fra.ments fo&nd at the blast site.E
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@n fact9 the FB@ ne2er stated that the fra.ments
remo2ed from bombin. 2ictims matched those from Nichols home. Certainl4 the FB@9
3ith the most so1histicated crime lab in the 3orld9 3o&ld ha2e been able to determine
3hether the fra.ments 3ere of the same t41e. Moreo2er9 most of the fra.ments9 if the4
had come from Nichols home9 3o&ld ha2e been 3hite9 not bl&e.
Nichols attorne49 Michael Ti.ar9 raised this iss&e 3hile cross-e;aminin. an FB@ a.ent
d&rin. a 1re-trial hearin.. Accordin. to Ti.ar9 the FB@s in2entor4 list described the
barrels sim1l4 as 3hite 3itho&t bl&e lids. The a.ent re1lied that the FB@ doesnt list the
lids se1aratel4. Bhen Ti.ar as*ed the a.ent 3h4 the4 had in2entoried a collection of "-
.allon b&c*ets 3ith the lids listed se1aratel49 he had no res1onse.
Those bl&e fra.ments ma4 2er4 li*el4 ha2e been from the (/ or so bl&e trash barrels
distrib&ted thro&.ho&t the b&ildin. for the 1&r1oses of trash collection. As Richard
Billiams9 a "1 4ear-old C$A mana.er testified at Mc=ei.hs trial9 EThe4 3ere 1laced
thro&.ho&t the b&ildin. for 1ic*&1 d&rin. the 3ee*.E
0ne month later9 Nichols 3o&ld 3rite his cr41tic letter to Mc=ei.h9 instr&ctin. him to
e;tend the lease on &nit n&mber 3'9 3hich alle.edl4 contained stolen coins and .&ns9 and
Eli:&idate 4/9E in case Nichols failed to ret&rn from his last tri1 to the ,hili11ines. @t 3as
this letter that contained the infamo&s 1hrase9 EDo&re on 4o&r o3n. Co for itJE
Bas this a messa.e ins1irin. Mc=ei.h to bomb a federal b&ildin.9 or a note enco&ra.in.
him to ma*e a s&ccess of himself in the militar4 s&r1l&s b&sinessI Accordin. to 7ames
Nichols9 it 3as the later. Nichols claims his brother 3as abo&t to ma*e a lar.e cash loan
to Mc=ei.h for this 1&r1ose9 and the note 3as sim1l4 in case of his death. Terr49 he said9
3as a 2er4 metic&lo&s and thoro&.h man 3ho al3a4s made certain his affairs 3ere in
order.
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Nichols famil4 friend Bob ,a1o2ich also claims the 1air 3as sellin. fertili!er at .&n
sho3s as 1lant food9 alon. 3ith an odd assortment of other items sold at .&n sho3s9
re1ac*a.in. it in smaller ba.s to increase their 1rofit mar.in.
Det t3o tons of fertili!er is an a3f&l lot to sell at .&n sho3s. 8ad Mc=ei.h and Nichols
act&all4 1&rchased that m&ch fertili!erI Bhat is interestin. is that em1lo4ees of Mid-
?ansas Co-o1 3ere ne2er able to 1ositi2el4 identif4 Mc=ei.h or Nichols d&rin. the
1&r1orted fertili!er b&4in. tri1s. Altho&.h em1lo4ee Frederic* $chendler tho&.ht one of
the men ma4 ha2e been Terr4 Nichols9 he said d&rin. a 1re-trial hearin. that the second
man wasn8t Mc=ei.h. 8e 3as dri2in. a tr&c* that didnt a11ear to be Nichols9 3ith a red
trailer attached. ,a1o2ich told me that Nichols o3ns no s&ch tr&c*.
Federal 1rosec&tors 3ere also co&ntin. on a recei1t fo&nd in Nichols home for the
1&rchase of a ton of ammoni&m nitrate9 alle.edl4 containin. Mc=ei.hs th&mb1rint. 8ad
Nichols foolishl4 *e1t a recei1t for bombin. materials that co&ld be traced bac* to himI
Bas he as st&1id as Mohammed $alemeh9 the Borld Trade Center bomber 3ho ret&rned
to the R4der a.enc4 after the bombin. in an attem1t to retrie2e his rental de1ositI 0r 3as
Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rint act&all4 on the recei1t after allI
FB@ a.ent )o&is 8&11 testified at trial that he hadnt fo&nd Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rints at
5lliotts9 in motel rooms 3here Mc=ei.h sta4ed9 or in the stora.e loc*ers 3here Mc=ei.h
alle.edl4 stored the bomb-ma*in. materials.
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6amsey' A.ent 8&119 4o& identified + or handled man4 doc&ments 3ith re.ard to
fin.er1rints9 didnt 4o&9 3ith re.ard to this caseI
H!pp' Des9 maam.
6amsey' Aid 4o& also test the R4der rental tr&c* reser2ation formI
H!pp' Des9 @ did.
6amsey' And did 4o& find Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rints on thatI
H!pp' No9 maam.
6amsey' Aid 4o& find Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs fin.er1rints on the R4der rental tr&c* form
3here he act&all4 + 3here it 3as act&all4 rentedI
H!pp' No9 maam.O
6amsey' Aid 4o& chec* the co&nter at 5lliotts Bod4 $ho1 for fin.er1rintsI @ dont recall
if @ as*ed 4o& that or not.
H!pp' The co&nterto1 3as remo2ed b4 me and trans1orted bac* to head:&arters and 3as
in fact 1rocessed for latent 1rints.
6amsey' And did 4o& find an4 fin.er1rints of Timoth4 Mc=ei.hI
H!pp' No9 maam.
6amsey' And did 4o& also chec* to see if there 3ere an4 fin.er1rints on an4 of the
stora.e &nits that ha2e been disc&ssed in this caseI
H!pp' Des9 maam.
6amsey' And did 4o& find an4 fin.er1rints of Timoth4 Mc=ei.hI
H!pp' No9 maam.
8&11 also testified that he had not fo&nd Mc=ei.hs 1rints on the rental 1a1er3or*9 or the
*e4 belon.in. to the R4der tr&c*9 fo&nd in a nearb4 alle4. Det 8&11 e;1lained9 EThere are
man4 times a 1erson doesnt lea2e 1rints. @ts a chance im1ression.E
Bhat if the FB@ had claimed it had disco2ered 1rintsI
0n No2ember 229 1-#39 after 7F?s m&rder9 the FB@ too* 0s3alds Mannlicher-Carcanno
rifle to their Bashin.ton9 A.C. crime lab. The technicians concl&ded that 0s3alds 1rints
3ere not on the 3ea1on. The FB@ then ret&rned the rifle to the Aallas ,olice Ae1artment.
$hortl4 thereafter9 the A,A e;citedl4 anno&nced that the4 had Edisco2eredE 0s3alds
1alm 1rint.
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This Ene3 e2idenceE forced e2en the Barren Commissions chief co&nsel9 7. )ee Ran*in9
to concl&de9 EBeca&se of the circ&mstances 3hich no3 e;ist there is a serio&s :&estion in
the minds of the Commission as to 3hether the 1alm im1ression that has been obtained
from the Aallas ,olice Ae1artment is a le.itimate 1alm im1ression remo2ed from the
rifle barrel or 3hether it 3as obtained from some other so&rceO.E
@n 1-(49 FB@ A.ent =incent Arain9 3ho handled the 3ea1on9 3as :&estioned b4 7F?
researcher 8enr4 8&rt. Arain concl&ded that there ne2er 3as s&ch a 1rint. EAll @ can
fi.&re is that K0s3alds 1rintL 3as some *ind of c&shion beca&se the4 3ere .ettin. a lot
of heat b4 $&nda4 ni.ht. Do& co&ld ta*e that 1rint off 0s3alds card and 1&t it on the rife.
$omethin. li*e that ha11ened.E
@n s1ite of this9 the Barren Commission made no effort to resol2e the iss&e9 and 1resented
0s3alds so-called 1alm 1rint as fact.
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Det the fertili!er recei1t containin. Mc=ei.hs th&mb1rint 3asnt the onl4 amm&nition in
the FB@s arsenal of s1ecio&s e2idence. ,rosec&tors 3o&ld rel4 hea2il4 on an e;1losi2e
com1onent called ,5TN9 alle.edl4 fo&nd on Mc=ei.hs clothin.. A 1air of ear1l&.s
fo&nd on Mc=ei.h also re1ortedl4 tested 1ositi2e for 5CAN9 a chemical fo&nd in
d4namite. Finall49 there 3as a 1iece of 1l43ood from the R4der tr&c* 3hich contained
.la!ed ammoni&m nitrate cr4stals.
Det once a.ain9 this e2idence 3as hi.hl4 :&estionable. @t seemed the cr4stals had
disa11eared before inde1endent e;1erts for either the 1rosec&tion or defense co&ld
confirm its e;istence.
@nterestin.l49 affida2its of Frederic* Bhiteh&rst9 a $1ecial A.ent in the FB@s lab di2ision9
anno&nced to an incred&lo&s 1&blic in $e1tember of 1--" that the B&rea& had been
mishandlin. e2idence and slantin. res&lts to fa2or 1rosec&tors for 4ears.
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As one FB@ lab technician told the +ew York (imes9 EDo& .et an inad2ertent bondin. of
li*e-minded indi2id&als s&11ortin. each others false concl&sions.E
After federal a.ents searched the residence of Richard 7e3ell9 a 1ri2ate sec&rit4 .&ard
3ho 3as an earl4 s&s1ect in a bombin. at the Atlanta 0l4m1icsO FB@ scientists and
other s1ecialists 3arned that E4o&2e .ot the 3ron. .&49E an FB@ laborator4 official said.
B&t their ca&tionar4 remar*s9 based on the absence of e2en trace amo&nts of e;1losi2e
materials9 3ent &nheeded for months.
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@n March of 1--'9 the 3os Angeles (imes re1orted the findin.s of the 7&stice Ae1artment
@ns1ector Cenerals office9 3hich concl&ded that the lab made Escientificall4 &nso&ndE
concl&sions that 3ere Ebiased in fa2or of the 1rosec&tionE in the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.
case.
The still-secret draft re1ort9 obtained b4 the 1a1er9 also concl&des that s&1er2isors
a11ro2ed lab re1orts that the4 Ecannot s&11ortE and that FB@ lab officials ma4 ha2e erred
abo&t the si!e of the blast9 the amo&nt of e;1losi2es in2ol2ed and the t41e of e;1losi2es
&sed in the bombin..
Accordin. to the (imes9 the draft re1ort sho3s that FB@ e;aminers co&ld not identif4 the
tri..erin. de2ice for the tr&c* bomb or ho3 it 3as detonated. @t also indicates that a
1oorl4 maintained lab en2ironment co&ld ha2e led to contamination of critical 1ieces of
e2idence9 the (imes said.
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Bhiteh&rst also told the @ns1ector Ceneral that the a.ents 3ho cond&cted the tests in
0*lahoma Cit49 incl&din. Tom Th&rman9 Chief of the 5;1losi2es %nit9 and Ro.er Mart!9
Chief of the Chemistr4 and To;icolo.4 %nit9 3ere not e2en :&alified to do so.
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A&rin. the 1--3 Borld Trade Center bombin. in2esti.ation9 Bhiteh&rst decided to
secretl4 test efficienc4 and 1roced&res at the lab. 8e mi;ed h&man &rine 3ith fertili!er
and added it to some of the bomb material bein. tested. Mart! s&bse:&entl4 e;citedl4
identified the &rine-fertili!er mi;t&re as an e;1losi2e.
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Bhiteh&rst also contended that Mart!s e;aminin. room 3as contaminated9 ma*in. it
im1ossible to acc&ratel4 test for e;1losi2es and other s&bstances9 incl&din. the ,5TN
alle.edl4 fo&nd on Mc=ei.hs clothes.
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A&rin. the 1rosec&tions closin. ar.&ment9 Mart! made an interestin. Fre&dian $li16
EThe e2idence sho3s that Mr. Mc=ei.hs clothin. 3as contaminated 3ithO e;c&se me9
Mr. Mc=ei.hs clothin. 3as filled 3ith bomb resid&e.E
Bhiteh&rst also claimed that Mart! had 1erM&red his testimon4 in 1rior cases. Bhiteh&rst
himself 3as e2en as*ed to alter his re1orts. Materials-anal4sis-&nit chief Corb4 Ehad me
come into his room one da4 and told me the4 + @ dont *no3 3ho the4 3ere + 3anted
me to ta*e statements o&t of m4 re1ort.... Bhiteh&rst ref&sed.
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A&rin. the 1--1 trial of Balter )ero4 Mood49 con2icted of *illin. Federal 7&d.e Robert
=ance 3ith a letter-bomb9 both Th&rman and Mart! Ecirc&m2ented established 1roced&res
and 1rotocolsO KandL testified in areas of e;1ertise that Kthe4L had no :&alifications in9
therefore fabricatin. e2idence in KtheirL testimon49E Bhiteh&rst 3rote in a memorand&m
to the B&rea&s $cientific Anal4sis Chief 7ames ?earn4.
Both Mart! and Th&rman 3ere f&ll4 a3are of the fact that the4 3ere in 2iolation of
1roced&res and 1rotocols of the FB@ )aborator4 and did *no3in.l4 and 1&r1osel4
commit 1erM&r4 and obstr&ction of M&stice in this matter.
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@nterestin.l49 the chief 1rosec&tor in the case 3as none other than )o&is Freeh9 3ho 3as
an Assistant %.$. Attorne4 at the time. Accordin. to Bhiteh&rst9 Freeh did not ha2e a
sin.le 1iece of e2idence t4in. Mood4 to the crime. Th&rman .ot aro&nd this little
incon2enience b4 sendin. the e2idence to his friend Ro.er Mart!9 3ho9 li*e Th&rman9
3as not :&alified to 1erform the e;amination. Both Th&rman and Mart! 3ere recentl4
remo2ed from their 1ositions d&e to alle.ations of falsification of e2idence and 1erM&r4.
Th&rmans ori.inal claim to fame 3as the ,an Am 1/3 case. 8e had concl&ded that a tin4
fra.ment of microchi19 ama!in.l4 disco2ered t3o 4ears after the bombin.9 3as 1art of a
batch of timers sold to the )ib4ans b4 the $3iss firm M5B0. This Ene3 e2idenceE
allo3ed the %.$. .o2ernment to 1oint the fin.er of blame at )ib4a9 con2enientl4 lettin.
$4ria + ori.inall4 im1licated in the bombin. + off the hoo*.
After the assassination of 7F?9 nitrate tests cond&cted on )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald concl&ded
that he had not fired a rifle on No2ember 22. Det this fact9 li*e the false 1alm 1rint9 3as
*e1t secret for 1/ months9 then b&ried dee1 inside the Barren Commission Re1ort.
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@n the Mood4 case9 Freeh 1ossessed co1ies of re1orts that dis1ro2ed the 1rosec&tions
alle.ations9 b&t did not e2en ma*e them a2ailable9 or *no3n9 to the M&r4. Freeh also failed
to inform the M&r4 that his chief 3itness9 Ted Ban*s9 failed a lie-detector test re.ardin. his
association 3ith Mood4. @n 1--"9 Ban*s testified at an a11eal hearin. that Freeh had
threatened and coerced him into testif4in. a.ainst the defendant.
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@n the Borld Trade Center case9 Bhiteh&rst testified that he 3as told not to 1ro2ide an4
information or e2idence9 s&ch as alternate e;1lanations to the &rea-nitrate theor49 that
co&ld be &sed b4 the defense to challen.e the 1rosec&tors h41othesis of .&ilt.
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@n 0*lahoma9 Bhiteh&rst cond&cted a test on Mc=ei.hs clothes9 b&t fo&nd nothin..
Bhile the FB@ claimed it fo&nd traces of ,5TN in Mc=ei.hs 1ants 1oc*et9 on his shirts9
and on a set of ear1l&.s9 A.ent B&rmeister ac*no3led.ed on cross-e;amination that no
,5TN or ammoni&m nitrate 3as fo&nd at the blast scene.
Nor 3as ammoni&m nitrate fo&nd in Mc=ei.hs car9 his 1ersonal effects9 hotel rooms he
had sta4ed at9 the 2ario&s stora.e sheds the s&s1ects alle.edl4 &sed to store the bomb-
ma*in. com1onents9 or in Nichols 8erin.ton9 ?ansas home. The B&rea& also fo&nd no
e2idence of e;1losi2es resid&e in sam1les of Mc=ei.hs hair9 or scra1in.s from his
fin.ernails.
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B&rmeister also testified that cr4stals of ammoni&m nitrate9 3hich he fo&nd on a 1iece of
3ood 1anelin. from the R4der tr&c*9 later 2anished.
EThat 1iece has .one thro&.h a lot of hands since the time that @2e seen it9E B&rmeister
testified9 Eand @ cant s1ea* to ho3 the4 co&ld ha2e disa11eared.E
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As Canadian Co&nt4 $heriff Ae1&t4 Clint Boehler said9 EThe FB@ dist&rbed and remo2ed
e2idence. The4 dont tell an4bod4 elseH the4 dont 3or* 3ith an4bod4 else.O 8o3 did
the4 *no3 it 3as the tr&c*I The4 ne2er loo*ed at so man4 ob2io&s thin.s.E
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Det9 as in the ?enned4 case9 Federal ,rosec&tors 3ent to trial armed 3ith deliberate lies
and other distortions that fa2ored their some3hat :&estionable 2ersion of e2ents.
Bhile the FB@s e2idence 1roced&res 3o&ld be called into :&estion9 1rosec&tors 3o&ld
see* to im1ress the M&r4 3ith e2idence of the s&s1ects militant Ri.ht-3in. leanin.s.
,rosec&tors be.an 3ith letters Mc=ei.h sent to his sister 7ennifer9 e;1ressin. his ra.e
o2er the e2ents at R&b4 Rid.e and Baco9 at the same time millions of Americans 3ere
e;1ressin. the 2er4 same an.er.
EThe Federal Co2ernment 3as absol&tel4 o&t of control9E said $arah Bain9 the $an
Antonio school teacher 3ho ser2ed as fore3oman of the M&r4 that ac:&itted the
KAa2idianL sect members of most of the serio&s crimes the4 3ere char.ed 3ith. EThe
3ron. 1eo1le 3ere on trial9E Bain com1lained. E@t sho&ld ha2e been the ones that 1lanned
the raid and orchestrated it.E
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B&t it 3as other e2idence + more incriminatin. and dist&rbin. + that 3o&ld 1ro2ide the
critical elements needed to con2ince the M&r4 of Mc=ei.hs malicio&s intent. @n No2ember
of -49 Mc=ei.h 2isited his famil4 in )oc*1ort9 Ne3 Dor*9 3here he confided to his sister
7ennifer that he had been dri2in. aro&nd 3ith 19/// 1o&nds of e;1losi2es.
@n a letter sent to her in March9 a month before the bombin.9 Mc=ei.h 3rote9 E$omethin.
bi. is .oin. to ha11en in the month of the b&ll.E
Finall49 to 1ro2e Mc=ei.hs male2olent intentions9 1rosec&tors introd&ced a letter stored
on 7ennifers com1&ter. The letter9 addressed to the ATF9 3arned9 EATF9 all 4o& t4rannical
motherf&c*ers 3ill s3in. in the 3ind one da49 for 4o&r treasono&s actions a.ainst the
Constit&tion and the %nited $tates. Remember the N&rember. Bar Trials. B&t... b&t...
b&t... @ 3as onl4 follo3in. ordersJ...... Aie9 4o& s1ineless9 co3ardice bastardsJE
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Mc=ei.h also s&11osedl4 left a letter to a E.irlfriendE <3hich media 1s4choMo&rnalists
claimed he didnt ha2e> in the .lo2e com1artment of his car9 o&tlinin. 1lans to bomb
additional tar.ets.
8ad Mc=ei.h act&all4 left s&ch a letter in his 2ehicle9 and dro11ed ,a&lsens b&siness
card in the 1atrol carI Bhile it is 1ossible9 s&ch scenes are reminiscent of the doctored
1hoto.ra1h of )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald holdin. a rifle and Comm&nist ne3s1a1er9 or 5arth
FirstJ acti2ist 7&di Bari holdin. a machine .&n9 3hich 3as loaned to her for the 1hoto b4
an FB@ informant + a 1hoto 3hich he too*.
@n 0*lahoma Cit49 as in all criminal cons1iracies9 the old ada.e9 Efollo3 the mone4E
3o&ld a11l4. Certainl4 a 1air of lone n&ts 3ith a fertili!erSf&el bomb 3o&ldnt need m&ch
+ a co&1le of tho&sand dollars at most + considerin. the4 didnt ha2e to 1a4 off a 3eb
of co-cons1irators.
A No2ember -4 robber4 in Ar*ansas 3o&ld 1ro2e to be M&st the crime in2esti.ators
needed to 1&t the final 1iece of the 1&!!le in 1lace. Bhen the indictments 3ere ret&rned9
the .rand M&r4 concl&ded the bombin. 3as financed b4 the robber4 of .&n dealer Ro.er
Moore <A?A6 Bob Anderson>9 3ho had *no3n Mc=ei.h and let him sta4 at his home.
Det 3hat is interestin. is that the FB@ had alread4 come to the concl&sion that the bomb
com1onents 3ere alread4 1&rchased or stolen b4 the date of the robber4.
The indictment 3as also incon.r&o&sl4 3orded6 EMc=ei.h and Nichols Eca&sedE the
robber4 of G#/9/// 3orth of .&ns9 coins and 1recio&s metals. 5;actl4 ho3 had the4
Eca&sedE the robber4I The 1rosec&tion first 1resented the testimon4 of Mc=ei.hs friend
?e2in Nicholas6
9icholas' 8e said that he scre3ed him some 3a4 o&t of some mone4 or somethin..
/ackey' Bho is EheEI
9icholas' That Bob did for 3hen Tim 3or*ed for him.
/ackey' And as a res&ltI
9icholas' 8e said he + that hed be an eas4 .&4 to rob beca&se he li2ed 3a4 bac* in the
stic*s and9 4o& *no39 there 3as 3oods aro&nd his ho&se and st&ff.
Det Mc=ei.h had a solid alibi. 8e 3as at a .&n sho3 in ?ent9 0hio on No2ember ".
$till9 the .o2ernment attem1ted to ha2e Michael Fortier im1licate his friends at trial b4
testif4in. that Mc=ei.h called him and said9 ENichols .ot BobJE This lar.el4 hearsa4
testimon4 3o&ld not be bac*ed &1 b4 f&rther e2idence.
A&thorities ne2er 1ro2ed that Mc=ei.h or Nichols act&all4 robbed Moore9 b&t did 1ro2e
that on No2ember '9 1--49 Nichols rented a stora.e loc*er + n&mber 3' + in Co&ncil
Cro2e9 &nder the alias ETed ,ar*erE to store some of the stolen items.
@n his EconfessionE to a&thorities9 Fortier said that Mc=ei.h met him in ?in.man on the
1"th9 3here&1on the4 dro2e to ?ansas. 0n the 3a49 Fortier testified9 Mc=ei.h 1ointed
o&t the M&rrah B&ildin. as the tar.et of the &1comin. attac*. Bhen the4 reached the
stora.e loc*er9 the4 loaded 2" .&ns into Fortiers rented car.
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Bac* in ?in.man9 Fortier 1a3ned the 3ea1ons9 or sold them to friends9 incl&din. his
nei.hbor9 7ames Rosencrans.
0n No2ember 1#9 Nichols rented loc*er V-1/# at AAAABC0 $tora.e in )as =e.as9
3here e;-3ife )ana ,adilla disco2ered .old and sil2er bars9 Made9 alon. 3ith 3i.s9
mas*s9 and 1ant4hose. A safet4 de1osit bo; *e4 belon.in. to Moore 3as fo&nd at
Nichols home.
The #/-4ear-old Moore claimed he 3as s&r1rised one mornin. shortl4 after -6// a.m.9
3hen t3o mas*ed men accosted him o&tside his *itchen door. The men9 3earin.
3oodland-st4le camo&fla.e fati.&es9 bo&nd him and ransac*ed his ho&se9 ta*in. .&ns9
coins9 Me3els9 and 1ersonal effects.
Bhat is stran.e is that the thie2es left a n&mber of e;1ensi2e hand.&ns and lar.e-
ca1acit4 ma.a!ines9 both hi.hl4 desirable items. The 1ri2ate .&n dealer9 3ho had eno&.h
3ea1ons to s&11l4 a 1latoon9 did not ha2e an ins&rance rider for the .&ns9 and most of the
serial n&mbers 3erent re.istered.
Moore told the a&thor he didnt ha2e a rider beca&se he 3as afraid some ins&rance
com1an4 secretar4 3o&ld see his lar.e collection and tell her bo4friend9 3ho 3o&ld then
come and rob him. A c&rio&s e;1lanation for failin. to ins&re a hi.hl4 2al&able
collection. Moore claims he onl4 .ot a limited settlement + a11ro;imatel4 G1/9///.
@nterestin.l49 one 3ell-connected so&rce @ s1o*e to asserted that Ethe KMooreL robber4
3as sta.ed.O thats the tr&th.O 8e <Moore> &sed a lot of aliases9 he had ei.ht different
social sec&rit4 n&mbers9 ei.ht different dates of birth9 and thats onl4 the ones that @ *no3
abo&t.OE
This so&rce also claimed9 lon. before defense attorne4 Michael Ti.ars alle.ations 3ere
made 1&blic9 that the moti2e of the Erobber4E 3as ins&rance fra&d9 sta.ed 3ith the hel1 of
Nichols and Mc=ei.h. ENichols had sim1l4 bo&.ht 3ea1ons Kfrom MooreLO. Moore
a11roached Nichols abo&t the fra&d ori.inall4.O Moore too* 1a4ment of some odd items
that 3inds &1 in Terr4 Nichols Kstora.e loc*erL.E
This assertion 3as reinforced at Nichols trial9 3hen Ti.ar :&estioned Moores .irlfriend9
?aren Anderson9 abo&t 3h4 she had incl&ded on her list + a list she claimed had been
dra3n &1 in late 1--2 or earl4 1--3 + a .&n that hadnt been 1&rchased &ntil late 1--4J
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Bhen @ s1o*e to Moores friend and nei.hbor9 Nora Ba4e9 she told me Moore had
com1lained to her that the local $heriff 3ho in2esti.ated the robber49 Eble3 KMooresL
co2er.E
Co&ld a 1hon4 robber4 set-&1 e;1lain the 3i.s9 mas*s9 and 1ant4hose in Terr4 Nichols
stora.e loc*erI Ci2en the relationshi1 bet3een Mc=ei.h and Moore9 it is 1ossible the
t3o men made some sort of deal.
Former .rand M&ror 8o114 8eidelber. is another 1erson 3ho had do&bts abo&t Moore6
E$omethin. 3asnt ri.ht abo&t him9E said 8eidelber.. E@t 3asnt that his testimon4 3asnt
belie2able. 8e 3as M&st coc*4. 8e had a stran.e attit&de for a man testif4in. before a
.rand M&r4. 8e 3as so cas&al abo&t it9 that 3as stran.e. 8e testified li*e a man 3ho had
done it man4 times before.O @t 3asnt an4thin. he said9 it 3as his attit&de. Do&ll see the
same attit&de in an FB@ a.ent 3hose testif4in..E
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EMoores bein. 1rotected9E said m4 so&rce. ENo matter ho3 this thin.s .oin. to .et
1la4ed o&t. 8ell tal* to 4o& all da4 lon. and 3ont tell 4o& a thin.. 8e *no3s ho3 to
tal*.E
Cohn Doe 0hoE
"-e ha,e no in9ormation showing anyone other than $r. $c2eigh and $r. +ichols are
the masterminds" 7 5.). Attorney %eth -ilkinson
0n the da4 of the deadl4 attac*9 Attorne4 Ceneral 7anet Reno anno&nced9 EThe FB@ and
the la3 enforcement comm&nit4 3ill 1&rs&e e2er4 lead and &se e2er4 1ossible reso&rce
to brin. these 1eo1le res1onsible to M&stice.O @t is 2er4 im1ortant that 3e 1&rs&e each
leadO it is .oin. to be 2er4 im1ortant that 3e lea2e no stone &nt&rnedOE
@n fact9 n&mero&s stones 3ere left &nt&rned.
Bhile the 7&stice Ae1artment <Ao7> foc&sed its efforts on Mc=ei.h and Nichols9 scant
attention 3as foc&sed on other s&s1ects + 7ohn Aoe 29 the m4sterio&s entit4 3ho 3as
seen 3ith Mc=ei.h9 and had accom1anied him the mornin. of the bombin.. Bitnesses
also sa3 him 3ith Mc=ei.h in the M&rrah B&ildin.9 in stores9 at resta&rants9 at a bar9 and
at the tr&c* rental sho1 before the bombin.. $till others claim to ha2e seen him s1eedin.
a3a4 from the scene. All in all9 there are almost t3o-do!en 3itnesses 3ho re1orted
seein. 7ohn Aoe 2.
The FB@ made a bi. sho3 of trac*in. do3n this ill&si2e9 menacin.-loo*in. s&s1ect. EThe
FB@ has cond&cted o2er -9/// 3itness inter2ie3s and has follo3ed e2er4 1ossible lead in
an intensi2e effort to identif4 and brin. to M&stice an4one 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in this
disaster9E stated %.$. Attorne4 ,atric* R4an in a letter to the 2ictims families.
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The search for 7ohn Aoe 2 :&ic*l4 became the bi..est man-h&nt in FB@ histor4. Bhat
a&thorities 3erent sa4in. ho3e2er9 3as that not onl4 3as there a 7ohn Aoe 29 there 3ere
least fo&r 7ohn AoesJ Det the iss&e 3as :&ic*l4 and :&ietl4 narro3ed do3n to M&st one
7ohn Aoe 2.
0n A1ril 239 fo&r da4s after the bombin.9 The -ashington Post :&oted a senior la3
enforcement official 3ho said Eat least fo&rE men 3ere in2ol2ed in the terrorist act last
3ee* and Ethere 2er4 3ell co&ld be more.E
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The FB@ then re:&alified its 1osition on Ma4 1"6 EBhere2er 3e loo*9 its Terr4 and
Timm49 Terr4 and Timm4 + and nobod4 else9E :&i11ed an &nnamed FB@ official in (ime
ma.a!ine.
Det on 7&ne 119 another FB@ official 3as :&oted in the Post as sa4in.9 E@ thin* 3hen this
is o2er 3ell ha2e at least si; or ei.ht .&4s indicted and in c&stod4. @ts M&st too bi. for
t3o .&4s to 1&ll off.E
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Then on 7&ne 1"9 the FB@ bac*trac*ed a.ain. E,eriodicall4 4o& M&st .et somethin. in an
in2esti.ation that .oes no3here. 7ohn Aoe 2 .oes no3here. @t doesnt sho3 &1 in
associations9 it doesnt sho3 &1 in 1hone calls. @t doesnt sho3 &1 amon. the Arm4
b&ddies of Mc=ei.hOE
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The 1re2io&s da49 the FB@ 1&t o&t a stor4 that 7ohn Aoe 2 ma4 ha2e act&all4 been Todd
B&ntin.9 a soldier at Fort Rile49 ?ansas 3ho had rented a tr&c* at the same dealer
Mc=ei.h had. The FB@ stated that B&ntin. 3ore clothin. similar to that ascribed to 7ohn
Aoe 29 that he had a tattoo in the same 1lace9 and that he 3ore a hat similar to 7ohn Aoe
2s.
Det 5lliotts em1lo4ees dismissed B&ntin. as the 1erson 3ho 3as seen 3ith Mc=ei.h9
and B&ntin. held a 1ress conference statin. that he had in fact rented a tr&c* at 5lliotts
+ 24 ho&rs after Mc=ei.h alle.edl4 rented his.
The B&ntin. stor4 3as officiall4 dro11ed.
Then9 on 7an&ar4 2(9 1--#9 the 1rosec&tion s3itched trac*s a.ain9 officiall4 res&rrectin.
the Todd B&ntin. stor4. @n a lon. brief9 the .o2ernment disclosed that 5lliotts em1lo4ee
Tom ?essin.er 3as the onl4 one 3ho co&ld recall 7ohn Aoe 2 3ell eno&.h to describe
him.
No39 after a No2ember inter2ie3 3ith a 1rosec&tor and t3o FB@ a.ents9 ?essin.er 3as
Econfident that he had Todd B&ntin. in mind 3hen he 1ro2ided the descri1tion for the
7ohn Aoe 2 com1osite.E ?essin.er9 the brief contin&ed9 is Eno3 &ns&reE 3hether an4one
accom1anied Mc=ei.h. B&t his t3o co-3or*ers Econtin&e to belie2e that t3o men came
in to rent the tr&c*.E
@n that brief9 the 1rosec&tion s1ec&lated that the defense mi.ht &se E?essin.ers admitted
conf&sionE to challen.e his identification of Mc=ei.h.
@t seemed it 3as less E?essin.ers admitted conf&sionE than a deliberate fabrication b4
1rosec&tors and the FB@ to co2er &1 the e;istence of 7ohn Aoe 2. As ?essin.er told
bombin. 2ictim Clenn Bilb&rn9 3ho cond&cted his o3n in2esti.ation9 E@ dont *no3 ho3
the4 came &1 3ith that one.E
?essin.er later chan.ed his stor4 at the &r.in. of federal 1rosec&tors ,atric* R4an and
7ose1h 8art!ler. A&rin. a 1retrial conference9 7ones challen.ed ?essin.er6
E8o3 can 4o& be so 3ron. #/ ho&rs after the e2ent and so ri.ht a 4ear and a half laterIE
7ones as*ed him. ECo&ld 4o& be chan.in. 4o&r mind beca&se the .o2ernment 3ants 4o&
toIE
ENo9E ?essin.er re1lied.
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Det on March 2" and A1ril "9 8art!ler had 3ritten 7ones that EThe e;istence and identit4
of this 7ohn Aoe 29 3hom 3e are confident is not Mr. B&ntin.9 is the s&bMect of a
contin&in. in2esti.ation.E
And in a Ma4 19 1--# letter 3ritten b4 8art!ler9 the .o2ernment 1rosec&tor informed
7ones that ?essin.er and Beemer had been sho3n a 1ict&re of the ca1 B&ntin. 3ore
3hen he 1ic*ed &1 a tr&c* on A1ril 1(. EThe4 both stated that the ca1 3as not the same
one the4 sa3 on 7ohn Aoe @@9E 8art!ler 3rote9 Eand the4 reaffirmed that this second
indi2id&al accom1anied ?lin. 3hen he rented the tr&c*.E
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Det at a hearin. on A1ril -9 federal 1rosec&tor Beth Bil*inson stated that the .o2ernment
Ehas no information sho3in. an4one b&t Mr. Nichols and Mr. Mc=ei.h 3ere the
masterminds of this bombin..E
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EThe4 *ee1 tellin. &s the4re loo*in. for 7ohn Aoe No. 29 b&t then the4 t&rn aro&nd and
.i2e statements indicatin. that the4 dont belie2e there is a 7ohn Aoe No. 29E said a
3oman 3hose h&sband 3as *illed in the bombin..
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0ther 2ictims9 li*e nai2e children9 blindl4 1laced their faith in the .o2ernments d&bio&s
ass&rances. 8art!ler held one meetin. 3ith bombin. 2ictims in 3hich he Edisc&ssed and
dis1osed of some of the more bi!arre theories.E
E@ M&st .ot a better feelin. abo&t 3hats .oin. on9E said B&d Belch9 3hose da&.hter9 7&lie9
died in the attac*. EThe 1rosec&tion ass&red &s that there 3as no e2idence that 3as
s&11ressed. Be reall4 didnt *no3 that9E added Belch.
EBe *no3 3hats .oin. on no3 and that the4re there for &s9E ,amela Beber-Fore said of
the 1rosec&tors.
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0ther 2ictims 3erent as easil4 fooled. E@ dont thin* that theres an4 :&estion abo&t the
fact that the4re co2erin. &1 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in the bombin.9E said =.X. )a3ton9 a
8%A 3or*er 3ho 3as inM&red in the blast. E@2e tal*ed to fi2e 3itnesses m4self 3ho sa3
Mc=ei.h 3ith 7ohn Aoe n&mber t3o in 0*lahoma Cit4 that mornin.9 3ithin fifteen
min&tes of the blast... tells me that there is somethin. 3ron..E
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As Nichols attorne4 Michael Ti.ar said9 E@ts stran.e that the official 2ersion has foc&sed
on Nichols and Mc=ei.h9 and that the .o2ernment is no3 b&sil4 en.a.ed in den4in. all
1ossibilit4 that there co&ld be an4bod4 else.E
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Arand C!ry Bypass
"(he F%I has thoroughly in,estigated all leads and I am con9ident in the in,estigation."
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lead prosecutor 0oseph Hart#ler
Nat&rall49 3hile man4 e4e3itnesses ste11ed for3ard to tell the FB@ the4 had seen
additional s&s1ects9 not one 3as e2er called before the .rand M&r4.
Det federal 1rosec&tors still had one h&rdle to o2ercome before the4 co&ld ma*e their
case. The4 had to deal 3ith 8o114 8eidelber.. 8eidelber.9 3ho often :&oted from the
.rand M&rors handboo*9 3as a3are that the .rand M&r4 3as char.ed 3ith the tas* of
determinin. the rele2ance of the e2idence9 and as*in. those :&estions 1ertinent to the
case. $o far9 all the e2idence centered aro&nd Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and Terr4 Nichols.
8eidelber. 3anted to *no3 3h4 1rosec&tors had not s&b1oenaed the man4 3itnesses
3ho had seen 7ohn Aoe 2.
ENo one 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h 3ith other s&s1ects9 3as e2er allo3ed to testif4 before the
federal .rand M&r49E said 8eidelber.. The ob2io&s inference bein. that those 3ho sa3
Mc=ei.h 3o&ld ha2e also seen 7ohn Aoe 2.
B&t ,atric* R4an seemed to be controllin. the M&r4. 8e did not li*e 8eidelber.s tendenc4
to .o a.ainst the flo3. @n a letter to the 2ictims families9 R4an states6
The %nited $tates has ne2er maintained or e2en s&..ested9 that no other 1erson or
1ersons 3ere in2ol2ed 3ith Mc=ei.h and Nichols in the commission of these crimes. As
stated earlier9 the :&estion of in2ol2ement of others is the s&bMect of intensi2e
in2esti.ation b4 federal in2esti.ators and 1rosec&tors 3ho are totall4 de2oted and
committed to identif4in. and 1rosec&tin. all 1ersons in2ol2ed in the 1lannin. or
commission of these crimes.
Det9 as in the ?enned4 assassination9 federal 1rosec&tors sim1l4 1araded before the .rand
M&r4 those 3itnesses fa2orable to their 1reordained 2ie3 of the case9 i.norin. leads and
3itnesses that conflicted 3ith their hi.hl4 d&bio&s 2ersion of e2ents.
Altho&.h 8eidelber. attem1ted to :&estion .rand M&r4 3itnesses9 he 3as re1eatedl4
stone3alled b4 1rosec&tors. @n an inter2ie3 3ith Mo&rnalist 7on Ra11a1ort9 8eidelber.
stated9 EThe4 said @d ha2e to .et the 1rosec&tin. attorne4s o*a4 for each :&estion @
3anted to as*. B&t 4o& *no39 in dialo. one :&estion leads to another ri.ht a3a49 so 4o&
cant cross-e;amine that 3a4.
EThe4 *e1t 1romisin. and 1romisin. to ans3er all m4 :&estions9 b&t &ltimatel4 the4
stalled me. @ 3as had.E
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@n an inter2ie3 on CB$ This Mornin.9 $te1hen 7ones said9 EO3hat is tro&blin. here is
that the 1rosec&tors9 in effect9 accordin. to this .rand M&rors alle.ation9 too* a3a4 from
the .rand M&r4 their d&t4 to .o after the 9ull stor49 not M&st concentratin. on the t3o 1eo1le
that had alread4 been arrested.E
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Not b&4in. the .o2ernments stor4 of a co&1le of 1issed-off 3hac*os 3ith a fertili!er
bomb9 8eidelber. also as*ed that bomb e;1erts be called in to identif4 the t41e of bomb
&sed. E)ets .et the ans3erO )ets .et the architects and en.ineers 3ho b&ilt the b&ildin.
in there and :&estion them9E 8eidelber. told Ra11a1ort.
EAid 4o& re:&est thatIE as*ed Ra11a1ort.
E0f co&rseJ @ demanded bomb e;1erts all alon.. And en.ineers and .eolo.ists. The4 said
+ do 4o& 3ant to *no3 3hat the4 saidI The4 didnt ha2e the mone4J @ said @d .o do3n
to the %ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma and brin. some .eolo.ists bac* m4self for free. The4
3o&ldnt let me.
EThe bomb is the *e4 to the 3hole case.E
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@n order to satisf4 the .rand M&r4 that an ANF0 bomb ble3 &1 the b&ildin.9 1rosec&tors
called in one bomb e;1ert + Robert 8o1ler. 8o1ler9 it t&rns o&t9 recentl4 retired from
A4no-Nobel9 an e;1losi2es man&fact&rer in $alt )a*e Cit4. A4no-Nobel &sed to be
8erc&les ,o3der Com1an4 + a re1&ted C@A front.
E@ *ne3 he 3as C@A9E said 8eidelber.. E@t 3as 1rett4 ob2io&s to me and most of the
M&r4.E
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7&d.e Aa2id R&ssell e2ent&all4 dismissed 8eidelber. from the .rand M&r4 for ha2in. the
a&dacit4 to :&estion the .o2ernments case. @n a letter to 8eidelber. dated 0ctober 249
1--"9 R&ssell states6
5ffecti2el4 immediatel49 4o& are dismissed from the .rand M&r4. Do&r obli.ation of
secrec4 contin&es. An4 disclos&re of matters that occ&rred before the .rand M&r4
constit&tes a contem1t of co&rt. 5ach 2iolation of the obli.ation of secrec4 ma4 be
1&nished c&m&lati2el4.
The .o2ernments e;c&se for dismissin. 8eidelber. 3as an anon4mo&s inter2ie3 he
s&11osedl4 .a2e to )a3rence M4ers of $edia %ypass ma.a!ine. As 1re2io&sl4 noted9
8eidelber. ne2er consented to be inter2ie3ed b4 M4ers9 and in fact9 M4ers had
s&rre1titio&sl4 obtained the content of an inter2ie3 cond&cted b4 the in2esti.ator for
8eidelber.s attorne49 7ohn AeCam1.
B&t 8eidelber. claims the real reason 3as a letter he 3rote to 7&d.e R&ssell dated
0ctober "th9 in 3hich 8eidelber. states6
The families of the 2ictims deser2e to *no3 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in the bombin.9 and there
a11ears to be an attem1t to 1rotect the identit4 of certain s&s1ects9 namel4 7ohn Aoe 2O.
E@ thin* the4 <the .o2ernment> *no3s 3ho 7ohn Aoe 2 is9 and the4 are 1rotectin. him9E
said 8eidelber. in an inter2ie3 in 0u&ilee $aga#ine. EThis is beca&se 7ohn Aoe 2 is
either a .o2ernment a.ent or informant and the4 cant afford for that to .et o&t.E
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52ent&all49 the FB@ dro11ed the 7ohn Aoe 2 lead alto.ether. 7ohn Aoe 2 had been a red
herrin.9 a false lead9 the 7&stice Ae1artment claimed. 7ohn Aoe 2 had ne2er reall4
e;isted.
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Ao!ens of credible 3itnesses thin* other3ise.
Catina )a3son9 3ho 3as friends 3ith Mc=ei.h9 remembered 7ohn Aoe 2 from the
$&mmer of -29 3hen she and her friends 3o&ld hold 1arties and in2ite soldiers from
nearb4 Fort Rile4. Mc=ei.h sho3ed &1 3ith And4 $trassmeir9 Mi*e Fortier9 and Michael
Brescia. @n fact9 )a3sons roommate9 )indsa4 7ohnson9 dated the handsome9 3ell-b&ilt
Brescia.
T3o da4s after the bombin.9 )a3son called the FB@ and told them that Brescia closel4
resembled the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2.
Det in s1ite of o2ert&rnin. 219/// stones9 the FB@ ne2er e2en bothered to follo3 &1 on
her stor4.
Robert Cohn9 3ho li2ed across the road from Mc=ei.h in ?in.man9 recalled seein. one
of the m4sterio&s 7ohn Aoes aro&nd the earl4 $&mmer of -4. Accordin. to Cohn9 one
da4 a short9 stoc*4 man 3ho loo*ed Eli*e a 3ei.ht lifterE arri2ed at Mc=ei.hs trailer
3ith Terr4 Nichols.
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0n A1ril '9 Ar. ,a&l 8eath 3as 3or*in. in his office at the M&rrah B&ildin. 3hen
EMc=ei.hE and t3o of his com1anions sto11ed b4 for a chat. 8eath recalled one of the
men as EAmerican-@ndian loo*in.E and Ehandsome.E
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As the Associated ,ress re1orted on A1ril 2'9 1--"6
O K%.$. Attorne4 Rand4L Rathb&rn said nei.hbors of NicholsO re1orted that Nichols
s1ent A1ril 12-14 3ith Mc=ei.h and se2eral &nidentified men. 0ne of the men resembled
s*etches of 7ohn Aoe 2.O
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0n $at&rda49 A1ril 1"9 Barbara Bhittenber. ser2ed brea*fast to three men at the $ante Fe
Trail Ainer in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas. 0ne of the men 3as dar*-s*inned and handsome.
Bhen he told her the4 3ere on their 3a4 to 0*lahoma Cit49 Mc=ei.h shot him a hard
loo* that said E*ee1 :&iet.E
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5arl4 the ne;t da49 aro&nd 16// a.m.9 Melba 3as 3or*in. the deli co&nter at Albertsons
$&1ermar*et on $o&th Ma4 in 0*lahoma Cit49 3hen EMc=ei.hE and 7ohn Aoe 2 sto11ed
b4 for sand3iches.
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EMc=ei.h9E it seems9 3as still in to3n 3hen ,h4liss ?in.sle4 and )inda ?&hlman sa3
three 2ehicles 1&ll into the 8i-Ba4 Crill9 M&st so&th of 0*lahoma Cit49 aro&nd #6// 1.m.
on $&nda4. Mc=ei.h came in and ordered hamb&r.ers and fries to .o9 and 3as
accom1anied b4 a short9 stoc*49 handsome man9 of either Me;ican or American @ndian
descent. The man closel4 resembled the FB@ s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2.
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That same da49 bac* at the Areamland Motel in 7&nction Cit49 Connie 8ood 3as
ret&rnin. to her room aro&nd 1264" a.m. 3hen a man in room 23 :&ic*l4 o1ened the door
as if e;1ectin. a 2isitor9 then :&ic*l4 closed it 3hen he sa3 8ood. The man9 3ho startled
her9 3as in his earl4 2/s9 abo&t "(E tall9 1(/ lbs.9 3ith dar* hair br&shed strai.ht bac* and
an oli2e com1le;ion. 8ood recalls he closel4 resembled the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 29 b&t
3ith sli.htl4 f&ller feat&res. $he described him as a Eforei.ner.E
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The follo3in. da49 8ood and her h&sband Aonald ret&rned to the Areamland to 2isit their
friend Aa2id ?in. in room 22. A R4der tr&c* 1&lled &1 at the same time the4 did9 the
dri2er stron.l4 resemblin. the man 8ood sa3 the 1re2io&s da4.
$hane Bo4d9 a helico1ter mechanic 3ho 3as also sta4in. at the Areamland9 later told
re1orters and in2esti.ators that he sa3 a b&sh4-haired man resemblin. the 7ohn Aoe 2
s*etch in the 1ar*in. lot near room 2" + Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs room.
0ne e;it a3a4 from the Areamland Motel sits the Creat Bestern @nn. Accordin. to the
mana.er9 a Middle 5astern man sta4ed at the motel on the 1'th. E8e s1o*e bro*en
5n.lish9E said the mana.er. EK8eL .a2e a forei.n name and 3as dri2in. a R4der tr&c*.E
The man closel4 resembled the FB@s s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2.
E$ometime on Monda49E recalled Connie 8ood9 Ethose t3o + Mc=ei.h and the forei.ner
+ loaded &1 to.ether9 in a R4der tr&c*9 and 1&lled o&t of the Areamland 1ar*in. lot
to.etherO that 3as the last @ sa3 of them.E
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)ater that da49 Manitors ?atherine Boodl4 and Martin 7ohnson 3ere 3or*in. the "-- 1.m.
shift in the M&rrah B&ildin. 3hen the4 sa3 EMc=ei.hE and 7ohn Aoe 2. Mc=ei.h s1o*e
to Martin abo&t a Mob9 and 7ohn Aoe 2 nodded to Boodl4.
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At 36// 1.m. on Monda49 or 1ossibl4 T&esda49 7erri-)4nn Bac*ho&s and Aorinda 8ermes
3ere 3or*in. at the 5as4-Mart in Ne3*ir*9 1// miles north of 0*lahoma Cit49 3hen a
con2o4 1&lled in. 0ne of the 2ehicles + a li.ht bl&e 1ic*-&1 3ith a cam1er to1 + 3as
bein. dri2en b4 Terr4 Nichols. Bac*ho&s recalled Nichols 1assen.er as a2era.e hei.ht9
dar*-s*inned9 3ith blac* hair and a m&sc&lar b&ild. E8e loo*ed M&st li*e the 7ohn Aoe 2
s*etch9E she said.
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Aebbie Na*anashi 3as 3or*in. at the ,ost 0ffice across the street from the M&rrah
B&ildin. aro&nd on Monda4 or T&esda4 3hen EMc=ei.hE and 7ohn Aoe 2 sto11ed in and
as*ed 3here the4 mi.ht find federal Mob a11lications. Na*anashi hel1ed 1ro2ide the
descri1tion for the 3ell-*no3n 1rofile s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2 in the baseball ca1.
C&4 R&bsamen9 a sec&rit4 .&ard at the M&rrah B&ildin. sa3 a lar.e R4der tr&c* 1&ll &1
to the c&rb in front of the b&ildin. aro&nd 46// 1.m. on Monda49 the 1'th. R&bsamen later
concl&ded it 3as a dress rehearsal.
EThere 3as either t3o or three men9 b&t one M&m1ed o&t the dri2ers side9 and one or t3o
o&t the 1assen.er side9E R&bsamen told the .ocky $ountain +ews. EThe first thin. that
str&c* me 3as ho3 :&ic*l4 the4 M&m1ed o&t. Those .&4s 3ere in a h&rr4.E
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The R4der tr&c* 3o&ld ma*e its a11earance the follo3in. e2enin. at the Cattle Barons
$tea*ho&se in ,err49 0*lahoma. 7eff Me4ers and another c&stomer recalled seein.
Mc=ei.h and a com1anion9 3ho sto11ed b4 for a fe3 beers. The man 3as a11ro;imatel4
si; feet tall and 3ei.hed 2#/ 1o&nds + a descri1tion not befittin. the 7ohn Aoe 2s
described b4 other 3itnesses.
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Richard $innett9 the assistant mana.er of the $a2e-A-Tri1 con2enience store in ?in.man9
?ansas9 sold f&el to Mc=ei.h and three other men at a11ro;imatel4 163/ a.m. on A1ril
1-. $innett sa3 three 2ehicles in all9 incl&din. a R4der tr&c*9 an older bro3n 1ic*-&1
<1ossibl4 belon.in. to $te2en ColbernI>9 and a li.ht colored car.
$innett described 7ohn Aoe 2 as m&sc&lar9 1'/ to 1(/ 1o&nds9 3ith short li.ht bro3n hair
and a li.ht com1le;ion. 8e recalled the R4der tr&c* 3as to3in. a trailer that contained a
lar.e9 ro&nd tan* filled 3ith clear li:&id. The store is abo&t 1'" miles north of 0*lahoma
Cit4.
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Fred $*rdla9 a cashier at a 24-ho&r tr&c* sto1 near Billin.s9 told the FB@ he sold f&el to
Mc=ei.h bet3een 1 and 3 a.m. on A1ril 1-. The station is abo&t (/ miles north of
0*lahoma Cit4.
As the s&n rose9 Mc=ei.h and a friend sat do3n for coffee at 7ac*ies Farmers $tore in
M&lhall9 0*lahoma. M&lhall ,ostmaster Mar4 8&nnic&tt stood ri.ht ne;t to Mc=ei.h as
he ordered his coffee. $he 3as Ead2isedE not to disc&ss 3hat she had seen9 lest she be
s&mmoned before the Federal Crand 7&r4. $he 3asnt.
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Ten min&tes before the blast9 )ero4 Broo*s 3as sittin. in his car at the $ooner ,ost
0ffice across from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 3hen a R4der tr&c* 1&lled &1 across the street9
trailed b4 a 4ello3 Merc&r4. The dri2ers of both 2ehicles .ot o&t and 3al*ed to the bac*
of the tr&c*9 3here the4 s1o*e for a fe3 seconds9 and e;chan.ed a small 1ac*a.e. After
Broo*s came o&t of the ,ost 0ffice9 he sa3 that the R4der tr&c*9 3hich contained a
1assen.er9 had mo2ed in front of the M&rrah B&ildin.. EMc=ei.hE 3as 3al*in. bris*l4
across "th $treet to3ards the 7o&rnal Record b&ildin..
Aann4 Bil*erson sold EMc=ei.hE a 1ac* of ci.arettes <Mc=ei.h doesnt smo*e> and t3o
soft drin*s at a deli inside the Re.enc4 To3ers a1artments a bloc* from the M&rrah
B&ildin.. Bil*erson recalled a 1assen.er sittin. in the cab of the R4der tr&c*9 3hich had
a cab o2erhan.9 and 3as shorter than the 24-foot model the FB@ claimed Mc=ei.h had
rented.
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Federal a&thorities had still more 3itnesses to call on had the4 3anted to. Mi*e Moro!9
3ho 3as at 3or* at 7ohnn4s Tire $tore on 1/th and 8&dson9 on A1ril 1-9 loo*ed &1 to
see a R4der tr&c* 1&ll in at (64/ a.m. The occ&1ants 3ere loo*in. for directions to the
M&rrah B&ildin.. Moro! ca&.ht a .lim1se of the 1assen.er + a stoc*4 man 3ith dar*
c&rl4 hair 3earin. a ball ca19 and a tattoo on his &11er left arm.
$e2eral min&tes earlier9 Aa2id $nider 3as 3aitin. for a deli2er4 in Bric*to3n9 abo&t 2"
bloc*s a3a49 3hen a R4der tr&c* 1assed slo3l4 b49 as if loo*in. for an address. 8o3e2er9
this time the dri2er 3as a dar*-s*inned man 3ith lon.9 strai.ht blac* hair9 3earin. a thin
m&stache and tear-dro1 s&n.lasses. The 1assen.er 3as EMc=ei.h.E $ince $niders
acco&nt of the occ&1ants differed remar*abl4 from the 1re2io&s acco&nts9 co&ld this ha2e
been the second R4der tr&c* described b4 3itnessesI @f so9 did this mean there 3ere t3o
EMc=ei.hsE and t3o 7ohn Aoe 2sI
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At a11ro;imatel4 the same time as $nider sa3 the R4der tr&c*9 T&lsa ban*er ?4le 8&nt
came &1on the tr&c* at Main and Broad3a49 trailed b4 a 4ello3 Merc&r4. 8&nt said the
Merc&r4 dri2er 3as Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. E8e .a2e me that ic49 .o-to-hell loo*9E said 8&nt.
E@t *ind of &nner2ed me.E
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Bhile 8&nt didnt see the occ&1ants of the tr&c*9 he did
recall t3o 1assen.ers in the car. 0ne of them9 he said9 had lon. hair9 similar to the man
,h4liss ?in.sle4 sa3 on $&nda4 at the 8i-Ba4 Crill. None of the men 3as Terr4
Nichols9 3ho 3as in 8errin.ton that mornin..
7&st o&tside the M&rrah B&ildin.9 Aennis ERodne4E 7ohnson 3as dri2in. his caterin.
tr&c*9 3hen he s&ddenl4 had to bra*e to a2oid hittin. t3o men 3ho 3ere r&nnin. to3ards
the 1ar*in. lot across the street.
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The men9 3ho 3ere in Ea fast loc*ste1E 3ith each other9 a11eared to be Timoth4
Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2. 7ohnson described Mc=ei.hs com1anion as EMe;ican or
American-@ndian.E 8e 3as Edar*-s*innedO 1robabl4 abo&t "-( and ma4be 1#/ 1o&nds9E
7ohnson said. E8e 3as 3earin. bl&e Mo..er 1ants 3ith a stri1e across the side. 8e had
slic*ed-blac* hair.E
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Then there 3as Car4 )e3is. A 1ressman for the 0ournal .ecord1 )e3is ste11ed o&tside to
smo*e his 1i1e M&st min&tes before the blast. As stood in the alle4 across from the M&rrah
B&ildin.9 a 4ello3 Merc&r4 1eeled a3a4 from its s1ot and bore do3n on him. The dri2er9
3hom he made brief e4e-contact 3ith9 a11eared to be Timoth4 Mc=ei.h. And his
1assen.er resembled the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2. The car had an 0*lahoma ta. <not an
Ari!ona ta. as a&thorities claimed> dan.lin. b4 one bolt.
52en FB@ A.ent 7ohn 8ersle4 had testified before the Federal Crand 7&r4 that EOse2eral
3itnesses s1otted a 4ello3 car carr4in. Mc=ei.h and another man s1eedin. a3a4 from
the 1ar*in. lot near theO Kb&ildin.L before the blast.E
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Finall4 there 3as Aaina Bradle4. A 4o&n. mother9 Bradle4 3as standin. b4 the 3indo3
of the $ocial $ec&rit4 office seconds before the blast9 3hen she sa3 a man .et o&t of the
1assen.er side of the R4der tr&c*. Moments later9 Bradle4s 3orld t&rned to blac*ness9
smo*e and d&st as she 3as sho3ered b4 fallin. concrete. Bradle49 3ho lost her le.9 her
mother9 and her t3o children in the bombin.9 still clearl4 recalls the man 3ho .ot o&t of
the tr&c*. 8e loo*ed li*e 7ohn Aoe 2.
0f co&rse9 federal Ein2esti.atorsE 3o&ld sho3 as little interest in these and other
discre1ancies as the4 3o&ld in the n&mero&s 7ohn Aoes. $ome of these 3itnesses 3ere
ne2er e2en contacted b4 the FB@9 e2entho&.h all of them had re1eatedl4 tried to alert the
B&rea&. 0nl4 after federal 1rosec&tors had coerced Aaina Bradle4 into chan.in. her
stor49 did she testif4 at Mc=ei.hs trial. None of the others 3ere e2er called.
E@ *no3 @ 3asnt called beca&se @ 3o&ld ha2e to testif4 that @ did see 7ohn Aoe 2. @ *no3 @
sa3 7ohn Aoe 29E said Rodne4 7ohnson.
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Then in March of 1--'9 after chan.in. its mind half a do!en times abo&t the e;istence of
7ohn Aoe 29 it 3as Elea*edE to the 1ress that the FB@ 3as searchin. for a 7ohn Aoe. 8is
name 3as Robert 7a:&es.
This Ene3E 7ohn Aoe 2 had a11eared at the office of real estate bro*er Billiam Malone49
of Cass2ille9 Misso&ri9 in No2ember of -49 alon. 3ith Terr4 Nichols and a man 3ho
loo*ed li*e Mc=ei.h. The4 3ere there to disc&ss 1&rchasin. a remote 1iece of land. 7oe
)ee Aa2idson9 a salesman in Malone4s office9 recalled the enco&nter 3ith 7a:&es6 EThe
da4 he 3as here9 he seemed to be the one that 3as in control and in char.e of 3hat 3as
.oin. on9E said Aa2idson. ENichols ne2er said a 3hole lot and Mc=ei.h ne2er did come
inO.E
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Malone4 described 7a:&es as m&sc&lar9 3ith a broad9 dar* face9 similar to9 b&t not :&ite
identical as9 the ori.inal FB@ s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 2.
@s it 1ossible the s&dden anno&ncement of 7a:&es 3as a di2ersion9 to satisf4 a 1&blic
increasin.l4 sa224 abo&t the e;istence of 7ohn Aoe 2I
Ne2ertheless9 a month after this ne3 lead 3as anno&nced9 the .o2ernment 3ent ahead
3ith the trial of Mc=ei.h9 ma*in. no attem1t to introd&ce an4 additional s&s1ects.
The4 also dro11ed the lead on $te2en Colbern9 in s1ite of the fact that his 1ic*-&1 3as
seen sto11ed ahead of Mc=ei.h -/ min&tes after the bombin..
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The Middle-5astern lead 3as also dro11ed. The FB@ denied 1&ttin. o&t the A,B on the
bro3n 1ic*-&1 containin. the three Middle 5astern males seen s1eedin. a3a4 from the
bombin.. And 3hile the FB@ *ne3 abo&t $am ?halid9 the4 did nothin. b&t as* him some
:&estions.
An affida2it s&bmitted b4 FB@ A.ent 7ohn 8ersle4 stated6 EA 3itness to the bombin. sa3
t3o9 1ossibl4 three 1ersons in a bro3n Che2rolet 1ic*&1 + fleein. the area of the crime
+ M&st 1rior to the blast.E Altho&.h a.ents inter2ie3ed the 3itness 3ho sa3 8&ssain al-
8&ssaini dri2in. the bro3n 1ic*-&19 she 3as ne2er bro&.ht before a line-&19 and ne2er
called to testif4 before the Federal Crand 7&r4. 8&ssainis friend Abraham Ahmed 3as
t&rned loose as 3ell.
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As in the ?enned4 assassination9 the FB@ sent tho&sands of a.ents hither and 4onder to
sco&r the co&ntr49 searchin. o&t e2en the most obsc&re leads. A.ents s3armed thro&.h
?in.man9 cond&ctin. 3arrantless searches9 arrestin. innocent 1eo1le9 and 3rec*in.
ha2oc. Ao!ens more s3oo1ed do3n on Terr4 Nichols 12-4ear-old son 7osh9 3hom the4
tho&.ht ma4 ha2e been 7ohn Aoe 2. A.ents 3ere sent to the ,hili11ines to in2esti.ate
Nichols acti2ities there9 and tho&sands more had detained and :&estioned an4one e2en
remotel4 s&s1icio&s.
Det9 as in the ?enned4 case9 fe3 a.ents act&all4 *ne3 M&st 3h4 the4 3ere follo3in. &1
on an4 .i2en lead. =er4 fe3 e2er 3ere e2er allo3ed to com1are notes9 or catch a .lim1se
of the Ebi. 1ict&re.E
More im1ortantl49 those indi2id&als 3ho sho&ld ha2e been 1rime s&s1ects for :&estionin.
3ere ne2er e2en detained. No a.ents 3ere sent to 5lohim cit4 to inter2ie3 Andreas
$trassmeir or Michael Brescia9 or ,eter and $onn4 Bard. )i*e3ise9 none of the Middle
5astern s&s1ects 1re2io&sl4 mentioned 3ere arrested.
8ad an4 FB@ a.ents act&all4 attem1ted to follo3 &1 on an4 of these leads9 li*e their
1redecessors in Aallas9 the4 3o&ld ha2e been :&ic*l4 reassi.ned to other cases b4
Bashin.ton.
The same held tr&e for local la3-enforcement. FB@ $AC Bob Ric*s + 3ho doled o&t a
mendacio&s dose of 1ro1a.anda d&rin. the Baco massacre + 3as a11ointed ,&blic
$afet4 Airector after the bombin.9 1&ttin. him in char.e of the 08,.
The 0$B@ 3ere made coffee bo4s and dri2ers for the FB@. Aistrict Attorne4 Bob Mac49
alon. 3ith local 1olice9 3ere Ead2isedE to sta4 o&t of the case.
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$i; da4s before the start of Mc=ei.hs trial9 $te2en 7ones filed a defense motion citin.
la3-enforcement and defense inter2ie3s 3ith a Fili1ino terrorist 3ho admitted meetin.
3ith bombin. defendant Terr4 Nichols.
)ead 1rosec&tor 7ose1h 8art!ler called 7ones caref&ll4 in2esti.ated and researched
information E1&l1 fiction.E
Det a Bashin.ton-based terrorist e;1ert 3ho in2esti.ated the Borld Trade Center
bombin. and is familiar 3ith some the s&s1ects in 7ones brief said9 EThe 3hole idea that
no one b&t Timoth4 Mc=ei.h + that theres nothin. 3ider than this + no one 3o&ld
belie2e it if the .o2ernment 3erent sa4in. it. @ts so im1la&sible a stor4.
EThe .o2ernment has the ner2e to call it 1&l1 fiction9E added the hi.hl4-res1ected so&rce.
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A11arentl49 the .o2ernment 3as concerned eno&.h abo&t 7ones re2elations to order all
the 3itness statements sealed.
@n the end9 the FB@ 1ro1o&nded its disin.en&o&s theor4 that Mc=ei.h and Nichols 3ere
the Elone bombersE M&st as :&ic*l4 as the4 had decided that )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald 3as the
E)one assassinE t3ent4-ei.ht 4ears a.o.
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")tated simply1 neither the A(F nor any other 9ederal agency had any ad,ance
knowledge o9 the deadly &om& that $c2eigh deli,ered to the $urrah %uilding.C (he
prosecution is not withholding anything that e,en remotely would support such an
outrageous charge." 7 epartment o9 0ustice
"I can assure you that there has &een no go,ernment misconduct and the men and women
o9 the F%I that we8re working with are &eyond reproach."
7 5.). Attorney 0oseph Hart#ler
"!ur go,ernment1 un9ortunately1 has shown remarka&le a&ility to lie."
7 )tephen 0ones
0ne e;am1le of the 7&stice Ae1artments ref&sal to admit the 1ossibilit4 of an4 s&s1ects
other than Mc=ei.h and Nichols 3as its st&bborn insistence on hoardin. disco2er4
doc&ments that it sho&ld ha2e been ri.htf&ll4 t&rned o2er to the defense &nder the federal
%rady re:&irements. @n a motion filed si; da4s before the start of Mc=ei.hs trial9 7ones
alle.ed that the 1rosec&tion not onl4 lied abo&t the a2ailable e2idence9 the4 deliberatel4
obsf&cated and distorted certain ATF and FB@ re1orts on 5lohim Cit49 deliberatel4
miss1ellin. the names Carol 8o3e9 Robert Millar9 Andreas $trassmeir9 Aennis Mahon
and others so that the defense 3o&ld be &nable to retrie2e an4 doc&ments re.ardin. these
s&s1ects d&rin. their com1&ter searches. As 7ones 3rote in his brief6
Aefense co&nsel is con2inced that the .o2ernment has en.a.ed in a 3illf&l and *no3in.
co2er-&1 of information s&11lied to it b4 its informant. The defense 3as &nable to locate
this insert &sin. a com1&ter beca&se all maMor search terms contained in the insert 3ere
miss1elled. 5lohim Cit4 3as miss1elled or misidentified <5lohm Cit4>9 as 3as Mahon
<Meha&n>9 $trassmeir <$trassme4er>9 the Re2. Robert Millar <Bob )amar> and in addition9
Carol 8o3e 3as not identified in the insert at all.
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Th&s the defense 3as &nable to locate im1ortant information that Carol 8o3e9 a ATF
informant9 had 1ro2ided critical 3arnin.s that the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as abo&t to be
bombed. As 7ones 3rote6
0&r 1atience is e;ha&stedO Be are no lon.er con2inced the doc&ments drafted and
f&rnished to &s9 after the fact9 b4 b&rea&cracies 3hose 2er4 e;istence and credibilit4 is
challen.ed9 can be relied &1on.O
The .o2ernment has told the district co&rt that it had no informationE of a 1ossible
forei.n in2ol2ement 3hen it did. The .o2ernment has told the district co&rt that EAndreas
$trassmeir 3as ne2er the s&bMect of the in2esti.ation9E 3hen he 3as.O
$tatements to the co&rt b4 the 1rosec&tion that it cannot connect $trassmeir and Mahon to
the bombin. are hardl4 s&r1risin.. The4 did not tr4 2er4 hard to connect them beca&se
had the4 been connected9 and Carol 8o3es 1re2io&s 3arnin. disclosed9 the res&ltin.
f&ror 3o&ld ha2e been &nima.inable.O
The re1eated 1ractice of the .o2ernment and 1rosec&tion in this case 3hen the shoe .ets
bindin. is to ma*e a 1artial disclos&re9 ass&re the Aistrict Co&rt it &nderstands its %rady
obli.ations9 and hold its breath9 ho1in. the co&rt does not order f&rther disclos&re9 or 3ill
rel4 on the 1rosec&tions E.ood faithE.O
This is a solemn criminal case9 not Alice in Bonderland 3here definitions mean onl4
3hat Ethe V&een thin*sE and 3hat she thin*s is not *no3n to an4one else.
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)4in. abo&t additional s&s1ects 3asnt the onl4 crime the E7&sticeE Ae1artment 3as
.&ilt4 of. Mani1&latin. and confiscatin. e2idence also seemed to be a maMor tool in their
arsenal of deceit.
Richard Bieder9 the attorne4 re1resentin. a .ro&1 bombin. 2ictims in their ne.li.ence
la3s&it a.ainst the .o2ernment9 told the 3ondon (elegraph that he had seen internal ATF
doc&ments 3hich s&11orted man4 of the claims made b4 Carol 8o3e. B&t the re1orts for
Aecember 1--49 1robabl4 the most critical ones9 ha2e 2anished from the files.
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0n A1ril 149 1--"9 the FB@ 1laced a call to Assistant Chief Charles Caines at the
0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Ae1artment to 3arn him of a 1otential terrorist threat 3ithin the ne;t
fe3 da4s. Det li*e the FB@s 3arnin.s of the threat a.ainst the life of ,resident ?enned49
or Ni;ons infamo&s Bater.ate ta1es9 the a&dio lo.s of the Fire Ae1artments incomin.
calls 3ere m4sterio&sl4 Eerased.E
Bhen as*ed to e;1lain this EaccidentalE eras&re9 Assistant Chief 7on 8ansen intelli.entl4
re1lied9 EBe made a boo-boo.E 8ansen then admitted to re1orter 7.A. Cash that the ta1es
had been erased a9ter the national media had re:&ested them.
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0n A1ril 2(th the ta1e of 7ames Nichols hearin. 3as released b4 co&rt order9 and it 3as
blan*. Nothin. 3hatsoe2er co&ld be heard on the ta1e. @t 3as the onl4 record of the
1roceedin.s.
0n A1ril 1-9 the seismic data monitor at the 0mni1le; M&se&m9 fo&r miles from the
M&rrah B&ildin.9 had recorded the shoc* 3a2es of the e;1losion. The seismo.ra1h
readin.s9 incl&din. one from the %ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma 1# miles a3a4 in Norman9
1resented startlin. e2idence + e2idence that the e;1losion that ri11ed thro&.h the Alfred
,. M&rrah b&ildin. ma4 in fact ha2e been se2eral distinct blasts. The im1lications of this
are omino&s.
At a meetin. of the 0*lahoma Ceo1h4sical $ociet4 on No2ember 2/th9 $eismolo.ists
Ra4 Bro3n of the 0*lahoma Ceolo.ical $&r2e4 and Tom 8ol!er of the %.$. Ceolo.ical
$&r2e4 .athered to disc&ss the findin.s. ,at Brile49 a seismic 1ro.rammer9 3ho has
inde1endentl4 in2esti.ated the bombin.9 attended the meetin.9 as did %.$. Attorne4
,atric* R4an and Assistant %.$. Attorne4 7erome A. 8olmes.
Altho&.h the t3o scientists disa.reed on findin.s re.ardin. the n&mber of bombs9 less
than a third of the 3a4 thro&.h the 1resentation9 R4an .ot &19 3al*ed to the bac* of the
room9 and be.an .i2in. a 1ri2ate 1ress conference6
E@ 3as certainl4 satisfied that these scientists co&ld not sa4 that there 3as an4thin. other
than one bomb that ca&sed the seismolo.4 readin.9E said R4an9 a statement ob2io&sl4
inconsistent 3ith the disc&ssion occ&rrin. at the time.
ER4an lied 2er4 hea2il49E said Brile4. EThis .&4 reall4 lied.E
After the meetin.9 Brile4 1olitel4 as*ed R4an to .i2e him the ori.inal seismo.ram in the
FB@s 1ossession. R4an .ot &19 an.ril4 acc&sed Brile4 of 3or*in. for the defense team9
then stammered o&t of the room.
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$&r2eillance cameras located in the 1ar*in. lot across from the M&rrah b&ildin.9 and on
nei.hborin. b&ildin.s9 3o&ld ha2e recorded the entire fatef&l e2ent that terrible mornin..
The ta1es 3o&ld ha2e also sho3n the b&ildin. colla1sin.. The4 3o&ld ha2e concl&si2el4
1ro2en 3hether the str&ct&re 3as destro4ed b4 c&ttin. char.es9 or b4 a tr&c*-bomb. B&t
li*e Abraham Xa1r&ders famo&s foota.e of the ?enned4 assassination9 the ta1es 3ere
:&ic*l4 confiscated b4 the FB@.
@n an inter2ie3 3ith 7on Ra11a1ort9 8o114 8eidelber. said9 EThe 2ario&s s&r2eillance
2ideota1es of the bombin.9 ta1es from9 sa49 $o&th3estern Bell and the 7o&rnal Record
B&ildin. across the street9 3e dont *no3 that the4 sho3ed all the details of the bombin.9
incl&din. the 1er1etrators9 b&t its 1ossible. None of this material 3as sho3n to &s in the
.rand M&r4.E
Certain se.ments of the foota.e 3as 1resented b4 the 1rosec&tion at trial. 0ne c&t
incl&ded a shot of a bl&e CMC 1ic*-&1 3ith a 3hite cam1er to1 <the *ind o3ned b4 Terr4
Nichols> dri2in. slo3l4 1ast the Re.enc4 To3ers a1artments near the M&rrah B&ildin.
on A1ril 1# + the da4 Nichols alle.edl4 dro2e to 0*lahoma to 1ic* &1 Mc=ei.h.
The 1rosec&tion also dis1la4ed a still frame of a R4der tr&c* dri2in. b4 the Re.enc4
To3ers on the mornin. of the blast. The time 3as (6"- a.m. The4 then sho3ed a still of
the tr&c* blo3in. &19 stam1ed -6/2 a.m. C&rio&sl49 the .o2ernment 3as caref&l not to
sho3 the M&r4 an4 foota.e 3hich sho3ed an4 s&s1ects .ettin. o&t of the tr&c*.
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$&r2eillance foota.e ta*en b4 Troo1er Charles 8an.er &1on his arrest of Mc=ei.h had
ca&.ht a bro3n 1ic*-&1 sto11ed M&st ahead + tho&.ht to belon. to $te2en Colbern.
Bhen researcher ?en Armstron. :&estioned the 08, abo&t the ta1e9 he 3as told it had
been Esei!edE b4 the FB@. The 08, 3o&ld not comment f&rther.
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0n 7&ne 1st9 ?F0R re1orter Brad 5d3ards sent the 7&stice Ae1artment a Freedom of
@nformation re:&est concernin. the 2ario&s s&r2eillance foota.e. @n their re1l49 the FB@
stated6
A search of o&r indices to the Central Records $4stem9 as maintained in the 0*lahoma
Cit4 0ffice9 located material res1onsi2e re:&est <sic> to 4o&r re:&est. This material is
bein. 3ithheld in its entiret4 1&rs&ant to the follo3in. s&bsection of Title "9 %nited
$tates Code9 $ection ""26 <b> <'> <A>
Bhen 7ones finall4 filed a motion for disclos&re after 1rosec&tors ref&sed to hand o2er
the ta1es9 he 3as .i2en 4// ho&rs of foota.e. Accordin. to defense attorne4 Amber
McCla&.hlin9 the ta1es did not re2eal the 1resence of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h.
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0f co&rse9 3ho *no3s 3hat the FB@ act&all4 t&rned o2er to the defense. @n the ?enned4
case9 the most re2ealin. e2idence 3as the Xa1r&der film + homemade foota.e sho3in.
,residents ?enned4s head bein. blasted to3ards the ri.ht-rear + indicatin. the fatal
shot came from the Crass4 ?noll9 not the Boo* Ae1ositor4 as the .o2ernment claimed.
Det the FB@ confiscated Xa1r&ders film and altered the se:&ence of the incriminatin.
frames9 re2ersin. them to .i2e the im1ression that ?enned4s head had l&rched for3ard.
@t 3as onl4 later that e;1erts re2ealed the tam1erin..
The FB@ said it 3as a Emista*e.E
The Xa1r&der film 3as finall4 released in 1-#(9 the res&lt of Aistrict Attorne4 7im
Carrisons co&ra.eo&s efforts to re2eal the tr&th. The :&estion is9 3hen 3ill the American
1&blic .et to see the 2ideo foota.e of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.I
Bhile the FB@ did their best to *ee1 *e4 e2idence from the .rand M&r49 as in the ?enned4
case9 the4 e2en 3ent so far as to con2ince se2eral 3itnesses that their former statements
3ere false9 and to retract them in lie& of statements more fa2orable to the 1rosec&tion. A
1rimar4 e;am1le is Michael Fortier9 3ho ori.inall4 told in2esti.ators9 E@ do not belie2e
that Tim KMc=ei.hL ble3 &1 an4 b&ildin. in 0*lahoma. Theres nothin. for me to loo*
bac* &1on and sa49 4eah9 that mi.ht ha2e been9 @ sho&ld ha2e seen it bac* then + theres
nothin. li*e that.O @ *no3 m4 friend. Tim Mc=ei.h is not the face of terror as re1orted
on (ime ma.a!ineOE
B&t after the FB@ raided his home9 Fortier re2ersed his statement9 sa4in. that he and
Mc=ei.h has EcasedE the federal b&ildin.9 in res1onse to an offer of a 1lea bar.ain.
Fortier 3as then transferred to the Federal Medical Facilit4 at Fort Borth9 Te;as. @t is not
*no3n 3h4.
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Accordin. to 8eidelber.9 the FB@ bro&.ht 24-ho&r-a-da4 1ress&re on Fortier for months
before he 3as arrested. Conse:&entl49 Fortier did not retain a la34er9 didnt *no3 he
needed one9 and 3as s&bse:&entl4 b&llied b4 the B&rea&. B4 the time he mana.ed to
retain a la34er9 Fortier had alread4 been bro*en.
)ori Fortier testified that Mc=ei.h tried to solicit Nichols hel1 in b&ildin. the bomb9 b&t
that Nichols 3anted o&t. 8e then alle.edl4 tried to solicit her h&sband. Accordin. to her
testimon49 Mc=ei.h .ot do3n on the floor of their trailer and9 &sin. so&1 cans to
re1resent ""-.allon dr&ms9 demonstrated ho3 to ma*e a bomb.
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Bere the Fortiers rela4in. acc&rate testimon4I )i*e the testimon4 of 5ldon 5lliott abo&t
Mc=ei.hs hei.ht9 or that of Thomas Mannin. re.ardin. Mc=ei.hs 1hone call to
5lliotts9 none of this information 3as contained in 1rior statements made b4 the Fortiers
to the FB@.
As 3ill be seen 3ith 1rior incidents of .o2ernment 3itness tam1erin. and fabricated
testimon49 their testimon4 is hi.hl4 circ&ms1ect.
The Fortiers testimon4 is also some3hat :&estionable d&e to their dr&. &se. Accordin. to
co-3or*er Aeborah Bro3n9 3ho testified at Mc=ei.hs trial9 )ori Fortier &sed cr4stal
metham1hetamine almost dail4. Metham1hetamine is 3idel4 *no3n for its abilit4 to
ind&ce del&sional or e2en 1s4chotic states o2er time.
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Fortier e2ent&all4 confessed to trans1ortin. and sellin. stolen firearms9 dr&. 1ossession9
fore*no3led.e of the bombin. 1lot9 and failin. to inform federal a&thorities.
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$aid .rand M&ror 8o114 8eidelber.9 EThe FB@ relied on a man9 Fortier9 3ho reall4
co&ldnt 1ro2ide an4thin. im1ortant to them. Do& need to remember that. Thats
im1ortant.E
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)ori Fortier also testified that E@ still belie2ed he <Mc=ei.h> co&ldnt reall4 do it.E 7ones
then as*ed her9 EMs. Fortier9 4o& said 4o& tho&.ht Mc=ei.h reall4 3o&ldnt carr4 o&t his
1lans9 then 4o& said 4o&9 3anted o&t. 8o3 can 4o& 3ant o&t if there 3as nothin. to be
inEI
7ones 3o&ld ta*e this one ste1 f&rther. 0n cross-e;amination9 he assid&o&sl4 :&estioned
Fortiers moti2ations6
Cones' No39 in addition9 in 4o&r con2ersation 4o& had 3ith 4o&r brother on A1ril the
2"th9 1--" + thats 4o&r brother 7ohnI
-ortier' Des9 sir.
Cones' Aid 4o& ma*e the follo3in. statement6 E@2e been thin*in. abo&t tr4in. to do
those tal*-sho3 circ&its for a lon. time9 come &1 3ith some asinine stor4 and .et m4
friends to .o in on itEI
-ortier' Des9 sir9 @ made that statement.
Cones' And in the same con2ersation9 did 4o&r brother sa4 to 4o&6 EBhether the stor4 is
tr&e or not9 if 4o& 3ant to sit here and listen to a fable9 thats all it 3as at the time is a
fableEI And then did 4o& sa46 E@ fo&nd m4 career9 ca&se @ can tell a fableEI And then did
4o& b&rst o&t la&.hin. and sa49 E@ co&ld tell stories all da4EI
-ortier' Des9 sir.
Cones' Then do 4o& *no3 an indi2id&al named Cl4nnI
-ortier' Des.
Cones' And his last name9 sirI
-ortier' @ thin* 4o&re referrin. to Cl4nn Brin.le.
Cones' Aid 4o& ha2e a con2ersation 3ith him b4 tele1hone on A1ril the 3/thI
-ortier' Des.
Cones' And did 4o& sa49 E@ 3ant to 3ait till after the trial and do boo* and mo2ie ri.hts. @
can M&st ma*e &1 somethin. M&ic4EI And then did 4o& la&.hI
-ortier' @m not s&re if @ la&.hed or not9 b&t @ did ma*e that statement.
Cones' E$omethin. thats 3orth (he En;uirer9 4o& *no3.E Do& made those statements.
-ortier' Des9 sir.
The ob2io&s inference 3as that the E7&sticeE Ae1artment had a hand in .eneratin. the
Fortiers testimon4. As 7ones 1ointed o&t d&rin. his closin. ar.&ment9 the terms of
Fortiers 1lea a.reement 1ro2ided that an4 lenienc4 3o&ld be contin.ent &1on his
1erformance in co&rt.
Not tr&e9 accordin. to the FB@9 3hich s1ent o2er 1'" ho&rs solicitin. statements from the
FortiersH and 7ose1h 8art!ler9 3ho met 3ith his Estar 3itnessE bet3een ' and 1/ times to
Ema*e s&re he told the tr&th.E
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@n fact9 d&rin. Mc=ei.hs trial9 )ori Fortier testified on cross-e;amination that she had
arri2ed in Aen2er fi2e da4s before she 3as sched&led for trial. $he testified that she s1ent
the better 1art of Frida49 $at&rda49 $&nda49 and Monda4 1racticin. for her testimon4 3ith
federal 1rosec&tors.
,hiladel1hia 1rosec&tors s1ent a lot of time 3ith =eronica 7ones to Ema*e s&re she told
the tr&thE too + con2incin. her to im1licate Mo&rnalist M&mia Ab&-7amal9 acc&sed of
shootin. 1olice officer Aaniel Fa&l*ner. 7ones9 3ho 3as facin. &nrelated felon4 char.es
at the time9 ori.inall4 told 1olice she sa3 t3o other men flee the scene. After threats and
1romises from 1olice9 she chan.ed her stor49 testif4in. to the .o2ernments 2ersion of
e2ents. 8er felon4 char.es 3ere s&bse:&entl4 dro11ed.
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Fortier9 3hose s1eech and a11earance 3ere ma.icall4 transformed for his da4 in co&rt9
re1ortedl4 recei2ed a red&ced sentence of three 4ears in e;chan.e for his testimon4. 8is
3ife )ori 3as .ranted com1lete imm&nit4 from 1rosec&tion for hers.
7ones also acc&sed the FB@ of harassin. 7ennifer Mc=ei.h and her friends in the da4s
after the bombin.9 ho1in. to obtain dero.ator4 information abo&t her brother. 8e said the
FB@ scared 1eo1le Ebe4ond belief 3ith threats of 1rosec&tionE if the4 didnt tal*.
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0n the fifth da4 of 7ennifer Mc=ei.hs interro.ation9 the FB@ &shered her into a room
3ith h&.e blo3n &1 1ict&res of her and her brother <ta*en off her refri.erator door>9 and
babies 3ho died in the bombin.. @nters1ersed bet3een the 1hotos 3ere stat&tes from the
%.$. Code 1ertainin. to treason9 3ith 1hrases s&ch as ETreason is 1&nishable b4 death9E
and EThe 1enalt4 for treason is EA(H." <.o2ernments em1hasis>
%nder cross-e;amination9 7ennifer 3as as*ed if she 3as a3are that treason is onl4
1&nishable in times of 3ar. $t&nned b4 this re2elation9 she ans3ered9 ENo.E
The FB@ also tric*ed 7ennifer into testif4in. b4 1romisin. her imm&nit4 from 1rosec&tion
if she coo1erated. A&rin. a brea* in the trial9 a re1orter as*ed 1rosec&tor =ic*4 Behenna
3h4 7ennifer needed imm&nit4. E$he didnt9E Behenna re1lied9E b&t she 3o&ldnt testif4
3itho&t it9 so 3e .a2e it to her.E
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The FB@ also tric*ed Marife Nichols into si.nin. a consent form before the4 searched her
ho&se. Bhen she 3as as*ed if the a.ents ad2ised her of her ri.ht to retain a la34er or
ref&se to ans3er :&estions9 the 23-4ear-old Fili1ino ans3ered9 E@ dont remember. @ dont
thin* so.E Marife said that 3hen she as*ed 3hether she did need a la34er9 1rosec&tors
and FB@ a.ents disco&ra.ed her. EThe4 told me9 Do&re o*a4 as lon. as 4o& are tellin. the
tr&th. Do& dont need a la34er.E
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7ames Nichols disco2ered the4 3ere raidin. his ho&se after he heard it on the ne3s. E@
heard on the radio the4 3ere raidin. a ho&se in Aec*er9 Michi.an. @ said9 Bo39 thats
a3f&l close to home. Bell9 3ithin an ho&r @ fo&nd o&tO MineJE
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Nichols belie2es the ATF9 3hich raided his ho&se9 set him &1 to be m&rdered9 either as an
act of re2en.e or to 1re2ent him from testif4in. at trial. 8e told ateline8s Chris 8ansen
that after the a.ents entered his home9 the4 as*ed him to retrie2e a .&n he *e1t in his
bedroom. Nichols res1onded9 ENo9 @ 3ont .o .et it. @ told 4o&9 send an a.ent or t3o in
there to .o do it.E A39 .o ahead. Co and do it9 the a.ent res1onded9 and the4 all t&rned
their bac*s9 real nonchalantl4. @ said9 Bhoa9 3ait a min&teO The4d a shot me9 beca&se
the4 3o&ld ha2e M&st said 8e 1&lled a .&n on &s. The fate of Terr4 and Tim 3o&ld ha2e
been si.ned9 sealed and deli2eredO Aead 1eo1le dont testif4.E
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For his 1art9 Terr4 Nichols belie2ed that he 3as not in c&stod4 after he 3al*ed into the
8errin.ton9 ?ansas 1olice station on A1ril 21 to see 3h4 his name 3as bein. broadcast
on tele2ision. A11arentl49 the a.ents 3ere ho1in. the4 co&ld .et more o&t of Nichols b4
leadin. him to belie2e the4 had no intention of arrestin. him.
EMr. Nichols 3as coerced9 decei2ed9 and s&bMected to 1s4cholo.ical 1lo4s desi.ned to
o2ercome his 3ill and ma*e him confess9E his attorne4 stated in a le.al brief. Aefense
attorne4s also contend Nichols 3as falsel4 1romised he co&ld re2ie3 a.ents notes on his
statements for acc&rac49 and 3as falsel4 told he or his 3ife co&ld be 1resent at searches.
,rosec&tors co&ntered that federal a.ents acted E3ith remar*able dili.ence and in a
manner that honored the Constit&tion.E
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-rank 5eating' Damage Control .nc$
"-e are going to impose our agenda on the co,erage &y dealing with the issues and
su&@ects we choose to deal with." 7 .ichard $. *ohan1 )enior Producer o9 *%) +ews
"(he &usiness o9 the +ew York @ournalist is to destroy the truth1 to lie outright1 to per,ert1
to ,ili9y1 to 9awn at the 9eet o9 $ammon1 and to sell his race and his country 9or his daily
&read." 7 0ohn )winton1 *E!1 +ew York (imes1 +ew York Press *lu&1 April <D1 <EFG.
"(he *entral Intelligence Agency owns e,eryone o9 any signi9icance in the ma@or media."
7 -illiam *ol&y1 9ormer *IA irector
5i.ht months after the bombin.9 0*lahoma $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e49 dissatisfied
3ith the EofficialE in2esti.ation9 attem1ted to form a state o2ersi.ht committee. 8o&se
$1ea*er Clen 7ohnson ridic&led ?e4s efforts9 statin. his satisfaction 3ith the 7&stice
Ae1artments official fantas4 tale. An4one 3ho s&bse:&entl4 attem1ted to challen.e the
.o2ernments official line 3as 1&blicl4 discredited b4 Co2ernor ?eatin.9 sneered at b4
Attorne4 Ceneral Are3 5dmondson9 and la&.hed at b4 the mainstream 1ress.
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The local media 1ro2ided a con2enient 1latform for Co2ernor ?eatin. to dismiss critics
of the .o2ernments handlin. of the case9 incl&din. 5d4e $mith9 8o114 8eidelber. and
Re1resentati2e ?e4. @n an attem1t to discredit 8eidelber.9 ?eatin. headed a caref&ll4
orchestrated chor&s of media 1&ndits9 statin. that 8eidelber. 3as Eoff the reser2ation.E
?eatin. also Moined ?BT= in attac*in. ?F0Rs co2era.e of the Middle 5astern
connection9 statin. the4 lac*ed inte.rit4.
8e labeled 7im )e2ine9 an attorne4 3ho re1resented se2eral 2ictims pro &ono in an
attem1t to release mone4 from the Co2ernor and Ma4ors =ictims Relief F&nds a
Ebottom-feedin.E la34er.
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For his co&ra.eo&s efforts in &nco2erin. the tr&th9 ?eatin. said Re1resentati2e ?e4 3as
Eba4in. at the moon.E
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Alon. 3ith bombin. 2ictim Clenn Bilb&rn9 ?e4 attem1ted to im1anel a Co&nt4 Crand
7&r4. $&ch a M&r49 o1eratin. o&tside the sco1e of the federal in2esti.ation9 3o&ld not onl4
ha2e the 1o3er to in2esti.ate facts i.nored b4 the federal .rand M&r49 b&t ha2e the 1o3er
to le2el criminal obstr&ction of M&stice char.es a.ainst an4bod4 3hom the4 belie2ed
mi.ht ha2e im1eded the in2esti.ation.
Ci2en the alle.ations of 3ron.doin. in the federal in2esti.ation9 s&ch char.es co&ld
concei2abl4 be le2eled a.ainst e2er4bod4 from the ATF to the 7&stice Ae1artment.
@n an inter2ie3 in the $c*urtain "a#ette9 ?e4 e;1lained9 E@ndis1&table 1roof e;ists no3
that the federal .rand M&r4 3as 1&r1osel4 shielded from 3itnesses 3ho sa3 Timoth4
Mc=ei.h 3ith other s&s1ects9 both 1rior to and immediatel4 after the bombin. assa&ltO.
The4 ma4 ha2e a .ood moti2e for this9 b&t th&s far it esca1es me + and9 @ mi.ht add9
se2eral members of the federal .rand M&r4 3ho 3itnessed this farce.E
?eatin.s res1onse9 :&oted in the aily !klahoman 3as6 E@ dont thin* a le.islati2e
committee 3o&ld contrib&te one 3hit of intelli.ence to this 1rocess.E
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The aily !klahoman and the (ulsa -orld9 the states t3o lar.est dailies9 3hich sho&ld
ha2e led the 1ac* in ferretin. o&t the tr&th of this terrible tra.ed49 instead led the local
media chor&s 3ith editorials s&ch as this one in the aily !klahoman9 entitled9 EAro1 @t9
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The aily !klahoman has o11osed ?e4s mission from the be.innin..O $tate Re1.
Charles ?e4s :&est to 1ro2e that a .o2ernment cons1irac4 1la4ed some role in the
M&rrah B&ildin. bombin. is a 3eird and mis.&ided e;ercise.O 0*lahoma Co&nt4
Aistrict Attorne4 Bob Mac4 is correct in a11ealin. a co&rt r&lin. that allo3s ?e4 a free
hand to see* a co&nt4 .rand M&r4 1robe of his cons1irac4 theories.O
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The (ulsa -orld chimed in 3ith editorials s&ch as EMa*in. Tra.ed4 ,a49E 3hich labeled
?e4 as a Ededicated h&stlerE 1eddlin. E.oof4 theoriesE to ri.ht3in.-cran* a&diences.E
The4 also acc&sed the re1resentati2e of 1rofit-ma*in. from the sale of his bombin.
2ideos9 3hich barel4 1aid for themsel2es. The fact that ?e4 had recentl4 lost his
ins&rance b&siness d&e to his tireless efforts in2esti.atin. the bombin.9 and 3as li2in. on
his G339///-a-4ear salar4 to s&11ort a 3ife and three children in a small9 ramshac*le
ho&se9 3as not mentioned b4 the 4ello3 Mo&rnalists of the (ulsa -orld.
The Etr&th see*ersE of the local media 3erent finished either. The4 ea.erl4 foc&sed on
the efforts of Are3 5dmondson9 3ho acc&sed ?e4 of 1ro1osin. a E3astef&l 3itch h&ntE
and of en.a.in. in Ethe 3orst *ind of 1aranoid cons1irac4 1anderin..E <$ee A11endi;>
0ne article re1orted ho3 5dmondson had con2inced the $tate Aistrict Attorne4s Co&ncil
to o11ose ?e4s in2esti.ati2e f&ndin. bill.
EThis is &n1recedented9 as far as @ *no39 for the Attorne4 Ceneral to .o to s&ch len.ths
3ith the Aistrict Attorne4s Co&ncil and to &se s&ch intem1erate lan.&a.e9E the soft-
s1o*en ?e4 told (he +ew American.
@n fact9 local radio 1olls re2ealed that an o2er3helmin. maMorit4 of 0*lahomans
s&11orted ?e4s efforts. Bhile the (ulsa -orld and the aily !klahoman 3ent to
e;tremes to label ?e4 as a Econs1irac4 n&t9E the4 ne2er bothered mentionin. that little
fact.
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Nat&rall49 the C@A-connected -ashington Post 3o&ld ha2e their sa49 com1arin. the
Em4thE of 7ohn Aoe 2 to the )och Ness Monster.
)ead 1rosec&tor 7ose1h 8art!ler added his 2oice to the ensemble9 callin. the leads
E3hac*4 theories.E
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?e4s .rand M&r4 1etition 3as :&ashed on No2ember #th9 1--" b4 Aistrict 7&d.e Aaniel
03ens on the .ro&nds that it 3o&ld be Ere-in2entin. the 3heel.E
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?e4 a11ealed. As his attorne49 Mar* $anford stated9 E)e.all4 K03ensL didnt ha2e the
ri.ht to :&ash the 1etition. B&t beca&se hes a M&d.e he has the 1o3er9 3hether its le.al or
not.E
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Be2erl4 ,almer from Bob Mac4s office ar.&ed at the a11eals hearin. in defense of
03ens9 claimin. that the 1etition 3as Eins&fficient on its face9E and the re:&est 3as
d&1licito&s of the federal .rand M&r4s efforts.
Det9 as A11eals 7&d.e Ronald $t&bblefield 1ointed o&t9 no3here did 7&d.e 03ens state
3h4 the 1etition 3as ins&fficient. @n fact $t&bblefield 3as hi.hl4 s*e1tical that 03ens
had an4 facts to ad2ise him 1ro1erl4 in his decision. E@ :&estion 3hether 7&d.e 03ens
has the discretionE said $t&bblefield. E8es M&st o1eratin. on 3hat he *no3s abo&t the
bombin.. Ao 4o& thin* its ri.ht to ma*e a M&d.ment based on 3hat he reads in the
ne3s1a1erIE
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The same co&ld be said abo&t AA Bob Mac4. At the time @ inter2ie3ed him9 he 3as
collectin. information on the case b4 readin. Morris Aees "athering )torm9 and (he
(urner iaries. This 3as a 4ear and-a-half after the bombin. + a bombin. that occ&rred
ri.ht o&tside his 3indo3. 8e didnt *no3 abo&t 7ohn Aoe 2. 8e had no idea abo&t the
Middle 5astern connection. 8e had done absol&tel4 no in2esti.ation.
E@ ha2e not seen these thin.s 4o& are tal*in. abo&t ri.ht no39E Mac4 told me. EBhen @
see the e2idenceO @ ha2ent been 1resented 3ith the e2idence.E Mac4 s&bse:&entl4
claimed he 3anted me to 3or* 3ith his so-called Etas* forceE that 3as Ein2esti.atin.E the
bombin.9 then ne2er called me bac*.
8is attit&de 3as ade:&atel4 reflected b4 his Assistant AA9 Be2erl4 ,almer. =isibl4
ner2o&s9 ,almer .ras1ed at stra3s d&rin. the a11eals hearin.9 ar.&in. that the .rand M&r4
sho&ldnt be con2ened beca&se of the need for EM&dicial econom49E and that it contra2ened
E1&blic 1olic4 concerns.E
EBhat 1olic4 concernsIE 7&d.e Aaniel Bo&drea& as*ed.
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@n s1ite of the efforts of a .ro&1 of .ood ole bo4 1oliticians to sabota.e M&stice9 7&d.e
$t&bblefield remained firm6 EThe 1eo1le ha2e the ri.ht to circ&late a 1etition if the 1eo1le
find that thin.s arent .oin. the 3a4 the4 o&.ht to be9E he said. E@s it not the ri.ht9 b4 the
sanctified ri.ht of the .rand M&r4 in 0*lahoma9 to in:&ire 3hether a crime is committedI
Aont the4 ha2e the ri.ht to in2esti.ate 1eo1le 3ho the4 thin* are in2ol2edI This is a
hi.hl4 1rotected ri.ht.E
The A11eals Co&rt &1held ?e4s ri.ht to 1etition for a Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 b4 a
&nanimo&s 2ote.
7&st t3o months before the hearin. Mac4 claimed to this a&thor that he intended to
1rosec&te Mc=ei.h and Nichols in a state trial on 1#1 co&nts of First Ae.ree M&rder. E@
dont li*e ta*in. a second seat to the KfederalL 1rosec&tion9E Mac4 stated. EThe bombin.
*illed 1/ of m4 friends.E
@n a Ma4 249 1--" letter to $enator 0rrin 8atch9 one of the ori.inal drafters of the Anti-
Terrorism Bill9 Mac4 3rote6
First9 immediatel4 follo3in. the trial or trials in Federal Co&rt9 @ shall9 3or*in. in
conM&nction 3ith the %nited $ates Ae1artment of 7&stice and the federal la3-enforcement
a.encies in2esti.atin. the bombin. of the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9 1rosec&te the
co3ards res1onsible for m&rderin. innocent 1eo1le in the area s&rro&ndin. the Federal
B&ildin..O
The $tate of 0*lahoma has an o2er3helmin.9 com1ellin. interest to see* and obtain the
ma;im&m 1enalt4 allo3able b4 la3 for the senseless and co3ardl4 *illin.s. Not onl4 is it
in the interest of the $tate9 it is m4 s3orn d&t4 to see* those sanctions9 and @ intend to
f&ll4 carr4 o&t m4 res1onsibilities.O
52er4 da4 of dela4 re1resents a 2ictor4 for these co3ardl4 cold-blooded *illers and
another da4 of defeat and s&fferin. for the 2ictims and all other Americans 3ho cr4 o&t
for M&stice.
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Mac4 also im1ressed &1on the a&thor his interest in .ettin. at the tr&th6 E@m 1re1ared to
do 3hat e2er it ta*es to .et to the tr&th9E Mac4 e;claimed. 1M4 sole intent is in learnin.
the tr&thJE
Det 3hen as*ed if he intended to cond&ct an in2esti.ation inde1endent of the Feds9 he
said9 EBellO @ dont 3ant to be a 1art4 to an4thin. that 3ill interfere 3ith the Feds
1rosec&tion. I on8t want to open up a new can o9 worms."
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After Mac4 lost the a11eals hearin.9 he met 3ith Bilb&rn and ?e49 e;1lainin. that he
act&all4 3ished to coo1erate 3ith their in2esti.ation. Three da4s later9 the t3o men
disco2ered that Mac4 had decided to contest the A11eals Co&rts decision.
Bhen a f&rio&s ?e4 confronted Mac49 all that the co&ra.eo&s9 tr&th-see*in. AA told him
3as9 "(hey won8t let me." Bhen ?e4 demanded to *no3 3ho Ethe4E 3ere9 Mac4 M&st
lo3ered his e4es to the floor and re1eated9 EThe4 3ont let me.E
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?e4 later learned from a so&rce at ABC Ne3s that Mac4 had recei2ed a conference call
from 7anet Renos de1&t4 7amie Corlic*9 and the .o2ernments lead 1rosec&tor9 7ose1h
8art!ler9 alon. 3ith Co2ernor ?eatin.9 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Chief Car4 Marrs9 and 7&d.e
Aaniel 03ens.
Bhen the .rand M&r4 3as finall4 im1aneled9 federal 1rosec&tors :&ic*l4 attem1ted to
bloc* the testimon4 of federal em1lo4ees.
?e4 also acc&sed KChief Assistant AA ,atL Mor.an and others in 0*lahoma Co&nt4
Aistrict Attorne4 Bob Mac4s office of infl&encin. and intimidatin. 3itnesses. E@ am 2er4
&1set abo&t it9E ?e4 said. E52er4one sho&ld be o&tra.ed beca&se of this.E
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@nterestin.l49 d&rin. a debate 3ith Re1resentati2e ?e49 ?eatin. stated9 ENobod4 co&ld
.et a3a4 3ith a co2er-&1H it 3o&ld not be tolerated b4 ci2ili!ed 0*lahoma Cit4.O
Nobod4s afraid of the tr&th.E
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?F0Rs 7a4na Aa2is shed some li.ht on the Etr&th-see*in.E efforts of Bob Mac4 and the
.ood ole bo4 net3or* of 1oliticos from 3hich he descends. T3o 4ears earlier9 after an (-
4ear-old bo4 3as ra1ed9 both Aa2is and the ,&blic Aefender demanded to *no3 3h4
Mac4 hadnt done an4thin.. Bhen Mac4 tho&.ht the camera 3as off9 he 3hi11ed aro&nd
and sternl4 admonished the re1orter6 E)ad49 @ dont *no3 3ho 4o& are or 3here 4o& came
from9 b&t this isnt ho3 3e do b&siness in 0*lahomaJE
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Re1resentati2e ?e4 e2ent&all4 too* the case to the 0*lahoma $&1reme Co&rt. @n his
o11osin. brief9 Mac4 a.ain ar.&ed that it 3o&ld be Ea 3aste of the ta;1a4ers time and
mone4 to con2ene an 0*lahoma Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 3hen one 3as alread4 in session or
3hen a Federal Crand 7&r4 had alread4 heard all a2ailable e2idence.E
The $&1reme Co&rt did not a.ree 3ith Mac4. The4 &nanimo&sl4 &1held ?e4s ri.ht to
im1anel the .rand M&r49 3hich 3as seated in 7&ne of -'9 and is hearin. e2idence as of this
3ritin..
Nat&rall49 the Ministers of Tr&th at (he aily !klahoman 3asted little time9 1&m1in. o&t
more bland editorial dri2el to m&dd4 the 3aters. The follo3in. 1iece9 entitled
ECons1irac4 Theories9E foc&ses on the fact that the Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 is onl4
e;acerbatin. the Ea.on4E of some 2ictims9 3ho are a11arentl4 more concerned 3ith some
fair4 tale notion of Eclos&reE then in learnin. the tr&th6
Bhate2er the ca&se9 the dela4 adds to the a.on4 of those bombin. 2ictims 3ho belie2e
the in2esti.ation is a 3aste of time.
(he !klahoman shares that belief9 b&t 3e are o1timistic the 1robe ma4 satisf4 man4 3ho
are s&s1icio&s abo&t e2ents before the bombin.. Det9 3e 3onder if the more
cons1iratorial-minded 3ill e2er be satisfied.O
Conflictin. cons1irac4 theories and an olio of circ&mstantial e2idence abo&nd here.
7&rors in Aen2er sorted thro&.h testimon4 and fo&nd Mc=ei.h .&ilt4. Fr&stratin. as it
ma4 be to some9 there is little more to this crime than meets the e4e. The rest is the st&ff
of fiction.
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B4 the aily !klahoman8s acco&nt9 the n&mero&s credible 3itnesses 3ho sa3 Timoth4
Mc=ei.h 3ith other s&s1ects on the mornin. of the crime adds &1 to little more than
Ecirc&mstantial e2idence9E 3hile 3hat 1rosec&tors 1resented at trial + Mc=ei.hs 1hone
calls to chemical com1anies9 his 1olitical 2ie3s9 and the com1letel4 irrele2ant emotional
tales from bombin. 2ictims + are not.
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Ci2en the local medias connections to the 1olitical .ood ole bo4 net3or* 2ia the
Bashin.ton-connected Fran* ?eatin.9 their 1osition is hardl4 s&r1risin.. Famed
Bater.ate Mo&rnalist Carl Bernstein 1&t some 1ers1ecti2e on the matter 3hen he re2ealed
in a 1-'' .olling )tone article that o2er 4// %.$. Mo&rnalists 3ere em1lo4ed b4 the C@A.
These ran.ed from freelancers 3ho 3ere 1aid for re.&lar debriefin.s9 to act&al C@A
officers 3ho 3or*ed &nder dee1 co2er. Nearl4 e2er4 maMor %.$. ne3s or.ani!ation has
had s1oo*s on the 1a4roll9 &s&all4 3ith the coo1eration of to1 mana.ement.
The three most 2al&able assets the C@A co&ld co&nt on 3ere Billiam ,ale4s CB$9 Arth&r
$&l!ber.ers +ew York (imes and 8enr4 )&ces (imeH3i9e em1ire. All three bent o2er
bac*3ards 1romotin. the 1ict&re of 0s3ald as a lone n&t in the 7F? assassination.
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The 1olitical .ood ole bo4 net3or* 3asnt finished tr4in. to sto1 the co&ra.eo&s efforts
of Re1resentati2e ?e4. 0n Ma4 '9 1--'9 5dmondson s&b1oenaed ?e4 before a m&lti-
co&nt4 .rand M&r49 alle.in. that he 2iolated 1roced&res in raisin. mone4 for the bombin.
in2esti.ation. The aily !klahoman 1ro&dl4 1roclaimed ho3 it had 1la4ed a critical role
in brin.in. abo&t the in2esti.ation of ?e46
The Attorne4 Cenerals action is a res&lt of an in:&ir4 b4 (he !klahoman abo&t ?e4s
se2en-1a.e solicitation letter on the @nternet. The letter as*s for mone4 to Esec&re co1ies
of the 2ol&mino&s <federal> .o2ernment doc&ments and to 1a4 inde1endent in2esti.atorsE
and other e;1enses for the co&nt4 .rand M&r4 in2esti.ation....
Bill Cra2es9 an attorne4 3ho re1resented ?e4 at the .rand M&r4 in:&est9 stated6 EThe la3
is 1rett4 clear that 4o& are not re:&ired to re.ister before 4o& hit the ten tho&sand dollar
threshold9 and Charles K?e4L had not hit that limit so 3as not re:&ired to re.ister.
5dmondson *no3s that. The4re M&st tr4in. to slo3 Charles do3n or sto1 him thro&.h
harassment.E
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EThis is all abo&t sto11in. &s and ma*in. &s sh&t &19 said ?e4. E@f @ 3o&ld M&st :&it the
.rand M&r4 deal9 this 3o&ld all .o a3a4.E
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$a4s =.X )a3ton9 a 8%A 3or*er 3ho s&r2i2ed the bombin.9 EDo& dont ha2e to be that
bri.ht or loo* that hard to see the fra&d and h41ocris4 in these char.es. For o2er a 4ear
and a half9 the42e been doin. e2er4thin. ima.inable and em1lo4in. the most abs&rd
ar.&ments to 1re2ent Charles from im1anelin. a .rand M&r4 to in2esti.ate one of the
3orst crimes in o&r co&ntr4s histor4. No39 after hes o2ercome all of their le.al
challen.es in the co&rts and is close to .ettin. a co&nt4 .rand M&r4 in2esti.ation .oin.9
the4 dra. him before a m&lti-co&nt4 .rand M&r4 for 3hat amo&nts to Ma43al*in.9 3hile
the bombin. and other .en&ine9 serio&s crimes .o &nin2esti.ated.E
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)a3ton also bro&.ht to the attention of bombin. in2esti.ators a Febr&ar4 "th9 fa;
transmission to federal em1lo4ees on the official letterhead of Attorne4 Ceneral Are3
5dmondson. The letter so&.ht si.nat&res from s&r2i2ors to .o 3ith letters that 3ere to be
sent to 2ario&s ne3s or.ani!ations. The co2er sheet said it came from Richard M.
Bintor49 Chief Ae1&t4 Attorne4 Ceneral of the Criminal Ai2ision.
The letter9 entitled9 EA ,lea to the Media from 0*lahoma Cit46 Aont 0.7. %sJJJE 1&r1orts
to be a s1ontaneo&s res1onse from 2ictims as*in. the media not to Emani1&lateE and
Ee;1loitE them Efor no 1&r1ose other than to enhance their ratin.s on the air and in
1&blications.E
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This ob2io&s 1ro1a.anda co&nteroffensi2e 3as in res1onse to ABC 2/S2/s 7an&ar49 1--#
sho3 abo&t 1rior *no3led.e. @t referred to the Eso-called re1ortE b4 ABC as Etabloid
Mo&rnalismE filled 3ith E&ns&bstantiated and baseless claims that ha2e been re1eatedl4
deb&n*ed.E
EBe are a11alled at the lac* of interest in the tr&th and the &nderhanded method &tili!ed
b4 2/S2/E stated the letter9 3hich claimed that ABC had 3ron.f&ll4 im1lied that certain
2ictims a.reed 3ith the E1aranoid del&sionE of the Eridic&lo&s theor4 of .o2ernment
cons1irac4 in this crime.E @t added that Ere1orters are sometime tem1ted to for.et the
tr&th.E %ltimatel49 it stated9 E@t is ,50,)5 that matter in this life9 either mone4 nor
1ossession nor a ,&lit!er ,ri!e.E
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This classic ,$D0, 1iece la&nched b4 5dmondson <3hich he an.ril4 denied in a letter to
the a&thor> 3as si.ned9 EMan4 $&r2i2ors and Famil4 Members9 0*lahoma Cit4
Bombin..E
)a3ton and 8%A em1lo4ee 7ane Craham 3ere t3o s&r2i2ors 3ho an.ril4 deno&nced the
letter for the sham that it 3as. E$ince the comm&nication 3as loaded 3ith lies and half
tr&ths9 @ certainl4 co&ld not si.n it9E said )a3ton9 Eand @ felt li*e a state Attorne4 Ceneral
co&ld better s1end his time s&11ortin. an effort to find the tr&th rather than this
trans1arent effort at hel1in. to hide it.E
E@ am an.r49E stated Craham in a t41ed res1onse to the letter9 Ethat the Attorne4 Cenerals
office 3o&ld 1la4 on the emotions of this office at 8%A &nder the .&ise of *ee1in. &s
1osted on ho3 the4 are 1roceedin. and 1lannin. the case9 ca&sin. f&rther emotional
t&rmoil in this office bet3een em1lo4ees.E
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A&rin. a 7&ne 139 1--' tele2ision inter2ie39 5dmondson 3as as*ed 3h4 those 3itnesses
3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h 3ith other s&s1ects 3ere ne2er called to testif4 at Mc=ei.hs trial.
5dmondson re1lied that 1rosec&tors &s&all4 dont 1resent 3itnesses 3hose testimon4 isnt
EcredibleE or conflicts 3ith other 3itnesses.
Rodne4 7ohnson9 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h 3ith another man in front of the M&rrah B&ildin.
moments before it e;1loded9 called 5dmondsons statement Emis.&ided.E
E@ too* those comments to be rather 1ersonal9E said 7ohnson.
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5dmondsons blatant attem1t at coercin. the 2ictims to 1ander to the official .o2ernment
line is similar to a letter from a .ro&1 of 2ictims s&..estin. 1assa.e of the Anti-Terrorism
Bill. The reci1ients 3ere &r.ed to call 5dmondson if the4 3ere interested in 1artici1atin..
0f co&rse9 3hile 5dmondson acc&sed ABC 2/S2/ of Emani1&latin.E and Ee;1loitin.E the
bombin. 2ictims9 it is ob2io&s that 5dmondson himself hasnt done anything to
mani1&late or e;1loit anyone.
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@nterestin.l49 se2eral months after the scandalo&s smear cam1ai.n a.ainst Re1resentati2e
?e49 Co2ernor ?eatin. 3as acc&sed b4 the 0*lahoma 5thics Commission of 32
2iolations of &sin. state-o3ned 2ehicles for 1olitical f&nd-raisin.9 incl&din. the states
G2.- million air1lane. Con2enientl4 for.ettin. his o3n shamef&l and dishonest smear
attac*s a.ainst Re1resentati2e ?e49 ?eatin. sanctimonio&sl4 3hined abo&t ho3 the
alle.ations 3ere Eirres1onsible9 sill4 and com1letel4 &nM&stified.E No do&bt the 5thics
Commission 3as Eoff the reser2ation9E and Eba4in. at the moon.E
@n s1ite of his &ns&ccessf&l attem1ts to smear honest men li*e Re1resentati2e ?e49
?eatin. and his croo*ed 1olitical cronies 3asted no time in discreditin. 5d4e $mith9
callin. her alle.ations Eh4sterical.E $mith 3as the mother of t3o 4o&n. bo4s 3ho
1erished in the bombin. + Chase and Colton. $mith immediatel4 .ained the attention of
concerned citi!ens all across America. 8&ndreds of tho&sands of letters and chec*s be.an
1o&rin. in9 and relief a.encies &sed Chases 1hoto on a 1oster memoriali!in. the disaster.
0n Ma4 239 the da4 the Federal B&ildin. 3as demolished9 5d4e $mith9 in a li2e
inter2ie3 on CNN9 stated9 ETheres a lot of :&estions that ha2e been left &n-ans3ered.
Bere bein. told to *ee1 o&r mo&ths sh&t9 not to tal* abo&t it9 dont as* those
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CNNs Car4 Tr&chmann as*ed $mith to describe the nat&re of the :&estions6 EBe9 alon.
3ith h&ndreds of tho&sands of other 1eo1le 3ant to *no39 3here 3as the ATF the
mornin. of A1ril 1-thI All of their em1lo4ees s&r2i2ed. The4 3ere s&11osed to be the
tar.et of this e;1losion and 3here 3ere the4OI Aid the4 ha2e a 3arnin. si.nI @ mean9
did the4 thin* it mi.ht be a bad da4 to .o in the officeI
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EThe4 had an o1tion to not .o to 3or* that da49E $mith contin&ed9 Eand m4 *ids didnt .et
that o1tion9 nobod4 else in the b&ildin. .ot that o1tion. And 3ere M&st as*in. :&estions9
3ere not ma*in. acc&sations. Be M&st 3ant to *no3 3h4 and the4re tellin. &s9 ?ee1
4o&r mo&th sh&t9 dont tal* abo&t it.E
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Tr&chmann :&ic*l4 ended the inter2ie3.
?ath4 Bilb&rn 3as the Crandmother of Chase and Colton. Bilb&rn 3as amon. the first
to arri2e at the scene of the bombin.9 and she and $mith9 3ho both 3or*ed at the nearb4
@.R.$. office9 had 3itnessed the carna.e first-hand. No39 as she 3atched the b&ildin.
come do3n9 an eerie silence filled her so&l. )ater that afternoon9 ?ath4 Bilb&rn 3al*ed
into the em1t4 room 3here the little bo4s had li2ed9 1ic*ed &1 their st&ffed animals9 and
be.an to cr4.
Bilb&rns h&sband Clenn had been a 2ocal o11onent of the .o2ernments in2esti.ation9
and their e;1lanation of the bombin. did not sit 3ell 3ith him. The Crandfather felt the
loss of the t3o bo4s *eenl4. Bilb&rn had ta*en it on his o3n to in2esti.ate the bombin.9
and the facts he 3as comin. &1 3ith did not ma*e him ha114.
0n the afternoon the b&ildin. 3as demolished9 Bilb&rn recei2ed a call from %.$.
Attorne4 ,atric* R4an. R4an 3anted to meet 3ith him and s1ea* 3ith the famil4.
EThe4 3anted to set o&r minds at ease o&r minds that there 3asnt an4thin. sinister .oin.
on9E said Bilb&rn.
T3o da4s later $mith and Bilb&rn 3ere 2isited b4 an ento&ra.e of federal a.ents
incl&din. R4an9 ATF A.ents Chris C&4ler and )&*e Frane49 an @R$ Criminal in2esti.ator9
and a member of )o&is 7ol4on Bests 2ictims assistance team.
EThe4 all came in and sat do3n and said Be 3ant to ans3er 4o&r :&estions and ma*e
4o& feel .ood. @ said fine. Then @ loo*ed them ri.ht in the e4e and said9 Do& .&4s had
no indication that A1ril 1-th co&ld be a dan.ero&s da4 do3n thereI The4 both ans3ered9
no sir.E
EBell9 t3o ho&rs later @ t&ned on the T=9 and CNN is inter2ie3in. ATF Airector 7ohn
Ma.a3. The inter2ie3 starts o&t9 EMr. Ma.a39 based on the si.nificance of A1ril 1-th9
did 4o& ta*e an4 1reca&tionsIE
EClearl4 there 3as an interest all o2er the co&ntr4 to do that9E re1lied Ma.a3. EAnd @ 3as
2er4 concerned abo&t that. Be did some thin.s here in head:&arters and in all of o&r field
offices thro&.ho&t the co&ntr4 to tr4 to be more obser2ant.OE
EBell9 if there 3as e2er a 1oint that @ 3as hoo*ed into this thin.9 and there 3as nothin.
that 3as .onna sto1 me9E recalls Bilb&rn9 Ethat 3as itO beca&se b4 Cod9 somebod4 lied
that mornin..E
R4ans conciliator4 meetin. 3ith the famil4 did not last lon.. The federal 1rosec&tor
became ner2o&s after Bilb&rn cas&all4 mentioned that he had tal*ed to a famil4 la34er.
R4an :&ic*l4 .ot &1 and left.
Bhile 5d4e $mith 3as :&oted as sa4in. that she 3as EsatisfiedE the a.ents had e;1lained
their 3hereabo&ts9 she later told me9 E@ belie2e the4 sat their and lied to &s.E
%nmar*ed cars soon be.an sho3in. &1 at Clenn Bilb&rns ho&se. Bhen Bilb&rn 3ent
o&t to confront them9 the4 s1ed off.
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T3o months later9 5d4e $mith and ?ath4 Bilb&rn had their Bor*ers Com1ensation
chec*s c&t off. 0&t of 4#2 federal em1lo4ees affected b4 the blast9 the4 3ere the onl4 t3o
em1lo4ees 3ho 3ere m4sterio&sl4 Edenied.E
Moreo2er9 o&t of tho&sands of chec*s sent to $mith thro&.h the Red Cross9 none 3ere
e2er recei2ed. All the letters had been o1ened9 the chec*s missin.9 incl&din. some sent
2ia the Co2ernors and Ma4ors office. EAll the mail that the Red Cross deli2ered to m4
ho&se9 1robabl4 tho&sands of 1ieces of mail9 e2er4 sin.le 1iece 3as o1ened before @ .ot
it. And it all had m4 name on it9E said $mith.
EBe started noticin. that the mail that came to the ho&se had mone4 in it9E said ?ath4
Bilb&rn9 Eb&t the maMorit4 of the mail that came to &s thro&.h the Red CrossO it 3as all
o1ened and there 3as ne2er a thin dime in an4 of it.E
Bhen $mith called the Red Cross to com1lain9 she 3as told that her mail 3asnt bein.
o1ened9 and that no mone4 3as bein. ta*en. Bhen Bilb&rn confronted the head of the
local Red Cross9 she 3as told that their letters 3ere bein. o1ened to chec* for Ehate
mail.E Bilb&rn told her that the e;1lanation 3as Eridic&lo&s.E
EA mother sent me a little card that her little bo4 dre3.E said $mith9 E$he said m4 little
bo4 sa2ed this three dollars and 3anted 4o& to ha2e it. And the three dollars 3as
.one.E
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?eatin.s ans3er to the missin. f&ndsI @nternin. colle.e st&dents 3ere res1onsible for
the thefts. ,erha1s former C-Man ?eatin. 3as trainin. the 4o&n. lads for &1comin.
co&nter-intelli.ence o1erations. $&ch 3o&ld not be &n&s&al tactics for a man 3ho 3or*ed
as an FB@ a.ent d&rin. C0@NT5),R0 <the FB@s Co&nter @ntelli.ence ,ro.ram of the
late-#/s to mid '/s>9 3here he 1ersonall4 infiltrated anti-.o2ernment acti2ists li*e the
Beathermen9 the Blac* ,anthers9 and the $A$ <$t&dents For A Aemocratic $ociet4>9 and
stated he sees little difference bet3een them and the militias.
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?eatin. also ser2ed as Assistant Attorne4 Ceneral &nder 5d3in Meese. Meese 3as
Attorne4 Ceneral d&rin. the 1-(" fire-bombin. of M0=5 head:&arters. M0=5 3as a
.ro&1 of blac* ho&sin. acti2ists li2in. in a s:&atted b&ildin. in ,hiladel1hia. The satchel
char.e9 dro11ed from a helico1ter b4 ,hiladel1hias finest <3ith a little hel1 from the
FB@>9 res&lted in the deaths of o2er 11 1eo1le9 incl&din. fi2e children9 and destro4ed
n&mero&s s:&are bloc*s of the cit4.
@nstead of la&nchin. a 1ro1er in2esti.ation into the matter9 Meeses res1onse 3as
Econsider it an e2iction notice.E
Meese 3o&ld later be im1licated in the 0ctober $&r1rise scandal9 3hich 1ro1elled Ronald
Rea.an into the Bhite 8o&se 2ia a secret deal to release the hosta.es in @ran after the
defeat of 7imm4 Carter. As his re3ard9 Meese 3as a11ointed Attorne4 Ceneral9 3here he
3o&ld .o on to commit then co2er &1 other crimes9 the t3o most notorio&s bein. @ran-
Contra and the @nsla3 affair.
B&t ?eatin.s in2ol2ement 3ith the scions of tr&th and M&stice doesnt end there. ?eatin.
ser2ed in the B&sh administration as Assistant Treas&r4 $ecretar4 d&rin. the @ran-Contra
in2esti.ations. Cene Bheaton9 a former T&lsa 1olice officer and Arm4 C@A in2esti.ator
3ho 3or*ed for the Christic @nstit&te9 obser2es that it 3as Ceor.e B&sh 3ho 1ersonall4
selected ?eatin. as Assistant Treas&r4 $ecretar4 in 1-("9 3here he s&1er2ised
@NT5R,0)9 the C&stoms $er2ice9 The $ecret $er2ice9 and the ATF.
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As Bheaton 3rites6
The 3ord in T&lsa is that B&sh is his E1olitical .odfatherHE that ?eatin. .ot his Mob in the
Treas&r4 Ae1artment thro&.h B&shs .ood offices and that B&sh Elo2es ?eatin..E The
connection a11ears to be an old-bo4 connection thro&.h the $o&thern 8ills Co&ntr4 Cl&b
in T&lsa9 0*lahoma.
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E@n his 1osition9 ?eatin. co&ld control both the in2esti.ati2e and 1rosec&torial side of
an4 scandal that came his 3a49E adds Portland Free Press 1&blisher Ace 8a4es. E1-("-((
had .&ns9 dr&.s9 and ille.al mone4 mo2in. all o2er the .lobe. Bas the ATF9 3ho co&ldnt
find its ass 3ith both hands9 as reall4 as incom1etent as it a11eared9 or 3as Fran*
?eatin. there to ma*e s&re the4 did notIE
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@n fact9 it 3as 3hile ?eatin. 3as ser2in. as Assistant Treas&r4 $ecretar4 that @R$
in2esti.ator Bill A&ncan + 3ho 3as in2esti.atin. @ran-Contra dr&.-r&nnin. acti2ities at
Mena + 3as instr&cted to 1erM&re himself. As A&ncan stated in a de1osition before a
Moint Con.ressionalSAr*ansas Attorne4 Ceneral in2esti.ati2e committee6
D!ncan' @n late Aecember of 1-('9 @ 3as contacted b4 KtheL Chief Co&nsel for the 8o&se
7&diciar4 $&bcommittee on CrimeO 3ho told me that the4 3ere loo*in. into the reason
3h4 no one 3as indicted in connection 3ith the Mena in2esti.ations. The @nternal
Re2en&e $er2ice assi.ned to me disclos&re liti.ation attorne4s9 3hich .a2e me
instr&ctions 3hich 3o&ld ha2e ca&sed me to 3ithhold information from Con.ress d&rin.
m4 testimon4 and to also 1erM&re m4self.
Committee' And ho3 did 4o& res1ond to the Treas&r4 Ae1artmentI
D!ncan' Bell9 @ e;hibited to them that @ 3as .oin. to tell the tr&th in m4 testimon4. And
the 1erM&r49 s&bornation of 1erM&r4 res&lted in an + res&lted beca&se of an alle.ation that
@ had recei2ed9 that Attorne4 Ceneral 5d3in Meese recei2ed a se2eral h&ndred tho&sand
dollar bribe from Barr4 $eal directl4. And the4 told me to tell the $&bcommittee on
Crime that @ had no information abo&t that.
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Ar*ansas $tate ,olice in2esti.ator R&ssell Belch9 3ho 1ro2ided the information to
A&ncan9 3as s&bse:&entl4 1oisoned. T3o months later9 ?eatin. 3as a11ointed as
Associate Attorne4 Ceneral.
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@t seems that Fran* ?eatin. has ser2ed as a 1oint-man9 3ea2in. a t3isted trail thro&.h
some of Americas most notorio&s crimes9 incl&din. @ran-Contra9 BCC@9 @ra:.ate9 the
$N) crisis9 andO 0*lahoma Cit4.
?eatin. has al3a4s been at the ne;&s brid.in. the a.endas of .ood ole bo4s li*e Ceor.e
B&sh9 3ith their elitist a.endas9 and the s&bse:&ent co2ert-o1erations s&b-c&lt&res 3hich
the4 s1a3ned. @n an article in the Portland Free Press entitled EAnother B&sh Bo49E
Bheaton 3rites6
The co2ert-o1erations El&natic frin.eE in Bashin.ton9 3hich too* o2er *e4 o1erations at
the national sec&rit4 le2el9 KandL still controls them toda49 3as B&shs 1-(1 a.enda9 and
?eatin. is the ne;t .eneration to carr4 it on.
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@t 3as onl4 three months after ?eatin.s ina&.&ration as Co2ernor that the bombin. of
the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. occ&rred. Ci2en his bac*.ro&nd and .roomin.9 ?eatin.
3as in a 1erfect 1osition to direct Edama.e control.E As Bheaton notes6
?eatin. is an a 1erfect 1osition to control the direction and sco1e of an4 state
in2esti.ation 3hich mi.ht not corres1ond to the official federal in:&ir4.
@t a11eares ?eatin. did M&st that. As Co2ernor9 ?eatin. 3as in a 1osition to halt the
h&rried demolition of the M&rrah b&ildin.9 ordered b4 federal a&thorities &nder the .&ise
of Esafet4.E Bob Ric*s9 the FB@ ,R flac* 3ho s1oon-fed a dail4 dose of lies to the 1ress
d&rin. the Baco sie.e9 3as a11ointed 0*lahoma Airector of ,&blic $afet4 b4 ?eatin.
after the demolition. ?eatin. and Ric*s 3ere .ood friends from colle.e.
The demolition 3as ordered &nder the 1se&do-1s4cholo.ical 1remise of 1ro2idin.
Eclos&reE to the festerin. 3o&nd han.in. o2er the cit4. The demolition also effecti2el4
1re2ented an4 inde1endent forensic in2esti.ation of the bomb site.
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$aid a 2ictim 3hose s1o&se 3as *illed in the e;1losion9 E@ 3as &1set ri.ht from the start
3hen there 3as the bi. r&sh to destro4 the crime scene9 to ta*e the b&ildin. do3n. A lot
of im1ortant e2idence 3as destro4ed that co&ld ha2e hel1ed sol2e this.E
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The feds decision to destro4 cr&cial forensic e2idence has an eerie 1arallel to the
demolition of Mt. Carmel. The destr&ction of the Branch Aa2idian ch&rch 1re2ented
inde1endent e;aminers from determinin. that the ATF had fired into the roofs of the
b&ildin. d&rin. the earl4 1art of the raid9 and that FB@ sni1ers had deliberatel4 shot
1eo1le tr4in. to esca1e.
The destr&ction of the M&rrah B&ildin. is also a*in to the $ecret $er2ices hast4 <or
caref&ll4 1lanned> decision to ille.all4 remo2e ,resident ?enned4s bod4 from ,ar*land
Memorial 8os1ital. 0nce &nder control of militar4 officials9 incl&din. Cenerals 3ho
3ere &ndo&btedl4 in2ol2ed in the assassination 1lot9 ?enned4s a&to1s4 co&ld 1roceed
&nder caref&ll4 controlled 1arameters. Bhile obser2in. the a&to1s49 these militar4
officials 1re2ented a thoro&.h e;amination of the bod49 3hich 3o&ld ha2e re2ealed the
1resence of m&lti1le entr4 3o&nds. Bac* in Aallas9 $ecret $er2ice a.ents caref&ll4
3ashed ?enned4s limo&sine to remo2e all traces of b&llet fra.ments9 and had Co2ernor
Connoll4s clothes9 b&llet holes and all9 cleaned and 1ressed.
$aid 7annie Co2erdale9 3ho lost her .randsons Aaron and 5liMah in the bombin.9
E52er4one @ tal* to has the same :&estions6 Bhat ha11enedI Bhat is .oin. onI Be dont
3ant this to be another 7ohn F. ?enned4 deal9 3here 32 4ears later the real stor4 is still
&n*no3n.E
The -ederal B!rea! of .ntimidation
"(here is no place on earth where you will &e sa9e 9rom the most power9ul 9orces o9
@ustice." 7 F%I director 3ouis Freeh.
@n a motion filed b4 $te1hen 7ones9 affida2its sho3 that n&mero&s 3itnesses 3ere
instr&cted b4 the FB@ to E*ee1 :&ietE so the facts of the case E3o&ldnt .et distorted.E This
a&ra of secrec4 :&ic*l4 t&rned into obstr&ction of M&stice9 as FB@ a.ents ro&tinel4
instr&cted 3itnesses not to tal* to defense team in2esti.ators or Mo&rnalists.
Bhen defense in2esti.ator Mart4 Reed attem1ted to inter2ie3 0*lahoma 8i.h3a4
,atrolman Charlie 8an.er <the 1atrolman 3ho had arrested Mc=ei.h>9 he 3as told b4
08, chief le.al co&nsel 7ohn )indse49 EThe FB@ has re:&ested that no one inter2ie3
Troo1er Charlie 8an.er.E
Mitchell Bhitmire9 3ho *ne3 Mc=ei.h 3hen the4 3ere both in the Arm49 3as contacted
b4 defense in2esti.ator Neil 8artle4. Bhitmire told 8artle4 he 3as instr&cted b4 the FB@
not to tal* to an4one abo&t the case &nless he obtained 1ermission from the FB@.
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Bhen this a&thor tried to inter2ie3 t3o members of the $heriffs Bomb $:&ad9 the4
became 2isibl4 ner2o&s. The4 claimed no other bombs 3ere 1&lled o&t of the b&ildin.9
clearl4 contradictin. ne3s acco&nts sho3in. additional bombs that 3ere ta*en a3a4 and
detonated.
As disc&ssed 1re2io&sl49 FB@ a.ents 1&t &1 a 1rotecti2e 1erimeter aro&nd 5ldon 5lliott9
1re2entin. him from tal*in. to Mo&rnalists and defense in2esti.ators.
?F0R-T=9 3ho too* the lead in in2esti.atin. the case9 fo&nd it almost im1ossible to
inter2ie3 3itnesses. EBe .et there and all of a s&dden the42e been told to sh&t &19E said
Melissa ?lin!in.9 ?F0Rs former Ne3s Airector.
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A T&lsa fire ca1tain told in2esti.ator Crai. Roberts he sa3 machine.&n-totin. blac*-clad
a.ents 3ith no mar*in.s remo2in. bo;es of files from the ,ost 0ffice ten da4s after the
bombin.. Bhen he 3as s&bse:&entl4 inter2ie3ed b4 this a&thor9 he denied seein.
an4thin..
Ann Aomin9 3ho ori.inall4 told a T&lsa 1olice officer she had seen t3o Middle 5astern
males loiterin. near the front of the M&rrah B&ildin. M&st before the blast9 later denied
sa4in. that.
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Accordin. to a con2ersation 7on Ra11a1ort had 3ith aily !klahoman re1orter Ann
Aefran.e9 3itness ,eter $chaffer told Aefran.e he had seen the M&rrah B&ildin. colla1se
in on itself9 s&..estin. that c&ttin. char.es 3ere &sed. Bhen Ra11a1ort :&estioned
$chaffer9 he denied seein. the b&ildin. fallin. do3n at all. Bhen Ra11a1ort .ot bac* to
Aefran.e9 she remained adamant abo&t 3hat $chaffer told her. E$he didnt b&d.e at all9E
said Ra11a1ort.
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EThe FB@ m&st ha2e .otten to him9E said 8eidelber.. EDo& *no39 the FB@ has been able
to .et 3itnesses to sh&t &1 abo&t im1ortant thin.s the4 *no3. Be2e tal*ed to some of
these 1eo1le. @n certain instances the 3itnesses belie2e that concealin. e2idence is the
ri.ht thin. to do. The4 reall4 belie2e it. The FB@ has sold them a bill of .oods abo&t
national sec&rit4 or somethin. li*e that. @n other cases the FB@ has &sed strai.ht-o&t
intimidation on 3itnesses. The4 si!e &1 1eo1le. 0n one 3itness the4ll &se somethin. li*e
national sec&rit4. 0n another9 the4ll .o for intimidation.E
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8eidelber.s o3n br&sh 3ith the .o2ernment didnt end 3ith his dismissal from the .rand
M&r4. $e2eral min&tes after a.reein. to do an inter2ie3 3ith 7a4na Aa2is9 he recei2ed a
call from %.$. Attorne4 7ose1h 8art!ler tellin. him that a re1orter 3as on her 3a4 and
that he 3as not to tal* to her9 or he 3o&ld be arrested. 0b2io&sl49 8eidelber.s 1hone 3as
ta11ed.
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EThe4 tried e2er4thin. to sh&t me &19E said 8eidelber.. EThe4 ha2e said the4 3ere .oin.
to thro3 me in Mail. Bhen that didnt 3or*9 the4 .ot do3n on their hands and *nees and
be..ed. @ meanO the4 ha2e tried e2er4thin. to *ee1 me from tal*in. to the 1ress abo&t
this.E
0n 7&l4 1-9 FB@ a.ents 7on 8ersle4 and Billiam Teater a11eared at 8eidelber.s home9
M&st ho&rs after 7&d.e R&ssell called him and disco2ered that he had ta*en his .rand M&r4
notes home. A11arentl4 Teater 3asnt too 1leased 3ith 8eidelber.s cas&al attit&de. At
one 1oint9 he 1&lled bac* his Mac*et9 re2ealin. his .&n9 3hich he had cons1ic&o&sl4 st&c*
in his 3aist belt.
EThe4 3ere tr4in. to im1ress &1on me the serio&sness ofO the4 3ere tr4in. to .i2e me
the messa.e that this is bi. time9 that this is hea24 3ei.ht9E said 8eidelber.9 Eand @ 3as
s&11osed to be fri.htenedO C&ns mean b&sinessO @ 3as s&11osed to beha2e and be a
.ood bo4 and not .i2e them an4 tro&ble. The im1lication 3as that the4 3ere .onna shoot
me9 b&t @ *ne3 better than that9E 8eidelber. said.
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8eidelber. doesnt feel he 3ill ser2e an4 Mail time for his actions. EThe4 dont 3ant me
e;onerated or indicted9E said 8eidelber.. EThe4 3ant me t3istin. in the 3ind.E
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@n Febr&ar4 of -'9 ABC 1lanned a follo3-&1 to their 2/S2/ E,rior ?no3led.eE 1iece9
3hich incl&ded an inter2ie3 3ith ATF informant Carol 8o3e. 8o&rs before the 1iece
3as to air on EBorld Ne3s Toni.ht9E it 3as *illed.
Accordin. to ABC 1rod&cer Ro.er Charles6 EThe4 3ere &ncomfortable 3ith it after a
series of 1hone calls from hi.h-le2el 7&stice Ae1artment and ATF 1eo1le9 sa4in. that
3ell9 4es9 the stor4 is ri.ht9 b&t 4o&re .oin. to dra3 the 3ron. concl&sions &nless 3e can
e;1lain it.E Accordin. to an inter2ie3 3ith ABC cond&cted b4 Mc=ei.hs defense team9
the con2ersation 3ent somethin. li*e this6
C!stice Dept' EBe ha2e to admit no3 $trassmeir has been in2esti.ated.E
,BC' EB&t 4o& ha2e denied o2er and o2er that he 3as e2er the s&bMect of an
in2esti.ation.E
C!stice Dept' EBell9 3ere &nden4in. that no3. 8e has been in2esti.ated9 b&t 3e co&ld
not in2ol2e him s1ecificall4 in the bombin. of the b&ildin..O KRe.ardin. 8o3es re1orts
of others in2ol2ed9 3eL Eco&ld not find an4one 3ho bo&.ht fertili!er9 co&ld not find
an4one 3ho rented a tr&c*9 so therefore 3e co&ld not char.e them 3ith an4thin..
KBesidesL9 3ere not s&re the information 3as credible.E
,BC' EB&t did 4o& or did 4o& not send her bac* o&tIE
C!stice Dept' EDes9 she 3as sent bac* o&t.E
,BC' EBell9 3hat in the hell does that meanIE
C!stice Dept' E$he did .o bac* o&t9 b&t she 3as &nable to de2elo1 an4 e2idence that
these 1eo1le had 1artici1ated9 Kaltho&.hL essentiall4 4o&r information is correct.E
ABC then said the 7&stice Ae1artment 1ress s1o*esman attem1ted to do3n1la4 the
credibilit4 of 8o3e b4 statin. that the .o2ernment hears these t41es of statements all the
time from EBhite $&1remacist com1o&nds.E
,BC' EDeah9 b&t theres one difference here.E
C!stice Dept' EBhat is thatIE
,BC' EThe Cod damn b&ildin. ble3 &19 thats 3hat.E
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Not onl4 3o&ld 8o3es testimon4 ha2e had &nfort&nate conse:&ences for a&thorities9 it
3o&ld not ha2e Mi2ed 3ith the FB@s fantas4 of the Elone n&tE bomber. @t seemed
a&thorities 3ere re1la4in. the same scenario the4 had 1la4ed o&t 2( 4ears before. @n the
7F? in2esti.ation9 the FB@ foc&sed on the Elone n&tE scenario too. Bitnesses 3ho did not
s&11ort the FB@s case a.ainst 0s3ald as lone 1artici1ant 3ere intimidated9 deb&n*ed or
mis:&oted in re1orts. Most 3ho sa3 shooters other than the one on the #th floor of the
Boo* Ae1ositor4 3ere ne2er s&b1oenaed to testif4.
@n 1-#39 7&lia Ann Mercer told the FB@ and the Aallas ,olice that she sa3 a man carr4 a
rifle case &1 to the Crass4 ?noll M&st before the shootin.. The FB@ too* her statement.
)ater9 3hen she 3as inter2ie3ed b4 Aistrict Attorne4 7im Carrison and sho3n the
statements she had .i2en the B&rea&9 she be.an sha*in. her head. EThese all ha2e been
altered9 she said. EThe4 ha2e me sa4in. M&st the o11osite of 3hat @ reall4 told them.E
@n the 0*lahoma Cit4 case9 3itnesses 3hose statements didnt fit the .o2ernments
official timeline and scenario 3ere either i.nored alto.ether9 or intimidated into chan.in.
their stories.
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Cher4l Bood9 an em1lo4ee at )o2es con2enience store9 3ho sa3 Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe
2 on A1ril 1'9 told FB@ a.ents their sec&rit4 camera had ca1t&red ima.es of the t3o men.
The FB@ didnt ta*e the ta1es and didnt 3ant to &se Boods stor4. EThe4 tried to con2ince
Bood that she 3as cra!4 + that she hadnt reall4 seen them9E said a +ewsweek re1orter
3ho inter2ie3ed Bood. EThe4 rattled her real .ood.E Bhen the store mana.er decided to
ta*e the 2ideo home himself9 the FB@ chan.ed their minds9 and confiscated the ta1e.
Mc=ei.h and his friends also sto11ed at another con2enience store abo&t 4" min&tes
from )o2es. As a +ewsweek re1orter 3ho inter2ie3ed the em1lo4ees told me9 the FB@
didnt &se the statements of those 3itnesses either9 beca&se it didnt fit the FB@s EofficialE
timeline.
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Mi*e Moro!9 the 7ohnn4s Tire $ho1 em1lo4ee 3ho .a2e Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2
directions to the M&rrah b&ildin. on the mornin. of the blast9 3as inter2ie3ed b4 the FB@
se2eral times. 0n the last inter2ie3 the4 told him that he had seen Mc=ei.h dri2e in a
different direction than he had ori.inall4 stated. The FB@ then claimed to the 1ress that
Moro! had made a mista*e and 3as conf&sed.
Aann4 Bil*erson9 the Re.enc4 To3ers em1lo4ee 3ho sold Mc=ei.h t3o softdrin*s and a
1ac* of ci.arettes 1/ min&tes before the bombin.9 claims FB@ a.ents tried 2er4 hard to
.et him to chan.e his stor4. Bil*erson sa3 Mc=ei.h and another man in an older9 shorter
R4der tr&c* 3ith a cab o2erhan.. FB@ a.ents sho3ed Bil*erson a catalo. of different
R4der models9 tr4in. to coerce him into statin. that the tr&c* he sa3 3as bi..er and
ne3er than the one act&all4 seen. Bil*erson ref&sed to chan.e his stor4.
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 Catina )a3son *ne3 Mc=ei.h 3hen he 3as stationed in
?ansas9 and sa3 him at 1arties 3ith Andreas $trassmeir and Michael Brescia. Bhen
)a3son sa3 the artists s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 29 she said9 EThats Mi*e KBresciaL. )a3son
re1eatedl4 called the FB@ to tell them it 3as Brescia9 b&t the4 didnt 3ant to listen9 and
sto11ed ret&rnin. her calls.
E@ *e1t tellin. them that the man in the K7ohn Aoe 2L s*etch 3as that Mi*e .&49 a nice-
loo*in. .&49 dar*-s*inned. B&t the FB@ made me feel .&ilt49 then i.norant9 as if @ didnt
*no3 3hat @ 3as sa4in.. Then9 later9 @ tried to call in 3ith more information and the4
3o&ldnt e2en tal* to me.E
Aebra B&rdic* had seen the 4ello3 Merc&r49 the bro3n 1ic*-&19 and the bl&e Che24
Ca2alier at 1/th and Robinson on the mornin. of the blast. B&rdic* called the FB@ and
the 0$B@9 and Ethe4 ble3 me off. The4 said the4 didnt ha2e time to .et o2er there.O
the4 told me9 4o& didnt see an4thin.. And thats 3hen @ tho&.ht @ 3as .oin. cra!4.
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7ane Craham9 alon. 3ith three other 3omen9 had seen a trio of s&s1icio&s-loo*in. men in
the M&rrah B&ildin.s &nder.ro&nd .ara.e the Frida4 before the bombin.. The men 3ere
3or*in. 3ith 3ire and a small9 1&tt4-colored bloc* 3hich a11eared to be C-4 1lastic
e;1losi2e.
FB@ A.ent 7oe $ch3ec*e made t3o a11ointments to inter2ie3 Craham9 b&t *e1t neither
of them. E8e ne2er sho3ed &19E said Craham. E@ a.ain called and set &1 another
a11ointment for the follo3in. 3ee* and that 3as ne2er *e1t.E
Bhen $ch3ec*e finall4 s1o*e to her9 he Eonl4 3anted to *no3 if @ co&ld identif4
Mc=ei.h or Nichols. A11arentl4 the FB@ 3as not interested in an4 time other than the
Monda4 or T&esda4 + the 3ee* of the bombin.JE e;claimed Craham9 EOand onl4 if the
res1onses 1ointed directl4 to Mc=ei.hJE
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The mana.er of the Creat Bestern @nn in 7&nction Cit4 3as certain the Middle 5astern
man 3ho had sta4ed in room 1/' on A1ril 1' 3as a dead rin.er for 7ohn Aoe 2. Det the
FB@ tried to discredit him9 sa4in. that the in:&ir4 there had been a 3aste of time. @f that is
tr&e9 3h4 did the FB@ confiscate the hotels re.isterI
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Barbara Bhittenber. at the $ante Fe Trail Ainer told Bill 7as1er the FB@ tried to .et her to
chan.e her stor4.
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7eff Aa2is9 3ho deli2ered Chinese food to a man in room 2" at the Areamland Motel9 had
been inter2ie3ed n&mero&s times b4 the FB@. The4 a11eared interested in tr4in. to .et
Aa2is to sa4 that Mc=ei.h 3as the man he sa3.
A&rin. trial9 1rosec&tor )arr4 Mac*e4 attac*ed Aa2is credibilit49 notin. that t3o da4s
after the bombin.9 he told FB@ a.ents that the man 3as a 3hite male9 2( or 2-9 abo&t #
feet tall9 abo&t 1(/ 1o&nds 3ith short9 sand4 hair9 clean-c&t 3ith no m&stache.
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Det Aa2is ori.inall4 told the FB@9 EThe man to 3hom @ deli2ered that ba. of Chinese food
is not Tim Mc=ei.h.E
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$till9 Mac*e4 tried to sha*e Aa2is confidence in his memor49 s&..estin. that Aa2is had
told a bartender and an ABC s*etch artist that he sa3 Mc=ei.h.
/ackey' EDo& den4 thatIE
Davis' EDes9 sir9 @ do9E
@n fact9 the 1erson Aa2is sa3 had E&n*em1tE hair9 a re.ional accent9 1ossibl4 from
0*lahoma9 ?ansas or Misso&ri9 and an o2erbite. Mc=ei.h 1ossesses none of those
characteristics.
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E@ 3as fr&strated :&ite a bit beca&se the4 M&st didnt seem to 3ant to sa4 0*a49 theres
somebod4 3e ma4 not ha2e. A lot of it seemed AamnJ @ M&st 3ish hed sa4 it 3as
Mc=ei.h so 3e co&ld be done 3ith it.E
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Aa2is told (he en,er Post that the FB@ ne2er e2en bothered ma*in. a com1osite s*etch
of the man he sa3. A T= net3or* finall4 hired an artist to do one.
Aaina Bradle4 had seen onl4 one man + oli2e-s*inned9 dar*-haired9 3earin. Means9
Mac*et9 and baseball ca1 + .et o&t of the 1assen.er side of the R4der tr&c* in front of the
Federal B&ildin. moments before it ble3 &1. Det 3hen she testified for the defense
d&rin. Mc=ei.hs trial9 she s3itched trac*s9 sa4in. she sa3 t3o s&s1ects.
Bhat is interestin. is that in n&mero&s inter2ie3s 3ith the media9 1rosec&tors9 and the
defense team9 Bradle4 adamantl4 maintained that she had seen onl4 one s&s1ect + 7ohn
Aoe 2. 7&st 3ee*s before her testimon49 Bradle4 a.ain told %.$. Attorne4 ,atric* R4an
and defense attorne4 Cher4l Ramse4 she 3as certain the man she sa3 3asnt Timoth4
Mc=ei.h.
Det shortl4 after the start of Mc=ei.hs trial + after meetin. 3ith federal 1rosec&tors +
Bradle4 s&ddenl4 Echan.ed her mind.E
@t seemed that FB@ a.ents 3ere con2enientl4 3aitin. at the air1ort to interce1t some of
Mc=ei.hs defense 3itnesses9 3ho 3o&ld then be E1ers&adedE to chan.e their testimon4.
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%nder cross-e;amination b4 R4an9 Bradle4 + 3ho had maintained a roc*-solid stor4 of
7ohn Aoe 2 since the da4 of the bombin. + no3 claimed she sa3 a second man. Det
d&rin. trial she 3as ner2o&s and falterin.9 her testimon4 3a2erin. constantl4. At one
1oint9 she co2ered her face 3ith her hands and :&ietl4 said9 E@ 3ant to tal* to m4 la34er.E
R4an e2ent&all4 .ot Bradle4 to sa4 she 3asnt s&re 3hether the second s&s1ect 3as
Mc=ei.h9 b&t that there 3as Enothin. differentE bet3een Mc=ei.hs feat&res and those of
the second man.
@n addition9 Bradle4 told the M&r4 she tho&.ht the tr&c* 3as 1ar*ed a.ainst the flo3 of
traffic on the one-3a4 street + a l&dicro&s 1ro1osition9 b&t con2enient for a .o2ernment
intent on con2incin. a M&r4 that Bradle4 sa3 the s&s1ect + 3ho 3as not 7ohn Aoe 29 b&t
1ossibl4 Mc=ei.h + .et o&t of the dri2ers side.
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Car4 )e3is9 the 0ournal .ecord 1ressman 3ho 3as almost r&n o2er b4 Mc=ei.h and t3o
of his associates in the 4ello3 Merc&r4 shortl4 before the blast9 s&ddenl4 denied seein.
them at allJ 7&st before he 3as s&b1oenaed to testif4 before the co&nt4 .rand M&r49 )e3is
told re1orters9 EBhat @ seen 3asnt a fact9 it 3asnt tr&e.E
Claimin. the FB@ had Ecleared &1 his conf&sionE more than a 4ear a.o9 )e3is said the
FB@ sho3ed him a 1hoto.ra1h of Mc=ei.hs distincti2e battered 4ello3 Merc&r49 and
con2inced him it 3asnt the same car he s1otted on A1ril 1-. E@t 3as real similar to it9E
)e3is said. E@t 3as real close b&t it 3asnt it.E
)e3is then claimed his e4e3itness acco&nt9 3hich had alread4 been 1&blished in stri*in.
detail9 had been e;a..erated b4 Re1resentati2e ?e4 and Clenn Bilb&rn. E@ dont care for
KBilb&rnL or Charles ?e49E )e3is told (he aily !klahoman. EThe4 *ind of 1&shed it
alon. for reasons @ dont *no3 3h4. That is abo&t all @ ha2e .ot to sa4.E
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This 3as :&ite a chan.e from the ner2o&s 3itness 3ho chec*ed the &nderside of his car
e2er4 mornin. for bombs9 afraid he 3as tar.eted for assassination b4 either bombin.
s&s1ects or the feds.
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As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 the =A 1s4cholo.ist9 had s1o*en to Mc=ei.h
and t3o of his associates at his office se2eral 3ee*s before the blast9 3hen the4
a11roached him loo*in. for EMobs.E
8eath 3as inter2ie3ed b4 the FB@ no less than ten times. 0n the last 2isit9 E8e <the FB@
a.ent> confronted me sa4in. he did not 3ant me tellin. the stor4 an4 lon.er. 8e said it
3as a false stor49 that @ had made it &19 that it 3as a fi.ment of m4 ima.ination9 and that
if @ 1&rs&ed it9 he 3o&ld 1&blicl4 discredit me.
E@ said to him9 that is the most des1icable9 &ncalled for attit&de that @2e e2er seen9 and @
dont *no3 3h4 4o& said that to me9 b&t @ can tell 4o&9 4o&re not .oin. to chan.e m4
realit4 3ith it.E
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8eath9 alread4 &1set b4 3hat he 3itnessed the da4 of the bombin.9 is no3 &ncertain 3hat
3ill ha11en to him.
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)ea Moore9 a 3oman 3ho 3as badl4 inM&red in the blast9 3as contacted b4 a re1orter
from the 3.A. (imes. Bhile he 3as enro&te to inter2ie3 her9 she recei2ed a m4sterio&s
1hone call tellin. her not to tal* to him. Moore9 a dimin&ti2e 3oman in her fifties9 3as
fri.htened. Bhen the re1orter sho3ed &1 at her door fifteen min&tes later9 Moore didnt
ans3er.
Melba9 the Albertsons 3or*er 3ho made sand3iches for Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 29 3as
hostile and fri.htened 3hen :&estioned b4 this re1orter + too scared to tal*.
Connie 8ood9 3ho sa3 7ohn Aoe 2 at the Areamland Motel shortl4 after midni.ht on
A1ril 1#9 then a.ain the ne;t mornin.9 3as inter2ie3ed n&mero&s times b4 the FB@. The4
e2en 3ent so far as to administer se2eral 1ol4.ra1h tests. 8ood told the a.ents e;actl4
3hat she sa3. 0n the last test9 the FB@ a.ent Et&rned aro&nd and .ot in her face9E recalled
her friend Aa2id ?een9 Eand said9 Do&2e ne2er seen 7ohn AoeJ 8e ne2er e;istedJE
The e;1erience of 8ood and ?een is reminiscent of the interro.ation of 7F? 3itnesses in
Aallas on No2ember 229 3hen FB@ a.ents 1ointedl4 told them the4 did not see an4
shooters on the Crass4 ?noll.
EThis bi. old d&de <FB@ a.ent> ri.ht o&t told me9 Do& did not see thatJE recalled 8ood.
E@t .ot to the 1oint 3here @ 3as sa4in.9 5;c&se me9 e;c&se me9 there 3as someone in that
room ne;t to &s. @ *no3 for a fact there 3as someone in that room ne;t to &s. @ did not
ima.ine someone comin. o&t of that fric*in. roomJE
8ood is s&re of 3hat she sa39 and is f&rio&s abo&t the .ames the FB@ 1la4ed 3ith her.
E@m an.r49E said 8ood. E@t made m4 blood boil.E
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The e;1eriences of these 3itnesses 1arallels those 3ho sa3 a missile rise o&t of the 3ater
to shoot do3n TBA fli.ht (// on 7&l4 1'9 1--#9 *illin. all 23/ 1eo1le on board. 02er
1"4 3itnesses on )on. @sland9 3ho 3itnessed the attac*9 described 3hat a11eared to be a
missile + a .lo3in. obMect that im1acted 3ith the 1lane.
These acco&nts 3ere bac*ed &1 b4 FAA <Federal A2iation Administration> radar records9
3hich sho3ed an &nidentified obMect <a Ebli1E that 3as not Es:&a3*in.E a trans1onder
code> mo2e ra1idl4 to3ards9 then mer.e 3ith9 the lar.e M&mbo-Met.
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Det li*e the seismic records9 and the 2ideo s&r2eillance foota.e 3hich 3o&ld ha2e sho3n
the M&rrah B&ildin. bein. blo3n &19 these radar ta1es 3o&ld be confiscated b4 the FB@.
Nat&rall49 the .o2ernment lied abo&t the crash. The National Trans1ortation $afet4 board
<NT$B> claimed that the most 1robable ca&se 3as a Es1ar*E in the center f&el tan* d&e to
Estatic electricit4.E This is ridic&lo&s e2en to the &ninitiated. $aid Michael Barr9 director
of a2iation safet4 1ro.rams at %$C9 EAir1lanes dont blo3 &1 M&st li*e that. @2e been
follo3in. '4's since 1-'/ and @2e ne2er seen one blo3 &1 li*e that.E
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0ne 3itness9 )o& Aes4ron9 told ABC Borld Ne3s $&nda46 EBe sa3 3hat a11eared to be
a flare .oin. strai.ht &1. As a matter of fact9 3e tho&.ht it 3as from a boat. @t 3as a
bri.ht reddish-oran.e color.... 0nce it 3ent into flames9 @ *ne3 that 3asnt a flare.
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Another 3itness told the +ew York aily +ews' E@t loo*ed li*e a bi. s*4roc*et .oin. &19
and it *e1t .oin. &1 and &19 and the ne;t thin. @ *ne3 there 3as an oran.e ball of
fire.E
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)on. @sland resident )inda ?abot inad2ertentl4 sna11ed a 1ict&re of the missile 3hile
1hoto.ra1hin. friends at a 1art4. The 1hoto a11eared in the 7&l4 iss&e of Paris $atch.
54e3itnesses on the .ro&nd 3erent the onl4 ones 3ho sa3 a missile. =asilis Ba*o4nis9 a
Cree* commercial airline 1ilot fl4in. behind fli.ht (//9 told the FB@ that he sa3 3hat
a11eared to be a missile rise &1 from the 3ater and stri*e the 1lane. E$&ddenl4 @ sa3 in
the fo. to m4 left to3ard the ocean9 a small flame risin. :&ic*l4 to3ard the s*4. Before @
reali!ed it9 @ sa3 this flame become h&.e.OE
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,ri2ate 1ilot $2en Faret re1orted a Eshort 1in-flash of li.ht K3hichL a11eared on the
.ro&nd9 1erha1s 3ater9E that rose &1 Eli*e a roc*et la&nch at a fire3or*s dis1la4.E
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MaMor Fred Me4er9 the 1ilot of an Air National C&ard helico1ter 3hich 3as in the area9
said he sa3 Ea strea* of red oran.eE headin. to3ard the 1lane. E...it arri2ed at a 1oint in
s1ace 3here @ sa3 a small e;1losion 3hich .re3 to a small fireball9 then a second
e;1losion and a h&.e fireball9E the %oston Herald :&oted Me4er as tellin. a 1ress briefin.
on 7&l4 1(th.
Me4ers co-1ilot9 Ca1tain Chris Ba&r9 told A,iation -eek 6 )pace (echnology on March
1/9 EAlmost d&e so&th9 there 3as a hard 3hite li.ht9 li*e b&rnin. 14rotechnics9 in le2el
fli.ht. @ 3as tr4in. to fi.&re o&t 3hat it 3as. @t 3as the 3ron. color for flares. @t str&c* an
obMect comin. from the ri.ht KTBA (//L and made it e;1lode.E
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Ten da4s later9 Me4er9 a =ietnam 2eteran9 told the .i,erside Press7Enterprise' E@ *no3
3hat @ sa3. @ sa3 an ordinance e;1losion. And 3hate2er @ sa39 the e;1losion of the f&el
3as not the initiator of the e2ent. @t 3as one of the res&lts. $omethin. ha11ened before
that 3hich 3as the initiator of the disaster.E
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Me4er and Ba&rs acco&nt 3as bac*ed &1 b4 Air National C&ard C-13/ 1ilot Cononel
Billiam $tratemeir9 7r.9 3ho told A,iation -eek 6 )pace (echnology 3hat Ea11eared to
be the trail of a sho&lder-fired $AM endin. in a flash on the '4'.E
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Det the .o2ernment 3o&ld see* to silence the h&ndreds of e4e3itnesses 3ho sa3 the
missile. A team of a11ro;imatel4 "/ FB@ a.ents9 man4 of the same a.ents 3ho 3or*ed
the 0*lahoma Cit4 case9 3o&ld 2isit these 3itnesses and as*9 then demand9 their silence.
EThere 3as nothin. @ obser2ed that .a2e me an4 indication that the strea* of li.ht @ sa3
3as ca&sed b4 a missile9E Me4er 3o&ld later :&oted as sa4in.. E@ dont *no3 3hat @
sa3.E
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EBe did not see smo*e trails Kfrom a missileL9 an4 i.nition so&rce from the tail of a roc*et
nor an4thin.OE said $tratemeir fo&r months later.
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Medical 5;aminer Ar. Charles =. Betli ori.inall4 told re1orters that the 1assen.ers in the
for3ard com1artment 3ere hit hardest9 indicatin. the maMor e2ent 3as in the front of the
1lane9 not the center as the .o2ernment claimed. Ar. Betli and others then bac*ed off
from their findin.s. An e;1losion had ha11ened and *illed 1eo1le 3as as m&ch as he
co&ld sa49 re1orted the +ew York (imes.
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Bas the .o2ernment co2erin. &1 e2idence of a terrorist missile stri*e9 or the ne.li.ence
of the %nited $tates Na24I Bhile the disinte.ration of fli.ht (//s n&mber three en.ine
a11ears to indicate a sho&lder-la&nched missile9 the lar.e .a1in. hole r&nnin. from M&st
&nderneath the center f&el tan* thro&.h the to1 of the for3ard cabin s&..ests a stri*e b4
an &narmed missile Edrone.E
There is e2idence for both theories. After den4in. the e;istence of an4 militar4 o1erations
in the area9 the ,enta.on e2ent&all4 admitted that a C-13/ militar4 trans1ort and t3o 88-
#/C Blac*ha3* helico1ters of the Ne3 Dor* Air National C&ards ANCs 1/#th Resc&e
Bin. 3ere o1eratin. in the area as 1art of a ni.ht-resc&e e;ercise.
$&ch a Eresc&e e;erciseE doesnt e;1lain the 1resence of a ,-3 0rion anti-s&bmarine
3arfare 1lane9 3hich9 contrar4 to claims b4 Na24 1&blic affairs9 is ca1able of carr4in.
missiles. The %.$.$. Normand49 an Ae.is class .&ided missile cr&iser <similar to the one
that accidentall4 shot do3n @ran Air Fli.ht #"" o2er the straits of 8orm&!9 *illin. all 2-/
1eo1le>9 3as also o1eratin. in the 2icinit4. The Normand4 carries R@M-#' $tandard $M-
25R semi-acti2e radar homin. air defense missiles9 3ith a ran.e of -3 miles and an
altit&de of 1//9/// feet. Bas the Normand4 firin. drones as 1art of a 1ractice drillI $&ch
mane&2ers are ro&tinel4 carried o&t off the coast of )on. @sland. Area B-1/" 3as
acti2ated as a Ehot !oneE at the time of the disaster.
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Nat&rall49 the Na24 claimed the Normand4 3as 1(/ miles from fli.ht (//9 3hich 3as in
area B-1/#9 1" miles to the North3est of B-1/".
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FB@ chief in2esti.ator 7ames ?allstrom cited claims of militar4 c&l1abilit4 as
Eirres1onsibleO total &nad&lterated nonsense9E and9 echoin. the 1s4chobabble em1lo4ed
b4 the .o2ernment in the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. in2esti.ation9 stated that s&ch claims
are h&rtf&l to the 2ictims. 7im 8all9 head of the NT$B in2esti.ation9 bac*ed &1
?allstrom9 sa4in. the alle.ations Eare ca&sin. incredible 1ain and conf&sion for those
3ho lost lo2ed ones.E
E@ can tell 4o& 3e left no stone &nt&rned9E ?allstrom anno&nced9 as if 1la4in. a bad re-
r&n of 7anet Renos 1ress conference on 0*lahoma Cit4.
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Then in No2ember9 ,ierre $alin.er9 a former ABC Ne3s corres1ondent and 1ress
secretar4 for ,resident ?enned49 told re1orters in Cannes9 France9 he had obtained a
doc&ment from French intelli.ence <there 3ere n&mero&s French citi!ens onboard>
detailin. ho3 the Na24 3as indeed test firin. missiles and accidentall4 hit Fli.ht (//
beca&se the 1lane 3as fl4in. lo3er than e;1ected. $alin.er said the doc&ment 3ritten b4
someone 3ho E3as tied to the %.$. $ecret $er2ice and has im1ortant contacts in the %.$.
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Bac*in. &1 $alin.ers re1ort 3as )t. Col. Bo Crit!9 a hi.hl4 decorated =ietnam 2eteran
and $1ecial Forces commander9 3ho re1orted in 7&ne that the Arm4 and Na24 3ere
cond&ctin. final acce1tance tests of the A5C@$-C5C <Coo1erati2e 5n.a.ement
Ca1abilit4> s4stem9 in the 3a*e of the tra.ic shootdo3n of an @ranian airb&s b4 the %$$
=incennes.
The militar4 chose Area B-1/"9 claimed Crit!9 in order to 1ro2ide a realistic test &sin. a
densel4 1o1&lated area. EB-1/" had been es1eciall4 selected <and acti2ated for li2e fire>
beca&se of its similarit4 to the ,ersian C&lf.E
The Na24 0rion ,-39 a member of the C5C team9 3as loaded 3ith &1-.raded .ear9
allo3in. inte.ration of Arm4 and Na24 Anti-Aircraft Artiller4 ac:&isition radar. The
e:&i1ment 3as s&11osed to Ediscriminate bet3een friend-ne&tral-foe electronic
si.nat&res9 isolate the hostile threat and select the 3ea1on best 1ositioned for an ass&red
*ill to la&nch at the tar.et.E
The sim&lated boo.ie 3as a Na24 BVM-'45 missile drone la&nched from $hinnecoc*
Ba49 east of Ri2erhead9 )on. @sland b4 an Arm4 &nit shortl4 after the Eall clearE at (63/
1.m.O
Thro&.h the thic*enin. fo. of re1licated hostile ima.es9 a shot sol&tion 3as 1lotted and
rela4ed to the missile &nit best 1ositioned for the *ill. The soft3are then a&tomaticall4
tri..ered the la&nch of a Na24 $tandard @= Anti-missile missile.O
The antimissile 3as 1ro.rammed to climb ra1idl4 &ntil a Emid-co&rseE correction 3o&ld
be rela4ed to the missiles on-board com1&ter directin. the di2e to im1act. Final co&rse
adM&stments 3o&ld be made b4 the missiles Esemi-acti2eE radar de2ice after Eloc*-onE
3as achie2ed.O
Tra.icall49 the last radar able to see the boo.ie thro&.h the hea24 Mammin. and tar.et
re1lication s&ddenl4 and &ne;1ectedl4 3ent blind.O %nable to recei2e .&idance
commands to *ee1 it on an interce1t co&rse 3ith the tar.et drone9 the $tandard @=
re2erted to its o3n 1ro.rammin. and be.an see*in. a tar.et. @n a heartbeat9 the internal
radar ac:&ired the TBA '4' 3ell abo2e and to the 3est of the intended tar.et.
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Bas the '4' destro4ed b4 Efriendl4 fireIE Re1orts that roc*et f&el resid&e 3as 1resent on
seat bac*s and bodies of the 2ictims9 and the lar.e entr4 and e;it holes9 tend to s&11ort
these alle.ations.
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A&rin. the 1-(2 Fal*lands Bar9 an Ar.entine AM.3- 5;ocet anti-shi1 missile str&c* the
British destro4er 8M$ $heffield. Altho&.h it 3as a d&d9 Ethe *inetic ener.4 of the
missile9 fl4in. at s&1ersonic s1eed9 3as able to 1&nch thro&.h the h&ll and slice into f&el
lines9 allo3in. the still-b&rnin. roc*et motor to i.nite a deadl4 and e;1losi2e fire. TBA
(// ma4 ha2e e;1erienced an airborne 2ersion of this same fate.E
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Crit! claim that the militar4 chose the area off of )on. @sland for testin. Mi2es 3ith the
3ell-doc&mented fact of decades-lon. militar4 testin. on &ns&s1ectin. ci2ilians in
h&ndreds of cities across the nation + incl&din. e2er4thin. from dr&.s and n&clear
radiation9 to chemical and biolo.ical 3ea1ons.
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@nterestin.l49 on A&.&st 2-9 si; 3ee*s after the TBA (// crash9 an American Airlines
1ilot re1orted seein. a missile 1ass b4 his '"' 3hile fl4in. o2er Ballo1s @sland9 =ir.inia9
the site of the NA$A Ballo1s Fli.ht Facilit49 3hich has a 1ro.ram for &nmanned research
roc*ets. Ballo1s @sland is abo&t 22/ miles so&th of the TBA crash si.ht.
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Finall49 as @an Coddard re1orted9 on Ma4 139 1--'9 )on. @slands )outhampton Press
re1orted that resident Aede M&ma accidentall4 recei2ed a fa; from Teled4ne R4an
Aerona&tical intended for the FB@s office in Cal2erton9 )on. @sland <the t3o ha2e similar
1hone n&mbers>. The fa; indicated that 1arts of a Na24 missile tar.et drone9 a BVM-34
Firebee @ man&fact&red b4 Teled4ne9 ma4 ha2e been fo&nd in the 3rec*a.e. The fa;
sho3s a dia.ram of 3hat a11ears to be a missile9 alon. 3ith a brea*do3n of its tail
section and a 1arts list...
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The near disinte.ration of the 1lanes n&mber three en.ine9 ho3e2er9 s&11orts the theor4
of a heat-see*in. $AM9 s&..estin. that the 1lane 3as destro4ed b4 terrorists.
Recall that t3o maMor terrorist conferences 3ere held d&rin. 3hich it 3as anno&nced that
there 3o&ld be increased attac*s a.ainst %.$. interests6 one on 7&ne 2/-23 in Teheran9 and
the other on 7&l4 1/-1" in ,a*istan. @ntelli.ence officers and terrorist leaders from
8amas9 8i!bAllah9 and the ,F),-CCs Ahmed 7ibril9 3ho carried o&t the ,an Am 1/3
bombin.9 3ere in attendance. This 3as follo3ed on 7&ne 2" b4 the tr&c*-bombin. of the
militar4 ho&sin. com1o&nd in Ahahran9 $a&di Arabia.
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Also recall that immediatel4 follo3in. the 7&l4 1#th %.$. $enate resol&tion for sanctions
a.ainst )ib4a and @ran9 the al7Hayat ne3s1a1er recei2ed a 3arnin. from the Mo2ement
for @slamic Chan.e6
The 3orld 3ill be astonished and ama!ed at the time and 1lace chosen b4 the
M&Mahadeen. The M&Mahadeen 3ill deli2er the harshest re1l4 to the threats of the foolish
American 1resident. 52er4one 3ill be s&r1rised b4 the 2ol&me9 choice of 1lace and
timin. of the M&Mahadeens ans3er9 and in2aders m&st 1re1are to de1art ali2e or dead for
their time is mornin. and mornin. is near.
The +ew York Post also re1orted that the FB@ 3as loo*in. into an anon4mo&s threat
recei2ed after con2iction of $hei* 0mar Abdel Rahman9 the s1irit&al leader of the Borld
Trade Center bombin. cell9 con2icted of 1lottin. to blo3 &1 maMor Ne3 Dor* Cit4
landmar*s. The threat 3arned that a Ne3 Dor* area air1ort or Metliner 3o&ld be attac*ed
in retaliation for the 1rosec&tion of the shei*.
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A 3arnin. 3as also 1ro2ided to the @sraelis that @ran 3as li*el4 to la&nch an attac*
a.ainst a %.$. aircraft. Tho&sands of $tin.er missiles 3ere .i2en to the M&Mahadeen b4
the C@A in the 1-(/s. Accordin. to former FAA in2esti.ator Rodne4 $tich9 EAt least a
do!en 3ere th&s obtained b4 the @ranian Re2ol&tionar4 C&ards from D&nis ?halis9 a
radical M&slim Af.hani resistance leader. 0ne of them 3as fired b4 @ranians at an
American helico1ter on 1atrol in the ,ersian C&lf on 0ctober (th9 1-('.E
The %.$. 1rod&ced nearl4 #49"// of these missiles for the militar4 and other co&ntries
since 1-(/9 incl&din. An.ola9 5.41t9 France9 Cerman49 @ran9 @srael9 ?&3ait9 ,a*istan9
$a&di Arabia and T&r*e4. The $o2iets are *no3n to ha2e sold their $AM-' to China9
North ?orea9 @ndia9 @ran9 @ra:9 C&ba9 )aos9 )ib4a9 $&dan and $4ria9 amon. others.
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$tin.ers 1ro2ided to the M&Mahadeen 2ia the C@A in ,esha3ar9 ,a*istan9 3ere often sold
to terrorists and other .ro&1s.
EBe ha2e no3 s1ent more than a decade tr4in. to retrie2e those missiles9E said Natalie
Coldrin.9 a defense anal4st 3ith the British-American $ec&rit4 @nformation Co&ncil.
E$e2eral h&ndred that 3ere transferred d&rin. the Af.han 3ar are no3here to be fo&nd.
The4 are 2er4 ca1able anti-aircraft missiles.E
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Accordin. to $tich9 the C@A has b&mbled attem1ts to retrie2e the missiles. @n a letter to
$enator Arlen $1ecter dated 0ctober 2/9 1--"9 $tich 3rites6
Recent information 1ro2ided to me b4 one or more of m4 contacts in the C@A comm&nit4
describes the dates9 1laces9 and 1eo1le in2ol2ed in offerin. the missiles to the %nited
$tates9 and the reMection of this offer. These so&rces 1ro2ided me 3ith 1recise details of
the ne.otiations to .i2e the missiles to the %nited $tates9 the a.reement b4 Af.han rebel
leader9 Ceneral Rashid Aostom9 and a C@A attorne4.O
K0neL 1ossibilit4 for C@A and 7&stice Ae1artment reMection of the $tin.er missiles is that
the C@A 3ants the missiles to fall into terrorists hands9 and act&all4 3ants an airliner to
be shot do3n. The shoot-do3n of a commercial airliner co&ld then be &sed to M&stif4 the
contin&ation of C@A acti2ities.
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@n fact9 @srael interce1ted &nconfirmed re1orts that "/ of $tin.ers 3ere sm&..led into the
co&ntr4 in 1--". A letter re1ortedl4 1resented to members of the $enate @ntelli.ence and
Armed $er2ices Committee after the shootdo3n of fli.ht (// not onl4 claimed credit for
the attac*9 b&t 1ro2ided the serial n&mber of the missile that 3as &sed.
Nat&rall49 .o2ernment 3o&ld trot o&t its &s&al stable of s1o*esmen to claim that the 1lane
hadnt been do3ned b4 a missile9 es1eciall4 a sho&lder-la&nched $AM9 3hich the
,enta.on claimed co&ldnt do3n a M&mbo-Met fl4in. at 139'// feet.
ETheres no American official 3ith half a brain 3ho o&.ht to be s1ec&latin. on an4thin.
of that nat&re9E said Bhite 8o&se s1o*esman Mi*e McC&rr4. ETheres no concrete
information that 3o&ld lead an4 of &s in the %nited $tates .o2ernment to dra3 that *ind
of concl&sion.E
Det the $tate Ae1artment has catalo.&ed 2" incidents bet3een 1-'( and 1--3 in 3hich
commercial airliners 3ere shot do3n b4 $AMs9 *illin. more than #// 1eo1le. <@sraeli
commercial airliners9 li*e the ,residents Air Force 0ne9 are e:&i11ed 3ith s1ecial flares
ca1able of di2ertin. s&rface-to-air missiles.> A&rin. the =ietnam Bar9 R&ssian Crail
missiles ro&tinel4 shot do3n 1lanes at altit&des of 119/// and 129/// feet. $ome $AMs
+ incl&din. the $tin.er9 and the $3edish-b&ilt Bofors RB$ '/ and -/9 3hich militar4
and a2iation anal4st Ronald )e3is9 3ritin. in Air Forces $onthly belie2es 3as &sed +
are re1ortedl4 ca1able of reachin. altit&des of bet3een 1"9/// and 1(9/// feet.
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@t is for 1recisel4 this reason that the .o2ernment *e1t chan.in. the altit&de of the 1lane9
3hich the4 first re1orted at (9"// feet9 then 1/9/// feet9 and finall4 at 139'// feet
<A11arentl4 the4 didnt ta*e into acco&nt the ran.e of the Bofors>. This is stri*in.l4
similar to their alterin. of the si!e of the bomb in 0*lahoma9 ori.inall4 statin. it 3as
192// 1o&nds9 then 29/// 1o&nds9 then 49/// 1o&nds9 then finall4 49(// 1o&nds9 to match
their ma.ic ANF0 theor4.
Ci2en the o2er3helmin. e2idence to the contrar49 ho3e2er9 the tal*in. heads 3o&ld
modif4 their statements. EThe4 3ill be loo*in. at all three scenarios9E said Former FB@
Assistant Airector 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell9 Eand 1robabl4 the least li*el4 3ill be the
missile9 b&t it 3ill be one that is 2er4 caref&ll4 e;amined.E
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52en the FB@s 7ames ?allstrom 3as later forced to admit9 EBe do ha2e information that
there 3as somethin. in the s*4. A n&mber of 1eo1le ha2e seen it.E
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As the +ew York
Post re1orted on $e1tember 226
)a3-enforcement so&rces said the hardest e2idence .athered so far o2er3helmin.l4
s&..ests a s&rface-to-air missile + 3ith the so1histicated abilit4 to loc* on the center of
a tar.et rather than its red-hot en.ines + 3as fired from a boat off the )on. @sland coast
to brin. do3n the airliner 7&l4 1'.
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0n Aecember 1'9 the -ashington (imes :&oted a con.ressional aide 3ho 2erified that an
&nnamed A@A official confirmed the missile attac*6 E@n his o1inion9 the 1lane 3as
bro&.ht do3n b4 at least one sho&lder-fired missile9E said the con.ressional so&rce9 3ho
s1o*e on the condition of anon4mit4.E
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@nterestin.l49 the FB@ foc&sed 1art of its in2esti.ation on boats on )on. @sland that had
been chartered or stolen. 0ne re1ort that s&rfaced earl4 on re1orted that t3o Middle
5astern men had rented a boat. A boat 3/ or 4/ feet in len.th 3o&ld 1ro2ide a stable
eno&.h 1latform for a someone aimin. a heat-see*in. or laser .&ided $AM9 e2en if the
3aters had not been 1erfectl4 calm.
0b2io&sl49 the .o2ernment 3as 1erfectl4 ca1able of determinin. 3ho9 or at least 3hat
shot do3n TBA fli.ht (//. A,iation -eek re1orted that technolo.4 is a2ailable to
establish9 3ithin ho&rs9 the e;act com1osition of an4 e;1losi2e9 e2en after da4s of
s&bmersion in sea 3ater. Det months after the disaster9 the .o2ernment 3as still claimin.
it hadnt determined the ca&se of the crash. At times9 the e;1lanations offered b4
.o2ernment officials bordered on the ridic&lo&s. 0n 7&l4 119 1--'9 a NT$B official 3as
heard 1ost&latin. before members of Con.ress that the 1lane ma4 ha2e been destro4ed b4
errant Es1ace M&n*.E
@t is hardl4 s&r1risin. that the .o2ernment 3o&ld 3ant to co2er &1 the tr&th9 es1eciall4 if
fli.ht (// had been destro4ed b4 a $tin.er missile9 one .i2en to the M&Mahadeen b4 the
Central K$t&1idit4L A.enc4. @f the 1&blic learned that a commercial Met co&ld be shot
do3n b4 a hand-held missile9 one of man4 sm&..led into this co&ntr49 the airline ind&str4
3o&ld s&ffer h&.e financial loses. @n co&ntries 3here to&rism is essential to the econom49
s&ch a re2elation 3o&ld be de2astatin..
Moreo2er9 if TBA (// had been do3ned b4 o&r o3n militar49 the .o2ernment 3o&ld be
e2en more des1erate to co2er &1 the tr&th.
At a 1ress conference on No2ember (9 @BB re1orter 8illel Cohen as*ed9 EBh4 is the
Na24 not a s&s1ectIE @n res1onse9 ?allstrom said9 ERemo2e that man.E As abo&t 1/
sec&rit4 .&ards s3iftl4 remo2ed Cohen from the room9 as he sho&ted9 EBe 3ant an
inde1endent in2esti.ationJE
Nor 3ere Mo&rnalists in2esti.atin. 0*lahoma Cit4 imm&ne from harassment. 7a4na
Aa2is9 the co&ra.eo&s ?F0R re1orter 3ho trac*ed do3n 8&ssaini and ?halid9 recei2ed a
3arnin. from the B&rea& that she 3as .ettin. Etoo closeE to the tr&th9 and sho&ld dro1
her in2esti.ation.
7o&rnalists and in2esti.ators 3ho ha2e attem1ted to inter2ie3 resc&e 3or*ers9 incl&din.
firemen9 1olice and other cit4 officials are denied inter2ie3s. Most 3or*ers sa4 the42e
been told not to tal* b4 their s&1eriors or the FB@. EOthe4re afraid of losin. their Mobs or
bein. s&bMected to ab&se if the4 sa4 somethin.9E said 7ane Craham.
N&rse Toni Carret 3as one of man4 1eo1le 3ho had 2ol&nteered to hel1 ta. dead 2ictims
that terrible mornin.. Carret and her h&sband 5arl had M&st ta*en a brea* 3hen the4
noticed federal a.ents arri2in. to set &1 a command 1ost. EThe4 acted li*e it 3as M&st a
drill9 li*e it 3as no bi. deal9 said Carret. EThe4 3ere *ind of Mo*in. aro&nd and all that
*ind of st&ff.E
A11ro;imatel4 2/ min&tes later9 3hen the Carrets re-entered the ma*eshift tria.e center9
the4 fo&nd man4 of the doctors and n&rses .one9 and a com1letel4 different atmos1here
1re2ailed. EThere 3as nobod4 hel1in. an4more9E said 5arl. EBefore9 there 3ere 1eo1le
brin.in. in food and medical s&11lies + M&st e2er4thin.. Bhen 3e came bac* in9 there
3as a cold9 callo&s atmos1here. @ fo&nd o&t later that the FB@ had ta*en o2er.OE
B&t 3hat reall4 &1set Toni Carret 3as the fact that the FB@ and the Medical 5;aminer
3ere s&11ressin. the bod4 co&nt9 3hich the4 had claimed as onl4 22 dead. Carret9 3ho
had 1ersonall4 ta..ed o2er 12/ dead bodies that da49 3as shoc*ed. E@ 3as bein.
inter2ie3ed b4 a lad4 from TBN <Trinit4 Broadcastin. Net3or*>. @ told her that @ 3as
hi.hl4 &1set beca&se the ne3s media and the information the4 3ere bein. .i2en 3as not
acc&rate information. There 3ere man4 more bodies than 3hat the4 3ere sa4in. on the
ne3s media and releasin. at the time.OE
EKThe FB@L didnt li*e that Toni 3as bein. inter2ie3ed b4 the media9E said 5arl. EAn
a.ent came K&1L to me and said9 Ao 4o& *no3 herI 1ointin. to Toni. @ said9 Des9 shes
m4 3ife. 8e said9 EBhat is sheI @ said9 Bell9 shes been do3n here all da4 tr4in. to .et
1eo1le o&t of this b&ildin. and hel1 1eo1le. 8e t&rned aro&nd to his friends and said9
Bell9 3e need to .et her o&t of here. Toni then told me that the a.ents had told her that
the FB@ 3as ta*in. o2er and all of &s co&ld .et o&t. The4 told &s to *ee1 o&r mo&ths
sh&t.E
$aid Toni9 EBhen the4 came o2er to me9 one of the a.ents 3as 2er4 1om1o&s and
arro.ant abo&t as*in. me 3ho @ 3as9 3hat @ 3as doin. there9 if @ 3as a ci2ilian9 3here @
3or*ed9 and 3hat m4 name 3as. @ didnt feel li*e an4 of that 1ertained to 3hat 3as .oin.
on that da4 or 3hat had ha11ened that da49 and he 3anted to *no3 e2er4thin. abo&t me.
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E8e said9 Bell9 we8re do3n here no39 and 3ere ta*in. o2er the b&ildin.. @t 3o&ld be
ad2isable and recommendable that 4o& *ee1 4o&r mo&th sh&t.E
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Norma $mith9 3ho 3or*ed at the Federal Co&rtho&se across from the M&rrah b&ildin.
sa39 alon. 3ith n&mero&s others9 the $heriffs bomb s:&ad con.re.ated in the 1ar*in. lot
at '63/ that mornin.. $hortl4 after $miths stor4 a11eared in a local ne3s1a1er9 her ho&se
3as bro*en into + t3ice. $mith9 fri.htened9 too* earl4 retirement and mo2ed o&t of
state. $he is c&rrentl4 too afraid to tal* to an4one.
The bomb s:&ad9 incidentall49 denied bein. there.
+ew American editor Billiam 7as1er learned from an 0C,A officer that d&rin. a
mandator4 dail4 sec&rit4 briefin. at the M&rrah B&ildin.9 he and other assembled
1oliceSresc&eSreco2er4 1ersonnel 3ere told Ein no &ncertain termsE b4 one of the lead
federal officials that it 3as necessar4 for Esec&rit4E reasons to 1ro2ide the 1&blic 3ith
EmisinformationE re.ardin. certain as1ects of the case9 and that this Eofficial lineE 3as
not to be contradicted b4 an4 of those in attendance.
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ETheres a lot thats bein. co2ered &19 for some reason9E char.ed a federal em1lo4ee 3ho
narro3l4 esca1ed death b&t 3ho lost man4 friends in the terrorist attac*.
$aid a man 3ho lost his father9 EO@m an.r4 beca&se @ *no3 @m bein. lied to.E
EMan4 of &s are .oin. to come for3ard and challen.e 3hats .oin. on as soon as 3e .et
some more of the 1ieces fi.&red o&t9E 1led.ed a la3 enforcement officer.
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This same 1olice officer later told me he 3as called into the offices of 0C,A Chief $am
Con!ales and %.$. Attorne4 ,at R4an and told to Ecease and desist.E
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Another officer 3ho 3as told to Ecease and desistE 3as $er.eant Terrance Dea*e4. 0n
Ma4 (9 1--#9 onl4 three da4s before $er.eant Dea*e4 3as to recei2e the 0*lahoma ,olice
Ae1artments Medal of =alor9 he Ecommitted s&icide.E The 3/ 4ear-old co1 3as fo&nd in
a field near 5l Reno9 not far from 3here 5l Reno ,rison .&ard 7oe4 Cladden Ecommitted
s&icide.E 8is 3rists 3ere slashed in n&mero&s 1laces9 as 3as his nec* and throat.
A11arentl4 not satisfied 3ith this initial attem1t to ta*e his life9 he .ot o&t of his car9
3al*ed a mile and-a-half o2er ro&.h terrain9 then 1&lled o&t his .&n shot himself in the
head.
The media claimed 0fficer Dea*e4 E3as 3rac*ed 3ith .&iltE o2er his inabilit4 to hel1
more 1eo1le that fatef&l mornin.. The4 also claimed he led a Etro&bled famil4 life9E
ha2in. been recentl4 di2orced from his 3ife Tonia9 and se1arated from his t3o da&.hters9
a.ed t3o and fo&r9 3hom the aily !klahoman claimed he 3as not 1ermitted to see d&e
to a restrainin. order.
0ther acco&nts s&..est that Dea*e4 3as rel&ctant to recei2e the Medal of =alor d&e to his
E.&iltE o2er bein. inM&red in the M&rrah B&ildin.. E8e didnt li*e it9E said his s&1er2isor
)t. 7o Ann Randall. EThere are some 1eo1le that li*e to be heroes and some that dont. 8e
3as not one that 3anted that.E
E8e had a lot of .&ilt beca&se he .ot h&rt9E added fello3 officer 7im Ramse4.
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A11arentl49 there 3as m&ch more behind 0fficer Terrance Dea*e4s rel&ctance to be
honored as a hero.
E8e *e1t tellin. me it 3asnt 3hat @ tho&.ht it 3as9E said his e;-3ife9 Tonia Ri2era9 Ethat
the4 3ere onl4 choosin. officers 3ho 3ere not e2en at the site9 4o& *no3 + 3ho didnt
see an4thin. + to ta*e 1&blic re3ards9 reco.nition9 that sort of st&ff.
EThe4 started 1ress&rin. them into ta*in. Kthe re3ardsL9E added Ri2era. EThere came a
time abo&t mid-4ear9 3here the4 3ere forcin. him into .oin. to these a3ard ceremonies.
As in9 Des9 4o& could not .o9 b&t 3ell ma*e 4o&r life hellO
The stor4 of the rel&ctant hero9 she added9 3as nothin. more than a Ereal thin 2eil of
tr&thE 3hich co2ered &1 a Emo&ntain of deceit.E
EKTLerr4 3anted no 1art of it.E
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8is sister9 =ic*i 7ones9 a.reed. ETerr4 hated that st&ff. @m no hero9 he 3o&ld sa4.
Nobod4 that had an4thin. to do 3ith hel1in. those 1eo1le in that bombin. are heroes.E
Bh4 3o&ld the Medal of =alor reci1ient ma*e s&ch a bi!arre-so&ndin. statementI @n a
letter he 3rote to a bombin. 2ictim and friend Ramona McAonald9 the officer tells the
real reason for his rel&ctance to be honored as a hero6
Aear Ramona9
@ ho1e that 3hate2er 4o& hear no3 and in the f&t&re 3ill not chan.e 4o&r o1inions abo&t
m4self or others 3ith the 0*lahoma Cit4 ,olice Ae1artment9 altho&.h some of the thin.s
@ am abo&t to tell 4o& abo&t is KsicL 2er4 dist&rbin..
@ dont *no3 if 4o& recall e2er4thin. that ha11ened that mornin. or not9 so @ am not s&re
if 4o& *no3 3hat @ am referrin. to.
The man that 4o& and @ 3ere tal*in. abo&t in the 1ict&res @ ha2e made the mista*e of
as*in. too man4 :&estions as to his role in the bombin.9 and 3as told to bac* off.
@ 3as told b4 se2eral officers he 3as an ATF a.ent 3ho 3as o2erseein. the bombin. 1lot
and at the time the 1hotos 3ere ta*en he 3as callin. in his re1ort of 3hat had M&st 3ent
do3nJ
@ thin* m4 da4s as a 1olice officer are n&mbered beca&se of the 3a4 m4 s&1er2isors are
actin. and there is KsicL a lot of secrets floatin. aro&nd no3 abo&t m4 mental state of
mind. @ thin* the4 are .oin. to 3rite me &1 beca&se of m4 e;-3ife and a =,0.
@ told 4o& abo&t tal*in. to Cha1lain ,oe9 3ell the bastard 3rote &1 in a re1ort statin. @
sho&ld be relie2ed of m4 d&tiesJ @ made the mista*e of thin*in. that a 1ersons
con2ersation 3ith a cha1lain 3as 1ri2ate9 3hich b4 the 3a4 mi.ht ha2e cost me m4 Mob
as a 1olice officerJ A friend at head:&arters told me that ,oe sent o&t letters to e2er4one
in the de1artmentJ That B@TC8 <7o Ann Randall> @ told 4o& abo&t is &1 to somethin. and
@ thin* it has somethin. to do 3ith ,oe. @f she .ets her 3a49 the4 3ill tar and feather meJ
@ 3as told that 7ac* ,oe has 3ritten &1 a re1ort on e2er4 sin.le officer that has been in to
see him9 incl&din. Cordon Martin and 7ohn A2er4.
?no3in. 3hat @ *no3 no39 and &nderstandin. f&ll4 M&st 3hat 3ent do3n that mornin.9
ma*es me ashamed to 3ear a bad.e from 0*lahoma Cit4s ,olice Ae1artment. @ too* and
oath to &1hold the )a3 and to enforce the )a3 to the best of m4 abilit4. This is
somethin. @ cannot honestl4 do and hold m4 head &1 1ro&d an4 lon.er if @ *ee1 m4
silence as @ am ordered to do.
There are se2eral others o&t there 3ho 3as KsicL 3hat 3e sa3 and e2en some 3ho 1la4ed
a role in 3hat ha11ened that da4.
KT3o ,a.es Missin.L
M4 .&ess is the more time an officer has to thin* abo&t the scre3 &1 the more he is .oin.
to :&estion 3hat ha11enedO Can 4o& ima.ine 3hat 3o&ld be comin. do3n no3 if that
had been o&r officers 3ho had let this ha11enI Beca&se it 3as the feds that did this and
not the locals9 is the reason its o*a4. Do& 3ere ri.ht all alon. and @ am tr&l4 sorr4 @
do&bted 4o& and 4o&r moti2es abo&t recordin. histor4. Do& sho&ld *no3 that it is .oin.
to one-hell-of-a-fi.ht.
52er4one 3as behind 4o& &ntil 4o& started as*in. :&estions as @ did9 as to ho3 so man4
federal a.ents arri2ed at the scene at the same time.
)&*e Frane4 <a ATF a.ent 3ho claimed he 3as in the b&ildin.> 3as not in the b&ildin. at
the time of the blast9 @ *no3 this for a fact9 @ sa3 himJ @ also sa3 f&ll riot .ear 3orn 3ith
rifles in hand9 3h4I Aont ma*e the mista*e as @ did and as* the 3ron. 1eo1le.
@ 3orr4 abo&t 4o& and 4o&r 4o&n. famil4 beca&se of some of the statements that ha2e
been made to3ards me9 a 1olice officerJ Bhate2er 4o& do dont confront Mc,hearson
3ith the bomb s:&ad abo&t 3hat @ told 4o&. 8is actions and defensi2eness to3ards the
bombin. 3o&ld ma*e an4 normal 1erson thin* he 3as defendin. himself as if he dro2e
the damn tr&c* &1 to the b&ildin. himself. @ am not 3orried for m4self9 b&t for 4o& and
4o&r .ro&1. @ 3o&ld not be afraid to sa4 at this time that 4o& and 4o&r famil4 co&ld be
harmed if 4o& .et an4 closer to the tr&th. At this time @ thin* for 4o&r 3ell bein. it is best
for 4o& to distance 4o&rself and others from those of &s 3ho ha2e stirred &1 to man4
:&estions abo&t the alterin. and falsif4in. of the federal in2esti.ations re1orts.
@ tr&l4 belie2e there are other officers li*e me o&t there 3ho 3o&ld not settle for an4thin.
b&t the tr&th9 it is M&st a matter of findin. them. The onl4 tr&e 1roblem as @ see it is9 3ho
do 3e t&rn to thenI
@t is 2ital that 1eo1le li*e 4o&9 5d4e $mith9 and others *ee1 as*in. :&estions and
demandin. ans3ers for the actions of o&r Federal Co2ernment and la3 enforcement
a.encies that *ne3 beforehand and 1artici1ated in the co2er-&1.
The sad tr&th of the matter is that the4 ha2e so man4 1olice officers con2inced that b4
co2erin. &1 the tr&th abo&t the o1eration .one 3ron.9 that the4 are act&all4 doin. o&r
citi!ens a fa2or. Bhat @ 3ant to *no3 is ho3 man4 other o1erations ha2e the4 had that
ble3 &1 in their facesI Ma*es 4o& sto1 and ta*e another loo* at Baco.
@ 3o&ld consider it to be an ins&lt to m4 1rofession as a 1olice officer and to the citi!ens
of 0*lahoma for AND of the Cit49 $tate or Federal a.ents that stood b4 and let this
ha11en to be reco.ni!ed as an4 thin. other than their 1art in 1artici1ation in lettin. this
ha11en. For those 3ho ran from the scene to chan.e their attire to hide the fact that the4
3ere there9 sho&ld be M&d.ed as co3ards.
@f o&r histor4 boo*s and records are e2er tr&l4 corrected abo&t that da4 it 3ill sho3 this
and ma4be e2en some lame e;c&se as to 3h4 it ha11ened9 b&t @ tr&l4 dont belie2e it 3ill
from 3hat @ no3 *no3 to be the tr&th.
52en if @ tried to e;1lain it to 4o& the 3a4 it 3as e;1lained to me9 and the ridic&lo&s
reason for ha2in. o&t o3n 1olice de1artments falsif4 re1orts to their fello3 officers9 to
the citi!ens of the cit4 and to o&r co&ntr49 4o& 3o&ld &nderstand 3h4 @ feel the 3a4 @ do
abo&t all of this.
@ belie2e that a lot of the 1roblems the officers are ha2in. ri.ht no3 are beca&se some of
them *no3 3hat reall4 ha11ened and cant deal 3ith it9 and others li*e m4self made the
mista*e of tr&stin. the one 1erson 3e 3ere s&11osed to be able to t&rn to <Cha1lain ,oe>
onl4 to be stabbed in the bac*.
@ am sad to sa4 that @ belie2e m4 da4s as a 1olice officer are n&mbered beca&se of all of
thisO.
$hortl4 after the bombin.9 Dea*e4 a11eared at his e;-3ifes. EAbo&t t3o 3ee*s before his
death9 hed come into m4 home at stran.e times9E said Ri2era9 Et3o-thirt4 in the mornin.9
fo&r in the mornin.9 &nanno&nced + tr4in. to .i2e me life ins&rance 1olicies.O 8e *e1t
tellin. me 3e needed to .et remarried immediatel49 or me and the .irls 3o&ld not be
ta*en care of.
E@ mean9 3h4 3o&ld a .&4 tell 4o& to ta*e a life ins&rance 1olic49 *no3in. damn 3ell it
3o&ldnt 1a4 for a s&icideI 8e ob2io&sl4 *ne3 he 3as in dan.er.E
Det 0fficer Terrance Dea*e4 3as not the t41e of 1erson to easil4 sho3 his feelin.s. 8e
didnt 3ant to tell his famil4 an4thin. that mi.ht .et them h&rt.
E8e told me eno&.h to let me *no3 that it 3as not 3hat the4 3ere ma*in. it o&t to be9E
said Ri2era9 Eand that he 3as dis.&sted and didnt 3ant an4 1art of it9 b&t he ne2er 3ent
into detail.O @t scared me.E
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Bithin da4s of the bombin.9 accordin. to a s4m1athetic .o2ernment so&rce 3ho has
s1o*en to Ri2era9 Dea*e4 be.an recei2in. death threats. 8e 3as at his e;-3ifes
a1artment 3hen the calls came. Afraid for his famil49 he .ot &1 and left.
EBhen he came to m4 a1artment t3o 3ee*s 1rior9 tr4in. to .i2e me these ins&rance
1olicies9E said Ri2era9 Ehe sat on m4 li2in. room co&ch and cried and told me ho3 he had
a fi.ht 3ith Khis s&1er2isorsL )t. Randall and MaM. %1ch&rch. 8e did not tell me 3hat that
entailed9 b&t he 3as scared + he 3as cr4in. so badl4 he 3as sha*in..
E8e 3o&ldnt totall4 2oice 3hate2er it 3as9E recalled Ri2era. E@t 3as li*e hed be M&st
abo&t to tell me + hed 3ant to s1ill his .&ts + and then he sto11ed9 and he M&st cried.
And thats 3hen he *e1t insistin. that @ ta*e the ins&rance 1olic4.E
Altho&.h Dea*e4 3as concerned for his famil49 the marria.e 3as not 3itho&t ab&se.
Ri2era had filed a =,0 <=ictims ,rotecti2e 0rder> a.ainst him sli.htl4 o2er t3o 4ears
a.o. @n a fit of tem1er9 Dea*e4 had once threatened to ta*e his life and those of his 3ife
and children.
E@ thin* it 3as said in the haste of9 3ell9 hes .oin. to *ill all of &s *ind of thin. + co1
&nder 1ress&re9E said Ri2era. B&t that 3as o2er a 4ear and-a-half a.o. Dea*e4 had s1ent
considerable time 3ith his 3ife and children since then9 ta*in. them on famil4 o&tin.s
and so forth.
Ne2ertheless9 the 0*lahoma Cit4 ,olice Ae1artment <0C,A> attem1ted to &se the
incident to claim that Dea*e4 3as s&icidal. @t 3as on the da4 of his death9 aro&nd 163/
1.m.9 that the4 called Ri2era9 tr4in. to .et her to file a =,0 =iolation based on the t3o-
4ear-old re1ort. EThe4 3anted me to come do3n and ma*e some statements a.ainst him9E
Ri2era said.
0n the same afternoon9 in-bet3een messa.es on his ans3erin. machine from his sister9
=ic*i 7ones and his s&1er2isor )t. 7o Ann Randall9 Dea*e4 had a messa.e from Tonia.
EThe messa.e 3as li*e at "63/ in the afternoon9E recalled Ri2era. E@ so&nd li*e @m
3his1erin.9 and @m a1olo.i!in. for 3a*in. him &1 + at "63/ in the afternoon + on
Bednesda4.E
@t seems the intent behind this cle2erl4-crafted dece1tion 3as to con2ince the famil4 and
1otential in2esti.ators that Ri2era 3as an Ee2il 1erson9E 3ho 3as slee1in. 3ith him the
ni.ht before9 b&t E3ent do3n and filed a =,0 the ne;t da4.E
EThat ta1e 3as 1lanted9E said Ri2era. E@ ne2er called his ho&se.E
@t seemed the 0C,A 3as 1la4in. an elaborate .ame to so3 conf&sion and mistr&st9 and
create the a11earance that Ri2era 3as res1onsible for her e;-h&sbands death.
E$o it comes o&t in 1a1er after 1a1er ho3 hes ha2in. 1roblems 3ith his e;-3ife9 ho3
hes not allo3ed to see his children.O EThe4re tr4in. to 1la4 &1 the stor4 of the bitch-ass
3ife 3hose tr4in. to .et him fired.OE
Det Ri2era claimed she ne2er filed a =,0 2iolation. EThe 0C,A 3anted to file one9E said
Ri2era. EB&t @ ne2er si.ned it.E Ri2era claimed she had .one to the 1olice station9 b&t
sim1l4 o&t of concern for her e;-h&sband9 3ho had been actin. stran.el4.
ENobod4 e2er said9 Mrs. Dea*e49 Terr4s missin.. Ao 4o& *no3 an41lace he mi.ht ha2e
.one toI The4 ne2er told me that the4 3erent able to locate him9 that the4 3ere
concerned9 4o& *no3 + nothin.. @ ne2er *ne3 he 3as missin..E
@f 0fficer Dea*e4s death 3as an4thin. more than a s&icide9 the 0C,A didnt .o to an4
.reat len.ths to find o&t. Bhile his death occ&rred in 5l Reno9 the 0C,A too* o2er the
crime scene9 s:&ee!in. the 5l Reno ,olice Ae1artment o&t of the 1ict&re. The 0C,As
Media Relations officer9 C1t. Ted Carlton9 e;1lained9 E@t 3as o&r 1olice officer 3ho 3as
*illed. @ts not &ncommon Kto ta*e o2er the in2esti.ationL in the case of a smaller 1olice
a.enc4.E
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Altho&.h forensics are also standard 1roced&re in the e2ent of a 2iolent or s&s1icio&s
death9 es1eciall4 that of a 1olice officer9 Dea*e4s car 3as ne2er d&sted for 1rints. EAnd
the ne;t da49 the4 .a2e &s the damn carJE said Mrs. 7arrahi. E@t 3as f&ll of blood.E
Bhen Dea*e4s Brother-in-)a39 Clenn 7ones9 ins1ected the dead mans car9 he disco2ered
a blood4 *nife stashed &nderneath the .lo2e com1artment. Det accordin. to the
res1ondin. officer9 Dea*e4 had a11arentl4 &sed a ra!or blade. Bhere did the *nife come
fromI $ince no forensic in2esti.ation 3as cond&cted9 this remains &nclear.
No a&to1s4 3as e2er cond&cted.
EThere 3ere common sense thin.s that 3ere 3ron. abo&t the 3hole thin.9 that ma*es it
so 3eird9E added Mrs. 7arrahi. E@t M&st doesnt seem ri.ht. Bh4 3o&ld 1olicemen and the
a&thorities ma*e s&ch common mista*es that 3o&ld lea2e :&estionsI @ts M&st reall4
3eird.E
@f Dea*e4s death was a s&icide9 he left no note. Altho&.h he 3as &1set o2er his di2orce9
accordin. to the famil49 he 3as not s&icidal. @t is also &nli*el4 that he ab&sed dr&.s9 as he
3as an instr&ctor at AAR59 a 1ro.ram desi.ned to *ee1 children o99 dr&.s.
Former Canadian Co&nt4 $heriff Clint Boehler9 3ho claims to ha2e *no3n Dea*e49
doesnt conc&r 3ith this anal4sis. Boehler said that Dea*e4 sho3ed &1 at his ho&se in 5l
Reno on the afternoon of his death9 his car sto11ed at an an.le in the middle of the road.
Bhen Boehler and his .irlfriend ?ate Allen9 a 1aramedic9 ran o&tside9 the4 fo&nd the
1olice officer 2irt&all4 1assed o&t.
E8e co&ldnt tell &s his name initiall49E said Allen. E8e 3as ill9 and he 3as 2er4 an;io&s.
8is heart rate 3as ra1idH he 3as s3eat4.O 8e told &s he had been ha2in. concentration
1roblems9 he hadnt sle1t. 8e had all the a11earances9 m4 first .&ess 3o&ld be9 of
someone 3ho 3as ha2in. emotional 1roblems. And m4 second .&ess 3o&ld be9 of some
*ind of s&bstance ab&se 1roblem. B&t thats a 1&re .&ess.E
Boehler added that Dea*e4 said he hadnt eaten9 and 3as Ethro3in. &19 ta*in. medication9
and incoherent. E8e 3as ta*in. medications for his bac*9E said Boehler. E8e had fo&r or
fi2e medications in the car.E
Boehler and Allen didnt *no3 that Dea*e4 had $ic*le-Cell Anemia + a blood-s&.ar-
related condition that ca&sed sei!&res. @t 3as these sei!&res9 Ri2era e;1lained9 that 3o&ld
occasionall4 ca&se her e;-h&sband to act Eo&t-of-sorts9E or e2en to sli1 into
&nconscio&sness.
@n s1ite of his medical condition9 Ri2era insisted that Terrance Dea*e4 3as a health
fanatic. The 1rescri1tions 3ere for his condition9 she said9 b&t he &sed onl4 the minim&m
amo&nts.
Accordin. to Canadian Co&nt4 $heriff Ae1&t4 Mi*e Ramse4 <no relation to 0C,A
0fficer 7im Ramse4>9 3ho dro2e Dea*e4 home9 Dea*e4 3as not s&icidal. E8e didnt .i2e
me an4 indications that he 3as o&t to do harm to himself9E said Ramse4. E8e seemed
more disoriented9 tiredOE
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There are man4 thin.s abo&t 0fficer Dea*e4s death that remain a m4ster4. Bhile Boehler
described a man on dr&.s9 the Medical 5;aminer claims the4 didnt bother to cond&ct a
dr&. test beca&se it Ecosts too m&ch.E
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The M5s field in2esti.ator9 7effre4 )e..9 also re1orted that Dea*e4 Ehad been drin*in.
hea2il4E the da4 before9 based on statements made b4 0C,A 8omicide Aetecti2es Aic&s
and M&lline;. Det Terrance Dea*e4 didnt drin*9 and their o3n re1ort concl&ded that there
3as no alcohol in the bod4 at the time of death.
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Canadian Co&nt4 $heriffs disco2ered the abandoned car9 filled 3ith blood9 abo&t t3o
and-a-half miles from the old 5l Reno reformator4. The 0C,A 3as notified9 and ,olice
Chief $am Cona!les fle3 o&t b4 cho11er. %sin. do.s9 the4 follo3ed a trail of blood9 and
fo&nd the bod4 in a ditch9 abo&t a mile and-a-half from the car. <)e.. re1orted the bod4
3as 1S2 mile so&th of the car9 3hen in fact it 3as 1 1S2 miles north-east of the car.>
A11arentl4 Dea*e4 had tried to c&t himself in the 3rists9 nec*9 and throat9 then9 after
losin. a11ro;imatel4 t3o 1ints of blood9 .ot o&t of his car <contentio&sl4 rememberin. to
loc* the doors>9 3al*ed a mile and-a-half o2er ro&.h terrain9 cra3led &nder a barbed-3ire
fence9 3aded thro&.h a c&l2ert9 then la4 do3n in a ditch and shot himself in the head.
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As is this 3erent stran.e eno&.h9 Dea*e4s diet-related condition 3o&ld ha2e made him
too 3ea* to 3al* the mile and-a-half from his car to 3here his bod4 3as fo&nd +
es1eciall4 after losin. t3o to three 1ints of blood.
Ne2ertheless9 the 0C,A r&led it a s&icide on the s1ot. Their in2esti.ation remained
sealed. This re1orter 3as &nable to obtain it9 and not e2en the famil4 3as allo3ed to see
it.
EThere 3ere so man4 thin.s that 3ere 3eird9E said Mrs. 7arrahi. EM4 da&.hter *e1t .oin.
bac* to the ,olice Ae1artment. $he said9 Bell 3hat abo&t thisO 3e *ne3 he had a
camcorder9 3e *ne3 he had a briefcaseO
EThese are thin.s 3e ne2er .ot bac*. The *id al3a4s carried camera and film. K8eL ne2er
3ent an43here 3itho&t his camera and briefcase. 8e had all his im1ortant 1a1ers in
there.O Be .ot the camera bac*. Be ne2er .ot the film bac*. Be ne2er .ot the briefcase.
The4 said the4 ne2er sa3 itO.E
@n re.ards to Dea*e4s 2ideos9 Aetecti2e M&lline;9 3ho Ein2esti.atedE the case for the
0C,A9 told =ic*i 7ones9 E@ reall4 dont thin* 4o&ll 3ant to see thoseH the4 contain
1orno.ra1h4.E 7ones didnt belie2e him and didnt care. E@ 3ant those ta1esJE she
demanded.
The 8omicide detecti2e finall4 told her shed .et them bac* after the4 had Ee;amined the
e2idence.E
E0ne min&te the .&4 3o&ld sa4 he had them9E said 7ones9 Ethe ne;t min&te hed sa4 3e
dont ha2e an4thin..OE
Accordin. to 7ones9 M&lline; then said9 ENo39 3e all lo2ed Terr4. @ ho1e 4o& &nderstand
that9 b&t @m not .oin. to let 4o& see an4 1ict&res. And @ dont *no3 an4thin. abo&t a
briefcase9 b&t if theres an4thin. bac* there9 @ll .i2e 4o& a call9 and 4o& can come bac*
and .et them.E
EAnd @ M&st sat there and loo*ed at him9 and said to m4self9 Do&re doin. a .reat
1erformance9 b&t its not 3or*in..O Then he .ot reall4 &1ti.ht and said9 Bell9 some of
&s hated Terr4. KThenL he *ind of .rabbed his face and said oh shit.E
For his 1art9 M&lline; had Eno comment either 3a4.E 8e then told me9 E@ dont remember
3hat @ said to the lad49 b&t @ certainl4 3as not r&de to her.O This comes as a bi. shoc* to
me9 beca&se he 3as a 1olice officer and a friend of mine. @t 3as a hard thin. and h&rt me
to ha2e to 3or* it.E
C1t. Carlton li*e3ise fei.ned shoc* at 7ones reb&ffs9 and said he 3o&ld ha2e to *no3
3ho the officer 3as 3ho made those statements. 8e then as*ed me to ha2e the famil4
contact the 0C,A directl4 <as tho&.h the4 hadnt alread4 done so n&mero&s times>9 and
he 3o&ld meet 3ith them and disc&ss the case9 b&t that C1t. Aann4 Coc*ran9 Chief of the
8omicide $:&ad9 3o&ld ha2e to ma*e the decision abo&t 3hether or not to let the famil4
see the files.
Det Carltons statements fl4 in the face of the e;1eriences of not onl4 Dea*e4s mother
and sister9 b&t those of his e;-3ife. @n a letter to ,olice Chief $am Con!ales dated
$e1tember 49 1--#9 Ri2era 3rites6
Needless to sa49 @ ha2e man4 :&estions re.ardin. the in2esti.ation. Bhat t41e of 3ea1on
3as &sed to inflict the .&nshot 3o&nd to his headI Bho located the bod4I 8o3 co&ld the
ca&se of death be determined 3ith s&ch confidence 3ith the m&ltit&de of inM&ries to his
bod4 and ho3 did he 3al* the distance indicated in People ma.a!ine 3ith the .reat loss
of blood from ra!or c&ts not onl4 to both 3rists9 b&t both his forearms as 3ell as t3o
ra!or c&ts to his nec*I Not onl4 did he 3al* this distance9 b&t he str&..led 3ith bob3ire
fencin. to reach his chosen destination to die then inflicted the .&nshot 3o&nd to
himselfI @ re:&est that a co14 of the in2esti.ati2e re1ort of his death be made a2ailable to
me.
Con!ales didnt res1ond.
,olice officials e2ent&all4 res1onded to =ic*i 7ones com1laints b4 tellin. her she needed
to see a 1s4chiatrist. EThe4 said9 Bere M&st tr4in. to 1rotect 4o&.E
5;actl4 3hat 3ere the4 tr4in. to 1rotect her fromI Bhen @ called Mrs. 7arrahi9 the telltale
si.ns of a ta11ed 1hone 3ere clearl4 1resent. @f Terrance Dea*e4s death 3as a sim1le
s&icide9 3h4 3o&ld la3-enforcement a.encies be ta11in. the famil4s 1honesI
The 0C,A soon be.an cond&ctin. s&r2eillance on the dead mans famil4.
EThere 3as al3a4s an officer o&t there in front of o&r a1artment9E said 7ones. An43here
3e 3ent9 3e had an officer or someone in a mar*ed car follo3in. &s aro&nd. @t started
ri.ht after @ started .oin. to the ,olice Ae1artment :&ite a bit.E
The4 also tailed Ri2era. Bhen she confronted the officers9 the4 i.nored her9 hid their
faces9 or s1ed off. Cars 3ere 1ar*ed o&tside her childrens school. Bhen she s1o*e to
school officials abo&t the s&r2eillance one afternoon9 she 3ent to 3or* startled to find the
con2ersation on her office ans3erin. machineJ Ri2era had s1o*en to the school 1rinci1al
in 1erson. 8o3 did the con2ersation 3ind &1 on her ans3erin. machineI
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The harassment a.ainst 0fficer Dea*e4s famil4 3asnt limited to mere s&r2eillance. After
Ri2era met 3ith $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e49 her car 3as bro*en into. 8er ho&se
3as bro*en into t3ice.
$he finall4 mo2ed to 5nid 3hen the heat became too hot. E@ li2ed in an a1artment on the
third floor 3ith a sec&rit4 alarm in it9E said Ri2era. E@d come home and the alarm 3o&ld
be off. @d notice thin.s o&t of 1lace. Thered be cabinets o1en that @d ha2e no reason to
ha2e o1ened.E
Abo&t t3o 3ee*s after Terr4s death9 Ri2era 3ent do3nstairs aro&nd #63/ one mornin. to
do some la&ndr49 Eand there 3as a man do3nstairs 3ith h&.e head1hones on9 at #63/ in
the mornin.9 ri.ht behind m4 a1artment.OE
The indi2id&al9 3ho 3as 3earin. a Mo..in. s&it + 3asnt Mo..in.9 and 3as not doin.
la&ndr4. E8e loo*ed startled 3hen @ came aro&nd the corner9E said Ri2era. E@ came bac*
do3n at (63/ and the .&4 3as still there.E
@t a11ears that 3hat Ri2era 3as describin. 3as an a&dio technician 3ith a E$hot.&n
Mic9E a 1ortable s&r2eillance tool desi.ned to 1ic* &1 con2ersations thro&.h 3indo3s
and across fields. The4 are commonl4 &sed b4 1ri2ate detecti2es and la3-enforcement
a.encies.
0ne da4 Ri2era came home to find her front door o1en and off its hin.es. Bhen the
fri.htened sin.le mother 3al*ed into her bedroom9 she fo&nd a balloon tied to her door. @t
read6 ECet 3ell soon. This 3ill *ee1 4o& b&s4 &ntil 4o& do.E
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@t seems the 0C,A and the FB@ tho&.ht that 0fficer Dea*e4 had 1assed off some
incriminatin. doc&ments concernin. the bombin. co2er-&1 to his e;-3ife9 and 3ere
intent on obtainin. the doc&ments.
The s&r2eillance9 brea*-ins9 and thinl4-2eiled threats soon escalated into more serio&s
incidents. Ri.ht before Dea*e4s m&rder9 the co&1les Ford 5;1lorer be.an .ettin.
m4sterio&s flats. EAnd 3hen @d roll it into a sho19E said Ri2era9 Ethe4d 1&ll o&t li*e si;
or se2en nails.E This occ&rred bet3een ei.ht and ten times9 she claims.
Ri2era e;1lained that once d&rin. a :&arrel9 Terr4 had remo2ed some f&ses from her car
to *ee1 her from lea2in.. The 1olice *ne3 abo&t the incident9 said Ri2era9 3ho tho&.ht
the s&bse:&ent e2ents 3ere created b4 the 0C,A to so3 mistr&st and 1ro2ide a
con2enient trail of e2idence to 1ro2e that Dea*e4 led a tro&bled famil4 life. Det 3hile
Dea*e4 admitted to remo2in. the f&ses9 he re1eatedl4 and adamantl4 denied that he had
dama.ed the car + a car that 3as re.istered in his name and carried his cherished
children to and from school.
0n A1ril 249 t3o 3ee*s before he 3as fo&nd dead9 the 5;1lorer be.an actin. stran.el4.
Bhen Ri2era 1&lled it into the local Aamco Transmission Center9 she fo&nd that it had
been tam1ered 3ith. E$omebod4 3ho *ne3 3hat the4 3ere doin. 1&lled hoses from 4o&r
car9E said Todd Ta4lor9 the chief mechanic. E@m sorr4 to tell this maam9 b&t this is not
M&st somethin. 4o& can 1&ll randoml4.OE Ta4lor also said he tho&.h Ri2eras bra*es had
been tam1ered 3ith.
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Abo&t t3o 3ee*s before this stor4 3ent to 1ress9 the Fords bra*es 3ent o&t s&ddenl4
3hile Ri2era 3as tra2elin. at 4/ m1h. E@ 3ent to bra*e9E said Ri2era9 Eand .&ess 3hatI
No bra*esJE The lar.e 4 F 4 slammed into the bac* of smaller car9 dama.in. it badl4.
EThe messa.e is 3e can .et to 4o& if 3e 3ant to9E she concl&ded.
0fficer K7imL Ramse4 also be.an ma*in. his 1resence felt. EAll of the s&dden9 3hen 3e
mo2ed to 0*lahoma Cit4 Kfrom 5l RenoL9E said 7ones9 Ethere 3as Ramse4. Bhen 3e
Moined a ne3 ch&rch9 Ramse4 3as there. Ramse4 3as e2er43here. Do& t&rn the corner9
there 3as Ramse4.O 52er4thin. 3e did9 he 3as li*e the hel1f&l old .&4. This 3ent on for
t3o months.E
E8e 3as *ee1in. tabs on e2er4one9E added Ri2era. E8e 3as sho3in. &1 in a lot of
1lacesO M&st cas&all49 in fact9 1laces 3here he *ne3 that 1eo1le *ne3 me M&st as 3ell as
the4 *ne3 Terr49 and 3erent b&4in. into the its Tonias fa&lt ro&tine.
EKRamse4L tried to claim it 3as his e;-3ife and lo2e for his children he co&ldnt see that
made him commit s&icide9E she added. 8e 3o&ld tal* to her friends. E8o3s she ta*in.
itI Bhat does she thin*9 blah9 blah9 blah.E
Both Ri2era and 7ones feel the 0C,A officer 3as sent to Ebab4-sitE them + to maintain
an e2er-1resent 3atchf&l e4e. EKBhen he sho3ed &1L9E 7ones said9 E@ loo*ed at him and
said9 that is not a friend of Terr4s. 8e 3as ne2er at the ho&se. @ ne2er met him before.E
Ramse49 3ho told People ma.a!ine that Dea*e4 3as his Edear friend9E also told the 1ress
that he 3as Terr4s 1artner.
EThat 3as a lie9E declared 7ones.
Ri2era conc&rred. The e;-3ife said that not onl4 3as Ramse4 ne,er Dea*e4s 1artner9 b&t
that the t3o men didnt e2en .et alon.. ETerr4 hated 7im Ramse49E said Ri2era. E8e 1&t
on a real .ood 1erformance9E she added. E8es hidin. somethin.9 @ belie2e.O @t b&rns me
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For his 1erformance9 Ramse4 3as 1romoted to Aetecti2e9 and made E0fficer of the Dear.E
@f Terrance Dea*e4 did ha2e man4 friends in the ,olice Ae1artment9 the4 3ere amon. the
beat 1atrolmen9 not the &11er echelon. Bhile Aetecti2e M&lline; said e2er4bod4 Elo2ed
Terr49E accordin. to Ri2era9 the brass Ehated his .&ts.E E8im and KMaM.L %1ch&rch had a
hate-hate relationshi19E she said.
For his 1art9 M&lline; claims he 3as Etotall4 &na3areE of an4 1roblems Dea*e4 3as
ha2in. in re.ards to 3hat he *ne3 abo&t the bombin.. E@t is m4 o1inion as a fo&rteen-
4ear homicide 2eteran that it 3as a s&icide9E said M&lline;.O @f 3e tho&.ht it 3as
an4thin. Kother than a s&icideL 3e 3o&ld ha2e 1&rs&ed it to the ends of the earth. Bere
not hidin. an4thin..E
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Accordin. to Ri2era9 three .o2ernment so&rces9 incl&din. a %.$. Attorne4 and a %.$.
Marshal9 hold a sli.htl4 different 2ie3. As rela4ed b4 Ri2era9 the e2ents on the mornin.
of 0fficer Dea*e4s death trans1ired as follo3s6
At -6// a.m.9 0fficer Dea*e4 3as seen e;itin. his 0*lahoma Cit4 a1artment 3ith nine
bo;es of 2ideos and files. 8e then dro2e to the 1olice station 3here he had a fi.ht 3ith
his s&1er2isors.
8e 3as told to Edro1 itE or hed E3ind &1 dead.E
Dea*e4 3as also d&e for a meetin. 3ith the heads of se2eral federal a.encies that
mornin.. 8e a11arentl4 decided to s*i1 the meetin.s9 instead9 dri2in. strai.ht to a stora.e
loc*er he maintained in ?in.fisher.
Bhat he didnt reali!e 3as that the FB@ had him &nder s&r2eillance9 and be.an 1&rs&it.
The si;-4ear 0C,A 2eteran and former $heriffs Ae1&t4 easil4 el&ded his 1&rs&ers. 0nce
at his stora.e facilit49 he sec&red his files.
Bhat 3ere in the filesI Accordin. to one of Ri2eras so&rces9 incriminatin. 1hotos and
2ideos of the bombed-o&t b&ildin.. ,erha1s more.
0n the 3a4 bac*9 the feds ca&.ht &1 3ith him M&st o&tside of 5l Reno. E8e had nothin.
on him9E at that 1oint9 said Ri2era9 EM&st co1ies of co1ies.E
Bhile it is not *no3n e;actl4 3hat trans1ired ne;t9 Ri2eras confidential so&rce
Edescribed in intimate detail9E the state of the dead mans car. The seats had been
com1letel4 &nbolted9 the floor-boards ri11ed &19 and the side 1anels remo2ed9 all in an
a11arent effort to find the incriminatin. doc&ments.
There 3ere also b&rn mar*s on the floor. A11arentl49 the *illers had &sed Dea*e4s car to
destro4 3hat little e2idence the4 had disco2ered.
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At a11ro;imatel4 #6// 1.m. that e2enin.9 Canadian Co&nt4 Ae1&t4 $heriff Mi*e Ramse4
3as cr&isin. the area near the old 5l Reno reformator4 3hen he noticed an abandoned
2ehicle in a field. E@mmediatel4 KtheL hair stood &1 on the bac* of m4 nec*9E said the
de1&t4. Ramse4 came &1on the em1t4 car 3hich he immediatel4 reco.ni!ed as Dea*e4s.
There 3as blood on both seats9 and a ra!or blade l4in. on the dash. Dea*e4 3as no3here
to be fo&nd.
The de1&t4 immediatel4 called for a homicide in2esti.ator9 and ta1ed off the scene. @t
3asnt &ntil se2eral ho&rs later that 1olice do.s finall4 located Dea*e4s bod4 in a ditch9 a
mile and-a-half a3a4.
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Bhile it 3as a macabre scene9 the 0*lahoma Cit4 Medical 5;aminers re1ort 3as e2en
more .r&esome. The re1ort released from the Medical 5;aminer described n&mero&s
Es&1erficialE lacerations on the 3rists9 arms9 throat9 and nec*9 and a sin.le b&llet 3o&nd
to the ri.ht tem1le.
The re1ort also sho3ed another c&rio&s thin.. The b&llet had entered M&st abo2e and in
front of the ri.ht ear9 and had e;ited to3ards the bottom of the left ear. A11arentl49
3hoe2er held the .&n held it at a do3n3ard an.le. A 1erson shootin. themself 3o&ld
tend to hold the .&n at an &13ard an.le9 or at the most9 le2el. @t 3o&ld rather diffic&lt for
a lar.e9 m&scle-bo&nd man li*e Dea*e4 to hold a hea24 ser2ice re2ol2er or other lar.e
caliber 3ea1on at a do3n3ard an.le to his head. <$ee A11endi;>
Bhile it is tr&e that a sl&. can alter its traMector4 once inside the s*&ll9 a 1atholo.ist in the
$an Francisco Medical 5;aminers office told me that a -mm or other lar.e caliber
3ea1on + the t41e commonl4 &sed b4 1olice officers + &s&all4 tends to tra2el in a
strai.ht line.
B&t 1erha1s the most re2ealin. e2idence 3as that the 3o&nd did not ha2e a E$tellat9E the
tell-tale star sha1e ca&sed b4 the dissi1atin. .ases from the .&ns m&!!le. At the close
ran.e of a s&icide 3ea1on9 s&ch mar*in.s 3o&ld clearl4 be 1resent9 &nless of co&rseO
the shooter &sed a silencer.
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Bhile Ar. )arr4 Baldin.9 0*lahoma Cit4s Chief Medical 5;aminer9 :&ic*l4 r&led the
death a Es&icide9E another Medical 5;aminers re1ort 3o&ld9 accordin. to Ri2era9 s&rface
li*e an eerie9 1rescient messa.e from the .ra2e. This other re1ort9 :&ic*l4 redacted and
hidden from 1&blic 2ie39 sho3ed a face that 3as br&ised and s3ollenH blood on the bod4
and clothes that 3as not the dead mans blood t41eH and m&lti1le deep lacerations filled
3ith .rass and dirt9 as tho&.h the bod4 had been dra..ed a distance.
Det accordin. to Ri2era9 MaM. %1ch&rch denied that Dea*e4s throat 3as slashed at all.
$he 3as later told b4 a s4m1athetic 1olice dis1atcher that his throat 3as indeed slashed
+ dee1l4.
Ar. )arr4 Baldin.9 3ho si.ned off on the Dea*e4 re1ort9 is adamant. E@ can tell 4o&
&ne:&i2ocall4 and 3itho&t a do&bt that there 3as no other M5 re1ort.E
Det 3hile attendin. a social f&nction9 Ri2era claims her sister had a chance enco&nter
3ith the mortician 3ho 3or*ed on Dea*e4s bod4. $he 3as disc&ssin. the stran.e
inconsistencies of his death 3ith someone at the 1art49 3hen the mortician9 not *no3in.
the 3oman 3as Ri2eras sister9 s1o*e &1. EThat so&nds M&st li*e a 1olice officer 3e
3or*ed on in 0*lahoma Cit49E he said. Bhen as*ed if that man ha11ened to be Terrance
Dea*e49 the mortician Efrea*ed.E
Bhen 1ressed9 he told the shoc*ed relati2e that the dead mans 3rists contained rope
&urns and handcu99 marks. A former FB@ a.ent and 1olice officer9 the mortician said that
Dea*e4s lacerations 3ere alread4 se3n &1 3hen the bod4 arri2ed from the Medical
5;aminers office. Ar. Baldin.s res1onse to this 3as that the mar*s 3ere merel4 Es*in
sli11a.e9E res&ltin. from the nat&ral decom1osition of the bod4.
Det stran.er still9 the bod4 3as not s&11osed to .o to this 1artic&lar f&neral home at all9
b&t to one in Baton.a. Bhile the 0C,A 3as s&11osed to 1a4 the e;1enses of the f&neral9
no f&nds 3ere e2er allocated9 accordin. to Ri2era. E=ic*i had to 1a4 off the b&rial to
R&ss Borm KF&neral 8omeL. $o @ 3onder if 3e 1aid somebod4 off to do the Mob.E
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Bas that Mob to clean &1 Dea*e4 so that his manner of death 3o&ldnt a11ear s&s1icio&sI
This incident is similar to the m&rder of ,resident ?enned49 3hose bod4 3as ta*en to
Bethesda Na2al 8os1ital instead of bein. e;amined b4 the Aallas Medical 5;aminer as is
standard 1roced&re. 0nce there9 militar4 1atholo.ists and those controllin. them 3ere
able to s*e3 their findin.s to the satisfaction of the m&rderers. The chief 1atholo.ist
b&rned his notes9 and 4ears later9 3hen researchers 3ent to e;amine ?enned4s brain9 it
3as fo&nd missin. from the National Archi2es.
A11arentl49 Terrance Dea*e4s m&rderers and those co2erin. &1 his death had not co&nted
on this 1artic&lar morticians testimon4.
Bas Terrance Dea*e4 tort&redI Bas he m&rdered9 then made to loo* li*e a s&icideI Aid
he *no3 somethin. he 3asnt s&11osed to *no39 or 3as he sim1l4 des1ondent o2er lifes
circ&mstancesI
$aid friend ?imberl4 Cr&!9 E@ dont belie2e he 3o&ld ha2e done somethin. li*e that. 8e
3as al3a4s ha114 and Mo*in. a lot.E
Another friend9 ?aren =on T&n.eln9 said9 EKTerr4 and @L tal*ed abo&t a friend in hi.h
schoolO 3ho had committed s&icide9 and ho3 st&1id and selfish he 3as for ha2in. done
so.O @ M&st cant &nderstand it man9 said Terr4. @t ma*es no sense to me.E
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@f the officer 3as bent on ta*in. his life9 it 3o&ld a11ear stran.e9 since he had s1ent most
of the 1re2io&s month ta*in. entrance e;ams for the FB@. Dea*e4 and best friend Barr4
McCrar4 3ere loo*in. for3ard to becomin. FB@ a.ents. ,erha1s if he had *no3n the
role that the FB@ 1la4ed in the bombin.9 1erha1s e2en in his o3n death9 he 3o&ld ha2e
chan.ed careers.
)i*e Ar. Aon Ch&mle49 Terrance Dea*e4 3as one of the first resc&ers in the M&rrah
B&ildin. on A1ril 1-. 8ad he seen somethin. he 3asnt s&11osed to seeI 8ad he heard
somethin. he 3asnt s&11osed to hearI
0ne afternoon9 3hile the famil4 3as at ,olice 8ead:&arters9 an officer 3ho Ri2era
described as Dea*e4s Eonl4 tr&e friend9E 1&lled them off to the side9 and 3his1ered EThe4
*illed him.E
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)i*e Terrance Dea*e49 the 1ress claimed that Ar. Aon Ch&mle4 3as saddened and
dist&rbed that he hadnt hel1ed more 1eo1le that terrible da4. Ch&mle49 3ho ran the
Broad3a4 Medical Clinic abo&t half a mile from the Federal B&ildin.9 3as one of the
first to arri2e at the bombin. site on A1ril 1-. $ha&n 7ones9 Ch&mle4s ste1-son9 3as
assistin. him. 7ones recalled the scene6
EThe4 had sent &s aro&nd to the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.e9 3here some 1eo1le 3ere
tra11ed. $&ddenl49 three .&4s come r&nnin. o&t of the basement 4ellin.9 Theres a bombJ
A bombJ @ts .onna blo3J 52er4bod4 1anic*ed and ran screamin. a3a4 from the
b&ildin. as fast as the4 co&ld.E
Ch&mle49 3ho 3as 3or*in. 3ith Ar. Ross 8arris9 3as one of the fe3 doctors 3ho
act&all4 3ent into the Federal B&ildin.9 3hile the others 3aited o&tside. 8e had hel1ed
man4 1eo1le9 incl&din. se2en babies9 3hom he later 1rono&nced dead.
Ch&mle4 3as *illed fi2e months later 3hen his Cessna 21/ crashed near Amarillo9 Te;as
in 3hat 7ones calls Em4sterio&s circ&mstances.E
E@ts a 1rett4 m4sterio&s circ&mstance9E said 7ones. ETheres no a11arent reason + theres
nothin. 3e can thin* of.E
7ones added that Ch&mle4 had been in a minor 3rec* d&rin. a landin. a 4ear earlier
3hen his 1lane became tra11ed in a 2orte; ca&sed b4 a lar.e Met landin. nearb4. The
small 1lane 3as forced into a sno3 ban* ca&sin. some dama.e to its left 3in. ti1. The
dama.e had been re1aired.
Bo&ld this contradict 7ones h41othesisI
EBell9 from tal*in. to 1ilots @ that *no39 the4 sa4 that cant ca&se a 1lane to crash. @
mean9 as .ood a 1ilot as he is9 thats not .oin. to ca&se his 1lane to .o strai.ht do3n into
the .ro&nd.
Another 1ilot said9 thats M&st li*e a car thats o&t of ali.nment + it ha11ens all the time
+ its M&st somethin. 4o& learn to fl4 3ith. The 1lane had been flo3n se2eral times since
that.E
Accordin. to re1orts in (he aily !klahoman9 Ch&mle49 3ho 3as on a h&ntin. tri1 that
3ee*end9 had t3ice landed earlier + on Frida49 d&e to bad 3eather conditions. The crash
occ&rred three da4s later9 on a Monda4.
EThe thin. thats odd to me is that Aon 3as 1erfectl4 health49E said 7ones. E8e 3as
tal*in. to the to3er9 and from one min&te to the ne;t he M&st 3ent strai.ht smac* do3n
into the .ro&nd.E
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@n2esti.ators said the4 co&ld find no e2idence of an e;1losion at the macabre scene.
Ch&mle4s throttle 3as still set at cr&ise9 and his .ear and fla1s 3ere &1. The FAA
ins1ector stated there 3ere Eno anomalies 3ith the en.ine or the airframe9E and
E1atholo.ical e;amination of the 1ilot did not sho3 an4 1ree;istin. condition that co&ld
ha2e contrib&ted to the accident.E
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ETo me its &n&s&al beca&se @ *no3 he 3as a .ood 1ilot9E added 7ones. E52er4thin. 3as
fine9 he 3as in the air for 1" min&tes9 he 3as climbin.9 he had M&st as*ed 1ermission to
.o from si; to se2en tho&sand feet. The4 trac*ed him on the screen at #9-// feet9 and the
radar technician said he sa3 him on the radar9 then he loo*ed bac* and he 3as .one9 and
the 1lane came strai.ht9 strai.ht do3n. @ mean9 no attem1t to landO nothin.9 M&st strai.ht
do3n.E
Ch&mle4s h&ntin. 1artner 7oe4 Chief said in an inter2ie3 in (he aily !klahoman'
E8e 3as the *ind of .&4 3ho did e2er4thin. ri.ht9 al3a4s. 8e 3as 2er4 ca&tio&s9 2er4
1rofessional9E Chief said9 addin. KthatL Ch&mle4s 1lane 3as e:&i11ed 3ith e;tra safet4
instr&ments.
Mi*e 52ett9 a Federal ,&blic Aefender9 had *no3n Aon Ch&mle4 for o2er t3ent4 4ears.
E@ 3o&ld ne2er .et into an air1lane 3ith an4bod4 @ didnt *no39E said 52ett9 Eand @ 3o&ld
ne2er be afraid to fl4 3ith Aon. For the life of me9 this doesnt sit ri.ht 3ith me.E
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Det Clint Boehler9 a former FAA ins1ector9 disco&nts that notion. EThat 3as an accident
3aitin. to ha11en9E said Boehler. E8e didnt ha2e an instr&ment ratin.9 and he 3ent o&t
into ad2erse conditions. 0ne of the classic s4m1toms of 3hats called stall-s1in accidents9
is 1eo1le 3ho are in limited 2isibilit4 or f&ll @FR9 meanin. the4 cant see the 1ro1eller in
front of their face. And9 the4re not c&rrent or trained or in some 3a4 &1 to s1eed on their
o1eration. And the4ll .et into some 1artic&lar mode of fli.ht9 1artic&larl4 a climb9 and
their bod4 and mind tells them their not doin. 3hat their instr&ments sa4 the4re doin.9
and the4 tend to react to that. And the res&lts is sometime the4 stall the air1lane9 and not
necessaril4 s1in it9 b&t 3hat it then does is it rolls o2er to one side and be.ins a 2er4 ti.ht9
stee1 s1iral that is .ainin. s1eed all the 3a4 do3n. And if the4 e2er do come o&t of the
clo&ds or obsc&ration or 3hate2er it is9 often the4 see the .ro&nd at lo3 altit&de and the4
1&ll bac* on the 3heel and o2erstress the air1lane as it hits the .ro&nd. And this is not an
&ncommon thin.. @ts called s1atial disorientation follo3ed b4 the .ra2e4ard s1iral. And @
can cite n&mero&s e;am1les of that. There 3as a local doc here 3ent o&t 3est some time
a.o + 3ent o&t in a 21/ + and had the same scenario e;actl4.E
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Det Boehler is incorrect. The doctor did in fact ha2e an instr&ment ratin.9 and 3as an
e;1erienced 1ilot9 ha2in. lo..ed o2er #// ho&rs of fl4in. time.
Aid Ar. Aon Ch&mle4 crash on the e2enin. of $e1tember 2"th d&e to bad 3eatherI Aid
he commit s&icide d&e to his .rief o2er 3hat he sa3 on the mornin. of A1ril 1-th. 0r 3as
Aon Ch&mle4 m&rderedI
The aily !klahoman article described ho3 he had cried in front of his friend 7im Ta4lor
on the da4 of the bombin.9 after ta..in. se2en babies9 and 3as not satisfied he had done
all he co&ld9 e2en after hel1in. to or.ani!e a f&nd-raiser for the 2ictims.
@t 3as also r&mored that Ch&mle4 3as abo&t to .o 1&blic 3ith some damnin.
information. Accordin. to a local Mo&rnalist 3ho has in2esti.ated the bombin.9 Ch&mle4
3as as*ed to banda.e t3o federal a.ents 3ho falsel4 claimed to ha2e been tra11ed in the
b&ildin. mornin.. $ince the 1air 3as ob2io&sl4 not h&rt9 Ch&mle4 ref&sed. Bhen the
a.ents 1etitioned another doctor at the scene9 Ch&mle4 inter2ened9 threatenin. to re1ort
them.
Ch&mle4s crash is reminiscent of that of Ar. Ronald Ro.ers9 3hose 1lane 3ent do3n on
March 39 1--4 near )a3son9 0*lahoma in .ood 3eather. Clintons former dentist9 Ro.ers
3as on his 3a4 to be inter2ie3ed b4 Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard of the 3ondon )unday
(elegraph9 3here he intended to re2eal e2idence of Clintons alle.ed cocaine &se.
8e ne2er made it.
)i*e Ro.ers9 8ershel Frida49 a Eto1-notch 1ilot9E died in the crash of his small 1lane onl4
t3o da4s earlier d&rin. a li.ht dri!!le at his 1ri2ate airstri1. Frida4 had been a member of
Clintons 1residential cam1ai.n finance committee9 and 3as a close associate of C. =ictor
Raiser9 another member of Clintons 1residential cam1ai.n9 3ho died in a s&s1icio&s
1lane crash t3o 4ears earlier.
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@n fact9 the list of those 3ho had 1otentiall4 damnin. e2idence on e2er4thin. from the
?enned4 assassination to Clintons im1ro1rieties is a lon. one and sordid one9 stretchin.
to h&ndreds of names and s1annin. at least three decades.
A fe3 4ears after the ?enned4 assassination9 a dis.r&ntled C@A official 3as on his 3a4 to
Chica.o to inform a Mo&rnalist of the C@As com1licit4 in the m&rder. 8is 1lane e;1loded
and fell into )a*e Michi.an.
Another 3ell-*no3n crash 3as that of Car4 Caradori9 a 1ri2ate in2esti.ator 3ho 3as hot
on the trail of a 1edio1hile rin. bein. r&n b4 )arr4 ?in. and other 1rominent
b&sinessmen and 1oliticians in 0maha9 Nebras*a.
Caradori and his ei.ht-4ear-old son Andre3 died 3hen their 1lane crashed in 7&l4 of
1--/. Caradori radioed that his com1ass 3as s3in.in. 3ildl4 M&st before he 3ent do3n.
Moments later9 the 1lane 3ent into a stee1 di2e from 3hich it ne2er reco2ered.
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Bhat is interestin. is that onl4 se2eral da4s earlier9 the co&ra.eo&s in2esti.ator had
informed a friend that he had obtained e2idence 3hich threatened to brea* the case 3ide
o1en. Amon. those im1licated in the child 1orno.ra1h4 rin. 3as none other than Ceor.e
B&sh.
)i*e Caradori9 Ro.ers9 and n&mero&s other 3histle-blo3ers9 Aon Ch&mle4 had e2identl4
learned of the .o2ernments hastil4 1lanned co2er-&1 s&rro&ndin. the 0*lahoma Cit4
bombin..
8ad he9 li*e so man4 others9 made the fatef&l decision to .o 1&blicI
Clenn Bilb&rn9 3ho lost his .randsons Chase and Colton in the bombin.9 3as one of the
2er4 first to .o 1&blic. A sta&nch o11onent of the .o2ernments case9 Bilb&rn had teamed
&1 3ith re1orter 7.A. Cash and $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e4 to in2esti.ate the crime.
?e4 and Bilb&rn 1etitioned for the Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 in2esti.ation. Bilb&rn 3or*ed
tirelessl4 to in2esti.ate the tr&th abo&t 3hat reall4 ha11ened that fatef&l mornin.9 and his
e2idence 3as 1ro2in. more and more embarrassin. to a&thorities.
Abo&t a 4ear after he be.an his in2esti.ation9 Bilb&rn9 4#9 came do3n 3ith a s&dden
case of 1ancreatic cancer. @nitiall4 reco2erin. after s&r.er49 he died on 7&l4 1"9 1--'9 the
da4 after the Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 3hich he con2ened be.an hearin. e2idence.
Three 3ee*s later9 on A&.&st "9 Assistant %.$. Attorne4 Ted Richardson 3as fo&nd in a
ch&rch 1ar*in. lot 3ith a shot.&n 3o&nd to the chest. The Medical 5;aminers re1ort
stated6 ENo 1o3der resid&e is a11arent9 either on the e;ternal as1ect of the 3o&nd or in
the shirt.E An interestin. obser2ation considerin. Richardson had alle.edl4 1&shed a
shot.&n &1 to his chest and 1&lled the tri..er.
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The death 3as r&led a Es&icide.E
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Det the circ&mstances seemed to conc&r. Richardson had been de1ressed. 8e had been
seein. a 1s4chiatrist and 3as on ,ro!ac. 8e once told a h&ntin. b&dd4 he Efelt li*e
endin. it all.E
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0ne s&nn4 mornin.9 Richardson rose9 fed his t3o do.s9 .ot in his car9 dro2e to a ch&rch
near his ho&se9 1&lled o&t a shot.&n and shot himself thro&.h the heart.
8e left no note.
Bas Ted Richardson de1ressed eno&.h to *ill himselfI And if so9 3h4I The 4--4ear-old
father of t3o had a ha114 marria.e9 and adored his (-4ear-old son.
The t3o 3ee*s he too* off of 3or* d&e to &ne;1lained E1ress&resE ma4 1ro2ide a cl&e.
Richardson 3as the bombin. and arson s1ecialist for the Bestern Aistrict of 0*lahoma.
8e 3as ine;1licabl4 transferred to the ban* robber4 detail after the bombin. + an area
in 3hich he had no e;1ertise. As his brother Aan e;1lained9 ETed sho&ld ha2e .otten the
bombin. case.E
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@nstead9 the case 3as .i2en to 7ose1h 8art!ler.
Friends described Richardson as Eone of the fe3 .ood .&4s9E and a man 3ith a Estron.
sense of conscio&s.E
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@t is &ncertain if the same can be said of 8art!ler. Ci2en the
Federal Co2ernments cond&ct in this case9 s&ch labels mi.ht tend to render a man s&ch
as Richardson a 1iranha.
@nterestin.l49 Richardson 3as the %.$. Attorne4 3ho 1rosec&ted $am ?halid in 1--/ for
ins&rance fra&d. @t 3as r&mored that he 3as loo*in. into ?halids s&s1icio&s acti2ities
s&bse:&ent to the bombin.9 and 3as abo&t to brin. char.es.
8e decided to *ill himself instead.
@s it a coincidence these indi2id&als9 3ho had 3itnessed e2ents on A1ril 1-9 or had been
2ocal o11onents of the .o2ernments case9 had diedI
E0&t of ro&.hl4 "9/// of &s 3ho 3ere ori.inall4 in2ol2ed in @ran-Contra9E said Al
Martin9 Ea11ro;imatel4 4//9 since 1-(#9 ha2e committed s&icide9 died accidentall4 or
died of nat&ral ca&ses. @n o2er half those deaths9 official death certificates 3ere ne2er
iss&ed. @n 1(' circ&mstances9 the bodies 3ere cremated before the families 3ere
notified.E
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Crai. Roberts and 7ohn Armstron.9 3ho in2esti.ated a similar s1ate of s&s1icio&s deaths
for their boo*9 0F:' (he ead -itnesses9 re2ealed that most of the deaths 1ea*ed in the
months leadin. &1 to one of the in2esti.ations9 3ith the deaths often comin. da4s or e2en
ho&rs before the 1erson 3as s&11osed to testif4.
@n the three 4ears follo3in. the ?enned4 assassination9 1( material 3itnesses 1erished. @n
the time 1eriod leadin. &1 to 1-'-9 3hen the last of the ?enned4 in2esti.ations ended9
o2er 1// 3itnesses had died. @nterestin.l49 most of the deaths coincided 3ith one of the
fo&r main in2esti.ations6 The Barren Commission <1-#4-#">H the 7im Carrison
in2esti.ation <1-#"-#->H the $enate Committee in2esti.ation <1-'4-'#>H and the 8o&se
Committee on Assassinations in2esti.ation <1-'#-'->.
Nat&rall49 the C@A had an ans3er for these m4sterio&s deaths. @n a 1-#' de1artmental
memo9 a C@A officer 3rote6
$&ch 2a.&e acc&sations as that more than 1/ 1eo1le ha2e died m4sterio&sl4 can al3a4s
be e;1lained in some rational 3a46 e...9 the indi2id&als concerned ha2e for the most 1art
died of nat&ral ca&sesH the KBarrenL Commission staff :&estioned 41( 3itnesses + the
FB@ inter2ie3ed far more 1eo1le9 cond&ctin. 2"9/// inter2ie3s and re inter2ie3s + and
in s&ch a lar.e .ro&19 a certain n&mber of deaths are to be e;1ected.
Det Roberts and Armstron. correctl4 note that if the C@A 3ere not in2ol2ed in an4 of the
deaths9 3h4 3as s&ch a memo disseminatedI
Then9 to add f&rther f&el to the fire9 C@A technicians testified before the $enate
Committee <Ch&rch Committee> in 1-'" that a 2ariet4 of Termination 3ith 5;treme
,reM&dice KTB5,L 3ea1ons had been &sed thro&.ho&t the 4ears9 and man4 3ere chosen
beca&se the4 left no 1ostmortem resid&e.
@n one 1artic&lar memo9 the a&thor states6
Do& 3ill recall that @ mentioned that the local circ&mstances &nder 3hich a .i2en means
mi.ht be &sed mi.ht s&..est the techni:&e to be &sed in that case. @ thin* the .ross
di2isions in 1resentin. this s&bMect mi.ht be6
<1> bodies left 3ith no ho1e of the ca&se of death bein. determined b4 the most com1lete
a&to1s4 and chemical e;aminationH
<2> bodies left in s&ch circ&mstances as to sim&late accidental deathH
<3> bodies left in s&ch circ&mstances as to sim&late accidental deathH
<4> bodies left 3ith resid&e that sim&late those ca&sed b4 nat&ral deathO
Re.ardin. deaths that co&ld be sim&lated to a11ear as Enat&ral ca&ses9E the 2ario&s
assassination e;1erts 3ithin the intelli.ence comm&nities of the 3orld *ne3 :&ite 3ell of
the effects of s&ch chemical a.ents as sodi&m mor1hate9 3hich ca&sed heart attac*sH
th4on 1hos1hate9 3hich is a sol&tion that can s&s1end sodi&m mor1hate and 1ro2ide a
2ehicle to 1enetrate the s&rface of the s*in 3ith the chemical <3hich is &sed to coat
somethin. the 2ictim mi.ht to&ch>H and ber4lli&m9 3hich is an e;tremel4 to;ic element
that ca&ses cancer and fibrotic t&mors.
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As the da&.hter of a C@A contract a.ent 3ho 3or*ed 3ith 0li2er North told me6 EThe4
eliminated m4 father9 and @ *no3 3hat the4 do in the A.enc4. @ *no3 ho3 the4 3or* as
far as the Mafia .oes.O The4 ha2e no scr&1les. And the4 dont .o b4 an4 la3 b&t their
o3n. There is no conscio&s to these 1eo1leH the end M&stifies the means.O The4 3ill sh&t
an4bod4 &1 that the4 1ossibl4 can. The4re ama!in.. And the4 3ill .o thro&.h an4thin.
to ma*e 4o& loo* cra!49 to ma*e 4o& a11ear to be a liar.O
EAnd the4 .o into these o1erations9 and the4 r&n amo*. The4 r&n amo*. And then 3hen it
.ets carried a3a4 or theres a lea*9 here comes the dama.e control9 and 4o& ha2e to ma*e
e2er4bod4 else a11ear li*e the4re cra!4. @ mean 1eo1le o&t there dro1 li*e flies. 8o3
man4 1eo1le can commit s&icide for Cods sa*e. 8o3 man4 1eo1le can be handc&ffed
behind their bac*9 and the4 can call it s&icide beca&se the4 3ere shot in the headIE
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Tip of the .ceberg
"0ustice can kill or thwart any in,estigation at will1 and it does so on a regular &asis." 7
Former 5.). )enate in,estigator
"I0usticeJ has &een engaged in sharp practices since the earliest days and remains a
9ecund source o9 oppression and corruption today. It is hard to recall an administration
in which it was not the center o9 gra,e scandal.
7 Pu&lisher and scholar H.3. $encken
As an e;1erienced in2esti.ator once said9 EA co2er-&1 often 1ro2es the crime9 and lifts
the identities of the 1er1etrators into relief.E
@n this case9 those co2erin. &1 the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. a11eared to be the Federal
Co2ernment itself. )a3-enforcement officials9 incl&din. those at the local le2el9 lied
abo&t their fore*no3led.e of the attac*. The4 r&shed to destro4 all forensic e2idence of
the site. The4 i.nored do!ens of credible 3itnesses and intimidated others. The4
or.ani!ed a media smear cam1ai.n a.ainst an4one 3ho threatened to re2eal the tr&th.
And the4 m&rdered those 3ith critical *no3led.e of the facts 3ho had tried to come
for3ard.
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@ronicall49 the letters EFB@E stand for EFidelit49 Bra2er49 and @nte.rit4.E A more
a11ro1riate definition mi.ht be EFederal B&rea& of @ntimidation.E As 3ill be o&tlined in
=ol&me T3o9 the FB@ is .&ilt4 of an 3hole litan4 of crimes9 ran.in. from obstr&ction of
M&stice to o&tri.ht m&rder.
@t mi.ht be interestin. to note that the FB@s c&rrent director9 )o&is Freeh9 rose to his
1osition on the 2ictor4 of the )ero4 Mood4 case. Freehs chief 3itness9 Ted Ban*s9 later
told an a11eals co&rt that Freeh threatened him into testif4in. a.ainst Mood4. Ban*s 3as
s&bse:&entl4 sentenced to 44 months in 1rison for E1erM&r4.E
For his 1art9 Freeh 3as 1romoted to FB@ Airector9 3here he dre3 aro&nd him s&ch fi.&res
as Tom Th&rman9 Ro.er Mart!9 and )arr4 ,otts9 3ho led the m&rdero&s debacles at Baco
and R&b4 Rid.e.
Freeh 1laced ,otts in char.e of the Ein2esti.ationE in 0*lahoma Cit4.
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02erseein. the FB@ is the Ae1artment of 7&stice <Ao7>9 &ndo&btedl4 the most misnamed
federal a.enc4 e2er created. Bhile 1&r1ortin. to be a la3-enforcement bod4 inde1endent
of the le.islati2e and e;ec&ti2e branches9 in realit4 it is little more than a 1olitical tool
&tili!ed b4 corr&1t leaders to co2er &1 hi.h crimes and intimidate and im1rison 3histle-
blo3ers.
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7anet Reno9 the c&rrent Attorne4 Ceneral9 rose to her 1osition on a 3a2e of hi.hl4
d&bio&s child ab&se cases9 3here the onl4 ab&se9 it a11eared9 3as fostered b4 Reno
herself.
@n 1-(49 Reno9 then Aade Co&nt4 Aistrict Attorne49 1rosec&ted @leana F&ster9 a 1'-4ear-
old ne3l43ed 3ho hel1ed her h&sband Fran* b4 o1eratin. a da4-care o&t of their home.
To illicit the re:&ired confession from @leana9 Reno had her loc*ed a3a4 in a solitar4
confinment. $te1hen Ainerstein9 a 1ri2ate in2esti.ator em1lo4ed b4 the F&sters attorne4s
3rote in his re1ort that the formerl4 bri.ht9 attracti2e 1'-4ear-old6
Oa11eared as if she 3as "/ 4ears old. 8er s*in 3as dra3n from a lar.e loss of 3ei.ht.O
$he had sores and infections on her s*in and states that no sanitar4 conditions e;ist or are
1ro2ided9 that the sho3er9 3hen recei2ed9 is a hosin. do3n in the cell. That she is in a
cell 3ith nothin. in it b&t a li.ht in the ceilin. and that she is often *e1t n&de and in 2ie3
of e2er4bod4 and an4bod4.E KAinerstein also noted that @leana had becomeL a constantl4
cr4in.9 sha*in.9 tormented 1erson 3ho &nderstands little if an4thin. abo&t the 3hole
1rocess and is no3 bein. threatened and 1romised and is totall4 in a state of conf&sion to
the 1oint of not ha2in. the sli.htest idea as to month and date.O Mrs. F&sters condition
has deteriorated so badl4 she co&ld hardl4 mo2e and 3as 2er4 slo3 to res1ond to an4
:&estions. Bhen as*ed if Mr. =an Xamft <her attorne4> 3as 1resent9 she co&ld not e2en
recall9 b&t said sim1l4 that the 3oman $tate Attorne4 <Reno> 3as 2er4 bi. and 2er4 scar4
and made s&..estions as to 1roblems that 3o&ld arise if she didnt coo1erate.
After almost a 4ear *e1t in this de1lorable condition9 incl&din. 2isits b4 Reno to coerce
her9 and 2isits b4 1s4chiatrists to .et her to confess9 @leana crac*ed9 Econfessin.E to a
3hole le.ion of ima.inar4 acts.
After ser2in. three o&t of a ten 4ear sentence9 she 3as de1orted to 8ond&ras9 3here her
mind no3 clear9 she immediatel4 recanted her confession.
0nl4 da4s before she 3as sched&led to retestif4 2ia satellite <the AAs office threatened to
char.e her 3ith E1erM&r4E if she ret&rned>9 she retracted her retraction in a letter to the
$iami Herald. Rosenthal belie2es she 3as threatened.
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$e2eral 3ee*s after 7anet Reno 3as s3orn in as Attorne4 Ceneral9 she a&thori!ed a 1lan
to flood the ch&rch at Baco <containin. 3omen and children> 3ith tear .as and ram it
3ith battle tan*s9 based on alle.ations of Echild ab&se.E
A 1-(( Amnest4 @nternational re1ort claimed that EC$ .as contrib&ted to or ca&sed the
deaths of more than 4/ ,alestinians + incl&din. 1( babies &nder # months of a.e + 3ho
had been e;1osed to tear .as in enclosed s1aces.E
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Renos latest attem1t to Esa2e the
childrenE res&lted in the deaths of (# 1eo1le9 incl&din. 2" children.
As for the alle.ations of child ab&se9 both the Co&nt4 $heriff and the Te;as Belfare
Ae1artment9 3ho 3ere t3o of the first to inter2ie3 Aa2idian children9 indicated that there
3as no si.ns of ab&se. The FB@ later ac*no3led.ed their o3n re1orts to be false.
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Re1resentati2e 7ames Traficant <A-08> s&mmed &1 the sit&ation at E7&sticeE 3hen he
3rote to members of Con.ress on A1ril 1"9 1--'6
There ha2e been n&mero&s case of 1rosec&torial miscond&ct9 fra&d and o&tri.ht m&rder
on the 1art of 7&stice Ae1artment 1ersonnel that ha2e .one lar.el4 &n1&nished. The
American 1eo1le e;1ect the 7&stice Ae1artment9 more than an4 other federal a.enc49 to
be be4ond re1roach 3hen it comes to ethics and res1onsible beha2ior. $omethin. is
serio&sl4 3ron. in o&r democrac4 if criminal and &nethical beha2ior at the nations to1
la3 enforcement a.enc4 .oes &n1&nished.
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The crimes Traficants s1ea*in. of are le.ion. The scandals co2ered &1 b4 corr&1t Ao7
officials are endless. The cases of indi2id&als 3ho ha2e been sin.led o&t for 1rosec&tion
b4 the so-called E7&sticeE Ae1artment 3o&ld fill 2ol&mes.
,robabl4 the most infamo&s case of Ao7 corr&1tion in modern histor4 is the @nsla3 affair9
3here Ao7 officials cons1ired to steal soft3are from the small com1&ter com1an49
defra&d them o&t of 1a4ments9 then force them into ban*r&1tc4. The @nsla3 case 1ro2ides
a 1erfect e;am1le of ho3 the Ao7 re.&larl4 lies9 destro4s e2idence9 selecti2el4 1rosec&tes
1eo1le9 obstr&cts Con.ressional in2esti.ations9 and m&rders those 3ho threaten to re2eal
their 3ron.doin..
@n 1-(29 the Ao7 si.ned a G1/ million contract 3ith @nsla3 to install an enhanced 2ersion
of their ,R0M@$ <,rosec&tors Mana.ement @nformation $4stem> soft3are in 42 %.$.
Attorne4s offices. @nsla3 com1leted the 1roMect9 b&t 3as ne2er 1aid for their ser2ices.
8ea2il4 in debt9 the4 had no choice b&t to file for ban*r&1tc4.
@t seemed that a ri2al firm named 8adron9 had attem1ted to 1&rchase ,R0M@$ from
@nsla3. EBe ha2e 3a4s of ma*in. 4o& sell9E said C50 Aominic )aiti9 3ho 3arned @nsla3
o3ner Bill 8amilton that 8adron 3as connected to Attorne4 Ceneral 5d3in Meese. Both
Meese and his close friend9 5arl Brian9 had financial interests in 8adron.
After the Ao7 ref&sed to 1a4 @nsla39 Meese handed the soft3are o2er to his cron4 Brian9
3ho had C@A contract a.ent Michael Riconosci&to reconfi.&re the 1ro.ram 3ith a s1ecial
Etra1 door9E allo3in. %.$. intelli.ence a.encies to monitor and mani1&late acco&nts of
ban*s and intelli.ence a.encies 3ho s&bse:&entl4 1&rchased the 1ro.ram. The 1rofits9 of
co&rse9 3ent to Brian and his cronies at the Ao7.
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Bhen @nsla3 attem1ted to s&e the Ao79 their attorne4 3as threatened and dismissed from
his firm.
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@n s1ite of the stone3allin. and harassment9 @nsla3 e2ent&all4 3on their
case. 7&d.e Ceor.e Bason9 r&lin. in fa2or of the com1an49 3rote6
KAo7 officialsL too*9 con2erted9 stole9 Kthe 1laintiffs 1ro1ert4L b4 tric*er49 fra&d and
deceit. KThe4 madeL an instit&tional decisionO at the hi.hest le2el sim1l4 to i.nore
serio&s :&estions of ethical im1ro1riet49 made re1eatedl4 b4 1ersons of &n:&estioned
1robit4 and inte.rit49 and this fail&re constit&tes bad faith9 2e;atiosness9 KaL fra&d&lent
.ame of cat and mo&se9 demonstratin. contem1t for both the la3 and an4 1rinci1le of fair
dealin..
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After 7&d.e Bason ordered the Ao7 to 1a4 @nsla3 G#.( million in licensin. fees and
ro&.hl4 another G1 million in le.al fees9 he s&ddenl4 disco2ered that he 3as not bein.
rea11ointed to the bench.
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The $enate ,ermanent $&bcommittee on @n2esti.ations9 chaired b4 $enator $am N&nn9
a.reed 3holeheartedl4 3ith 7&d.e Bason. Det the committees efforts to 1robe the @nsla3
scandal 3ere bloc*ed b4 the Ao79 3ho ref&sed to allo3 their 1ersonnel to testif4 &nder
oath. The $enate re1ort stated that it had fo&nd em1lo4ees E3ho desired to s1ea* to the
s&bcommittee9 b&t 3ho chose not to9 o&t of fear for their Mobs.E
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$aid a former Con.ressional in2esti.ator 3ho dealt 3ith the 7&stice Ae1artment for 1"
4ears9 E@2e .ot to tell 4o&9 the bottom line is that the Ao7 as 1resentl4 constit&ted is a
totall4 dishonest or.ani!ation9 riddled 3ith 1olitical fi;es. The4 *no3 ho3 to 3rite the
memo9 ho3 to ma*e the 1hone call9 ho3 to den4 access to Con.ress. The .ame o2er there
is fi;ed.E
The stone3allin. b4 the Ao7 d&rin. the @nsla3 in2esti.ations 1aralleled that of the
0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 3here defense attorne4s enco&ntered contin&o&s denials in
their re:&ests for disco2er4. The stone3allin. of the @nsla3 in2esti.ation9 stated the
Con.ressional re1ort9 incl&ded9 Erestrictions9 dela4s9 and o&tri.ht denials to re:&ests for
informationO obstr&cted access to records and 3itnesses9 KandL the Eille.al shreddin. of
doc&ments.E
Det the committee did nothin. to 1&nish those res1onsible9 merel4 recommendin. that the
Ao7 re:&est the Co&rt of A11eals to a11oint an Einde1endentE 1rosec&tor. Bhile Attorne4
Ceneral Billiam Barr initiall4 ref&sed9 he e2ent&all4 s&cc&mbed to media 1ress&re9
a11ointin. one of his old Ao7 cronies9 Nicholas B&a9 to Ein2esti.ateE the matter. B&a
im1aneled a Federal Crand 7&r4. B&t9 as in the 0*lahoma Cit4 case9 the 1rosec&tin.
attorne49 B&as la3 1artner Charles ?ni.ht9 mani1&lated and controlled the 3itnesses.
Bhen the M&r4 be.an .i2in. credence to the alle.ations a.ainst Ao79 B&a :&ic*l4
dismissed the M&r4 and im1aneled another one.
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Not s&r1risin.l49 one of B&as chief in2esti.ators 3as none other than 7ose1h 8art!ler. @n
a letter 8art!ler 3rote to Assistant Associate Attorne4 Ceneral 7ohn A3ire in 0ctober of
1--49 the noble .o2ernment 1rosec&tor states6
@ a11la&d 4o&r efforts and es1eciall4 4o&r concl&sions. To 1ara1hrase Theodore
Roose2elt9 3e s1ent o&rsel2es on a 3orth4 ca&seO.
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8art!lers ne;t E3orth4 ca&seE 3o&ld be to ser2e as lead 1rosec&tor in the 0*lahoma Cit4
bombin. case9 assistin. the Ao7 in one of the lar.est co2er-&1s of the 2/th Cent&r4.
E@ dont &nderstand 3here the4 fo&nd him or 3h4 the4 chose him9E sa4s Michael Ae&tsch9
3ho as an attorne4 in Chica.o defended a ,&erto Rican terrorist in a 1-(" bombin. case
1rosec&ted b4 8art!ler9 a s&ccessf&l 1rosec&tion that is often cited as one of the reasons
8art!ler .ot the 0*lahoma Cit4 Mob.O
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Ae&tsch is referrin. to the 1rosec&tion of fo&r )as F&er!as Armadas de )iberacion
National ,&ertorri:&eo <FA)N> members9 a ,&erto Rican nationalist .ro&1 3hich the
.o2ernment claimed 3as res1onsible for more than 1// bombin.s or attem1ted bombin.s
since 1-'/. The defense of the FA)N 1aralleled that of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.
defendants9 3ith cr&cial e2idence bein. 3ithheld + e2idence that 3o&ld ha2e im1licated
the FB@ and ATF in C0@NT5),R0-st4le ille.al acti2ites directed a.ainst the Chicano
and ,&erto Rican Mo2ements. The M&d.e in the FA)N case9 Federal Aistrict 7&d.e
Ceor.e )ei.hton9 has re1orted connections to the C@A.
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Det 8art!ler claimed he 2ol&nteered for the role of lead 1rosec&tor. Bhether or not that is
tr&e9 8art!ler9 a 3heelchair-bo&nd m&lti1le sclerosis 2ictim9 is the 1erfect choice + a
man able to 1ander to the s4m1athies of a M&r4 alread4 o2er3helmed b4 ima.es of dead
and handica11ed 2ictims. This ast&te obser2ation 3as made ob2io&s b4 none other than
+ewsweek9 3hich 3rote6 E$ome s&..ested that a 3heelchair-bo&nd 1rosec&tor 3o&ld
a11eal to a M&r4 in a case 3ith so man4 maimed 2ictims.OE
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As the 3egal (imes obser2ed6
8a2in. a lead 1rosec&tor 3ho mane&2ers aro&nd the co&rtroom in a motori!ed scooter9
some sa49 is a .ood tactic for .ainin. s4m1ath4 3ith a M&r4 + es1eciall4 in a case 3here
more than "// 1eo1le 3ere inM&red.
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E0thers sa3 a malleable 1ersonalit4 easil4 micromana.ed b4 s&1eriors in Bashin.ton9E
added +ewsweek. A rather candid obser2ation in a case 3here Emicromana.in.E is *e4.
E@ dont thin* that 7oe is in char.e of the 1rosec&tion team9E said $te1hen 7ones. EThe
shots are called b4 KAe1&t4 Attorne4 CeneralL 7amie Corelic* and Kher to1 aideL Merric*
Carland.E
7&stice Ae1artment officials scoff at s&ch a notion9 1ointin. o&t that the4 are too far a3a4
and too b&s4 to micro-mana.e the trial team. 8art!ler9 the4 sa49 is firml4 in char.e.O
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@nterestin.l49 8art!ler 3as chief of both the ci2il and criminal di2ision of the Chica.o
%.$. Attorne4s office d&rin. his 1/-4ear term9 a M&risdiction not &n*no3n for its share of
corr&1tion-ridden scandals.
8is assistant9 $cott Mendeloff9 3as acc&sed b4 $herman $*olnic* of the Chica.o-based
Citi!ens Committee to Clean %1 the Co&rts of co2erin. &1 the m&rder of Ballace
)ieberman9 a Chica.o Federal Ban*r&1tc4 Co&rt official read4 to fin.er se2eral M&d.es
for briber4.
EThe assassination of )ieberman9 as Mendeloff *ne39 3as tied to the corr&1t acti2ities of
First National Ban* of Cicero9 a MafiaSC@A la&ndr49E 3rites $*olnic*.
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Nat&rall49 8art!ler doesnt see an4 corr&1tion in 0*lahoma. E@ am 1// 1ercent confident
that 3hen this case is resol2ed9 e2er4one 3ill thin* that com1lete and fair d&e 1rocess
3as obtained b4 the defendants9E 8artl!er told the American %ar Association 0ournal.
To facilitate this Ecom1lete and fair d&e 1rocess9E the Ao7 transferred Assistant %.$.
Attorne4 Ted Richardson from his 1osition as chief bombin. and arson 1rosec&tor for the
Bestern Aistrict of 0*lahoma to the ban* robber4 detail <3here he had no e;1erience>.
As 1re2io&sl4 noted9 Richardson 3as the %.$. Attorne4 3ho 1rosec&ted $am ?halid for
ins&rance fra&d. @t 3as r&mored that Richardson9 3ho friends claim had a E2er4 stron.
sense of conscio&s9E 3as loo*in. into ?halids s&bse:&ent acti2ities. 0n A&.&st "9 1--'9
Richardson Ecommitted s&icide.E
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As 1re2io&sl4 noted9 the n&mber of s&s1icio&s deaths s*4roc*eted in the 1-(/s9 as the
.o2ernment attem1ted to co2er &1 an increasin. 1attern of fra&d&lent and ille.al
acti2ities.
52en re1orters 3erent e;em1t from the Ao7 hit-list. 0n A&.&st 1/9 1--1 re1orter Aann4
Casolaro9 3ho had been in2esti.atin. the @nsla3 scandal and a related 3eb of corr&1tion
he called EThe 0cto1&s9E 3as fo&nd dead in his Martinsb&r.9 Best =ir.inia hotel room.
Casolaro 3as there to meet 3ith a 3itness 3ho 3as s&11osed to 1ro2ide the *e4 lin*
bet3een the Ao7 and @nsla3.
)i*e $er.eant Dea*e49 Casolaros 3rists 3ere slashed n&mero&s times. )i*e Dea*e49 his
notes and briefcase 3ere missin.. And li*e Dea*e49 the death 3as immediatel4 r&led a
s&icide b4 1olice9 3ho made no attem1t to contact Casolaros famil4 before orderin. an
immediate and &n1recedented embalmin. of the bod4. A team of contract cleaners 3as
bro&.ht in to sco&r clean the hotel room from to1 to bottom9 eliminatin. all forensic
e2idence.
The death of Casolaro led to an in2esti.ation b4 the Con.ressional $&bcommittee on
5conomic and Commercial )a39 headed b4 Re1resentati2e 7ac* Broo*s <A-Te;as>. The
re1ort stated6
@nstead of cond&ctin. an in2esti.ation into @nsla3s claims that criminal 3ron.doin. b4
hi.h le2el .o2ernment officials had occ&rred9 Attorne4 Cenerals Meese and Thornb&.h
bloc*ed or restricted Con.ressional in:&ires into the matter9 i.nored the findin.s of t3o
co&rts and ref&sed to as* for the a11ointment of an inde1endent co&nsel. These actions
3ere ta*en in the face of a .ro3in. bod4 of e2idence that serio&s 3ron.doin. had
occ&rred 3hich reached to the hi.hest le2els of the Ae1artment. The e2idence recei2ed
b4 the committee d&rin. its in2esti.ation clearl4 raises serio&s concerns abo&t the
1ossibilit4 that a hi.h le2el cons1irac4 a.ainst @nsla3 did e;ist and that .reat efforts ha2e
been e;1ended b4 the Ae1artment to bloc* an4 o&tside in2esti.ation into the matter.
The Ao7 also 1rosec&ted a *e4 3itness in the @nsla3 case9 Michael Riconosci&to9 3ho
3as set &1 on 1hon4 dr&. char.es to 1re2ent him from testif4in.. The Con.ressional
committee 1robin. the matter noted6
KA A5A a.entL reassi.nment in 1--/ to a A5A intelli.ence 1osition in the $tate of
Bashin.ton9 1rior to Michael Riconosci&tos March 1--1 arrest there on dr&. char.es9
3as more than coincidentalO The a.ent 3as assi.ned to Riconosci&tos home state to
man&fact&re a case a.ainst him. Mr. Coleman stated he belie2es this 3as done to 1re2ent
Mr. Riconosci&to from becomin. a credible 3itness concernin. the %.$. .o2ernments
co2ert sale of ,R0M@$ to forei.n .o2ernments.
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Another e;am1le of selecti2e 1rosec&tion on behalf of Ao7 is 7&2al A2i29 o3ner of the
in2esti.ati2e firm @nterfor. A former @sraeli intelli.ence a.ent9 A2i2 3as hired to loo* into
the 1-(( bombin. of ,an Am fli.ht 1/3 o2er )oc*erbie9 $cotland. 8is re1ort 3as directl4
at odds 3ith the .o2ernments EofficialE concl&sions + that t3o )ib4an terrorists 3ere
res1onsible for the bombin.. A2i2 disco2ered that not onl4 had %.$. officials been
s1ecificall4 3arned of the ens&in. attac*9 b&t ma4 ha2e had direct com1licit4 in the
m&rder of 2'/ 1eo1le.
For his embarrassin. disclos&res9 A2i2 3as tar.eted for 1rosec&tion9 and in2esti.ated b4
the 2er4 same FB@ a.ents 3ho Ein2esti.atedE the ,an Am case. To 1&nish A2i29 Ao7
fabricated e2idence that @nterfor had defra&ded C.5. Ca1ital Cor1oration9 a client 3ho
3as com1letel4 satisfied 3ith @nterfors 3or*9 and hadnt e2en filed a com1laint a.ainst
the firm.
Ne2ertheless9 in 1--"9 the Ao7 indicted A2i2 on three co&nts of defra&din. C.5. +
char.es for 3hich he 3as &nanimo&sl4 ac:&itted. @n his r&lin. o1inion9 the M&d.e 3rote6
The chronolo.4 of the in2esti.ation9 the fact that it is res&ltin. from no e;ternal
com1laint 3hatsoe2er b&t sim1l4 internall4 3ithin the FB@ as far as an4 3itness has
testified9 leads to an inference that it 3as .enerated from some other so&rces9 and the
onl4 so&rce in the record so far for 3hich an4 s&ch 1&r1ose co&ld be ascribed is the
re1ort in the other case9 in the )oc*erbie case.
Det Ao7 3asnt finished 3ith A2i2. The4 canceled their contract 3ith @nterfor and be.an a
s4stematic cam1ai.n to intimidate his clients. @nterfor 3as financiall4 de2astated. The
%.$. .o2ernment9 thro&.h the Ao79 belie2ed that b4 intimidatin. 1eo1le s&ch as 7&2al
A2i29 the4 co&ld 1re2ent 1&blic *no3led.e of their com1licit4 in the m&rder of 2'/
innocent 1eo1le.
As in 0*lahoma Cit49 3itnesses 3ho *ne3 too m&ch abo&t ,an Am 1/39 or those 3ho
1ossessed 1oliticall4 incon2enient facts9 3ere intimidated. Fi2e 4ears on9 2ol&nteers and
1olicemen 3ho 1artici1ated in the search remained recalcitrant + most so those 3ho had
searched the area 3here the heroin 3as fo&nd.
The E7&sticeE Ae1artment also br&tall4 attac*ed ,an Ams la34ers9 attem1tin. to sanction
them 3ith h&.e fines for darin. to challen.e the .o2ernments case.
The .o2ernment 3ent after Allan Franco2itch9 1rod&cer of the a3ard-3innin.
doc&mentar4 on ,an Am 1/39 (he $altese ou&le *ross9 3hich 3as d&e to 1remiere at
the 1--4 )ondon Film Festi2al. $tran.el49 for the first time in its 3( 4ear histor49 the
festi2al 1&lled the film at the last min&te.
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$&s1icio&sl49 a fe3 3ee*s after the film 1re2ie3ed at )ondons alternati2e An.le Caller49
it s&ffered a maMor fire.
0ne da4 before the film 3as to air on Channel 49 both the $cottish Cro3n 0ffice and the
%.$. 5mbass4 sent e2er4 national and $cottish ne3s1a1er a 1ress 1ac* smearin. fo&r of
the films inter2ie3ers.
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Bithin da4s of film bein. broadcast9 7&2al A2i2 3as indicted on fra&d char.es. 8is
attorne49 Cerald $har.el9 a11lied for a dismissal on the .ro&nds of selecti2e 1rosec&tion.
52en the M&d.e 3as forced to condemn the 1rosec&tions ar.&ments as E1atheticE and
Edishonest.E
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Allan Franco2itch 3asnt so l&c*4. Bithin min&tes of arri2in. in the %nited $tates to
testif4 at A2i2s trial9 he 3as detained b4 C&stoms a.ents in a 1ri2ate interro.ation room9
and dro11ed dead on the s1ot. All e2idence and doc&ments in Franco2itchs brief case
3ere fo&nd Emissin.E from the scene. Franco2itch had been 3or*in. on three other
doc&mentaries at the time9 incl&din. a de2estatin. e;1osW of the %.$. atrocites in
,anama.
For his role in re2ealin. the tr&th9 former A@A a.ent )ester Coleman 3o&ld be arrested
on fabricated 1ass1ort char.es and forced to see* as4l&m 3ith his famil4 in $3eden.
@n 0*lahoma9 ATF informant Carol 8o3e 3o&ld be arrested on tr&m1ed &1 char.es and
forced to ta*e ref&.e inside a Mail cell9 her testimon4 of the bombin. bloc*ed from e2en
her o3n trial.
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Bhile re1orter Aann4 Casolaro 3as m&rdered in2esti.atin. matters related to @nsla3 and
BCC@9 he 3as also chec*in. on a lead 1ro2ided to him b4 )ester Coleman.
C&rio&sl49 ,an Am has ne2er been able to re2ie3 those doc&ments 3hich the .o2ernment
claims 3o&ld merel4 sho3 its Einnocence.E )i*e so man4 other heino&s crimes9 the
.o2ernment so&.ht to hide its 3ron.doin. &nder the catch-all of Enational sec&rit4.E The
.o2ernment9 claimin. it had nothin. to hide9 cons1ired 3ith Federal 7&d.e Thomas ,latt
to den4 ,an Ams disco2er4 re:&ests on the .ro&nds of Enational sec&rit4.E As ,an Ams
la34er9 7ames $ha&.hness49 3rote in o11osition to the .o2ernments motion to dismiss
the com1an4s third 1art4 liabilit4 s&it6
The .o2ernment has fo&.ht stren&o&sl4 and s&ccessf&ll4 for three 4ears to 1re2ent an4
disco2er4 of it.O No39 the .o2ernment see*s millions of dollars of sanctions to 1&nish
and ban*r&1t m4 firm and me for ha2in. the temerit4 not onl4 to assert claims a.ainst the
.o2ernment b&t also for e2en see*in. disco2er4 from the .o2ernment.O
The .o2ernment condemns as sanctionable an4 2ie3 of the facts that differs from its o3n.
@n effect9 3hat the .o2ernment condemns is defendants ref&sal to blindl4 ado1t its
2ersion of the facts des1ite the .o2ernments ref&sal to 1rod&ce the e2idence from 3hich
defendants co&ld ha2e determined 3hether the .o2ernments 2ersion of the facts 3as
correct.O
The .o2ernment e;1ects this blind tr&st e2en tho&.h 3e had information from m&lti1le
so&rces that conflicted 3ith the .o2ernments s3ee1in. assertions and that s&..ested the
.o2ernment 3as res1onsible for the fail&re to 1re2ent the bombin..O
$e2en 4ears later9 the Ao7 and FB@ 3o&ld as* the 2ictims in 0*lahoma Cit4 for this same
blind tr&st + l4in. abo&t their 1rior *no3led.e of the attac*. )4in. abo&t the n&mber of
bombs fo&nd. )4in. abo&t the A,B 1&t o&t on the bro3n 1ic*-&1. )4in. abo&t the
1resence of other s&s1ects. @.norin. 3itnesses 3ho sa3 those s&s1ects and tr4in. to .et
them to chan.e their stories. Ta11in. 1eo1les 1hones and e;hortin. them into not tal*in.
to the 1ress and defense in2esti.ators. And intimidatin. se2eral 3itnesses into silence.
@n their attem1t to frame ATF informant Carol 8o3e on 1hon4 e;1losi2es char.es9 the
.o2ernment 3as &ns&ccessf&l. @n his closin. ar.&ment9 8o3es attorne4 Clar* Bre3ster
3a2ed his arms and 1assionatel4 anno&nced to the M&r49 Ethere 3as no bomb threat here9
the onl4 threat here is 3hat the .o2ernment can do to 1eo1le 3hen the4 dont li*e 3hat
4o& sa4 or 3hat 4o& mi.ht sa4O.E
8o3e 3as ac:&itted.
Man4 others 3o&ldnt be so fort&nate.
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The Connection
"It8s a total conspiracy. It has go,ernment written all o,er it."
+ Tom ,ose49 Ci2ilian Militar4 Assistance Cro&1S@ran-Contra ,la4er
A1ril 1-9 1--" 3as9 li*e No2ember 229 1-#39 a da4 that de2astated America. $t&nned
citi!ens e2er43here 3atched an;io&sl4 as another 1ainf&l drama &nfolded before them.
Bithin min&tes of the br&tal attac* on 0*lahoma Cit49 an arm4 of a.encies lea1t into
action. @n the Bhite 8o&se $it&ation Room the atmos1here 3as tense as officials from the
National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil9 the $ecret $er2ice9 the FB@9 ATF9 N$A9 and C@A all assembled
to brief the ,resident.
This crisis team9 led b4 the 7&stice Ae1artment9 lin*ed &1 to command centers aro&nd the
.lobe9 monitored b4 a 1lethora of intelli.ence a.encies on e;tra-hi.h alert. The FB@9 the
C@As Airectorate of 01erations and their domestic arm9 the National Reso&rces Ai2ision9
sent a.ents hither and 4onder in a frantic and des1erate search for information concernin.
the catastro1hic attac*.
@n a :&ite Mar4land s&b&rb9 one former C@A official sat bac* and calml4 monitored the
ens&in. chaos. 8e 1ic*ed &1 his 1i1e9 cas&all4 adM&sted the 2ol&me on his tele2ision9 and
leaned bac* in his comfortable leather chair.
T3o tho&sand miles a3a4 in Alb&:&er:&e9 AFerdinand Carone9 the da&.hter of former
1olice detecti2e9 C@A o1erati2e9 and Mafia ba.-man9 EBi. AlE Carone9 1ic*ed &1 the
tele1hone and dialed a 2er4 1ri2ate n&mber.
A half a continent a3a49 the former C@A Ae1&t4 Airector of Co2ert 01erations ta11ed the
contents of his 1i1e into an ashtra49 hit the m&te b&tton on his remote control9 and
ans3ered the 1hone.
Carone had been tr4in. to reach Theodore $hac*le4 for o2er t3o 3ee*s. As the4 tal*ed9
her attention 3as s&ddenl4 di2erted b4 a horrible scene. Bhat a11eared to be an office
b&ildin. la4 smolderin. in r&ins. ,eo1le and sirens 3ere screamin. in the bac*.ro&nd as
bodies 3ere carted a3a4 b4 amb&lance.
E@ said9 oh m4 Cod9 the4 bombed 0*lahomaJ
EThis 3as abo&t the time the4 3ere tal*in. abo&t the 1lane the4 sto11ed in 8eathro3
K3ith Abraham AhmedL9 and @ said9 here 3e .o a.ain.
Carone 3as referrin. of co&rse to the Borld Trade Center bombin. b4 a .ro&1 of Mid-
5ast terrorists. $he ass&med that this 3as more of the same.
EAnd Ted said9 No3 3o&ldnt 4o& find it interestin. if 4o& fo&nd o&t it 3as terrorists
from hereI
E@ said9 e;c&se meI
EAnd he said9 M&st 3hat @ said.
EThen it hit me li*e a ton of bric*s. @ .ot the distinct feelin. that he *ne3 3ho it 3as9 and
that it act&all4 had somethin. to do 3ith the A.enc4.E
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Bhile scores of intelli.ence and la3-enforcement a.encies sco&red the .lobe for cl&es as
to 3ho had bombed the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9 one man in a small office in Mar4land
seemed to ha2e the ans3er.
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8o3 did he *no3I

:ockerbie F , Parallel
"(he co,ert operators that I ran with would &low up a KAK with G== people to kill one
person. (hey are total sociopaths with no conscience whatsoe,er."
+ Former ,enta.on C@A @n2esti.ator Cene Bheaton
0n Aecember 219 1-((9 in the tin4 to3n of )oc*erbie9 $cotland9 2'/ li2es came to a
tra&matic and fier4 end 3hen ,an Am fli.ht 1/3 3as blo3n o&t of the s*ies. T3o h&ndred
and fift4-nine 1eo1le 1l&n.ed to their deaths9 and 11 more died on the .ro&nd.
$e2eral min&tes before fli.ht 1/3 too* off from )ondons 8eathro3 air1ort9 FB@ Assistant
Airector 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell r&shed o&t to the tarmac and 1&lled his son and da&.hter-
in-la3 off the 1lane.
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8o3 did he *no3I
,erha1s Re2ells intimate *no3led.e deri2ed from his relationshi1 3ith )t. Colonel
0li2er North. @n March of 1-(#9 North ad2ised Attorne4 Ceneral 5d3in Meese to head
off the FB@s ens&in. in2esti.ation into @ran-Contra. Meese informed Re2ell.
Conse:&entl49 North mana.ed to *ee1 abreast of the FB@s in2esti.ation b4 con2enientl4
recei2in. co1ies of all FB@ files.
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Bidel4 *no3n for his inestimable and ille.al s&11ort of the Contras9 North <alon. 3ith
Ceneral Richard $ecord and @ranian Albert 8a*im> 3as a b&siness associate of $4rian
arms and dr&. r&nner Mon!er al-?assar. For his role in shi11in. ,olish arms to Norths
mercenar4 arm49 al-?assar became the reci1ient of Norths &nd4in. .ratit&de Kand
la&ndered dr&. 1roceedsL.
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)i*e so man4 criminals9 dr&.-dealers9 and mass-m&rderers the C@A had co!ied &1 to o2er
the 4ears9 al-?assar enMo4ed the hi.hl4 2al&ed stat&s of C@A Easset.E
Al-?assar 3as also closel4 ali.ned 3ith Rifat Assad9 brother of $4rian dictator 8afe!
Assad. Assads da&.hter RaMa 3as ?assars mistress9 and had once been married to Ab&
Abbas9 a collea.&e of the notorio&s terrorist Ab& Nidal. Rifat himself 3as married to the
sister of Ali @ssa A&bah9 chief of $4rian intelli.ence9 3ho9 alon. 3ith the $4rian arm49
controlled most of the o1i&m 1rod&ction in )ebanons Be**a =alle4. The dr&. 1rofits
financed 2ario&s terrorist .ro&1s9 incl&din. the ,o1&lar Front for the )iberation of
,alestine-Ceneral Command <,F),-CC>9 r&n b4 former $4rian arm4 officer Ahmed
7ibril.
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Al-?assar also acted as middleman in the ransom 1aid b4 the French to effect the release
of t3o hosta.es held in Beir&t. Ci2en his assistance in sec&rin. the release of those
hosta.es9 the C@A belie2ed al-?assar 3o&ld 1ro2e in2al&able in ne.otiatin. the release of
the si; American hosta.es then bein. held in )ebanon.
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@n ret&rn for this fa2or9 al-?assars dr&. 1i1eline to the %nited $tates 3o&ld be 1rotected
b4 the C@A. This 3o&ld not 1ro2e diffic&lt9 as the A5A 3as alread4 &sin. ,an Am fli.hts
o&t of Fran*fort9 Cerman4 for Econtrolled deli2er4E shi1ments of heroin. Reali!in. the4
co&ldnt halt the flo3 of dr&.s comin. o&t of )ebanon9 the A5A &tili!ed the controlled
shi1ments9 escorted thro&.h c&stoms b4 A5A co&riers9 as 1art of a stin. o1eration9 3ith
the intention of catchin. the dealers in the %.$.
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Ne.otiation 3ith indi2id&als li*e Mon!er al-?assar had onl4 one dra3bac*6 al-?assar
3as closel4 lin*ed9 not onl4 3ith the terrorist-s1onsorin. $4rian .o2ernment9 b&t 3ith
.ro&1s s&ch Ahmed 7ibrils ,F),-CC. 7ibril9 3as also ali.ned 3ith the @ranian-bac*ed
8e!bollah9 3hich had a some3hat different a.enda than al-?assar.
0n 7&l4 39 1-((9 less than si; months before the ,an Am 1/3 bombin.9 the %.$.$.
=incennes shot do3n an @ranian airliner o2er the $traits of 8orm&!9 *illin. all 2-/ 1eo1le
on board. Ass&min. the 1lane 3as a hostile craft9 the ca1tain of the =incennes9 Bill
Rod.ers @@@9 .a2e the command to fire.
Bhile the 1eo1le of @ran .rie2ed9 the officer res1onsible for the fatal mista*e 3as
a3arded a medal.
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%nder @slamic la39 the crime had to be a2en.ed. As 7&2al A2i2 of @nterfor stated in his
re1ort9 E@t 3as *no3n at the time that the contract 3as o&t to do3n an American airliner.E
That contract + G1/ million dollars + 3as .i2en to Ahmed 7ibril.
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7ibril had alread4
established a base of o1erations in Ne&ss9 Cerman49 not far from Fran*fort. Central to his
cell 3as one Mar3an Abdel Ra!!ac* ?hreeshat. ?hreeshats s1ecialt4 3as in b&ildin.
small9 so1histicated bombs incor1oratin. timin. mechanisms ca1able of detonatin. at
1re-determined altit&des.
B4 mid-0ctober 1-((9 7ibril 3as read4. ?hreeshat had assembled fi2e bombs9 b&ilt into
Toshiba radio-cassette 1la4ers. 8o3e2er9 the Cerman 1olice 3ere 3atchin. ?hreesat. 0n
0ctober 2#9 ?hreesat and 14 other ,F),-CC s&s1ects 3ere ro&nded &1 in an o1eration
code-named EA&t&mn )ea2es.E 0ne of the bombs 3as sei!ed. Det fo&r more remained at
lar.e.
Bhile in c&stod49 ?hreesat demanded to ma*e a 1hone call9 then ref&sed to ans3er an4
:&estions. Bithin ho&rs9 he 3as m4sterio&sl4 released.
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The incident is stri*in.l4 similar to the arrest of Eneo-Na!i terroristE Andreas $trassmeir
on traffic char.es in Febr&ar4 of 1--2. EBo49 3e ca&.ht hell o2er that one9E recalled to3-
tr&c* dri2er9 ?enn4 ,ence. EThe 1hone calls came in from the $tate Ae1artment9 the
Co2ernors office9 and someone called and said he had di1lomatic imm&nit4.OE
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$imilar calls 3ere made on behalf of ?hreesat. Former C@A a.ent 0s3ald )e Binter9
3ho in2esti.ated the case9 stated9 EO1ress&re had come from BonnO from the %.$.
5mbass4 in BonnO to release ?hreesat.E
@t seems that both $trassmeir and ?hreesat 3ere o1erati2es of %.$. intelli.ence. E@ had
s1o*en to a Cerman re1orter 3ho ref&ses to .o on camera9E adds )e Binter9 Eb&t 3ho is
2er4 close to federal intelli.ence so&rces in Cerman49 3ho ass&red me that ?hreesat 3as
an a.ent of the 7ordanian ser2ice9 and an asset of the Central @ntelli.ence A.enc4.E
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Ci2en the close relationshi1 bet3een the 7ordanians and the C@A9 this is not s&r1risin..
Det it a11eared ?hreesat 3asnt onl4 re1ortin. to the 7ordanians and the AmericansH he
3as also re1ortin. to Ahmed 7ibril.
T3o months before the bombin.9 7ibril and al-?assar 3ere s1otted b4 a Mossad a.ent
dinin. at a )ebanese resta&rant in ,aris. 7ibril 3as ho1in. to &se al-?assars controlled
dr&. shi1ments thro&.h Fran*fort to effect the deli2er4 of a bomb. The 1roblem6 ho3 to
1rotect the dr&. shi1ments 3hile at the same time e;tract re2en.e on the AmericansI Al-
?assar 1referred the former o1tion9 b&t9 d&e to 1olitical 1ress&re9 he .r&d.in.l4 a.reed to
the latter.
Bhile a C@A team in Biesbaden9 code-named EC0R5A9E 3as ne.otiatin. its secret deal
3ith al-?assar for release of the hosta.es <and 1rotectin. his dr&. ro&te>9 a second team9
led b4 MaMor Charles Mc?ee of the Aefense @ntelli.ence A.enc4 <A@A>9 and Matthe3
Cannon9 the C@As Ae1&t4 $tation Chief in Beir&t9 had tra2eled to )ebanon to assess the
odds for a militar4-st4le resc&e o1eration.
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Accordin. to A2i2s re1ort9 Mc?ees team had9 3hile reconnoiterin. for the release of the
hosta.es9 st&mbled onto the first teams ille.al dr&. o1eration. Mc?ee ref&sed to
1artici1ate. Bhen he and Cannon contacted their control in Bashin.ton9 the4 recei2ed no
re1l4. A.ainst orders9 the4 decided to fl4 home to blo3 the 3histle. Accordin. to A2i26
The4 had comm&nicated bac* to )an.le4 the facts and names9 and re1orted their film of
the hosta.e locations. C@A did nothin.. No re1l4. The team 3as o&tra.ed9 belie2in. that
its resc&e and their li2es 3o&ld be endan.ered b4 the do&ble dealin..
B4 mid-Aecember the team became fr&strated and an.r4 and made 1lans to ret&rn to the
%.$. 3ith their 1hotos and e2idence to inform the .o2ernment9 and to 1&blici!e their
findin.s if the .o2ernment co2ered &1.
The4 ne2er arri2ed. That ni.ht9 ,an Am fli.ht 1/3 3as blo3n o&t of the s*ies.
Bas the death of Mc?ee9 Cannon9 and fi2e others on their team an &nfort&nate
coincidence9 or did someone 3ant to ens&re that the4 didnt re2eal the caref&ll4 .&arded
secrets of the 0cto1&sI
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Ci2en the am1le and s1ecific 3arnin.s recei2ed b4 the %.$. Co2ernment from the B?A9
the Mossad9 and a ,alestinian informant named $amra Maha4o&n9 it 3o&ld seem the
latter.
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Bhate2er the case9 it is indis1&table that %.$. a&thorities 3ere 3arned of the attac*9 and
failed to sto1 it.
Bas their fail&re deliberateI
EAo @ thin* the C@A 3as in2ol2edIE as*ed a .o2ernment Mideast @ntelli.ence s1ecialist
:&oted in the financial 3ee*l49 %arron8s. E0f co&rse the4 3ere in2ol2ed. And the4
scre3ed &1. Bas the o1eration 1lanned b4 the to1I ,robabl4 not. @ do&bt the4 sanctioned
heroin im1ortation + that came abo&t at the more !ealo&s lo3er le2els. B&t the4 *ne3
3hat 3as .oin. on and didnt care.E The e;1ert added that his a.enc4 has Ethin.s that
s&11ort A2i2s alle.ation9 b&t 3e cant 1ro2e it. Be ha2e no smo*in. .&n. And &ntil the
other a.encies of the .o2ernment o1en their doors9 3e 3ill ha2e no smo*in. .&n.E
The )oc*erbie bombin. 3as not the first time a&thorities 3ere 3arned in ad2ance of a
1endin. terrorist attac*. The sit&ation 3o&ld re1eat itself fi2e 4ears later in Ne3 Dor*
Cit49 and se2en 4ears later in 0*lahoma.
@t 3as an all too eerie coincidence.
T41icall49 %.$. a&thorities disin.enio&sl4 denied recei2in. an4 3arnin.s9 as the4 3o&ld
later do in Ne3 Dor* and 0*lahoma. Det9 as in those cases9 e2idence of 1rior *no3led.e
3o&ld e2ent&all4 become *no3n. E@t s&bse:&entl4 came to me on f&rther in:&iries that
the4 hadnt i.nored Kthe 3arnin.sL9E said a ,an Am sec&rit4 officer. EA n&mber of =@,s
3ere 1&lled off that 1lane. A n&mber of intelli.ence o1erati2es 3ere 1&lled off that
1lane.E
A&e to the 3arnin.s 1osted in %.$. embassies b4 the $tate Ae1artment <b&t not for3arded
to ,an Am>9 man4 .o2ernment em1lo4ees a2oided the fli.ht. @n fact9 the lar.e '4' 3as
onl4 t3o-thirds f&ll that b&s4 holida4 e2enin.. $o&th African 1resident ,eter Botha and
se2eral hi.h-ran*in. officials 3ere ad2ised b4 state sec&rit4 forces to chan.e their
reser2ations at the last ho&r. The $o&th African $tate $ec&rit4 forces ha2e a close
relationshi1 3ith the C@A.
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7&st as the4 3o&ld do in 0*lahoma9 .o2ernment officials 1romised a com1lete and
thoro&.h in2esti.ation. $tated 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell9 3ho headed &1 the B&rea&s
in2esti.ation6 EAll of &s 3or*in. on the case made it a 2er49 2er4 1ersonal 1riorit4 of the
first order.E
Frontin. for the C@A9 =ince Cannistraro chimed in6 E@ had 1ersonal friends on that 1lane
3ho died. And @ ass&re 4o& that @ 3anted to find the 1er1etrators of that disaster as m&ch
as an4one 3anted to.E
As in 0*lahoma Cit49 this 3o&ld become the catch-all 1hrase that 3o&ld set e2er4thin.
ri.ht and 1ro2e the .o2ernment had no in2ol2ement. 0f co&rse9 this 3o&ld be some3hat
diffic&lt in Re2ells case9 since he 1&lled his son and da&.hter-in-la3 off the 1lane
min&tes before it too* off. <This 3as s&s1icio&sl4 reminiscent of the ATF a.ents 3ho
3ere 1a.ed not to come into 3or* on A1ril 1-.>
@nterestin.l49 Re2ell 3as the FB@s lead in2esti.ator in the crash of an Arro3 Air AC-(
3hich e;1loded on Aecember 129 1-(" in Cander9 Ne3fo&ndland9 3ith the loss of all 24(
1ersonnel. As in 0*lahoma Cit49 that site 3as :&ic*l4 b&lldo!ed9 destro4in. cr&cial
forensic e2idence9 3ith an Arm4 official maintainin. a 3atchf&l e4e at all times.
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8idin. behind the co2er-&1 3as the same cast of characters + 0li2er North9 A&ane
EAe34E Clarrid.e9 and =ince Cannistraro + 3ho 3as Norths de1&t4 at the N$C d&rin.
@ran-Contra9 and 3o&ld later a11ear in )oc*erbie. The same cast of characters that l&r*ed
behind the scandals in Nicara.&a and @ran9 and 3o&ld a11ear li*e .hostl4 a11aritions in
the smolderin. r&ins of 0*lahoma Cit4.
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@t 3as also an act that the %.$. $hado3 Co2ernment9 res1onsible for 1reci1itatin.9 3as
an;io&s to co2er &1. 8ad the tr&e ca&se of the crash + Norths do&ble-dealin. 3ith the
@ranians + been re2ealed9 the @ran-Contra scandal 3o&ld ha2e s&rfaced t3o 4ears before
it did.
0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell 3o&ld be on hand to ma*e s&re it didnt.
Three 4ears later9 in )oc*erbie9 the .o2ernment 3as still claimin. its hands 3ere clean.
Det it 2i.oro&sl4 1rotested ,an Ams attem1ts to s&b1oena 3arnin. memos and other
doc&ments that 3o&ld ha2e re2ealed the .o2ernments fore*no3led.e9 M&st as it did in
0*lahoma.
$im1l4 stated9 the attac* on ,an Am 1/3 3as in retaliation for the do3nin. of the @ranian
airb&s. The reason for tar.etin. ,an Am 3as sim1le6 the airline 3as re.&larl4 &sed b4 al-
?assars o1erati2es to ferr4 dr&.s. @t 3o&ld be a sim1le matter to s3itch a s&itcase
containin. dr&.s for one containin. a bomb.
That a11ears to be M&st 3hat ha11ened. Accordin. to )ester ?no; Coleman9 @@@9 a former
A@A a.ent in C41r&s seconded to the A5A6 E@ *ne3 from the con2ersations aro&nd me in
((9 that he <)ebanese dr&. co&rier ?halid 7affar> 3as in2ol2ed in the controlled
deli2eries. Theres no do&bt in m4 mind abo&t that at all. Bhen @ fo&nd he 3as on 1/3
and 3as *illed9 and there 3as a controlled deli2er4 .oin. thro&.h at the time9 and @ *ne3
the sec&rit4 1roblems the A5A had9 and the relationshi1s the4 had 3ith the 1eo1le in
)ebanon9 3ith the iss&es in2ol2in. sec&rit49 it 3as 2er4 sim1le for me to 1&t one and one
to.ether and .et the bi. t3o + that the A5As o1eration had a role in all this.E
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Accordin. to 7&2al A2i29 the dr&. s&itcase 3as s3itched at Fran*fort9 3here T&r*ish
ba..a.e handlers 3or*in. for al-?assar had been re.&larl4 s3itchin. ba.s for those
containin. heroin.
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As the @nterfor re1ort stated6
0n Aecember 219 1-((9 a B?A s&r2eillance a.ent 3atchin. the ,an Am fli.hts loadin.
noticed that the Edr&.E s&itcase s&bstit&ted 3as different in ma*e9 sha1e9 material and
color from that &sed for all 1re2io&s dr&. shi1ments. This one 3as a bro3n $amsonite
case. 8e9 li*e the other B?A a.ents on the scene9 had been e;tra alert d&e to all the bomb
ti1s. Bithin an ho&r or so before ta*eoff he 1honed in a re1ort as to 3hat he had seen9
sa4in. somethin. 3as 2er4 3ron..
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The B?A re1orted this to the C@A team in Biesbaden9 3ho9 stran.el49 did not re1l4.
Accordin. to A2i29 EKThe C@A &nitL re1orted to its control. *!+(.!3 .EP3IE' !+8(
-!..Y A%!5( I(1 !+8( )(!P I(1 3E( I( "!."
T
A11arentl49 the C@A team Edid not 3ant to blo3 its s&r2eillance o1eration and &nderco2er
1enetration or to ris* the al-?assar hosta.e release o1eration9E 3rote A2i2. @t seemed the
C@A fi.&red the B?A 3o&ld interce1t the terrorists9 *ee1in. the C@A o&t of the 1ict&re9
thereb4 maintainin. its co2er.
Det this e;1lanation hardl4 seems credible. The B?A had informed the C@A abo&t the
threat + a threat to one of its o3n 1lanes. The4 also *ne3 the Americans 3ere r&nnin. a
sensiti2e &nderco2er o1eration9 and m&st ha2e ass&med the Americans 3o&ld 3ant to
handle the sit&ation themsel2es.
Moreo2er9 there is no indication that the C@A had instr&cted the B?A or an4 other
Cerman a&thorities to sto1 the bombin.. The :&estion is6 3h4 notI Certainl4 the C@A
3o&ldnt blo3 its co2er b4 as*in. the B?A to intercede9 as the4 3ere alread4 a3are of
the C@ASA5A o1eration.
This raises e2en more dist&rbin. :&estions. 8ad the C@A EcontrolE in Bashin.ton9
monitorin. the sit&ation9 1&r1osel4 allo3ed the bombin. to occ&rI Bas the Mc?ee team9
abo&t to blo3 the 3histle on the 0cto1&s9 s1ecificall4 tar.eted for eliminationI 8ad
Middle 5astern terrorists *no3in.l4 or &n*no3in.l4 cons1ired 3ith the 0cto1&s in
eliminatin. a .ro&1 of 1es*4 3histle blo3ersI
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$tran.el49 after the crash9 lar.e n&mbers of American Eresc&eE 1ersonnel be.an sho3in.
&1 rather :&ic*l4. As one searcher9 a member of a mo&ntain resc&e team recalled6 EBe
arri2ed 3ithin t3o ho&rs Kof the crashL. Be fo&nd Americans alread4 there.E
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The first to a11ear 3as an FB@ a.ent. Accordin. to Ceor.e $tobbs9 a )oc*erbie 1olice
ins1ector9 EK@L started to set &1 a control room9 and Kbet3eenL ele2en ocloc* and
midni.ht9 there 3as a member of the FB@ in the office 3ho came in9 introd&ced herself to
me9 and sat do3n + and M&st sat there the rest of the ni.ht. That 3as it.E
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Bas this so-called FB@ a.ent there to obser2e the $cottish 1olices in2esti.ation9 and
re1ort an4 conflictin. findin.s bac* to her s&1eriorsI
Tom Aal4ell9 a member of British ,arliament9 remar*ed6 EOAbsol&tel4 s3arms of
Americans K3ereL fiddlin. 3ith the bodies9 and shall 3e sa4 tam1erin. 3ith those thin.s
the 1olice 3ere caref&ll4 chec*in. themsel2es. The4 3erent 1retendin.9 sa4in. the4 3ere
from the FB@ or C@A9 the4 3ere M&st Americans 3ho seemed to arri2e 2er4 :&ic*l4 on
the scene.E
The scenario 3as eeril4 similar to that in 0*lahoma Cit49 3here resc&e 3or*ers and
bomb s:&ad technicians seemin.l4 a11eared o&t of thin air.
Recall that 0*lahoma Cit4 e4e3itness Aebra B&rdic*9 3ho 3as near .ro&nd !ero 3hen
the bomb 3ent off9 said6 EAnd ri.ht after that9 here comes the Bomb $:&ad9 before the
amb&lances and the Fire Ae1artment.E
EThe4 3o&ld ha2e had to ha2e had some *ind of 3arnin. to res1ond that :&ic*9 said
B&rdic*s h&sband9 Ebeca&se the4 3o&ld ha2e had to .et in their .ear and
e2er4thin..E
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As mentioned 1re2io&sl49 B&rdic* 3asnt the onl4 one 3ho sa3 federal a.ents and resc&e
1ersonnel arri2e a bit too :&ic*l4. 7.A. Reed9 3ho 3as in the Co&nt4 0ffice B&ildin.
3hen the bomb 3ent off9 later 3rote6 EThe 1aramedics and firemen 3ere alread4 at 3or*.
8o3 co&ld the4 mo2e so :&ic*l4I The4 3ere there b4 the time 3e .ot do3n to the
streetJE
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Then there 3as $er.eant Dea*e4s omino&s letter to his friend Ramona McAonald9 3hich
stated6 E52er4one 3as behind 4o& &ntil 4o& started as*in. :&estions as @ did9 as to ho3 so
man4 federal a.ents arri2ed at the scene at the same time.OE
@n )oc*erbie9 a n&mber of American a.ents + some 3earin. ,an Am M&m1s&its + 3ere
des1eratel4 searchin. for somethin.. As Aal4ell recalled6 E@t 3asO odd and stran.e that
so man4 1eo1le sho&ld be in2ol2ed in mo2in. bodies9 loo*in. at l&..a.e9 3ho 3ere not
members of the in2esti.atin. force. Bhat 3ere the4 loo*in. for so caref&ll4I Do& *no39
this 3as not M&st searchin. caref&ll4 for lo2ed ones. @t 3as far more than that. @t 3as
caref&l e;amination of l&..a.e and indeed bodies.E
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Ar. Aa2id Fieldho&se9 the local 1olice s&r.eon9 identified MaMor Mc?ee earl4 on. E@ *ne3
that Kthe identification ofL Mc?ee 3as absol&tel4 correct beca&se of the clothin. 3hich
correlated closel4 3ith the other re1orts and statements9 and the com1&ters that 3ere
lin*ed &1 to Bashin.ton.E
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This 3o&ld s&bs&me that Bashin.ton *ne3 e;actl4 3hat Mc?ee + 3ho hadnt told
Control he 3as comin. + 3as 3earin.. @n other 3ords9 it means he 3as &nder
s&r2eillance b4 the 0cto1&s.
Fieldho&se also ta..ed o2er "( bodies. E@ later learned that 3hen the bodies 3ere ta*en to
the mort&ar49 all the labels 3hich had been 1&t on them had been remo2ed 3ith the
e;ce1tion of t3o9E said Fieldho&se9 Eb&t all the rest had been remo2ed and
discarded.E
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A similar incident 3o&ld occ&r in 0*lahoma Cit4. After n&rse Toni Carret too* a brea*
from ta..in. dead bodies9 she 3al*ed bac* to the ma*eshift mor.&e that had been set &1
in a nearb4 ch&rch. EBhen 3e came bac* in9 there 3as a cold9 callo&s atmos1here9E said
Carret. E@ fo&nd o&t later that the FB@ had ta*en o2er.OE
Not onl4 had the FB@ ta*en o2er9 b&t for some reason9 the4 3ere s&11ressin. the bod4
co&nt9 3hich the4 ori.inall4 claimed as onl4 22 dead. This enra.ed Carret9 3ho had
1ersonall4 ta..ed o2er 12/ bodies. Bhile .i2in. a ne3s inter2ie39 FB@ a.ents r&shed
o2er and told her to sto1. Carret recalled the scene6 E8e said9 Bell9 we8re do3n here no39
and 3ere ta*in. o2er the b&ildin.. @t 3o&ld be ad2isable and recommendable that 4o&
*ee1 4o&r mo&th sh&t.E
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@n )oc*erbie9 1olice officers and militar4 1ersonnel 3o&ld be 1rohibited &nder the
0fficial $ecrets Act from tal*in. abo&t 3hat the4 had 3itnessed.
7&st 3hat had the4 seen that 3as so sensiti2eI
7im Bilson *no3s. A local farmer9 Bilson told relati2es of ,an Am 2ictims that he 3as
1resent E3hen the dr&.s 3ere fo&nd.E The T&nder.arth farmer had disco2ered a s&itcase
1ac*ed 3ith heroin in one of his fields. Borried that it mi.ht harm his shee19 he informed
local 1olice9 3ho notified the Americans9 3ho then raced to the scene in an all-terrain
2ehicle. Bilson noted that the Americans seemed e;tremel4 an.r4 that the dr&.s had not
been disco2ered earlier b4 their o3n 1ersonnel.
0ne $cottish 1olice officer 3ho did s1ea* o&t said that his de1artment had been told to
*ee1 an e4e o&t for the dr&.s earl4 on. 8e also o2erheard American 1ersonnel sa4 that
there 3as a dr&. co&rier on the 1lane + ?halid 7affar + one of the )ebanese informants
&sed b4 the A5A.
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8ad the heroin belon.ed to 7affarI $ince the dr&. s&itcase had been s3itched at
Fran*fort9 it 3o&ld seem &nli*el4. A more 1robable e;1lanation is that it belon.ed to
Cannon or Mc?ee + e2idence of the ille.al o1eration bein. r&n b4 the 0cto1&s.
@t 3o&ld certainl4 e;1lain 3h4 %.$. officials 3ere so des1erate to find the s&itcase before
the $cottish a&thorities did. 0nce located9 the heroin 3as remo2ed9 and the ba. 1laced
bac* in its ori.inal 1osition li*e nothin. had ha11ened.
@n 0*lahoma Cit49 1/ ho&rs after the blast<s>9 federal a.ents halted resc&e efforts to
remo2e files from the b&ildin.. Bhile limited n&mbers of resc&e 3or*ers 3ere
constrained to the lo3er ri.ht side of the b&ildin.9 bet3een 4/ and "/ federal a.ents
be.an cartin. a3a4 bo;es of files from the ATF and A5A offices.
EDo&d thin* the4 3o&ld ha2e let their e2idence and files sit at least &ntil the last s&r2i2or
3as 1&lled o&t9E one an.r4 resc&e 3or*er told the +ew York aily +ews.
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Then9 a11ro;imatel4 1/ da4s after the blast9 t3o 3hite tr&c*s 1&lled &1 to the 1ostal
anne; across from the M&rrah B&ildin. that 3as bein. &sed to store emer.enc4 s&11lies.
A do!en men in blac* &nmar*ed &niforms9 3earin. s*i mas*s and carr4in. s&bmachine
.&ns9 M&m1ed o&t and formed a 1rotecti2e corridor to the b&ildin.. 0thers9 3earin. bl&e
n4lon 3indbrea*ers and carr4in. hand-held radios9 formed an o&ter 1erimeter. As a
3itness 3atched9 he obser2ed Ebo; after bo; of 3hat a11eared to be files or doc&ments in
bo;es KthatL 3ere loaded on the &nmar*ed tr&c*s that loo*ed li*e R4der rental tr&c*s9 b&t
3ere 3hite.E
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The 3itness9 a T&lsa Fire Ca1tain 3ho 3as filmin. the site of the e;1losion9 3as told b4
one of the a.ents to 1&t do3n his camera. 8is film 3as later confiscated.
Bhat 3ere in the bo;es + bo;es that 3ere ori.inall4 stored in the Federal B&ildin. +
that o2er a do!en m4sterio&sl4 anon4mo&s federal a.ents armed 3ith s&bmachine .&ns
3ere so an;io&s to secrete into hidin.I Bere the4 files that 3ere bein. ta*en a3a4 to be
destro4edO or to be 1rotectedI And b4 3homI
The 1&blic 3o&ld ne2er learn of this bi!arre incident9 M&st as the4 3o&ld ne2er learn of
the Mid-5astern connection9 the n&mero&s 7ohn Aoes9 the 1rior 3arnin.s of Car4 Ca.an
and Carol 8o3e9 and the elaborate co2er-&1. The .o2ernment had con2icted their man +
Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h + M&st as the4 had done 3ith )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald 34 4ears a.o.
The 2ictims 3ho s&bscribed to the .o2ernments 2ersion of the case co&ld no3 be.in to
e;1erience a sense of Eclos&re9E 3hether the4 had learned the tr&th or not.
Fi2e 4ears before9 the .o2ernment had attem1ted to 1ro2ide Eclos&reE to the ,an Am
bombin. b4 anno&ncin. its ne3l4 disco2ered Ee2idenceE + a tin4 1iece of microchi1
alle.edl4 lin*ed to the bomb. This ne3 e2idence9 disco2ered in a remote field ten months
after the crash9 3o&ld concl&si2el4 1ro2e9 the .o2ernment claimed9 that )ib4an terrorists
had destro4ed the 1lane.
)i*e the e2idence of Mc=ei.hs racin. f&el 1&rchases 3hich s&ddenl4 came to li.ht 1(
months after the bombin.9 or the startlin. ne3 Ere2elationsE of 5ldon 5lliott9 Thomas
Mannin.9 and Aaina Bradle49 this Ene3 e2idenceE 3o&ld hel1 the .o2ernment di2ert
attention from the tr&e 1er1etrators of the crime.
@nterestin.l49 Tom Th&rman9 the FB@ lab technician 3ho matched the chi1 + a tin4
charred fra.ment that had mirac&lo&sl4 s&r2i2ed t3o $cottish Binters + 3o&ld later be
acc&sed of 1erM&r4 in &nrelated cases.
Ne2ertheless9 the disco2er4 3as hailed as a maMor find. =ince Cannistraro9 the C@A
Co&nter terrorism Chief on the National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil9 3as the front-man for ne3
E)ib4anE theor4.
EThe 1rinci1le a2en&es that led to identification of a forei.n role in an act of terrorism9E
Cannistraro :&i11ed 3ith moc* ass&rance9 E3as forensic e2idence reco2ered b4 the
$cottish 1olice at )oc*erbie themsel2es. @n2esti.ators and to3ns1eo1le on their hands
and *nees9 cra3lin. alon. the co&ntr4side9 1ic*in. &1 min&te bits of debris. And one of
those bits of debris t&rned o&t to be a microchi19 3hich 3as anal4!ed microsco1icall4
that led to the )ib4an connection.E
)i*e the R4der tr&c* a;le in 0*lahoma Cit4 that 3as alle.edl4 disco2ered b4 se2eral
different 1eo1le9 so the microchi1 3o&ld ha2e a conf&sin. and contradictor4 be24 of
claimants. EThree of his 1eo1le <FB@ a.ents> had s3orn that the4 had fo&nd this 1iece in a
1iece of a coat and had si.ned a 1a1er to this effect9E stated Bollier. E@ later heard that it
3as the $cottish 1olice 3ho had fo&nd the 1iece in a shirt that came from Malta.E Det in
s1ite of this9 the $cotts 3o&ld attem1t to ha2e a to3ns1erson si.n a statement that he had
fo&nd the chi1.
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Det the to3ns1erson 3hom the FB@ claimed had disco2ered the chi1 co&ld not e2en recall
findin. it. The man9 named EBobb49E said E@ .ot a call from a 1oliceman as*in. if he
co&ld come do3n to m4 home9 and 3o&ld @ si.n to sa4 that @ 1ic*ed those KitemsL &1. 8e
bro&.ht 3ith him three small ba.s abo&t the si!e of an ei.ht-b4-fi2e 1iece of 1a1er9 one
of 3hich contained an item of cloth9 one of 3hich contained a bro3n 1iece 3hich loo*ed
2er4 m&ch li*e a 1iece of 1lastic9 the third 1iece @ co&ldnt tell 3hat it 3as.E
8ad the chi1 been 1lanted b4 the FB@I The B&rea& admitted that it alread4 1ossessed t3o
s&ch timers9 confiscated from t3o )ib4ans in Aa*ar and $ene.al in 1-(#. The incident
3as remar*abl4 similar to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. 3itnesses 3ho 3ere coerced into
si.nin. statements that differed from 3hat the4 act&all4 sa3.
Det British a&thorities 3o&ld 3illin.l4 coo1erate 3ith the %.$. as the res&lt of a 1hone
call made b4 ,resident B&sh to ,rime Minister Mar.aret Thatcher. Accordin. to
-ashington Post s4ndicated col&mnist 7ac* Anderson9 the t3o heads of state a.reed that
the in2esti.ation sho&ld be ElimitedE in order to a2oid com1romisin. the t3o nations
intelli.ence comm&nities.
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For his 1art9 Cannistraro had de2elo1ed9 alon. 3ith N$C staffers 8o3ard Teicher and
0li2er North9 the Rea.an-ins1ired 1ro1a.anda 1olic4 of destro4in. the )ib4an re.ime of
Colonel M&ammar al-Vaddafi. As Bob Bood3ard 3rote in the -ashington Post'
=incent M. Cannistraro9 a 2eteran C@A o1erations officer and director of intelli.ence on
the National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil staff9 and 8o3ard R. Teicher9 the director of the office of
1olitical militar4 affairs in the N$C9 s&11orted the disinformation and dece1tion 1lanO.
E@ de2elo1ed the 1olic4 to3ard )ib4a9E said Cannistraro. E@n fact9 @ e2en 3rote the draft
1a1er that 3as later ado1ted b4 the ,resident.E
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@n s1ite of the ob2io&s 1ro1a.anda 1lo49 the e2idence a.ainst )ib4a 3as d&bio&s at best.
52en more d&bio&s 3as the .o2ernments theor4 of ho3 the bomb .ot on board.
Accordin. to EB&c*E Re2ell9 the bomb9 b&ilt b4 t3o )ib4an intelli.ence a.ents + Abdel
Basset al-Me.rahi and )amin ?halifah Fhima + 3as 1laced inside a s&itcase and
sm&..led into the air1ort at Malta9 and ta..ed for its final destination to 7F? air1ort in
Ne3 Dor*. @t then fle39 &naccom1anied9 to Fran*fort9 3here it chan.ed 1lanes9 also
&naccom1anied9 then fle3 to )ondon9 3here it mana.ed to chan.e 1lanes a.ain9 onl4 to
e;1lode o2er )oc*erbie.
)i*e the s1ecter of t3o lone amate&rs 3ith a fertili!er bomb9 the .o2ernment act&all4
e;1ects the 1&blic to belie2e that a sensiti2e altit&de-tri..ered time-bomb mana.ed to
1ass thro&.h three co&ntries &naccom1anied9 1ass thro&.h sec&rit4 and c&stoms chec*s9
chan.e 1lanes twice9 then detonate at 1recisel4 the ri.ht moment o2er its tar.et
destinationJ
$&ch a s&..estion9 e2en to the &ninitiated9 is ridic&lo&s.
And there 3as no e2idence to s&11ort it. Accordin. to Aennis ,hi11s9 former head of
sec&rit4 for British Air3a4s6 EOthe records of handlin. of that fi.ht 3ere made a2ailable
for me to see. There 3as no e2idence of an4 &naccom1anied ba.s. All of the ba.s that
3ere carried as 1assen.er ba..a.e on that fli.ht9 had to be chec*ed in b4 a 1assen.er
3ho act&all4 tra2eled on the fli.ht.E
$aid Michael 7ones9 ,an Ams )ondon $ec&rit4 Chief6 E@2e ne2er seen an4
doc&mentation 3hatsoe2er9 1rod&ced b4 ,an Am or an4bod4 else9 sho3in. there 3as an4
interl4in. ba..a.e to ,an Am from the Air Malta fli.htOE
52en the FB@s o3n tele;9 dated 0ctober 239 1-(-9 stated6
To Airector9 FB@9 ,riorit4 + Records there is no concrete indication that an4 1iece of
l&..a.e 3as &nloaded from Air Malta 1// sent thro&.h the l&..a.e ro&tin. at Fran*fort
air1ort then loaded on board ,an Am 1/3.
@n fact9 it is abs&rd to s&..est that trained intelli.ence a.ents or e2en cle2er terrorists
3o&ld o1t for s&ch a far-fetched and ris*4 1lan. 5s1eciall4 .i2en the sec&rit4 meas&res
re.ardin. &naccom1anied ba.s9 3hich 3o&ld ha2e s&rel4 aro&sed s&s1icion. This
1remise becomes e2en more l&dicro&s considerin. the &ne;1ected dela4s inherent in
Binter holida4 fli.hts. 8o3 had the bomb9 after 1assin. thro&.h three co&ntries9
mana.ed to arm itself and detonate at 1recisel4 the ri.ht momentI
Mirac&lo&sl49 ei.ht months after the bombin.9 a ba..a.e 1rint-o&t 3as obtained b4 the
B?A sho3in. an &naccom1anied ba. that had been transferred from Air Malta.
The .o2ernment finall4 had its Ee2idence.E
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7&st as the4 had s&ddenl4 dro11ed the Middle 5astern lead in 0*lahoma9 the .o2ernment
3as no3 s3itchin. trac*s and blamin. the )ib4ans for the ,an Am bombin.. B&t 3h4I
Bh49 after t3o 4ears of solid e2idence 1ointin. to $4rian and @ranian in2ol2ement9 3as
the .o2ernment no3 blamin. )ib4a + and on s&ch flims4 1retensesI
Nat&rall49 li*e the theor4 of Mc=ei.hs Ere2en.e for Baco9E the .o2ernment had a hand4
e;1lanation6 )ib4as moti2e for the attac* stemmed from the A1ril9 1-(# %.$. air-raid on
Tri1oli and Ben.ha!i9 in 3hich o2er 3' ci2ilians9 incl&din. Vaddafis infant da&.hter9
3ere *illed. (hat raid 3as in retaliation for the bombin. of the )a Belle Aiscothe:&e in
Berlin a 4ear earlier9 in 3hich t3o %.$. ser2icemen and a T&r*ish 3oman 3ere *illed.
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@n fact9 the in2ol2ement of )ib4a in the disco bombin. 3as hi.hl4 :&estionable. @t is also
c&rio&s 3h4 Vaddafi 3o&ld 3ait t3o-and-a-half 4ears to e;tract his re2en.e on the
Americans for the Ben.ha!i attac*.
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5ssentiall49 .o2ernments desire to im1licate )ib4a for the bombin. of ,an Am 1/3 3as
no different than its desire to im1licate the militia for the bombin. in 0*lahoma Cit4. @n
that case9 the4 claimed9 the moti2e 3as re2en.e for the .o2ernments atrocities at Baco.
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@n fact9 ,resident B&sh *ne3 1erfectl4 3ell 3ho had bombed fli.ht 1/3. $i; months after
the bombin.9 $ecretar4 of $tate 7ames Ba*er 2isited 3ith $4rian Forei.n @ntelli.ence
Minister Faro&* al-$haraa. Ba*er as*ed6
EBhat are 4o& doin. abo&t the C)C .ro&1IE
EBhat are 4o& tal*in. abo&t9E as*ed al-$haraa.
E7ibril9E ans3ered Ba*er. EBe *no3 the4 are res1onsible for )oc*erbie. Bhat are 4o&
doin. abo&t themIE
E8o3 do 4o& *no3 thatIE
EBe ha2e the e2idence9E Ba*er re1lied. EAnd the e2idence is irref&table.E
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Ne2ertheless9 the .o2ernment lied to the American 1eo1le.
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The in2esti.ation had
t&rned 1olitical. @n 7&l4 of 1--/9 @ra: in2aded ?&3ait. ,resident B&sh be.an formin. his
C&lf Bar coalition. $4ria9 formerl4 2ie3ed as a terrorist state9 3as no3 seen as a
necessar4 all4.
@nterestin.l49 B&sh had been :&ietl4 ma*in. o2ert&res to $4rian ,resident Assad for
4ears. Assad 3as a bitter enem4 of ,resident $addam 8&ssein of @ra:. @n order to brin.
$4ria into the coalition9 all e2idence 1ointin. to them 3as dro11ed. And9 in No2ember of
1--19 the )ib4an theor4 became the EofficialE 2ersion of the bombin..
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The real stor4 a11ears some3hat different.
0n Aecember 2/9 an interce1t of a call made to the @ranian embass4 in Beir&t confirmed
that an American o1erati2e named Aa2id )o2eMo4 <A?A6 Michael Fran*s9 Michael
$chafer> had s1o*en to @ranian Char.W dAffaires 8&ssein Ni*nam9 and ad2ised him that
the Mc?ee team had chan.ed its tra2el 1lans and boo*ed 1assa.e on fli.ht 1/3. The ne;t
da49 Ni*nam called the @nterior Ministr4 in Teheran and 1assed on Fran*s information.
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The A5A 3as also monitorin. Mc?ee9 and se1aratel4 informed the C@A in Bashin.ton9
British M@#9 and the C@A team in Biesbaden.
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Al-?assars o1erati2es had also obser2ed Cannon ma*in. tra2el arran.ements in Nicosia9
and re1orted this to their C@A handlers in Biesbaden. This 3asnt diffic&lt9 as the A5As
Econtrolled deli2er4E o1eration9 r&n b4 A5A $tation Chief Michael T. 8&rle4 in C41r&s9
&tili!ed Arab informants9 some of 3hom9 accordin. to Coleman9 3ere re1ortin. bac* to
Ahmed 7ibril.
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As one so&rce familiar 3ith the case said9 E52er4 s1oo* in 5&ro1e *ne3 that Mc?ee and
Cannon 3ere fl4in. home on fli.ht 1/3.E
Det 3hile the Mc?ee team 3as ob2io&sl4 com1romised9 the :&estion be..in. to be
ans3ered is9 3ho is Michael Fran*sI And 3h4 did Fran*s inform the @ranian embass49 a
bitter enem4 of the %.$.9 of Mc?ees tra2el 1lansI
An associate of 0li2er North9 Fran*s 3or*ed for 02erseas ,ress $er2ice <0,$> a
tele2ision cons&ltanc4 firm r&n b4 B. Aennis $&it. A former C@A o1erati2e in Central
America9 $&it 3as an associate of North9 Billiam Case49 7ac* $in.la&b9 7ac* Terrell9 and
Contra leaders Adolfo and Mario Calero. )ester Coleman a1tl4 described him as a
re1resentati2e of Norths ECeor.ia Mafia.E
@n other 3ords9 Fran*s 3or*ed for the 0cto1&s.
$ent to C41r&s b4 0,$ as a Ecameraman9E Fran*s 3as in a 1erfect 1osition to monitor the
acti2ities of the A5A.
The other :&estion be..in. to be ans3ered is6 3ho at the C@A Control in Bashin.ton <not
their head:&arters in )an.le4> told the C@A team in Biesbaden6 "!+8( -!..Y
A%!5( I(1 !+8( )(!P I(1 3E( I( "!"/
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@t has been ar.&ed b4 a1olo.ists for the C@A that the A.enc4 didnt sto1 the bombin.
beca&se it didnt 3ant to com1romise its hosta.e-resc&e mission + an o1eration bein.
r&n b4 the 0cto1&s in coll&sion 3ith Mon!er al-?assar. 5ssentiall49 3e are as*ed to
acce1t the idea that the C@A 3as read4 to sacrifice the li2es of 2'/ 1eo1le so as not to ris*
the o11ort&nit4 to free si; 1eo1le.
A more 1la&sible e;1lanation is that the 0cto1&s didnt 3ant to com1romise its 1rofitable
dr&. and .&n r&nnin. o1eration + an o1eration that traces its roots from the Corsican
Mafia9 thro&.h the 8mon. tribesman in )aos9 to the M&Mahadeen in ,a*istan and
Af.hanistan9 and finall4 to the cartels in Col&mbia and Me;ico. @t is an enter1rise r&n b4
man4 of the same s1oo*s that ran the Cold Bar9 channelin. billions of ta;1a4er dollars
into the militar4Sind&strial establishment9 3hile f&nnelin. tho&sands of tons of heroin and
cocaine into o&r cities streets.
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As intelli.ence anal4st Aa2e 5mor4 notes9 EBhen federal intelli.ence a.encies in the
%nited $tates decide to mo2e in a 1artic&lar direction + or 3hen a faction of them
decides to mo2e in a 1artic&lar direction + the4 do so 3hen to mo2e in that direction
3o&ld scratch a n&mber of different itches at different le2els sim&ltaneo&sl4.E
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B4 1assin. on the tra2el 1lans of the Mc?ee team to the @ranians9 Fran*s allo3ed Ahmed
7ibril to bomb the 1lane9 eliminatin. Mc?ee and Cannon in the 1rocess9 and 1re2entin.
e;1os&re of the 0cto1&s. At the same time9 the @ranians .ot re2en.e for the shootdo3n of
their airliner9 and the dr&. dealers *e1t their o1eration relati2el4 intact.
%sin. the @ranians as 1ro;ies 1ermitted the 0cto1&s to maintain E1la&sible deniabilit4.E
Aescribin. ho3 1ro;ies or Ec&t-o&tsE are &sed in assassination 3or*9 2"-4ear A5A
2eteran Mi*e )e2ine said9 EO3hen 4o& sa4 the4 3o&ldnt do it9 s&rel4 4o& dont thin*
that the $icilian Mafia <to &se an e;am1le> sends o&t a co&1le of @talians to do a hit on a
%.$. Attorne4 that the4 co&ld lin* directl4 bac*I No9 absol&tel4 not. Bhat the4 mi.ht do
is &se 3hats left of KA&.&stL Records or.ani!ation <a dr&. dealer in $o&th America>9
the4 mi.ht tal* to an @talian 3ho li2es in ,ara.&a4 or Monte Madeo9 he then tal*s to the
son of a Cerman 3ho li2es in ,ara.&a4. An arran.ement is made. The4 3ant them h&rt.
This or.ani!ation finds o&t that this .&4s 3ife is fl4in. on a 1lane. Not that thats
ha11ened. @m .i2in. 4o& a scenarioO thats the way its done. Bere li2in. in a 3orld
3here m&rder has become 2er49 2er4 hi.h-tech9 2er4 con2ol&ted9 3ith c&t-o&tsO
ETBA9 ,an Am 1/3 + this is the 1erfect M.0. of this or.ani!ation9E adds )e2ine. ENot
that the4 <Ricord> did it9 b&t 3hen the4 did thin.s9 there 3as no 3a4 it 3o&ld e2er .o
bac* to them9 beca&se the4 3o&ld do it for someone else.E
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@n the case of ,an Am 1/39 it a11eared that the 0cto1&s 3as more interested in co2erin.
&1 its in2ol2ement 3ith dr&. sm&..lers than in sec&rin. the release of American
hosta.es. And it 3as 3illin. to sacrifice 2'/ li2es to do so.
9
The 2ting
"(here were people in a position o9 authority that knew something was going to come
down1 and they didn8t do anything a&out itC and people got killed."
+ Tom C.9 22-4ear C@ASA@A 2eteran
The lo.istical a11arat&s 3hich allo3ed the ,F),-CC to bomb fli.ht 1/3 3as a controlled
dr&. deli2er4 at Fran*fort air1ort + a stin. o1eration r&n 3ith the f&ll *no3led.e of
American9 Cerman9 and @sraeli intelli.ence. @t 3as a stin. o1eration that had been
1enetrated b4 Middle 5astern terrorists intent on 3rec*in. ha2oc.
@n 0*lahoma Cit49 another stin. o1eration 3as &nder3a4. )i*e the A5As controlled
deli2er4 of dr&.s thro&.h Fran*fort9 the ATF and the FB@ 3o&ld see* to &tili!e a
Econtrolled deli2er4E of a bomb in 0*lahoma Cit4.
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 the FB@9 ATF9 and %.$. Marshals9 all had am1le 1rior 3arnin..
Not onl4 had the Marshals $er2ice been 3arned of a Fatwa a.ainst American
installations as a res&lt of the Borld Trade Center con2ictions9 b&t the FB@ had recei2ed
3arnin.s from the @sraelis9 the $a&dis9 the ?&3aitis9 and their o3n informant9 Car4
Ca.an9 concernin. threats a.ainst federal b&ildin.s in ,hoeni;9 Aen2er9 and 0*lahoma
Cit4.
Additionall49 ATF informant Carol 8o3e had s1ecificall4 3arned a&thorities abo&t a neo-
Na!i 1lan to blo3 &1 a federal b&ildin. in either T&lsa or 0*lahoma Cit4 as far bac* as
No2ember of -4.
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As the fatef&l da4 dre3 closer9 the 3arnin.s be.an 1o&rin. in. 7&d.e Ba4ne Alle49 3hose
office sits across from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 3as 3arned se2eral 3ee*s 1rior to the blast
b4 Esec&rit4 officialsE to ta*e Ee;tra 1reca&tions.E The federal M&d.e9 3ho 3as not in his
office at the time9 b&t 3hose cler*s 3ere inM&red in the blast9 told the Portland
!regonian9 E0f all the da4s for this to ha11en9 its absol&tel4 an ama!in. coincidence.E
Bhen as*ed to disc&ss the nat&re of the 3arnin.s9 Alle4 said9 E)et me M&st sa4 that 3ithin
the 1ast t3o or three 3ee*s9 information has been disseminatedO that indicated concerns
on the 1art of 1eo1le 3ho o&.ht to be a little bit more caref&l.E
This is not s&r1risin.. Ca.an had 3arned the FB@ as far bac* as $e1tember that federal
a.ents and M&d.es 3ere tar.eted for assassination. As 1re2io&sl4 noted9 Ca.an had been
dee1 inside the Middle 5astern cell in2ol2ed in the bombin.. Ca.an informed the feds on
$e1tember 219 1--4 that his Arab comrades had been cr&isin. Aen2er in a 3hite Merc&r4
1hoto.ra1hin. federal a.ents. Ca.an told the a&thor that he 3as instr&cted to assassinate
7&d.e )e3is Babcoc*.
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8ad the feds 3arned 7&d.e Alle4I EM4 s&bMecti2e im1ression9E said Alle49 E3as there
3as a reason for the dissemination of these concerns9 stron.l4 s&..estin. an im1endin.
1ro;imate e2ent.E
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The 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Ae1artment9 &nli*e 7&d.e Alle49 had the benefit of more s1ecific
3arnin.s. 0n Frida49 A1ril 149 the FB@ 1laced a call to Assistant Chief Charles Caines to
3arn him of a 1otential terrorist threat 3ithin the ne;t fe3 da4s.
Bhen Clenn Bilb&rn confronted Caines9 he 3as met 3ith a blan*et of denial. Bilb&rn
then 3al*ed do3n the hall and confronted Chief Ais1atcher 8ar2e4 Beathers9 3ho
&nhesitatin.l4 re1lied that the4 had in fact recei2ed a 3arnin.. Bilb&rn told him9 EBell9
4o&re .oin. to be s&r1rised to learn that Chief Caines memor4 is failin.. 8e sa4s it
ne2er ha11ened.E Beathers re1lied9 EBell9 4o& as*ed me and @ told 4o&. @m not .oin. to
lie for an4bod4. A lot of 1eo1le dont 3ant to .et in2ol2ed in this.E
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Bhen Assistant Chief 7on 8ansen 3as later inter2ie3ed b4 ?F0Rs 7a4na Aa2is9 he said
he co&ld no lon.er recall M&st e;actl4 who had called the Ae1artment9 b&t con2incin.l4
reass&red s*e1tics9 EThe FB@ came in 4esterda4 and told me it 3asnt them.E
Det t3o reser2e $heriffs de1&ties on d&t4 at the M&rrah B&ildin. the ni.ht of the
bombin.9 Aon 8ammons and Aa2id ?achendofer9 si.ned s3orn affida2its that
Re1resentati2e 5rnest @stoo* <R-0?> told them of the .o2ernments 1rior *no3led.e.
?achendofer 3as .&ardin. the north3est corner of the b&ildin. 3hen @stoo* a11roached
and chated 3ith him. ?achendofer relates the con2ersation6 EK@stoo*L made the comment
to me9 he sa4s9 Deah9 3e *ne3 this 3as .oin. to ha11en.
EAnd @ said9 5;c&se meI
EAnd he sa4s9 Deah9 3e *ne3 this 3as .oin. to ha11en. Be .ot 3ord thro&.h o&r
so&rces that there is a radical f&ndamental @slamic .ro&1 in 0*lahoma Cit4 and that the4
3ere .oin. to bomb the Federal B&ildin..E
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The da4 after the bombin.9 0*lahoma Cit4 FB@ $AC Bob Ric*s <of Baco infam4>9
mana.ed to *ee1 a strai.ht face 3hile anno&ncin. to re1orters6 EThe FB@ and 0*lahoma
Cit4 has not recei2ed an4 threats that indicated that a bombin. 3as abo&t to ta*e 1lace.E
)i*e the fo; ass&rin. the farmer that he hadnt made off 3ith an4 chic*ens9 the FB@s
claims 1ro2ed of little solace. Fort&natel4 for the FB@9 the a&dio lo.s of the Fire
Ae1artments incomin. calls 3ere m4sterio&sl4 Eerased.E
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As (he aily !klahoman re1orted on A&.&st 149 1--'6
O=ance AeBood49 o3ner of 01als Ans3erin. $er2ice9 and his em1lo4ee9 ,at 8o&serO
recei2ed an anon4mo&s tele1hone call sa4in. that a bomb 3as .oin. to .o off in the
office of the %.$. $ecret $er2ice on the ninth floor of the M&rrah B&ildin..O
01alsO ta*es calls for the $ecret $er2ice. The call came fo&r da4s &e9ore the bombin..
Then9 on the mornin. of A1ril 1-9 the 5;ec&ti2e $ecretariats 0ffice of the 7&stice
Ae1artment recei2ed a m4sterio&s call from someone claimin. the M&rrah B&ildin. had
M&st been blo3n &1O DA minutes &e9ore the &lastL ABC 2/S2/ :&oted the official
.o2ernment doc&ment6
The Ae1artment of 7&sticeO recei2ed a tele1hone callO t3ent4-fo&r min&tes 1rior to the
bombin.O The caller said9 EThe Federal B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4 has M&st been
bombed.E
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ABC anchor Tom 7arriel noted that Eno action 3as a11arentl4 ta*enE b4 the 7&stice
Ae1artment in res1onse to that stran.e emer.enc4 call min&tes before the blast.
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Not lon. after Bob Ric*s anno&ncement9 Carol 8o3e and Car4 Ca.an 3o&ld ma*e their
1resence *no3n + informin. the 1&blic that the .o2ernment did indeed ha2e 1rior
*no3led.e of the attac*. To co2er themsel2es9 the .o2ernment onl4 admitted that the4
had 2a.&e9 &ns1ecified 3arnin.s of the im1endin. 1lot. As $te1hen 7ones 3rote in his
brief of March 2"9 1--'6
$oon the .o2ernments 1osition 3ill re2ert to the ridic&lo&s and it 3ill onl4 den4 an4
*no3led.e that the M&rrah B&ildin. 3as s1ecificall4 tar.eted at -6/2 a.m. on A1ril 1-9
1--"9 to be destro4ed b4 a bomb deli2ered in a R4der rental tr&c* b4 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h.
O That is the Federal Co2ernment 1la4in. 3ord .ames in order to a2oid 3hat is
1otentiall4 the sin.le most embarrassin. and h&miliatin. sit&ation since the 1&blic fo&nd
o&t that the FB@ had an informant inside the terrorist .ro&1 that bombed the Borld Trade
Center in Ne3 Dor* + an informant that act&all4 hel1ed ma*e the bomb + b&t the4
b&n.led the entire sit&ation and did not 1re2ent that tra.ed4.
Ne2ertheless9 it 3o&ldnt be lon. before a si.nificant 1ercenta.e of the 1o1&lation 3o&ld
learn abo&t the s&s1icio&s acti2ites in 0*lahoma Cit4 the mornin. of A1ril 1-. Attorne4
Aaniel 7. Adomitis 3as dri2in. do3nto3n aro&nd '63/ a.m. that mornin. 3hen he
noticed a 3hite bomb s:&ad tr&c* 1ar*ed on the 3est side of the co&rtho&se9 close to the
M&rrah B&ildin.. Adomitis told the Fort -orth )tarH(elegram9 E@ remember thin*in. as @
1assed that9 Cee9 @ 3onder if the4 had a bomb threat at the Co&nt4 Co&rtho&seIE
Norma $mith9 3ho 3or*ed at the Federal Co&rtho&se across from the M&rrah B&ildin.9
sa39 alon. 3ith n&mero&s others9 the Bomb $:&ad con.re.ated in the 1ar*in. lot. $mith
reco&nted her stor4 for her hometo3n Te;as ne3s1a1er9 the Panola -atchman'
The da4 3as fine9 e2er4thin. 3as normal 3hen @ arri2ed at '64" to be.in m4 da4 at (
a.m.9 b&t as @ 3al*ed thro&.h m4 b&ildin.s 1ar*in. lot9 @ remember seein. a bomb s:&ad.
@ reall4 did not thin* abo&t it + es1eciall4 3hen 3e did not hear more abo&t it....
There 3as some tal* abo&t the bomb s:&ad amon. em1lo4ees in o&r office. Be did
3onder 3hat it 3as doin. in o&r 1ar*in. lot. 7o*in.l49 @ said9 EBell @ .&ess 3ell find o&t
soon eno&.hE....
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Renee Coo1er9 3hose infant son 3as *illed in the da4-care center9 3as dri2in. do3n
Robinson $treet 3hen she sa3 se2eral men in dar* Mac*ets standin. in front of the
Federal Co&rtho&se. The mens Mac*ets 3ere inscribed 3ith the 3ords EBomb $:&ad.E
Re1orter 7.A. Cash s1o*e 3ith a 3oman 3hose brother 3or*ed in the Federal B&ildin..
EFrantic 3ith 3orr49 7ac*ie $tiles said she tal*ed to an FB@ a.ent at the scene 3ho told
her there had been a bomb threat made a.ainst the M&rrah B&ildin. the 1re2io&s 3ee*.E
This fact 3as also confirmed b4 Michael 8inton9 a former 1olice officer 3ho 3as sta4in.
across the street at the DMCA. 8inton 3itnessed 3hat a11eared to be a bomb threat
e2ac&ation of the M&rrah B&ildin. t3o 3ee*s earlier.
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Nat&rall49 the Bomb $:&ad denied bein. there. @n an inter2ie3 3ith 7a4na Aa2is9 $heriff
7.A. $har1 claimed that the Bomb $:&ad tr&c* 3as ten miles a3a4 at the time. E@ can
ass&re 4o& from the testimon4 of 3itnesses and the bomb commander that o&r bomb &nit
3as not an43here near the M&rrah B&ildin. the mornin. of the blast9E said $har1.
Bhen the a&thor attem1ted to inter2ie3 t3o members of the Bomb $:&ad9 one of them
became 2isibl4 ner2o&s9 and demanded that @ s1ea* to his s&1erior. 8e denied remo2in.
additional bombs9 or bein. at the Federal B&ildin. earl4 that mornin..
The $heriffs Ae1artment later told NBC 5;tras Brad Coode that the Bomb $:&ad was in
fact de1lo4ed do3nto3n for Etrainin. 1&r1oses9E b&t claimed the4 3ere not in bomb
attire. At the same time9 the 0C,A told 5;tra the Bomb $:&ad 3as not there at all.
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Re1orter 7.A. Cash recei2ed a similar res1onse from Bomb $:&ad Ca1tain Robert 8ead4.
Bhen confronted 3ith the fact that at least t3o e4e-3itnesses sa3 the Bomb $:&ad
members in their blac* t-shirts 3ith the 3ords EB0MB $V%AAE embla!oned across
their chests in sil2er-3hite letters9 the ca1tain said9 EBe dont 3ear those t41e shirts.E
@nterestin.l49 a 2ideota1e made b4 Ae1&t4 $heriff Mel2in $&mter at the scene of the blast
sho3s the Bomb $:&ad members9 alon. 3ith the ca1tain9 in t-shirts 3ith 3ords EB0MB
$V%AAE in lar.e sil2er-3hite letters 3ritten across their chestsJ
$till9 the Bomb $:&ad 3o&ld attem1t to maintain this d&1licito&s charade. Bhen he 3as
s&mmoned before the Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 rein2esti.atin. the blast9 Ae1&t4 Bill Crimsle4
claimed that the bomb s:&ad 3as indeed do3nto3n that mornin.. Crimsle4 claimed that
he had left the co&nt4 Mail at '6// a.m.9 sto11ed at the nearb4 co&rtho&se for a fe3
min&tes to ta*e care of an errand9 3ent to McAonalds for brea*fast9 then dro2e to the
bomb trainin. site ten miles a3a4.
Det Norma $mith sa3 the Bomb $:&ad tr&c* do3nto3n at '64" a.m. Renee Coo1er sa3
it fi2e min&tes after ei.ht + hardl4 in *ee1in. 3ith Crimsle4s stor4.
0thers9 li*e 0*lahoma ,ri2ate in2esti.ator Cla&de Criss and Co&nt4 A11raiser 7.A. Reed
sa3 the Bomb $:&ad do3nto3n in f&ll .ear. EThe 1resence of la3 enforcement 3as in
the air9E said Criss. E@t 3as e2er43here do3nto3n that mornin..E
As 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 Aebra B&rdic* 3as sittin. at a red li.ht at 1/th and Robinson9
fi2e bloc*s from the M&rrah B&ildin.. EOas the li.ht chan.ed9 3e started thro&.h the
intersection9E recalled B&rdic*9 Eand Kthats 3henL the bomb 3ent offO And ri.ht after
that9 here comes the Bomb $:&ad9 before the amb&lances and the Fire Ae1artment.E As
B&rdic*s h&sband remar*ed9 Ethe4 3o&ld ha2e had to ha2e had some *ind of 3arnin. to
res1ond that :&ic*9 beca&se the4 3o&ld ha2e had to .et in their .ear and e2er4thin..E
7.A. Reed9 3ho r&shed o&t of the Co&nt4 0ffice B&ildin. 3hen the bomb 3ent off9 later
3rote in a com1an4 ne3sletter6 EThe 1aramedics and firemen 3ere alread4 at 3or*. 8o3
co&ld the4 mo2e so :&ic*l4I The4 3ere there b4 the time 3e .ot do3n to the streetJE
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The testimon4 of B&rdic* and Reed do2etails 3ith that of Criss9 3ho arri2ed at his office
at (6"( a.m. E@ heard a lot of sirens at that time9E he said. EA lot of sirens9 comin. from
the 3est9 a11roachin. do3nto3n. There 3as a11ro;imatel4 se2en tr&c*s that 3ere
tra2elin. at a hi.h rate of s1eed. Bhen the4 reached the to1 of that hill ri.ht there9 the
e;1losion 3ent off.E
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Bhen ABCs 5;tra contacted the 0*lahoma Cit4 Fire Ae1artment to in:&ire abo&t Crisss
claim9 the4 re1lied9 EBe cant reall4 confirm or den4 that claim.E
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As $er.eant Dea*e49 one of the first resc&e 3or*ers at the scene later 3rote to bombin.
s&r2i2or Ramona McAonald6
52er4one 3as behind 4o& &ntil 4o& started as*in. :&estions as @ did9 as to ho3 so man4
federal a.ents arri2ed at the scene at the same time.O For those 3ho ran from the scene
to chan.e their attire to hide the fact that the4 3ere there9 sho&ld be M&d.ed as co3ards.
Rodne4 7ohnson9 3ho almost hit Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2 as the4 ran from the scene
min&tes before the blast9 didnt miss the 1resence of la3-enforcement officers 3ho
seemed to materiali!e o&t of thin air. Bhere had the4 come fromI
Associated ,ress 1hoto.ra1her ,at Carter9 3ho 3as at the scene 3ithin one ho&r of the
blast9 said that ATF a.ents 3ere 3earin. f&ll combat .ear. 8ad the4 been 1re1arin. for a
b&stI
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8%A 3or*er =.X. )a3ton 3as on the ei.hth floor of the M&rrah B&ildin. 3hen the
bomb<s> 3ent off. )a3ton described fo&r men 3ho .a2e him a ride home that afternoon.
The4 told him the4 3ere Ceneral $er2ices Administration <C$A> em1lo4ees o&t of Fort
Borth9 and 3ere there doin. a Ero&tineE sec&rit4 chec* on the Federal B&ildin.. The men
told )a3ton this Esec&rit4 chec*E 3as cond&cted in the 3ee ho&rs of the mornin..
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T3o of the men9 A&de Cood&n and Brent Mossbar.er9 later told the aily !klahoman
the4 did not ta*e )a3ton home that da4.
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52en more interestin.l49 it 3as alle.ed that no ATF a.ents <as o11osed to clerical
3or*ers> 3ere in the M&rrah B&ildin. at the time of the blast. Bord of this :&ic*l4 s1read
3hen Br&ce $ha39 3hose 3ife 3or*ed in the third-floor credit &nion9 ran &1 to an ATF
a.ent an;io&sl4 as*in. of her 3hereabo&ts. $ha3 told ?F0Rs Brad 5d3ards that the
a.ent Estarted .ettin. a little bit ner2o&s. 8e tried reachin. someone on a t3o-3a4 radio.
KB&tL co&ldnt .et an4bod4. @ told him @ 3anted an ans3er ri.ht then. 8e said the4 3ere in
debriefin.9 that none of the a.ents had been in there. The4d been ti11ed b4 their 1a.ers
not to come to 3or* that da4. ,lain as da4 o&t of his mo&th. Those 3ere the 3ords he
said.E
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The second 3itness9 $ha3s boss Ton4 Brasier9 3as 1resent 3hen the a.ent made those
comments9 and confirmed to ?F0R the acc&rac4 of $ha3s testimon4.
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The third 3itness 3as Tiffan4 Bible9 a 1aramedic. Bhen she as*ed an ATF a.ent on the
scene <dressed in a blac* ENinMaE s&it> if an4 of his fello3 a.ents 3ere still in the
b&ildin.9 she 3as told the4 E3erent hereE at the office that mornin.. Bhen she as*ed9
E3ho 3o&ld 3ant to bomb a b&ildin. in 0*lahomaIE he re1lied that it 3as in retrib&tion
for the massacre at Baco. 8o3 did he *no3I
E@ts clear to me that the ATF *ne3 in ad2ance somethin. 3as abo&t to ha11en9E sa4s a
man 3hose 3ife 3as serio&sl4 inM&red that mornin..
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@n an attem1t to steer s&s1icio&s e4es a3a4 from ATF c&l1abilit49 )ester Mart!9 re.ional
head of the ATF9 1&t o&t a 1ress release statin. that se2eral a.ents + =ernon B&ster9 )&*e
Frane49 and Ale; McCa&le4 + had been tra11ed inside the b&ildin. d&rin. the bombin.6
ATFs Resident A.ent in Char.e Ale; McCa&le4 3as 3ith a A5A a.ent <Aa2id
$chic*edan!> in the ele2ator 3hen the bomb e;1loded. The ele2ator dro11ed in a free fall
from the ei.hth floor to the third. The t3o men 3ere tra11ed in the smo*e-filled ele2ator.
The emer.enc4 b&ttons and the 1hone 3ere ino1erable. 0n their fo&rth attem1t the4
mana.ed to brea* thro&.h the doors and esca1e from the ele2ator.
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Det accordin. to ele2ator re1airman A&ane 7ames9 3ho9 alon. 3ith se2eral co-3or*ers
3as chec*in. e:&i1ment across the street that mornin.9 Mart!s statement is E1&re
fantas4.E 7ames9 3ho 3as inter2ie3ed b4 7.A. Cash and ABCs 2/S2/9 said fi2e of the
b&ildin.s si; ele2ators had fro!en in 1lace 3hen the blast occ&rred9 their doors blo3n
in3ard. E0nce that occ&rs9 the doors cannot be o1ened + 1eriod9E said 7ames. EBhat @
and some others did 3as *ic* in the ceilin.s on each of those ele2ators and determined
that no one 3as in them.E
7ames claims the remainin. ele2ator 3as sittin. at the third or fo&rth floor le2el and had
no one in it. ECertainl4 it had not free fallen9 nor had an4 of the others.E 7ames e;1lained
that modern ele2ators cannot free fall d&e to co&nterbalancin. 3ei.hts on them 3hich
1re2ent s&ch occ&rrences. The ele2ators are also e:&i11ed 3ith a&tomatic safet4 s3itches
that c&t s1eed and 1o3er if the ele2ator starts acceleratin. too fast.
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ENone of those s3itches 3ere tri11ed on an4 of the ele2ators in that b&ildin.9E said
7ames. E@9 alon. 3ith other men 3ith o&r com1an49 chec*ed the e:&i1ment se2eral times.
Absol&tel4 no ele2ators dro11ed that mornin..E
0scar 7ohnson9 7ames boss9 told the aily !klahoman that 3hen the ele2ator 3as fo&nd9
a 3all 3as 1&shed a.ainst the to1 of it Eand there is no 3a4 4o& co&ld ha2e .otten the
doors o1en. 0&r .&4s 3ere the first ones there to o1en the to1 emer.enc4 access9 and
there 3as no one in it.E
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Federal ele2ator ins1ector A&de Cood&n told the aily !klahoman that he a.reed 3ith
7ohnson.
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$o does former ATF a.ent Ric* $herro3. EThis ele2ator b&siness 3as .arba.e + abo&t
Frane4 bein. tra11ed in the ele2ator + beca&se it didnt ha11enE said $herro3. EFrane4 @
1rett4 m&ch belie2e 3as there9 Kb&tL this free-fall b&siness9 it M&st didnt ha11en.E
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Nat&rall49 Mart! insisted fi2e ATF em1lo4ees 3ere inside the M&rrah B&ildin.. =alerie
Ro3den9 the office mana.er9 3as c&t all o2er. 7im $ta..s 3as hos1itali!ed 3ith head
3o&nds. =ernon B&ster9 the4 claimed9 had a nail dri2en thro&.h his arm9 and his name
sho3ed &1 on a list of the inM&red. B&t accordin. to Aa2id 8all9 o3ner and mana.er of
?,0C-T= in ,onca Cit49 3ho chec*ed 3ith local hos1itals9 both B&ster and Mart! are
l4in..
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Accordin. to a re1orter 3ho inter2ie3ed 7oe Cordon9 an ATF a.ent from Colorado
$1rin.s9 there 3as at least one ATF a.ent from o&t-of-to3n <belie2ed to ha2e been
Aallas> 3ho 3as inM&red in the blast9 that the ATF hasnt admitted to. Bhile B&sters name
sho3ed &1 on the list of the inM&red9 his name didnt.
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Another re1orter from Ne3 Dor* de2elo1ed information that the Aallas ATF office +
Mart!s office + 3as also s&s1icio&sl4 2acant that mornin.. Bas the ATF r&nnin. a
combined o1eration o&t of Aallas and 0*lahoma Cit4I This 3o&ld ma*e sense9 since
Mart! is the re.ional director.
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A5A Assistant A.ent in Char.e Aon Bebb called the alle.ations a.ainst the ATF Eb&ll-
shit.E Bebb told the a&thor that McCa&le4 and $chic*edan! 3ere indeed in the ele2ator
3hen the bomb 3ent off. 8e also said that E)&*e Frane4 3as on the 1honeE at the time of
the bombin. <altho&.h Bebb admitted to me that he himself 3as at a .olf to&rnament that
mornin.>.
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Accordin. to $er.eant Dea*e49 Frane4 3as not in the b&ildin.6
)&*e Frane4 3as not in the b&ildin. at the time of the blast9 @ *no3 this for a fact9 @ sa3
himJ @ also sa3 f&ll riot .ear 3orn 3ith rifles in hand9 3h4I
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Dea*e4 also 3rote that Frane4 ran into the b&ildin.. Bhile ne3s foota.e sho3ed Frane4
standin. in a blo3n-o&t 3indo3 on the -th floor shortl4 after the blast9 he a11eared
s&r1risin.l4 neat and clean. 8is a11earance contrasted shar1l4 3ith other s&r2i2ors 3ho
3ere co2ered in d&st and debris. @n the 1hotos9 Frane4 is holdin. a bo; in one hand9 and a
3al*ie-tal*ie in the other.
@nterestin.l49 Frane4 later sho3ed &1 at Clenn Bilb&rns ho&se 3ith a banda.ed arm. Bas
Frane4 one of the a.ents 3ho Ar. Ch&mle4 ref&sed to banda.eI Accordin. to a federal
la3-enforcement s&1er2isor 3ho 3or*s in the Federal ,rotecti2e $er2ices9 Frane4 E3as a
blood4 mess. 8e had a bi. .ash on his forehead.E
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Bhate2er the tr&e stor49 it is .enerall4 a.reed that the Federal B&ildin. 3as s&s1icio&sl4
em1t4 that mornin.. Bend4 Creer9 the $ister-in-)a3 of senior FB@ A.ent 7im =ol!
<retired>9 told me her brother said that the FB@s offices at "/ ,enn ,lace <se2eral miles
from the M&rrah B&ildin.> also a11eared to be s&s1icio&sl4 2acant that mornin..
@f these a.ents 3erent in their offices9 M&st 3here 3ere the4I $ome FB@ a.ents9 it
a11eared9 3ere at a $1ecial 0l4m1ics .olf to&rnament in $ha3nee <Bebb told me he sa3
no ATF a.ents at the to&rnament>. Det this still 3o&ldnt acco&nt for the stran.e acti2ities
on A1ril 1-.
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@n the earl4 mornin. of A1ril 1-9 Bob Flanders and his 3ife 3ere dri2in. east on @-44 at
a11ro;imatel4 363/ a.m.9 3hen the4 sa3 a stran.e team of men near the $tate
Fair.ro&nds. The men9 dressed in .o2ernment blac* and dri2in. blac* cars9 3ere in the
.rass alon.side the road9 o1eratin. Ehoo1sE + circ&lar-sha1ed9 radio beacon directional
finders. Flanders recalled that the de2ices 3ere abo&t the si!e of a car steerin. 3heel9 and
the men held them o2er their heads9 slo3l4 rotatin. them in a circ&lar 1attern.
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At aro&nd 46// a.m.9 a man 3ho 3as dri2in. home after 3or* sa3 another team o1eratin.
these &n&s&al loo*in. de2ices9 this time b4 the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.. As he
a11roached "th $treet9 he 3as directed to one lane. The 1erson directin. traffic 3as not a
1olice officer9 and 3as standin. ne;t to a 3hite 2ehicle 3ith a 4ello3 stri1e. As the man
dro2e b49 he sa3 se2eral men on the side3al* holdin. these hoo1-li*e de2ices abo2e their
heads9 slo3l4 t&rnin. them in different directions. As the man 1assed thro&.h9 a
roadbloc* 3as set &1 behind him9 and all traffic 3as di2erted from the area.
The e:&i1ment these 3itnesses are describin. matches that of RAF direction findin.
antennas that are &sed to home in on electronic transmitters. Bas there a concealed radio
transmitter on the one of the R4der tr&c*s9 sendin. o&t a si.nal to these teamsI @t is li*el49
.i2en the re:&irements of a s&ccessf&l stin. o1eration9 that the4 3ere electronicall4
trac*in. the R4der tr&c*. The location of the team at the fair.ro&nds9 hi.h on a hill
o2erloo*in. the cit49 is a cl&e to its intended mission.
Det 3h4 3ere the4 trac*in. the tr&c*I 8ad their :&arr4 el&ded themI @s it 1ossible that
one of the bombers9 1erha1s one of their o3n tr&sted &nderco2er a.ents9 t&rned off the
transmitter9 res&ltin. in the loss of the si.nalI @f so9 it seems that the a.ents 3o&ld ha2e
had 3hats *no3n in la3-enforcement 1arlance as a Eloose tail9E and9 it a11eared9 the4
3ere franticall4 tr4in. to find the tr&c*.
Andreas $trassmeir9 Mc=ei.hs friend and alle.ed .o2ernment o1erati2e9 admitted that
m&ch in an inter2ie3 3ith the 3ondon )unday (elegraph8s Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard6
The tr&c* had a transmitter9 so the4 co&ld trac* it 3ith a radio recei2in. de2ice. @ dont
*no3 ho3 the4 co&ld ha2e lost contact. @ thin* there 3as misinformation that the
o1eration had been canceled.
Accordin. to ?,0Cs Aa2id 8all9 the 1lan 3as to arrest the bombers at 363/ in the
mornin.. Ci2en the ATFs 1ast 1&blicit4 st&nts9 it is li*el4 that the4 3ere ho1in. to arrest
the s&s1ects at or near the M&rrah B&ildin. to ens&re a hi.hl4 1&blici!ed b&st. As
$trassmeir told 52ans-,ritchard6
E@ts ob2io&s that it 3as a .o2ernment o1 that 3ent 3ron.9 isnt itI The ATF had
somethin. .oin. 3ith Mc=ei.h. The4 3ere 3atchin. him + of co&rse the4 3ere9E he
asserted9 3itho&t :&alification. EBhat the4 sho&ld ha2e done is ma*e an arrest 3hile the
bomb 3as still bein. made instead of 3aitin. till the last moment for a 1&blicit4 st&nt.
The4 had e2er4thin. the4 needed to ma*e the b&st9 and the4 scre3ed it &1.E
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$trassmeir added that the ATF tho&.ht that the bomb 3as set to .o off at 2 or 3 a.m.9 b&t
someho3 the 1lan 3as chan.ed. EMc=ei.h made some chan.es in the 1lan9E said
$trassmeir. E8e is a 2er4 &ndisci1lined soldier9 4o& *no3... @n retros1ect9 the ATF sho&ld
ha2e made the b&st 3hen the bomb 3as bein. b&ilt in 7&nction Cit4.E
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The bombers9 accordin. to the former 5lohim Cit4 sec&rit4 chief9 3ere to be ca1t&red
Ed&rin. the ni.ht9 3hen no one 3as there + thats 3h4 the ATF had the b&ildin. sta*ed
o&t from midni.ht &ntil #6// a.m. )ater9 the informant belie2ed that the bombin. 3as off
for the da4 and re1orted that... the ATF lost control of the sit&ation9 and Mc=ei.h and the
others 3ere able to bomb the b&ildin..E
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Bhile $trassmeir hea1s most of the blame on the ATF9 he does tas* the FB@ for its fail&re6
The different a.encies 3erent coo1eratin.. @n fact9 the4 3ere 3or*in. against each other.
Do& e2en had a sit&ation 3here one branch of the FB@ 3as in2esti.atin. and not sharin.
an4thin. 3ith another branch of the FB@.O Bhoe2er tho&.ht this thin. &1 is an idiot9 in
m4 o1inion.
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Bhile $trassmeir contin&all4 1rotested that he himself 3as not in2ol2ed in the 1lot9 as
either a s&s1ect or a 1ro2ocate&r9 he did sa4 that the 1lotters consisted of Efo&r KmenL9
1l&s the informant and Mc=ei.h.E
EThe4 1robabl4 3ere .oin. to entra1 3hoe2er 3as comin. in9E said $herro3. EThe4 had
eno&.h intelli.ence that the4 3ere .oin. to set &1 an o1eration to 1o1 this .&49 3hether it
3as Mc=ei.h or 3hoe2er else9 and somethin. fell thro&.h the crac*s.O
ETal*in. from the 1ers1ecti2e of a former ATF man9 sa4 the4re .oin. to b&4 e;1losi2es9
or let somebod4 1lant a bombO the4 3ill let the deal .o &ntil the last second9 before
ma*in. the arrest.E
$omeho39 the deal 3ent 3ron..
Bhile this startlin. e2idence 3o&ld soon ma*e itself *no3n to in2esti.ators9 bombin.
2ictims9 and a limited se.ment of the 1&blic + the E7&sticeE Ae1artment9 federal
1rosec&tors9 and the ATF all r&shed to ref&te the e2idence.
ECan 4o& ima.ine if 3e had *no3n thatO and let that ha11enIE said ATF a.ent 8arr4
5berhardt. E@ had a lot of friends in that b&ildin. + a lot of friends.O Be ne2er 3o&ld
ha2e let that ha11en.E
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Ae34 Bebb9 the c&rrent ATF RAC9 conc&rred. EThe4 had so man4 friends the4 lost in the
bombin. + the4 had to 1ic* 3hich f&neral the4 co&ld .o to.E
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Atho&.h 5berhardts reasonin. so&nds 2alid9 it is li*el4 his concern is o2errated. Bhile it
is do&btf&l the ATF9 FB@9 or local officials 3o&ld 1&r1osef&ll4 allo3 s&ch a catastro1hic
e2ent to occ&r9 it is li*el4 + hi.hl4 1robable in fact + that thro&.h their st&1idit4 and
ne.li.ence9 s&ch an e2ent did occ&r.
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$aid $herro39 E@2e .ot a.ents in their co&rt testimon4 sa4in. that the4 dont care abo&t
the 1&blics safet4. The4 dont consider it. The4 arran.ed to meet 3ith a .&4 here in
,hoeni; 3ho alle.edl4 had h&ndreds of 1o&nds of e;1losi2es9 and the4 chose a cro3ded
sho11in. center 1ar*in. lot9 r&nnin. aro&nd 3ith M,-" Ks&b-machine.&nsL and hand.&ns
and e2er4thin. else.
EThis ha11ened before 0*lahoma9 and it contin&es to ha11en. Be had a case in
,enns4l2ania 3here a .&4 3anted to sell a small amo&nt of e;1losi2es. 8e 3anted to
meet Kthe a.entsL 3a4 o&t in the co&ntr4. @nstead the4 decided to meet him on an
@nterstate rest sto1 that 3as Mammed 3ith 1eo1le9 and bro&.ht the media. The4 endan.er
the 1&blic ri.ht and left and the4 dont care abo&t it.E
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$herro3s anal4sis is based on more than historical 1recedent and informed o1inion.
Bhile ATF a.ents ref&sed to admit their in2ol2ement in the b&n.led o1eration9 Mart! met
3ith local T= 1rod&cers behind closed doors shortl4 after the bombin.. 8is intent 3as to
con2ince the Mo&rnalists that 3hat 3as &nder3a4 3as a sensiti2e &nderco2er o1eration9
and that the4 sho&ld ta*e 1ains not to re2eal it.
This is most interestin. considerin. that ATF a.ent An.ela Finle4-Crahams re1ort of
A&.&st 3/ stated that their in2esti.ation of 5lohim Cit4 3as classified as E$5N$@T@=5E
and E$@CN@F@CANTE <as o11osed to ro&tine>9 and the in2esti.ation concerned
EterroristSe;tremistE or.ani!ations.
Accordin. to former ATF official Robert $anders9 s&ch classifications mean that all
re1orts 3o&ld a&tomaticall4 be sent to Bashin.ton9 as 3ell as bein. ro&tinel4 ro&ted to
Mart! at the Aallas Field 0ffice9 3hich in fact9 it 3as.
$anders9 3ho held e2er4 1ossible s&1er2isor4 1osition incl&din. that of ATF Assistant
Airector9 told (he +ew Americanma.a!ine that the acti2ities cited in the ATF re1orts ha2e
Es&ch a hi.h 1otential for affectin. national sec&rit4E that the4 3o&ld ha2e most li*el4
been sent to the heads of the Treas&r4 and 7&stice Ae1artments as 3ell as the Bhite
8o&se and National $ec&rit4 Co&ncil.
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As if finall4 statin. the ob2io&s9 Mart! admitted to the incred&lo&s re1orters 3as that
there 3as indeed a stin. o1eration &nder3a4 on the ni.ht of the 1(th that 3as called off at
/#// ho&rs <#6// a.m.>. Bhen re1orters as*ed Mart! if the o1eration in2ol2ed Timoth4
Mc=ei.h9 he re1lied E@ can neither confirm or den4 that.E
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Aa2id 8all attended the closed-door meetin. 3ith Mart!. E@ dont belie2e that the ATF
3ired the b&ildin. and ble3 it &1. @ do belie2e that the4 *ne3 that there 3as .oin. to be a
1ossible bomb threat to the b&ildin.9 beca&se the4 had set it &1 themsel2es9 3ith their
informants and different 1eo1le the4 3ere 3or*in. 3ith. And somebod4 reall4 sli11ed it
to em.E
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8all had also been lon.-time friends 3ith 8arr4 5berhardt9 and 3as one of the first to
de2elo1 inside information re.ardin. the ATFs acti2ities that mornin.. Bhile Mart! held
fast to his claim that three ATF a.ents 3ere in the M&rrah B&ildin. at the time of the
blast9 8all insists9 Ethats an o&tri.ht lie.E
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The seasoned in2esti.ati2e Mo&rnalist contends that at least ei.ht of the ATFs re.&lar
com1liment of 13 a.ents 3ere on assi.nment a3a4 from the Federal B&ildin. that
mornin.. EThree a.ents <Aon Cillis1ie9 Aelbert Cano11 and Tim ?ell4> 3ere in federal
co&rt in Ne3*ir*9 on an arson case that occ&rred in ,onca Cit4O. T3o a.ents <?aren
$im1son and 8arr4 5berhardt> 3ere in federal co&rt in 0*lahoma Cit4. Three more 3ere
in Carfield Co&nt4 at a hearin.. The other fi2e 3ere o&t on s&r2eillance.E
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7&st 3ho 3ere the4 s&r2eillin.I
EAs far as can be determined9E said $herro39 Ethe4 had an &nderco2er stin. o1eration.
The4 had a stin. o1eration .oin. that ni.ht9 3ith abo&t si; a.ents in2ol2ed9 and the4
terminated it at si; in the mornin.. Mart! has admitted to this9 then since bac*ed off.O
.i2en the circ&mstances9 its reasonable to ass&me that the 1erson the4 3ere s&r2eillin.
3as Mc=ei.h.E
8all conc&rs. EBe de2elo1ed from o&r so&rces inside the ATF that fi2e a.ents 3ere &1 on
s&r2eillance all ni.ht lon.. Be ha2e to ass&me at that 1oint9 basicall4 1robabl4 s&r2eillin.
either Mc=ei.h + and let me sa4 this abo&t Mc=ei.h + theres a .ood chance that
Mc=ei.h co&ld be the informant in this o1eration.E
Accordin. to Clenn Bilb&rn9 the ATFs 1lans chan.ed at the last min&te9 and the4 stood
do3n at #63/ a.m. Then the Bomb $:&ad came on the scene at #63/9 chec*ed the b&ildin.
for bombs9 then stood do3n at (63/. Bhen the b&ildin. ble3 &1 at -6/2 a.m.9 all the
a.ents and 1olice9 3ho 3ere alread4 on the scene or nearb49 :&ic*l4 res1onded.
Det it a11ears there is more to the stor4. 8all claims that on the ni.ht before the bombin.9
se2eral 3itnesses sa3 Mc=ei.h meet 3ith ATF a.ent Ale; McCa&le4 and t3o other
indi2id&als of Middle 5astern descent in an 0*lahoma Cit4 McAonalds at a11ro;imatel4
-63/ 1.m. E8e 3as a *no3n ATF a.ent9E said 8all. EKAndL mone4 chan.ed hands.E
Co&ld this mone4 ha2e been the G29/// that 3as disco2ered on Mc=ei.h at the time of
his arrestI
Terr4 Nichols 3as inter2ie3ed b4 8all earl4 on9 and 3as told that Mc=ei.h had met 3ith
EmenE 3ho had 1ro2ided him 3ith a G29/// 1a4-off. Nichols left the resta&rant at
a11ro;imatel4 -64" 1.m. and dro2e bac* to his home in 8errin.ton9 ?ansas. 8all
inter2ie3ed Nichols nei.hbors 3ho claimed he arri2ed earl4 that mornin..
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Another 3itness9 an &nidentified homeless man9 contacted ?T0? re1orter 7err4 Bonnen9
and told him Mc=ei.h dro2e 1ast the McAonalds and 4elled E8e49 3ant to ha2e a fe3
beersIE Mc=ei.h then .a2e the man some cash9 3here&1on he 1&rchased t3o :&arts at
the Total con2enience store across the street. A Total em1lo4ee9 Ron Billiams9 re1orted
that a R4der tr&c* 3as 1ar*ed at the McAonalds.
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An anon4mo&s informant 3ho contacted Re1resentati2e ?e49 claimin. to be a friend of
the brother one of those in2ol2ed in the bombin.9 said that Mc=ei.h had indeed met
federal a.ents at an &nnamed resta&rant in 0*lahoma Cit49 and had rende!2o&sed 3ith at
least fo&r of them 1rior to the bombin.. ?e4 ta1ed the con2ersation6
EThis .&4 here9 he has a recordin. + a 2ideo recordin. + a camcorder recordin. that
sho3s this same A5A a.ent andO Mc=ei.h in the 1ar*in. lot of a resta&rant. And this is
3as shot abo&t d&s*. And t3o 1eo1le in s&its .o o2er to the car9 Mc=ei.h and this A5A
a.ent .et o&t and the4re standin. bac* b4 the tr&n*. And the A5A a.ents 1attin.
Mc=ei.h on the sho&lder9 and then one of the t3o men in s&its 1asses Mc=ei.h a 3hite
en2elo1e and then the4 lea2e9 And he has this on ta1e.E
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Bhile Re1resentati2e ?e4 ne2er did .et the 2ideota1e9 another so&rce close to the
in2esti.ation told him that Mc=ei.h 3as indeed an informant.
Bhat he didnt e;1lain 3as the reason for the 1resence of the A5A.
?F0Rs Brad 5d3ards de2elo1ed similar information9E said 8all9 Efrom totall4 different
so&rces. E$o 3e ha2e fo&r different so&rces tellin. &s this. 8e also has the same name of
the a.ent <McCa&le4>. E@ thin* that 3hen this is all said and done9 that 3ere .oin. to find
o&t + and this is 3hat @2e said from the be.innin. + that this 3as a stin. o1eration
.one so&r.E
B&t do 4o& reall4 need t3o tons of e;1losi2e in order to set &1 a stin.I Des9 accordin. to
8all. Ammoni&m-nitrate isnt ille.al in 0*lahoma9 and a fe3 h&ndred 1o&nds 3ont
con2ince 1rosec&tors there 3as a serio&s bomb threat in the 3or*s. E@ thin* the intent
there 3as to sho3 that it 3as .oin. to do some dama.e9 rather than9 4o& *no39 a 1i1e
bomb. @t 3o&ldnt brin. the intention here in 0*lahoma.E
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$trassmeir a.rees. E@ am told the4 tho&.ht it 3o&ld be better to 1&t a bi..er bomb in
there. The bi..er the better. @t 3o&ld ma*e them more .&ilt4.OE
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Bhile Mart! 3o&ld not confirm 3ho the act&al tar.et of the stin. 3as9 one 1erson 3ho
did confirm it 3as a man 3ho s1o*e 3ith bombin. s&r2i2or and acti2ist Ramona
McAonald. McAonald had formed a .ro&1 called 8eroes of the 8eart. Thro&.h her
n&mero&s meetin.s 3ith 1aramedics and 1olice9 firefi.hters and e2en some federal
a.ents9 McAonald be.an learnin. the sic*enin. tr&th abo&t 3hat reall4 ha11ened that
da4.
As the meetin.s 3ore on9 a consens&s 3as reached that the tr&th needed to be told. The
:&estion 3as ho3. As Mc=ei.hs trial a11roached9 McAonald and her .ro&1 3ere .earin.
&1 for a trial of their o3n. McAonald had contacted former ,enta.on co&nter-terrorism
anal4st 7esse Clear9 and Clear had contacted a 4o&n. fire-brand attorne4 named 7ose1h
Camerata. Cameratas intent 3as to .ather to.ether s&r2i2ors and famil4 members9 and
brin. a ne.li.ence s&it a.ainst the Federal Co2ernment.
@n A&.&st of 1--#9 abo&t a month before Camerata came to 0*lahoma to inter2ie3 his
1ros1ecti2e clients9 McAonald recei2ed a m4sterio&s 1hone call. Altho&.h the caller
didnt identif4 himself b4 name9 McAonald tho&.ht she reco.ni!ed the 2oice of as that of
Re1resentati2e 5rnest @stoo* <R-0?>. The caller 3as concerned. EBhat do 3e ha2e to do
to .et 4o& to dro1 thisIE he as*ed McAonald.
Altho&.h he didnt reali!e it9 McAonald 3as ta1in. the con2ersation. The scenario the
caller la4s o&t is9 to the &ninitiated9 both startlin. and fri.htenin.. 8e describes in almost
1recise detail ho3 the o1eration 3as a stin. .one badH ho3 federal a.ents allo3ed a tr&c*
3ith a 1o3erf&l bomb to be dri2en thro&.h a cro3ded cit4 and 1ar*ed ne;t to a b&ildin.
containin. h&ndreds of 1eo1le. And9 re2ealin. the m4ster4 of the el&si2e 7ohn Aoe 29 he
e;1lains ho3 he 3as an &nderco2er a.ent9 s&11osed to diff&se the bomb at the last
min&teO and failed to do so.
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Caller' E@ dont thin* the4 e;1ected the tr&c* to blo3 &1. @ belie2e9 and @2e belie2ed this
for a lon. timeO @ belie2e that n&mber t3o + 7ohn Aoe Q2 + 3as a federal a.ent
3or*in. &nderco2er. And @ belie2e that he hel1ed Mc=ei.h steal the .oods and hel1ed
b&4 the e:&i1ment9 and @ belie2e that he hel1ed Mc=ei.h ma*e the bomb9 and @ belie2e
that his 3hole tas* in this 3hole thin.O his onl4 real tas* 3as to render the de2ice safe
so that the federal a.ents co&ld 1retend to remo2e it and mo2e in. The4 did not 3ant to
mo2e in &ntil he 3as cleared of the scene so that the4 3o&ldnt ti1 their hands. $ee 3hat
@m sa4in.I And the odds are 1rett4 .ood that 3hole reason behind this is beca&se the4
3ere after someone bi..er than Mc=ei.h9 3hich means the4 1robabl4 thin* he 3as
lin*ed to somebod4 in the Militia mo2ement or somethin. li*e that.
E$o @ thin* 3hat 4o&re sa4in.O 4o& *no3 @ &nderstand 3hat 4o&re sa4in.O b&t @ dont
thin* 4o& see the bi. 1ict&re. @ dont thin* that 9 4o& *no39 @d onl4 di2&l.e a loo* at the
bi. 1ict&re if thats the act&al scenario. @f thats the act&al scenario9 3hich @ belie2e it to
be9 @ thin* there reall4 is no claim that the a.ent9 that 3as 7ohn Aoe Q29 did not render the
bomb safe. Bhich he 2er4 3ell ma4 ha2e rendered the bomb safe9 and then Mc=ei.h ma4
ha2e 1&t in a second fail-safe 3hich he didnt *no3 abo&t. Bhich is 1robabl4 3hats
ha11ened.O
E@ 3o&ld bet mone4 on thats9 in fact9 the 3a4 this 3hole thin. came do3n. Des9 the4
stood o&t in front of the b&ildin.. Des9 the4 follo3ed him directl4 to the b&ildin.. Des9
the4 3atched him .et o&t of the b&ildin.O .et o&t of the tr&c*. Des9 the4 3atched him
dri2e off. Thats not O that 3as their plan. @ dont belie2e the4 e2er 1lanned to a11rehend
him an43here near the b&ildin.. @ belie2e that 7ohn Aoe Q2 3as a federal 3itness. 8is Mob
3as to render the de2ice safe. Therefore9 the onl4 thin. sittin. o&t in front of that b&ildin.
3as a bombO a tr&c* loaded 3ith a bomb that 3o&ld not .o off. And @ thin* thats the
sit&ation. @n fact @ *no3 it is.E
/cDonald' E0*a4O soO so 3h4 didnt the4 M&st come o&t and e;1lain that to
e2er4bod4IE
Caller' EThe 1&blic doesnt ha2e to *no3 that. Bhen it comes to the national sec&rit4 and
thin.s li*e this9 the 1&blic does not ha2e to *no3O the 1&blic is not re:&ired to *no3.
First of all9 b4 doin. that9 the4 3o&ld2e9 &h9 1&t their 3itness9 3hich is the federal a.ent
7ohn Aoe Q29 the4 3o&ld ha2e blo3n his co2er9 first of all. Bhich 1ossibl4 hes in2ol2ed
in somethin. ri.ht no3 that 4o& ha2e no idea abo&t. Do& *no39 there 2er4 3ell ma4 ha2e
been n&mero&s 1lots in2ol2in. n&mero&s b&ildin.s. $ee 3hat @m sa4in.I Do& dont ha2e
the 3hole 1ict&reO 3itho&t f&ll *no3led.eO 3hat 4o& ma4 do ma4 cost them their
li2es. Do& sho&ld be 2er4 a3are of that.E
/cDonald' E0*a4. Bell9 thats 3hat @2e been tr4in. to be 2er4 caref&l of. @ dont 3ant to
see an4one else .et h&rt. At the same timeOE
Caller' EOBell9 if that .&4s co2ers been blo3n9 hed dead alread4.E
/cDonald' EAo 4o& thin* soIE
Caller' E$&reO @m s&re. 0nce 4o& ha2e .one &1 to this 1oint9 it has .otten o&t9 3hich
@m s&re it has9 beca&se there are moles e2er43hereO the chances are .ood that hes been
terminated alread4 and this 3hole thin. has blo3n &1 in their face. @ dont belie2e that9
o&t of an act of ne.li.ence9 these hi.hl4 trained 1rofessionals 3o&ld ha2e allo3ed that
man to lea2e that tr&c* o&t in front of that b&ildin. 3ith its li2e bomb in it.E
/cDonald' No9 no9 no. @t stood o&t there for the 3hole time9 from the time it 1&lled &1
&ntil it 3ent off.E
Caller' EThats 3hat @m sa4in.. The4 3o&ld not ha2e allo3ed it. The onl4 reason the4
allo3ed the tr&c* to sit there so lon.9 is beca&se in m4 o1inion the4 3ere &nder the
im1ression that that bomb 3as rendered safe. And @d sa4 that there 3as no r&shO there
3as no reasonO to e2ac&ate the b&ildin.. There 3as no r&sh to ma*e an arrest. The tr&c*
3as M&st .oin. to sit o&t there &ntil the4 3ent and to3ed it off. $o @ dont thin* the4
tho&.ht it was an emer.enc4 and @ thin* either that 7ohn Aoe Q2 made a mista*e in
renderin. the bomb safe9 or Mc=ei.h 3as smart eno&.h to 1lant a second fail-safe.
Bhich most bomb ma*ers do.E
/cDonald' EAo 4o& thin* thats 3h4 the4 didnt tell an4bod4IE
Caller' ENo. The bomb 3as safe as far as the4 *ne3.E
/cDonald' E0*a4. Bell9 that e;1lains 3h4 there 3as so man4 of them <federal a.ents>
there so fast.E
Caller' E5;actl4. The4 follo3ed him to the b&ildin.9 their a.ent 3as in the tr&c* 3ith
him 3hen the4 follo3ed him to the b&ildin.9 e2er4thin. 3as &nder control9 as far as the4
tho&.ht9 all the4 had 3as the man 3ho b&ilt the bomb that 3as not .oin. to .o off9
beca&se their a.ent had rendered it safe. And their 3hole thin. 3as not a 1roblem. )et
him dri2e his tr&c* ri.ht in front of his tar.et9 then the4 allo3ed him to dri2e off.
E0nce he dri2es off9 he renders the tr&c* safe9 and then 3e can ha2e the troo1er arrest
him on the interstate for bo.&s char.es. Bhich the4 did9 and this 3as all 1lanned o&t 1//
1ercent. @O @O @ dont belie2e the4 allo3ed that tr&c*OE
/cDonald' EDo& dont thin* the4 intentionall4 let the bomb .o offIE
Caller' ENo9 thats ri.ht. @ll ne2er belie2e that.E
/cDonald' EBell9 @ mean9 thats the onl4 thin. abo&t this that @ fo&nd so hard to
belie2e.E
Caller' EThe4O the4 tho&.ht the bomb 3as safe. The4 tho&.ht that their a.ent9 3ho 3as
in the tr&c* and 3ho hel1ed 1re1are the bomb9 3o&ld set it so it 3o&ld not .o off. No39
3hether Mc=ei.h 3ent bac* to the tr&c*O 3here the a.ent did not *no3O and 1&t a
second fail-safeO or the a.ent made a mista*e and did not act&all4 render the bomb safe
li*e he 3as s&11osed toO thats 3hats .oin. on here.E
/cDonald' EBell9 see9 thats it then. @ 3anted someone that 3o&ld be able to tell &s for a
fact if this 3as9 li*e9 deliberate or not. Do& *no3 3hat @m sa4in.IE
Caller' E@m not .on. to tell 4o& that. )et me tell 4o& somethin.. @m s&re the4 hadO
e2er4thin. 3as &nder s&r2eillance there. $o @m s&re the4 do ha2e 1ict&res of the b&ildin.
blo3in. &19 and @m s&re the4 do ha2e 1ict&res of federal a.ents9 and @m s&re the4 do
ha2e a&dio ta1es of them sa4in.6 )et em .o9 let em .oO Bait9 3ait9 3aitOE there 3as
no r&sh in their mind. @n their mind9 there 3as no r&sh to .et that tr&c* a3a4 from that
b&ildin.O that bombO 3as not s&11osed to .o off.
ETherefore9 e2er4thin. the4 did9 fits9 if 4o& thin* abo&t it. the4 follo3ed it9 the4 allo3ed
it to dri2e &1 there *no3in. that there 3as a bomb in the tr&c*. Their idea 3as to let 7ohn
Aoe Q2 + their federal a.ent + the4 3o&ld be able to &se him in f&rther in2esti.ations
of these bombin.s of these .ro&1s that are in militia .ro&1s. And this 3as a 1erfect entr4
in9 beca&se he co&ld ha2e 3ent thro&.h there.
EAfter Mc=ei.h 3as arrested9 7ohn Aoe Q2 3o&ld ha2e become a hero to the ca&se of the
militias. And the militias 3o&ld ha2e ta*en him in and hid him9 3hich 3o&ld ha2e made
him 1art of the infrastr&ct&re of the militias. Bhich is 3hat their .oal 3as for this 3hole
thin.O 3as to b&st the militias. @f 4o& ta*e the bi. 1ict&re9 and loo* at the &ig 1ict&re9
there 3ere 2er4 fe3 mista*es made on this stin. o1eration. <e;ce1t blo3in. &1 a b&ildin.
and *illin. 1#- 1eo1le - ed.> Bith the e;ce1tion that 7ohn Aoe Q29 the federal a.ent9 did
not render the bomb safe. 7&st thin* of it this 3a49 Ramona.E
/cDonald' E@2e al3a4s been a bi. fan of the %nited $tates and that9 b&t thenO @2e
al3a4s beenO this 3as the one thin. that bothered me.E
Caller' EThe4 didnt let the b&ildin. fall intentionall4. Their o1inion 3as that this bomb
3as rendered safe and this bomb 3o&ld not .o off. And their 3hole thin. on this thin.O
if 4o& thin* abo&t itO it ma*es sense from a tactical stand1oint. Do& 3o&ld follo3 the
tr&c* to the b&ildin.. Do& allo3 4o&r lead s&s1ect to .et a3a4 from the b&ildin. beca&se
it didnt blo3 &19 beca&se its not s&11osed to. Do& ta*e 7ohn Aoe Q2O he .ets a3a49
3hich is 4o&r federal a.ent. 7ohn Aoe Q1 + Mc=ei.h + is arrested on a bo.&s char.e
and then later 1ro2en that hes the one 3ho 1lanted the bomb that did not .o off.E
/cDonald' EB&t 4o& honestl4 dont thin* that the4 reall4 intendedOE
Caller' ENot at all. Not at all. The4 3o&ld not ha2e to. No.O Basicall49 3hat ha11ened
is9 this 3as a mista*e. $omeone scre3ed &1 and the onl4 one that scre3ed &1O The
a.ents on the sceneI The4 didnt scre3 &1. The4 did e;actl4 3hat their orders 3ere6
BaitO allo3 the s&s1ect to lea2e the scene. 0nce the s&s1ect had left the scene9 then
render the tr&c* safe9 3hich is alread4 safe. All the4 ha2e to do is .et in9 .i2e it a hot-
3ire9 and dri2e it off to a safe location and then o1en &1 the bac* and disarm the bomb.
Bhich 3as s&11osedl4 rendered safe to be.in 3ith. 0*a4I
EAnd then9 from thereO the4 char.e inO $ee9 the 1lanO this 1lan 3as 1&t in motion
before the bomb e2er 3ent off. Their intent 3as to allo3 Mc=ei.h to be arrested later
onO 7ohn AoeQ2 to .et a3a4O and then9 7ohn Aoe Q29 the Federal Co2ernment 3o&ld
ha2e released a s*etch or 1ict&re. And then9 that man 3o&ld ha2e had to .o &nder.ro&nd
and hide. Bhere 3o&ld he hideI 8e 3o&ld ha2e hid 3ith the militias. The militias 3o&ld
ta*e him in as a hero. The militias 3o&ld .i2e him hero stat&s in the Militia mo2ement9
3hich 3o&ld allo3 him to be 1ri24 to information that the .o2ernment co&ld &se later
onO
EOthe4 did not 3ant that b&ildin. to blo3 &1. @ .&arantee 4o& thisO their 3hole intent
3as that that bomb 3as rendered safe before it 3as e2er 1ar*ed in front of that b&ildin.O
other3ise9 the4 3o&ld ha2e :&ietl4OE
/cDonald' EOCot e2er4bod4 o&t of the b&ildin.IE
Caller' ECot e2er4bod4 o&t of the b&ildin.9 before the bomb e2er e2en 1&lled &1 in front
of the b&ildin.. There 3as no reason for them to do that9 beca&se accordin. to their 1lan9
the bomb 3as safe no3. There 3as no reason to e2ac&ate the b&ildin. and the 1anicO
beca&se there 3as a tr&c* loaded 3ith a bomb that 3as not .oin. to blo3 &1.OE
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Caller' E$ee 3hat @m sa4in.I And 7ohn AoeQ2.O B4 .oin. this far 3ith itO )et me
e;1lain somethin. to 4o&. Do&r actions ha2e conse:&ences. There are a lot of 3itnesses.
There are a lot of a.ents ri.ht no3 in the hills that are infiltratin. these militia .ro&1s9
andO all these 1eo1le 3ill .et *illed. Their blood 3ill be on 4o&r hands. @ &nderstand
that 4o& 3antO @f @ reall4 tho&.ht that the .o2ernment allo3ed the b&ildin. to blo3 &19 @
3o&ld be 3ith 4o& 1// 1ercent. B&t @ *no3O and @ belie2eO the4 3ere horrified 3hen
the bomb 3ent offO reall4 horrified.E
/cDonald' EDeah9 the4 all loo*ed li*e the4 3ere in shoc*.E
Caller' EThe4 fi.&red9 as soon as Mc=ei.h .ot free9 as soon as he .otO dro2e off in his
carO and @ll tell 4o& somethin. the4 did. Ao 4o& 3hat the4 didIE
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Caller' EThe4 stole his license 1late off that car. Do& *no3 3h4I $o the4d ha2e 1robable
ca&se to sto1 him on the interstate.O The4 stole his 1late. Bh4 do 4o& thin* the 1late
3as ne2er fo&ndI 8is 1late 3as stolen from the 2ehicle and the Federal Co2ernment stole
the 1late from the 2ehicle9 so that he 3o&ld be arrestedO 7ohn Aoe Q2 3o&ld .o free9
the4 3o&ld 1&t a s*etch o&t that 3o&ld ma*e him Americas Most Banted. The onl4
1lace that a man that 3o&ld be 3anted b4 the .o2ernment can hide 3o&ld be to be hid b4
the militia .ro&1s inside their infrastr&ct&re.
EB&t once he infiltrates the infrastr&ct&reO and hes inO all of a s&dden hes a hero. And
ri.ht no39 4o& *no39 these .ro&1s 1robabl4 belie2e that the4 ha2e 7ohn Aoe Q2 and that
the4re hidin. him from the .o2ernment and the4re doin. the 1atriotic thin.O and the4
belie2e that the b&ildin. should ha,e blo3n &1. $o the4re holdin. him. No39 this mans
1ri24 to all *inds of information abo&t f&t&re bombin.s9 3hich 3e dont e2en *no3 ho3
man4 bombs the4 ha,e sto11ed beca&se the a.entsO ho3 man4 li2es ha2e been sa2ed
beca&se that a.ents no3 in the militia. And if this comes to li.htO this o1erationOE
Bhat the caller does is attem1t to instill .&ilt in McAonald o2er her efforts to re2eal the
tr&th. Det McAonald did not allo3 1#- innocent 1eo1le to be *illed thro&.h her
ne.li.ence and st&1idit4. The .o2ernment did.
This ridic&lo&s and immoral rationale is similar to that &sed b4 Binston Ch&rchill d&rin.
BB@@. Ch&rchill *ne3 the Cerman )&ft3affe 3ere .oin. to bomb the cit4 of Co2entr49
beca&se the British had crac*ed the Cerman code &sin. a de2ice called the E5ni.maE
machine. Ch&rchill feared that b4 e2ac&atin. Co2entr4 on the ni.ht in :&estion9 the
Cermans 3o&ld reali!e their codes had been bro*en and chan.e them9 th&s ham1erin.
British intelli.ence efforts. Ch&rchill9 ha2in. *no3led.e of the forthcomin. raid9 let it
1roceed9 at the cost of tho&sands of li2es and millions in 1ro1ert4 dama.e9 in order not to
com1romise their so&rce + in this case + the 5ni.ma machine.
@n a similar 2ein9 the Feds 3o&ld co2er &1 the tr&th of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. so as
not to com1romise their &nderco2er a.ent + 7ohn Aoe 2 + and &ltimatel49 re2eal their
o3n ne.li.ence.
Ne2ertheless9 McAonalds caller ma*es the case that she sho&ld res1ect these a.ents9 3ho
he terms Ehi.hl4 trained 1rofessionals9E cond&ctin. an o1eration that has alread4 res&lted
in the criminall4 ne.li.ent deaths of 1#- 1eo1le9 and allo3 it to contin&e &nabated9 3hen
it 3as &ndo&btedl4 .o2ernment a.ents 3ho acted as 1ro2ocate&rs and .oaded the
s&s1ects into carr4in. o&t the bombin. in the first 1laceJ
0f co&rse9 these Ehi.hl4 trained9 dedicated 1rofessionalsE he tal*s so admirin.l4 abo&t
are the same Ehi.hl4 trained9 dedicated 1rofessionalsE 3ho m&rdered (# innocent men9
3omen and children at BacoH 3ho 1racticall4 m&rdered an entire innocent famil4 at
R&b4 Rid.eH 3ho dro11ed a bomb on the M0=5 ho&sin. acti2ists in ,hiladel1hia9
*illin. 11 1eo1le9 incl&din. fi2e childrenH and 3ho b&n.led the Borld Trade Center stin.
o1eration9 res&ltin. in the deaths of si; 1eo1le and the inM&r4 of o2er 19///.
Bhat nit3it is s&11osed to b&4 the stor4 that Ehi.hl4 trained9 dedicated 1rofessionalsE
3o&ld dri2e a tr&c* laden 3ith e;1losi2es aro&nd a b&s4 cit4 + a bomb that co&ld
e;1lode at an4 min&teI More li*el49 the caller is &sin. the Efederal a.ent in dan.erE line
3ith McAonald as a r&se to co2er &1 the fact that these Ehi.hl4 trained9 dedicated
1rofessionalsE are nothin. more than a b&nch of hi.hl4 dan.ero&s9 o&t-of-control9 self-
ser2in. l&natics.
EThe .o2ernment m&st9 and @ sa4 m&st9 ta*e res1onsibilit4 for their stin. o1eration .oin.
so&r9E said 8%A 3or*er 7ane Craham.O EBe are not e;1endable for their ca&se.OE
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As of this 3ritin.9 the ta1e is bein. anal4!ed b4 an a&dio forensics e;1ert. Those
0*lahomans 3ho ha2e listened to the ta1e9 ho3e2er9 stron.l4 belie2e that it is
Re1resentati2e 5rnest @stoo*. @stoo* sits on the $&bcommittee on National $ec&rit49
3hich 3o&ld tend to e;1lain his rationale that Ethe 1&blic doesnt ha2e to *no3.O Bhen
it comes to the national sec&rit4 and thin.s li*e this9 the 1&blic does not ha2e to *no3.OE
@stoo* also 2oted for the 1--" Crime and Anti-Terrorism bills9 and is re1ortedl4 2er4
friendl4 3ith $enator 0rin 8atch9 one of the ori.inal drafters of the latter. @stoo* is also
on close terms 3ith the FB@9 3hich 3o&ld .o a lon. 3a4 to3ards e;1lainin. his
a1olo.etic tone. 8e li2es in the same Con.ressional district and nei.hborhood <Barr
Acres> as McAonald.
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This scenario is also reinforced b4 a second indi2id&al + a 1olice officer named Bob
Cancemi. 8e told McAonald he *no3s Efor a factE that a&thorities *ne3 in ad2ance
s1ecificall4 3hen and ho3 the R4der tr&c*-bomb 3as to arri2e at the Federal B&ildin..
B&t9 he sa4s9 somethin. 3ent E2er4 3ron.HE the bomb 3as s&11osed to ha2e been
disarmed. E@ feel 1rett4 confident that the4 *ne3 e;actl4 3hat 3as .oin. on9E he said9
Eand M&stO thin.s didnt .o accordin. to 1lan.E
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Cancemis information9 and that of McAonalds caller9 is bac*ed &1 b4 Aaina Bradle4.
,eerin. o&t the 3indo3 of the $ocial $ec&rit4 office min&tes before the blast9 Bradle4
ca&.ht a .lim1se of a stoc*49 dar*-s*inned man e;itin. the 1assen.er side of the R4der
tr&c*. $he said the man 3al*ed to the bac* of the tr&c* to o1en the door9 then s1&n
aro&nd9 loo*in. E2er4 ner2o&s9 almost conf&sed.E 8e then ran do3n "th $treet in the
o11osite direction and M&m1ed into a bro3n 1ic*-&1 3hich s1ed a3a4. Co&ld the mans
conf&sed e;1ression ha2e been the res&lt of an &ne;1ected occ&rrenceI ,erha1s 3hen he
lifted the rear .ate he sa3 a second timin. de2ice attached to the bomb that he didnt
*no3 ho3 to disarmI And not *no3in. 3hat to do9 he fled.
Det 3hile the caller admits the .o2ernments in2ol2ement in the bombin.9 he fails to ta*e
into acco&nt the additional bombs 1laced inside the b&ildin.. 8e fails to e;1lain 3h4 the
.o2ernment :&ic*l4 demolished the bomb site9 destro4in. all forensic e2idence. And his
stor4 does not acco&nt for the Middle 5astern and n&mero&s other s&s1ects.
The callers e;1lanation also .oes a lon. 3a4 to3ards e;1lainin. a statement made b4
Terr4 Nichols after his arrest. Bhen )ana ,adilla as*ed her e;-h&sband d&rin. a 1rison
2isit abo&t 7ohn Aoe 29 he said9 E@f the4 3ant to find 7ohn Aoe 29 the4 sho&ld loo* in
their o3n bac*4ard.E
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Bhat is clear is that the .o2ernment co&ld ta*e no chances in allo3in. an4 of their
&nderco2er o1erati2es and informants + $trassmeir9 Brescia9 8o3e9 Ca.an9 8&ssaini9
and others + to testif4 at trial. To co2er their b&tts9 federal la3 enforcement a.encies
i.nored9 discredited9 and e2en *illed those 3ho attem1ted to re2eal the tr&th. As 0fficer
Terrance Dea*e4 3rote before he 3as m&rdered6
@ too* an oath to &1hold the )a3 and to enforce the )a3 to the best of m4 abilit4. This is
somethin. @ cannot honestl4 do and hold m4 head &1 1ro&d an4 lon.er if @ *ee1 m4
silence as @ am ordered to do.
M4 .&ess is the more time an officer has to thin* abo&t the scre3 &1 the more he is .oin.
to :&estion 3hat ha11enedO Can 4o& ima.ine 3hat 3o&ld be comin. do3n no3 if that
had been o&r officers 3ho had let this ha11enI Beca&se it 3as the feds that did this and
not the locals9 is the reason its o*a4.
The sad tr&th of the matter is that the4 ha2e so man4 1olice officers con2inced that b4
co2erin. &1 the tr&th abo&t the o1eration .one 3ron.9 that the4 are act&all4 doin. o&r
citi!ens a fa2or. Bhat @ 3ant to *no3 is ho3 man4 other o1erations ha2e the4 had that
ble3 &1 in their facesI Ma*es 4o& sto1 and ta*e another loo* at Baco.
@ 3o&ld consider it to be an ins&lt to m4 1rofession as a 1olice officer and to the citi!ens
of 0*lahoma for AND of the Cit49 $tate or Federal a.ents that stood b4 and let this
ha11en to be reco.ni!ed as an4 thin. other than their 1art in 1artici1ation in lettin. this
ha11en.O
Finall49 3hile those 3ho said the bombin. 3as an e;c&se to destro4 the Militia
mo2ement 3ere dismissed as self-del&ded 1aranoiacs9 McAonalds caller admits the
entire operation was to ensnare the $ilitia mo,ementL 0f co&rse9 McAonalds caller
ma*es no distinction bet3een militias and neo-Na!i .ro&1s. militia .ro&1s an.ril4
deno&nced the bombin.9 as an4 self-res1ectin. citi!en 3o&ld9 and certainl4 no militia
member 3o&ld consider a 1erson 3ho *illed 1#- innocent 1eo1le a hero.
@f the bombin. of the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. 3as merel4 a failed stin. o1eration9
3here did it .o 3ron.I Those 3ho remember the Borld Trade Center bombin.9 ma4
recall that it9 too9 3as a fo&led stin. o1eration.
@n that case9 the FB@s ori.inal 1lan to entra1 the Al-Camaa al-@slami4a .ro&1 3as to
ha2e their &nderco2er o1erati2e9 5mad 5li $alem9 s&bstit&te a harmless 1o3der for the
real e;1losi2e9 3hich he 3o&ld hel1 them b&ild. @nstead9 d&e to a Edisa.reement9E the FB@
1&lled $alem off the case.
)i*e Car4 Ca.an9 3ho tried to 3arn the FB@ of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 and $amra
Maha4o&n9 3ho tried to 3arn officials of the ,an Am 1/3 attac*9 $alem9 the4 insisted9
3as M&st not credible. $e2eral 3ee*s later9 a tr&c*-bomb detonated &nder the Borld Trade
Center9 *illin. si; 1eo1le and inM&rin. 19/// more.
%nbe*no3nst to the FB@9 $alem9 a former 5.41tian Arm4 colonel9 had secretl4 recorded
his con2ersations 3ith his FB@ handlers.
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,ortions of the ta1es 3ere made 1&blic and
re1rinted in the -all )treet 0ournal and the +ew York (imes.. @n bro*en 5n.lish9 $alem
tal*s 3ith the &nnamed FB@ s&1er2isor 3ho 1&lled him off the case6
EBell be .oin. b&ildin. the bomb 3ith a 1hon4 1o3der9 and .rabbin. the 1eo1le 3ho
3as in2ol2ed in it. B&t since 4o&9 3e didnt do that.E
Bhen $alem decided to com1lain to FB@ head:&arters9 FB@ s&1er2isor 7ohn Antice2
diss&aded him6 E8e said9 @ dont thin* that the Ne3 Dor* 1eo1le 3o&ld li*e the thin.s o&t
of the Ne3 Dor* 0ffice to .o to Bashin.ton9 A.C.E
$alems immediate handler9 a.ent Nanc4 Flo4d9 is heard on the ta1es a.reein. 3ith the
5.41tians acco&nt9 sa4in.9 EBell9 of co&rse not9 beca&se the4 dont 3ant to .et their b&tts
che3ed.E
@n one con2ersation9 $alem tells Flo4d6
E$ince the bomb 3ent off9 @ feel terrible. @ feel bad. @ feel here is 1eo1le 3ho dont listen.E
Ms. Flo4d seems to commiserate9 sa4in.6 E8e49 @ mean it 3asnt li*e 4o& didnt tr49 and @
didnt tr4.E
O$alem reco&nts another 1oint in the con2ersation he said he had 3ith Antice29 sa4in.6
E@ said9 C&4s9 no3 4o& sa3 this bomb 3ent off9 and 4o& both *no3 that 3e co&ld a2oid
that.E
O$alem tal*s of the 1lan to s&bstit&te harmless 1o3der for e;1losi2es d&rin. another
con2ersation 3ith A.ent Flo4d. @n that con2ersation9 he recalls a 1re2io&s disc&ssion 3ith
Antice2. Mr. $alem sa4s he told the other a.ent6
EAo 4o& den4 that 4o&r s&1er2isor is the main reason of bombin. the Borld Trade
CenterIE
Mr. $alem said that Antice2 did not den4 it.
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Bhat is also interestin. to note is that not onl4 did the FB@ Efo&l &1E the o1eration9 b&t
the4 had $alem act as a 1ro2ocate&r9 recommendin. 1otential tar.ets9 teachin. the
terrorists ho3 to b&ild the bomb9 then teachin. them ho3 to dri2e the tr&c* &sed in the
bombin.J
As the -all )treet 0ournal re1orted in re.ards to $alems acti2ities inside the $hei*s
.ro&1 immediatel4 follo3in. the Borld Trade Center bombin.6
Mr. $alem hel1ed or.ani!e the Ebattle 1lanE that the .o2ernment alle.ed incl&ded 1lots to
bomb the %nited Nations and FB@ b&ildin.s in Ne3 Dor*9 and the 8olland and )incoln
t&nnels beneath the 8&dson Ri2er. Bor*in. 3ith a charismatic $&danese man named
$iddi. Ali9 a follo3er of $hei* 0mar9 Mr. $alem recr&ited se2en local M&slims to sco&t
tar.ets9 1lan tactics and obtain chemicals and electrical 1arts for bombs9 the .o2ernment
alle.ed. The FB@ s&11lied a safeho&se in V&eens.
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As Flo4d later e;1lained to her s&1erior9 E5mad had the information abo&t the bombs and
3here the4 3anted to ha2e them 1laced. @f 3e had done 3hat 3e 3ere s&11osed to ha2e
done9 3e 3o&ld ha2e *no3n abo&t itO 3e 3o&ld ha2e &sed o&r heads and come &1 3ith
the sol&tion of tr4in. to ne&trali!e the sit&ation.E
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Bhen these Ehi.hl4-trained9 dedicated 1rofessionalsE 1&lled $alem off the case9 the
bombers contacted Ram!i Do&sef9 an @ra:i a.ent and e;1ert bomb ma*er. M&Mahadeen
2eteran and Borld Trade Center bomber Mam&d Abo&halima met Do&sef in Af.hanistan
in 1-((9 and bro&.ht him and co-cons1irator Ahmed AMaM to the %.$. in $e1tember of
1--2. Far from b&ildin. a harmless de2ice9 Do&sef constr&cted a so1histicated9 1o3erf&l
bomb9 ca1able of ca&sin. e;tensi2e dama.e. 8ad 1ats4 dri2er Mohammed $alemeh
1ar*ed the tr&c* ne;t to a *e4 col&mn9 the4 mi.ht ha2e to11led the 11/ stor4 T3in
To3ers9 *illin. as man4 as D=1=== peopleL
As Billiam Norman Cri.. 3rites in the Febr&ar4 1-9 1--' iss&e of the +ew American'
$hortl4 after Do&sefs arri2al9 the FB@ s&b1oenaed t3o do!en of $hei* 0mars follo3ers
and :&estioned them abo&t the shei*9 Nosair9 and Abo&halima. 8o3e2er9 no arrests 3ere
made9 no .rand M&r4 in2esti.ation 3as la&nched9 and the FB@ chose to do3n.rade its
scr&tin4 of 0mars net3or* + M&st as 1lans 3ere bein. finali!ed for the Trade Center
bombin.. This c&rio&s decision is e2en more 1ec&liar in li.ht of the fact that the FB@ had
obtained intelli.ence on the net3or*s ca1abilities and intentions from 5mad A. $alem9 a
former 5.41tian Arm4 officer and FB@ informant 3ho ser2ed as 0mars sec&rit4 .&ard.
The FB@ defended themsel2es b4 alle.in. that $alem had ref&sed to coo1erate 3ith FB@
.&idelines and 1roced&res. 8e didnt 3ant to 3ear a bod4-3ire the4 claimed9 and ref&sed
to testif4 a.ainst his so-called terrorist comrades in co&rt. $alem 3as s&mmaril4
dismissed. Bhen these Ehi.hl4-trained9 dedicated 1rofessionalsE 1&lled $alem off the
case9 the4 lost control of the sit&ation9 and the bombers made their mo2e.
The FB@ claimed the e;act same thin. abo&t one of their informants in the 0*lahoma
Cit4 bombin. case + Car4 Ca.an. Altho&.h the 7&stice Ae1artment .ranted Ca.an a
)etter of @mm&nit49 the4 and the Ehi.hl4-trained9 dedicated 1rofessionalsE of the FB@
failed to follo3 &1 on the informants a11arentl4 credible information. Ca.an hadnt M&st
contacted the FB@ and the Marshals $er2ice once or t3ice re.ardin. the 1lot9 b&t had
informed them on n&mero&s occasions of the terrorists 1lans. To the Ca.ans *no3led.e9
none of this information 3as follo3ed &1.
After the bombin.9 the 7&stice Ae1artment tried to maintain that Ca.an 3asnt credible.
The %.$. Attorne4s 0ffice re2o*ed his )etter of @mm&nit49 i.nored his information9 and
a11arentl4 tried to assassinate him. @n order to 1ro2e their bo.&s alle.ations9 the4
remo2ed re1orts from his informant file that sho3ed Ca.an had assisted the A5A in
reco2erin. critical information.
The .o2ernments cond&ct in dealin. 3ith Ca.an 1aralleled their treatment of Carol
8o3e. As disc&ssed 1re2io&sl49 T&lsa ATF A.ent An.ela Finle4-Craham had 1laced
8o3e inside 5lohim Cit49 3here she re1orted on the acti2ities of Mahon9 $trassmeir9 and
others alle.edl4 in2ol2ed in the 1lot. @t 3as recentl4 learned that 8o3e had secretl4 ta1ed
con2ersations 3ith her ATF handler as $alem had. Those ta1es ha2e not been made 1&blic
as of this 3ritin..
$till9 the .o2ernment 3o&ld tr4 to co2er its trac*s b4 claimin. that 8o3es information
3as &ns1ecific9 and that she 3as emotionall4 &nstable. Det t3o da4s after the bombin.9
the ATF rene3ed its contract 3ith her9 and sent her bac* to 5lohim Cit4 to collect
additional information. @n the aftermath of the Borld Trade Center bombin.9 the FB@
rene3ed its association 3ith 5mad $alem9 1a4in. him a re1orted G1 million to infiltrate
$hei* 0mars .ro&1 once a.ain.
Ci2en the T&lsa ATFs interest in $trassmeir and 5lohim Cit49 it is hi.hl4 li*el4 that the4
3ere the initial tar.et of the stin.. ATF a.ent An.ela Finle4 -Craham conferred 3ith her
s&1eriors abo&t raidin. the com1o&nd in Febr&ar4 of -" and arrestin. $trassmeir9 b&t
FB@ and Ao7 officials ad2ised a.ainst it.
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The ATFs actions at 5lohim Cit4 3ere a c&rio&s 1arallel to those of the FB@s in Ne3
Dor*. As the 3ondon )unday (elegraph8s Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard stated9 E@t a11ears
that the local BATF had st&mbled on a bi..er o1eration bein. r&n b4 the .ro3n-&1s at the
7&stice Ae1artment.E
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@f the Arabs had 1lotted 3ith neo-Na!is to blo3 &1 the Federal B&ildin.. @t is a fore.one
concl&sion that the4 3ere &nder s&r2eillance b4 the ATF and FB@.
Recall that Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and $am ?halid 3ere both in2esti.ated b4 the FB@.
Mc=ei.h in 1--39 and ?halid in 1--/. $ince Mi*e ?halid 3as in2esti.ated for es1iona.e
b4 Arm4 C@A9 it is reasonable to ass&me that attention 3as foc&sed on his brother as 3ell.
$aid Aa2id 8all9 E@ felt li*eO that 1robabl4 the a.encies in2ol2ed in this9 their intent 3as
to tie to.ether some ,atriot .ro&1s and to tie in some other terrorist .ro&1s. @ thin* the
intent here 3as to sa4 + .o to Con.ress and sa4 + that 3e ha2e domestic and forei.n
terrorist .ro&1s9 Mideast or forei.n9 3or*in. to.ether and tr4in. to blo3 &1 b&ildin.s
here in the %nited $tates.E
@t is li*el4 that the FB@ became a3are of coll&sion bet3een the t3o .ro&1s + neo-Na!is
and Arabs + as earl4 as 1--49 3hen Car4 Ca.an re1orted that Terr4 Nichols had met
3ith E@raniansE in 8enderson9 Ne2ada. Bith the in2ol2ement of the Arabs9 and the 3hite
s&1remacists at 5lohim Cit49 the stin. became a Moint ATFSFB@ o1eration.
@nterestin.l49 8all learned that the FB@ and the ATF .ot into a sho&tin. match 3hile
debriefin. 7anet Reno. Accordin. to 8all9 3hen Reno left the room9 the FB@ and ATF
be.an 4ellin. at each other9 an.ril4 acc&sin. each other for the tra.ed4.
$ome3here alon. the line in 0*lahoma Cit49 the FB@ and ATF lost control of the
sit&ation9 and the bombers 3ere able to ma*e their mo2e. As in the Borld Trade Center
case9 someone 3ho had infiltrated the o1eration in 0*lahoma had s&bstit&ted a real bomb
for a 1hon4 one9 or had 1laced a red&ndant timer on the bomb9 or had sim1l4 1ro2ided
false information to the a.ents in char.e9 1re2entin. them from sto11in. the attac*.
Bere the FB@ and ATF do&ble-crossed b4 one of their o3n informantsI 0r9 as in the ,an
Am case9 did someone in a 1osition of a&thorit4 loo* at the sit&ation and sa49 "on8t stop
it1 let it go"/
@f the FB@ and ATF 3ere do&ble-crossed9 it ma4 ha2e been b4 one of their o3n a.ents.
Recall that Michael Fran*s9 a ro.&e American a.ent 3ith connections to the 0cto1&s9 had
1ro2ided the *e4 information that allo3ed Ahmed 7ibril to tar.et ,an Am 1/3.
Former FB@ $AC Ted C&ndersen <head of the )os An.eles field office> described to me
3hat he called a E&nilateral transferE of C@A a.ents into 2ario&s federal la3-enforcement
a.encies in the earl4 1-(/s. The 1&r1ose of this Rea.anSB&sh co2ert 1olic4 3as to 1ermit
the C@A to head off an4 incon2enient in2esti.ations that s&ch a.encies mi.ht be
&nderta*in.. @f so9 it 3o&ld .o a lon. 3a4 to3ards e;1lainin. the FB@s c&rio&sl4 timed
fit of incom1etence.
There are 1recedents. @n 1-'19 )o&is Tac*3ood9 an a.ent 1ro2ocate&r 3or*in. o&t of the
)A,As Criminal Cons1irac4 $ection <CC$>9 char.ed that the CC$ Ehad been set &1 on
the same basis as the C@A.E Tac*3ood disclosed that CC$ a.ents + a11ro;imatel4 12"
of 3hom 3ere a.ent 1ro2ocate&rs + 3ere s1onsored b4 federal intelli.ence a.encies. As
researcher Ale; Constantine notes in his boo*9 %lood1 *arnage1 and the Agent
Pro,ocateur9 the C$$ 3as directl4 lin*ed to the Bashin.ton9 A.C.-based @nter-A.enc4
Cro&1 on Aomestic @ntelli.ence and @nternal $ec&rit49 a little-*no3n co2ert o1erations
&nit made &1 of Ri.ht-3in. a.ents from the FB@9 C@A9 A@A9 N$C9 Arm49 Air Force9 and
local 1olice de1artments.
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The CC$s s14in. acti2ities came to a head in 1-'3 3ith the 1&blication of Tac*3oods
(he "lass House (apes9 and the &nit 3as s&mmaril4 disbanded. @n its 1lace e2ol2ed the
0r.ani!ed Crime @ntelli.ence Ai2ision <0C@A>9 3hich9 interestin.l4 eno&.h9 maintains
no files on or.ani!ed crime9 b&t 1lent4 on local citi!ens and 1oliticians.
The 0C@A also still maintains its ties 3ith the federal intelli.ence a11arat&s. Accordin.
to ,asadena Cit4 Co&ncil member Michael Xin!in9 3ho 3on a G3.( million dollar la3s&it
a.ainst the )A,As Anti-Terrorist Ai2ision9 that a11arat&s is the same secret cabal
in2ol2ed in the @ran-Contra imbro.lio.
@n other 3ords9 the 0cto1&s.
Mi*e Rothmiller9 a former 0C@A detecti2e9 st&mbled &1on the connections and
s&bse:&entl4 fell 1re4 to an assassins b&llet. At the time9 Rothmiller had been
in2esti.atin. one Robert Terr49 an arms and dr&. sm&..ler 3ith lin*s to the C@A.
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C&ndersens E&nilateral transferE co&ld easil4 e;1lain ho3 intelli.ence o1erati2es 3ere
able to mani1&late the stin. o1eration in 0*lahoma Cit4. @f there 3ere d&1licito&s a.ents
inside the ATF and FB@9 the4 3o&ld ha2e *no3n 3hen and 3here the bomb 3as to be
deli2ered. The4 3o&ld ha2e *no3n ho3 Kone ofL the FB@s &nderco2er a.ent<s> + 7ohn
Aoe 2 + 3as to disable the bomb. The4 3o&ld ha2e had f&ll and detailed *no3led.e of
the 1lot.
)i*e Michael Fran*s9 the4 co&ld ha2e easil4 informed those 3ho had an interest in
chan.in. that 1lot + those 3ho had an interest in seein. that the b&ildin.9 and 1ossibl4
some of those inside it + 3as destro4ed.
1(
K56 This cha1ter 3as omitted from the 1rinted edition.L
The Octop!s
"(his underground empire is controlled &y a hand9ul o9 people 9or money that8s the
only secret o9 the temple."
+ @n2esti.ati2e re1orter Aann4 Casolaro9 1rior to his m&rder b4 the 0cto1&s
The nomenclat&re of the )oc*erbie and Borld Trade Center bombin.s 1ro2ide a &ni:&e
and &n1aralleled insi.ht into the d4namics of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. 5ach e2ent
.i2es the reader a .lim1se of ho3 the $hado3 Co2ernment o1erates9 &tili!in. dr&.
dealers9 criminals9 and terrorists to do its biddin..
All three bombin.s 3ere stin. o1erations that &tili!ed9 and 3ere &tili!ed b49 terrorists
bent on ca&sin. destr&ction.
B&t the :&estion still remained6 3ho 3as controllin. the terroristsI To &nderstand that9
one m&st 1eer thro&.h the door3a4 of time stretchin. from BB@@ to the 1resent.
To 1re1are for the in2asion of $icil4 d&rin. BB@@9 the 0$$ <3hich later became the
C@A> collaborated 3ith the Corsican Mafia. The arran.ement 1ermitted the Mafia &se the
1ort of Marseilles for heroin sm&..lin. in e;chan.e for its assistance in defeatin. the
Na!is.
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After BB@@9 the heroin o1eration mo2ed to =ietnam and )aos9 then to Af.hanistan and
,a*istan9 as the C@A embroiled itself in a co2ert 3ar a.ainst the $o2iets. Assistant
$ecretar4 of Aefense for National $ec&rit4 Affairs Richard Armita.e sat on the E2/(
Committee9E 3hich o2ersa3 militar4 aid to the M&Mahadeen. Fa!oe 8a:9 the .o2ernor of
the North3est Frontier ,ro2ince <the lar.est heroin .ro3in. 1ro2ince in Af.hanistan>9
3ho 3as ori.inall4 3orth G1//9///9 3as s&ddenl4 3as 3orth G2// million after the 3ar.
Armita.e 3as his main contact.
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=ince Cannistraro <Mr. E)ib4a done itE> also sat on the 2/( Committee9 re1resentin.
National $ec&rit4 Ad2isor Robert EB&dE McFarlane9 0li2er Norths s&1er2isor.
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$hortl4 after the start of the Af.hani o1eration9 the C@A be.an armin. the Contras in
Nicara.&a. Cannistraro himself Kalon. 3ith A&ane EAe34E Clarrid.e9 then Chief of the
C@As )atin American Ai2isionL headed Case4s ori.inal o1eration to arm the Contras9
based on Rea.ans March9 1-(1 decision. As former Creen Beret Andre3 5i2a said9
ECannistraro 3as &1 to his ears b4 1-(".E This is si.nificant9 considerin. the Boland
Amendment9 1rohibitin. aid to the Contras9 3as 1assed in 1-(4.
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$ome of these are the same 1la4ers 3ho mo2ed into other Central American co&ntries9
settin. &1 sec&rit4 ser2ices <death s:&ads> for %.$.-bac*ed dictators9 and 1rofitin.
handsomel4 from the cocaine trade.
@f an4one thin*s these are o&tra.eo&s alle.ations9 consider the statements of Mi*e
)e2ine9 one of the A5As most hi.hl4 decorated 2eterans6 EFor decades9 the C@A9 the
,enta.on9 and secret or.ani!ations li*e 0li2er Norths 5nter1rise ha2e been s&11ortin.
and 1rotectin. the 3orlds bi..est dr&. dealers9E incl&din. the M&Mahadeen in
Af.hanistan9 the Contras in Central America9 the AF$ in Me;ico9 the $han %nited Arm4
in the Colden Trian.le of $o&theast Asia9 and Ean4 of a score of other .ro&1s andSor
indi2id&als li*e Man&el Norie.a. $&11ort of these 1eo1le has been secretl4 deemed more
im1ortant than .ettin. dr&.s off o&r streets.E
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0r consider the 3ords of )t. Col. Bo Crit!9 former commander of the $1ecial Forces in
)atin America and the most decorated soldier in =ietnam. Crit! made a tri1 to the Colden
Trian.le in 1-(3 to search for American ,0Bs9 a mission that 3as &ltimatel4
stone3alled. Crit! belie2es the ,0Bs are bein. &sed as dr&. m&les9 and the .o2ernment
doesnt 3ant them ret&rned ali2e9 for fear the4 3o&ld e;1ose the 0cto1&s. As Crit! said6
EKThe4L 3o&ld not 3ant the American ,0Bs to come home. Beca&se 3hen the4 do9 there
3ill be an in2esti.ation as to 3h4 the4 3ere abandoned. At that time 3e 3ill &nco2er this
secret or.ani!ation and its illicit dr&. mone4 and financin.. The $ecret Team 3o&ld then
be e;1osed.E
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As Crit! later 3rote in *alled to )er,e'
@f Richard Armita.e 3as9 as ?h&n $a a2o3ed9 a maMor 1artici1ant in 1arallel .o2ernment
dr&. traffic*in.9 then it e;1lained 3h4 o&r efforts to resc&e ,0Bs had been ine;1licabl4
foiled9 time after time... @f it 3as tr&e9 Richard Armita.e 3o&ld be the last man in the
3orld 3ho 3o&ld desire to see 1risoners of 3ar come home ali2e.
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As E$1ecial Cons&ltant to the ,enta.on on the M@As9E in Ban.*o* in 1-'"9 Armita.e
re1ortedl4 s1ent more time re1atriatin. o1i&m 1rofits then reco2erin. ,0Bs. @n 1-'#9
3hen ?h&n $a 3as still sellin. heroin to C@A officials9 the head of the C@A 3as none
other than Ceor.e B&sh.
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Former 1residential candidate 8. Ross ,erot9 3ho 3as a11ointed 1residential in2esti.ator
for ,0BSM@A affairs9 came &1on the same information9 and 3as 3arned b4 former
Aefense $ecretar4 Fran* Carl&cci to sto1 1&rs&in. the connections to Armita.e. As he
sadl4 e;1lained to a .ro&1 of ,0BSM@A families in 1-('6 E@ ha2e been instr&cted to
cease and desist.E
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@ronicall49 bet3een 1-(' and 1--19 =ice-,resident B&sh ser2ed as head of the $o&th
Florida Ar&. Tas* Force9 and later as chair of the National Narcotics @nterdiction $4stem9
both set &1 to EstemE the flo3 of dr&.s into the %.$. Bhile B&sh 3as dr&. c!ar9 the
2ol&me of cocaine sm&..led into the %.$. tri1led.
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Celerino ECeleE Castillo9 the A5As head a.ent in 5l $al2ador and C&atemala from 1-("
to 1--19 told re1orters and $enate in2esti.ators of n&mero&s *no3n dr&. traffic*ers 3ho
&sed han.ers controlled b4 0li2er North and the C@A in 5l $al2adors @lo1an.o militar4
airbase. Bhen Castillo nai2el4 tried to 3arn B&sh at a %.$. embass4 1art4 in C&atemala9
B&sh EM&st shoo* m4 hand9 smiled and 3al*ed a3a4OE
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EB4 the end of 1-((9E added Castillo9 E@ reali!ed ho3 ho1elessl4 tan.led the A5A9 the
C@A9 and e2er4 other %.$. entit4 in Central America had become 3ith the criminals. The
connections bo..led m4 mind.E
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EThe C@A + the4re ma*in. deals 3ith the Ae2il9E adds Mi*e )e2ine. E%nfort&natel49 the
Ae2il is smarter than the4 are.E
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$ome of those de2ils9 li*e Mon!er al-?assar + Eb&siness 1artnerE of Richard $ecord and
0li2er North + 3o&ld be &tili!ed to do the 0cto1&ss dirt4 3or*.
Another name ?h&n $a mentioned re1eatedl4 3as Ted $hac*le4.
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A lon.-time C@A
1la4er9 Theodore C. $hac*le4 <*no3n as EThe Blond ChostE> be.an his A.enc4 career as
C@A $tation Chief in Miami9 3here he directed the C@As 7MSBA=5 01eration9 a 1ost-
Ba4 of ,i.s attem1t to assassinate Fidel Castro and 3rec* ha2oc 3ithin that so2erei.n
nation. %tili!in. C&ban e;1atriates9 the C@A cond&cted h&ndreds of sabota.e raids
a.ainst C&ba in direct 2iolation of the %.$. Ne&tralit4 Act. $hac*le4 also 3or*ed in close
1artnershi1 3ith Mob fi.&res 7ohn Roselli9 $am Ciancana9 and $antos Trafficante.
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Bhile the o1eration 3as sh&t do3n in 1-#"9 d&e mainl4 to re2elations of or.ani!ed crime
connections and dr&. sm&..lin.9 man4 of the 1artici1ants remained in Miami9 contin&in.
their ille.al acti2ities.
)ater9 as $tation Chief of )aos9 $hac*le4 directed MaMor Ceneral Richard $ecords air
3in. in tactical raids a.ainst the Comm&nist ,athet )ao9 3ho ha11ened to be Ceneral
=an. ,aos main com1etition in the o1i&m trade. B4 *ee1in. the ,athet )ao b&s4 3ith the
hel1 of the C@A and the American militar49 ,aos 8mon. tribesmen 3ere able to become
the re.ions lar.est heroin 1rod&cers.
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0f co&rse9 $hac*le49 his de1&t4 Tom Clines <3ho s&1er2ised the air base in )on. Tien.>9
and their collea.&es in C@A front com1anies li*e Air America 3ere onl4 too ha114 to
hel19 sm&..lin. heroin to the %.$. in the .&tted bodies of dead C@s <3ith the assistance of
their old Mob b&dd4 $antos Trafficante9 3ho had hel1ed form their XRSR@F)5
assassination team9 and =ietnamese Air Force Ceneral N.&4en Cao ?4>9 and la&nderin.
the 1rofits in the N&.an-8and ban*. As a 1-(3 -all )treet 0ournal article stated6
@n2esti.ations follo3in. Mr. N&.ans death and the fail&re of the ban* re2ealed
3ides1read dealin.s b4 N&.an-8and 3ith international heroin s4ndicates9 and e2idence
of massi2e fra&d a.ainst %.$. and forei.n citi!ens. Man4 retired hi.h-ran*in. ,enta.on
and C@A officials 3ere e;ec&ti2es of or cons&ltants to N&.an-8and.
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$hac*le49 alon. 3ith N&.an-8ands attorne4 + former C@A Airector Billiam Colb4 +
directed the infamo&s E,hoeni; ,ro.ram9E a lar.el4 s&ccessf&l attem1t to Ene&trali!eE b4
tort&re and m&rder a11ro;imatel4 4/9/// =ietnamese ci2ilians s&s1ected of bein. =iet
Con. s4m1athi!ers. 0ne ,hoeni; o1erati2e9 testif4in. before Con.ress9 stated that
,hoeni; 3as Ea sterile9 de1ersonali!ed m&rder 1ro.ramO it 3as com1letel4
indiscriminate.E The assassinations 3o&ld contin&e in Nicara.&a &nder the code-name
E01eration ,e.as&s.E
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After becomin. the head of the C@As Bestern 8emis1here o1erations <)atin American
Ai2ision> in 1-'29 $hac*le4 s&1er2ised the o2erthro3 of the Chilean .o2ernment
<E01eration Trac* @@E> b4 m&rderin. democraticall4 elected ,resident $al2ador Allende.
Bith the bac*in. of the C@A &nder $hac*le49 the militar4 led a 2iolent co&1 b4 Ri.ht-
3in. Ceneral A&.&sto ,inochet9 3hich res&lted in the abolishment of the Constit&tion9
the closin. of all ne3s1a1ers sa2e for t3o Ri.ht-3in. dailies9 the o&tla3in. of trade
&nions9 the s&11ression of all 1olitical 1arties9 and the arrest9 tort&re9 and e;ec&tion of
tho&sands.
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After a brief stint as Airector of the Far 5ast Ai2ision9 $hac*le4 directed C@A a.ent
5d3in Bilson in trainin. the $hah of @rans notorio&s secret 1olice9 the $a2a*9 3ho
ro&tinel4 tort&red and m&rdered the $hahs o11onents. )ater $hac*le4 3o&ld assist more
directl4 in these efforts.
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@n 1-'"9 $hac*le4 became Associate Airector in the Airectorate of 01erations9 3hich 1&t
him in char.e of Co2ert-01erations9 Co&nter-@ntelli.ence9 and ironicall49 Co&nter-
Narcotics9 all &nder the command of Ceor.e 8erbert Bal*er B&sh.
These associations nat&rall4 led to $hac*le4 1la4in. a role in the formation of the E$ecret
Team9E <to coin a 1hrase in2ented b4 Col. ). Fletcher ,ro&t4> the co2ert and ille.al
enter1rise that 3as the dri2in. force behind the @ran-Contra o1eration. Aonald Cre..9 one
of $hac*le4s s&bordinates d&rin. his $ai.on ten&re9 3o&ld later become Assistant
National $ec&rit4 Ad2isor d&rin. @ran-Contra9 re1ortin. directl4 to =ice-,resident B&sh.
@t 3as a.ainst this bac*dro1 that $hac*le4 ser2ed as a Econs&ltantE to 1la4ers s&ch as
B&sh9 $ecord9 North9 and Case4 in their ille.al and blood4 .&ns-for-dr&.s net3or* that
res&lted in tens of tho&sands of deaths and the floodin. of o&r streets 3ith tons of dr&.s.
As -all )treet 0ournal re1orter 7onathan ?3itn4 3rites abo&t Ted $hac*le4 in his boo*9
(he *rimes o9 Patriots'
)oo*in. at the list of disasters $hac*le4 has 1resided o2er d&rin. his career9 one mi.ht
e2en concl&de that on the da4 the C@A hired $hac*le4 it mi.ht ha2e done better hirin. a
?CB a.entH a $o2iet mole 1robabl4 co&ld not ha2e done as m&ch dama.e to the national
sec&rit4 of the %nited $tates 3ith all his 3ile as $hac*le4 did 3ith the most 1atriotic of
intentions.
Bet3een $hac*el4s C&ban and @ndochinese cam1ai.ns9 more do1e dealers 3ere 1robabl4
1&t onto the 1a4roll of the %nited $tates Co2ernment9 and 1rotected and enco&ra.ed in
their acti2ities9 than if the .o2ernment had sim1l4 .one o&t and hired the Mafia + 3hich9
in the case of the C&ban cam1ai.n9 it did.
C@A Airector Admiral $tansfield T&rner forced $hac*le4 to resi.n from the A.enc4 in
1-'-9 d&e to his E&na&thori!edE dealin.s 3ith ro.&e a.ent 5d3in Bilson9 3ho 3as
sellin. 1lastic e;1losi2es to )ib4a <3ith $hac*le4s a11ro2al>. 8ad he not left9 $hac*le4
3o&ld li*el4 ha2e become head of the A.enc4.
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Ceor.e B&sh9 3ho headed the A.enc4 in 1-'#9 stron.l4 desired to contin&e in that 1ost.
8e 3as not rea11ointed 3hen 7imm4 Carter too* office.
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Moreo2er9 T&rner9 3ho had little faith in 8%MN@T <8&man @ntelli.ence> so&rces9
decided to resha1e the C@A alon. more ad2anced technolo.ical lines. As a res&lt of
T&rners infamo&s E8allo3een Massacre9E the C@A c&t its field a.ents from se2eral
tho&sand to M&st o2er 3//. As ,resident 7imm4 Carter 3o&ld later state9 EBe 3ere a3are
that some of the &n:&alified and incom1etent 1ersonnel 3hom he dischar.ed 3ere dee1l4
resentf&l.E
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The old hands of the A.enc49 3ho formerl4 had at their dis1osal almost &nlimited EBlac*
B&d.etE f&nds for co2ert o1erations9 3ere s&ddenl4 forced into retirement9 or forced into
loc*ste1 3ith T&rners ne3 .&idelines.
Altho&.h C@A Airector Billiam Case4 hired 29/// ne3 co2ert o1erators in 1-(/9 man4
C@A critics felt T&rners actions had alread4 ca&sed the secret cells of the .ood-old-bo4
net3or*s to b&r4 themsel2es + and their ille.al acti2ities + e2en dee1er.
@t is this element9 birthed in the h4steria of the Cold Bar9 le.itimi!ed b4 the 1aranoia of
the National $ec&rit4 state9 and n&rt&red b4 the 1olitics of .reed9 that has b&ried itself in
the core of American 1olitics.
As lon.-time Arm4 Criminal @n2esti.ator Cene Bheaton defines it6 EAn elite9 2er4
clandestine9 2er4 co2ert .ro&1 3ithin the intelli.ence comm&nit4O. The C@A and A@A is
M&st the li.htenin. rod for the 1eo1le 3ho reall4 control thin.s.E
Those 3ho co&ld acce1t the idea of .o2ernment fore*no3led.e of the 0*lahoma Cit4
bombin. 3o&ld be hard-1ressed to acce1t the notion that certain factions 3ithin the
.o2ernment mi.ht ha2e orchestrated the bombin. itself. Those 3ho ha2e a diffic&lt time
acce1tin. this are st4mied b4 3hat the4 1ercei2e as E.o2ernment.E
As Bheaton e;1lains9 EThe .o2ernment is M&st a b&nch of mon&ments9 office b&ildin.s9
com1&ters9 and des*s. The4 dont see the cra!ies in the .o2ernment + the little
cons1iratorial cli:&es 3ithin the .o2ernment.E
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These little cons1iratorial cli:&es + the same 1la4ers that $hac*le4 intersects 3ith9 .oin.
bac* to C&ba9 )aos9 Af.hanistan and Nicara.&a + ha2e been in2ol2ed for decades in
e2er4thin. from dr&. and .&n-r&nnin.9 to assassinations9 co2ert 3arfare9 and o&tri.ht
terrorism. @t is a terrorism that increasin.l4 has no 1artic&lar face9 no ideolo.ical credo9
no 1olitical .oal. @t is a terrorism moti2ated b4 1o3er and .reed.
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B4 no means the lone man behind the c&rtain9 Ted $hac*le4 re1resents one of the more
2isible of this le;icon of co2ert o1erators &1on 3hom the 1o3ers that be de1end on for
their endless s&11l4 of Eblac* o1sE and dirt4 tric*s. ,erha1s this is ho3 $hac*le4 *no3s9
or seems to *no39 the com1le; tr&th behind 0*lahoma Cit4. @t is a tr&th that remains
hidden behind a so1histicated lab4rinth of co2ert o1erati2es9 all of 3hom con2er.e at
similar times and 1laces. The4 are9 as Aa2id Corn 3rites9 Ethe little faceless .ra4 men 3e
ne2er see and seldom hear abo&t.E Those 3e call the E$hado3 Co2ernment9E the E,arallel
Co2ernment9E the E5nter1rise9E the E0cto1&s9E or a half-a-do!en other names9 are
caref&ll4 hidden behind an endless roster of official titles and d&ties9 and a 1lethora of
familiar-so&ndin. or.ani!ations and instit&tions.
These same faceless little .ra4 men 3o&ld 1o1 &1 in the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.
cons1irac4 li*e interminable 3eeds bet3een the crac*s of the 1a2ement. From the Ba4 of
,i.s to @ran-Contra to 0*lahoma Cit49 the names9 faces9 and 1la4ers 3o&ld coalesce for a
brief moment in time into an indistin.&ishable mena.erie of 1oliticos and s1oo*s9
terrorists and assassins + to commit their terrible deed9 then fade into the seamless 3orld
3ere little distinction is made bet3een assets and criminals.
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Ted $hac*le4 3as officiall4 forced to resi.n from the C@A d&e to his dealin.s 3ith friend
and rene.ade a.ent 5d3in Bilson. Bilson and former C@A em1lo4ee Fran* Ter1il had
sm&..led t3o tons of C-4 to )ib4a9 and at the behest of $hac*le49 had set &1 terrorist
trainin. cam1s there &tili!in. Creen Berets led to belie2e the4 3ere 3or*in. for the
A.enc4. The ostensible 1&r1ose of this mane&2er 3as to 1ermit the C@A to .ather
information on $o2iet and )ib4an 3ea1ons and defense ca1abilities9 and to learn the
identities of forei.n nationals bein. trained for .&errilla 3arfare. %1on obtainin. their
1ass1orts and tra2el 1lans9 $hac*le4 3o&ld alert their home co&ntr4s secret 1olice9 3ho
3o&ld then assassinate them &1on their ret&rn.
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Bhile Bilson 3as sentenced to a lon. 1rison term9 Ter1il fled to C&ba9 and has since
been in2ol2ed in n&mero&s dealin.s 3ith the ,)0 and other terrorists9 s&11l4in. them
3ith so1histicated assassination 3ea1ons9 detonators9 and comm&nication s4stems.
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Ter1il also s&11lied tort&re de2ices to %.andan Aictator @di Amin9 3ho &sed a bomb
s&11lied b4 Ter1il to assassinate ?en4an cabinet member Br&ce Mc?en!ie.
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0ne month later9 Ter1il 3as im1licated in the m&rder of three e;ec&ti2es of the @B5F
cor1oration + a hi.h-technolo.4 com1an4 that 3as doin. b&siness 3ith the $a2a*. 7ohn
8ar1er9 @B5Fs former director of sec&rit49 said that 3hile in Tri1oli9 he sa3 a moc*-&1
of the amb&sh site at the trainin. facilit4 that Ter1il and Bilson had set &1.
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Readers 3ill recall this is the same Fran* Ter1il that 3as seen b4 Car4 Ca.an in Me;ico
Cit4 3ith 0mar <$am ?halidI>9 si; months before the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. E@ sa3
him do3n in Me;ico9E recalled Ca.an9 Ein No2ember of -49 in Me;ico Cit4O 3ith
0mar.E
Ca.an said he and 0mar met Ter1il at the 8otel Maria @sabelle in the Xona Rosa district.
Ca.an didnt *no3 3ho Ter1il 3as at the time9 b&t described him as a fat9 baldin.9 #/ish
fello39 3ho 3as Eterribl4 dressed.E @n other 3ords + Fran* Ter1il.
E@ heard the name beca&se @ *ne3 Bilsons name from the Florence Federal ,enitentiar4
in Colorado.E Ca.an said that one of his intelli.ence contacts9 a man named Aaniel9 told
him abo&t Ter1il. EThe con2ersation came &1 in reference to the Cander9 Ne3fo&ndland
crash9E said Ca.an.
Bas Ter1il in Me;ico to s&11l4 e;1losi2es to 0marI Bhile Ca.an 3asnt 1ri24 to the
con2ersation9 he belie2es that 3as the 1&r1ose of the meetin..
Bhen Bilson and Ter1il 3ere sellin. arms and e;1losi2es to )ib4a9 the4 3ere re1ortin.
to none other than Ted $hac*le4. ?3itn4 notes that Bilson and Ter1il 3ere hirin. anti-
Castro C&bans from $hac*le4s old 7MSBA=5 1ro.ram Kand Creen BeretsL to assassinate
,resident Vaddafis 1olitical o11onents abroad6
$ome %.$. Arm4 men 3ere literall4 l&red a3a4 from the door3a4 of Fort Bra..9 their
North Carolina trainin. 1ost. The C@s 3ere .i2en e2er4 reason to belie2e that the
o1eration s&mmonin. them 3as bein. carried o&t 3ith the f&ll bac*in. of the C@A.O
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Readers 3ill also recall that 3hile Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as still in the Arm49 he 3rote his
sister a letter tellin. her that he had been 1ic*ed for a $1ecial Forces <Creen Beret>
Co2ert Tactical %nit <CT%> that 3as in2ol2ed in ille.al acti2ities. These ille.al acti2ities
incl&ded E1rotectin. dr&. shi1ments9 eliminatin. the K0cto1&ss dr&.L com1etition9 and
1o1&lation control.E
This is e;actl4 3hat $hac*le49 Clines9 and $ecord did in )aos + assassinatin. and
bombin. =an. ,aos o1i&m com1etition o&t of e;istence.
Co&ld this CT% Mc=ei.h claims he 3as recr&ited for be a latter-da4 2ersion of
$hac*le4s assassinsI Former federal .rand M&ror 8o114 8eidelber. said Mc=ei.hs letter
indicates that he t&rned them do3n9 3hile former FB@ $AC Ted C&ndersen claims
Mc=ei.h act&all4 3or*ed for the .ro&1 for a 3hile9 then became disenchanted.
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@f Mc=ei.h had act&all4 been recr&ited for s&ch a .ro&19 the :&estion arises of 3hat
co2er-stor4 he 3as .i2en. As disc&ssed9 it is hi.hl4 li*el4 he 3as told that he 3as on an
im1ortant mission + to infiltrate a terrorist or.ani!ation and 1re2ent a bombin..
Considerin. Mc=ei.hs bac*.ro&nd and character9 it is &nli*el4 he is a terrorist 3ho set
o&t to m&rder 1#- innocent 1eo1le.
Also recall that Mc=ei.h 3as seen 3ith 8&ssain al-8&ssaini. The @ra:is 3o&ld 1ro2ide a
con2incin. and 1la&sible e;c&se if Mc=ei.h 3as led to belie2e he 3as 1art of a stin.
o1eration6 E$on9 4o& 3ere a hero in the C&lf Bar. Do&r co&ntr4 needs 4o& no3 in the
fi.ht a.ainst terrorism.E @t is a stor4 a 4o&n.9 im1ressionable man li*e Mc=ei.h 3o&ld
fall for.
@t is also 1ossible that Mc=ei.h 3as shee1-di11ed as dis.r&ntled e;-C@ for infiltration
into the neo-Na!i comm&nit49 3hich 3o&ld 1ro2ide a door3a4 into the bombin.
cons1irac4 thro&.h 1laces li*e 5lohim Cit4.
0r 1erha1s9 as a res&lt of his becomin. EdisenchantedE and Elea2in.E the CT%9 he
became tar.eted for Etermination9E and 3as set &1 as a fall-.&4. $&ch is standard
o1eratin. 1roced&re for those 3ho attem1t to lea2e the 3orld of co2ert o1erations.
5ither 3a49 the fact that there a11eared to be t3o ETimoth4 Mc=ei.hs9E M&st as there 3ere
t3o 0s3alds9 3o&ld s&..est a so1histicated intelli.ence o1eration9 one that 3as desi.ned
to 1&t Mc=ei.h in the 3ron. 1lace at the 3ron. time.
)i*e 0s3ald9 Mc=ei.h 1robabl4 belie2ed himself to be a .o2ernment a.ent9 1art of a
secret 1roMect. )i*e 0s3ald9 Mc=ei.h 3as not told 3hat the 1lan reall4 in2ol2ed9 and 3as
tra11ed9 framed9 and made a 1ats4.
This .oes a lon. 3a4 to3ards e;1lainin. 3h4 an armed Mc=ei.h didnt shoot and *ill
0fficer Charles 8an.er 3hen he 3as sto11ed on the @nterstate after the bombin.. Bh4
3o&ld a man 3ho had M&st *illed 1#- men9 3omen9 and children bal* at *illin. a co1 <a
member of the s4stem that Mc=ei.h alle.edl4 hated> on a lonel4 stretch of hi.h3a4I The
onl4 1ossible ans3er is that Mc=ei.h belie2ed he 3as 1art of a stin. o1eration + a
.o2ernment asset + and 3o&ld be 1rotected.
Bhate2er Mc=ei.hs act&al 1&r1ose and intent9 it is c&rio&s9 to sa4 the least9 that Ted
$hac*le4 3o&ld tell AFerdinand Carone that the 1er1etrator of the bombin. 3as
somebod4 from here.
8o3 did he *no3I
Ro.er Moore9 the m4sterio&s .&n dealer 3hom the .o2ernment claimed Mc=ei.h and
Nichols robbed to EfinanceE the bombin.9 ran a com1an4 ne;t to Bahia Mar Marina in
$o&th Florida <a 1o1&lar han.-o&t for the @ran-Contra cro3d>9 3hich man&fact&red hi.h-
s1eed boats. The boats + sold thro&.h @ntercontinental @nd&stries of Costa Rica <an 0llie
North Ec&t-o&tE> + 3ere &sed to mine Nicara.&as harbors in E01eration Cordo2a
8arbor.E
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0ne so&rce @ s1o*e to said Moore had direct contact 3ith 0li2er North. E@ dont *no3
3ho his KMooresL contact 3as on @ran-Contra be4ond Aon Arano3. @ *no3 he had access
and 3o&ld tal* directl4 to 0li2er North. 8e *ne3 Feli; Rodri:&e! 1rett4 3ell9 he *ne3
Nester $anche!9 Mann4 Aia!9 all those .&4s aro&nd 7eb KB&shL 1rett4 3ell.E
This so&rce also claimed that Moore 3as a E1a4masterE for Tom ,ose4s Ci2ilian Militar4
Assistance <CMA> + the co2ert 1aramilitar4 o1eration that ser2ed as the 1rimar4 ne;&s
for armin. the Contras.
A retired C@ASA@A a.ent @ s1o*e to in Ar*ansas9 said EKMooreL 3as an A.enc4
contractor.E
0ther so&rces sa4 Moore 3as an informant for the FB@. 8e alle.edl4 tried to sell hea24
3ea1ons to the Militia of Montana <M0M> as 1art of an FB@ stin. o1eration. A call to
M0M indicated that Moore had indeed sto11ed b4 for a friendl4 chat. 8e told Rand4
Trochmann9 one of M0Ms leaders9 that he 3as tra2elin. the co&ntr4 meetin. 3ith militia
.ro&1s in an attem1t to 2erif4 blac* helico1ter si.htin.s and r&mors of %N troo1
mo2ements. This seems a 1ec&liar 1astime for a man 3ho 3or*ed for a net3or* of
s1oo*s de2oted to b41assin. and s&b2ertin. the Constit&tion.
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Bhat is also 1ec&liar is a letter 3ritten b4 Moore to Mc=ei.h in earl4 1--". @ntrod&ced at
the trial of Terr4 Nichols9 the letter9 s1ea*s of Ea 1lanO to brin. the co&ntr4 do3n and
ha2e a fe3 more thin.s ha11en.E
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Robert EB&dE McFarlane 3ent on to form his o3n cons&ltin. firm9 and Moined the board
of American 5:&it4 @n2estors <A5@>9 fo&nded b4 ,rescott B&sh. A5@s board of directors
reads li*e a Bhos Bho of the s1oo* 3orld9 incl&din. former C@A officials Ceor.e
Clairmont and 8o3ard 8ebert9 and C@A la34er Mitch Ro.o2in9 3ho 3as Ceor.e B&shs
le.al co&nsel 3hen he 3as Airector of the A.enc4.
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A5@ in2ested in a T&lsa9 0*lahoma com1an46 8a3*ins 0il and Cas9 from 1-(( to 1--1.
McFarlane 3as a Econs&ltantE for 8a3*ins and se2eral other com1anies on the 5ch
1o3er 1roMect in ,a*istan9 3hich re:&ired fre:&ent tri1s to that co&ntr4.
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This 3as
d&rin. the tail end of the lar.est co2ert o1eration the %.$. e2er cond&cted + the armin.
of the M&Mahadeen9 3ho trained in ,a*istan. McFarlane sat on the E2/( Committee9E
3hos Mob it 3as to 1roc&re 3ea1ons for the M&Mahadeen9 and arms contracts for the
,a*istani .o2ernment.
Recall that Richard Armita.e9 3ho 3as the contact for Fa!oe 8a:9 .o2ernor of the
North3est Frontier ,ro2ince9 also sat on the E2/( Committee.E As Alfred A. McCo4
3rites in (he Politics o9 Heroin in )outheast Asia'
@ts *no3n that the C@A 1aid the Af.han .&errillas9 3ho 3ere based in ,a*istan9 thro&.h
BCC@.O That the ,a*istan militar4 3ere in fact ban*in. their dr&. 1rofits9 mo2in. their
dr&. 1rofits from the cons&min. co&ntr4 bac* to ,a*istan tho&.h BCC@. @n fact the boom
in the ,a*istan dr&. trade 3as financed b4 BCC@.O
BCC@ also ser2ed as a cond&it for the @ran-Contra o1eration9 lar.el4 thro&.h Caith
,haron9 former head of $a&di @ntelli.ence9 3ho o1erated o&t of @slamabad9 ,a*istan. The
$a&dis 1la4ed a maMor role in f&ndin. the M&Mahadeen and K2ia the re:&est of $ecord and
McFarlaneL the Contras.
McFarlane + 3ho former Mossad official Ari Ben Menashe claims is a Mossad asset +
3or*ed 3ith the 1resident of 8a3*ins @nternational Ai2ision9 M&Meeb Rehman Cheema9
on the 5ch 1roMect. Bas 8ani ?amals s&11osed statement that ?halid 3as connected to
the Mossad acc&rateI A 1rominent M&slim comm&nit4 leader9 Cheema claims he does
not *no3 $am ?halid.
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@nterestin.l49 Ca.an said that at one 1oint9 Terr4 Nichols rende!2o&sed 3ith his Middle
5astern friends at the @slamic societ4 of Ne2ada. Cheema is chairman of the @slamic
$ociet4 of T&lsa. @s there a connectionI And 3hat of Cheemas lin*s to McFarlaneI Bas
McFarlane &sin. 8a3*ins as a front for C@A acti2ities in ,a*istanI
@t is 1erha1s 1ro1hetic that man4 of the terrorists im1licated in the maMor bombin.s of the
last decade attended the terrorist conference held in the North3est Frontier ,ro2ince to3n
of ?onli9 ,a*istan in 7&l4 of 1--#. As noted9 0sama bin )adin9 a $a&di 3ho f&nded the
M&Mahadeen and 3as im1licated in the Ri4adh and Ahahran bombin.s9 <a close associate
of $hei* Abdel 0mar Rahman9 im1licated in the Borld Trade Center bombin.>9 Ahmed
7ibril <3ho bombed ,an Am 1/3>9 and senior re1resentati2es of @ranian and ,a*istani
intelli.ence9 and 8amas9 8i!bAllah9 and other .ro&1s attended the conference.
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$te1hen 7ones claimed he had learned thro&.h the $a&di Arabian @ntelli.ence $er2ice that
@ra: had hired se2en ,a*istani mercenaries + M&Mahadeen 2eterans + to bomb tar.ets in
the %.$.9 one of 3hich 3as the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
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7&st 3ho 3ere these E,a*istani mercenaries9E and 3ere the4 reall4 3or*in. for @ra:I
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The &se of former enem4 soldiers9 criminals9 and terrorists for their dirt4 3or* is also a
time-honored tradition amon. intelli.ence a.encies9 3ho stand to .ain the E1la&sible
deniabilit4E so co2eted in the 3orld of co2ert o1erations.
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At the close of BB@@9 the %.$. Co2ernment hel1ed tho&sands of Na!i 3ar criminals
esca1e M&stice9 inte.ratin. them into its scientificSmilitar4Sintelli.ence establishment.
Reinhard Cehlen9 8itlers senior intelli.ence officer on the 5astern Front9 and other hi.h-
ran*in. Na!is9 3ere s1irited o&t of Cerman4 3ith the aid of the 0$$ and the =atican9
then installed in to1-secret9 sensiti2e 1osts in the %.$. and abroad.
Cehlens $$ officers had been instr&mental in the mass e;termination of C41sies and
7e3s9 and Cehlen 3as 1ersonall4 res1onsible for the tort&re9 interro.ation9 and m&rder b4
star2ation of some A million $o2iet 1risoners of 3ar.
Cehlen later boasted of teachin. the ne3l4 formed C@A e2er4thin. it *ne3.
Man4 of the 3orlds deadliest terrorists 3ere in fact trained b4 a.encies s&ch as the C@A
and ?CB9 3ho 3ent on to commit ma4hem and m&rder on an &n1recedented scale. A
1rime e;am1le is $hac*le4s 7MSBA=5 anti-Casto cam1ai.n of the mid-1-#/s9 3hich
trained C&ban e;iles in techni:&es of assassination and terror9 then &nleashed them on
their nati2e co&ntr4. The most infamo&s of these EC&ban Co3bo4s9E )&is ,osada Carriles
<A?A6 Ramon Medina>9 a member of the anti-Casto .ro&1 C0R% <also a member of the
C@As XRSR@F)5 assassination team &nder the command of 5. 8o3ard 8&nt>9 *illed '(
1eo1le in 0ctober of 1-'# b4 bombin. a C&ban airliner.
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Carriles said he 1lanned the bombin. at the C@As insti.ation.
As one of C0R%s members e;1lained in a CB$ inter2ie39 EBe &se the tactics that 3e
learned from the C@A beca&se 3e + 3e 3ere trained to do e2er4thin.. Be are trained to
set off a bomb9 3e 3ere trained to *illO 3e 3ere trained to do e2er4thin..E
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The mastermind of the bombin.9 0rlando Bosch9 res1onsible for more than "/ anti-
Castro bombin.s in C&ba and else3here9 3as released from 1rison at the behest of
Ceor.e B&shs son 7eb9 3ho has stron. ties to both the C&ban e;1atriate comm&nit4 and
the Contras.
As =ice-,resident9 B&sh also headed the Tas* Force on Combatin. Terrorism. ,ro&dl4
dis1la4in. his condemnation of terrorism9 B&sh 1ardoned Bosch9 .i2in. him s1ecial
1ermission to li2e in Miami.
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The C@As s&11ort of the Af.hani M&Mahadeen bet3een 1-'- and 1-(- res&lted in a h&.e
3a2e of 3ell-armed and trained M&slim e;tremists bent on 2entin. their 1olitical and
ideolo.ical ra.e a.ainst the %.$. At the same time9 the o2erflo3 from the Af.hani
o1eration res&lted in one of the lar.est 1ools of 1otential recr&its for co2ert o1erations.
0ne of the main o1erati2es the C@A had &tili!ed in its 3ar a.ainst the $o2iets 3as $hei*
Abdel 0mar Rahman. The C@A &tili!ed Rahman beca&se of his infl&ence o2er the
M&Mahadeen9 then bro&.ht him into the %.$. on a C@A-s1onsored 2isa. Bhile the $hei*
3as e2ent&all4 con2icted for cons1irac4 to bomb tar.ets in the %.$.9 1rosec&tors
enco&ntered resistance in 1&rs&in. him and other Borld Trade Center bombin. s&s1ects
beca&se of their ties to the M&Mahadeen9 and their ties to %.$. intelli.ence.
As 7ac* Bl&m9 in2esti.ator for the $enate Forei.n Relations $&bcommittee9 1&t it6 E0ne
of the bi. 1roblems here is that man4 s&s1ects in the Borld Trade Center bombin. 3ere
associated 3ith the M&Mahadeen. And there are com1onents of o&r .o2ernment that are
absol&tel4 disinterested in follo3in. that 1ath beca&se it leads bac* to 1eo1le 3e
s&11orted in the Af.han 3ar.E
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A sta&nch anti-Bestern cr&sader9 Rahman became a shinin. li.ht for tho&sands of
M&slim e;tremists after the 3ar in their cr&sade for the hol4 7ihad. Nearb4 ,esha3ar9
,a*istan became the sta.in. area for tens of tho&sands of radicals9 man4 of 3hom 3ent
on to form smaller cells aro&nd the 3orld9 incl&din. the %.$. The .ro&1s that floc*ed to
,a*istans terrorist trainin. centers incl&ded the 5.41tian Al-Camaa al-@slami4a9 the
,alestinian 8ammers9 the Al.erian Al-7ihad9 and the Fili1ino Moro )iberation Front.
Borld Trade Center mastermind Ram!i Do&sef also s1ent considerable time in ,a*istan.
As one Bestern di1lomat noted6 EThe %nited $tates created a Mosco3 Central in
,esha3ar for these .ro&1s9 and the conse:&ences for all of &s are astronomical.E
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As Mar4 Ann Bea2er 3rites in the Ma49 1--# iss&e of (he Atlantic $onthly' EOthe C@A
hel1ed to train and f&nd 3hat e2ent&all4 became an international net3or* of hi.hl4
disci1lined and effecti2e @slamic militants + and a ne3 breed of terrorist as 3ell.E
To the C@A9 3hich 1&m1ed more than G2 billion into the fo&rteen-4ear Af.hani resistance
effort9 $hei* 0mar 3as 3hat intelli.ence officials call Ea 2al&able asset.E
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5l $a44id Nosair9 a core member of the Al $alaam Mos:&e r&n b4 Rahman9 shot and
*illed the radical Ri.ht-3in. Rabbi Meir ?ahane in No2ember of 1--/. A&rin. a
con2ersation bet3een a 2/-4ear 2eteran FB@ a.ent and one of his to1 &nderco2er
o1erati2es9 the o1erati2e as*ed6
EBh4 arent 3e .oin. after the $hei* KAdbel RahmanLIE demanded the &nderco2er man.
E@ts hands off9E ans3ered the a.ent.
EBh4IE as*ed the o1erati2e.
E@t 3as no accident that the $hei* .ot a 2isa and that hes still in the co&ntr49E re1lied the
a.ent9 2isibl4 &1set. E8es here &nder the banner of national sec&rit49 the $tate
Ae1artment9 the N$A9 and the C@A.E
The a.ent 1ointed o&t that the $hei* had been .ranted a to&rist 2isa9 and later a .reen
card9 des1ite the fact that he 3as on a $tate Ae1artment terrorist 3atch-list that sho&ld
ha2e barred him from the co&ntr4. 8es an &nto&chable9 concl&ded the a.ent.OE
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@t 3as also re2ealed d&rin. the $hei*s cons1irac4 trial that in 1-(- the %.$. Arm4 had
sent $1ecial Forces $er.eant Ali A. Mohammed to 7erse4 Cit4 to 1ro2ide trainin. for
M&Mahadeen recr&its9 incl&din. Nosair and Mahm&d Abo&halima9 a con2icted Borld
Trade Center bomber. @nterestin.l49 this 3as at the same time the 1air 3ere &nder
s&r2eillance b4 the FB@ as s&s1ected terrorists.
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The e;1eriences of the C@As e;1atriated Na!is9 Anti-Castro C&bans9 and M&Mahadeen
2eterans 3ere stri*in.l4 similar to that of the ?& ?l&; ?lan9 3hich for decades remained
on the end of a lon. leash controlled b4 FB@ Airector 7. 5d.ar 8oo2er.
0ne of the most infamo&s e;am1les of FB@-orchestrated terror-m&rder 3ere the br&tal
1-#3 ??? attac*s on ci2il ri.hts 3or*ers in Birmin.ham9 Alabama9 led b4 FB@
informant Car4 Ro3e.
@t seems that Ro3e 3as no mere informant. As C&rt Centr4 3rites in 0. Edgar Hoo,er'
(he $an and the )ecrets' E?lan members stated he had 2eto 1o3er o2er an4 2iolent
acti2it4 contem1lated b4 the 5ast2ie3 13 ?la2ern.E
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Ro3e also 1artici1ated in the 1-#" m&rder of ci2il ri.hts marcher =iola )i&!!o. As the
+ational .e,iew re1orted9 EThe 1-'( in2esti.ation im1licated KRo3eL as an a.ent
1ro2ocate&r.O Three other ?lansmen testified that it 3as Ro3e 3ho had act&all4 shot
=iola.E Bhile Ro3e 3as indicted on first de.ree m&rder9 a federal M&d.e bloc*ed Ro3es
e;tradition9 claimin. that a federal a.ent has ri.hts that 1rotect him 3hen E1laced in a
com1romisin. 1osition beca&se of his &nderco2er 3or*.E A Federal A11eals Co&rt &1held
the r&lin..
The FB@ informant 3as also acc&sed of hel1in. 1lant the bomb that *illed fo&r blac* .irls
in a Birmin.ham ch&rch. Altho&.h Ro3e failed lie-detector tests re.ardin. his com1licit4
in that and the =iola m&rder9 he 3as ne2er 1rosec&ted9 and instead 3as .i2en a G2/9///
Ere3ardE b4 the FB@.
A similar case of .o2ernment-orchestrated terror-m&rder 3o&ld come abo&t in 1-'- in
Creensboro9 North Carolina 3ith the m&rder of fi2e Comm&nist Bor*ers ,art4 members
b4 ??? and Na!i ,art4 .oons + led b4 FB@ o1erati2e 5d3ard Aa3son and ATF
informant Bernard B&t*o2ich. Both the -ashington Post and the +ew York (imes
re1orted that B&t*o2ich Eoffered to 1roc&re e;1losi2es9E and Eoffered to train them in
acti2ities s&ch as ma*in. 1i1e bombs and fire bombs.E
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52en more s&s1icio&sl49 the tactical s:&ad assi.ned to monitor the march 3as re1ortedl4
Eo&t to l&nchE at the time9 and a 1atrol car that ha11ened to be in the area9 3as told to
Eclear the area as soon as 1ossible.E
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The incident is s&s1icio&sl4 similar to the ATF a.ents in 0*lahoma 3ho 3ere 1a.ed not
to come into 3or* on the mornin. of the blast.
5choin. the factitio&s rants of ATF chief )ester Mat!9 Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin.9 and other
federal officials in 0*lahoma9 FB@ Airector Billiam Bebster called the char.es of federal
com1licit4 E&tterl4 abs&rd.E Altho&.h the *illers had been recr&ited9 or.ani!ed and led on
their m&rdero&s ram1a.e b4 ATF and FB@ o1erati2es9 none e2er ser2ed a da4 of Mail-time.
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)i*e the FB@s ??? m&les9 or the ATFs 1et Na!is at 5lohim Cit49 the ,a*istaniSAf.hani
M&Mahadeen and @ra:i 2eterans resettled into the %.$. re1resent the ne;t 3a2e of Eco2ert
co3bo4sE + read4 and 3illin. to do the C@ASFB@s dirt4 3or*.
As Cene Bheaton obser2es6 E52er4 maMor Middle-5astern terrorist or.ani!ation is &nder
s&r2eillance and control of the intelli.ence a.encies in the %.$. None of these .&4s mo2e
aro&nd as freel4 as the4d li*e 4o& to thin*.E
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Ali 8assan $alameh9 the leader of the ,)0 s1linter .ro&1 Blac* $e1tember9 3hich
carried o&t the 1-'2 M&nich 0l4m1ics massacre9 3as 1&t on the C@As 1a4roll. That is9
&ntil the Mossad ca&.ht &1 3ith him in 1-'-. 52en so9 the @sraelis chec*ed 3ith the C@A
before *illin. him.
A ,a*istani named Ali Ahmand 3as standin. directl4 behind $enator Robert ?enned4
3hen he 3as shot. Former C@A contract a.ent Robert Morro3 sa3 Ahmand holdin. a
Ni*on camera9 and recalled seein. Ni*on cameras that fired b&llets 3hile at the C@A.
Another E2al&able asset9E Mir Aimal ?ansi9 had been recr&ited b4 the C@A to assist in the
sm&..lin. of 3ea1ons to the M&Mahadeen. ?ansi9 3ho had a Efinancial
mis&nderstandin.E 3ith the A.enc49 resol2ed the iss&e b4 o1enin. fire 3ith an A?-4'
o&tside of C@A head:&arters in 7an&ar4 of 1--39 *illin. t3o A.enc4 em1lo4ees. )i*e
Borld Trade Center bomber Ram!i Do&sef9 he fled to ,a*istan.
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C&rio&sl49 8&ssain al-8&ssaini + 3ho had been seen s1eedin. a3a4 from the bombin.
in a bro3n 1ic*-&1 + 3o&ld ma*e no similar attem1t to flee. Bas he 1art of a
.o2ernment-sanctioned o1erationI As ,rofessor Br&ce 8offman at the Center fo the
$t&d4 of Terrorism and ,olitical =iolence at $t. Andre3s %ni2ersit4 in 5n.land noted9
there ha2e been 2ario&s attem1ts to infiltrate @slamic terrorist teams in 0*lahoma.
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Co&ld this be 3h4 FB@ A.ent 7effre4 7en*ins Ecrin.edE 3hen he sa3 ?F0Rs tele2ised
re1ort on 8&ssainiI
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Aid 8&ssaini and ?halid9 li*e Timoth4 Mc=ei.h cas&all4 1&llin. o2er for ,atrolman
8an.er9 belie2e the4 3ere 1rotectedI
The FB@s ref&sal to loo* at ?halid stron.l4 1oints to s&ch a 1ossibilit4. ?halids abilit4 to
monitor the acti2ities of a .ro&1 of Middle 5astern immi.rants <thro&.h .i2in. them Mobs
and rentin. them homes>9 and his stat&s as a former felon9 ma*e him a li*el4 candidate as
an o1erati2e or informant.
And 3h4 had Mc=ei.h met 3ith 8&ssaini in the first 1laceI )i*e Carol 8o3e and
Andreas $trassmeir9 3ere the4 both actin. as &nderco2er o1erati2es9 3itho&t each others
*no3led.eI
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)i*e Mc=ei.h9 8&ssaini 3as most li*el4 recr&ited into a co2ert intelli.ence &nit after his
resettlement into the %.$. Belie2in. he 3as 3or*in. for the .o2ernment9 he 3as .i2en a
co2er stor4 that he 3as 1re2entin. a bombin..
@t is li*el49 .i2en the necessar4 com1artmentali!ation of co2ert o1erations9 that each 3as
on a Eneed-to-*no3E basis. Bhile Mc=ei.h9 8&ssaini9 and their 1als 1ar*ed the R4der
tr&c* in front of the M&rrah B&ildin.9 the real bombers 3ere the third com1onent of the
com1artmentali!ed o1eration.
Recall that fi2e da4s before the bombin.9 8%A 3or*er 7ane Craham sa3 three men in
the .ara.e 3ho she tho&.ht 3ere tele1hone re1airmen. The4 had 1lans of the b&ildin.9
and 3ere holdin. 3hat a11eared to be C-4 1lastic e;1losi2e. E@t 3as a 1&tt4 color9E said
Craham9 Ea solid 1iece of bloc*.O the4 had that and the4 had this 3irin..
EThe man in the bro3n shirt ob2io&sl4 *ne3 3hat he 3as doin. and 3as in char.eOE
said Craham. E8e reminded me of a s&r2e4or or constr&ction foreman e;ce1t that @ do&bt
that the4 3o&ld ha2e been in that .ood of sha1e. These men 3ere definitel4 1h4sicall4
3ell trained.E
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,h4sicall4 3ell-trained does not so&nd li*e Mc=ei.h or Nichols.
The men loo*ed E&ncomfortableE 3hen the4 sa3 Craham9 and :&ic*l4 1&t the items into
a 1a1er ba. and hid it in their car + 3hich 3as clearl4 not a &tilit4 com1an4 2ehicle.
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Another 3itness sa3 se2eral men 3or*in. on the 1illars in the .ara.e9 in the dar*9
3itho&t li.hts. Bhen the4 3ere :&estioned b4 this 2isitor9 the4 said9 EBere M&st 1&ttin.
thin.s ri.ht a.ain.E
Bere the49 or 3ere the4 1lacin. e;1losi2e char.es to be acti2ated laterI
This bi!arre acti2it4 3as seen b4 at least t3o other 3itnesses + @R$ 3or*er ?ath4
Bilb&rn9 and a 8%A 3or*er named 7oan. None of the Ere1airmenE matched the
descri1tion of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 Terr4 Nichols9 or 8&ssain al-8&ssaini.
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Then9 on the da4 of the bombin.9 t3ent4 min&tes before the blast9 Michael )inehan sa3
Mc=ei.hs 4ello3 Merc&r4 r&n a red li.ht and sli1 :&ic*l4 into the b&ildin.s .ara.e.
Bh4 did EMc=ei.hE need to enter the b&ildin. moments before the blastI To 1lace
secondar4 char.es or acti2ate remote detonators9 1erha1sI
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$e2eral min&tes later9 a 3oman ridin. the ele2ator sa3 a 4o&n. Arab man 3ith a
bac*1ac* franticall4 1&shin. the lobb4 b&tton9 as tho&.h tr4in. to e;it the b&ildin..
After the blast9 ?a4 8. 3as almost r&n o2er b4 a bro3n 1ic*-&1 dri2en b4 8&ssain al-
8&ssaini. There 3ere three s&s1ects in the tr&c*. At least t3o of them 3ere Arabs.
$econds later9 Car4 )e3is ran o&tside to see a Middle 5astern man .rinnin. from ear to
ear.
A11ro;imatel4 1" min&tes later9 8%A em1lo4ee Cermaine 7ohnston came across
Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 2 in an alle4 near the M&rrah B&ildin.. EThe4 3ere M&st standin.
there 3atchin.9E she said. Mc=ei.h then as*ed 7ohnston if an4one had been *illed9 and
both men loo*ed sad 3hen she told them that children had died.
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@f Mc=ei.h had blo3n &1 the b&ildin. + a b&ildin. he *ne3 to contain a da4-care center
+ as an act of re2en.e9 3h4 3o&ld he a11ear sadI And if 8&ssain al-8&ssaini had
cons1ired 3ith Mc=ei.h for similar moti2es9 3h4 did he cr4 &1on learnin. that children
had been *illedI
Moreo2er9 3h4 3o&ld he be cas&all4 han.in. aro&nd near the scene of the crimeI EO@
as* 4o&9 does that so&nd li*e a man 3ho 3as r&nnin.IE said 7ohnstons friend and co-
3or*er 7ane Craham. E@ dont thin* so. @t so&nds li*e a 1lan that 3ent a3r4 or somethin.
he did not *no3 3as .oin. to ha11en.E
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And those federal a.ents 3ho had been s&r2eillin. the b&ildin. all ni.ht lon.O 3h4 did
the4 a11ear so shoc*ed 3hen the bomb<s> 3ent offI Beca&se the4 didnt expect them to
.o off. As Re1resentati2e @stoo* said9 7ohn Aoe 29 Kone ofL the .o2ernments &nderco2er
a.ents9 did not *no3 ho3 to disarm the tr&c*-bomb9 3hich contained a red&ndant timin.
de2ice. The4 didnt *no3 abo&t the char.es inside the b&ildin..
And the Arm4 le. 3ho hel1ed 1lace the sha1ed C-4 char.es on the b&ildin.s col&mns
3as not ad2ised that he had a !ero-time-dela4 detonator and 3as .oin. to be 2a1ori!ed.
The le. 3as on the 3ron. side of the col&mn 3hen the detonator 3as acti2ated.
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Fort&natel4 for the cons1irators9 the crime scene 3as le2eled to 1recl&de an4 inde1endent
forensic anal4sis. Federal a.ents and local officials :&ic*l4 scrambled to initiate their
dama.e-control o1eration.
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Those 3ho threatened to re2eal the Estin. .one badE 3ere told to *ee1 :&iet for Ethe .ood
of the co&ntr4.E Des9 it 3as a terrible tra.ed4. B&t bra2e &nderco2er a.ents li*e 7ohn Aoe
2 3ere safel4 on the Mob9 M&st 3aitin. to 1re2ent more EmilitiamenE li*e Timoth4 7ames
Mc=ei.h from blo3in. &1 more babies.
8onest la3-enforcement 1ersonnel li*e $er.eant Terrance Dea*e49 3ho didnt .o alon.
3ith the co2er-&1O Ecommitted s&icide.E
And the American 1&blic9 3as fed a com1letel4 different lie. A dis.r&ntled racist and
latent neo-Na!i and his anti-.o2ernment friend9 an.r4 o2er Baco9 &sin. a homemade
bomb9 had 2ented their ra.e in a br&tal and 2icio&s act of re2en.e.
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The /otive
""o,ernments1 in order to perpetuate themsel,es1 will sacri9ice A==7F== people without a
second thought."
+ 14-4ear A5A 2eteran Basil Abbott
To &nderstand the moti2e behind the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 one m&st &nderstand the
1olitical sit&ation in the co&ntr4 at the time.
@n 1-(-9 3ith the fall of the Berlin Ball9 the Cold Bar 3as officiall4 o2er. The
intelli.ence comm&nit4 3as in dan.er of losin. its a11ro1riationsH it needed a ne3
mission.
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@n 1-#39 the ?enned4 administration 3as said to ha2e commissioned a select .ro&1 of
anal4sts and scholars to e2al&ate the 1roblems inherent in a 1ost-Cold Bar societ4.
5ntitled .eport 9rom Iron $ountain on the Possi&ility and esira&ility o9 Peace9 its
concl&sions and 2alidit4 ha2e been hotl4 debated since its E&na&thori!edE 1&blication in
1-#'.
Altho&.h feat&red on the front 1a.e of the +ew York (imes and s&bse:&entl4 translated
into 1" different lan.&a.es9 man4 establishment icons and media 1&ndits 3o&ld onl4
ac*no3led.e the 3or* as a Ecle2er satire.E
The (imes9 3hich recei2ed a Eno commentE res1onse from the )B7 Bhite 8o&se 3hile
attem1tin. to 2erif4 its a&thenticit49 3rote that the 1ossible hoa; 3as a 1ossibl4
s&11ressed re1ort.
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0thers9 s&ch as Colonel ). Fletcher ,ro&t4 <Ret.>9 former Chief of the $1ecial 01erations
Ai2ision for the 7oint Chiefs of $taff9 :&oted from the doc&ment in his boo*9 (he )ecret
(eam. And reno3ned economist9 a&thor9 and 1rofessor 7ohn ?enneth Calbraith 3rote EAs
@ 3o&ld 1&t m4 1ersonal re1&te behind the a&thenticit4 of this doc&ment9 so @ 3o&ld
testif4 to the 2alidit4 of its concl&sions. M4 reser2ations relate onl4 to the 3isdom of
releasin. it to an ob2io&sl4 &nconditioned 1&blic.E
As late as 1--"9 (he +ation 3as still deni.ratin. the re1ort as a Ehoa;9E 3hile the -all
)treet 0ournal 3as serio&sl4 debatin. its merits. As Robert Tomsho 3rote in the Ma4 -9
1--" edition of the 0ournal'
Ci2en the t&m&lt&o&s times 3hen the doc&ment s&rfaced and the air of res1ectabilit4
s&rro&ndin. those in2ol2ed 3ith it9 fe3 readers 3ere 3illin. to dismiss the m4sterio&s
headline-.rabbin. boo* as a hoa;.
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Bhether or not .eport 9rom Iron $ountain 3as in fact a hoa;9 the re1orts concl&sions9
e2en its detractors 3ill admit9 lend a some3hat 1rescient and fri.htenin. meas&re of tr&th
to contem1orar4 2/th cent&r4 realit4.
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Britten in cold9 em1irical thin*-tan* lan.&a.e9 the re1ort 1ost&lates that 3ar is the
f&ndamental basis for all 1olitical9 social9 and economic &nit4.
The re1ort also s&..ests9 in some3hat Machia2ellian fashion9 initiatin. Erit&al blood
.ames9E rene3in. Esla2er49E and creatin. an Eomni1otentE international 1olice force as
miti.atin. s&bstit&tes for the alle.ed socio-economic 2oid created b4 a 1ost-Cold Bar
societ4. The re1ort defined the sociolo.ical im1lications th&sl46
Bar9 thro&.h the medi&m of militar4 instit&tions9 has &ni:&el4 ser2ed societies9
thro&.ho&t the co&rse of *no3n histor49 as an indis1ensable controller of dan.ero&s
social dissidence and destr&cti2e antisocial tendenciesO. No modern 1olitical r&lin.
.ro&1 has s&ccessf&ll4 controlled its constit&enc4 after failin. to s&stain the contin&in.
credibilit4 of an e;ternal threat of 3ar.
The 3ar s4stem ma*es the stable .o2ernment of societies 1ossible. @t does this essentiall4
b4 1ro2idin. an e;ternal necessit4 for a societ4 to acce1t 1olitical r&le.O An e99ecti,e
su&stitute 9or war would re;uire "alternate enemies".C
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A 1aranoid and fascistic national sec&rit4 establishment9 no lon.er 1rimaril4 foc&sed on
the Ee;ternal necessit4E of an o&t3ard militar4 threat <e..6 the $o2iet %nion>9 m&st
ine2itabl4 t&rn its attention to3ards the e2er-1resent s1ecter of an internal threat + the
Ealternate enem4.E As the re1ort states6
Othe moti2ational f&nction of 3ar re:&ires the e;istence of a .en&inel4 menacin. social
enem4.O The Ealternate enem4E m&st im1l4 a more immediate9 tan.ible9 and directl4 felt
threat of destr&ction.O
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The 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 occ&rrin. as it did in the EheartlandE of America9 ser2ed as
no other EterroristE act has in the histor4 of the %nited $tates in channelin. the attention
of the American 1eo1le to3ards the Eimmediate9 tan.ible9 and directl4 felt threat of
destr&ction.E
More si.nificantl49 it did so b4 directin. the attention of the 1&blic to3ards an Ealternate
enem4E + in this case + an EinternalE one.
$&ch mass-1s4cholo.ical mani1&lation b4 the r&lin. elite is sim1l4 the 3ar s1irit
refoc&sed. This &bi:&ito&sl4 American :&alit49 so effecti2el4 &sed a.ainst the Cermans in
the 1-4/s9 the Comm&nists in the 1-"/s9 and the @ra:is in the 1--/s9 3o&ld no3 be
directed in3ard + a.ainst the ,atriotSMilitia mo2ement.
B4 lin*in. Timoth4 Mc=ei.h to the Militia mo2ement thro&.h a massi2e media
1ro1a.anda cam1ai.n9 the Militia mo2ement is seen as the 1rimar4 moti2ational force
behind the bombin.. The mo2ement9 becomes9 b4 1ro;49 the ne3 Ealternate enem4.E
B4 s&bstit&tin. 3hat it terms a Eficti2e modelE for 3ar9 the ,l&tocrac4 en.a.es the false
sentiments of the masses9 creatin.9 as it states9 Ea sociomoral conflict of e:&all4
com1ellin. force and sco1e.E From the 1ers1ecti2e of the r&lin. elite9 this sociomoral
conflict m&st6
O M&stif4 the need for ta*in. and 1a4in. a Eblood 1riceE in 3ide areas of h&man concern.
O The ficti2e models 3o&ld ha2e to carr4 the 3ei.ht of e;traordinar4 con2iction9
underscored with a not inconsidera&le actual sacri9ice o9 li9e.
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That shoc*in. re2elation 3as 3ritten in 1-#3. Thirt4-t3o 4ears later9 former 1residential
ad2isor Arth&r $chlesin.er9 7r. 3o&ld 3rite in Foreign A99airs9 the Mo&rnal of the Co&ncil
on Forei.n Relations9 that mo&th1iece of the 1l&tocratic establishment6
Be are not .oin. to achie2e a ne3 3orld order 3itho&t 1a4in. for it in blood as 3ell as in
3ords and mone4.
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V&ite a 1rofo&nd statement9 comin. as it did less than t3o months after the 0*lahoma
Cit4 bombin..
Bas this Eblood 1riceE carried o&t on A1ril 1-9 1--"I
As 3ill be e;1lored in Cha1ter I9 the &tili!ation of barbaric acts of mass-terror-m&rder b4
.o2ernments in order to mani1&late 1olitical obMecti2es is hardl4 ne3. Aeliberatel4
mani1&lated o&tra.e-incidents s&ch as the sin*in. of the )&sitania9 the b&rnin. of the
Reischta.9 and the attac* on ,earl 8arbor9 as 1rec&rsors to elite-1lanned militar4
cam1ai.ns has historicall4 held se2eral f&nctions6 it tri..ers the b&ilt-in nationalistic 3ar
s1irit9 channels the res&ltin. ri.hteo&s 3rath to3ard the nominated enem49 and
concentrates 1o3er in the e;ec&ti2e branch9 3here elite control is &nham1ered b4 1o1&lar
infl&ence.
As ,resident Fran*lin A. Roose2elt9 3ho allo3ed 294/3 ser2icemen to be sla&.htered at
,earl 8arbor to initiate Americas entr4 into BB@@9 said6 E@n 1olitics9 nothin. ha11ens b4
accident. @f it ha11ens9 4o& can bet it 3as 1lanned that 3a4.E
The American 1&blic9 brain3ashed b4 the con2entional 3isdom of histor49 3ith an
attention s1an as lon. as the latest T= sitcom9 is obli2io&s to this fact. A 1&blic cons&med
b4 materialism and st&ltified b4 tele2ision 1oses no serio&s threat to the r&lin. 1l&tocrac4.
A sa224 1o1&lace9 intimatel4 a3are of the corr&1tion in .o2ernment9 and threatenin. to
e;1ose or e2en de1ose the 1o3ers behind it9 1oses a 2er4 serio&s threat to the r&lin. elite.
The 1rimar4 .ro&1 3hich stands in the 3a4 of 1lans of the transnational cor1orate fascist
cabal toda4 is a .ro&1 of Americans 3ho call themsel2es ,atriots. These ,atriots +
n&mberin. ro&.hl4 fi2e million men and 3omen + are com1rised of a11ro;imatel4
4//9/// indi2id&als 3ho belon. to the militant arm6 the militia.
These indi2id&als are increasin.l4 o1tin. o&t of the federal s4stem. The4 are establishin.
1recedents for their o3n .o2ernance9 3ith names li*e $o2erei.n Citi!enshi19 $tates
Ri.hts and Co&nt4 R&le.
$ome are relin:&ishin. their $ocial $ec&rit4 cards. 0thers ref&se to 1a4 income ta;es9
3hich the4 insist are in direct contra2ention of the Constit&tion9 and an ille.al o&t.ro3th
of the 1ri2atel4-o3ned Federal Reser2e. Man4 are b&4in. .old and sil2er. $ome are e2en
iss&in. their o3n c&rrencies.
The4 1oint o&t the im1ortance o&r fo&ndin. fathers attrib&ted to the $econd Amendment
+ the ri.ht to bear arms + as the first and final bastion a.ainst a t4rannical .o2ernment.
%ltimatel49 the4 are 3illin. to defend themsel2es a.ainst a increasin.l4 o11ressi2e
federal s4stem.
To the .o2ernment9 s&ch a mo2ement m&st not be allo3ed to .ro3 teeth9 as did the Anti-
Bar mo2ement of the 1-#/s9 or the anti-cor1orate labor mo2ement of the 1-3/s.
Aistr&stin. the Federal Reser2e9 belie2ed b4 some to ha2e en.ineered the Creat
Ae1ression9 man4 of these comm&nities be.an iss&in. their o3n mone4 + as man4 as
<1F== different c&rrencies. As Mo&rnalist 7on Ra11a1ort notes6
These e2ents created an;iet4 for the 3ealth4 one 1ercent of the co&ntr4. Thin.s mi.ht
ha2e .otten o&t of hand. There 3as a dan.er of mass rebellion9 decentrali!ation9 a 1o3er
shift do3n3ard9 and so on. Borld Bar T3o not onl4 sol2ed a Mob crises9 it re&nified the
nation aro&nd an e;ternal threat. @t tem1oraril4 eliminated the 1ossibilit4 of the
disinte.ration of the bod4 1olitic.
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)i*e the aforementioned o&tra.e-incidents9 the ,l&tocrac4 re:&ired a tra.ed4 to
mani1&late 1&blic o1inion. The 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. ser2ed this 1&r1ose in the most
s&blime fashion. @n the aftermath of that tra.ed49 the r&lin. elite so&.ht to &nif4 the
nation aro&nd an internal threat + dressed &1 and re1ac*a.ed in the form of the
,atriotSMilitia Mo2ement.
Man4 liberal and )eft-3in. intellect&als and media 1&ndits ha2e dismissed the notion of
the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. as a deliberatel4 en.ineered act to discredit the militia as
1re1ostero&s9 self-del&ded 1aranoia. Det as former C@A Airector Billiam Colb4 stated to
his friend9 Nebras*a $tate $enator 7ohn AeCam19 literall4 da4s before the bombin.6
E@ 3atched as the Anti-Bar Mo2ement rendered it im1ossible for this co&ntr4 to cond&ct
or 3in the =ietnam Bar. @ tell 4o&9 dear friend9 that this Militia and ,atriot mo2ement in
3hich9 as an attorne49 4o& ha2e become one of the center1ieces9 is far more si.nificant
and far more dan.ero&s for America than the Anti-Bar Mo2ement e2er 3as9 if it is not
intelli.entl4 dealt 3ith. And @ reall4 mean this.E
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@n the absence of 3ar9 3ith the Emoti2ational forces .o2ernin. h&man beha2iorE no
lon.er Etranslated into bindin. social alle.iance9E the r&lin. elite re:&ired a s&bstit&te. B4
demoni!in. the ,atriotSMilitia Mo2ement9 the ,l&tocrac4 see*s9 both to di2ide and
con:&er9 and to distract9 the 1o1&lation.
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As 1rofessor and dissident intellect&al Noam
Choms*4 3rites6
02er the last ten 4ears9 e2er4 4ear or t3o9 some maMor monster is constr&cted that 3e
ha2e to defend o&rsel2es a.ainst. There &sed to be one that 3as al3a4s a2ailable6 the
R&ssians. B&t the4re losin. their attracti2eness as an enem49 and its .ettin. harder and
harder to &se that one9 so some ne3 ones ha2e to be conM&red &1O The42e .ot to *ee1
comin. &19 one after another. Do& fri.hten the 1o1&lation9 terrori!e them9 intimidate
them.O Thats one of the 3a4s in 3hich 4o& can *ee1 the be3ildered herd from 1a4in.
attention to 3hats reall4 .oin. on aro&nd them9 *ee1 them di2erted and controlled....
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There is 4et still another dimension to the sit&ation lar.el4 &nreali!ed. The %.$. ban*in.
s4stem is home to trillions of dollars in forei.n in2estment ca1ital9 resident in b&ildin.s9
real estate9 and ind&str4 <The 7a1anese .o2ernment c&rrentl4 holds ro&.hl4 G2// billion
in %.$. Treas&r4 sec&rities>. The r&lin. elite m&st *ee1 these forei.n in2estors ha114.
$ho&ld one of them decide to 3ithdra3 their f&nds9 it 3o&ld be Eincon2enient.E
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B&t 3ere there a r&mor of ci2il 3ar9 all forei.n in2estors mi.ht decide to 3ithdra3 their
in2estments. The res&ltin. colla1se 3o&ld ma*e the crash of 1-2- loo* li*e a s&mmer
1icnic.
)i*e %.$. ind&strialists in2estments in 1laces s&ch as 5l $al2ador and C&atemala9 forei.n
in2estors reali!e that their mone4 is safest in co&ntries 3ith a ha1149 or at least docile and
s&bser2ient 3or* force. A 1o1&lation threatenin. to 3ithdra3 from the s4stem and
tal*in. of re2ol&tion9 re1resents a ris* man4 forei.n in2estors 3o&ld 1refer not ta*e. As
Billiam Colb4 1ointed o&t9 s&ch e2ents ha2e im1ortant 1eo1le 3orried.
Another financial colla1se s&ch as the Creat Ae1ression9 al3a4s loomin. o2er the
hori!on9 or the threat of ci2il 3ar9 re:&ires that the r&lin. elite ha2e in 1lace a s4stem that
allo3s them to maintain order. The Anti-Terrorism Bill9 the Aomestic @ns&r.enc4 Act9 the
militari!ation of o&r 1olice forces9 o1erations li*e Carden ,lot and Re;-(4-Al1ha9 and the
m&rdero&s 2iolations of the ,osse Comitat&s Act in 1laces s&ch as Baco and R&b4 Rid.e9
are all test r&ns 1re1arin. for this e2ent&alit4.
A dramatic e2ent li*e 0*lahoma Cit49 &sed to cr&sh the 1olitical life o&t of the militias9
3o&ld .o a lon. 3a4 to3ards calmin. the r&lin. elite and their forei.n in2estors.
Reass&red that the Federal Co2ernment is still in control of the 1o1&lation9 these
in2estors 3o&ld ho1ef&ll4 lea2e their in2estment ca1ital in 1lace.
@nterestin.l49 FB@ Airector )o&is Freeh stated before the $enate 7&diciar4 Committee t3o
da4s after Mc=ei.hs con2iction6 EMost of the militia or.ani!ations aro&nd the co&ntr4
are not9 in o&r 2ie39 threatenin. or dan.ero&s.E
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Det on Ma4 139 Freeh stated before the $enate A11ro1riations Committee that the foc&s
of the .o2ernments domestic anti-terrorism efforts are E2ario&s indi2id&als9 as 3ell as
or.ani!ations9 some ha2in. an ideolo.4 3hich s&s1ects .o2ernment of 3orld-order
cons1iracies + indi2id&als 3ho9 for 2ario&s reasons9 ha2e or.ani!ed themsel2es a.ainst
the %nited $tates.E The chief domestic Eenem49E said Freeh9 consists of Eindi2id&als 3ho
es1o&se ideolo.ies inconsistent 3ith 1rinci1les of Federal Co2ernment.E
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Freehs alarmist comments im1art the .en&ine concern 3hich the r&lin. elite ha2e for the
.ro3th of the ,atriotSMilitia Mo2ement. As Colb4 told AeCam16
E@t is not beca&se these 1eo1le are armed9 that America need be concerned9E Bill
e;1lained to m4 s&r1rise. E@t is not that these 1eo1le stoc*1ile 3ea1ons and ha2e 1ara-
militar4 trainin. sessions9 that the4 are dan.ero&sE Colb4 contin&ed.O
EThe4 are dan.ero&s9 7ohn9 beca&se there are so man4 of them. @t is one thin. to ha2e a
fe3 n&ts or dissidents. The4 can be dealt 3ith9 M&stl4 or other3ise9 so that the4 do not
1ose a dan.er to the s4stem. @t is :&ite another sit&ation 3hen 4o& ha2e a tr&e mo2ement
+ millions of citi!ens + belie2in. somethin.9 1artic&larl4 3hen the mo2ement is made
&1 of societ4s a2era.e9 s&ccessf&l citi!ens.E
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F&rther e2idence of the concern that the r&lin. elite ha2e for this 1o1&lar and .ro3in.
1henomenon lie in the slandero&s comments of ,resident Clinton9 the h&.e 3a2e of
media 1ro1a.anda9 and the increase in &nderco2er stin. o1erations aimed at destro4in.
this lar.el4 1o1&lar mo2ement.
Bhile the so-called 7&stice Ae1artment 3as b&s4 co2erin. &1 e2idence of the bombin.9
Clinton ardentl4 so&.ht to smear those on the far-Ri.ht + the E1&r2e4ors of hatred and
di2ision9 the 1romoters of 1aranoia9E as he 1&t it. EThe4 do 1ractice and the4 do 1reach
2iolence a.ainst those 3ho are of a different color9 a different bac*.ro&nd9 or 3ho
3orshi1 a different Cod. The4 do feed on fear and &ncertaint4. The4 do 1romote
1aranoia....E
Challen.in. the American 1eo1le to follo3 him in a cam1ai.n of di2ide and con:&er9
Clinton char.ed6 EThese 1eo1le attac* o&r .o2ernment and the citi!ens 3ho 3or* for it
3ho act&all4 .&arantee the freedoms the4 ab&se.... The4 can certainl4 sn&ff o&t innocent
li2es and so3 fear in o&r hearts. The4 are indifferent to the sla&.hter of children. The4
threaten o&r freedoms and o&r 3a4 of life9 and 3e m&st sto1 them.E
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5choin. and am1lif4in. Clintons defamations 3ere the mainstream media9 3hich9 all b&t
i.norin. the rele2ant e2idence9 la&nched &nceasin.9 2itriolic attac*s a.ainst the
,atriotSMilitia comm&nit4. )eadin. the char.e 3ere the AA) and the $,)C9 3hose
connections to the Mossad9 %.$. la3-enforcement9 and infiltration of the ,atriotSMilitia
comm&nit4 ha2e been 3ell doc&mented. The AA)s ties to the FB@9 in fact9 had been
for.ed lon. a.o.
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At the same time9 all le.itimate e;1ressions and concerns are i.nored. Militia members
are 1ortra4ed as mostl4 .&n-cra!ed racists 3ith o2erl4 cons1iratorial 2ie3s. As
.ele,ance ma.a!ine notes6
@f an4one dares to ma*e a s&..estion that serio&s crimes b4 hi.h-ran*in. federal officials
or an a.enc4 of .o2ernment ha2e been committed9 that s&..estion instantl4 becomes9
almost b4 definition9 a cons1irac4 theor49 3hich is itself <almost b4 definition> be4ond
the 1ale of res1onsible disc&ssion.
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An4 attem1ts b4 the )eft and Ri.ht to Moin to.ether are e;1lained a3a4 b4 establishment
intellect&als as a sort of stran.e s4mbiotic aberration. @n a 7&ne 1-9 1--" +ew Yorker
article entitled EThe Road to ,aranoia9E a&thor Michael ?ell4 describes E2ie3s that ha2e
lon. been shared b4 both the far Ri.ht and the far )eft9 and that in recent 4ears ha2e
come to.ether9 in a 3eird meetin. of the minds9 to become one9 and to 1ermeate the
mainstream of American 1olitics and 1o1&lar c&lt&re. Do& co&ld call it f&sion
1aranoia.E
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Det in s1ite of the contin&al barra.e of .o2ernment and media-orchestrated 1ro1a.anda9
the mo2ement has .ro3n. This is beca&se the actions of the ,l&tocrac4 and its
intelli.enceSla3-enforcement minions ha2e become so bold9 so bra!en9 so o&tra.eo&s in
recent 4ears that it is hard for the a2era.e 1erson not to ta*e notice. @ncreasin. 1olitical
scandals9 one follo3in. on the heals of the other9 catastro1hic financial debacles9 and the
m&rdero&s actions of the Federal Co2ernment in 1laces s&ch as Baco and R&b4 Rid.e9
ha2e 1&shed the a2era.e American o&t of the sonomb&lic comfort of their eas4 chair.
No3 the a2era.e citi!en 3atches the FB@ march into Baco 3ith tan*s and b&rn 3omen
and children9 3hile ,resident Clinton and the mass-media dismiss them as EM&st a b&nch
of 3hac*os.E At the same time he t&rns aro&nd and 3atches his nei.hbors door *ic*ed in
b4 .oon s:&ads to sei!e 1iddlin. amo&nts of contraband9 3hile his home and assets are
sei!ed 3itho&t e2er bein. char.ed 3ith a crime9 then .i2en to la3-enforcement a.encies
3ho di2ide &1 the bo&nt4 amon.st themsel2es.
Com1elled to ta*e a closer loo* at the ,atriotSMilitia mo2ement9 he be.ins to &nderstand
that the Federal Reser2e is a sham. 8e reali!es that the 1olitics of the nation 3ere
cor1orati!ed lon. a.o9 that his 2ote has no meanin..
8e be.ins to &nderstand that the co&ntr4 is act&all4 controlled b4 cor1orate concerns 3ho
&se the militar4 and intelli.ence a11arat&s to do its biddin..
8e learns ho3 the C@A has ille.all4 inter2ened and destro4ed the so2erei.nt4 of do!ens
of nations aro&nd the 3orld9 and assisted in the m&rder of co&ntless millions.
8e 3atches 3ith alarm as ne3 la3s are bein. added e2er4 da4 to restrict his
Constit&tional ri.hts.
Bhile his 1a4 chec* is no lon.er eno&.h to s&11ort his famil49 he 3onders 3hat
ha11ened to the $a2in.s and )oans9 and to those 3ealth4 fe3 3ho 3ere ne2er
1rosec&ted.
Bhile he sees his Mob bein. sent o2erseas to ta*e ad2anta.e of some 1oor 1easant 3ho
sla2es for 1ennies a da49 his o3n co&ntr4 is slo3l4 bein. sold off 1iecemeal.
%nli*e the mass of d&mbed-do3n9 T=ed-o&t9 1assi2e citi!ens9 he finall4 decides to Moin a
.ro&1 of 1eo1le 3ho are 3illin. to do somethin. abo&t it.
Contrar4 to 1o1&lar o1inion9 the ,atriotSMilitia Mo2ement is more than M&st a frin.e
element of Ri.ht-3in. cons1irac4 n&ts. Bhile it still contains indi2id&als 3ho are
some3hat m4o1ic concernin. social 3elfare iss&es and en2ironmental concerns9 4o&n.er
1eo1le are comin. into the mo2ement e2er4 da4.
@ncreasin.l49 this .ro&1 re1resents a broad s1ectr&m of Americans concerned abo&t
.o2ernmental corr&1tion and the loss of their Constit&tional ri.hts. Far from bein.
im1otent9 as )o&is Freeh asserts9 the ,atriotSMilitia Mo2ement re1resents a threat to an
establishment see*in. to maintain corr&1t control o2er its citi!enr4 at all costs.
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Bhile it cannot be said for certain that the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin. 3as destro4ed as
1art of a 1reconcei2ed 1lan to create the ill&sion of a domestic terrorist threat 3ithin
America + as a fo&ndation for destro4in. 1olitical dissent + it is clear that the
in2esti.ation 3as 1oliticall4 crafted for M&st that 1&r1ose.
@n March of 1--49 there be.an an e;tensi2e media cam1ai.n to 1ortra4 the militias as
Ri.ht-3in. terrorists. N&mero&s sensationalistic stories a11eared in the media9 lar.el4
orchestrated b4 the AA)9 ,olitical Research Associates <,RA>9 and the $,)C.
Then in March of 1--"9 Con.ressman $te2e $toc*man <R-TF> learned that a nation-
3ide9 earl4-mornin. 1aramilitar4 raid a.ainst militia .ro&1s 3as 1lanned for March 2". @t
seemed that a co&1le of concerned ATF a.ents had informed the National Rifle
Association <NRA> abo&t the 1lan9 code-named 01eration R0))@NC T8%NA5R.
$toc*man immediatel4 fired off a letter to Attorne4 Ceneral 7anet Reno6
@t has come to m4 attention thro&.h a n&mber of reliable so&rces that an im1endin. raid9
b4 se2eral Federal a.encies9 a.ainst the Eciti!ens militiasE .ro&1s9 is sched&led for
March 2" or 2# at 46// a.m. A 1aramilitar4 st4le attac* a.ainst Americans 3ho 1ose no
ris* to others9 e2en if 2iolations of criminal la3 mi.ht be im1&ted to them9 3o&ld r&n the
ris* of an irre1arable breach bet3een the Federal Co2ernment and the 1&blic9 es1eciall4
if it t&rned o&t to be an ill considered9 1oorl4 1lanned9 b&t blood4 fiasco li*e Baco.O
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$toc*mans letter 3ent &nans3ered9 and t3o $enators 3ho confronted the Assistant
$ecretar4 of Aefense 3ere thro3n o&t of his office.
Bhat is interestin. to note9 ho3e2er9 is that the raid 3as sched&led M&st one month 1rior
to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 that la&nched the lar.est anti-militia media cam1ai.n
e2er 3itnessed.
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Det the tension s&rro&ndin. the Militia Mo2ement 3asnt the onl4 1ress&re be.innin. to
boil the 1olitical 1ot. 52en more interestin. e2ents 3ere to occ&r M&st 1rior to the
bombin..
0n Monda49 A1ril 1'9 a $1ecial Federal Crand 7&r4 in )ittle Roc*9 A? handed do3n a
sealed indictment char.in. 8illar4 Clinton 3ith ban* fra&d + misa11ro1riatin. or
embe!!lin. some G4' million dollars from a federall4 ins&red $N)9 and benefitin. from
secret offshore acco&nts 1a4able to =incent Foster9 7r.9 her former la3 1artner9 as
1&r1orted 1a4ment for Ehandlin.E 7onathan ,ollard.
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That same e2enin.9 A1ril 1'9 a militar4 C-21 )ear 7et carr4in. se2eral hi.h-ran*in.
militar4 officials9 incl&din. a s&1er2isor to the N$A9 crashed near Ale;ander Cit49
Alabama. The disaster9 3hich occ&red on a clear da49 a11eared to be more than a sim1le
accident. The hi.hl4 e;1erienced cre3 re1orted Ef&el mana.ementE 1roblems9 a classic
sabato.&e techni:&e. Bitnesses Miranda B4c*off and 7imm4 ?eel claim the4 heard
m&lti1le e;1losions 3hile the 1lane 3as airborne.
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0ne stor4 has the 1assen.ers as 1art of a militar4 co&19 to arrest9 &nder the militar4 code9
their Commander-in-Chief9 Billiam 7efferson Clinton9 for 2ario&s acts of treason9
incl&din. the co2er-&1 of Fosters m&rder. Another stor4 has an American ,0B from
)aos onboard. )i*e MaMor Charles Mc?ee9 the4 1lanned to brin. him to the attention of
the 1&blic.
The 1lane crashed not far from a secret Aelta Force base in Alabama. @t has been r&mored
that elements of the 2/th $1ecial 01erations Cro&1 <$0C> .&arded Mena air1ort d&rin.
the @ran-Contra dr&.-r&nnin.. A $1ecial Federal Crand 7&r4 in Alabama 3as bloc*ed
from in2esti.atin. the crash.
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The Mena dr&.-r&nnin.9 intimatel4 connected 3ith the acti2ities of the @ran-Contra
0cto1&s9 3as also on the Con.ressional in2esti.ati2e a.enda9 as 3ere the acti2ities of the
ATF and FB@ at Baco. The in2esti.ations 3ere sched&led to start in Ma4.
Det on A1ril 1-9 t3o da4s after the crash9 the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin. 3as
bombed. The bombin. con2enientl4 shifted the attention from Clintons acti2ities at
Bhite3ater9 the ATF and FB@s m&rdero&s actions at Baco9 and the 0cto1&s dr&.-
r&nnin. at MenaO onto 0*lahoma Cit49 and Ethe ne3 enem4 in o&r midst.E
Bere these occ&rrances coincidencesI And 3as it a coincidence that t3o 3ee*s after the
bombin.9 a .ro&1 of anon4mo&s9 blac*-hooded9 machine.&n-totin. federal a.ents be.an
loadin. files remo2ed from the M&rrah B&ildin. onto t3o &nmar*ed tr&c*sI
Bhat 3ere in the files that a o2er do!en hea2il4-armed a.ents 3ere so an;io&s to hideI
Ci2en the timin. of the aforementioned e2ents9 it is li*el4 the files 3ere either records
incriminatin. the 0cto1&s for its dr&.-r&nnin. at Mena9 or records incriminatin. the ATF
for their actions at Baco.
@t ma4 be more than a coincidence that the ATF a.ents 3ho raided BacoO 3ore blac*
&niforms 3ith no identif4in. bad.es.
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@nterestin.l49 on the Ma4 149 1--" edition of EFace the Nation9E Bhite 8o&se Chief of
$taff )eon ,anetta deno&nced those chairin. the Baco hearin.s9 claimin. that the4
E3anted to ta*e attention a3a4 from the tra.ed4 of 0*lahoma Cit4.E
,anetta also called them Edes1icable.E C&rio&sl49 Re1&blican le.islators com1lained
bitterl4 abo&t the 5;ec&ti2e Branchs tard4 and disor.ani!ed 1rod&ction of doc&ments.
For instance9 Re1resentati2es co&ld not find in their 4(9/// doc&ments a co14 of an4
A1ril 1- Baco o1eration 1lan.
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@t has also been s&..ested that the files remo2ed 3ere records im1licatin. Ceor.e B&sh
and com1an4 for their role in sellin. @ra: biolo.ical 3ea1ons that ha2e infected lar.e
n&mbers of American troo1s and their families. ,eter ?a3aMa9 3ho ser2ed as )o&is
Cham1ons chief of sec&rit4 at his ,rod&ct @n.redient Technolo.ies in Boca Raton9 F) +
3hich 3as secretl4 bein. &sed b4 his b&siness 1artner @shan Barbo&ti9 an @ra:i arms
dealer9 to 1rod&ce C4anide shi11ed to @ra: + claims that doc&ments im1licatin. B&sh9
$ecretar4 of $tate 7ames Ba*er9 and others in2ol2ed in the E@ra:.ateE scandal 3ere
mo2ed to the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin..
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Bhate2er the case9 someone 3as ob2io&sl4 2er4 &1ti.ht abo&t some files in the Federal
B&ildin. + &1ti.ht eno&.h to send a team of hooded9 hea2il4-armed a.ents to 3is* them
a3a4.
$e2eral da4s after the bombin.9 ,resident Clinton sent his m&ch fabled Anti-Terrorism
Bill to Con.ress. The le.islation9 ori.inall4 introd&ced after the Borld Trade Center
bombin.9 had been lan.&ishin. on the Con.ressional shelf. 0n 7&ne '9 the $enate 1assed
the s3ee1in. meas&re b4 a 2ote of -1 to (.
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Conc&rrent 3ith the ne3 le.islation 3as a massi2e smear cam1ai.n a.ainst the militias9
tr&m1eted b4 ,resident Clinton. As the )unday (elegraph8s Bashin.ton corres1ondent9
Ambrose 52ans ,ritchard9 noted6
The moment&m of Re1&blican Ere2ol&tionE drained a3a4 o2erni.ht9 as 1eo1le dre3 bac*
from the anti-.o2ernment rhetoric of the Ri.ht9 &nleashin. the startlin. decline in its
fort&nes. ,resident Clinton told re1orters that he o3ed his 1olitical comebac* to that
bomb. E@t bro*e the s1ell9E he said.
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1>
The Politics of Terror
"Power concedes nothing without a demandC it ne,er did1 and it ne,er will. Find out
@ust what the people will su&mit to1 and you ha,e 9ound out the exact amount o9 in@ustice
and wrong which will &e imposed upon them.C"
+ Frederic* Ao&.lass9 A&.&st 49 1("'
KDet the FB@ 3asnt Kand isntL the onl4 a.enc4 1racticin. co&nter-ins&r.enc4 techni:&es
to discredit and eliminate its 1olitical o11onents.L Ten 4ears after .eport 9rom Iron
$ountain 3as 1&blished9 Theodore $hac*le4 1&blished (he (hird !ption' An Expert8s
Pro,ocati,e .eport on an American 2iew o9 *ounterinsurgency !perations.
$hac*le4 3as one of the ori.inal 1ro1onents of Elo3 intensit4 conflict9E 3hich
manifested itself as the ,hoeni; ,ro.ram in =ietnam9 and as death s:&ads in $o&th and
Central America. $hac*le4 e&1hemisticall4 describes this conce1t as Ethe third o1tion.E
$enior intelli.ence officers li*e m4self9 3ho had e;1erience in 1aramilitar4 o1erations9
ha2e al3a4s insisted that the %nited $tates sho&ld also consider the third o1tion6 the &se
of .&errilla 3arfare9 co&nter-ins&r.enc4 techni:&es and co2ert action to achie2e 1olic4
.oals.O ,olitical 3arfare is 2er4 often the stitch in time that eliminates bloodier and
more costl4 alternati2es.
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Cene Bheaton calls $hac*le4s (hird !ption the Eo1erational man&alE for the co2ert
intelli.ence El&natic frin.e.E This same l&natic intelli.ence cro3d9 states Bheaton9 Eas far
bac* as the earl4 1-(/s9 3anted to create a domestic terrorist threat in America so the
1eo1le 3o&ld become so fri.htened that the4 3o&ld .i2e &1 some ci2il liberties and
Constit&tional ri.hts9 and .i2e the C@A and ,enta.on co2ert o1erators maMor domestic
co&nter-terrorism 1o3ers.E
As Bheaton 3rites6
The Third 01tion is not to ha2e 1eace in the 3orld9 and not to ha2e a f&ll-scale 3orld
3ar. @nstead9 the4 3anted to ca&se 3orld3ide instabilit49 chaos and ci2il &nrest in order
to mani1&late and control 1eo1le and .o2ernments9 incl&din. the %nited $tatesH th&s the
creation of the domestic terrorist threat.
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Notice that Bheaton calls this the creation of the domestic terrorist threat. Bheaton states
3hat has been *no3n for cent&ries b4 the so-called Eenli.htened onesE + the @ll&minati9
the Masons9 the Rhodes Ro&nd Table9 and their s&ccessors6 the CFR9 the Bilderber.ers9
and the Trilateral Commission + that o&t of chaos 3ill come order <!rdo A& *hao. >
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0ther3ise *no3n as the E8e.elian ,rinci1le9E this is the techni:&e b4 3hich a normall4
re1&.nant idea <in this case a totalitarian 1olice-state> is offered as the onl4 2iable
sol&tion to a intractable 1roblem <in this case domestic terrorism>9 deliberatel4 en.ineered
b4 the state itself. As +ew American editor Billiam 7as1er notes6
Ohistor4 is re1lete 3ith e;am1les of r&thless and corr&1t 1oliticians 3ho ha2e
shamelessl4 e;1loited and mani1&lated tra.ic e2ents and the criminal acts of a fe3 to
ad2ance their o3n l&st for 1o3er. @n cases too n&mero&s to mention9 t4rants and as1irin.
des1ots ha2e .one e2en f&rther9 en.a.in. a.ents 1ro2ocate&rs to carr4 o&t assassinations9
foment riots and rebellion9 1reci1itate financial 1anics9 attem1t 1alace co&1s9 fei.n
forei.n in2asion9 initiate acts of terrorism9 and 1erform other infamo&s acts + all for the
1&r1ose of establishin. a mass 1s4cholo.4 of fear9 a sense of Ecrisis9E of imminent dan.er
re:&irin. the .o2ernment to s&s1end normal liberties and sei!e 2ast ne3 1o3ers to deal
3ith the Eemer.enc4.E
8itler came to 1o3er in 1recisel4 this manner9 b4 b&rnin. do3n the Cerman ,arliament9
the Reichsta.9 then blamin. it on his enemies + in this case9 the Comm&nists. 8e then
1assed the 5nablin. Act <a form of anti-terrorism bill> for the E1rotection of the 1eo1le
and the state.E
8istor4 is no3 re1eatin. itself. As Adam ,arfre4 3rites in *ult .apture'
B4 definition9 a terrorist m&st ta*e credit for his 2iolence9 or else there is no com1ellin.
reason to commit a crime. The s1ecific 1&r1ose of terrorism is .ainin. le2era.e on a
s1ecific 1olitical obMecti2e thro&.h the abilit4 of threatenin. f&t&re terrorist acts. No one
has claimed credit for the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. Militia .ro&1s 1rod&ced 1artic&larl4
2ehement 1&blic statements condemnin. the crime.
E@f the bombin. 3as not terrorism9E as*s Portland Free Press editor Ace 8a4es9 Ethen
3hat 3as itI @t 3as 1se&do-terrorism9 1er1etrated b4 com1artmentali!ed co2ert o1erators
for the 1&r1oses of state 1olice 1o3er.E
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The Portland Free Press editor has st&died the secret state for decades and can sa4 that
the 0?C crime has all the characteristics of state-1lanned and-e;ec&ted 1ro1a.anda. @t is
not different from the bo.&s =iet Con. &nits that 3ere sent o&t to ra1e and m&rder
=ietnamese to discredit the National )iberation Front. @t is not different from the bo.&s
EfindsE of Commie 3ea1ons in 5l $al2ador. @t is not different from the bo.&s $4mbionese
)iberation Arm4 created b4 the C@ASFB@ to discredit the real re2ol&tionaries.
,robabl4 the most 3ell-*no3n case 3as the Reichsta. fire9 3hich led to the rise of Na!i
Cerman4 thro&.h the im1lementation of s3ee1in. le.islati2e 1o3ers. 0n Febr&ar4 2'9
1-339 a fire tore thro&.h the Cerman 1arliament b&ildin.9 the Reichsta.. The Na!is
immediatel4 acc&sed a A&tch Comm&nist named Marin&s 2an der )&bbe of the crime9
and s&bse:&entl4 e;ec&ted him.
The 1arallels bet3een the Reichsta. fire and the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. are eeril4
similar9 both in the li*eness of the crime9 and in their 1olitical ramifications. As a&thor
Billiam $hirer 3rites in his e1ic9 (he .ise and Fall o9 the (hird .eich'
The idea for the fire almost certainl4 ori.inated 3ith Coebbels and C^erin.. 8ans
Cise2i&s9 an official in the ,r&ssian Ministr4 of the @nterior at the time9 testified at
N&rember. that Eit 3as Coebbels 3ho first tho&.ht of settin. the Reichsta. on fire9E and
R&dolf Aiels9 the Cesta1o chief9 added in an affida2it that EC^erin. *ne3 e;actl4 ho3
the fire 3as to be startedE and had ordered him Eto 1re1are9 1rior to the fire9 a list of
1eo1le 3ho 3ere to be arrested immediatel4 after it.E Ceneral Fran! 8aider9 Chief of the
Cerman Ceneral $taff d&rin. the earl4 1art of Borld Bar @@9 recalled at N&rember. ho3
on one occasion C^erin. had boasted of his deed6
EAt a l&ncheon on the birthda4 of the F&ehrer in 1-42 the con2ersation t&rned to the to1ic
of the Reichsta. b&ildin. and its artistic 2al&e. @ heard 3ith m4 o3n ears 3hen C^erin.
interr&1ted the con2ersation and sho&ted6 The onl4 one 3ho reall4 *no3s abo&t the
Reichsta. is @9 beca&se @ set it on fireJ Bith that he sla11ed his thi.h 3ith the flat of his
hand.E
KMarin&sL =an der )&bbe9 it seems clear9 3as a d&1e of the Na!is. 8e 3as enco&ra.ed to
tr4 to set the Reichsta. on fire. B&t the main Mob 3as to be done + 3itho&t his
*no3led.e9 of co&rse + b4 the storm troo1ers. @ndeed9 it 3as established at the
s&bse:&ent trial at )ei1!i. that the A&tch half-3it did not 1ossess the means to set so 2ast
a b&ildin. on fire so :&ic*l4. T3o and a half min&tes after he entered9 the .reat central
hall 3as fiercel4 b&rnin.. 8e had onl4 his shirt for tinder.
The main fires9 accordin. to the testimon4 of e;1erts at the trial9 had been set 3ith
considerable :&antities of chemicals and .asoline. @t 3as ob2io&s that one man co&ld not
ha2e carried them into the b&ildin.9 nor 3o&ld it ha2e been 1ossible for him to start so
man4 fires in so man4 scattered 1laces in so short a time. =an der )&bbe 3as arrested on
the s1ot and C^erin.9 as he after3ard told the co&rt9 3anted to han. him at once.
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$hirer ma4 M&st as 3ell ha2e been describin. the bombin. in 0*lahoma Cit4. Timoth4
Mc=ei.h a11ears as a modern-da4 =an der )&bbe + a d&1e 3ho co&ld ha2e not 1ossibl4
destro4ed the M&rrah B&ildin. 3ith his cr&de homemade fertili!er bomb. Det he 3as set
&1 in e;actl4 the same manner as the A&tch Comm&nist9 arrested instantl49 and
1roclaimed the &ltimate societal enem4 + re1resentin. a .ro&1 that threatened the
contin&it4 of the state + M&st as Clinton did 3ith the militias in the aftermath of the
0*lahoma Cit4 bombin..
Altho&.h C^erin. didnt admit at N&rember. that his a.ents set the fire9 the Na!is sei!ed
on the e2ent9 claimin. )&bbes act 3as the 1rec&rsor of a Comm&nist in2asion.
Chancellor 8itler 1ers&aded ,resident 8indenb&r. to si.n an emer.enc4 decree +
Article 4( of the Beimar Constit&tion9 Efor the ,rotection of the ,eo1le and the $tateE +
3hich immediatel4 abro.ated most of the Cerman 1eo1les constit&tional 1rotections.
A s&11lemental decree created the $A <$torm Troo1s> and $$ <$1ecial $ec&rit4> federal
1olice a.encies. These decrees <similar to e;ec&ti2e orders of the ,resident of the %nited
$tates>9 .a2e 8itler and his .oons the abilit4 to r&thlessl4 s&11ress all o11osition in the
&1comin. elections. As a res&lt9 the Na!is .ained a 44 1ercent 1l&ralit4 in the ,arliament9
and Ksoon-to-beL )&ft3affe Ceneral 8erman C^erin. declared that there 3as no f&rther
need for state .o2ernments.
The Na!is 3ere s&ccessf&l in eliminatin. the states a&thorit4 in the same manner +
insti.atin. disorder9 then :&ellin. it b4 re1lacin. local .o2ernments 3ith Na!i-a11ointed
Reich Commissioners.
This 1recedent 3as officiall4 established on March 23 3hen the E5nablin. ActE
transferred the 1o3er of the states to the central Na!i-r&n .o2ernment + ma*in. the
federal .o2ernment res1onsible for all la3-enforcement9 and conferrin. on 8itler the
le.al stat&s of dictator.
8itler immediatel4 a11ointed 7ose1h Coebbels as Minster of ,ro1a.anda9 and as @nterior
Minister + the to1 1olice 1ost + 8itler a11ointed 8erman C^erin.. C^erin.
immediatel4 filled the ran*s of the ,r&ssian 1olice 3ith lo4al $A and $$ members. As
$&!anne 8arris of the The )a3 )oft notes6
All of the *e4 strate.ic mo2es 3ere made b4 C^erin. in settin. the sta.e for a ta*e-o2er.
Bh4I Beca&se in order to ta*e o2er a .o2ernment9 4o& ha2e to eliminate 4o&r 1olitical
enemies before the4 stri*e9 not after. This means that 4o& ha2e to transform the 1olice
from a crime-detectin. and 1&nishin. a11arat&s to a crime 1re2entin. a11arat&s. Do&
ha2e to e;1and the definition of *e4 crimes so that 4o& can identif4 and incarcerate 4o&r
enemies before the4 stri*e. Do& ha2e to transform the attit&des of the 1olice so that the4
2ie3 the 1&blic as the enem4 and not as citi!ens 3ith ri.hts. Do& ha2e to ha2e tactical
1olice &nits in 1lace that 3ill e;ec&te 4o&r orders ra1idl4 3itho&t :&estion.
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$oon Na!i storm troo1ers 3ere roarin. thro&.h the streets at all ho&rs9 ro&ndin. &1
s&s1ected dissidents9 incl&din. 1oliticians9 3ho 3ere then ha&led off to ma*eshift
concentration cam1s and tort&red or *illed. As Billiam $hirer 3rites6
7&st to ma*e s&re the Mob 3o&ld be r&thlessl4 done9 C^erin. on Febr&ar4 22 established
an a&;iliar4 1olice force of "/9/// men9 of 3hom 4/9/// 3ere dra3n from the ran*s of
the $.A. and the $.$.O ,olice 1o3er in ,r&ssia 3as th&s lar.el4 carried o&t b4 Na!i
th&.s. @t 3as a rash Cerman 3ho a11ealed to s&ch a E1oliceE for 1rotection a.ainst the
Na!i terrorists.
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8itlers 1romises that Ethe .o2ernment 3ill ma*e &se of these 1o3ers onl4 insofar as the4
are essential for carr4in. o&t 2itall4 necessar4 meas&resE 3ere belied b4 the r&thless tall4
of histor4.
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@n a manner faintl4 reminiscent of 8itlers ass&rances concernin. the 1-33 E5nablin.
la3s9E FB@ Airector )o&is Freeh recentl4 so&.ht9 and 3on9 tentati2e a.reement on a
1ac*a.e of anti-terrorism meas&res that 3o&ld e;1and 3ireta11in. a&thorit4. Freeh
ass&red le.islators that the 1ro1osals 3o&ld not .i2e the .o2ernment Ee;1ansi2e
1o3ers.E
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)i*e the C@As anno&ncement to in2esti.ate itself for its o3n dr&.-r&nnin.9 the 3olf no3
see*s to reass&re the 1&blic that it has no intention of in2adin. the hen ho&se.
0ne 4ear to the da4 after the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 ,resident K?Llinton si.ned the
Anti-Terrorism Bill9 Efor the 1rotection of the 1eo1le and the state.E Clinton railroaded
Con.ress into 1assin. the draconian le.islation in the same manner that 8itler stam1eded
the Cerman 1eo1le into 1assin. the 5nablin. Act.
EBe cant be so fi;ated on o&r desire to 1reser2e the ri.hts of ordinar4 Americans9E
Clinton 3as :&oted in 5)A (!AY in March of 1--3.
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EOa lot of 1eo1le sa4 theres too m&ch 1ersonal freedom9E Clinton stated on MT= in
March of 1--4. EBhen 1ersonal freedoms bein. ab&sed9 4o& ha2e to mo2e to limit
it.E
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Clintons Anti-Terrorism Bill incl&des 1lans to establish a ne3 FB@ co&nterterrorism
center 3ith 19/// ne3 Eanti-terroristE a.ents. 0ne 1ro1osal9 har*in. bac* to the da4s of
C0@NT5),R09 3o&ld add 2" intelli.ence anal4sts9 1-/ s&r2eillance s1ecialists 3ith 143
s&11ort 1ersonnel9 31 en.ineers and mathematicians for interce1tin. di.ital
comm&nications9 and 2ario&s other e;1erts and anal4sts. The Bill also incl&des a G##
million 3indfall for the ATF for Eanti-terrorismE efforts.
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No3 the FB@ has no3 &n2eiled its ECritical @ncident Res1onse Cro&1.E Ai2ided into fi2e
&nits9 the E%nderco2er $afe.&ard %nitE selects recr&its for Ke2en moreL &nderco2er
a.ents to be sent amon.st the American 1eo1leH the EA2iation and $1ecial 01erations
%nitE 3hich creates an FB@ Air Force for both lo.istics and s14in.H the E@n2esti.ati2e
$&11ort %nit9E 3hich 1ermits the FB@s fla3less crime lab to become a2ailable for e2er4
la3-enforcement a.enc4 in the co&ntr4H and the ECrisis Mana.ement %nitE 3hich hel1s
the B&rea& co2er &1 s&ch incidents as R&b4 Rid.e and Baco 3hile l4in. to the 1ress.
Then there is the E$BAT Trainin. %nit9E and the ETactical $&11ortE Ai2ision9 3hich
incl&des the infamo&s E8osta.e Resc&e Team9E 3hich Eresc&edE a n&rsin. mother b4
shootin. her in the face9 and Eresc&edE (# men9 3omen9 and children b4 .assin.9
shootin.9 and b&rnin. them ali2e.
Finall49 there is the EAbd&cted Children and $erial ?illers %nit9E 3hich sho&ld 1ro2ide a
meas&re of relief to those concerned abo&t o&t-of-control criminals 3ho .as and
incinerate children 3hile committin. mass-m&rder.
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0ne recent manifestation of Americas drift to3ard a national 1olice force is the final
re1ort of the National ,erformance Re2ie3 <N,R> headed b4 =ice ,resident Al Core.
$aid to be a bl&e1rint for Erein2entin. .o2ernment9E this re1ort recommends Ethe
desi.nation of the Attorne4 Ceneral as the Airector of )a3 5nforcement to coordinate
federal la3 enforcement efforts.E
This 3as the same Attorne4 Ceneral 3ho9 alon. 3ith Ae1&t4 Attorne4 Ceneral Bebster
8&bbell and ,resident Bill Clinton9 .a2e the Efinal sol&tionE order at Baco. The FB@ 3as
the a.enc4 that carried it o&t9 .assin. and incineratin. (# men9 3omen and children.
No39 &nder 8.R. -' <the ERa1id Ae1lo4ment $tri*e Force ActE>9 Clinton9 Reno and Freeh
are callin. for a 29"//-man ERa1id-Ae1lo4mentE force com1osed of FB@ and other
federal a.ents9 all &nder the s&1er2ision of the Attorne4 Ceneral.
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The bill states6
0n a11lication of the Co2ernor of a $tate and the chief e;ec&ti2e officer of the affected
local .o2ernment or .o2ernments...and &1on findin. that the occ&rrence of criminal
acti2it4 in a 1artic&lar M&risdiction is bein. e;acerbated b4 the interstate flo3 of dr&.s9
.&ns9 and criminals9 the Ae1&t4 Assistant Airector ma4 de1lo4 on a tem1orar4 basis a
&nit of the Ra1id Ae1lo4ment Force.
7&diciar4 Committee s1o*esmen inter2ie3ed b4 .ele,ance $aga#ine said the Ra1id-
Ae1lo4ment $tri*e Force E3o&ld also ser2e as a model &nit for local officers to em&late.E
A comfortin. tho&.ht9 considerin. the Ee;em1lar4E actions of federal Ela3 enforcementE
at R&b4 Rid.e and Baco. $&ch a C^erin.-ins1ired national 1olice force has the 1otential
to become an American Cesta1o.
7oe 8endric*s9 Chief of ,olice of Bindsor9 Misso&ri9 e;1ressed his concern o2er this
trend in the 7&ne9 1--' iss&e of the Idaho !&ser,er'
%nfort&natel49 at the 1resent time9 an a.ent of the FB@ co&ld 3al* into m4 office and
commandeer this 1olice de1artment. @f 4o& dont belie2e that9 read the Crime Bill that
Clinton si.ned into la3 in 1--". There is tal* of the feds ta*in. o2er the Bashin.ton9
A.C. ,olice Ae1artment. To me this sets a dan.ero&s 1recedent.
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$aid 7ose1h McNamara9 former 1olice chief in $an 7ose and ?ansas Cit49 no3 at the
8oo2er @nstit&te at $tanford %ni2ersit46 EAes1ite the con2entional 3isdom that
comm&nit4 1olicin. is s3ee1in. the nation9 the e;act o11osite is ha11enin.9E
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Charles EB&dE Mee*s9 e;ec&ti2e director of the National $heriffs Association9 adds9 EB4
1assin. stat&tes in an effort to ma*e Kthe crime sit&ationL better9E he obser2ed9 E3ere
.ettin. closer to a federal 1olice state.E
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E@n $BAT &nits formed since 1-(/9 their &se has increased b4 "3( 1ercent9E said 1olice
researcher ,eter ?ras*a. 0ri.inall4 desi.ned to control armed9 barricaded s&s1ects9
$BAT teams are no3 bein. ro&tinel4 &sed in the so-called EBar on Ar&.s9E and in 1laces
li*e Fresno9 are bein. de1lo4ed f&ll-time as roamin. 1atrols.
EThe dr&. 3ar created the atmos1here for this *ind of 1ro-acti2e 1olicin.9E ?ras*a said.
EBe ha2e ne2er seen this *ind of 1olicin.9 3here $BAT teams ro&tinel4 brea* thro&.h a
door9 s&bd&e all the occ&1ants and search the 1remises for dr&.s9 cash and 3ea1ons.E
Bhile the a2era.e citi!en has to 1a4 a se2eral h&ndred dollar fine or ser2e Mail time for
1ossessin. a small amo&nt of mariM&ana9 the bi..est dr&. dealers in the co&ntr4 + the
C@A + ha2e been 1&m1in. tons of heroin and cocaine into this co&ntr4 for decades. No3
the EBar on Ar&.s9E 3hich e2en man4 in the la3-enforcement comm&nit4 admit is a
sham9 is bein. &sed to 3a.e 3ar on the American 1eo1le.
E@ts a 2er4 dan.ero&s thin.9 3hen 4o&re tellin. co1s the4re soldiers and theres an
enem4 o&t there9E adds McNamara. E@ dont li*e it all.E
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Det ma4be the co1s 3ont ha2e to 3orr4 abo&t loo*in. li*e soldiers. 0n 0ctober "th9
1--49 the 8o&se 7&diciar4 $&bcommittee on Crime and Criminal 7&stice held hearin.s on
the 7&stice Ae1artments 1ro1osed E%se of the National C&ard in Aomestic )a3
5nforcement.E
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0ne increasin. manifestation of this trend are M&lti-7&risdictional Tas* Forces <M7TF>
trainin. for &rban .&errilla 3arfare <%CB>. As n&mero&s ne3s1a1er articles ha2e noted
o2er the 1ast fe3 4ears9 s3ee1s b4 Arm4 helico1ters in to3ns and cities across America
in conM&nction 3ith 1aramilitar4 1olice raids and trainin. e;ercises ha2e been increasin..
The follo3in. incident 3as re1orted b4 7im ?eith and 2erified b4 the a&thor6
A&rin. the $&mmer of 1--39 residents of Midto3n9 Atlanta9 Ceor.ia 3ere shoc*ed in the
earl4 ho&rs of the mornin. as three militar4 helico1ters came ch&rnin. thro&.h their
hi.h-rise condo can4ons as 1art of militar4 $1ecial 01erations Command 1ractice raids.
@n the same area in 7&l4 of 1--49 a&tomatic 3ea1ons fire and e;1losions echoed off an
abandoned state office b&ildin. on ,eachtree $treet. 5m1lo4ees of a ?in*os co14 center
at '-3 ,eachtree $treet sa3 men in battle .ear ato1 the b&ildin.. An em1lo4ees remember
a b&llet shatterin. the stores 3indo3 d&rin. the e;ercise.
A&rin. 7an&ar4 of 1--49 troo1s from the %.$. Arm4 $1ecial 01erations Command9 3hich
incl&des the Creen Berets9 Ran.ers9 and 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare s1ecialists9 3ere seen
ra11ellin. off the em1t4 11-stor4 $t Morit! 8otel in Miami9 firin. 1aint 1ellets in moc*
assa&lt e;ercises.
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@n Fort )a&derdale d&rin. No2ember of 1--#9 troo1s from the
1#/th $1ecial 01erations A2iation Re.iment from Fort Cam1bell9 ?ent&c*49 alon. 3ith
$1ecial Forces9 Ran.ers9 Na24 $5A)$s9 and 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare s1ecialists9 1racticed
Eni.ht &rban na2i.ation trainin..E
@n 8o&ston9 the crash of an Arm4 helico1ter alerted citi!ens to troo1s 1racticin. %CB
e;ercises 3ith helico1ters9 small arms fire and e;1losi2es in 2acant b&ildin.s.
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$imilar e;ercises 3ere 1racticed near Aetroit d&rin. the $&mmer of 1--4. @n =an B&ren
to3nshi19 citi!ens 3ere treated to the so&nd of e;1losions and a&tomatic .&nfire. Bhen
residents com1lained9 the4 3ere told b4 1olice9 EAont 3orr4 abo&t it. The M7TF and =an
B&ren ,A $BAT teams 3ere 1racticin..E
Resident Brid.et T&ohe4 3asnt reass&red. E@ ha2e t3o little *ids here 3ho are semi-
h4sterical9E T&ohe4 told the etroit +ews. Bhen =an B&ren resident Mar* $1encer 3ent
to in2esti.ate9 he sa3 men in NinMa-st4le blac* &niforms 3ith no mar*in.s 1racticin.
moc* assa&lts on abandoned ho&ses.
Altho&.h the li2e ordnance fo&nd at the scene had alread4 been 1hoto.ra1hed b4 local
Aetroit tele2ision cre3s9 Ba4ne Co&nt4 ,olice s1o*esman claimed that it did not e;ist.
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As $1encer recalls9 ENe2er in 2" 4ears of li2in. in this area ha2e @ e2er heard a&tomatic
3ea1ons fire. Ne2er ha2e @ heard e;1losi2es trainin. bein. done here. Ne2er ha2e @ seen
men dressed in blac* battle dress roamin. the 3ooded areas of m4 home.E
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0n 7&ne #9 1--#9 the -ashington (imes re1orted6
Nine Arm4 helico1ters s3oo1ed into ,ittsb&r.h in the middle of the ni.ht this 3ee* and
t&rned 1arts of the cit4 into 3ar !ones9 com1lete 3ith so&nds of e;1losions and .&nfire
that fri.htened residents and sent one 1re.nant 3oman into labor.
Bhat are these troo1s trainin. forI Accordin. to a re1ort in the March9 1--" iss&e of
)oldier o9 Fortune9 abo&t 4/ Arm4 and Air Force le.al and other 1ersonnel attended a
secret Eresearch s4m1osi&mE at F=@@@ Airborne Cor1s bet3een Aecember #th and (th9
1--49 to strate.i!e and st&d4 for the de1lo4ment of %.$. 1ersonnel and reso&rces to aid
ci2ilian a&thorities in Ethe s&11ression of domestic ci2il &nrest.E Arm4 la34ers re1eatedl4
br&shed aside Airborne officers concerns that s&ch de1lo4ment 3o&ld 2iolate the ,osse
Comitat&s Act. 0ne la34er9 res1ondin. some3hat cr41ticall4 said9 ENot an4more9 it
doesnt.E
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Then9 in earl4 March of 1-##9 do!ens of defense ind&str4 leaders9 .o2ernment 1olic4
ma*ers9 and militar4 anal4sts met 3ith federal la3 enforcement officials at the Rit!-
Carlton in Mc)ean9 =ir.inia. Their 1&r1ose 3as to strate.i!e for the E01erations 0ther
Than BarS)a3 5nforcementE <00TBS)5> initiati2e9 desi.ned to increase coordination
bet3een la3-enforcement and the militar4 + a trend 3hich has been acceleratin. in
recent 4ears. As )ources E0ournal re1orted6
@n hearin.s on the Moint ,enta.onSla3 enforcement 00TB 1ro.ram in 7&ne9 1--49 Ar.
Anita ?. 7ones9 director of defense research and en.ineerin.9 told the 8o&se Armed
$er2ices Committee that she foresees the militar4 increasin.l4 bein. called &1on to
res1ond to Erisin. 2iolence on o&r cit4 streetsE and to deal 3ith the E3ides1read
a2ailabilit4 of increasin.l4 1o3erf&l 3ea1ons.E
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0ne 1artic&larl4 fri.htenin. as1ect of this trend is the transfer of ne3 0r3ellian-st4le
3ea1ons and s&r2eillance .ear to domestic la3 enforcement. The !range *ounty
.egister of March 1-9 1--3 re1orted that Cam1 ,endleton Marine base in so&thern
California recentl4 added an G(.4 million facilit4 to train for &rban 3arfare.
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Bhile the AoA claims these e;ercises are trainin. for Eo2erseasE commitments9 MaMor
Ceneral Ma; Barat! dro11ed the ball 3hen he 3rote in the $&mmer9 1--4 iss&e of Army
.eser,e $aga#ine'
@n addition to 1ro2idin. f&ll4 read4 &nits for o&r international missions9 3ell ha2e an
enhanced ca1abilit4 to s&11ort domestic actions9 Kincl&din.L re.ional 1lannin. related to
Militar4 $&11ort to Ci2ilian A&thorities and F5MA <Federal 5mer.enc4 Mana.ement
A.enc4> acti2ities.
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As Billiam 7as1er re1orted in the 0ctober 319 1--4 iss&e of (he +ew American9 soldiers
are c&rrentl4 &nder.oin. trainin. in disarmin. ci2ilian militias at the G12 million Militar4
01erations on %rban Terrain <M0%T> com1le; at Ft. ,ol*9 Ceor.ia.
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This 1lan came to fr&ition in Febr&ar4 of 1--"9 3hen a so&rce inside the Ne2ada National
C&ard said that the FB@ had as*ed for 4// National C&ardsmen to hel1 E1&t do3nE the
Ne2ada $tates Ri.hts Mo2ement. Bhen the C&ard ref&sed9 the FB@ threatened to brin. in
federal troo1s.
0ne National C&ardsman 3ho had 1artici1ated in EAesert MassacreE told an obser2er his
o&tfit 3as bein. trained to Eattac* &rban b&ildin.s.E Bhen as*ed for clarification9 he said9
E@f the4 told &s there 3ere .&ns or dr&.s in a ho&se9 3e *no3 ho3 to ta*e it do3n.E
@nterestin.l49 0li2er North and EB&c*E Re2ell hel1ed de2elo1 the 1olic4 of militari!in.
o&r la3-enforcement. 0ne e;am1le is the FB@ + no3 bein. .i2en sni1er trainin. b4 the
militar4. That trainin. hel1ed the B&rea& massacre (# men9 3omen9 and children at
Baco. @t 3as the first time in recent histor4 that the .o2ernment 2iolated the ,osse
Comitat&s Act b4 &sin. federal troo1s on American citi!ens.
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To 1&t some 1ers1ecti2e on F5MAs connections to the l&natic frin.e9 note that 0li2er
North ser2ed on the Rea.an-created 5mer.enc4 Mobili!ation ,re1aredness Board9 3hich
o2ersa3 F5MAs 1lannin. and o1erations. North 3as assi.ned there from 1-(2 to 1-(4
b4 Robert EB&dE McFarlane.
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Ra4mond EB&dd4E Do&n.9 ,resident Clintons former Airector of $ec&rit49 3as a11ointed
director of F5MAs Re.ion @= 1ost. Do&n.9 3ho has re1ortedl4 1artici1ated in and
co2ered-&1 the 0cto1&ss 2ario&s ille.al doin.s at Mena9 Ar*ansas9 no do&bt 3as .i2en
the 3ell-1a4in. Mob as a re3ard for his silence. 8e later sho3ed &1 in the aftermath of the
0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 directin. F5MA traffic and holdin. 1ress conferences.
Former Assistant Aefense $ecretar4 Fran* Carl&cci <Richard Armita.es 1al> si.ned a
Airecti2e 1ermittin. senior militar4 commanders to declare martial la3 E3hen &nla3f&l
obstr&ctions or rebellion a.ainst the a&thorit4 of the %nited $tates renders ordinar4
enforcement means &n3or*able....E
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North himself 1ro1osed a s&s1ension of the Constit&tion &1on the 1lanned %.$. in2asion
of Nicara.&a. @n fact9 North testified d&rin. the @ran-Contra hearin.s that the4 3ere
1re1ared Eto s&s1end the Constit&tion in the e2ent of mass immi.ration and domestic
1olitical &nrest.E
The 1lan 3as called 01eration Re;-(4-Al1ha <Readiness 5;ercise 1-(49 5;ercise ,lan>.
Re;-(49 3hich ran conc&rrentl4 3ith the first ann&al sho3 of %.$. force in 8ond&ras in
A1ril 1-(49 3as desi.ned to test F5MAs abilit4 to ro&nd &1 4//9/// &ndoc&mented
Central American immi.rants and domestic 1rotesters in the e2ent of an in2asion b4 %.$.
forces9 and its abilit4 to distrib&te h&ndreds of tons of small arms to $tate Aefense Forces
<$AF>. Rea.an and North 1lanned to &tili!e the $AFs to control and im1rison American
citi!ens and Central American ref&.ees.
As Ceneral Fran* $alcedo9 Chief of F5MAs Ci2il $ec&rit4 Ai2ision9 stated in 1-(29 at
least 1//9/// %.$. citi!ens9 from s&r2i2alists to ta; 1rotesters9 1ose serio&s threats to ci2il
sec&rit4.
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Re;-(4 <alon. 3ith other Moint-mobili!ation e;ercises as E,ro&d $aberSRe;-(29E
E01eration Carden ,lot9E and E01eration Ni.ht TrainE> 3as 1racticed 3ith 34 other
a.encies s&ch as the C@A9 FB@ and the $ecret $er2ice. Ben Bradlee9 in his boo*9 (he .ise
And Fall o9 !li,er +orth9 3rites that the Re; e;ercise 3as desi.ned to test F5MAs
readiness to ass&me a&thorit4 o2er the AoA9 the National C&ard9 and Ea n&mber of state
defense forces to be established b4 state le.islat&res.E The militar4 3o&ld then be
Ede1&ti!ed9E ma*in. an end r&n aro&nd the ,osse Comitat&s Act. This 3as the same
,osse Comitat&s Act that 3as breached at ).A. and Baco.
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Aetainment cam1s <concentration cam1s> 3ere set &1 on %.$. soil to deal 3ith the
e;1ected flood of ref&.ees and 1olitical dissenters. $ome informed so&rces sa4 the4 still
e;ist.
$&ch 3ell-doc&mented o1erations re1resent a fri.htenin. 1recedent for the $hado3
Co2ernment to s&s1end Constit&tional ri.hts <or 3hat little 3e ha2e left> in the case of
1olitical dissent. This 1robabilit4 3as raised b4 a C@A a.ent in con2ersation 3ith A5A
2eteran Mi*e )e2ine. )e2ine recalls the disc&ssion in his boo*9 (riangle o9 eath'
EAont 4o& reali!e that there are factions in 4o&r .o2ernment that want this to ha11en +
an emer.enc4 sit&ation too hot for a constit&tional .o2ernment to handle.E
ETo 3hat endIE @ as*ed
EA s&s1ension of the Constit&tion9 of co&rse. The le.islation is alread4 in 1lace. All
1erfectl4 le.al. Chec* it o&t for 4o&rself. @ts called F5MA9 Federal 5mer.enc4
Mana.ement A.enc4. T&rn in 4o&r .&ns9 4o& blood4 bastards9 from here on o&t9 3ere
3atchin. 4o&9 4o& anti-.o2ernment rabble ro&sers. And 3ho 3o&ld be *in.9
MichaelIE
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EC@A9E @ said.
Bhile )e2ine s&11osedl4 had this con2ersation 3ith the Ar.entine C@A $tation Chief in
1--19 he told me the act&al disc&ssion too* 1lace 3ith a dr&n* C@A a.ent in B&enos Aries
t3el2e 4ears earlier. As )e2ine recalls6 E8e told me America sho&ld be more li*e
Ar.entina. That Americans ha2e more ri.hts than the4 sho&ld ha2e.O 8e said9 Ci2e
Americans a car9 a T= set9 a home9 and the4re ha114. 8e told me all 4o& had to do 3as
create a sit&ation of fear and anarch4 so that Americans 3ill .i2e &1 their ri.hts.O @
belie2e this is 1art of 3hats ha11enin. no3.E
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A 1rime e;am1le 3as the 1--2 ).A. riots. Bhile the beatin. of blac* motorist Rodne4
?in. 3as not 1art of a 1reconcei2ed 1lan9 man4 insist that the riots 3ere allo3ed to ra.e
o&t of control to test the .o2ernments 1lans for martial la39 and 1ro2ide an e;c&se for
f&rther erosion of o&r ci2il ri.hts. @t 3as 3idel4 re1orted that ,olice Chief Aar4l Cates
deliberatel4 held bac* his officers9 some of 3hom literall4 cried as the4 3atched the
ens&in. chaos.
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52en that bastion of the establishment9 the +ew York (imes9 re1orted6
5mer.in. e2idence from the first cr&cial ho&rsO 1ro2ides the stron. indication that to1
1olice officials did little to 1lan for the 1ossibilit4 of 2iolence and did not follo3 standard
1roced&res to contain the riotin. once it be.an.O
The 1oliceO 2iolated the basic 1olice 1roced&re for riot-control b4 failin. to cordon off
the area aro&nd one of the first tro&ble s1ots and not ret&rnin. to that area for ho&rs.
,olice -11 dis1atchers attem1ted to send s:&ad cars to the scene of the first 2iolent
o&tbrea*s9 b&t 3ere re1eatedl4 i.nored or o2err&led.
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0ne de1&t4 chief9 commentin. on the h&ndreds of officers <and National C&ardsmen>
3ho 3ere deliberatel4 held bac*9 told the 3os Angeles (imes9 EThis is alien to e2er4thin.
3ere s&11osed to do in a sit&ation li*e this.E
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0thers9 s&ch as Com1ton Cit4 Co&ncil3oman ,atricia Moore9 1&blicl4 stated that the
1olice themsel2es started the riots. Bac*in. &1 Moore 3as C@A o1erati2e Frederic*
Ceor.e Celani <A?A6 Fred $ebastian>9 3ho insisted that the riots 3ere Efomented b4
federal a.ents.E
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@t is also interestin. to note the similarit4 to the 1-#" Batts riots. ,olice Chief Billiam
,ar*er testified that the Batts escalation 3as 1art of an Eor.ani!ed effort.E ,ar*er bac*ed
&1 his claim b4 citin. re1orts of clandestine radio messa.es 3hich interr&1ted re.&lar
1olice channels as Ef&rther e2idence of or.ani!ation.E
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The McCone Commission9 char.ed 3ith the tas* of in2esti.atin. the Batts riots + li*e
its 1redecessor9 the Barren Commission + t41icall4 fo&nd no e2idence of or.ani!ation.
7ohn McCone 3as C@A Airector at the time of the ?enned4 assassination.
The Christo1her Commission9 or.ani!ed b4 $ecretar4 of $tate Barren Christo1her to
in2esti.ate the ).A. riots9 3o&ld ma*e similar findin.s9 this time la4in. the blame on
).A.s street .an.s + the Cri1s and the Bloods. Christo1her is an attorne4 for @BM and
)oc*heed Cor1.9 closel4 ali.ned 3ith the C@A.
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The ?ent $tate riots of 1-'/ are another interestin. e;am1le. As one st&dent recalled on a
?,F? radio inter2ie36 EThe R0TC b&ildin. is abo&t 2// feet from the 1olice station9
ri.ht across the co&rt4ard. All these self-st4led re2ol&tionaries 3ho 3ere b&rnin. do3n
the R0TC b&ildin. took AF minutes to get it started. All the time9 the 1olice ne2er
attem1ted to sto1 them. @n fact9 it 3as almost as if the4 wanted them to b&rn do3n the
R0TC b&ildin..
From this 1oint on9 the4 &sed this as an e;c&se to sto1 the mo2ement that st&dents 3ere
in2ol2ed in + the massi2e o11osition to the 3ar in =ietnam.E
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The Batts &1risin. also sa3 a shar1 increase in domestic 1olice and militar4 intelli.ence
.atherin.9 and .a2e rise to modern la3-enforcement tactics s&ch as the $BAT team. 52er
since the riots9 3rites former %C)A 1rofessor Aonald Freed9 Edomestic co&nter-
ins&r.enc4 has become a .ro3th ind&str4. Fort4 tho&sand fast-.ro3in. 1olice a.encies9
containin. more than 4//9/// men and 3omen9 are becomin. chief c&stomers for man4
defense ind&str4 contractors.E
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The sit&ation 3o&ld be re1eated in )os An.eles9 3here the riots 1resented a 1rime
o11ort&nit4 for the r&lin. elite to 1&t 1/9/// troo1s9 incl&din. 19"/( Marines and 29/23
C@s on the streets of an American cit4 3hile 1racticin. F5MA-st4le martial la3.
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$ho&ld a sit&ation s&ch as )e2ine refers to act&all4 ta*e 1lace9 the first to be EdetainedE
3o&ld be those 3ho o11ose the c&rrent s4stem + dissidents9 radicals9 and 1rimaril49
those in the ,atriotSMilitia mo2ement. The mo2ement re1resents a threat to the e;istin.
1o3er str&ct&re in the same 3a4 that the Anti-Bar mo2ement re1resented a threat to the
militar4-ind&strial establishment9 or the $andinistas and the FM)N re1resented a threat to
their %.$.-bac*ed fascist dictators.
%sed to 2ie3in. challen.es to its a&thorit4 on an co&nterins&r.enc4 model9 the r&lin.
elite re.ard the ,atriotSMilitia mo2ement alon. the same lines.
$&ch co&nterins&r.enc4 trainin. ori.inated in =ietnam &nder the infamo&s ,hoeni;
,ro.ram of C@A Airector Billiam Colb4 and Ted $hac*le4. Not s&r1risin.l49 $hac*le4
&ses e;am1les s&ch as ,hoeni; and the later-da4 death s:&ads of )atin America as
s1lendid e;am1les of ho3 to c&rb an Eins&r.enc4.E $hac*le4 refers to the 1oor9 common
1eo1le of these co&ntries as little more than sinister ins&r.ents o&t to destro4 all 2esti.es
of democrac49 3hen in fact9 an4 sembla.e of democrac49 if it e2er e;isted9 3o&ld be
:&ic*l4 e;tin.&ished to 1rotect the interests of %.$. ind&strial cartels.
No3 o&r o3n democrac49 lar.el4 a sham to be.in 3ith9 is be.innin. to follo3 the model
of these third-3orld co&ntries. $hac*le4s EThird 01tionE has become the model for the
co&nterins&r.enc4 1ro.ram no3 bein. 3a.ed a.ainst the American 1eo1le. As 8a4es
3rites6
The @m1erial $tate is 1lannin. for 3ar 3ith the American 1eo1le. @t is 1lannin. to 3in
that 3ar. There is no other 1ossible e;1lanation for the fren!ied framin. of a fascist
1olice state.
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The $hado3 Co2ernments 3illin.ness to *ill lar.e n&mbers of forei.ners in its blood4
3ars and co2ert o1erations is no3 bein. e;tended to the American 1eo1le9 as its .oals
shift from controllin. third-3orld 1o1&lations to controllin. American citi!ens. The same
techni:&es of 1ro1a.anda9 tort&re9 and other coercion that 3as field-tested b4 the C@A
a.ainst EComm&nistsE and other ins&r.ents in $o&th and Central America 3ill &ltimatel4
be &sed on American citi!ens as the %.$. mo2es closer and closer 1oliticall4 and
economicall4 to its third-3orld co&sins.
A $1ecial Forces combat 2eteran 3ho coached desert 3arfare e;ercises said9 2er4 matter-
of-factl49 that s&ch trainin. 3o&ld be &sed on American citi!ens. E@ dont *no3 K3henL9E
he said9 Eb&t sooner or later9 its ine2itable.E
As nationalism becomes less and less the definin. factor9 the ethical and moral e:&ation
shifts 3ith it. @t is a short lea1 from rationali!in. the *illin. of h&ndreds of tho&sands or
e2en millions of forei.ners to *illin. a fe3 h&ndred or a fe3 tho&sand Americans9 if the
1olic4 obMecti2es deems it necessar4. These deaths are sim1l4 2ie3ed as Ecollateral
dama.eE b4 the r&lin. elite.
Bhile this ma4 so&nd li*e a drastic conce1t9 the basic idea &nderl4in. it is the same.
Co2ernments need to control their 1eo1le. @n )atin America9 Red China9 T&r*e49 and
@ndonesia9 the4 do it thro&.h re1ressi2e la3s9 incarceration9 tort&re9 and death s:&ads. @n
Eci2ili!edE co&ntries s&ch as the %nited $tates9 the techni:&es are the same9 the4 onl4
differ in the de.ree that the4 are &sed.
$&ch techni:&es 3ere &sed at Baco. @n an attem1t to demorali!e Ch&rch members9 bri.ht
li.hts9 reli.io&s chants9 so&nds of d4in. animals9 and Ch&rch members o3n 2oices 3ere
blasted at the com1o&nd 24 ho&rs-a-da4. The E7&sticeE Ae1artment bro&.ht in Ar. @.or
$mirno29 a R&ssian s1ecialist at the Mosco3 Medical Academ49 to st&d4 ?oreshs mind
and de2ise a11ro1riate mind-control techni:&es. @t 3as also re1orted that &ltra-lo3
fre:&enc4 so&nd 3a2es9 3hich ca&se na&sea9 irritabilit4 and other 1h4sical s4m1toms9
3ere em1lo4ed. FB@ a.ents 3ho 3ere 1rone to &sin. more basic techni:&es 3o&ld h&rl
Eflash-ban.E .renades into the co&rt4ard9 terrori!in. the 3omen and children.
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After the Branch Aa2idians 3ere a11ro1riatel4 demoni!ed b4 a com1lient mass-media9
the FB@ rolled in 3ith tan*s and hi.l4-flamable C$-sas <3hich 3as banned b4 the Cene2a
Con2ention as too inh&mane to be &sed on 9oreign enemies>9 and massacred (# men9
3omen9 and children.
Bhile American citi!ens 3ere bein. r&thlessl4 sla&.htered b4 o&t-of-control federal
a.ents9 the national ne3s media fed &s the banall4 re1etitio&s soa1 o1era drama of a
former football 1la4er acc&sed of m&rderin. his e;-3ife9 3hich 1la4ed itself o&t in
endless tal* sho3s9 tabloid Ene3sE 1ro.rams9 and ma.a!ine articles for o2er t3o 4ears +
3hile the br&tal massacre of (# American citi!ens b4 l&natic Ela3-enforcementE
1ersonnel 3as mar.inali!ed as a relati2el4 &nim1ortant iss&e.
Bhat the ,l&tocrac4 re2ealed in that case is that the American 1eo1le co&ld be 1ers&aded
+ thro&.h .o2ernment disinformation and a s&bser2ient media <and their o3n st&1idit4>
+ that the massacre 3as EM&stifiable.E 8o3 man4 Americans can be heard 1arrotin. the
official .o2ernment line 3hen as*ed abo&t BacoI The Branch Aa2idians 3ere Ereli.io&s
n&ts9E or E3hac*os9E 3e are told9 and hence deser2ed their fate + to be tort&red9 .assed9
shot9 and b&rned to death + 3omen9 children9 1ets and all.
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Bhat is 1ainf&ll4 clear b4 these e;am1les is that Ted $hac*le4s EThird 01tion9E
ori.inall4 a model for co&nterins&r.enc4 a.ainst the third-3orld9 is no3 bein. 1&t to the
test in the %.$. + a 1ro.ram of co&nterins&r.enc4 a.ainst the American 1eo1le.
Bhile the %.$. escalates in its &se of re1ressi2e la3s9 im1risonment9 tort&re9 and m&rder9
the main tool has al3a4s been 1ro1a.anda9 in the form of the cor1orate-controlled 1ress.
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As $hac*le4 3rites6
There are cases in 3hich a ca&se s&11orted9 a ne3s1a1er cam1ai.n initiated9 or a
1artic&lar candidate enco&ra.ed in an election co&ld mean <and in the 1ast has meant>
that the crisis in 3hich o&r 2ital interests mi.ht be at sta*e ne2er arises.
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Adol1h 8itler e;1ressed similar sentiments in $ein :amp9' EThe tas* of 1ro1a.anda
liesO in directin. the masses to3ards certain facts9 e2ents9 necessities9 etc.9 the 1&r1ose
bein. to mo2e their im1ortance into the masses field of 2ision.OE
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)t. Col. Michael A:&ino + a %.$. Arm4 mind-control e;1ert + certainl4 has no a2ersion
to 1racticin. the techni:&es &tili!ed b4 the Na!is. The self-a2o3ed $atanist <and re1orted
head of the C@As 01eration M0NARC89 3hich &tili!es children for mind-control>9 once
1erformed a $atanic rit&al in the 8all of the Aead at Cerman4s Best1halian castle. The
site 3as an occ&lt sanct&ar4 for 8enrich 8immlers $$ elite.
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As the )an Francisco
Examiner re1orted6
KAL:&ino once &r.ed the ,enta.on9 in a contro2ersial 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare st&d4 entitled
EMind Bar9E to o2er3helm enemies b4 mobili!in. e2er4 means of domestic and forei.n
1ro1a.anda9 incl&din. brain3ashin. the %.$. 1&blic.
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$&ch techni:&es 3ere certainl4 em1lo4ed in 0*lahoma9 3here a massi2e 1ro1a.anda
cam1ai.n acc&sin. Timoth4 Mc=ei.h of the bombin. and lin*in. him to the Militia
Mo2ement led to the 1assa.e of the Anti-Terrorism Bill.
The Anti-Terrorism Bill9 and the Crime Bills introd&ced conc&rrentl49 1ermit an
increasin.l4 o11ressi2e Federal Co2ernment to maintain an &n1recedented le2el of
control o2er the American 1eo1le.
5nsconced in the Anti-Terrorism Bills cr41tic lan.&a.e are 1ro2isions 3hich 3o&ld
allo3 the ,resident and the 7&stice Ae1artment to define 3hich .ro&1s are s&bMect to the
increasin.l4 broad definition of Eterrorist.E @t 3o&ld allo3 e;1anded &se of 3ireta1s and
allo3 ille.all4-sei!ed e2idence to be &sed in co&rt. @t 3o&ld 1ermit federal and local
1olice a.encies to trace financial information 3itho&t obtainin. e2idence of a crime. @t
3o&ld allo3 e;1anded &se of c&rrent la3s 1rohibitin. f&nd-raisin. for terrorist
or.ani!ations9 denial of 2isas9 increased coo1eration 3ith other .o2ernments on mone4
la&nderin. and asset sei!&res. @t 3o&ld 1ermit Eno-*noc*E searches in certain cases. And
it 3o&ld allo3 the militar4 to inter2ene in certain domestic sit&ations deemed a national
sec&rit4 threat.
@n short9 it .&ts the First9 Fo&rth9 Fifth9 $i;th9 and 5i.hth Amendments to the
Constit&tion9 la4s the frame3or* for an entrenched 1olice state9 and .i2es the Federal
Co2ernment f&ll 1o3er to tar.et any&ody 3ho is deemed a threat to its a&thorit4.
Bith the bombin. accom1anied b4 1// times more foota.e abo&t dead children than the
media m&stered for Baco9 it 3asnt hard to con2ince a .&llible 1&blic abo&t the EthreatsE
1osed b4 militias. Bhile the final 2ersion rammed thro&.h Con.ress 3as 3atered do3n
some3hat9 it 3as M&st the be.innin. of a 3a2e of Eanti-militiaE le.islation introd&ced in
the 3a*e of the bombin..
No do&bt9 f&t&re en.ineered Eacts of terrorismE 3ill ser2e to reinstate the deleted
1ro2isions of the Anti-Terrorism Bill.
0n No2ember 29 Re1resentati2e Charles $ch&mer <A-ND> introd&ced 8.R. 2"(/9 his
attem1t to Ecleanse the illness of 2iolent e;tremismE from Americas 1olitical c&lt&re b4
o&tla3in. militias.
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8.R. 2"(/ follo3ed on the heels of its sister bill9 8.R. 1"449 the EAomestic @ns&r.enc4
Act9E introd&ced b4 Re1resentati2e Nadler. The Aomestic @ns&r.enc4 Act 1&r1orts to
1re2ent t3o or more indi2id&als from en.a.in. in an4 1aramilitar4 .ro&1 3ho 1ossess
Ean4 3ea1ons ca1able of ca&sin. death or inM&r4 3ith the intention to &nla3f&ll4 o11ose
the a&thorit4 of the %nited $tates.E $&ch a 1aramilitar4 .ro&1 co&ld concei2abl4 incl&de
a 1air of senior citi!ens 3ith $3iss Arm4 *ni2es at a ch&rch 1icnic disc&ssin. their
&nha11iness 3ith the $ocial $ec&rit4 Administration.
@n this sense9 the 0mnib&s Anti-Terrorism Bill can be seen as little more than an
E5nablin. )a39E similar to 8itlers re1ressi2e le.islation that allo3ed the Cerman
.o2ernment to o2erride their o3n constit&tional 1rotections.
Not s&r1risin.l49 it 3as $hac*le4 3ho first recommended the concept of an Anti-
Terrorism Bill6
"uide go,ernments in the preparation o9 anti terrorist laws. Bhen the cadre 1hase be.ins
to &nfold9 man4 co&ntries find the4 do not ha2e la3s on the boo*s to deal 3ith the
threatO. it is better to be able to arrest and con2ict s&b2ersi2es on the basis of a law then
on an e;ec&ti2e order. @f s&ch la3s cannot be 1assed e;1editio&sl49 the 1art4 in 1o3er
sho&ld mo&nt an ed&cation cam1ai.n to rall4 1&blic o1inion on behalf of their enactment.
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$ince $hac*le4 3as the first to come &1 3ith the conce1t of an Anti-Terrorism Bill9 and
since he 3as also one of the first to r&n a maMor C@A-sanctioned dr&.-r&nnin. o1eration9
one co&ld effecti2el4 ar.&e that the controls offered b4 the Anti-Terrorism Bill 3ill .o a
lon. 3a4 to3ards assistin. these bands of co2ert o1erators and international criminals in
their ille.al enter1rises.
The Ceneral $er2ices Administration9 for e;am1le9 noted that the Ai.ital Tele1hon4 Bill
3o&ld Ema*e it easier for criminals9 terrorists9 forei.n intelli.ence and com1&ter hac*ers
to electronicall4 1enetrate the 1&blic net3or* and 1r4 into areas 1re2io&sl4 not o1en to
snoo1in..E 0ne onl4 need loo* at the acti2ities of Case49 $hac*le49 Armita.e9 and North9
et al.9 and the blan*et of Enational sec&rit4E the4 o1erated &nder9 to reali!e the sta..erin.
im1lications of this.
,resident Rea.ans 5;ec&ti2e 0rder 12333 also assisted in this de2elo1ment b4
1ermittin. the E1ri2ati!in.E of intelli.ence .atherin.. Not s&r1risin.l49 $hac*le49 Case49
and B&sh attended the Aecember "9 1-(/ meetin. to draft 5.0. 123339 3hich states6
A.encies 3ithin the @ntelli.ence Comm&nit4 are a&thori!ed to enter into contracts or
arran.ements for the 1ro2ision of .oods or ser2ices 3ith 1ri2ate com1anies or instit&tions
in the %nited $tates and need not re2eal the s1onsorshi1 of s&ch contracts or
arran.ements for a&thori!ed intelli.ence 1&r1oses.O
Not that the .o2ernment needed a ne3 la3 to cond&ct its criminal acti2ities + it sim1l4
codified 3hat had alread4 been established. B4 1ri2ati!in. co2ert o1erations9 the
.o2ernment .ets to maintain E1la&sible deniabilit4.E
Front-com1anies s&ch as 5AT$C09 $tanford Technolo.ies9 @ntercontential @nd&stries9 5-
$4stems9 $o&thern Air Trans1ort9 and a be3ilderin. arra4 of others9 allo3 the 0cto1&s to
ma*e lar.e amo&nts of mone4 3hile 1ro2idin. the ,l&tocrac4 3ith an Eoff the shelfE
ca1abilit4 to cond&ct co2ert o1erations9 3hile at the same time9 s*irtin. Con.ressional
o2ersi.ht. As former C@A a.ent =ictor Marchetti 3rites6
Bith the coo1eration of an ac:&iescent9 ill-informed Con.ress9 and the enco&ra.ement
and assistance of a series of ,residents9 the c&lt has b&ilt a 3all of la3s and e;ec&ti2e
orders aro&nd the C@A and itself9 a 3all that has bloc*ed effecti2e 1&blic scr&tin4.
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0ne e;am1le is the sec&rit4 firm Bac*enh&t9 3hich b&ilt dossiers on Americans
s&s1ected of bein. Comm&nists or )eft-leanin. Es&b2ersi2es9E incl&din. anti-3ar
1rotesters and ci2il-ri.hts demonstrators. As Fran* Aonner 3rites in (he Age o9
)ur,eillance'
B4 1-#"9 Bac*enh&t 3as boastin. to 1otential in2estors that the com1an4 maintained
files on 2." million s&s1ected dissidents + one in 4# American ad&lts then li2in.. in
1-##O Bac*enh&t co&ld confidentl4 maintain that 3ith more than 4 million names9 it
had the lar.est 1ri2atel4 held file on s&s1ected dissidents in America.
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Billiam Corbett9 an 1(-4ear C@A 2eteran told 7ohn Connoll4 3ritin. in the $e1tember9
1--2 iss&e of )py9 EFor 4ears Bac*enh&t has been in2ol2ed 3ith the C@A and other
intelli.ence or.ani!ations9 incl&din. the A5A. Bac*enh&t 3o&ld allo3 the C@A to
occ&14 1ositions 3ithin the com1an4 Kin order to carr4 o&tL clandestine o1erations.E
0ther former a.ents and o1erati2es confirmed Corbetts statement. EBhen the4 Kthe C@AL
need co2er9 Bac*enh&t is there to 1ro2ide it for them9E said former C@A contract
em1lo4ee Richard Baba4an. ,hilli1 A.ee9 a former C@A a.ent 3ho 3rote his e;1osW9
Inside the *ompany in 1-'"9 told )py9 E@ dont ha2e the sli.htest do&bt that the C@A and
Bac*enh&t o2erla1.E
The 1ri2ate Esec&rit4E a.enc4s board of directors reads li*e a Bhos Bho of the
intelli.ence comm&nit4. Former FB@ Airector Clarence ?ell49 former C@A Airector
Billiam Rabor9 and former Ae1&t4 C@A Airectors Fran* Carl&cci and Bobb4 Ra4 @nman
<of 5-$4stems9 another :&asi-ci2ilian co2ert contractor>9 are all feat&red 1rominentl4 on
the com1an4s membershi1 roster. Also ta*in. a s1ecial 1lace on the Bac*enh&t board
3as one Billiam Case49 the former C@A Airector 3ho had a 1rocli2it4 for e;trale.al
co2ert o1erations s&ch as @ran-Contra.
)i*e 5-$4stems and Continental $helf9 Bac*enh&t 3as dee1l4 enmeshed in co2ert
technolo.ical 1roc&rement and m&rder-for-hire9 incl&din. the 1-(2 assassination of
Caba!on tribal leader Fred Al2ara! and his t3o com1anions. Al2ara! had made the
mista*e of critici!in. Bac*enh&t o1erations9 be.&n in 1-'- b4 a s1oo* named 7ohn
,hili1 Nichols.
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The .oals of these E$ecret TeamsE nat&rall4 o2erla1 3ith the a.endas of the cor1orate-
financial elite. EKRo4L Codson estimates that international crime .ro&1s o&t1erform most
Fort&ne "// com1anies. The4 deli2er dr&.s9 ille.al aliens9 and la&ndered mone49 and
1ro2ide ser2ices li*e 2iolence and e;tortion + all 3ith or.ani!ations that resemble
Ceneral Motors more than the4 resemble the traditional $icilian Mafia.E Codson sho&ld
*no3. As a member of the National $trate.4 @nformation Center9 fo&nded b4 former C@A
Airector Billiam Case49 Codson hel1ed 0li2er North raise f&nds for the dr&.-r&nnin.
Contras.
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Another e;am1le of the s4mbiotic relationshi1 bet3een the 1ri2ate sector and the co2ert
comm&nit4 is ,ere.rine @nternational in Aallas9 Te;as. Fo&nded b4 C&4 $. 8o3ard and
Ronald R. T&c*er9 ,ere.rine 3as most recentl4 r&n b4 Ceor.e ,etrie9 a 2eteran the
Arm4s secret Aelta-Force. ,etrie told the allas $orning +ews that his com1an4
Econs&ltsE 3ith forei.n .o2ernments on terrorism. ,etrie dis1la4s 1ict&res of him 3ith
Ceor.e B&sh and other 1rominent 1oliticians.
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As re1orted in the Philadelphia In;uirer9 ,ere.rine cond&cted co2ert o1s 3ith Aefense
Ae1artment a11ro2al from 1-(1 &ntil 1-(49 3hen the com1an4 folded <altho&.h Te;as
$ecretar4 of $tate records indicate the com1an4 3as still acti2e as of 1--#>. As the
In;uirer 3rote6
The com1an4 hired both retired and acti2e d&t4 militar4 1ersonnel on lea2e to act as
E.&nsE + .&4s 3ho had no :&alms abo&t blo3in. 1eo1le a3a4. Their assassination
tar.ets incl&de 1lannin. to *ill dr&. sm&..lers in ,er&9 8ond&ras9 Beli!e9 and Caribbean
nationsH armed and train Contras9 and arm and train official militar4 commando &nits in
5l $al2ador9 8ond&ras and ,er&.
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Bas ,ere.rines 1lan to *ill dr&. sm&..lers 1art of a 1ro.ram to clean &1 the dr&. tradeI
0r 3as it an e;tension of $hac*le4s 1ro.ram to eliminate the C@As heroin com1etition9
as it had in )aosI
,erha1s that is 3hat Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs letter <abo&t bein. recr&ited for a Co2ert Tactical
%nit> meant abo&t Eeliminatin. the com1etition.E
Na24 $5A) Team commander Robert 8&nt9 3ho &sed to teach assassination teams for
the C@A9 described the acti2ities of AN=9 3hich ser2ed as an &mbrella for ,ere.rine. As
Rodne4 $tich 3rites in e9rauding America'
$hareholders in the com1an4 3ere 1resent and former C@A 1ersonnel9 re1ortedl4
in2ol2ed in some as1ect of C@A-related dr&. traffic*in.. The4 incl&ded9 for instance9
Theodore $hac*le49 3ho 3as hea2il4 in2ol2ed in the C@A Far 5ast dr&. traffic*in. and
then in the dr&. traffic*in. from Central and $o&th AmericaO. 8&nt stated there 3ere
n&mero&s ties bet3een the .ro&1s and the Richard $ecord-Theodore $hac*le4-and
Thomas Clines Associates9 all of 3hom 3ere re1ortedl4 associated 3ith the o1i&m trade
and assassination 1ro.ram in )aos.
AN= is the Eaction armE of Continental $helf Associates <formerl4 ,err4
$&bmarinesS,err4 0ff-$hore> of 7&1iter9 Florida. A former C@A 1ro1rietar49 it 3as
o1erated b4 Robert E$tretchE $te2ens9 3ho had ser2ed as $hac*le4s Maritime 01erations
Chief from the Ba4 of ,i.s to $o&th 5ast Asia <$hac*le4 sits on the board of C$A>. @n
this re.ard9 the acti2ities of or.ani!ations li*e AN= and ,ere.rine are no different than
those of .ro&1s li*e the C@As old XRSR@F)59 set &1 to assassinate Fidel Castro and Che
C&e2era.
AN= <also *no3n as the EFish FarmE> s1eciali!es in trainin. forei.n nationals for
commando-t41e mercenar4 o1erations and assassinations + rented to 2ario&s .ro&1s and
.o2ernments aro&nd the 3orld. 0n the board of AN= is Bill 8amilton9 former Airector of
Na24 s1ecial o1erations 3ho attem1ted to establish the E,hoeni; Battalion9E a 1ri2atel4-
f&nded9 co2ert .ro&1 that 3o&ld la&nch E1reem1ti2e stri*esE a.ainst or.ani!ations it
defined as Eterrorist.E
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Co&ld 8&ssain al-8&ssaini and his associates ha2e been some of the forei.n nationals
trained b4 AN=I
Accordin. to Bheaton9 this same .ro&1 of co2ert o1erators controls a secret base on
Andros @sland in the Bahamas o1erated b4 the s&1er-secret NR0 <National
Reconnaissance 0ffice>9 the %$MC9 and the Na24. Named A%T5C9 it is an
&nder.ro&ndS&nder3ater com1&teri!ed facilit4 for trac*in. both friendl4 and enem4 shi1s
and s&bs. Bheaton claims that an Eille.al secret o1eration b&ried 3ithin the com1le; is a
co2ert intelli.ence 1roMect9 database and o1eration directed against the ci,ilian
population o9 the 5nited )tates.CE
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Bheaton claims the facilit4 Eis central control for Ted $hac*le4s Third 01tion and the
1roMect to create domestic &nrest9 chaos9 and the ill&sion of a domestic terrorist threat
3ithin America.E
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Bhile o1erations from s&1er-secret hi.h-tech bases ma4 so&nd li*e the st&ff of @an
Flemmin. no2els9 $hac*le4 alle.edl4 directed the o2erthro3 of A&stralias ,rime
Minister Co&.h Bhitlam + the first )abor ,rime Minister in o2er t3o decades + from
the s&1er-secret ,ine Ca1 facilit4 r&n b4 the C@A. As the $heehan Affida2it states6
0n No2ember 29 1-'"9 Bhitlam 1&blicl4 acc&sed the C@A of s&bsidi!in. his o11osition9
and named National Co&ntr4 ,art4 chief Ao&. Anthon4 as a collaborator. The Ne;t da49
the Australian Financial .e,iew re1orted that the s&1er-secret %.$.-A&stralian Es1ace
st&d4 stationE in A&stralia9 *no3n as ,ine Ca19 3as act&all4 a C@A electronic intelli.ence
facilit4. The article also identified Richard $tallin.s9 former director of ,ine Ca1 and
friend of Anthon49 as a C@A a.ent. ,ine Ca1s tr&e f&nction shoc*ed not onl4 the
A&stralian 1&blic9 b&t also to1 .o2ernment officials9 incl&din. the ,rime Minister.O
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The corollar4 bet3een the sit&ation in the %.$. and that in A&stralia ma4 be si.nificant9
since that co&ntr4 is no3 &nder.oin. 3holesale .&n confiscation of its citi!enr4 &nder
E01eration Cabin Thr&stE + the first ste1 to total control of its 1o1&lation.
@n the ,hili11ines9 Eanti-terrorismE le.islation has alread4 been 1assed9 f&rther restrictin.
1eo1les ri.hts. @n 5n.land9 la3s mandatin. 3holesale hand.&n confiscation ha2e
recentl4 been im1lemented.
,rimaril4 tar.eted is America9 Eland of the free9E as ne3 restrictions on 1ri2ac49 free
s1eech9 and self-defense are in2o*ed in the 3a*e of the Borld Trade Center and
0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.s.
Xbi.nie3 Bre!ins*49 5;ec&ti2e Airector of the Trilateral Commission and National
$ec&rit4 Ad2isor to 7imm4 Carter Kand fo&r other 1residentsL9 e;1lained it best6 EThe
technotronic era in2ol2es the .rad&al a11earance of a more controlled societ4. $&ch a
societ4 3o&ld be dominated b4 an elite9 &nrestrained b4 traditional 2al&es.E
The reader has alread4 been .i2en a .lim1se of this EeliteE and their so-called E2al&es.E
Aominatin. societ4 3ill be a ,l&tocrac4 controllin. e2er4thin. from 1olitics and media9
ed&cation9 commerce and ind&str49 e2en 1ri2ate 1ro1ert4. $&ch 1lans calls for more
.o2ernmental 1ro.rams9 more .o2ernmental controls9 and more and more .o2ernment-
im1osed order.
Carol 7. V&i.le49 former ,rofessor of @nternational Affairs at Ceor.eto3n %ni2ersit4 and
Bill Clintons mentor9 .ras1ed the 0r3ellian im1lications of this o2er 3/ 4ears a.o. As
V&i.le4 obser2es in (ragedy and Hope' EKThe indi2id&alsL freedom and choice 3ill be
controlled 3ithin 2er4 narro3 alternati2es b4 the fact that he 3ill be n&mbered from birth
and follo3ed9 as a n&mber9 thro&.h his ed&cational trainin.9 his re:&ired militar4 or other
1&blic ser2ice9 his ta; contrib&tions9 his health and medical re:&irements9 and his final
retirement and death benefits.E
%tili!in. their minions in the media and the al1habet so&1 of federal a.encies + the FB@9
ATF9 A5A9 C@A9 N$A9 @R$9 @N$9 FAA9 B)M9 F@NC5N9 and F5MA + the elite see*
total control o2er o&r famil49 o&r health9 o&r finances9 o&r ed&cation9 o&r tho&.hts9 and
&ltimatel49 o&r 2er4 li2es. Bhat is so&.ht is nothin. less than a .lobal 1lantation r&n b4
the transnational cor1orate elite + a modern da4 form of 3orld-3ide fascism.
To accom1lish their nefario&s ends9 co2ert intelli.ence o1erations9 hi.hl4 so1histicated
1ro1a.anda efforts9 and a reor.ani!ation of the la3-enforcement comm&nit4 is bein.
combined 3ith s&btle and in2asi2e le.islati2e chan.es9 all lar.el4 &nnoticed b4 1&blic
e4es.
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17
, 2trategy of Tension
"(he *hickens are coming home to roost." + Malcolm F
)i*e the Reischta. fire9 the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. ser2ed as the catal4st to im1ose a
ne3 3a2e of draconian le.islation on the American 1eo1le.
The bombin. also do2etailed 1erfectl4 3ith the 1olic4 of blamin. 1re-arran.ed .ro&1s9
de2elo1ed in earl4 1-(/s b4 the C@As =ince Cannistraro 3or*in. in tandem 3ith 0li2er
North to de2elo1 the 1olic4 that 3as &sed to di2ert attention onto )ib4a in the )oc*erbie
bombin..
The C@A had established a 1recedent for s&ch 1olicies more than fort4 4ears a.o in @tal4
and Creece9 3hen the 0$$ inter2ened in those co&ntries elections b4 s&11ortin. fascist
collaborators 3ho 3o&ld attac* the 1o1&lation and disr&1t 1olitical 1roceedin.s. Thro&.h
01eration $855,$?@N9 the C@A 3or*ed 3ith former Na!i collaborators in Creece to
instit&te a cam1ai.n of blac* 1ro1a.anda9 terrorist bombin.s and other 1ro2ocations to be
blamed on the )eft9 res&ltin. in a fascist co&1 and the m&rder and re1ression of
tho&sands.
The C@A hel1ed create a E$trate.4 of TensionE in @tal4 thro&.h collaboration 3ith the
Mafia9 corr&1t @talian secret ser2ices9 and fascists 3or*in. thro&.h Masonic Mafia-lin*ed
societies s&ch as )icio Cellis ,ro1a.anda A&e <,2 )od.e>. Celli <A?A6 the E,&11et
MasterE> had been friends 3ith fascists s&ch as @talian Aictator Benito M&ssolini9
Croatias Ar ,a2lic9 and 7&an ,eron of Ar.entina9 and had also fo&.ht 3ith the fascist
@talian Blac*shirt di2ision d&rin. the $1anish Ci2il Bar.
Cellis ,2 and elements 3ithin the =atican <s&ch as Father ?r&Mosla2 Ara.ono2ic9 a
Croatian Catholic 1riest + one of man4 3ho had hel1ed the C@A e;1ort Na!i 3ar
criminals o&t of Cerman4 thro&.h its Rat )ines>9 3or*in. in conM&nction 3ith the C@A9
ali.ned itself 3ith criminals9 corr&1t 1olice9 and hi.h .o2ernment officials to discredit the
emer.in. :eft and sta.e a fascist co&1. EThe =aticans fear 3as clear6 Comm&nism 1osed
a threat to its reli.io&s9 1olitical9 and economic stren.th.E
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0n behalf of democrac49 the Mafia enlisted as their a.ent $al2atore Ci&liano. 8e and his
co&sin Cas1ere ,isciotta led their men into ,ortella della Cinestra. Bitho&t 1reM&dice9
the4 shot and *illed a do!en 1eo1le and 3o&nded more than fift4 others. Ne3 elections
3ere held9 and the Christian Aemocratic 1art4 3on a reso&ndin. 2ictor4. )ater9 at the
orders of the Mafia9 ,isciotta m&rdered $al2atore Ci&liano. At his trial9 Cas1ere ,isciotta
said of the massacre9 EBe 3ere a sin.le bod46 bandits9 1olice9 and Mafia9 li*e the Father9
the $on9 and the 8ol4 Chost.E
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,2 + essentiall4 a Ri.ht-3in. 1arallel .o2ernment9 3as ali.ned 3ith a s&1er-secret
@talian or.ani!ation called @l Cladio + set &1 in 1-"# 3ith the hel1 of British @ntelli.ence
and the C@A. Cladio 3as 1art and 1arcel of M@" and the C@As 1-4( efforts to establish a
5&ro1ean E$ta4 BehindE net3or* of .&errilla fi.hters 3ho 3o&ld cond&ct co2ert
o1erations after a $o2iet in2asion + &sin. arms and e;1losi2es 3hich had been
1re2io&sl4 cached.
This net3or* 3as concei2ed b4 the %.$. 7oint Chiefs of $taff9 and or.ani!ed b4 the N$C9
3hich set &1 the 0ffice of ,olic4 Co-ordination to r&n it9 staffed and f&nded b4 the C@A.
)i*e 01eration $855,$?@N9 most of the so-called Efreedom fi.htersE it recr&ited 3ere
little more than fascist collaborators from BB@@. And li*e the Na!i or.ani!ation
0A5$$A 3ith 3hich it often collaborated9 its tentacles e;tended thro&.ho&t 5&ro1e and
)atin America9 and e2en the %nited $tates.
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Bhile the main foc&s of Cladio 3as to resist a 1otential $o2iet in2asion9 its fascist roots
and 2iolent histor4 indicate it has ser2ed mainl4 as a 1olic4 instr&ment to resist internal
s&b2ersion + thro&.h terrorist means. This .oal 3as re2ealed in a briefin. min&te of
7&ne 19 1-"-9 3hich stated Cladios concern 3ith Einternal s&b2ersionE and its
determination to 1la4 a role in the E1olitics of emer.enc4.E This emer.enc4 3o&ld come
abo&t d&rin. the 1-#/s and 1-'/s 3ith the emer.ence of the anti-Ca1italist mo2ement9
and the shift from the Center to the )eft b4 the r&lin. Christian Aemocratic ,art4.
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The co2ert obMecti2es of Cladio 3ere to s1read 1anic and &nrest thro&.h the
im1lementation of Eterrorist o&tra.es9E and also to directl4 attac* the )eft in an attem1t to
1ro2o*e them into an armed res1onse. The 1&r1ose of this strate.4 3as to demoni!e the
)eft and isolate them from 1o1&lar s&11ort9 3hile 1ro2idin. an e;c&se to c&rtain ci2il
liberties. As a 1-#- memo from A.inter ,ress9 a fascist front .ro&19 e;1lained6
0&r belief is that the first 1hase of 1olitical acti2it4 o&.ht to be to create the conditions
fa2o&rin. the installation of chaos in all of the re.imes str&ct&res. This sho&ld
necessaril4 be.in 3ith the &nderminin. of the state econom4 so as to arri2e at conf&sion
thro&.ho&t the 3hole le.al a11arat&s. This leads on to a sit&ation of stron. 1olitical
tension9 fear in the 3orld of ind&str4 and hostilit4 to3ards the .o2ernment and the
1olitical 1arties.O @n o&r 2ie3 the first mo2e 3e sho&ld ma*e is to destro4 the str&ct&re
of the democratic state9 &nder the co2er of comm&nist and 1ro-Chinese acti2ities.
Moreo2er9 3e ha2e 1eo1le 3ho ha2e infiltrated these .ro&1s and ob2io&sl4 3e 3ill ha2e
to tailor o&r actions to the ethos of the milie& + 1ro1a.anda and action of a sort 3hich
3ill seem to ha2e emanated from o&r comm&nist ad2ersaries and 1ress&re bro&.ht to bear
on 1eo1le in 3hom 1o3er is in2ested at e2er4 le2el. That 3ill create a feelin. of hostilit4
to3ards those 3ho threaten the 1eo1le of each and e2er4 nation9 and at the same time 3e
m&st raise &1 a defender of the citi!enr4 a.ainst the disinte.ration bro&.ht abo&t b4
terrorism and s&b2ersion.O
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Ceneral Cerardo $erra2alle9 head of E0ffice RE from 1-'1-1-'4 <the secret ser2ice office
that controlled Cladio>9 re2ealed that at a Cladio meetin. in 1-'29 at least half of the
&11er echelons Ehad the idea of attac*in. the Comm&nists &e9ore an in2asion. The4 3ere
1re1arin. for ci2il 3ar.E
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As the 1-#- dis1atch added6
The introd&ction of 1ro2ocate&r elements into the circles of the re2ol&tionar4 left is
merel4 a reflection of the 3ish to 1&sh this &nstable sit&ation to brea*in. 1oint and create
a climate of chaosO
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0ne earl4 Cladio-1reci1itated incident 3as the Aecember9 129 1-#- bombin. of the
Banca Na!ionale del A.ric&lt&ra in Milans ,ia!!a Fontana. The attac* *illed 1# 1eo1le
and 3o&nded ((. ,olice immediatl4 arrested and blamed anarchists. 0ne anarchist leader9
Ci&se11e ,inelli9 too* the fall for the bombin.9 literall49 3hen 1olice tossed him o&t the
3indo3 of the local 1recinct head:&arters.
@n addition to this9 the ,roc&rator Ceneral of the Re1&blic9 Ae ,e11o9 ordered the one
&ne;1loded bomb fo&nd in the 3rec*a.e to be detonated immediatel4. As in 0*lahoma9
the destr&ction of this e2idence destro4ed the sin.le best chance at &nco2erin. the tr&e
1er1etrators of the deadl4 attac*.
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Ne2ertheless9 1olice e2ent&all4 disco2ered the real 1er1etrators + t3o fascists6 Franco
Freda and Cio2anni =ent&ra. =ent&ra9 it seems9 3as in close contact 3ith Colonel C&ido
Ciannettinni of the $@A <1art of the secret ser2ices>9 3ho 3as a fer2ent s&11orter of M$@.
The trial of =ent&ra and Freda 3as dela4ed for 12 4ears9 3hen the4 3ere finall4 .i2en life
sentences9 onl4 to be cleared on a11eal.
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Former Cladio a.ents also attrib&ted the 1-#- ,ia!!a Fontana bombin. and the 1-'4 Kand
s&bse:&ent 1-(/L Bolo.na bombin.s9 3hich res&lted in o2er 113 deaths and 1(" inM&red9
to ,2. These attac*s incl&de the Mafias in2ol2ement in the Red Bri.ades *idna1 and
m&rder of @talian ,rime Minister Aldo Moro in 1-'(. The ,2 or.ani!ation 3as also
s&s1ected of the 1-'# assassination of @talian ma.istrate =ittoria 0ccorsio. 0ccorsio 3as
in2esti.atin. ,2 lin*s to neo-Na!i or.ani!ations at the time. 8is death con2enientl4
terminated an4 f&rther in2esti.ation.
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This Estrate.4 of tension9E or.ani!ed aro&nd a br&tal cam1ai.n of terror and m&rder9
res&lted in the deaths of h&ndreds of 1eo1le d&rin. the decades of the 1-'/s and (/s. The
3a2e of terror led to the se2ere restriction of ci2il ri.hts9 3ith the 1-'" la3 restrictin.
1o1&lar cam1ai.nin. and radical 1olitical disc&ssion. Man4 1eo1le 3ere loc*ed &1 &nder
Eanti-terroristE le.islation <so&nd familiarI> or e;1elled from the co&ntr4.
As the )eft <the Red Bri.ades> resorted to armed str&..le to defend themsel2es9 it onl4
stren.thened CladioS,2s 1osition. The Red Bri.ades9 3hich had been s4stematicall4
infiltrated b4 the secret ser2ices9 3ere re1eatedl4 blamed for the attac*s9 all the 3hile
&n*no3in.l4 ser2in. the a.enda of the fascist ,2 establishment.
0ne &nfor.etable e;am1le of this 3a2e of terror 3as the Bolo.na rail3a4 bombin. in
1-(/9 that *illed (/ 1eo1le and inM&red o2er 1#/. Bhile re1ortedl4 masterminded b4 ,2
members $tefano Aelle Chiaie and )icio Celli9 the attac* 3as blamed on the Red
Bri.ades to discredit the @talian Comm&nist 1art4. Accordin. to a&thor $te2e Mi!rach6
$ome @talian 1olitical anal4sts belie2e that ,2 and E0rdine N&o2aE <Ne3 0rder> ma4
ha2e coo1erated 3ith the C@A Kto bomb the rail3a4 stationL.O There are clearl4
o2erla11in. circles of membershi1 bet3een ,29 the C@A9 and the ?ni.hts of Malta9 a
Eso2erei.n militar4 order descended from the ?ni.hts of $t. 7ohn-8os1itallers9E and
3hose membershi1 in the %.$. has incl&ded Bill Case49 Ale;ander 8ai.9 and ,rescott
B&sh Kand re1ortedl4 Ceor.e B&shL.
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This co2ertl4-orchestrated Estrate.4 of tensionE 3o&ld re1eat itself in Bel.i&m in the
mid-(/s9 in a bi!arre series of *illin.s called the E$&1ermar*et Massacres9E in 3hich
hooded .&nmen 3al*ed into cro3ded s&1ermar*ets and be.an firin. a3a4. The
massacres9 orchestrated b4 a .ro&1 callin. itself the E?illers of Brabant9E 3ere later
disco2ered to be lin*ed to Bel.i&ms Cladio &nit.
The $&1ermar*et massacres occ&rred d&rin. the 1eriod 3hen the %.$. 3as 1&shin. a 1lan
to base the 5&ro-Missiles <n&clear-ti11ed Cr&ise missiles> in different 5&ro1ean
co&ntries. The 1lan led to h&.e demonstrations in 5&ro1e9 3ith certain co&ntries
threatenin. to brea* ran*s 3ith NAT0. Bel.i&m 3as one of those co&ntries. The Bel.ian
,arliament9 3hich in2esti.ated the incidents9 felt that the4 3ere another attem1t to so3
conf&sion and fear amon. the 1o1&lace9 thereb4 .eneratin. 1&blic o&tcries for a la3-and-
order .o2ernment 3hich 3o&ld be amenable to the 5&ro-Missles.
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,roof s&rfaced 3hen a former .endarme9 Madani Bo&ho&che9 3ho 3or*ed for state
sec&rit4 and 3as a member of a neo-Na!i 1aramilitar4 .ro&1 Bestland Ne3 ,ost <BN,>9
3as arrested 3ith one of the m&rder 3ea1ons. The ne;t da49 Bo&ho&ches friend and
fello3 Ri.ht-3in. militant 7ean B&ltot fled to ,ara.&a4 <a 1o1&lar res1ite for Na!is>.
Bhile in ,ara.&a49 B&ltot admitted to Bel.ian Mo&rnalist RenW 8a:&in that the *illin.s
3ere a state sec&rit4 destabili!ation o1eration 3ith .o2ernment 1artici1ation Eat e2er4
le2el.E
0n 7an&ar4 2"9 1-((9 another former .endarme9 Robert Be4er9 3ho 1olice ca&.ht 3ith a
file of state sec&rit4 a.ents and addresses of .ara.es filled 3ith stolen arms9 stated on
Bel.ian tele2ision that state sec&rit4 had 1ro2ided the 3ea1ons &sed b4 the *illers.
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0ne of the attac*s9 the 1-(2 bombin. of a $4na.o.&e on the R&e de la RW.ence in
Br&ssels9 3as lin*ed to a sec&rit4 .&ard for the Bac*enh&t Cor1oration + Marcel
Barbier. An ardent anti-$emite and member of the BN,9 Barbier had been .&ardin. the
s4na.o.&e 3hen it 3as attac*ed. @n A&.&st of 1--39 1olice disco2ered 1lans of the
s4na.o.&e in Barbiers home9 3ith detailed 1oints of access. The Bel.ian director of
Bac*enh&t at the time 3as 7ean-Francis Calmette9 a member of the BN,.
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The 1arallel to the 5&ro1ean E$trate.4 of TensionE is stri*in.l4 similar to the 0*lahoma
Cit4 bombin.. The %.$. establishment9 3hich has so&.ht to demoni!e the ,atriotSMilitia
Mo2ement in the aftermath of the attac*9 is follo3in. the e;act same 1ath that CladioS,2
follo3ed a decade earlier. Their lin*s and associations to ,2 <3hich 3ill be detailed in
=ol&me T3o> ma*e the 1arallel all the more omino&s.
@n 1--49 a car-bomb ble3 &1 a 7e3ish comm&nit4 center in B&enos Aires9 *illin. ('
1eo1le. ,olice blamed the attac* on &nnamed Arab militants. Det in 7&l4 of 1--#9
Ar.entine a&thorities arrested 1' 1olice officers in connection 3ith the attac*.
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0n 0ctober 39 1-(/ the ,aris s4na.o.&e on r&e Co1ernic 3as bombed9 *illin. fo&r
1eo1le and inM&rin. 24 others. @n media re1orts s&s1icio&sl4 similar to the 0*lahoma Cit4
bombin.9 it 3as anno&nced that ERi.ht-3in.E e;tremists 3ere in2ol2ed. Det French
intelli.ence 1ointed fin.ers at the Mossad. 0ne French @ntelli.ence re1ort stated6
0n A1ril #9 1-'-9 the same Mossad terror &nit no3 s&s1ected of the Co1ernic&s carna.e
ble3 &1 the hea2il4 .&arded 1lant of CN@M ind&stries at )a $e4ne-s&r-Mer9 near To&lon9
in so&theast France9 3here a consorti&m of French firms 3as b&ildin. a n&clear reactor
for @ra:.O The Mossad salted the site of the CN@M bomb blast 3ith cl&es follo3ed &1
3ith anon4mo&s 1hone calls to 1olice + s&..estin. that the sabota.e 3as the 3or* of a
conser2ati2e en2ironmentalist .ro&1O.
T3o 4ears later9 si; 1eo1le 3ere *illed and 22 inM&red 3hen terrorists attac*ed
Coldenber.ers Aeli in ,aris. A.ain9 ERi.ht-3in. e;tremistsE 3ere blamed. @m1licated in
the attac* 3as one 7ean-Marc Ro&illan9 leader of a m4sterio&s )eft-3in. .ro&1 called
Airect Action. Bhile the real facts 3ere bein. co2ered &1 b4 the .o2ernment9 an.r4
French intelli.ence officers + some 3ho had :&it in dis.&st + decided to lea* the stor4
to the Al.erian National Ne3s $er2ice. Ro&illan9 it t&rns o&t9 had been o1eratin. in the
Mediterranean &nder the co2er name of E$ebasE and had been lin*ed to the Mossad.
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@ll&stratin. the conce1t of trained *illers 3ho 3or* on a Eneed-to-*no3E basis9 former
Mossad A.ent Ari Ben-Menashe describes ho3 Ab& Abbas la&nched an attac* on the
Cree* Cr&ise shi1 Achille 3auro in 1-(". Accordin. to Ben-Menashe9 Rafi 5itan9 the
director of 3akam9 a s&1er-secret a.enc4 in the @sraeli Ministr4 of Aefense9 .a2e orders to
former 7ordanian Arm4 Colonel Mohammed Radi Abd&llah9 3ho 1assed on instr&ctions
to Ab&l Abbas9 leader of the T&nis-based ,)F9 3ho in t&rn 3as recei2in. millions from
@sraeli intelli.ence officers 1osin. as $icilian dons. Abbas orders 3ere to Ema*e it loo*
bad9E and to sho3 3hat a deadl49 c&tthroat b&nch the ,alestinians 3ere.E The EterroristsE
com1lied b4 *illin. )eon ?lin.hoffer9 an elderl4 7e3ish man in a 3heelchair9 then
thro3in. his bod4 o2erboard. As Ben-Menashe states9 the entire o1eration 3as nothin.
more than an E@sraeli blac* 1ro1a.anda o1eration.E
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Nidal be.an his lon. and blood4 career in the ,)09 onl4 to become a bitter ri2al of
Dasser Arafat. @t 3as a sit&ation that the @sraeli Mossad9 in a manner similar to their C@A
co&sins9 3o&ld see* to e;1loit. As Middle 5ast e;1ert ,atric* $eale 3rites6
@sraeli 1enetration of ,alestinian or.ani!ations 3as common9 b&t it 3as clearl4 not the
3hole stor4. Most intelli.ence so&rces @ cons&lted a.reed that it 3as standard 1ractice to
&se 1enetration a.ents not sim1l4 to ne&trali!e or destro4 the enem4 b&t to tr4 to
mani1&late him so that he did ones biddin. 3itho&t al3a4s bein. a3are of doin. so.O
Bhate2er Mobs KAb& NidalL mi.ht ha2e done for Arab s1onsors9 and the4 had been
n&mero&s and nast49 he had done man4 other Mobs from 3hich @srael alone a11eared to
benefit.E
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Confirmin. $eales theor4 are to1 Middle 5ast terrorism e;1erts9 incl&din. intelli.ence
officers in Arab co&ntries9 and e2en 3ithin Ab& Nidals o3n or.ani!ation. 0ne French
terrorism e;1ert stated6 E@f Ab& Nidal himself is not an @sraeli a.ent9 then t3o or three of
his senior 1eo1le most certainl4 are. Nothin. else can e;1lain some of his o1erationsOE
A former senior 7ordanian intelli.ence officer said6 E$cratch aro&nd inside Ab& Nidals
or.ani!ation and 4o& 3ill find Mossad.E
Bac*in. &1 these re1orts 3as a former member of Ab& Nidals o3n 7&stice Committee9
3ho told $eale that Mossad a.ents ca1t&red b4 Ab& Nidal 3ere &s&all4 *illed 2er4
:&ic*l4 to 1re2ent them from confessin. their tr&e moti2es.
Ab& @4ad9 former chief of ,)0 @ntelli.ence9 added9 E52er4 ,alestinian 3ho 3or*s in
intelli.ence is con2inced that @srael has a bi. hand in Ab& Nidals affairs.E
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Nidals or.ani!ation has been res1onsible for some of the most br&tal acts of terrorism in
the 3orld. Accordin. to the $tate Ae1artment9 Ab& Nidal has carried o&t more than 1//
acts or terrorism that ha2e res&lted in the deaths of o2er 2(/ 1eo1le. $ome of these
attac*s incl&de the 1-(# .renade and machine-.&n assa&lts on 5l Al co&nters at the Rome
and =ienna air1orts9 attac*s on s4na.o.&es9 and assassinations of ,alestinian moderates.
8e <@4ad> had told me that Ab& Nidals m&rderin. ,alestinian moderates 3as connected
3ith Kformer @sraeli ,rime MinisterL Be.ins determination ne2er to ne.otiate 3ith
,alestinians for fear of losin. the Best Ban*. For Be.in <3ho had once called the
,alestinians Et3o-le..ed animalsE 3orth4 of e;tinction>9 the moderates9 3ho 3anted to
ne.otiate9 3ere the real dan.er and had to be eliminated. @f the @sraelis had in fact
infiltrated Ab& Nidals or.ani!ation9 1erha1s some s14master in 7er&salem had said9
Be2e .ot someone 3ho can do the Mob for &s.
Ab& Nidals most 3ell-*no3n attac* 3as on a Cree* cr&ise shi1 in 1-(( that left nine
1eo1le dead and (/ 3o&nded. As $eale 1oints o&t re.ardin. the attac* on the 2essel *ity
o9 Poros9 Eno concei2able ,alestinian or Arab interest 3as ser2ed b4 s&ch random
sa2a.er4.E @n fact9 Creece 3as the 5&ro1ean co&ntr4 most s4m1athetic to the ,alestinian
ca&se9 its 1rime minister9 Andreas ,a1andreo&9 often defendin. Arabs a.ainst @sraels
char.es of terrorism. After the attac*9 Creece 3as f&rio&s 3ith the ,alestinians9 3ho had
dama.ed the Cree* to&rist trade and hastened the fall of the ,a1andreo& re.ime. The
moti2e9 as in the Achille 3auro attac*9 3as a11arentl4 to cast the ,alestinians as heartless
m&rderers. $e2eral so&rces that $eale cons&lted 3ere con2inced the attac* 3as a t41ical
Mossad o1eration.
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Bhat is c&rio&s is that @srael has ne2er 1&nished Ab& Nidals or.ani!ation. @srael has a
lon.-standin. 1olic4 of la&nchin. immediate and massi2e retaliation a.ainst an4 terrorist
attac*. Bhile @sraeli forces ha2e bombed9 shelled and raided ,alestinian and $hiite
1ositions in )ebanon9 and ha2e sent hit teams to *ill ,alestinian .&errilla leaders in other
co&ntries9 the4 ha2e ne2er attac*ed Ab& Nidal. Ci2en @sraels harsh and &nrelentin.
1olic4 of retrib&tion a.ainst terrorist attac*s9 this seems more than a bit bi!arre. As $eale
concl&des6
Ab& Nidal is a 1rofessional *iller 3ho has sold his deadl4 ser2ices certainl4 to the Arabs
and 1erha1s to the @sraelis as 3ell. 8is .eni&s has been to &nderstand that states 3ill
commit an4 crime in the name of national interest. A criminal li*e Ab& Nidal can flo&rish
doin. their dirt4 3or*.
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Former A5A a.ent Mi*e )e2ine described ho3 an or.ani!ation called the ETrian.le of
Aeath9E fo&nded b4 Na!is9 3o&ld blo3 &1 3hole 1lanes to *ill one 1erson. The
or.ani!ation9 based in ,ara.&a49 ran heroin and cocaine9 and committed m&rders for the
French $ecret $er2ice. EThe :&id 1ro :&o a.reement the4 had 3ith the C@A and the
French $ecret $er2ice9E said )e2ine9 Eis that 4o& 1rotect &s and 3ell do 4o& fa2ors. And
the4 did9 and the4 .ot their 1rotection.
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0ne of the most recent e;am1les of the &se of Efalse fla.sE <sca1e.oats> 3as the
No2ember 49 1--" assassination of @sraeli ,rime Minister Dit!ha* Rabin. @n a classic case
of 1olitical demoni!in. stri*in.l4 similar to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 the .&nman9
Di.al Amir9 3as held o&t to be a ERi.ht-3in. fanatic.E As Billiam 7as1er 3rites6
The alle.ed .&nman9 Di.al Amir9 3as said to be a Efanatic 7e3ish f&ndamentalist.E
Bhats more9 3e 3ere told re1eatedl49 he 3as 1art of a cons1irac4 of Ereli.io&s
e;tremistsE + a cons1irac4 so nefario&s and immense9 mind 4o&9 that it had achie2ed
meteorolo.ical si.nificance9 creatin. a Eclimate of hateE and an Eatmos1here of
2iolence.E Accordin. to (ime ma.a!ine9 Rabins o11onents had created climatolo.icall4
Ethe e:&i2alent of the Ri.ht-3in. milie& that led to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin..E @n fact9
said (ime9 e2en if Amir had acted alone9 Ehe had man4 ideational cons1irators.E
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B&t &nli*e the massi2e co2er-&1 obsf&catin. the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 it didnt ta*e
lon. for in2esti.ators to disco2er that Amir 3as act&all4 a 1aid informant for the @sraeli
sec&rit4 ser2ice9 the $haba*. Amir had been ine;1licabl4 allo3ed thro&.h Rabins
1rotecti2e sec&rit4 1erimeter9 and his s&s1ected accom1lice + leader of the Ri.ht-3in.
e;tremist .ro&1 54al9 A2ishai Ra2i29 t&rned o&t to be a $hin Bet o1erati2e <Ceneral
$ec&rit4 $er2ice9 the @sraeli e:&i2alent to the FB@>.
Rabins contro2ersial 1eace tal*s 3ith the ,alestinians + 3hich 3o&ld ha2e sacrificed
si.nificant amo&nts of land and com1romised @sraels sec&rit4 + had made him hi.hl4
&n1o1&lar 3ith Ri.ht-3in. elements9 incl&din. traditional 7e3s and man4 militar4
officials. @n fact9 8amas s&icide bombers 3ere 3rec*in. ha2oc 3ith @sraels 1o1&lation. A
3riter in the 0erusalem Post 3rote6 E@f Di!ha* Rabin 3ere ali2e .... he 3o&ld 1robabl4
ha2e been as*ed to resi.n.E
The iron4 3as that the $hin Bet 3as controlled b4 Rabin himself9 3ho had 1ersonall4
selected its head9 and ser2ed as its s&1reme chief. @n a 1olic4 s&s1icio&sl4 similar to the
0*lahoma Cit4 sit&ation9 instead of em1lo4in. the $hin Bet to 1rotect @sraelis from Arab
terrorists + its 1rimar4 tas* + Rabin em1lo4ed them to infiltrate and smear his Ri.ht-
3in. o11onents. ,olitici!in. the $hin Bet for his o3n 1&r1oses9 Rabin be.an
orchestratin. an @sraeli 2ersion of C0@NT5),R0 <the FB@s 1ro.ram of infiltratin. and
com1romisin. the anti-3ar and Ne3 )eft mo2ements of the 1-#/s and '/s9 and 3hich is
.oin. on toda4 a.ainst the militias>. This incl&ded settin. &1 1hon4 Ri.ht-3in. militant
.ro&1s s&ch as Ra2i2s 54al.
As Rabins 1o1&larit4 ratin.s dro11ed to a mere 32 1ercent9 he escalated his dirt4-tric*s
cam1ai.n9 &sin. a.ents 1ro2ocate&r to attac* and smear the ,rime Minister9 3ho 3o&ld
then 1&blicl4 critici!e them for 1lannin. 1&blic disorder. Ra2i2s Mob 3as to distrib&te
fer2id Eanti-.o2ernment literat&reE 3hich contrib&ted to the Eclimate of hateE that
alle.edl4 moti2ated Amir. The coup de etat in this co2ert cam1ai.n 3o&ld come in the
form of a 1hon4 assassination attem1t on Rabin himself. The $hin Bet 3o&ld foil the
.&nman at the last moment9 and all the 3orld 3o&ld see first-hand e2idence of the cra!4
Ri.ht-3in. cons1irators.
Det9 li*e the disastro&s stin. attem1t in 0*lahoma Cit49 this co2ert o1eration 3ent
horribl4 3ron.. Bhen Amir reali!ed that his mentor9 Ra2i29 3as a $hin Bet o1erati2e9 he
cle2erl4 fed him false information. Certain that the boastf&l and tal*ati2e Amir 3o&ld
inform his tr&sted mentor of the moment of his attac* <as the FB@ ass&med 3ith 5mad
$alem in the Borld Trade Center bombin.>9 the $hin Bet dro11ed their .&ard9 and Rabin
1aid the 1rice for his mendacit4.
At least that is 3hat is ob2io&s. Bhat is not ob2io&s is 3h4 the $hin Bet9 3ho not onl4
controlled Ra2i2 b&t had am1le notice of the threat on the ,rime Ministers life9 failed to
1re2ent the assassination. As a&thors %ri Aan and Aennis 5isenber. note6 ENo h&man
shield 3as formed aro&nd Rabin9 s&r2eillance of the cro3d 3as la;9 Rabin 3asnt
3earin. a b&llet-1roof 2est9 and an Ka11arentl4L &n*no3n 2"-4ear-old 3as able to .ain
&nobstr&cted access to Rabin.E
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The 1arallels to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. are all
too familiar.
Nat&rall49 ,rime Minister $himon ,eres9 li*e his co&nter1art9 ,resident Clinton in re.ards
to 0*lahoma9 3o&ld 1romote the idea that Rabin 3as *illed b4 a 1air of dis.r&ntled
ERi.ht-3in.ers. And li*e his American co&nter1art9 ,eres 1romised to crac* do3n on
E1olitical dissent.E
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0n his A&.&st 1-9 1--" radio address9 ,resident Clinton com1lained that Con.ress still
had not 1assed EhisE Anti-Terrorism Bill. E@ts hard to ima.ine 3hat more m&st ha11en to
con2ince Con.ress to 1ass that bill9E Clinton 3arned9 in the manner of an omino&sl4
2eiled threat.
Then M&st t3o months later9 on 0ctober -9 the nation 3itnessed its first attac* on a
1assen.er train9 3hen Amtra*s E$&nset )imitedE 3as derailed 3hile enro&te from
,hoeni; to $an Aie.o. The derailment9 ca&sed b4 sabota.e9 res&lted in o2er 1// inM&ries9
incl&din. one death.
The terrorists left behind a cr41tic note9 callin. themsel2es the E$ons of the Cesta1o.E
The mainstream 1ress :&ic*l4 M&m1ed on this latest EterroristE attac*9 comin. as it did
onl4 si; months after the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. Bhile no one9 incl&din. la3-
enforcement officials9 had e2er heard of the E$ons of the Cesta1o9E the 1&r2e4ors of
dece1tion immediatel4 1la4ed it &1 as the ob2io&s 3or* of a ERi.ht-3in.E militia .ro&1.
FB@ officials 3ere more ca&tio&s ho3e2er9 s1ec&latin. that the attac* ma4 ha2e been the
res&lt of a Edis.r&ntled em1lo4ee.E 5;ha&sti2e searches thro&.h n&mero&s data-bases
re2ealed no .ro&1 called E$ons of the Cesta1o9E and onl4 someone 3ith the technical
*no3led.e necessar4 to disable a 3arnin. s4stem on a railroad trac* 3o&ld be ca1able of
e;ec&tin. s&ch a st&nt.
@t ma4 not ha2e mattered ho3e2er. @n the aftermath of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 an4
s&ch attac* on American citi!ens 3o&ld be e;c&se eno&.h to 1&sh the Anti-Terrorism Bill
thro&.h Con.ress. And the 1ress and anti-militia acti2ists s&ch as the AA) and the $,)C
3ere ea.er to M&m1 on the militia connection. E$ons of the Cesta1o9E the4 asserted9 co&ld
onl4 be the 1se&don4m for a Ri.ht-3in. hate-.ro&1.
Det la3-enforcement officials had onl4 an eni.matic messa.e to .&ide them. The note left
behind b4 the sabote&rs rallied a.ainst the ATF and FB@ for their actions at Baco and
R&b4 Rid.e9 and stated9 EThis is not Na!i Cerman4.E
Bh4 an4one 3o&ld attac* a 1assen.er train to e;act re2en.e on .o2ernment officials for
*illin. innocent ci2ilians <or blo3 &1 babies as re2en.e for *illin. children> is be4ond
cred&lit4. Det9 as in the 0*lahoma Cit4 case9 this 3as the messa.e that the sabote&rs +
and the .o2ernment-controlled 1ress + 3anted &s to belie2e. America 3as filled 3ith
hatef&l Ri.ht-3in. e;tremists 3ho 3o&ld do an4thin. + *ill an4one9 3omen9 children9
babies + to 1&rs&e their 2iolent anti-.o2ernment a.enda.
As Attorne4 Ceneral 7anet Reno anno&nced in the 0*lahoma Cit4 case9 so the local %.$.
Attorne49 7anet Na1olitano 3o&ld declare6 EBe are .oin. to 1&rs&e e2er4 bit of e2idence
and e2er4 lead 2er4 thoro&.hl4O &ntil 3e find the 1erson or 1ersons 3ho committed this
crime.E
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Bhile the FB@ s3armed thro&.h Marico1a Co&nt49 interro.atin. local residents and
harassin. the fe3 isolated Edesert ratsE 3ho inhabited the s&rro&ndin. co&ntr4side9 a real
in2esti.ation 3as bein. cond&cted b4 a lone Marico1a Co&nt4 $heriff. Bith the
assistance of Crai. Roberts9 a retired T&lsa 1olice officer 3ith militar4 intelli.ence
e;1erience 3ho 3or*ed on the 0*lahoma Cit4 in2esti.ation9 the $heriff 3as able to
&nco2er some ama!in. information.
Bhat the4 fo&nd 3as that other than resc&e 2ehicles9 there 3ere no 2ehicle trac*s
enterin. or e;itin. the crash site. Moreo2er9 the site itself 3as e;tremel4 remote9 bein.
near the s&mmit of the r&..ed Cila Bend Mo&ntains9 3hich s&rro&nded the site to the
east9 north9 and 3est. @t 3as there9 alon. a shar1 $-c&r2e9 that the 1er1etrators had 1&lled
2- s1i*es from the trac*s9 ca&sin. the fatal crash.
Bh4 had the 1er1etrators chosen s&ch a remote location9 Roberts 3onderedI 8ad the4
1ic*ed a more accessible s1ot9 he reasoned9 it 3o&ld ha2e s&rel4 lessened their chances of
bein. ca&.ht9 as all the4 3o&ld ha2e had to do 3as dri2e to the nearest hi.h3a4. @n this
case9 the nearest road 3as 8i.h3a4 (9 3( miles a3a49 necessitatin. a diffic&lt dri2e o2er
r&..ed terrain9 at the same time as la3-enforcement officers 3o&ld s&rel4 be on a
hei.htened state of alert.
Bhat Roberts and his sheriff 1artner also disco2ered 3as that -/ min&tes a3a4 b4 air9 in
,inal Co&nt49 3as a m4sterio&s air-base *no3n as Marana. The loc*ed-do3n facilit4 3as
o3ned b4 52er.reen9 @nc.9 a .o2ernment contractor re1ortedl4 in2ol2ed in dr&.
sm&..lin. d&rin. the @ran-Contra 1eriod. The base9 located off of 8i.h3a4 1/ bet3een
,hoeni; and T&cson9 3as the site of stran.e ni.ht-time trainin. mane&2ers in2ol2in.
blac* and &nmar*ed militar4-t41e helico1ters. ,assersb4 had also 3itnessed blac*-clad
troo1s dro11in. into the desert en mass9 &sin. steerable blac* E,aracommanderE
1arach&tes.
This be.an to raise some interestin. 1ossibilities. 8ad the 1er1etrators been dro11ed into
the site b4 air9 then 1ic*ed &1 b4 cho11erI Both Roberts and his collea.&e at the $heriffs
Ae1artment 3ere e;1erienced militar4 1ilots. The4 obser2ed that it 3o&ld ha2e been eas4
for a helico1ter to fl4 lo3 thro&.h the mo&ntain 1asses9 a2oidin. radar9 and insert and
e;tract a team. As Roberts noted9 EA f&ll moon9 3ind o&t of the so&th at ( *nots9 and a
clear s*4O 3o&ld be an ideal ni.ht for air o1erations.E
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The 1ossibilities of a co2ert 1aramilitar4 commando team bein. res1onsible for the attac*
raised more than a fe3 e4ebro3s at the Marico1a Co&nt4 $heriffs Ae1artment9 &ntil the4
be.an in2esti.atin. a lead 1ro2ided b4 a s4m1athetic FB@ a.ent that se2eral hi*ers had
seen a small .ro&1 of 1arach&ters dro1 into the desert that ni.ht. The4 also disco2ered the
follo3in. information6
Oa =FR tar.et s:&a3*in. 12// that left Tri-Cit4 airfield in Alb&:&er:&e on a so&th3est
co&rse9 climbed to 1/9"// feet9 then9 3hen it 3as e;actl4 d&e east of the Amtra* site9 t&rn
d&e 3est and fle3 a co&rse line that too* it one mile so&th of the site. B&t M&st before
arri2in. o2er the site9 it dro11ed to (9"// feet. After crossin. the tar.et !one9 it t&rned on
a so&th3esterl4 co&rse to3ards California at (9"// feet. Alb&:&er:&e contacted the )os
An.eles Center 3hich trac*ed the aircraft to a landin. at Mont.omer4 Field in $an
Aie.o.O @t crossed the 2alle4 so&th of the brid.e at 1-4/ ho&rs <'64/ 1.m.>
$ince the 3inds that ni.ht 3ere at ( *nots o&t of the so&th9 a dro1 one mile from the
tar.et site 3o&ld com1ensate for 3ind drift. Moreo2er9 s&ch a fli.ht is not re:&ired to file
a fli.ht 1lan listin. its 1assen.ers9 and an aircraft fl4in. o&t of Alb&:&er:&e9 s:&a3*in.
on trans1onder 12// 3o&ldnt loo* 1artic&larl4 s&s1icio&s.
Bhen the4 chec*ed 3ith the ref&eler at Mont.omer4 Field9 the records indicated that the
ENE n&mber chec*ed to a Beachcraft9 re.istered to Ra4theon. Ra4theon o3ns 5-s4stems.
)i*e 52er.reen9 5-$4stems9 based in Creen2ille9 Te;as9 is a co2ert .o2ernment
contractor9 re1ortedl4 in2ol2ed in dr&.-r&nnin.. The N$A contractor alle.edl4 de2elo1ed
so1histicated s4stems to create electronic EholesE 3hich 3o&ld allo3 1lanes to cross the
border 3itho&t tri11in. the N0RAA 5arl4 Barnin. $4stems. 5-$4stems9 3hich is
re1&ted to ha2e E3et-teamsE <assassination teams>9 3as directed b4 former N$A Airector
and C@A Ae1&t4 Airector Bobb4 Ra4 @nman.
Bhile it is 1ossible a M&m1 3as made from the t3in-en.ine Beechcraft9 a 1lane
commonl4 &sed for s&ch 1&r1oses9 it still left the 1roblem of the teams e;traction. Bith
the radar trac* information9 the Marico1a $heriff then 3ent to the Air Force at D&ma9
3ho monitor the Aerostat radar dr&. balloons. The A5A balloons ha2e Eloo*-do3nE
ca1abilit4 for detectin. lo3-fl4in. aircraft. The Master $er.eant at D&ma a.reed to hel1
o&t. A short time later he called bac*.
E$orr49E he said. EBe cant hel1 4o& o&t.E
EBhatI Bh4IE as*ed 7ac*.
EThe 1l&.s been 1&lled.E
EBhat does that meanIE
The ser.eant so&nded 2er4 &ncomfortable 3hen he re1lied. EBe reall4 3anted to chec*
this o&t9 b&t all @ can sa4 is the balloons 3ere do3n that ni.ht.E
EBh4IE as*ed 7ac*.
EMaintenance.E
EAll of themIE as*ed 7ac*9 incred&lo&sl4.
EDes9 sir.E The ser.eant so&nded 2er4 ner2o&s.
EBh4IE
EAll @ can tell 4o& is that the4 3ere ordered do3n for maintenance. @t came from abo2e
m4 1a4 .rade.E
0ne has to 3onder 3hat Eabo2e m4 1a4 .radeE means. Bh4 3o&ld all the balloons be
ordered do3n for maintenanceI 0b2io&sl49 a co2er-&1 3as in 1ro.ress.
@t 3as be.innin. to so&nd s&s1icio&sl4 li*e the h&rried demolition of the 0*lahoma
Federal B&ildin.9 to 1re2ent an4 inde1endent forensic anal4sis of the bomb site. 0r the
$ecret $er2ice remo2in. ,resident ?enned4s 1rotecti2e b&bble from his limo&sineH
failin. to sec&re the 3indo3s and roofto1s alon. the 1arade ro&teH and chan.in. the ro&te
at the last min&te.
)i*e the t3o fore.oin. e;am1les9 onl4 the .o2ernment + or shado3 elements 3ithin the
.o2ernment + had the ca1abilit4 of 1&llin. that off. No Elone n&tE or criminal s4ndicate
co&ld order s&ch last-min&te chan.es9 or orchestrate s&ch a massi2e and 3ell-e;ec&ted
co2er-&1. Moreo2er9 no militia .ro&1 co&ld order all the radar balloons do3n on the ni.ht
of the attac*.
As a Marico1a Co&nt4 resident stated to the Ari#ona .epu&lic re.ardin. the FB@s so-
called militia theor49 EB&dd49 4o& cant .et three 1eo1le o&t here to .et to.ether on 3hat
*ind of 1ic*&1 to dri2e9 and 4o& thin* 3ere .oin. to form a militiaIE
0b2io&sl49 no militia 3o&ld benefit from s&ch an attac*. And 3hat abo&t the E$ons of the
Cesta1oIE As Roberts 3rote6 EOas an old $o&theast Asia hand <a marine sni1er d&rin.
=ietnam>9 @ remember that one of the terms &sed b4 ,hoeni; ,ro.ram assassins 3or*in.
&nder MAC=-$0C <Militar4 Ad2isor4 Command9 $t&dies and 0bser2ations Cro&1> 3as
a t3isted bar-room 2ersion of the last acron4m. EDeah9E a dr&n* troo1er 3o&ld mention.
E@m $0CO a son of the Cesta1o.E
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The ,hoeni; assassination 1ro.ram9 as 1re2io&sl4 disc&ssed9 3as or.ani!ed b4 the C@As
Billiam Colb49 Ted $hac*le49 and fielded b4 Ceneral 7ohn $in.la&b. $in.la&b
commanded $econd )ie&tenant 0li2er North. $hac*le49 $in.la&b9 and North 3o&ld .o on
to orchestrate the secret and ille.al @ran-Contra o1eration9 sm&..lin. dr&.s into this
co&ntr4 at s&ch 1laces as Mena9 Ar*ansasO and Marana.
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C&rio&sl49 3hene2er @ran-Contra dr&. shi1ments came in for the California r&n9 the dr&.
balloons &nder E01eration Batchto3erE 3ere sh&t do3n. Co&ld this be the same
mechanism that sh&t them do3n the ni.ht of the attac*I
Then9 in $e1tember of 1--'9 a confidential FB@ memo intended for the %.$. Attorne4s
0ffice in ,hoeni; 3as accidentall4 fa;ed to the Ari#ona .epu&lic9 the Associated ,ress9
and other ne3s media. The memo states that the FB@s 1rime s&s1ect is Ea man 3ith la3
enforcement and firefi.htin. e;1erience 3ho recentl4 mo2ed o&t of Ari!ona.E
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A11arentl49 the E$ons of the Cesta1oE note left behind 3as a Efalse fla.9E a distraction
desi.ned to ser2e a 1olitical 1&r1ose. @n this case9 that 1&r1ose + li*e the 0*lahoma
bombin. 3hich 1receded it + 3as to connect the Amtra* attac* 3ith the ,atriotSMilitia
mo2ement. Considerin. the reaction of the mainstream 1ress9 it a11ears the4 ha2e lar.el4
s&cceeded.
@nterestin.l49 the same 4ear as the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 a .renade e;1loded near the
Citiban* b&ildin. in Manila. Another hit the $hell ,etrole&m b&ildin.. Fo&r 1eo1le 3ere
inM&red. The militar4 claimed the blasts 3ere 1olitical statements from the leftist Ale;
Bonca4ao Bri.ade <ABB>.
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Det fi2e ,hili11ine Con.ressmen acc&sed the militar4 of
carr4in. o&t the attac* to M&stif4 the 1assa.e of anti-terrorism le.islation.
The stron.est acc&sation came from Ma*ati Con.ressman 7o*er Arro4o9 3ho said the
bombin.s co&ld not ha2e been sta.ed b4 the ins&rrectionar4 .ro&19 the Ale; Bonca4ao
Bri.ade or ban* robbers.
E@ dont thin* it is the ABB nor a ban* robber4 .ro&1 as 3hat the 1olice in2esti.ators
said. 0nl4 the militar4 has the ca1abilit4 of &sin. .renade la&nchers9E Arro4o
commented.
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The %.$. certainl4 had its o3n share of man&fact&red incidents9 ran.in. from the sin*in.
of the 3ustitania to the C&lf of Ton*in incident. Det in the recent annals of C@A-
connected 1ro2ocations9 1robabl4 no better e;am1le e;ists than the 1-(" bombin. of the
)a Belle Aiscothe:&e. The A1ril "th attac* in Berlin *illed t3o %.$. ser2icemen and a
T&r*ish 3oman9 and left 2// others inM&red9 incl&din. "/ C.@.s.
)4bia 3as :&ic*l4 blamed b4 the %.$. for the attac*. ,ro1a.andi!ed b4 the American
1ress as the 1reeminent s1onsor of terrorism9 )4bia had earl4 on inc&rred the 3rath of the
%.$. b4 attem1tin. to thro3 off the 4o*e of British and %.$. im1erialism. )ib4an
,resident M&ammar al-Vaddafi9 3ho came to 1o3er in 1-#-9 nationali!ed oil 1rod&ction
and sh&t do3n %.$. militar4 bases. Vaddafi be.an &sin. the 3ealth formerl4 e;1orted to
m&ltinational cor1orations to im1ro2e the li2in. standards of his o3n 1eo1le. 8&.e
strides 3ere made in ed&cation9 ho&sin.9 medicine and a.ric&lt&re in a co&nt4 in 3hich
the literac4 rate had increased tenfold since 1-#-. Bhile act&all4 ha2in. the .all to defer
to his o3n 1eo1le instead of the m&ltinationals9 Vaddafi made the mista*e of s&11ortin.
national liberation and social M&stice mo2ements + assistin. s&ch .ro&1s as the
$andinistas9 the Bas:&es9 the ?&rds9 and the ,alestinians.
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This9 &nfort&natel49 also
incl&ded s&ch terrorists as Ab& Nidal.
@n 1-(/9 Ronald Rea.an came to 1o3er on a 1led.e to restore %.$. militar4 mi.ht and
1resti.e aro&nd the 3orld <and also b4 ma*in. a deal 3ith the @ranians to hold the
hosta.es &ntil after his election. This little scandal 3as *no3n as E0ctober $&r1rise.E>.
8e had also 1led.ed to combat terrorism <a11arentl49 terrorism s1onsored &y Rea.an in
Nicara.&a and 5l $al2ador 3as e;em1t from s&ch a 1led.e>9 and on the to1 of his hit-list
3as )ib4a. 0ne of Rea.ans first acts 3as to order the C@A to destabili!e9 o2erthro39 and
assassinate Vaddafi. The attem1ts not onl4 failed9 b&t res&lted in a co2ert battle of ner2es
and dead bodies scattered across 5&ro1e. After Ab& Nidals attac*s on the Rome and
=ienna air1orts in Aecember of 1-(#9 Rea.an im1osed sanctions and asset free!es on
)ib4a.
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$till this 3as not eno&.h for the man 3ho had 1led.ed to 2an:&ish terrorism
from the face of the earth <or at least certain 1arts of it>.
An.r4 o2er the recent terrorist bombin.s9 fr&strated b4 the C@As fail&re to eliminate
Vaddafi9 and still smartin. from @sraeli r&mors of a )ib4an hit-s:&ad sent to assassinate
him9 the ,resident o1ted for a militar4-st4le assa&lt. All the Bhite 8o&se needed 3as an
e;c&se9 and this came in the form of an attac* on the )a Belle Aiscothe:&e. Nine da4s
later9 Rea.an ordered %.$. 1lanes to attac* the )ib4an cities of Tri1oli and Ben.ha!i9
3hich res&lted in o2er 3' dead9 incl&din. Vaddafis infant da&.hter. %nfort&natel4 for
Rea.an9 Vaddafi s&r2i2ed the attac*.
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B&t had )4bia act&all4 bombed the discoI The Bhite 8o&se 3as adamant. The National
$ec&rit4 A.enc4 <N$A> had interce1ted coded e;chan.es bet3een Tri1oli and the 5ast
Berlin )ib4an ,eo1les B&rea& that 1&r1ortedl4 said9 EBe ha2e somethin. that 3ill ma*e
4o& ha114.E A second cable9 ho&rs after the bombin. read9 EAn e2ent occ&rred. Do& 3ill
be 1leased 3ith the res&lt.E
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Bhat is interestin. is that &nder orders from the N$C9 the
ra3 coded interce1ts 3ere sent strai.ht to the Bhite 8o&se9 b41assin. normal N$A
anal4sis channels9 dra3in. criticism from at least one N$A officer. A Best Cerman
intelli.ence official 3ho later sa3 the cables9 said the4 3ere E2er4 critical and s*e1ticalE
of %.$. intelli.ence blamin. the )ib4ans.
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The %.$.s e2idence hin.ed on re1orts in )tassi <5ast Cerman 1olice> files 1assed on to
Best Cerman officials. The $tassi re1orts9 based on three se1arate informants9 indicated
the attac* 3as 1lanned b4 the ,o1&lar Front for the )iberation of ,alestine-Ceneral
Command <,F),-CC>9 3hich had met in Tri1oli a month earlier. A member of that
.ro&19 li2in. in Berlin9 Do&ddeff Chraidi <code-named EN&riE>9 had carried o&t the attac*.
Det the E)ib4a did itE theor4 :&ic*l4 fell a1art d&rin. the trial of @mad Mahmo&d9 another
member of N&ris .ro&1 <N&ri co&ld not be fo&nd>9 as the $tassi informants
contradictions and inconsistencies cast do&bts on the case. Moreo2er9 one informant9
Mahmo&d Ab&-7abber <code named EFa4salE> 3as9 accordin. to ?CB files9 a C@A
informer. 0ne ?CB re1ort indicated that Fa4sal had met 3ith his C@A contact t3o da4s
1rior to the attac*9 and told them the 1rice of the bombin. 3o&ld be G3/9///9 and not
G(/9/// as 1re2io&sl4 a.reed.
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$tassi defector Colonel Fran* Bei.and9 based on a ,)0 $ec&rit4 Re1ort9 concl&ded that
N&ri 3as an a.ent for the Best Cerman 1olice. 0ther e2idence 3hich seemed to bac* this
&1 3as that 3hile N&ri 3as 3anted for the m&rder of a )ib4an C@A informer9 he mana.ed
to re1eatedl4 cross Chec*1oint Charlie <the 5ast-Best Berlin border crossin.>9 one of the
most ti.htl4-.&arded border crossin.s in the 3orld. Bhen Cerman a&thorities finall4
located N&ri in )ebanon in 1--49 %.$. officials failed to 1ro2ide the e2idence needed to
e;tradite him9 des1ite re1eated 1leas b4 Best Cerman officials.
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%ltimatel49 Best Cerman officials concl&ded that the C@A 3as res1onsible for the
bombin..
Bei.and recalled one 1hone con2ersation interce1t 3here a hi.h-ran*in. Best Cerman
intelli.ence officer s1o*e 3ith the Berlin official res1onsible for the )a Belle
in2esti.ation. Accordin. to Bei.and9 the in2esti.ator9 3hen 1ressed for his concl&sion9
told the Best Cerman s1oo*9 EBell9 3hen @ add it all &19 @ thin* the Dan*s did this thin.
themsel2es.E
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Bei.and also cited a ,)0 $ec&rit4 Re1ort indicatin. that the %.$. *ne3 in ad2ance of the
late March bombin. of the Cerman-Arab $ociet4. The im1lications of this9 li*e those of
the 0*lahoma Cit4 attac*9 3ere that a&thorities *ne3 abo&t the bombin. beforehand9 and
failed to sto1 it. Bhile N&ri ma4 ha2e &ltimatel4 been res1onsible for the bombin.9 the
:&estion of 3ho he 3as 3or*in. for h&n. o2er the case li*e a dar* clo&d. As Bei.and
said. E@ ne2er co&ld .et Kthe C@A thesisL off the table9 and 4o& *no39 the one theor4 does
not e;cl&de the other.E
A similar .o2ernment-orchestrated o&tra.e-incident 3as the 0cto1&s 1-(" 1lot to bomb
the American embass4 and 1residential offices in Costa Rica as a 1rete;t for a f&ll-scale
%.$. in2asion of Nicara.&a. The 1lan 3as an offshoot of 01eration ,e.as&s9 the C@As
1ro.ram of 1olitical assassinations9 similar to the ,hoeni; ,ro.ram.
The cons1irac4 3as a*in to the man4 American-en.ineered 1ro2ocations of the 1ast. The
%.$. + thro&.h the s*&lld&..er4 of the C@A + 3o&ld bomb their o3n embass49 cle2erl4
blamin. it on the $andinistas.
Ci2ilian Militar4 Assistance <CMA> leader Tom ,ose4 and his band of mercenaries +
$te2en Carr9 Robert Thom1son9 Rene Cor2o9 and Costa Rican-American land-o3ners
7ohn 8&ll and Br&ce 7ones + arran.ed for a 1atriotic C&ban-American9 7es&s Carcia9 to
ta*e 1art in the 1lot. Accordin. to )eslie Coc*b&rn <!ut o9 *ontrol > ,ose4 sho3ed
Carcia the bl&e1rints of the embass4. EThe4 came to me 3ith a 1lan to hit the American
embass4 in Costa Rica9E recalls Carcia. EThe4 had an idea this 3o&ld start a 3ar bet3een
Nicara.&a and the %nited $tates.E
@n addition to bombin. the embass49 the4 3ere to Eta*e o&tE the American ambassador9
)e3is Tambs9 a 2ocal o11onent of the ColombianSContra cocaine trade9 and collect the
G1 million re3ard that the 0choa clan had 1laced on his head. The C@A-led .ro&19 3hich
had been f&ndin. their co2ert o1erations thro&.h arms and dr&. traffic*in.9 3o&ld sol2e
the 1roblem of an American official 3ho had dared interfere 3ith their 1rofitable
b&siness9 3hile at the same time9 ser2in. the loft4 .oals of %.$. forei.n 1olic4.
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Accordin. to CMA mercenar4 7ac* Terrell9 the 1lan 3as to 1lace C-4 in a li.ht-bo;
o&tside the embass4 and detonate it. Bhen Tambs ran o&tside9 he 3o&ld be shot. A
Nicara.&an 3o&ld then be *illed and fa*e doc&ments 1laced on his 1erson to incriminate
the $andinistas.
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Bhile Carcia ref&sed to 1artici1ate in the 1lot9 he recalled9 EThe embass4 1lan 3as
blessed from the Bhite 8o&se. There 3ere too man4 bi. 1eo1le in2ol2ed in this. @n order
to hit a %.$. embass4 e2en &s C&bans 3ho are here in Miami 3o&ld normall4 o&t of
co&rtes4 notif4 the C@A.E
Considerin. the 1la4ers in2ol2ed9 it a11eared that the C@A *ne3 f&ll4 3ell of the 1lot9 as
it dre3 members from Bri.ade 2"/#9 Ted $hac*le4s old 7MSBA=5 anti-Castro C&ban
mercenar4 .ro&1.
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A second 1lot desi.ned to dra3 the %.$. into the 3ar in2ol2ed the bombin. of )os
Chiles9 a small to3n alon. the border of Costa Rica. The 1lan 3as to &se a 1lane 1ainted
to loo* li*e a $andinista craft to dro1 bombs on the &narmed to3ns1eo1le. Terrell
described it as a Econtin&o&s &nderc&rrent ofO reall4 terrorist acti2it4 to tr4 to dra3 the
%nited $tates Co2ernment into direct conflict 3ith the Nicara.&ans beca&se the4 3ere to
be made to loo* li*e the4 3ere committin. o2ert acts a.ainst a ne&tral and &narmed
co&ntr49 Costa Rica.E
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Carcia later learned that another hit 3as 1lanned9 this time on the C&ban and $o2iet
embassies in Nicara.&a. The 1lan 3as 1ro1osed to Carcia b4 MaMor Alan $a&m9 a
confederate of ,ose4s and Ceneral =ernon Balters9 %.$. ambassador to the %N and
former Ae1&t4 Airector of the C@A. As Carcia later testified in co&rt9 E$a&m had come
from the Bhite 8o&se.E $a&m told Carcia the 1lan 3as E=ice-,resident B&shs bab4.E
Bhile neither 1lot 3as carried o&t9 the 0cto1&s did mana.e to s&ccessf&ll4 m&rder ei.ht
1eo1le9 mostl4 re1orters9 at )a ,enca9 Costa Rica on Ma4 3/9 1-(4. The tar.et 3as 5den
,astora9 a Contra leader 3ho 3asnt .oin. alon. 3ith the 1lan9 and 3as abo&t to
anno&nce his mis.i2in.s at a 1ress conference. C@A Ae1&t4 Airector Ae34 Clarrid.e had
recentl4 rela4ed a messa.e to ,astora thro&.h Alfonso Robelo <3ho had 1re2io&sl4 met
3ith B&d McFarlane at the Bhite 8o&se> that his stor4 3o&ld be Esto11edE if he did not
ac:&iesce.
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The bombin. 3as carried o&t b4 Amac Calil9 3ho 1osed as a 1hoto.ra1her9 carr4in. a
bomb inside a camera case. C@A Ehit-manE Feli1e =idal told Terrell that Calil 3as a
Mossad a.ent. 8e alle.edl4 recei2ed his e;1losi2es trainin. from 7ohn 8ar1er9 and his C-
4 co&rtes4 of 7ohn 8&ll. =idal also told Terrell9 EO3e 1&t a bomb &nder him and it didnt
3or* beca&se of bad timin..E
As Terrell later stated6 EOif an4thin. ha11ens to these 1eo1le9 3hether the4 3ere
carr4in. o&t directl4 or indirectl4 an4 1lan of o&r .o2ernment9 its eas4 to be at arms
len.th and ha2e this .reat bi. bea&tif&l deniabilit4 factor.E
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Nat&rall49 the -ashington Post and +ew York (imes blamed the bombin. on the
$andinistas.
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Det Carcia *ne3 better. EThere are 1eo1le here 3ho are abo2e the Constit&tion9E recalled
Carcia. E@ didnt *no3 the federal s4stem 3as li*e this. @ ne2er dreamed.E
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Carcia 3as e2ent&all4 set &1 b4 $a&m on a federal .&n char.e9 he fi.&red9 either beca&se
he ref&sed to .o alon. 3ith the first 1lot9 or sim1l4 beca&se of his *no3led.e of it.
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7ohn Mattes9 Carcias defense la34er9 3hile in2esti.atin. Carcias stor49 be.an
&nco2erin. North and Case4s t3isted 3eb of .&n and dr&. sm&..lin.. Bhile Mattes 3as
ea.er to 1resent the e2idence in co&rt9 he ne2er .ot the chance. The E7&sticeE Ae1artment9
3hich initiall4 started a 1robe9 s&ddenl4 s3itched trac*s. The4 E3erent interestedE in
.oin. an4 f&rther 3ith it9 Mattes said. 8e and his in2esti.ator 3ere later called into the
%.$. Attorne4s office in Miami and told9 ECet o&t. Do&re o&t. $ta4 o&t. Do&2e crossed
the line. Do&2e .one too far.E <The %.$. Attorne4 threatened the 1&blic defender 3ith
Eobstr&ctin. M&stice.E>
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A&rin. testimon49 $a&m admitted that he had o1erated E&nder ordersE to brin. abo&t
Carcias arrest. $a&ms 3ife told Coc*b&rn that he 3as 3or*in. for the C@A.
Terrell 3o&ld e2ent&all4 e;1ress his mis.i2in.s to the 1ress. As he 3rites in isposa&le
Patriot'
A&rin. an o1eration9 the .ra2it4 of 3hat 4o& are doin. is obsc&red b4 the determination
to do 3hate2er it is 4o& ha2e been 1ro.rammed to do. @f 4o& 3hac* a b&nch of 1eo1le9
blo3 &1 cars or hotels9 or m&rder children9 it doesnt ma*e an4 difference. $omethin. in
4o&r character sets 4o& a1art from normal 1eo1le9 and once its trained and 1ro1a.andi!ed
to 3here 4o& start belie2in. 3hat 1eo1le are tellin. 4o&9 4o& lose 4o&r sense of ri.ht and
3ron.9 and in some cases9 4o&r sense of moralit4. @n the end9 3hen the 2eil of 1ercei2ed
sanction is lifted and 4o& no lon.er ha2e the 1rotection of the in2isible barrier that
M&stifies all 4o&r actions9 then those &ns1ea*able acts committed in the name of freedom
and democrac49 come bac* in a more obMecti2e retros1ect. Finall49 4o& &nderstand the
im1act. Do& sa4 to 4o&rself9 did @ do thatI %s&all49 4o& did.
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Former C@A officer =ictor Marchetti disco2ered this &nfort&nate tr&th lon. a.o. As
Marchetti 3rites in (he *IA and the *ult o9 Intelligence'
The Eclandestine mentalit4E is a mind-set that thri2es on secrec4 and dece1tion. @t
enco&ra.es 1rofessional amoralit4 + the belief that ri.hteo&s .oals can be achie2ed
thro&.h the &se of &n1rinci1led and normall4 &nacce1table means. Th&s9 the c&lts leaders
m&st tenacio&sl4 .&ard their official actions from 1&blic 2ie3. To do other3ise 3o&ld
restrict their abilit4 to act inde1endentl4H it 3o&ld 1ermit the American 1eo1le to 1ass
M&d.ment on not onl4 the &tilit4 of their 1olicies9 b&t the ethics of those 1olicies as 3ell.
O
Finall49 there 3as the blatantl4 &ninhibited statement of former 0$$ Colonel Ceor.e
Bhite9 one of the ori.inal fo&nders of the C@A6
E@ toiled 3holeheartedl4 in the 2ine4ards beca&se it 3as f&n9 f&n9 f&n. Bhere else co&ld a
red-blooded American bo4 lie9 *ill9 cheat9 ra1e and 1illa.e 3ith the blessin.s of all the
hi.hestIE
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Ten 4ears later the 0cto1&s 3o&ld demonstrate similar ethics b4 bombin. the Federal
B&ildin. in 0*lahoma9 ta*in. o&t t3o 1otential 3histle-blo3ers in the 1rocess + $ecret
$er2ice a.ents Alan Bhicher and Mic*e4 Marone49 3hile blamin. it on Timoth4 7ames
Mc=ei.h + a Edis1osable 1atriot.E
Bere Bhicher and Marone4 + li*e Cannon and Mc?ee + a Estron. secondar4 tar.etIE
As 8%A em1lo4ee 7ane Craham said9 EMa4be there 3as a stin. 3ithin a stin.O to
eliminate a.ents 3ho *ne3 too m&ch.E
Bhicher formerl4 ser2ed on the Bhite 8o&se detail9 and 3as re1ortedl4 in2ol2ed in a
little-*no3n incident in2ol2in. electronic b&..in. of the Bhite 8o&se b4 the 7a1anese.
Bhicher 3as s&bse:&entl4 transferred to the Federal B&ildin. in 0*lahoma Cit4.
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@t 3as also r&mored that the $ecret $er2ice a.ent had tal*ed to his 3ife M&st min&tes
before the blast9 tellin. her that he had to .et off the 1hone beca&se he 3as told to 3ait
for an im1ortant call. A11arentl4O that call ne2er came.
Marone4 ser2ed on Clintons 1residential cam1ai.n and transition detail9 and told friend
and bombin. s&r2i2or =.X. )a3ton abo&t some of the man4 Clinton-related im1ro1rieties
he 3itnessed.

Marone49 described b4 )a3ton as a EChristian 1ersonE and a Es&1er .&49E
said that the Clintons 3ere Et3o of the most fo&l-mo&thedO lo3-lifesE he had e2er been
aro&nd. @n one h&moro&s incident9 he recalled ho3 8illar4 thre3 an ashtra4 at Bill9 onl4
to miss and ha2e it stri*e a $ecret $er2ice A.ent <3ho no do&bt co&ra.eo&sl4 thre3
himself bet3een the ,resident and the deadl4 ashtra4>. 0ne has to 3onder ho3e2er if
Marone4 3itnessed more than M&st obscene 3ord 1la4.
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Det 1erha1s most interestin.l49 it 3as r&mored that one of the char.es that destro4ed the
M&rrah B&ildin. 3as beneath the $ecret $er2ice office. This 1ossibilit4 became all the
more a11arent 3hen (he aily !klahoman recentl4 re1orted that a 3arnin. call 3as
1laced to an ans3erin. ser2ice se2eral da4s before the bombin.9 claimin. that an
e;1losi2e char.e 3as placed inside the )ecret )er,ice o99ice'
O=ance AeBood49 o3ner of 01als Ans3erin. $er2ice9 and his em1lo4ee9 ,at 8o&serO
recei2ed an anon4mo&s tele1hone call sa4in. that a bomb 3as .oin. to .o off in the
office of the %.$. $ecret $er2ice on the ninth floor of the M&rrah B&ildin..O
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01als Ans3erin. $er2iceO has a contract 3ith the $ecret $er2ice.
@t seems the deaths of Bhicher and Marone4 can be added to the .ro3in. list of
a11ro;imatel4 4/ 2ictims in2ol2ed 3ith or *no3led.eable of Clintons financial9 e;tra-
marital9 and dr&.-related acti2ities at Mena9 Ar*ansas 3ho ha2e met 2iolent and &ntimel4
deaths.
The m&rders of Bhicher and Marone4 also ha2e omino&s 1arallels to the deaths of MaMor
Charles Mc?ee and A.ent Matthe3 Cannon aboard ,an Am fli.ht 1/3.
Aescribin. ho3 an or.ani!ation mi.ht blo3 &1 an air1lane or a b&ildin. to *ill one or
t3o 1eo1le9 former A5A A.ent Mi*e )e2ine sa4s6 E0nce 4o& arran.e a death9 once 4o&
em1lo4 one of these or.ani!ations that do this sort of thin.9 its o&t of 4o&r control.E
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The deaths of Bhicher and Marone4 also meant t3o less 3itnesses to testif4 abo&t the
0cto1&s dr&.-r&nnin. and related s*&ll-d&..er4.
Bhile scratchin. that itch9 the 0cto1&s mana.ed to remo2e sensiti2e files9 concei2abl4
im1licatin. it in its ille.al and m&rdero&s acti2ities.
Finall49 3ith the destr&ction of the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin.9 the Federal
Co2ernment co&ld 1oint to a ne3 Eterrorist threatE in o&r midst9 3hile effecti2el4 haltin.
1olitical dissent9 and s&ccessf&ll4 ar.&in. for a 3hole ne3 s1ate of la3s and re.&lations
that threaten to do a3a4 3ith 3hat little freedoms Americans ha2e left.
1B
:et Them &at O$C$
K"All men will see what you seem to &eM only a 9ew will know what you
are1 and those 9ew will not dare to oppose the many who ha,e the ma@esty
o9 the state on their side to de9end them."
+iccolo $achia,elli1 <FGD A..L
Mc=ei.h is sentenced to death. Be are all sa2ed.
An4one 3ho belie2es this is brain dead and deser2es the conse:&ences.
)ies be.et ne3 lies. Crimes be.et ne3 crimes. M&rder be.ets ne3 m&rder.
Nothin. has chan.ed in 1eo1les thin*in. in fi2e tho&sand 4ears. @f there is
a blood sacrifice for the .ods9 all is 3ell. The r&le of rit&al blood sacrifice
is s&11lantin. the r&le of la39 d&e 1rocess and constit&tional ri.hts &nder
the r&bric of E2ictims ri.hts.E The re.ression to social barbarism is
matched b4 indi2id&al re.ression to infantile ma.ical thin*in. and The
)ord of the Flies is the &ltimate destination.
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0n 7&ne 29 1--'9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h 3as con2icted of all 11 co&nts in the federal
indictment6 ei.ht co&nts of m&rderin. federal a.ents9 and one co&nt each of 1ossessin. a
3ea1on of mass destr&ctionH of cons1irin. to &se a 3ea1on of mass destr&ctionH and of
destro4in. federal 1ro1ert4 3ith a 3ea1on of mass destr&ction. The sentence 3as death
b4 lethal inMection.
@n the trial9 3hich 3as hailed as Ebrilliant9E Ete;tboo*9E and Eclose to 1erfectE b4
.o2ernment le.al 1&ndits9 1rosec&tors 1resented lar.el4 circ&mstantial e2idence
combined 3ith emotional tales from bombin. 2ictims9 and 3on immediate con2ictions.
@n the last m&rder Etrial of the cent&r49E 1rosec&tors dis1la4ed an im1ressi2e arra4 of
hard9 solid e2idence a.ainst former football star 0.7. $im1son and 3ere met 3ith
ac:&ittal.
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Federal 1rosec&tors introd&ced no 3itnesses 3ho co&ld ha2e 1laced Mc=ei.h in
0*lahoma Cit4 on A1ril 1-O beca&se Mc=ei.h 3as al3a4s seen in the com1an4 of other
s&s1ects + a can of 3orms the .o2ernment9 and the defense9 co&ld not afford to o1en.
Det 3hile 1rosec&tors inters1ersed relati2el4 circ&mstantial e2idence 3ith heart-
3renchin. and com1letel4 irrele2ant tales from tearf&l bombin. 2ictims9 the defense
3asnt allo3ed to 1resent an4 e;1ert 3itnesses deb&n*in. the .o2ernments Esin.le
bombE theor49 or an4 e2idence lin*in. other s&s1ects to the crimeJ
Finall49 M&st one month before the start of Mc=ei.hs trial9 the allas $orning +ews
Elea*edE alle.ed doc&mentation that Mc=ei.h had EadmittedE to a defense team member
Richard Re4na that he alone dro2e the R4der tr&c* to the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.
<hardl4 a credible assertation at this 1oint>. )i*e the startlin. re2elations of Mc=ei.hs
racin. f&el 1&rchases a 4ear and-a-half after the fact9 this 3ell-timed r&se 3as en.ineered
to res&scitate the .o2ernments ra1idl4 deterioratin. case.
Bhile 7ones s&1erbl4 crafted and hi.hl4 re2ealin. Brit of Mandam&s barel4 re.istered a
bli1 on the official radar screen of the mainstream 1ress9 Mc=ei.hs hi.hl4 d&bio&s
EconfessionE became the immediate foc&s of tabloid attention.
@n doc&ments recentl4 disco2ered b4 the +ational "lo&e9 it 3as learned that )ee 8ar2e4
0s3ald made a EconfessionE to Aallas ,olice on No2ember 229 in 3hich he states that he9
a> Acted aloneH b> 8ad no ties 3ith an4 mob or intelli.ence or.ani!ationsH and c> Bas
mad at the ,resident and 3anted to ma*e a 1olitical statement.
EThat sho&ld 1&t this contro2ers4 to rest for all time9E said former 1resident and Barren
Commission member Cerald Ford.
)ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald didnt li2e to tell the tr&th. Timoth4 Mc=ei.h chose not to s1ea* it.
Det9 as $te1hen 7ones noted9 if Mc=ei.h dies9 the tr&th ma4 die 3ith him.
Bhile 7&d.e Richard Matsch bared m&ch of the rele2ant e2idence 1ertainin. to the case9
he 1ermitted n&mero&s 2ictims com1letel4 irrele2ant testimon4 abo&t their 1ersonal
tra&ma9 ob2io&sl4 desi.ned to s3a4 the emotions of an i.norant and conf&sed M&r4.
Matsch also barred ATF informant Carol 8o3es testimon4 as Eirrele2ant9E sa4in. that it
E3o&ld conf&se or mislead the M&r4.E 8o3es attorne49 Clar* Bre3ster9 said his client
co&ld ha2e .i2en Ecom1ellin. testimon4 in s&11ort of a 1otential cons1irac4 theor4.E
The trial 3as also one of the most secreti2e e2er held. Accordin. to the Associated ,ress9
a Ere2ie3 of 19/// doc&ments filed bet3een Feb. 2/ and $e1t. " fo&nd '" 1ercent of the
records ha2e been at least 1artiall4 sealed.E
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Ci2en the mainstream medias lar.el4 ac:&iescent attit&de to3ards the .o2ernments fair4
tale9 it 3o&ld hardl4 ha2e mattered. 0ne of the most im1ortant and re2ealin. doc&ments
in the case9 Mc=ei.hs Brit of Mandam&s9 3as dismissed as a concoction of cons1irac4
theories desi.ned to cast do&bt on Mc=ei.hs .&ilt. 7&d.e Matsch 3o&ld ha2e no 1art of
Econs1irac4 theories.E 8e ordered all im1ortant e;hibits of Mc=ei.hs Brit sealed.
Bhile 7ones and the .o2ernment both decided that Mc=ei.h co&ldnt recei2e a fair trial in
0*lahoma9 critics ar.&ed that the case 3as mo2ed to Aen2er to 1&t it &nder the caref&l
control of federal la1-do. Richard Matsch. @n one of the most contro2ersial
en2ironmental cases e2er9 Matsch &sed a one-sided hearin. to br&sh aside char.es that
radioacti2e contamination from the Roc*4 Flats n&clear 3ea1ons 1lant near Aen2er 3as
ad2ersel4 &nderminin. the health of area residents.
A Ni;on a11ointee9 Matsch also 1resided o2er the $il2erado $a2in.s and )oan case9
in2ol2in. Ceor.e B&shs son Neil + a case thic* 3ith dirt4 co2ert o1erati2es and shad4
criminals lin*ed to the C@A and the @ran-Contra o1eration. B&sh 3al*ed.
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Mc=ei.hs defense lasted little more than a 3ee*. @n that re.ard the trial 3as little
different than the trial of the s&r2i2in. Branch Aa2idians9 3ho 3ere not allo3ed to
introd&ce e2idence that the4 had acted in self-defense. The s&1erficial t3o da4 defense9
1resented after 3ee*s of bo.&s e2idence 1resented b4 the .o2ernment9 res&lted from
7&d.e $mith 3ho said he 3o&ld not allo3 the defense to E1&t the .o2ernment on trial.E
Det in fact se2eral M&rors e;1ressed their o1inions that the .o2ernment sho&ld ha2e been
on trial + not the s&r2i2in. Branch Aa2idians.
Bhile he 3asnt allo3ed to introd&ce e2idence of a broader cons1irac49 7ones did s1end
considerable time foc&sin. on the disembodied le.9 clothed in camo&fla.e militar4 .arb9
fo&nd amid the r&bble of the Federal B&ildin..
7ones introd&ced e;1ert testimon4 that s&ch a le. co&ld be left intact from a blast that
disinte.rated the remainin. bod4. @t 3as this le.9 3hich 3asnt matched to an4 other
2ictim9 7ones s&..ested9 that belon.ed to the real bomber.
Det 7&d.e Matsch 3asnt abo&t to allo3 7ones re2eal his *no3led.e of a 3ider 1lot9 as
3as 1ortra4ed in his Brit of Mandam&s6
The theor4 of the 1rosec&tion in this case9 not the Crand 7&r4s theor49 is that the t3o
named Aefendants constr&cted a sim1le de2ice ca1able of to11lin. a nine-stor4 b&ildin.
at a 1&blic fishin. la*e and that one of them trans1orted this de2ice o2er t3o h&ndred
miles 3itho&t blo3in. himself &1. That is the heart of the 1rosec&tions case. An4
e2idence concernin. the 1artici1ation of others9 the com1le;it4 of the de2ice9 or forei.n
in2ol2ement ta*es a3a4 the heart of the .o2ernments case and there is therefore an
instit&tional interest on the 1art of the .o2ernment in *ee1in. s&ch e2idence shielded
from the defense and the 1&blic.
$ome critics ar.&ed that 7ones decision to 3ait &ntil one 3ee* before the start of his
clients trial to file the im1ortant and re2ealin. doc&ment ens&red that the 1/th Circ&it
Co&rt of A11eals 3o&ld reMect the motion.
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0ther9 s&ch as 1rominent E,atriotE attorne4 Nanc4 )ord9 insisted that 7ones Esho&ld ha2e
2iolated the M&d.es order9 1resented e2idence of a lar.er cons1irac4 to the M&r49 and .one
to Mail for contem1t. @f @ 3o&ld ha2e been the defense attorne49 some thin.s are im1ortant
eno&.h to .o to Mail for9E )ord said. E@ am shoc*ed at $te1hen 7ones cond&ct in this case.E
An attorne4 on 7ones le.al team rated his defense as Eno better than a C-min&s9E
altho&.h he added9 E@ thin* he had some hi.h-1oints.E
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As 7ones solemnl4 stated in No2ember of 1--"9 E$ome da49 3hen 4o& *no3 3hat @ *no3
and 3hat @ ha2e learned9 and that da4 3ill come9 4o& 3ill ne2er a.ain thin* of the %nited
$tates of America in the same 3a4.E
The American 1&blic ne2er learned 3hat $te1hen 7ones *no3s. Det on the da4 of his
sentencin.9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h finall4 s1o*e o&t6 E0&r .o2ernment is the 1otent and
omni1resent teacher for .ood or for ill9E Mc=ei.h boldl4 if some3hat eni.maticall4
anno&nced to the co&rt. E@t teaches the 3hole 1eo1le b4 its e;am1le. Thats all @ ha2e to
sa4.E
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Nat&rall49 the .o2ernment and man4 of the bombin. 2ictims too* this as a si.n of
Mc=ei.hs confession. The rest of the :&ote ma4 shed some li.ht on the meanin.6
ECrime is conta.io&s. @f the .o2ernment becomes a la3brea*er9 it breeds contem1t for the
la3H it in2ites e2er4 man to become a la3 &nto himselfH it in2ites anarch4. To declare that
in the administration of the criminal la3 the end M&stifies the means + to declare that the
.o2ernment ma4 commit crimes in order to sec&re the con2iction of a 1ri2ate criminal +
3o&ld brin. terrible retrib&tion.E
Mc=ei.h also acc&sed 7ones of l4in. and scre3in. &1. EThe tr&th is this .&4 onl4
s&cceeded in .ettin. KmeL the death sentence9E said Mc=ei.h9 Eand no3 he doesnt 3ant
to let .o.E
As*ed 3hat lies 7ones told him9 Mc=ei.h 3as not s1ecific6 E@ts for Con.ress9 the bar9 and
the M&diciar4 to in2esti.ate and disco2er. Do& 3o&ld not belie2e some of the thin.s that
ha2e occ&rred in this case. The man has re1eatedl4 lied to me in the 1ast.E
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0b2io&sl49 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h is holdin. his cards close to his 2est. As 7ones stated d&rin.
his closin. ar.&ment6 ET3o 1eo1le share a terrible secret. 0ne 3ill not tal*9 the other is
bo&nd b4 la3 and can not tal*.E
The 1&blic still hasnt learned 3hat that terrible secret is.
0ther r&mors abo&nd that 7ones + 3ho stands to ma*e millions in le.al fees from the
.o2ernment + 1&r1osel4 thre3 the case.
E8e is the most dishonest 1erson @2e e2er met9 incl&din. all the criminals @2e defended9E
sa4s his onetime la3 1artner Alec McNa&.hton9 3ho ne2ertheless describes 7ones as
Ebrilliant.E
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As a 4o&n. attorne4 in 1-#49 7ones be.an his career 3or*in. for a la34er named Richard
Milho&s Ni;on. 8is clients ha2e r&n the .am&t from #/s radicals s&ch as Abbie 8offman
to establishment 1oliticians s&ch as Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin..
7ones and Nichols attorne4 Michael Ti.ar share a common bond thro&.h the late 5d3ard
Bennett Billiams9 senior 1artner of Billiams N Connoll4 <later Billiams9 Badden N
$tein>. Billiams client roster incl&ded $enator 7ose1h McCarth49 Mafia don Fran*
Costello9 Teamster 7imm4 8offa9 ind&strialist Armand 8ammer9 and Te;as Co2ernor
7ohn Connall4.
A man on intimate terms 3ith the C@A9 Billiams 3as offered the 1ost of C@A director b4
t3o 1residents9 a Mob 3hich he declined9 1robabl4 beca&se he 3as alread4 a de facto C@A
official.
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Bhile 7ones o1enl4 admires Billiams9 Ti.ar 3as act&all4 em1lo4ed b4 him in the late
#/s and mid '/s. Billiams often referred to Ti.ar as his Emost brilliant 1rotW.W.E
A %ni2ersit4 of Te;as )a3 $chool 1rofessor9 Ti.ar himself claims an interestin. be24 of
clients9 ran.in. from EChica.o $e2enE member An.ela Aa2is9 3ho 3as tried for
cons1irac4 to incite riots at the 1-#( Aemocratic Con2ention9 to 7ohn AemManM&*9
acc&sed of bein. the notorio&s Na!i concentration cam1 .&ard E@2an the Terrible.E
7ones and Ti.ar ha2e collaborated before9 defendin. a contro2ersial 0*lahoma Cit4
1s4chothera1ist.
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ETi.ar is a 1assionate defender of 1eo1le 3ho ha2e been o11ressed b4 the .o2ernment9E
said 24-4ear 0*lahoma Cit4 attorne4 7im Bellin.ham9 3ho thin*s the 1ossibilit4 of 7ones
and Ti.ar r&nnin. Edama.e controlE for the .o2ernment is Eho.3ash.E
E@ cant ima.ine the man sellin. o&t9 and nobod4s .oin. to tell him ho3 to r&n his
defense9E said Bellin.ham.
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B&t former Nebras*a $tate $enator 7ohn AeCam19 3ho in2esti.ated a child ab&se rin.
r&n b4 hi.h .o2ernment officials9 doesnt 1&t m&ch faith in $te1hen 7ones. AeCam1
belie2es 7ones act&all4 made a deal 3ith the feds. AeCam1 re1resented a bombin. 2ictim
in an earl4 action a.ainst the Federal Co2ernment and 3as M&st abo&t to file a motion to
1reser2e the b&ildin. as e2idence. As he 3rote in (he Franklin *o,er75p'
0nl4 ho&rs before @ 3as to file the le.al 1a1ers for a ci2il action to *ee1 the b&ildin.
standin.9 @ 3as contacted b4 Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs attorne4s9 3ho 1resented me 3ith t3o
maMor re:&ests.
First9 the4 as*ed that @ allo3 them to file the motions to *ee1 the b&ildin. standin. so that
the in2esti.ation co&ld be cond&cted. The4 had co.ent le.al ar.&ments for this re:&est6
beca&se Mc=ei.h 3asSis &nder federal criminal char.es9 he had the definite le.al ri.ht to
*ee1 the b&ildin. standin. &nder the federal r&les of e2idence 3hich .rant criminal
defendants the ri.ht to 1reser2e e2idence that 3o&ld si.nificantl4 im1act their defense. @t
3as clear that if Mc=ei.hs attorne4s belie2ed9 or e2en s&s1ected .o2ernment co2er-&19
the4 3o&ld definitel4 3ant the b&ildin. e;amined.
Their second re:&est 3as that @ release from retainer the bomb in2esti.ation team @ had
assembled + 7ohn A. ?enned4 and Associates + 3hich9 the4 claimed9 the4 3anted to
hire.
@ .ranted these re:&ests to Mc=ei.hs attorne4s.
A fe3 ho&rs later9 @ 3atched in horror as CNN and all the national ne3s channels
re1orted that Mc=ei.hs attorne4s had no intent to file an4 motions to *ee1 the Federal
B&ildin. standin.. The4 had EM&st reached a.reement 3ith the .o2ernment9E the re1orters
e;1lained9 to 1ermit the b&ildin. to be destro4ed almost immediatel4.
An.r4 be4ond belief9 @ called Mc=ei.hs attorne4 and as*ed 3hat the4 3ere doin.. $ince
this all occ&rred on a 3ee*end9 @ co&ld ta*e no le.al action to sto1 the b&ildin.s
destr&ction. Mc=ei.hs attorne4 told me9 E0h 4es9 3e are .oin. to allo3 the b&ildin. to
be destro4ed.E EBh4IE @ demanded. EBeca&se 3e co&ld not afford to 1a4 the retainer fee
that the ?enned4 and Associates firm 3anted9E he ans3ered.
$hoc*ed b4 this feeble e;1lanation9 @ as*ed9 EBell9 M&st ho3 m&ch do the4 3antIE
Mc=ei.hs attorne4 floored me6 EG3/9///9E he said. Eand 3e ha2e no reso&rces to 1a4 it9
beca&se 3e are a co&rt-a11ointed attorne4 and there are no f&nds for this 1&r1ose.E
EFor Cods sa*eJE @ screamed at him. E@ 3ill raise the mone4J @ 3ill 1a4 the feeJ Theres
too m&ch at sta*e for America. E8o39E @ demanded9 Ecan Mc=ei.h .o alon. 3ith 3antin.
that b&ildin. destro4ed9 3hen that b&ildin. is the one thin. that can tell America the stor4
of 3hat reall4 ha11enedI @ 3ill .et 4o& the mone49 someho39 b&t dont ref&se to *ee1 the
b&ildin. &1 for that reasonJE
M4 1rotests 3ere f&tile. Bithin ho&rs of m4 call9 b4 m&t&al a.reement bet3een
Mc=ei.hs attorne4s and the .o2ernment 1rosec&tors9 the b&ildin. 3as destro4ed9 and
an4 e2idence 3as destro4ed 3ith it.
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7ones des1&ted this9 statin. in a letter to the a&thor6
Oif an4one too* the tro&ble to chec* the 1&blic filin.s in the case of 5nited )tates ,.
$c2eigh the4 3ill find that one of the 2er4 first Motions that @ filed 3as to sto1 the
im1losion of the M&rrah B&ildin. &ntil the Aefense co&ld .o in and ta*e films and
mo2in. 2ideo 1ict&res. The Co&rt s&stained m4 Motion and 3e 3ere able9 to.ether 3ith
an architect and an e;1losi2es e;1ert9 to to&r the b&ildin.. An4 claim that 3e made a
EdealE 3ith the Federal a&thorities to 1ermit the demolition of the M&rrah B&ildin.
before the Aefense co&ld ins1ect if is abs&rd and contradicted b4 the 1&blic record.
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A so&rce 3ithin the defense team told me that 7ones team act&all4 did .o into the
b&ildin. to cond&ct forensic anal4sis. The .ro&1 consisted of a 2ideo.ra1her9 a still
1hoto.ra1her9 and one bomb e;1ert9 3ho 3ere accom1anied b4 se2eral FB@ and ATF
a.ents. The so&rce said that the bomb e;1ert 3al*ed aro&nd 3ith onl4 a Me3elers lo&1e9
no forensic *it9 and did not ta*e an4 sam1les for anal4sis. The a.ents restricted their
1assa.e thro&.h the b&ildin.9 and b4 the time the4 arri2ed9 the crater had been filled.
7ones also made no mention of the ama!in. letter Mc=ei.h sent to his sister9 describin.
his recr&itment into a secret .o2ernment team in2ol2ed in ille.al acti2ities9 3hich she had
read before the Federal Crand 7&r4.
Bhat he did do 3as sho3 a film abo&t Baco9 f&rther reinforcin. the alle.ations of his
clients .&ilt9 incl&din. the abs&rd notion that Mc=ei.h m&rdered 2" innocent children in
0*lahoma to a2en.e the m&rder of 2" innocent children at Baco.
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Aid 7ones ha2e a ;uid pro ;uo 3ith the .o2ernment not to re2eal an4 e2idence that his
client 3as a .o2ernment a.entI Aid he 1&r1osel4 thro3 the caseI 8is hi.hl4
incriminatin. Brit of Mandam&s and im1ressi2e o1enin. statement tend to belie that
theor4. As 7ones said in his o1enin. statement6
E@ *no3 3ho bombed the Alfred ,. M&rrah b&ildin.. @t 3as N0T Tim Mc=ei.h.
E52en more im1ortant9 the .o2ernment *no3s 3ho bombed the Alfred ,. M&rrah
b&ildin.. The .o2ernment *no3s it 3as N0T Tim Mc=ei.h.
EThe .o2ernment also *no3s that its case a.ainst Tim Mc=ei.h is corr&1t. At its core9 its
rotten. @ 3ill sho3 4o& in 3hat 3a49 and 3h4.
EThe most im1ortant difference bet3een &s9 is that the .o2ernment 3ont tell 4o& 3ho
bombed the Alfred ,. M&rrah b&ildin..
E@ 3ill.E
7ones ne2er .ot the chance. The e;cl&sion of ATF informant Carol 8o3e so&nded the
death *nell for other defense 3itnesses s&ch as bomb e;1ert Ceneral Benton ,artin9
seismolo.ist Ar. Ra4 Bro3n9 and the man4 3itnesses 3ho sa3 additional s&s1ects. Bhile
the 1rosec&tion called 2' 1hone com1an4 em1lo4ees to testif4 that Mc=ei.h and Nichols
&sed a 1re-1aid callin. card to ma*e chemical 1&rchase in:&iries9 the4 didnt call e2en
one of the man4 3itnesses 3ho 3o&ld ha2e 1laced Mc=ei.h do3nto3n on the mornin.
of the blastJ
Bhile the .o2ernment solicited the testimon4 of British e;1losi2es e;1ert )inda 7ones9
Mc=ei.hs attorne4 c&rio&sl4 did not call Ceneral ,artin9 3ho co&ld ha2e blo3n the lid
off the .o2ernments sin.le bomb theor4.
EThe M&d.e 3o&ld not 1ermitO in his r&lin. he 3o&ld not 1ermit an4thin. e;ce1t one
man9 one bomb9E said ,artin. EOthe4 str&ct&red the 3hole case + the 3hole 1rosec&tion
+ com1letel4 eliminatin. the b&ildin. and an4thin. to do 3ith it.O beca&se the4
co&ldnt afford to .et into that.E
Referrin. to 7ones9 ,artin added9 E@ didnt e;1ect to be called b4 these .&4s. @ had
absol&tel4 no confidence in them. @ didnt e;1ect it + not from 7ones.E
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@n res1onse9 7ones said9 E@ did not 1&t ,artin on the stand beca&se m4 e;1erts do not
credit his theor4.OE
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Det the :&estion still remains6 3h4 didnt 7ones ta*e the iss&e of 7&d.e Matschs ille.al
decisions before the A11ellate or $&1reme Co&rtsI 7ones re1lied b4 statin. that the
a11ellate co&rt Eref&sed to acce1t M&risdiction of the case and said KitL 3o&ld re2ie3 the
iss&es on a11eal9 if there 3as a con2iction.E
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$ome ha2e s1ec&lated that the millions 7ones stands to ma*e in le.al fees from the
.o2ernment 1la4ed a 1art in his a11arentl4 1oor defense.
Those 3ho e;1ected a similarl4 1oor defense from Michael Ti.ar 3ere shoc*ed to find
him introd&cin. e2idence of other s&s1ects9 and 1&ttin. ATF informant Carol 8o3e on
the 3itness stand.
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No do&bt Nichols con2iction of cons1irac4 and in2ol&ntar4 mansla&.hter stemmed from
the critical o1inions M&rors had of the 1rosec&tions Elimited han.-o&t.E
E@ do not belie2e that the .o2ernment .a2e &s the 3hole case9E said )inda Mor.an9 one of
the M&rors 3ho decided Nichols onl4 had a minor role in the bomb 1lot. Mc=ei.h9 she
said9 E3as seen 3ith too man4 other 1eo1le. Bho 3ere these other 1eo1leIE
E@ thin* that the .o2ernment 1erha1s reall4 dro11ed the ball9E said M&r4 fore3oman Ni*i
Ae&tchman9 3ho critici!ed the FB@ for haltin. its in2esti.ation after arrestin. Nichols
and Mc=ei.h.
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E@ thin* there are other 1eo1le o&t there9E she said9 recallin. defense 3itnesses 3ho sa3
others 3ith Mc=ei.h before the bombin.. E@ thin* this 3as a horrible thin. to ha2e
doneO and @ do&bt t3o 1eo1le 3ere able to brin. it off.E
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Ae&tchman also critici!ed the FB@ for slo114 crime lab 1roced&res9 and claimed a.ents
3ere Earro.antE for failin. to ta1e-record Nichols initial --ho&r interro.ation. E@t seems
arro.ant to me on the 1art of the FB@ to sa49 4o& *no39 Be ha2e .ood recall and 4o& can
ta*e 3hat 3e ha2e said.E
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Nor co&ld M&rors a.ree on the sco1e of Nichols in2ol2ement. Bhile most belie2ed he
1la4ed a maMor role9 others :&estioned if he did m&ch at all or had bac*ed o&t com1letel4
or been coerced.
E$ome 1eo1le felt he 3asnt in2ol2ed at all in b&ildin. the bomb9E Ae&tchman said before
echoin. an oft-re1eated mantra from the defense6 E@ thin* he 3as b&ildin. a life.E
7&ror 8oll4 8anlin9 too9 felt the .o2ernment failed to f&ll4 1ro2e its case. EBe co&ldnt
find eno&.h e2idence to con2ince at least all of &s that he intended9 that he 3as in2ol2ed
from the 2er4 be.innin.9 that he b&ilt the bomb. Be felt that e2idence 3as sha*4 at
bestO.E
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0thers9 li*e M&ror ?eith Broo*shier9 saidEK@L *no3 that Terr4 Nichols 3as into it &1 to his
e4eballs and thats the onl4 thin. @ had to decide.O Bere not tr4in. 7ohn Aoe 29 or 3 or 4
or 3hate2er.E %.$. Attorne4 Beth Bil*inson nat&rall4 added her 2oice to the ensemble9
statin. that Esi.htin.s of 7ohn Aoe 2 3ere abo&t as common and abo&t as credible as
si.htin.s of 5l2is.E
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As the trial of Terr4 Nichols 3inds do3n9 the 1&blics attention 3ill resol2e itself to the
latest scandal9 re1orted in the same e;1osW-tabloid fashion that ri2eted its attention on the
0.7. $im1son trial. As in both cases9 the rele2ant facts 3ill remain obsc&red behind the
colored smo*e and li.hts of 3hat 3ill certainl4 be more circ&s trials. Attorne4 )arr4
Becraft told $edia %ypass9 EThe4 .ot 0s3ald9 the4 .ot 7ames 5arl Ra49 the4 .ot
Mc=ei.h and once the4re finished 3ith Nichols9 the42e offered the 1&blic a co&1le of
sacrificial lambs9 and the4 ho1e it 3ill all .o a3a4.E
B4 the time this boo* is 1&blished9 a fe3 select facts ma4 be bro&.ht to li.ht. The4 3ill
first be re2ealed b4 a fe3 2ictims families9 an.ril4 demandin. M&sticeH b4 the fe3 1&blic
officials co&ra.eo&s eno&.h to ris* their careers. And finall49 the4 3ill be echoed in the
co&rts b4 the ine2itable s1ecter of ci2il liti.ation.
Then9 the 1o3ers that be 3ill hasten to constr&ct a ne3 la4er of dama.e control9 and the
co2er-&1 3ill be.in ane3. )i*e the crime scene :&ic*l4 demolished9 and the 7ohn Aoes
that ne2er e;isted9 this ne3 Elimited-han.o&t9E in the form of a fe3 Estartlin.
re2elations9E 3ill be &sed as a dam9 to hold bac* the onr&shin. tide of tr&th.
Bill Timoth4 Mc=ei.h e2er choose to re2eal that tr&th + 3hat he *no3s of it + or 3ill
it .o 3ith him to the .ra2e9 or die 3ith him in a 1rison Es&icideIE
As Fletcher ,ro&t4 states6 EThe 3hole stor4 of the power of the co2er-&1 comes do3n to
a fe3 1oints. There has ne2er been a .rand M&r4 and trial in Te;as <referrin. to )ee
8ar2e4 0s3ald>. Bitho&t a trial there can be nothin.. Bitho&t a trial it does no .ood for
researchers to di. &1 data. @t has no 1lace to .o and 3hat the researchers re2eal M&st hel1s
ma*e the co2er-&1 ti.hter9 or the4 eliminate that e2idence and the researcher.E
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The .o2ernment ille.all4 1re2ented a state trial in Aallas in 1-#39 as the4 tried to do in
0*lahoma Cit4 in 1--". @t came do3n to one co&ra.eo&s Aistrict Attorne4 in Ne3
0rleans to o1en &1 that can of 3orms.
As this boo* 3ent to 1ress9 a Co&nt4 Crand 7&r49 con2ened at the behest of t3o
co&ra.eo&s men in 0*lahoma9 be.an hearin. e2idence.
Bill these M&rors 3ill more obMecti2e and effecti2e than the hi.hl4 mani1&lated Federal
Crand 7&r4I 0ne M&ror9 Ben Ba*er9 3as :&oted in (he aily !klahoman as sa4in.6
E52er4one @2e tal*ed to belie2es this is a 3aste of time and ta;1a4ers mone4. @ belie2e
the same thin..E
Another M&ror9 ?enneth Ric*enbrode9 is a lie&tenant 3ith 0C,A @nternal Affairs9 3hich
sho&ld ser2e rather nicel4 to hamstrin. an4 serio&s in:&ir4 into the m&rder of 0C,A
0fficer Terrance Dea*e4.
Fort&natel49 Bob Mac4s Chief Assistant AA9 ,at Mor.an and Assistant AA $&!anne
)ister-C&m1 are on hand to Ead2iseE the M&rors and E1re-screenE the e2idence.
Charmin..
Re1resentati2e ?e4 had little choice b&t to 3or* 3ith Mac4s 1eo1le9 the alternati2e
bein. a s1ecial 1rosec&tor bein. a11ointed b4 1olitical hac*s Attorne4 Ceneral Are3
5dmondson or Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin.. Altho&.h ?e4 co&ld ha2e obMected to both
5dmondson and ?eatin. based on their ob2io&s 1reM&dice9 he felt the $&1reme Co&rt
3o&ld ha2e sat on the iss&e9 1erha1s not a11ointin. a s1ecial 1rosec&tor for o2er a 4ear.
After 3aitin. t3o 4ears9 he 3as an;io&s to .et the 1rocess started. The choice 3as
Edecidin. bet3een bad9 3orse9 and 3orse9E said ?e49 3ho no3 belie2es that Mac4 is Eon
o&r side.E
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Bob Mac4 + a man 3ho Ein2esti.atedE the case b4 th&mbin. thro&.h an old co14 of (he
(urner iaries no3 insists he intends to &nco2er the tr&th. E@m 1re1ared to do 3hat
e2er it ta*es to .et to the tr&thJE Mac4 declared. EM4 sole intent is in learnin. the tr&th.E
This Mac4 stated to the a&thor fi2e months before he *o3to3ed to E7&sticeE Ae1artment
3ishes in o11osin. the .rand M&r4.
0f co&rse9 Mac4s most tellin. statement came 3hen he 3as as*ed if he intended to
1&rs&e an in2esti.ation inde1endent of the feds. EBellO @ dont 3ant to be a 1art4 to
an4thin. that 3ill interfere 3ith the Feds 1rosec&tion9E said Mac4. "I don8t want to open
up a new can o9 worms."
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This is not s&r1risin.9 comin. from a man 3ho ref&sed to 1rosec&te ei.ht felon4
indictments a.ainst a sittin. .o2ernor 3ho 3as a cam1ai.n mana.er for ,resident
Clinton.
Conse:&entl49 ?e4 1etitioned the 0*lahoma $&1reme Co&rt to order Mac4 to do his Mob.
@n re1l49 Mac4 stated9 E@ am .oin. to do m4 Mob. This action b4 him 3ont ha2e an4 effect
one 3a4 or another. @ am still .oin. to do it the 3a4 it is s&11osed to be done.E
Former Con.ressman Ceor.e 8ansen <R-@A> thin*s Mac49 3hom he sa4s 3as Estraddlin.
the fence9E has no3 t&rned aro&nd. E)oo*9 Ehes obli.ated to do the 3ill of the
establishment9E said 8ansen. E8e 3ent alon.O 3ith defendin. the establishment.E
An old friend of Mac4s from Bashin.ton9 A.C.9 8ansen learned the hard 3a4 3hat its
li*e to s&ffer at the hands of a corr&1t and 2indicti2e E7&sticeE Ae1artment. Not one to
easil4 tr&st the Federal Co2ernment9 8ansen .en&inel4 belie2es his old friend from the
Ae1artment of A.ric&lt&re is no3 honestl4 .oin. to challen.e that .o2ernment. ECi2e the
.&4 a chance to t&rn aro&nd9E said 8ansen. E8e honestl4 3ants that .rand M&r4 to come
o&t 3ith as m&ch of the tr&th as 1ossible.E
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@f tr&e9 1erha1s Mac4 sho&ld imb&e a sence of o1en-mindedness in his so-called
in2esti.ators. @n an affida2it filed b4 Richard $innett9 the e4e3itness claims that one of
Mac4s in2esti.ators made sarcastic comments to him abo&t the .rand M&r4 in2esti.ation
shortl4 before he 3as s&b1oenaed.
$innett co&ld not identif4 the 1erson. 8o3e2er9 he said in the si.ned affida2it9 the man
3ho called him said Ehe did not *no3 3h4 he 3as ha2in. to do this9 that Charles ?e4
3as 1&shin. this and that nothin. 3o&ld come of it and that is 3as a 3aste of time.E
Nat&rall49 Mac4s office denied the char.e.
,erha1s the $&1reme Co&rt sho&ld order 7&d.e B&r*ette9 1residin. o2er the Co&nt4
Crand 7&r49 to do his Mob. B&r*ett attem1ted to disallo3 hearsa4 e2idence to be 1resented
to the .rand M&r4 + a clear 2iolation of 0*lahoma .rand M&r4 1roced&res.
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EAo not acce1t hearsa49E B&r*ett said in his o1enin. instr&ctions to the .rand M&rors.
E8ear onl4 those 3itnesses 3ho 3o&ld 1resent facts9 3hich if tr&e9 3o&ld s&bstantiate an
indictable offense and not needlessl4 dela4 the co&rts in their other f&nctions b4 listenin.
to radical 1ersons or facts abo&t 3hich 4o& co&ld do nothin. if it 3ere tr&e.E
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EOradical 1ersons or facts abo&t 3hich 4o& co&ld do nothin. if it 3ere tr&eEIII 7&d.e
B&r*etts s&btle si.nal is s&s1icio&sl4 reminiscent of the 1-'# 8o&se $elect Committee
on Assassinations in2esti.ation of the ?enned4 assassination9 3hich admitted that the
e2idence led to a 1robable cons1irac4. No indicments 3ere e2er handed do3n.
?F0Rs 7a4na Aa2is9 3ho testified before the Crand 7&r49 didnt miss this s&btle si.nal.
$he told (he aily !klahoman she e;1ects 1rosec&tors Eto e;1ress a le.itimate interestE
in 1&rs&in. indictments a.ainst the s&s1ects her 3itnesses identified.
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52en if Mac4 and B&r*ette are e2ent&all4 forced to do their Mobs9 the FB@ can
&ndo&btedl4 be co&nted on to intimidate *e4 3itnesses9 as the4 did in the federal trial.
?a4 8.9 3ho sa3 8&ssain al-8&ssaini s1eed a3a4 in the bro3n 1ic*-&19 re1ortedl4 is
afraid to testif4 before the Crand 7&r49 after 1&blicl4 statin. + t3ice + that 8&ssaini
3as the man she sa3. Car4 )e3is9 the 7o&rnal Record 1ressman 3ho 3as almost r&n o2er
b4 Mc=ei.h and 7ohn Aoe 29 has no3 recanted his stor4. After his testimon4 before the
Co&nt4 Crand 7&r49 ,rofessor Ra4 Bro3n of the %ni2ersit4 of 0*lahoma had a chan.e of
heart6 ETheres no e2idence in the Kseismo.ra1hicL bomb si.nals for an4 additional
char.es9E Bro3n told re1orters.
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The federal a.ents 3ho mi.ht be s&b1oenaed 3ill no do&bt attem1t to :&ash them on the
.ro&nds of Enational sec&rit4.E
@t is been r&mored that no .rand M&r4 indictments 3ill e2er be ret&rned.
$aid $te1hen 7ones9 EOa li2in. ni.htmare for the Ae1artment of 7&stice is an 0*lahoma
state criminal trial9 not onl4 a ni.htmare for them9 b&t a ni.htmare for the intelli.ence
comm&nit49 for the ATF. There isnt .oin. to be an4 0*lahoma trial.OE
E@f @ tho&.ht the $tate of 0*lahoma 3as reall4 interested in the tr&th as o11osed to M&st
some 1olitical side sho39E added 7ones9 E@ 3o&ld insist that Mr. Mc=ei.h ha2e a state
trial and demand that he be released to the state a&thorities. B&t this is all 1olitics.E
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EBhat K7ose1h 8art!lerL is tr4in. to do is not ha2e 1eo1le learn9E said Mc=ei.h in an
inter2ie3 from his 1rison cell. E8e 3ants to ha2e them 1&t their heads in the sand.E
Bhat Mc=ei.h states ma4 be an &nfort&nate a;iom. Man4 Americans arent interested in
*no3in. the tr&th. )i*e Becraft said9 the4 3ant it to .o a3a4. The4 dont 3ant to o1en &1
a ne3 can of 3orms. Man4 1eo1le9 e2en those in 0*lahoma9 dont 3ant to belie2e that
the .o2ernment9 or elements 3ithin that .o2ernment9 co&ld or 3o&ld9 do9 or co2er-&19
s&ch an e2il act.
8o3e2er9 E2er4 fe3 3ill co2er &1 the 2iolent deaths of their sons and da&.hters9 or the
children of a close famil4 friend9 no matter 3hat the 1rice9E ar.&ed a 1oster to an @nternet
ne3s.ro&1 called 0?B0MB.
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$&r1risin.l49 man4 of these 1eo1le + incl&din. a si.nificant n&mber of bombin. 2ictims
+ are nai2e9 intellect&all4 la!49 and &nreasonabl4 indi.nant. )i*e this 1oster9 these
1eo1le ha2ent done their home3or* re.ardin. the le.ion of e2il and corr&1tion in this
co&ntr49 so the4 dont ha2e an4 basis for &nderstandin. or challen.in. it. Ari2en solel4 b4
instinct and emotion9 and s1ea*in. from a 1lace of i.norance9 the4 react an.ril4 to those
attem1tin. to e;1ose the tr&th9 3hate2er that tr&th mi.ht be.
$im1l4 stated9 the4 are in denial. $&ch denial absol2es one of the res1onsibilit4 of ha2in.
to do somethin. abo&t the 1roblem + to ta*e a stand + and9 on an e2en dee1er le2el9 to
challen.e their comfortabl4 held belief s4stems. Bhile the 1&blic ser2ants 3ho *no3 the
tr&th and choose to remain silent are .&ilt4 accom1lices after-the-fact9 to den4 that s&ch a
tr&th e;ists to be.in 3ith is intellect&al co3ardice. Faced 3ith s&ch a choice bet3een
e;aminin. their falsel4 cherished 2al&es and9 conse:&entl49 themsel2es9 most 1eo1le o1t
for the safer a11roach.
As another 0?B0MB 1oster obser2ed9 EThe4 3ant their li2es to .o on as easil4 as
1ossible9 3itho&t bein. harassed b4 the .o2ernment9 b&t 3itho&t admittin. to themsel2es
that the4 sold their so&ls for a contin&ed 1a4chec* and a .ood credit ratin..E
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The a&thor has no res1ect or s4m1ath4 for s&ch indi2id&als9 or for that matter9 the
maMorit4 of Americans 3ho mindlessl4 s&bscribe to the balef&l fantasies 1er1etrated b4
.o2ernment liars and mainstream media 3hores. The4 can t3ist in the 3ind.
T3o h&ndred 4ears a.o9 $am&el Adams said6 E@f 4e lo2e 3ealth better than libert49 the
tran:&illit4 of ser2it&de better than the animatin. contest of freedom9 .o home from &s in
1eace. Be as* not 4o&r co&nsels or arms. Cro&ch do3n and lic* the hands 3hich feed
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Fort&natel49 there are eno&.h 1eo1le 3ho 3ant to *no3 the tr&th. These are the 1eo1le
3orth fi.htin. for. A11ro;imatel4 "// bombin. 2ictims and their relati2es are be.innin.
to see* ans3ers. The4 ha2e bro&.ht t3o ci2il s&its a.ainst the Federal Co2ernment. The
s&its see* to 1ro2e be4ond a shado3 of a do&bt that the .o2ernment had ad2ance
*no3led.e of the 1lot b&t failed to sto1 it9 in 3hat amo&nted9 at least on one le2el9 to a
stin. o1eration .one 3ron..
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As $te1hen 7ones said in his o1enin. statement9 E0&tra.eo&sl49 the .o2ernment shares
1art of the blame. @ts hands ha2e blood on them as s&rel4 as the hands of the man 3ho lit
the f&se. 8orrificall49 the .o2ernment *ne3 3hat 3as comin.9 b&t failed to sto1 it. Then
it co2ered &1 its role for fear of bein. held acco&ntable for its ine;c&sable cond&ct.E
The ac:&ittal of ATF informant Carol 8o3e and the res&ltin. 1&blicit4 s&rro&ndin.
5lohim Cit4 3ill no do&bt affect the balance of e2idence. Det .i2en the fact that no
Middle 5astern 3itnesses ha2e been called <at least as of this 3ritin.>9 the re2elations of
8o3e 3ill onl4 ser2e to hi.hli.ht the role that neo-Na!i elements 1la4ed in the bombin.
+ to the e;cl&sion of the Arab faction.
This is nothin. more than a Elimited han.-o&t.E Ci2en the .o2ernmentSmass-media
1ro1a.anda effort aimed at lin*in. Mc=ei.h and Nichols to the Militia Mo2ement9 and
the Militia Mo2ement to the neo-Na!i comm&nit49 the end res&lt differs little from the
.o2ernments ori.inal 1remise + that the militias9 bein. essentiall4 neo-Na!is9 are in
effect9 res1onsible for the bombin..
$ho&ld 8o3es testimon4 re2eal the .o2ernments 1rior *no3led.e9 1erha1s the ATF9
FB@9 and the E7&sticeE Ae1artment 3ill e2ent&all4 be forced to admit a minor role in their
Etra.ic bl&nder9E and those star2ed for a little tr&th 3ill be9 at last9 tem1oraril4 satisfied.
Then the hearin.s 3ill be.in. )i*e the Barren Commission9 the Bater.ate hearin.s9 or
the @ran-Contra hearin.s9 it 3ill e2ent&all4 be re2ealed that a fe3 bad a11les9 actin. alone
and o&tside the realm of official res1onsibilit49 3ere Ene.li.ent.E @ne2itable 3rists 3ill be
sla11ed.
Then9 as the hearin.s dra3 to a close9 the dee1er and more 1ressin. :&estions 3ill be
s3e1t &nder the r&.9 as the shoc* and tra.ed4 of the moment .rad&all4 fades in the 3a*e
of ne;t 4ears T= sitcoms. Those 3ho orchestrated the cons1irac4 3ill disa11ear into the
in2isable crac*s of time9 1rotected b4 the same mali.nant forces that n&rt&red them into
bein..
0ne Con.ressman 3ho alle.edl4 dis1la4ed an interest in alternati2e bombin. e2idence
3as $enator Arlen $1ecter. As a 4o&n. assistant 1rosec&tor on the Barren Commission9
$1ecter 1ro1o&nded the Ema.ic b&lletE theor4. No39 on the same da4 as the bombin.9
$1ecters fore.one concl&sions co&ld be heard on McNeil-)erher9 1ro1o&ndin. the
Ema.ic bombE theor4.
$oon after9 $1ecter9 3ho is head of the $enate @ntelli.ence Committee9 as*ed ?F0R for
all the e2idence the4d collected on 7ohn Aoe 2. No do&bt the .ood $enators collectin.
this information for the ne;t Barren Commission re1ort.
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0ne Americans fore.one concl&sion of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. ma4 be more
re2ealin. ho3e2er. @t is from a letter sent to the hos1itali!ed s&r2i2ors b4 a 3rd .rade bo4.
@t reads6
8ello9 @ ho1e 4o& feel better from the e;1losion in 0*lahoma. @ 3ish it ne2er ha11ened. @
felt sad 3hen it ha11ened. @ felt bad for the 1eo1le 3ho died and the 1eo1le 3ho .ot h&rt.
Thats onl4 the be.innin. of 3hats .oin. to ha11en to America. 8o1e 4o& feel better.
&ndnotes
K56 @n the ori.inal 1rinted edition9 there 3ere both &nn&mbered footnotes and n&mbered
endnotes. @n this di.ital edition9 all notes ha2e been con2erted to endnotes and re-
n&mbered. The n&mbers of the 1rinted edition endnotes are sho3n in 1arentheses.
Footnotes of the 1rinted edition are also sho3n in 1arentheses9 b&t 3ith the format
<_cha1ter n&mber`6_1a.e n&mber`6_footnote s4mbol`>. Th&s9 the footnote TT from
Cha1ter #9 1a.e 2#(9 3o&ld be sho3n as <#62#(6TT>. $ome endnotes ha2e been added or
modified b4 the a&thor or the di.ital editor9 and these are s&rro&nded in do&ble s:&are
brac*ets KKLL9 3ith those of the editor 1refi;ed 3ith E56E.L
1. <1> Aetecti2e 7a4 5inhorn9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
2. <2> Nanc4 Cibbs9EThe Blood of @nnocents9E (ime9 "S1S-".
3. <3> I&id..
4. <4> Accordin. to EMo&rnalistE )arr4 M4ers9 Mc=ei.h e;ited the 2ehicle and met 8an.er
bet3een the t3o cars. 8an.er as*ed Mc=ei.h for his license. 8e then informed the co1
that he 3as mo2in. from Ar*ansas9 at 3hich 1oint 8an.er 3al*ed bac* to his 2ehicle and
ran Mc=ei.hs license. 8an.ers 2ideo camera 3as on9 as 3ell as his micro1hone. As he
3al*ed bac* to Mc=ei.h9 he noticed a b&l.e &nder his Mac*et9 and as he handed Mc=ei.h
his license9 he :&ietl4 fli11ed the sna1 on his holster. 8e as*ed Mc=ei.h if he 3as
carr4in. a .&n9 and Mc=ei.h informed him he 3as9 at 3hich 1oint 8an.er dre3 his
3ea1on9 sho2ed Mc=ei.h a.ainst the car and s1read his le.s. Mc=ei.h told 8an.er that
he had a concealed carr4 1ermit and sho3ed him is old B&rns $ec&rit4 bad.e. Mc=ei.h
sat in the 1assen.er side of the 1atrol car and tal*ed abo&t the bombin. as it flashed o2er
the radio. Bhen he arri2ed at the Mailho&se9 he as*ed9 E3hens cho3IE
". $ee ,artin Re1ort and dia.rams in a11endi;.
#. <"> $am Cohens letter to Re1resentati2e ?e49 #S2-S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
'. <#> Billiam 7as1er9 E5;1losi2e 52idence of a Co2er-%19E (he +ew American9 (S'S-".
(. <'> I&id.
-. The Atlas ,o3der Co. is in Aallas9 Te;as.
1/. <(> Christine Corman9 EBomb )&r*in. in the Carden $hedE9 (ime ma.a!ine9 "S1S-".
11. <-> Ric* $herro39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
12. <1/> )inda 7ones9 trial transcri1t9 5.). ,. $c2eigh.
13. <11> )acramento %ee9 4S3/S-".
14. <12> Brian Ford9 EMc=ei.h ,laced at ?ansas $tore9E (ulsa -orld9 -S12S-'.
1". <16"6T> The4 claimed the4 didnt *no3 3here it 3as b&ilt.
1#. <13> $ilitary Explosi,es1 ($ E7<E<=H(! <<A7<7GA9 Ae1t. of the Arm4 and the Air
Force9 4S14S""9 1. 121.
1'. <14> Michele Marie Moore9 !klahoma *ity' ay !ne <5a.ar9 AX6 8ar2est Tr&st9
1--#>9 1. 122.
1(. <1"> ?F0R-T=9 4S1-S-".
1-. <1#> 5)A (oday9 4S2(S-".
2/. <1'> +ew York (imes9 1/S1-S-".
21. <1(> Memorand&m to all %$ Attorne4s from Actin. Assistant Attorne4 Ceneral 7ohn
C. ?eene49 1S4S-#9 and letter of Frederic* Bhiteh&rst9 1S-S-# co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
22. <1-> E0&tside 5;1erts to Re2ie3 FB@ Crime )ab9E-all )treet 0ournal9 -S1-S-"H 0@C
re1ort9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
23. <16'6T> EBilliams re1ort also states that the initiator for the ,rimadet or the
detonatin. cord 3as a non-electric detonatorH non-electric9 b&rnin. t41e f&se of either
hobb4 f&se or a commercial safet4 f&se 3as &sed as a safe se1aration and time dela4
s4stemH and the time dela4 for the b&rnin. f&se 3as a11ro;imatel4 2 min&tes and 1"
seconds.O No e2idence of a non-electric detonator or the named f&ses9 ho3e2er9 3ere
fo&nd at the crime scene.O Billiams also stated in his re1ort that KaL fertili!er base
e;1losi2e9 s&ch as ANF0O amon. other commercial and im1ro2ised e;1losi2es9 has an
a11ro;imate =0A of 139/// f1s. The statement of the =0A of ANF09 ho3e2er9 is
incom1lete beca&se ANF0 has a broad =0A ran.e. For e;am1le9 the A&1ont Blasters
8andboo* <A&1ont> sho3s commercial ANF0 1rod&cts 3ith =0As in the '9///-1"9#//
feet-1er-second ran.e. Bhen Billiams 3rote his 0*lahoma Cit4 re1ort9 he 3as a3are of
this ran.e.OE
24. <2/> The C&ndersen Re1ort on the Bombin. of the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9
0*lahoma Cit49 A1ril 1-9 1--"9 11S1S-#9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
2". <21> I&id.
2#. As the 0@C re1ort states6 EBhiteh&rst :&estions Billiams concl&sion that none of the
str&ct&ral dama.e e2ident 3ithin the M&rrah b&ildin. 3as ca&sed b4 secondar4 e;1losi2e
de2ices or e;1losions.E
2'. <16(6T> ,artin 1ointed o&t that 3hile the tr&c* bomb that dama.ed the Borld Trade
Center 3as in an enclosed s1ace9 thereb4 creatin. a m&ch hi.her destr&cti2e force than a
bomb o&t in the o1en9 it did not destro4 the s&11ort col&mn ne;t to it.
2(. <22> Richard $herro39 EBombast9 Bomb Blasts N Balone49E)oldier o9 Fortune9 #S-".
2-. <23> Raba&chs letter to ,artin dated 'S1(S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
3/. <24> CNN Borld Ne3s9 #S2#S-#.
31. <2"> 7im )oftis9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
32. <161/6T> The @sraelis host in the %.$. 3as 0*lahoma Cit4 b&siness leader Moshe Tal9
an @sraeli. Accordin. to Billiam Northro19 another @sraeli and 0*lahoma Cit4 resident9
Tal initiall4 circ&lated the re1ort9 3hich 3as three 1a.es and mentioned the Middle-
5astern bomb si.nat&re. After Tal 3as s&mmoned to @srael9 he ret&rned den4in. those
as1ects of the re1ort. @t 3as s&ddenl49 in *ee1in. 3ith the %.$. Co2ernments 1osition9 no
lon.er a Middle-5astern bomb9 and the re1ort itself incredibl4 shran* from three 1a.es to
onl4 one.
33. <2#> )o& ?il!er and ?e2in Fl4nn9 EBere Feds Barned Before 0?C Bomb B&iltIE
.ocky $ountain +ews9 2S#S-'. The f&el dealer re1orted the 1&rchasin. attem1t to the
ATF9 b&t the a.enc4 did not follo3 &1.
34. <2'> Cronnin.s letter to ?e49 dated #S2'S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
3". <2(> 7ames ). ,ate9 EBlood4 A1ril6 Baco Anni2ersar4 Tri..ers 0*lahoma Cit4
Atrocit49E )oldier o9 Fortune9 A&.&st9 1--".
3#. <2-> )arens @man4&el9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3'. <3/> Engineering +ews9 Ma4 19 1--"9 1a.e 1/-11.
3(. <31> The C&ndersen Re1ort on the Bombin. of the Alfred ,. M&rrah B&ildin.9
0*lahoma Cit49 A1ril 1-9 1--"9 11S1S-#9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
3-. <32> )arens @man4&el9EThe Bombin. of the 0*lahoma Cit4 Federal B&ildin.6 Bas a
Cr&ise Missile Barhead Aesi.n %sedIE 2eritas9 12S1(S-".
4/. <33> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'9 1. 3".
41. <34> Ramona McAonald9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
42. <3"> EThe Borst Terrorist Attac* on %.$. $oil6 A1ril 1-9 1--"9E CNN9 12S2/S-".
43. <16136T> 0ther 1eo1le 3ho 3ere 3or*in. in office b&ildin.s at the time re1orted that
s1ar*s fle3 o&t from their com1&ters M&st before the blast. The mana.er of the 0ournal
.ecord 1ar*in. .ara.e9 t3o bloc*s from the M&rrah B&ildin.9 re1orted that the electronic
com1&ters in at least half a do!en cars had malf&nctioned as a res&lt of the blast.
44. <3#> $am Cohen9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
4". <3'> Cene Bheaton9 EThe Co2ert C&lt&re9E Portland Free Press9 Ma4S7&ne 1--#.
4#. <3(> Aa2id Noble9 E,rofessors of Terror9E (hird -orld .esurgence <,enan.9
Mala4sia>9 Febr&ar4-March9 1--29 1. 349 :&oted in Ramse4 Clar*9 (he Fire (his (ime9
<Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Th&nders Mo&th ,ress9 1--2>9 1. 44.
4'. <3-> Adel Aar3ic* and Cre.or4 Ale;ander9 5nholy %a&ylon9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 $t.
Martins ,ress9 1--1>9 1. 1/4.
4(. <4/> 8arr4 M.9 confidential letter to a&thor.
4-. <41> E@ra: Also Bor*ed on 84dro.en Bomb9E Associated ,ress9 :&oted in (he
+ash,ille (ennessean9 1/S-S-19 as :&oted in Charles T. 8arrison9 E8ell in a 8and Bas*et6
The Threat of ,ortable N&clear Bea1ons9E $ilitary .e,iew9 Ma49 1--3.
"/. <42> 5-Mail messa.e to Ton4 $carlattiH @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"1. <161"6T> Bithin the last fe3 4ears9 articles ha2e a11eared in the %.$.9 5&ro1ean9 and
e2en R&ssian media dealin. 3ith an e;otic ne3 material *no3n as Red Merc&r4 3hich
had been de2elo1ed b4 the R&ssians and alle.edl4 held 1ro1erties ca1able of 1rod&cin.
far more efficient n&clear fission 3arheads than the con2entional e;1losi2es de2elo1ed
th&s far.E
"2. <43> 8arrison9 !p *it.
"3. +ew Yorker ma.a!ine9 date &n*no3n9 :&oted b4 n&clear 1h4sicist Calen Binsor on
.adio Free America9 3S23S-3.
"4. <44> 5d3ard Xehr9 ET&rnin. ,oint6 Resol2in. The 5ni.ma of 0*lahoma Cit49E
-ashington -eekly1 <<H<BHEN.
"". $ome resc&e 3or*ers9 it 3as also r&mored9 had become ill 3ith m4sterio&s illnesses.
The4 s&ffered from 1h4sical e;ha&stion and co&ld barel4 dra. themsel2es to 3or*9 it 3as
re1orted9 altho&.h these re1orts ha2e not been s&bstantiated. 0f the 43 F5MA do.s that
too* 1art in the resc&e effort9 fo&r died and one became ill. R&mors :&ic*l4 s1read that
the do.s had died of radiation 1oisonin.. The bod4 of one of the deceased do.s9 it 3as
claimed9 had been e;h&med9 his l&n.s fo&nd to be radioacti2e. The c&l1rit 3as
s&11osedl4 a radioacti2e isoto1e called Triti&m. A hea24 form of h4dro.en9 Triti&m is an
essential in.redient in n&clear 3ea1ons. @n microsco1ic :&antities it is also &sed as a
EtracerE in medical 1roced&res + inMected into the bloodstream as an aid in radiolo.4
scannin.. Accordin. to )arr4 7acobson9 5;ec&ti2e =ise ,resident of the National
Association of $earch N Resc&e <NA$R> in Fairfa;9 =ir.inia9 EBe dont *no3 of an4 do.
comin. o&t of the 0*lahoma thin. that had an4 more then c&t 1a3sO it 3as a totall4
baseless r&mor.E Mi*e No!er9 head of the T&lsa9 0*lahoma ?-- $earch N Resc&e team9
3as b&s4 assemblin. his team for the 8eroes of the 8eart 1arade in Bethan4 on A1ril 1-9
1--#. 8e e;1lained that all ei.ht of his do.s 3ere still acti2e9 in fact 3ere at the 1arade
that da4. EM4 do.s 3ere the first ones in the b&ildin.9E said No!er9 3hose team 3or*ed
for si; da4s to 1&ll 1eo1le o&t of the 3rec*a.e. E@ didnt ha2e an4 one of m4 do.s do3n
d&e to radiation.E No!er also e;1lained that the Fire Ae1artment had s1ra4ed a chemical
in the b&ildin. on the e2enin. of the fo&rth da4 to 1re2ent contamination from deca4in.
bodies still inside. 8o3e2er9 accordin. to No!er9 this 3o&ld not ha2e affected the do.s.
$*i1 8ernande! of Miamis Metro Aade Fire Ae1artment9 3or*ed 3ith his do.s in the
E1it9E an area li*el4 to ha2e been contaminated. EBefore 3e allo3 the do.s to .o in9 3e
as* certain :&estions KofL the ha!ardo&s materials .&4s beca&se the do.s 3or* 2er4 lo3
to the .ro&nd9E e;1lained 8ernande!. EAll the do.s 3ent thoro&.h a thoro&.h 1h4sical.
None of o&r do.s left there inM&redOBe 3o&ld ha2e *no3n if there 3as radiation in
there.E 8ernande! also said that the do. that died 3as an older do.9 3ho died of cancer.
The do. that had died 3as s&11osedl4 from a team in =ir.inia or Mar4land. $.t. )a2elle
of Mar4land Tas* Force 19 told me one do. became sic* from l4me disease9 b&t he didnt
thin* it 3as related to the bombin.. As to the r&mor of Triti&m 1oisonin.9 he said9 EThats
the first 3e2e e2er heard of it.E 7acobson9 3ho 3or*s 3ith the team in =ir.inia9 said
absol&tel4 no do. died as a res&lt of bein. in the M&rrah B&ildin.. @ as*ed $am&el Cohen
abo&t the 1ossibilit4 of Triti&m 1oisonin.. ETriti&m co&ld ha2e been mi;ed &1 3ith
ANF09E said Cohen. EB&t it seems far-fetched that the4 co&ld ha2e .otten that m&ch into
their s4stems to do an4 serio&s radiation dama.e. @ts 2er4 &nli*el4 to do dama.e &nless it
.ets into the s4stem in h&.e doses. The c&l1rit 3o&ld ha2e to steal more Triti&m than
e;ists in an4 sin.le lab on earth. 8e 3o&ld need 1o&nds. And Triti&m is not chea1 st&ff.
The last @ chec*ed9 it 3as a fe3 tho&sand dollars a .ram.E B&t 3hether search and resc&e
do.s act&all4 died of radiation 1oisonin. is another matter. A Rot3eiler named
Beinachten Cator =on $cott CA9 3ho li2ed 3ith his o3ner 7acob $cott in Bro*en Arro39
0*lahoma9 died in 7&ne of 1--#9 of a bro*en nec* after a fall. Cator had 1&lled the last
s&r2i2or o&t of the M&rrah B&ildin.. Another do.9 a member of the 0*lahoma Co&nt4
$heriffs ?-- %nit named Chita9 3as hit b4 a car after esca1in. from her 1en d&rin. a hail
storm. Bhile some ha2e s&..ested that the do.s 3ere *illed to hide e2idence of radiation
1oisonin.9 there is no e2idence that either animal 3as s&fferin. from s&ch a malad4. Det
considerin. the e;tent of the co2er-&1 &nder3a4 at the time9 and the n&mber of 1eo1le
3ho feared for their Mobs9 the a&to1s4 re1orts on the do.s co&ld ha2e been fa*ed.
Certainl4 an4 re2elation of a n&clear e;1losion 3o&ld not onl4 ca&se the .o2ernments
alread4 sha*4 1remise to fall a1art9 b&t 3o&ld ca&se 3ides1read 1anic amon. the
1o1&lation.
"#. $am Cohen9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"'. <4"> $am Cohen9 0ournal o9 *i,il e9ense9 Fall9 1--"9 :&oted b4 F.R. $&1lantier in
%ehind the Headlines.
"(. Accordin. to demolition e;1erts9 sim1l4 3ra11in. ,rimacord aro&nd the col&mn
s&11orts 2' times 3o&ld be eno&.h to destro4 them.
"-. <161"6TT> A&thorities later bac*trac*ed on the le.9 claimin. that it belon.ed to
Airforce recr&it )a*esha )e24. The4 ori.inall4 said the le. belon.ed to a li.ht-s*inned
male in his 3/s. The4 then said it belon.ed to a blac* female9 in order to match it 3ith
)e24.
#/. <4#> EA classified ,enta.on st&d4 determines 0*lahoma bombin. 3as ca&sed b4
more than one bomb9E )trategic In,estment +ewsletter9 3S2/S-#.
#1. <4'> Billiam 7as1er9 EM&lti1le Blasts6 More 52idence9E (he +ew American9 date
&n*no3n.
#2. <4(> EThe 0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin.6 @m1ro2ed b&ildin. 1erformance thro&.h m&lti-
ha!ard miti.ation9E F5MA9 :&oted in .ele,ance ma.a!ine9 A1ril9 1--'.
#3. <4-> Ceneral Benton ?. ,artin9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#4. <"/> +ew American9 date &n*no3n.
#". <161(6T> Aa2id 8all9 mana.er of ?,0C-T= in ,onca Cit49 3ho has done considerable
in2esti.ation into the bombin.9 told me that t3o $o&th3estern Bell em1lo4ees called him
and claimed the4 had a s&r2eillance ta1e that sho3ed the M&rrah B&ildin. sha*in. before
the tr&c* bomb detonated.
##. <"1> $am Cohen9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#'. <"2> 7eff Br&ccelari9 0*lahoma Radio Net3or*9 inter2ie3 3ith Ar. Ra4 Bro3n9
2S1(S-'.
#(. <"3> 7err4 )on.s1a&.h9 *o,er75p in !klahoma *ity 2ideo9 1--#.
#-. 5m1hasis mine.
'/. <"4> Ramona McAonald9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'1. Altho&.h the ta1e 3as confiscated b4 the FB@ it 3as later ret&rned9 li*el4 altered9 M&st
as the FB@ li*el4 altered the famo&s Xa1r&der film of the 7F? assassination b4 re2ersin.
the frames that sho3ed the 1residents head bein. blo3n bac*.
'2. <""> Billiam 7as1er9E$eismic $&11ort9E (he +ew American9 (S'S-"9 1--".
'3. <"#> Nolan Cla49 E$cientists Aebate Meanin. of Bombin. $eismo.ramsE9 (he aily
!klahoman9 11S21S-".
'4. <"'> Moore9 !p *it.9 1. 223.
'". <"(> Billiam 7as1er9E$eismic $&11ortE9 (he +ew American9 (S'S-"9 1--". Bro3n later
added that the one-fo&rth of the b&ildin. colla1sin. on 4S1- co&ld ha2e created a lar.er
1&lse if it had hel19 sa49 from hi.h-e;1losi2es9 Eso 4o& 3o&ldnt need :&ite as m&ch
b&ildin. to be colla1sin. to ca&se the same si!ed 1&lse that 3e obser2ed on the da4 of the
e;1losion.E
'#. <"-> Billiam 7as1er9 EBere There T3o 5;1losionsIE9 (he +ew American9 #S12S-".
''. <#/> -ashington Post1 AHDGHEF.
'(. <#1> Moore9 !p *it.9 1. 223.
'-. <#2> 8assan M&hammad9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(/. <#3> EBilliam 7as1er9E 0?C @n2esti.ator %nder Attac*9E (he +ew American9 #S23S-'H
2ideo de1osition of 7ane C. Craham9 'S2/S-'9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
(1. <#4> E0*lahoma Cit46 Bhat Reall4 8a11enedIE9 2ideo b4 Ch&c* Allen9 1--".
(2. <#"> $edia %ypass9 7&ne9 1--".
(3. <##> 7as1er9 !p *it.9 #S12S-".
(4. <16236T> %nfort&natel49 ,artin shot himself in the foot in his first letter to Con.ress b4
insin&atin. that the bombin. 3as the 3or* of a Comm&nist cons1irac4 <The Third
$ocialist @nternational>9 thereb4 1ossibl4 1ortra4in. himself in the e4es of some as a
Ri.ht-Bin. E*oo*.E B&t in s1ite of his 1olitics9 his technical credentials are be4ond
re1roach.
(". <16236TT> This is reminiscent of the co2er-&1 of the 7F? assassination9 3here $ecret
$er2ice a.ents caref&ll4 3ashed do3n the 1residents limo immediatel4 after the shootin.
3ith b&c*ets of 3ater to remo2e all traces of b&llet fra.ments9 and had Co2ernor
Connoll4s clothes9 b&llet holes and all9 cleaned and 1ressed.
(#. <#'> C&4 R&bsamen9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
('. <16246T> $&ch a sit&ation is reminiscent of 7F?s 2isit to Aallas9 3here the 1lotters
made s&re the ,residents 1rotecti2e b&bble 3as remo2ed from his limo&sine9 and made
s&re the $ecret $er2ice ne2er bothered to chec* the man4 o1en 3indo3s aro&nd Aeal4
,la!a + a standard sec&rit4 1roced&re in s&ch a sit&ation.
((. <#(> Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(-. <#-> EBitness Acco&nts =ar4 in 0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin.9E allas $orning +ews9
1/S(S-"H Associated ,ress9 (S2'S-"H Associated ,ress9 -S-S-".
-/. <'/> $tatement of &nidentified 3itness ta*in. b4 Re1. Charles ?e49 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
K-1L. After 1&blication of this boo*9 7ane Craham 3as sho3n a 1hoto.ra1h of Cerman
national Andreas $trassmeir9 disc&ssed later9 and identified him as one of the men she
sa3.
-2. <'1> Craham9 !p *it. 0ne of the men 3as tall9 late 3/s9 nice-loo*in.9 2er4 dar* hair9
m&stache9 blac* co3bo4 hat9 Means. The others 3ere sli.htl4 olderH 3earin. *ha*is9 short
slee2es9 all Ca&casians. The FB@ a.ent 3ho inter2ie3ed Craham 3as 7oe $ch3ec*e .
-3. <'2> @nter2ie3s 3ith ,a&l Renfroe9 0CN5H Thom 8&nter9 $o&th3estern BellH Aon
$herr49 0*lahoma Nat&ral Cas. @nter2ie3s 3ith a11ro;imatel4 2/ constr&ction
com1anies in2ol2ed 3ith a reno2ation bid b4 C$A. Contractor list s&11lied b4 C$A to
a&thor.
-4. <'3> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-". <'4> 7.A. Cash N 7eff 8ollada49 E$econdar4 5;1losion Re2ealed in M&rrah Blast9E
$c*urtain aily "a#ette9 "S4S-".
-#. <'"> Allen9 !p *it.
-'. <'#> 7on Ra11a1ort9 !klahoma *ity %om&ing (he )uppressed (ruth <)os An.eles9
CA6 Bl&e ,ress9 1--">.
-(. <''> 2eritas1 <=HEHEF.
--. <162'6T> Accordin. to Arm4 technical man&al on militar4 e;1losi2es9 Merc&r4
F&lminate is onl4 safe to handle if it is Edead-1ressed.E
1//. <'(> Crai. Roberts9 EThe Bombin. of the M&rrah Federal B&ildin.6 An @n2esti.ati2e
Re1ort9E <1re1ared for the T&lsa 0ffice of the FB@>9 #S4S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
1/1. <162'6TT> @t 3as the 1resence of militar4 ordinance that bro&.ht the #1st 50A
<5;1losi2e 0rdinance Aemolition> team from Fort $ill in to e;amine and def&se the
bombs.
1/2. <162'6\> The Arm4 had a recr&itin. office in the b&ildin.9 3hich 3o&ld ha2e made
the 1resence of militar4 1ersonnel incons1ic&o&s. The Ae1artment of A.ric&lt&re also
had an office in the b&ildin.. The Ae1artment of A.ric&lt&re has been &sed as a front for
@R$ intelli.ence9 and also the 113th M.@.C. <Militar4 @ntelli.ence Cro&1> in Chica.o in
1-'/. Ci2en the eas4 access to militar4 1ersonnel in the b&ildin.9 it 3o&ld ha2e been
eas4 for militar4 1ersonnel to .o thro&.h the b&ildin. &nnoticed.
1/3. <'-> Ceneral Benton ?. ,artin9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/4. <(/> ?F0R-T=.
1/". <162-6T> Accordin. to the $e1tember9 1--" edition of Firehouse ma.a!ine9 there
3ere three bomb scares6 one at 1/6229 one at 1/64"9 and one at 16"1. <$ee Radio lo.s9
A11endi;>
1/#. Ta1ed inter2ie3 of Tiffan4 $mith b4 Re1. Charles ?e4.
1/'. <(1> 7im ?eith9 !:%!$% *onspiracy and *o,er75p <)ilb&rn9 CA6 @ll&minit
,ress9 1--#>.
1/(. <(2> 5d3ard Comea&9 EFire @n2esti.ation Re1ort6 0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin. and
Resc&e 01eration9E National Fire ,rotection Association9 11S12S-".
1/-. @t 3as r&mored that one of the de2ices 3as ta*en to ?ir*land Air Force Base in
Alb&:&er:&e9 NM. Fred $hannon of the Ellis *ounty Press in Alb&:&er:&e claimed his
so&rce is too fri.htened to come for3ard. @f this acco&nt is tr&e9 it is c&rio&s to sa4 the
least9 3h4 a bomb 3o&ld be ta*en to a remote militar4 base9 3hen Tin*er Air Force base
is less than 1/ miles a3a4. @nterestin.l49 a branch of $andia )abs is located at ?ir*land
Air Force Base. The $andia Cor1oration9 head:&artered in Alb&:&er:&e9 and the
)a3rence )i2ermore National )aborator49 located in Alameda Co&nt49 CA9 ha2e
coo1erated on the de2elo1ment of hi.hl4 so1histicated e;1losi2es9 incl&din. n&clear
3ea1ons. $andia often cond&cts its tests at the Bhite $ands Missile Test Ran.e9 M&st 3est
of Alama.ordo. Bhite $ands 3as the home to the ATFs EAi1ole Mi.htE e;1eriments <see
belo3>. Bas the .o2ernment ta*in. one of its bombs bac* home to MommaI
11/. <(3> Allen9 !p *it.
111. <(4> Moore9 !p *it.9 1. 221. Ric*s made this statement the da4 of the bombin..
112. <("> Ceneral Benton ?. ,artin9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
113. <(#> Ric* $herro39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
114. <163/6T> The T0B missile9 ins1ected b4 the #1st 50A team o&t of Ft. $ill 3as inert9
as re1orted on the 0*lahoma Co&nt4 $heriffs 52idenceS0rdinance Acce1tance Form9
dated 4S1-S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
11". <('> BATF RAC Ae34 Bebb9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH 0C,A 0fficer Aon Bro3nin.9
inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11#. This a&thor re:&ested the $heriffs 2ideo &nder the 0*lahoma 01en Records Act. @
s&bse:&entl4 recei2ed the ori.inal 2ersion from a friend. @t seems the $heriff sent me an
edited 2ersion9 3ith the ordinance bein. remo2ed edited o&t.
11'. <((> 7.A. Cash N 7eff 8ollada49 EBor*er 8el1ed Remo2e M&nitions9 Missile from
M&rrah B&ildin.9E $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S'S-".
11(. <(-> I&id.
11-. The BATF lied abo&t the 1resence of a metham1hetamine lab on the Branch
Aa2idian com1o&nd in Baco9 Te;as in order to circ&m2ent the ,osse Comitat&s Act9
3hich 1re2ents the militar4 from bein. &sed for domestic la3 enforcement.
Conse:&entl49 tan*s from the Arm4s 7oint Tas* Force $i; 3ere &sed <dri2en the FB@> to
demolish and .as the Branch Aa2idian com1o&nd. 5i.ht4-si; men9 3omen and children
3ere either cr&shed to death or b&rned ali2e. The FB@9 l&dicro&sl4 eno&.h9 claimed that
the tan*s 3ere there to *noc* holes in the 3alls in order to allo3 1eo1le to esca1e + an
absol&tel4 ridic&lo&s assertion + the4 co&ld ha2e sim1l4 &sed the 3indo3s and doors.
12/. <-/> .ele,ance ma.a!ine9 'S-".
121. <-1> Moore9 !p *it.9 1. 1/'.
122. <-2> I&id.
123. <16336T> This a&thor inter2ie3ed a retired Arm4 criminal in2esti.ator 3ho
com1lained abo&t )ester Mart!s stone3allin. a similar in2esti.ation he 3as in2ol2ed in.
124. <-3> Allen9 !p *it.M Moore9 !p *it.
12". <-4> I&id.9 1. 11#.
12#. <-"> Richard ). $herro39 EAftershoc*s and $&bterf&.e6 Clo&d of Ao&bt )in.ers
02er Co2ernment Co2er-&19E )oldier o9 Fortune9 A1ril9 1--#H Moore9 1. 1/#.
12'. This 3as re1orted briefl4 in the +ew York (imes and the -all )treet 0ournal. The
t3o articles 3ere then :&ic*l4 b&ried in scra1-hea1 of histor4.
12(. <-#> )a3rence B. M4ers9 EB&rea& of ANF0 Tr&c*-Bomb Fabrication9E $edia
%ypass9 No2ember9 1--#.
12-. <-'> EBho Are The4I The 0*lahoma Blast Re2eals The ,aranoid )ife and Times of
Acc&sed Bomber Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and 8is Ri.ht-Bin. Associates.E (ime9 "S1S-".
13/. <-(> Aale R&ssa*oc* N $er.e ?o2ales*i9 EAn 0rdinar4 Bo4s 5;traordinar4 Ra.eH
After a )on. $earch For 0rder9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h Finall4 Fo&nd a Borld 8e Co&ld Fit
@nto9E-ashington Post9 'S2S-".
131. <--> 7ohn ?ifner9 E0*lahoma Bombin. $&s1ect6 %nra2elin. a Fra4ed )ife9E +ew
York (imes9 12S31S-".
132. <1//> EAn 0rdinar4 Bo4s 5;traordinar4 Ra.e9E -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
133. <1/1> Robert A. McFadden9 ETerror in 0*lahoma6 The $&s1ect + 0ne Mans
Com1le; ,ath to 5;tremism9E +ew York (imes9 4S23S-".
134. <263#6T> )ori Fortier ori.inall4 told the 1ress9 E@t tr&l4 sic*ens me 3hen @ see m4
friends face9 4es m4 friends face9 1ortra4ed on the co2er of (ime ma.a!ine as the face of
e2il.E
13". <1/2> $heffield Anderson9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13#. <263#6TT> Noble Co&nt4 Assistant Attorne4 Mar* Cibson9 3ho has 1rosec&ted man4
*illers9 said EDo& co&ld M&st feel the e2il in them.E Det he said of Mc=ei.h9 E@ loo*ed at
him and reali!ed @ felt no re1&lsion or fear.E
13'. <1/3> ,rime Time )i2e9 "S1/S-".
13(. <1/4> EBio.ra1h46 Mc=ei.h9 ,art @@9E $edia %ypass9 Ma49 1--#. M4ers 3o&ld later
rescind this statement to me9 sa4in. he tho&.ht Mc=ei.h 3as the Emost maniacal terrorist
in %.$. histor4.E
13-. <1/"> EAn 0rdinar4 Bo4s 5;traordinar4 Ra.e9E -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
14/. <1/#> $edia %ypass. Ma49 1--#.
141. <264/6T> Real estate a.ent Anne Marie Fit!1atric* said Mc=ei.h 3as E2er4 d4namicE
and had Ea t3in*le in his e4e and a smile.E <-ashington Post 'S2S-". >
142. <1/'> EAn 0rdinar4 Bo4s 5;traordinar4 Ra.eE9 -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
143. <1/(> $edia %ypass. "S-#.
144. <1/-> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
14". <11/> $edia %ypass. Ma49 1--#.
14#. <111> Robert A. McFadden9 ETerror in 0*lahoma6 A $1ecial Re1ort + 7ohn Aoe No.
19 A )ife of $olit&de and 0bsessions9E +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
14'. <112>-ashington Post9 'S2S-".
14(. <113> $edia %ypass. Ma49 1--#.
14-. <114> )ana ,adilla and Ron Ael1it9 %y %lood %etrayed9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 8ar1er
Collins9 1--">9 1. #3.
1"/. <26436T> ,adilla told me later that the information abo&t Mc=ei.hs so-called
demolitions e;1ertise 3as 1ro2ided b4 co-3riter Ron Ael1it.
1"1. <11"> Aa2id 8ac*3orth N ,eter Annin9 EThe $&s1ect $1ea*s 0&t9E +ewsweek9
'S3S-".
1"2. <11#> +ewsweek9 "S1"S-".
1"3. <11'> 7ohn ?ifner9 EThe C&n Net3or*6 Mc=ei.hs Borld + A $1ecial Re1ortH Bomb
$&s1ect Felt at 8ome Ridin. the C&n-$ho3 Circ&it.E +ew York (imes9 'S"S-".
1"4. <11(> FB@ 3/2 $tatement of Carl. 5. )ebron9 7r.9 4S22S-"9 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
1"". <11-> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
1"#. <12/> +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
1"'. <121> $edia %ypass9 March9 1--".
1"(. <122> +ew York (imes "S4S-".
1"-. <123> $edia %ypass9 March9 1--".
1#/. <124> +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
1#1. <12"> I&id.
1#2. Bhile other soldiers and airmen 3ere :&oted d&rin. the 3ar ma*in. statements li*e
Eshootin. fish in a barrelE O EBe hit the Mac*1otE O Ea t&r*e4 shoot9E onl4 Mc=ei.h
E*illed @ra:is.E For a detailed acco&nt of atrocities committed b4 %.$. forces9 see6 Ramse4
Clar*9 (he Fire (his (ime' 5.). -ar *rimes in the "ul9 9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Th&nders
Mo&th ,ress9 1--2>.
1#3. <12#> $edia %ypass9 March9 1--".
1#4. <12'> E0*lahoma Bombin. $&s1ect6 %nra2elin. a Fra4ed )ife9E +ew York (imes9
12S31S-".
1#". <12(> ,adilla9 Ael1it9 !p *it.9 1. 1"3.
1##. <12-> ?eith9 !p *it.9 1. 41.
1#'. <13/> EMc=ei.hs Arm4 ,als 7oin Bid to $a2e 8is )ife9E CNN9 #S-S-'.
1#(. <131> ?enneth $tern9 A Force 5pon the Plain' (he American $ilitia $o,ement and
the Politics o9 Hate9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 $imon and $ch&ster9 1--#>9 1. 1-/H +ew York (imes9
"S4S-".
1#-. $terns boo*9 3ritten on behalf of the American 7e3ish Committee 3ith the tacit
a11ro2al of the Anti-Aefamation )ea.&e <AA)> of the BNai Brith9 see*s to com1letel4
discredit all factions of the emer.in. ,atriot and Militia mo2ements. $tern be.ins 3ith
the 1remise that Mc=ei.h is .&ilt49 and then attem1ts to indict the militia mo2ement b4
association. Most all of $terns so&rces deri2e from mainstream 1ress acco&nts and AA)
and $,)C <$o&thern ,o2ert4 )a3 Center> re1orts. There is no indication from his so&rce
notes that the a&thor e2er inter2ie3ed an4 of Mc=ei.hs friends or associates9 or did an4
inde1endent research on the bombin. 3hatsoe2er.
1'/. <264-6T> Rice is 1resident of Ne3 5n.land @n2esti.ations. 8e teaches the onl4
accredited co&rse in the s&bMect of 1rofilin.9 and has testified in state and federal co&rt in
re.ards to hand3ritin. anal4sis9 and Moore r&ns an e;ec&ti2e assessment firm in
Bashin.ton9 A.C. that s1eciali!es in assessin. 1ersonalit4 traits of a11licants based on
their hand3ritin. sam1les.
1'1. <132> E@nside the Mind of Mc=ei.h.E Media B41ass9 A1ril9 1--#.
1'2. <133> EBio.ra1h46 Mc=ei.h9 ,art @@9E $edia %ypass9 Ma49 1--#.
1'3. <134> +ew York (imes9 12S31S-".
1'4. <13"> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
1'". <13#> +ew York (imes9 12S31S-".
1'#. <13'> +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
1''. <13(> +ew York (imes9 'S"S-".
1'(. <13-> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
1'-. <14/> EThe $&s1ect $1ea*s 0&t9E +ewsweek. 'S3S-".
1(/. <141> Released b4 Mc=ei.hs attorne4 $te1hen 7ones to the -ashington Post.
1(1. <142> +ewsweek9 'S3S-".
1(2. <143> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
1(3. <144> $edia %ypass9 March9 1--".
1(4. <14"> Re1ort of @n2esti.ation9 Aa2id B. Fechheimer9 12S13S-#9 addressed to $te1hen
7ones9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
1(". <14#> Released b4 Mc=ei.hs attorne4 $te1hen 7ones to the -ashington Post.
1(#. <14'> +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
1('. <26"26T> Mc=ei.h himself admitted that it E3as dela4ed in m4 case.E
1((. <14(> -ashington Post9 'S2S-"9 4S23S-".
1(-. <26"26TT> This 3as confirmed to me b4 Terr4 Nichols e;-3ife9 )ana ,adilla6 ETerr4
told me that. Terr4 M&st said that 3hen he 3as in the C&lf Bar9 the4 had im1lanted that to
*ee1 trac* of him.E
1-/. <14-> Clenn ?ra3c!*9 EMind Control and the Ne3 Borld 0rder9E +exus ma.a!ine9
Feb-March9 1--39 :&oted in ?eith.
1-1. <1"/> I&id.9 1. 1-#.
1-2. <26"36T> The firm does classified research for both NA$A and the Air Force9 and is a
ran*in. s&bcontractor for $entar9 @nc.9 an ad2anced science and en.ineerin. firm ca1able9
accordin. to com1an4 literat&re9 of creatin. artificial intelli.ence s4stems. $entars
c&stomers incl&de the %.$. Arm4 $1ace and $trate.ic Aefense Command9 the Ad2anced
Research ,roMects A.enc4 <see disc&ssion of AR,A later in this cha1ter>9 Roc*3ell
@nternational9 Teled4ne9 Nichols Research Cor1. and TRB. Their sales literat&re boasts a
lar.e ener.4 shoc* t&nnel9 radar facilities Ea radio-fre:&enc4 <RF> sim&lator facilit4 for
e2al&atin. electronic 3arfare techni:&es.E <Constantine>
1-3. <1"1> Constantine9 !p *it.
1-4. <1"2> +exus9 Feb-March9 1--39 :&oted in ?eith.
1-". <1"3> The %.$. Ceneral Acco&ntin. 0ffice iss&ed a re1ort on $e1tember 2(9 1--49
3hich stated that bet3een 1-4/ and 1-'49 A0A and other national sec&rit4 a.encies
st&died h&ndreds of tho&sands of h&man s&bMects in tests and e;1eriments in2ol2in.
ha!ardo&s s&bstances. CA0 stated that some tests and e;1eriments 3ere cond&cted in
secret. Medical research in2ol2in. the testin. of ner2e a.ents9 ner2e a.ent antidotes9
1s4chochemicals9 and irritants 3as often classified. Additionall49 some 3or* cond&cted
for A0A b4 contractors still remains classified toda4. For e;am1le9 the Central
@ntelli.ence A.enc4 <C@A> has not released the names of 1" of the a11ro;imatel4 (/
or.ani!ations that cond&cted e;1eriments &nder the M?%)TRA 1ro.ram9 3hich .a2e
1s4chochemical dr&.s to an &ndetermined n&mber of 1eo1le 3itho&t their *no3led.e or
consent. Accordin. to the CA0 re1ort9 the C@A has not released this information beca&se
the or.ani!ations do not 3ant to be identified. <E@s Militar4 Research 8a!ardo&s To
=eterans 8ealthI )essons $1annin. 8alf A Cent&r49E The Roc*efeller Re1ort <$enator
7a4 Roc*efeller>9 12S(S-4.>
1-#. <26""6T> After his arrest9 Br4ant said that he had been E.otten to9E and Ehad been
1ro.rammed.E E$lee1ersE s&ch as Br4ant 3ere most li*el4 1ro.rammed to *ill their
2ictims in order to 1reci1itate la3 and order crac*-do3ns9 s&ch as occ&rred in the
aftermath of the A&stralian melee9 3here the .o2ernment recentl4 o&tla3ed almost all
t41es of .&ns.
1-'. EA Ca&tion From Ao3n %nder9E Portland Free Press9 7&l4S0ctober9 1--'.
1-(. <1"4> EA B4 the Boo* 0fficer9 $&s1icio&s B4 Nat&re9 $1ots Tro&ble and acts fast9E
+ew York (imes9 4S23S-".
1--. <1""> Aic* R&ssell9 (he $an -ho :new (oo $uch9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Carroll N
Craf>9 1--29 1. #'-.
2//. <1"#> ,roMect M?%)TRA9 The C@As ,ro.ram of Research in Beha2ioral
Modification9 7oint 8earin. Before the $enate Committee on @ntelli.ence9 (S3S''. %.$.
Co2ernment ,rintin. 0ffice9 1-''.
2/1. @n fact9 accordin. to Ted C&ndersen9 Best did indeed e;amine Mc=ei.h. Bhen
1ressed on the acc&rac4 of his so&rce9 C&ndersen insisted he 3as E1// 1ercent reliable.E
2/2. R&ssell9 !p *it.9 1. 211-212.
2/3. Martin A. )ee and Br&ce $hlain9 Acid reams' (he *IA1 3)1 and the )ixties
.e&ellion <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Cro2e ,ress9 1-(">9 11. 229 1(---/H Cordon Thomas9 0ourney
Into $adness9 Bantam Boo*s9 1-(-.
2/4. The 1-"' American ,s4chiatric Association roster notes that 192"3 of its '91/4
members came from Cerman4 and the 5astern 5&ro1ean co&ntries.
2/". Tim ?else49 EThe 0*lahoma $&s1ect A3aits Aa4 of Rec*onin.9E 3ondon )unday
(imes9 date &n*no3n.
2/#. <1"'> Thomas9 !p *it.9 1. 11#.
2/'. <1"(> R&ssell9 !p *it.9 1. #'3.
2/(. <1"-> Billiam M. T&rner and 7ohn C. Christian9 (he Assassination o9 .o&ert F.
:ennedy' A )earching 3ook at the *onspiracy and *o,er75p <ENB7<EKB9 <Ne3 Dor*9
ND6 Random 8o&se9 1. 1-'>9 V&oted in Constantine9 1. 12.
2/-. <1#/> R&ssell9 !p *it.9 1. #(1.
21/. <1#1> I&id.9 1. #'".
211. <1#2> I&id.9 1. #'3. <Barren Commission Re1ort9 =ol. "9 1. 1/".>
212. Ale; Constantine9 Psychic ictatorship in the 5.).A.9 <,ortland9 0R6 Feral 8o&se
,ress>9 1--"9 1. #.
213. 8&.h MacAonald9 Appointment in allas9 Xebra9 11. 1/'-1/(9 :&oted in
Constantine9 1. #.
214. 0n Febr&ar4 '9 1-'#9 Ambassador Balter 7. $toessel9 7r. told some of the 12"
members of his staff that the R&ssians 3ere &sin. micro3a2es beams to listen in on
con2ersations inside the embass49 and that s&ch radiation co&ld be ha!ardo&s to their
health. <,a&l Bro&de&r9 (he Oapping o9 America9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 B.B. Norton> 1-''9 1.
-".
21". I&id.9 1. -".
21#. <1#3> I&id.9 1. 1-.
21'. <1#4> Art Ford N )incoln )a3rence9 -ere -e *ontrolled9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6
%ni2ersit4 Boo*s>9 1-#'9 :&oted in R&ssell.
21(. <1#"> Robert 0. Bec*er9 M.A. and Car4 $elden9 (he %ody Electric'
Electromagnetism and the Foundation o9 3i9e9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Billiam Morro3 N Co.>9
1. 1/("9 :&oted in EBioeffects of Micro3a2e Radiation9E 5nclass9ied9 =ol. @=9 No. 39
7&neS7&l49 1--29 National Association of $ec&rit4 Al&mni.
21-. <1##> T&rner and Christian9 !p. *it.9 Anthon4 $am1son9 (he Arms %asaar' From
3e&anon to 3ockheed <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 =i*in. ,ress9 1-''>9 1. 2'#9 :&oted in
Constantine9 1. 12.
22/. <26#/6T> A11arentl49 Mc=ei.h 3as not there the entire time. ,hone records indicate
he made stead4 calls &ntil the 'th of A1ril9 3hen he 3as seen at a bar in T&lsa9 0*lahoma.
The 1hone calls res&me on A1ril 11.
221. +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
222. I&id.
223. <1#-> $herman $*olnic*9 *onspiracy +ation9 7&ne9 1--#.
224. <1'/> Constantine9 EThe Cood $oldier.E
22". I&id.
22#. I&id.
22'. @n 1-('9 1olice in Tallahassee9 Florida disco2ered si; small children li2in. in a 2an
dri2en b4 t3o men dressed in s&its. The children 3ere na*ed9 br&ised and dirt49 and
actin. li*e animals. The4 3ere &na3are of the f&nction and 1&r1ose of tele1hones9
tele2isions or toilets. The4 3ere not allo3ed to li2e indoors9 and 3ere onl4 .i2en food as
a re3ard. The case 3as t&rned o2er to %.$. C&stoms a.ents9 3ho 3ere contacted b4
detecti2es from the Bashin.ton9 A.C. Metro1olitan ,olice Ae1t.9 then in2esti.atin. a c&lt
*no3n as the EFinders.E Bhen officers searched the their 1remises9 the4 disco2ered
instr&ctions for *idna11in. and 1&rchasin. children9 a2oidin. 1olice detection9
information on the &se of e;1losi2es and terrorism9 and the international transfer of
c&rrenc4. The officers also fo&nd a 1hoto alb&m sho3in. 1orno.ra1hic 1hotos of
children9 ad&lts and children 1artici1atin. in blood rit&als in2ol2in. the disembo3elment
of .oats9 and an alter s&rro&nded 3ith Mars of &rine and feces. Formerl4 called the
E$ee*ers9E the Ec&ltE 3as r&n b4 Marion Aa2id ,ettie. An &nconfirmed memo states that
,ettie 3as trained in co&nterintelli.enceH his C@A handler 3as Colonel )eonard N.
Bei.ner9 a career Air Force and C@A o1erati2e. Bhen C&stoms a.ents attem1ted to
follo3 &1 on the M,A in2esti.ation9 the4 3ere told that Ethe acti2it4 of the Finders had
become a C@A internal matter. The M,A re1ort has been classified secret and 3as not
a2ailable for re2ie3.E Martine! 3as s&bse:&entl4 Ead2ised that the FB@ had 3ithdra3n
from the in2esti.ation se2eral 3ee*s 1rior and that the FB@ Forei.n Co&nter @ntelli.ence
Ai2ision had directed M,A not to ad2ise the FB@ Bashin.ton Field 0ffice of an4thin.
that had trans1ired.E Bhat 1olice and C&stoms a.ents 3ere describin. 3as &ndo&btled4
1art of 01eration EMonarch9E a 1ro.ram of C@A mind control in2ol2in. the &se of small
children raised in ca1ti2it4 to res1ond to 2ario&s stim&li in2o*ed b4 their C@A ca1tors.
0ne of the chief field o1erati2es of 01eration Monarch 3as none other than Michael
A:&ino. <%.$. C&stoms Re1ort6 Aetecti2e 7im Bradle4 of the Bashin.ton9 A.C.
Metro1olitan ,olice Ae1t. Aaniel Brandt9 +ame %ase +ewsline9 No. "9 A1ril-7&ne 1--46
EC&lts9 Anti-C&ltists9 and the C&lt of @ntelli.ence.E Ae1artment of the Treas&r49 %nited
$tates C&stoms $er2ice6 Re1ort of @n2esti.ation. $&bMect6 EFinders.E 2S12S('. A.ent
Ra4mond 7. Martine!.>
,robabl4 the best *no3n case is 7onesto3n9 a c&lt of o2er -// follo3ers in C&4ana 3ho
committed Emass s&icideE in 1-'(. led b4 the Re2erend 7im 7ones. 7onesto3n 3as a
2eritable 1rison 3here all the classic mind control techni:&es 3ere &tili!ed. Bhile little
more than a s3am19 it ne2ertheless contained a modern hos1ital9 from 3hich massi2e
:&antities of beha2ioral modification dr&.s 3ere reco2ered. 0ne of 7ones to1 aides9
Ceor.e ,hili1 Bla*el49 3ho recr&ited mercenaries for the C@A in An.ola9 3as the son-in-
la3 of Ar. )a3rence )a4ton9 a former Arm4 biochemical 3arfare s1ecialist. Researchers
ha2e s1ec&lated that 7onesto3n 3as 1art of the C@As M?%)TRA e;1eriments. <7oe
8olsin.er9 E$tatement to the For&m 5ntitled ,s4cho-$ocial @m1lications of the
7onesto3n ,henomenon9E 23 Ma4 1-(/9 Mi4a*o 8otel9 $an Francisco9 :&oted in Brandt9
+ame %ase +ewsline9 No. "9 A1ril-7&ne 1--46 EC&lts9 Anti-C&ltists9 and the C&lt of
@ntelli.ence.E> EC&4anese troo1s disco2ered a lar.e cache of dr&.s9 eno&.h to control the
entire 1o1&lation of Ceor.eto3n9 C&4ana <1o1. 2//9///>9 for o2er a 4ear. 0ne footloc*er
contained 119/// doses of Thora!ine9 a dan.ero&s tran:&ili!er9 and others s&ch as sodi&m
1entothal <tr&th ser&m>9 chloral h4drate <a h41notic>9 demerol9 Thalli&m <conf&ses
thin*in.>9 halio1areael and )ar.atil <1o3erf&l tran:&ili!ers> and man4 others. @t 3as 2er4
e2ident that 7onesto3n 3as a ti.htl4-r&n concentration cam19 com1lete 3ith medical and
1s4chiatric e;1erimentation.E Bo Crit!9 *alled to )er,e. The members of 7onesto3n 3ere
re1orted to ha2e died from c4anide-laced 1&nch9 b&t man4 3ere fo&nd shot-to-death b4
the com1o&nds .&ards. The militar4 1&r1osef&ll4 too* o2er a 3ee* to remo2e the bodies9
ens&rin.9 as in the Baco case9 that no a&to1sies co&ld be 1erformed. National $ec&rit4
Ad2isor Br!e!ins*is office ordered that Eall 1oliticall4 sensiti2e 1a1ers and forms of
identificationE be remo2ed from the bodies9 and 7onesto3ns m4sterio&s financial
reso&rces 3ere fo&nd scattered in ban*s and in2estments9 estimated to be from G2#
million to G 2 billion. <?enneth Booden9 The Children of 7onesto3n <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6
McCra3-8ill9 1-(1>9 1. 1-#9 :&oted in Brandt.>
Another 3ell-*no3n case is the Tem1le of $et9 a satanic c&lt in $an Francisco r&n b4
former Arm4 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare s1ecialist )t. Colonel Michael A:&ino9 3ho has
3ritten abo&t the control of mass 1o1&lations. A:&ino 3as acc&sed b4 an Arm4 Cha1lain
of molestin. se2eral 4o&n. children at the ,residio. The case 3as in2esti.ated b4 the
$F,A9 then t&rned o2er to the Arm4s C.@.A. <Criminal @n2esti.ations Ai2ision>9 3here it
3as s&bse:&entl4 dro11ed. Freedom of @nformation Act re:&ests @ made abo&t A:&inos
in2esti.ation 3hile editor of the Free Press 3ere stone3alled. A:&ino himself 1ic*ed &1
on m4 interest and be.an bombardin. me 3ith letters both dismissin. these and all
related alle.ations as Emass-h4steria9E 3hile bac*in. &1 his claims 3ith the threat of a
libel s&it. <A:&ino once anno&nced that he is the Ae2il incarnate. @ still 3onder to this da4
3h4 the Ae2il needed to ta*e me to M&nici1al Co&rt to e;tract his 2en.eance.>
22(. Ae1osition of anon4mo&s Na2al @ntelli.ence officer9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
22-. <1'1> Brandon $tic*ne49 All American $onster' (he 5nauthori#ed %iography o9
(imothy $c2eigh <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 ,romethe&s Boo*s9 1--#>9 1. 22#.
23/. For an e;cellent acco&nt of the 1otential of h4nosis and its &se in militar4
a11lications9 see )cience igest9 A1ril 1-'19 E841nosis Comes of A.e9E b4 C.8.
5stabroo*s.
231. Marchetti and Mar*s9 !p *it.9 1. 2'-.
232. <1'2> $cott Anderson9 E"lo&e 1&blishers =iet to&r in mind 3arfare9E +ow
$aga#ine9 Toronto9 Canada9 "S2#S-49 V&oted in ?eith9 1. 1'-.
233. <26#26T> Former intelli.ence o1erati2e Cene EChi1E Tat&m described a recent
massi2e heroin and cocaine sm&..lin. o1eration bein. r&n b4 ro.&e elements of the %.$.
Co2ernment across the Canadian border into Montana 3ith the com1licit4 of local
officials. EThese officials 3ere recr&ited to assist in the sm&..lin. o1erations9 thin*in.
the4 3ere 1art of a .o2ernment-sanctioned co2ert o1eration.E <5;cer1t of a letter from
Tat&m to the Montana $enate 7&diciar4 Committee9 3S22S-'>.
234. <1'3> Cene Bheaton9 memo9 co14 in a&thors 1ossessionH inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
23". ,it!er 3as later fo&nd Es&icidedE li*e Admiral Boorda9 shot in the chest 3ith a .4".
The left-handed ,it!er 3as fo&nd holdin. the .&n in his ri.ht hand. As Crai. Roberts
3rites in 0F:' (he ead -itnesses9 E,it!er9 a cons&mmate note ta*er and ma*er9 left no
s&icide note9 and no a&to1s4 re1ort 3as e2er released to either the 1&blic or the famil4.O
all references to ,it!er bein. 1resent at the a&to1s4 of 7ohn F. ?enned4 ha2e been
remo2ed from .o2ernment records.E Neither does ,it!ers famil4 belie2e he committed
s&icide.
23#. <1'4> 7a4 Brolstad9 E$mo*in. C&n6 Aoes Aan Mar2in 8a2e 52idence of a ?enned4
Assassination Cons1irac4IE (he Ithaca (imes9 (S22S-#H Fran*lin Cra3ford9 E)ocal Man
Tells 7F? $tor49E (he Ithaca 0ournal9 11S1#S-"H Aaniel Mar2in9 EBits N ,ieces6 A Creen
Beret on the ,eri1her4 of the 7F? Assassination9E (he Fourth ecade9 Ma49 1--"H
Colonel Aaniel Mar2in9 inter2ie3 on Te; Marrs Borld of ,ro1hec49 BBCR short3a2e9
4S2/S-#. Mar2ins a&thenticit4 and credibilit4 ha2e been established b4 res1ected
?enned4 researchers9 as 3ell as ,rofessor ). ,earce Billiams of Cornell %ni2ersit49 and
7ac:&eline ,o3ers9 former mana.in. editor of the Ithaca 0ournal9 3ho said EKCol.
Mar2inL had e2idence to bac* &1 3hat he 3as claimin.. @ belie2e him. 52er4thin. he has
said to me has been tr&eH hes 3illin. to tell 3hat he *no3s9 3hich cant be eas4 for him.E
23'. Ca1tain Aa2id =. =ane*9 3ho too* the assassination co&rse 3ith Mar2in9 3as
alle.edl4 as*ed b4 the C@A to assassinate ,it!er after Mar2in ref&sed. =ane* denied the
alle.ations in an affi2a2it.
23(. <1'"> 7onathan ?3itn49 (he *rimes o9 Patriots <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 $imon N $ch&ster9
1-('>9 1. 1/3H Affida2it of Colonel 5d3ard ,. C&tolo9 commander of the 1/th $1ecial
Forces Cro&1 <Airborne>9 1st $1ecial Forces9 3S11S(/9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
23-. <1'#> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
24/. <1''> EThe C&ndersen Re1ort on the Bombin. of the Alfred ,. M&rrah Federal
B&ildin.9 0*lahoma Cit49 0*lahoma9 A1ril 1-9 1--"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
241. <1'(> R&ssell9 !p *it.
242. <1'-> E$omethin. Bi. is Coin. to 8a11en9E (ime $aga#ine9 "S(S-".
243. <1(/> -ashington Post9 "S4S-".
244. <26##6T> The term Eshee1-di11edE is best clarified b4 former C@A-Ae1artment of
Aefense liaison ). Fletcher ,ro&t49 in his classic 3or* on the C@A9 (he )ecret (eam
<,rentice 8all>. E@t is an intricate Arm4-de2ised 1rocess b4 3hich a man 3ho is in the
ser2ice as a f&ll career soldier or officer a.rees to .o thro&.h all the le.al and official
motions of resi.nin. from the ser2ice. Then9 rather than act&all4 bein. released9 his
records are 1&lled from the Arm4 1ersonnel files and transferred to a s1ecial Arm4
intelli.ence file. $&bstit&te b&t nonetheless real-a11earin. records are then 1rocessed9 and
the man Elea2esE the ser2ice.E
24". <1-"> +ew York (imes9 4S23S-".
24#. <1-#> ETerror in 0*lahoma6 The $&s1ectH Ari!ona Nei.hbors Recall a Mans )o2e of
Bea1onr4 and ,oor Attit&deE9 +ew York (imes9 4S23S-".
24'. <1-'> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
24(. <1-(> Mar4lin 8art9 @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor9 1S1"S-# N 4S1S-#.
24-. <1--> Rob Ran.in9 @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor9 4S1S-#.
2"/. <2//> 7ohn ?ifner9 EAri!ona Trailer ,ar* 03ner Remembered the Bron. Man9E
+ew York (imes9 4S2"S-".
2"1. <2/1> Mar4lin 8art9 @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor9 1S1"S-#.
2"2. <2/2> +ew York (imes9 4S23S-".
2"3. <2/3> $te2e Bilmsen and Mar* 5dd49 EBho bombed the M&rrah B&ildin.IE en,er
Post9 date &n*no3n.
2"4. <2/4> FB@ 3/2 of )ebron9 !p *it.
2"". <2/"> ,atric* 5. Cole9 E@m 7&st )i*e An4one 5lse9E (ime9 4S1"S-#.
2"#. <2/#> EAn 0rdinar4 Bo4s 5;traordinar4 Ra.eE9 -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
2"'. <2/'> +ew York (imes9 4S24S-".
2"(. <2/(> Mar* $chaffer9 EC&n Class $heds Ne3 )i.ht 0n Mc=ei.h9E (he Ari#ona
.epu&lic9 "S2(S-"9 :&oted in ?eith.
2"-. <2/-> +ew York (imes9 12S31S-".
2#/. <21/> ?e2in Fl4nn and )o& ?il!er9 E7ohn Aoe 2 Remains a M4ster46 0?C Bombin.
Cases %n*no3n $&s1ect Co&ld be More Than 0ne Man9 @n2esti.ators Belie2e9E .ocky
$ountain +ews9 3S3S-'.
2#1. <211> +ew York (imes9 4S24S-".
2#2. <T> The child 1rotecti2e ser2ices 3ent to the com1o&nd9 *noc*ed on the door9
3al*ed in9 and inter2ie3ed the children. The4 fo&nd no e2idence of ab&se and left.
2#3. <T> This 3ill be e;1lored more f&ll4 in =ol&me T3o.
2#4. <212> $edia %ypass9 March9 1--".
2#". <213> +ew York (imes9 'S"S-".
2##. <214> Tim ?else49 EThe 0*lahoma $&s1ect A3aits Aa4 of Rec*onin.9E 3ondon
)unday (imes1 AHD<HEN.
2#'. <21"> Robert =ito9 EThree $oldiers9E CNN Ne3s9 (S-S-".
2#(. <21#> Trial of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h.
2#-. <21'> 01enin. statement of lead 1rosec&tor 7ose1h 8art!ler at Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs
trial.
2'/. <21(> 8o3ard ,an*art! and Ceor.e )ane9 E$ister Testifies A.ainst Brother9E en,er
Post9 "S#S-'.
2'1. <21-> Ceor.e )ane9 E)etters ,ro2ide Aama.in. 52idence9E en,er Post1 FHNHEKM
E$isters Role $een as ,i2itol9E en,er Post9 "S#S-'.
2'2. <22/> (ime9 "S1S-".
2'3. <221> +ew York (imes9 "S4S-".
2'4. <222> E0*lahoma Bombin. ,lotted for Months9 0fficials $a49 b&t $&s1ect @s Not
Tal*in.9E +ew York (imes9 4S2"S-"9 :&oted in ?eith9 1. 2(.
2'". <T> Nichols dischar.e in the s1rin. of 1-(- for Ehardshi1E reasons is also
interestin.. Another 1arallel is that of Thomas Martine!9 the FB@ infiltrator 3ithin the
radical ri.ht $ilent Brotherhood9 3ho 3as .i2en an honorable dischar.e d&rin. basic
trainin.. The Arm4 choose not to e;1lained 3h4. <?eith9 !p *it.>
2'#. <223> 5mma Cilbe49 EBrothers in Arms 3ith a Aestr&cti2e 8obb49E 3ondon )unday
(elegraph9 3S24S-".
2''. <224> Affida2it of FB@ A.ent ,atric* B. Bease.
2'(. <22"> +ewsweek9 "S1"S-".
2'-. <22#> Robert 7erlo39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
2(/. <T> The letter to the .irlfriend a11arentl4 3as indicati2e of 1lans to bomb other
locations. @nterestin. that the s&s1ect 3o&ld lea2e s&ch an c&rio&sl4 incriminatin. trail of
e2idence.
2(1. <22'> +ew York (imes9 'S"S-".
2(2. <22(> Aateline9 NBC9 2S13S-#.
2(3. <22-> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
2(4. <23/> +ew York (imes9 'S"S-".
2(". <231> I&id.M -ashington Post9 'S"S-".
2(#. <232> (he )potlight9 "S2#S-'.
2('. <T> Catina told 3ondon )unday (elegraph re1orter Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard that the
man 3as Eal3a4sE there. E8e seemes o&t of 1lace9 b&t he 3as al3a4s aro&nd.E
2((. <233> 7im Carrison9 !n the (rail o9 the Assassins9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Barner Boo*s9
1-((>9 1. 1"'.
2(-. <T> @n a rather 1ro1hetic statement9 Michael Fortiers mother 3as heard to remar*
that Mc=ei.h led Ea do&ble life.E
2-/. <234> $edia %ypass9 3S-"H +ew York (imes9 'S"S-".
2-1. <23"> Beth 8a3*ins9 EThe Michi.an Militia Creet the Media Circ&s9E etroit $etro
(imes9 3S2#S-".
2-2. <23#> Aa2id =an Biema9 (ime9 #S2#S-".
2-3. <T> @n 3hat ma4 a11ear to be an omino&s coincidence9 America in Peril made its
deb&t M&st as the ATF and FB@ 3ere ma*in. their o3n a1ocal41tic 1lans for the Branch
Aa2idians in Baco9 Te;as.
2-4. <TT> The Michi.an Militia has officiall4 diso3ned him.
2-". <23'> -ashington Post9 'S2S-".
2-#. <23(> ?en Armstron.9 +o Amateur id (his <A1tos9 CA6 Blac*e4e ,ress9 1--#>9 1.
1'.
2-'. <T> @nterestin.l49 7ennifer 3as fo&nd b&rnin. 1a1ers on an o&tdoor .rill 3hen the
FB@ sho3ed &1 on A1ril 23.
2-(. <23-> 7.A. Cash9 EMc=ei.hs $ister )a&ndered Ban* Robber4 ,roceeds6 ATF
$&r2eillance Confirmed b4 @nformant9E $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 1S2(S-'.
2--. <T> @nterestin.l49 a&thorities 3o&ldnt find an4 traces of ammoni&m nitrate in these
loc*ers.
3//. <T> As 1ointed o&t 1re2io&sl49 FB@ chief chemist Frederic* Bhiteh&rst9 3ho tested
Mc=ei.hs clothes9 said no e;1losi2e resid&e 3as fo&nd. Bhiteh&rst has since .one on to
1&blicl4 acc&se the FB@ of man&fact&rin. and taintin. e2idence in do!ens of cases.
3/1. <24/> Arnold 8amilton9 EBombin. Acco&nts are =aried9E allas $orning +ews9
1/S(S-".
3/2. <241> Connie $mith9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. These acco&nts a11eared in the
$c*urtain "a#ette9 (he +ew American9 and the en,er Post9 amon. other 1laces.
3/3. <242> Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3/4. <243> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3/". <244> Trish Bood9 The Fifth 5state9 Canadian Broadcastin. Cor1orationH 7.A. Cash9
E@s a =ideota1e From a T&lsa To1less Bar the $mo*in. C&n in 0*lahoma Cit4
Bombin.IE $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 -S2"S-#.
3/#. <24"> Ton4 Boller9 Assistant ,roMect Mana.er9 Cood3ill @nd&stries9 inter2ie3 3ith
a&thor.
3/'. <24#> 7ane Craham9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Craham is a friend and co-3or*er of
7oans.
3/(. <24'> 7.A. Cash9 $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S14S-#.
3/-. <24(> $herie9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
31/. <T> $he sa3 the tr&c* at #6// a.m. at the diner9 then it left before '6// a.m. $he then
sa3 it at Cear4 )a*e in the afternoon on her 3a4 to 7&nction Cit49 then sa3 it there on
ret&rn tri1 aro&nd 36//-46// 1.m. The mainstream-1ress ori.inall4 said Bhittenber. sa3
the tr&c* on T&esda49 1arrotin. the FB@s line that Mc=ei.h had rented the tr&c* on the
1'th.
311. <24-> Aan ,ar*er9 EMc=ei.h Aefense V&estions Co-Aefendants Claim9E aily
!klahoman9 date &n*no3nH $te2e Bilmsen and Mar* 5dd49 EBho bombed the M&rrah
B&ildin.IE en,er Post9 date &n*no3nH Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of
Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'9 1. 3#.
312. <2"/> )inda ?&hlman and ,h4liss ?in.sle49 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
313. <2"1> Mar* 5dd49 EBitnesses tell a different stor49E en,er Post9 #S1#S-#.
314. <T> Bhat is interestin. is that Mc=ei.hs friend 7ames Nichols said that Mc=ei.h
ne2er 3ore a baseball ca19 m&ch less bac*3ards. 8e said Mc=ei.h onl4 3ore an Arm4-
iss&e ca1.
31". <2"2> Ch&c* Allen9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
31#. <2"3> I&id.
31'. <2"4> 7ane Craham9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Craham is a friend and co-3or*er of
7ohnstons.
31(. <T> @t is interestin. that Mc=ei.h 3o&ld choose to han. aro&nd the scene of the
crime9 alon. 3ith his easil4 identifiable 4ello3 Merc&r4 Mar:&is9 min&tes after it
occ&rred. 7ohnston described the 7ohn Aoe 2 as shorter and dar*er than Mc=ei.h.
31-. <2""> EFeds Char.e Terr4 Nichols in Bombin.9E 3os Angeles (imes9 "S1/S-"9 :&oted
in ?eith9 1. 1(".
32/. <2"#> FB@ FA-3(3 <FB@ Facial @dentification Fact $heet> of Tom ?essin.er9 dated
4S2/S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
321. <2"'> 3ondon )unday (imes9 4S21S-#.
322. <2"(> Affida2it of FB@ $1ecial A.ent 8enr4 C. Cibbons9 4S21S-"9 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
323. <2"-> Carrison9 !p *it.9 1.#"9 ''.
324. <2#/> %id9 1.##.
32". <2#1> I&id.9 1. '-.
32#. <2#2> 7&lie AelCo&r9 E@nformant $a4s T&lsan Tal*ed Abo&t )ocal9 0C Bombin.s9E
(ulsa -orld9 2S-S-'.
32'. <2#3> ETNT9 G" a stic*. Need more. Call after 1 Ma49 see if @ can .et some more.E
32(. <2#4> Billiam ,e11er9 !rders to :ill' (he (ruth %ehind the $urder o9 r. $artin
3uther :ing9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Carol N Craf>9 1--"9 1.1"#.
32-. <2#"> 3ondon )unday (imes9 4S21S-#.
33/. <2##> ?e2in 7ohnson9 EMc=ei.h )a34er $a4s FB@ A.ents %sin. Tric*er49E 5)A
(oday9 (S14S-"9 :&oted in ?eith9 !p *it9 1. "'.
331. <2#'> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
332. <2#(> Bob ,a1o2ich9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
333. <2#-> EA )oo* at Terr4 Nichols9E Associated ,ress9 4S"S-#.
334. <2'/> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor9 Aiane $a34er9 ABC Ne3s ,rime Time
)i2e9 "S1/S-".
33". <2'1> ,adilla and Ael1it9 !p *it.9 1. 3#.
33#. <2'2> Associated ,ress9 4S"S-#.
33'. <2'3> $te2e Bilmsen and Mar* 5dd49 EBho bombed the M&rrah B&ildin.IE en,er
Post9 date &n*no3n.
33(. <2'4> $er.e F. ?o2ales*i9 E@n a Mirror9 Nichols $a3 a =ictim9E -ashington Post9
'S3S-".
33-. <2'"> EA loo* at Terr4 Nichols9E Associated ,ress9 4S"S-#.
34/. <2'#> $edia %ypass9 date &n*no3n.
341. <2''> I&id.
342. <2'(> ?o2ales*i9 !p *it.
343. <2'-> ,adilla and Ael1it9!p *it.9 1. 1#(.
344. <2(/> ?eith9 !p *it.9 1. 1'-.
34". <2(1> ?o2ales*i9 !p *it.
34#. <T> @n 0ctober of 1-"-9 )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald a11eared s&ddenl4 at the American
5mbass4 in Mosco39 and dramaticall4 handed o2er his %.$. ,ass1ort and a letter
reno&ncin. his American citi!enshi1.
34'. <2(2> Associated ,ress9 4S"S-#.
34(. <2(3> ?o2ales*i9 !p *it.
34-. <2(4> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3"/. <2("> 5li!abeth Cleic*9 EBho Are The4I The 0*lahoma blast re2eals the 1aranoid
life and times of acc&sed bomber Timoth4 Mc=ei.h and his ri.ht-3in. associates.E (ime9
"S1S-".
3"1. <2(#> I&id.
3"2. <2('> Barbara Bhittenber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3"3. <2((> -ashington Post9 'S3S-".
3"4. <2(-> en,er Post9 date &n*no3n.
3"". <2-/> ?o2ales*i9 !p *it..
3"#. <2-1> ,adilla and Ael1it9 !p *it.9 1.3.
3"'. <T> Bhen @ :&estioned her abo&t this a11arent contradiction9 she told me her later
statement 3as correct9 and the boo*s acco&nt 3as 3ron..
3"(. <2-2> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3"-. <TT> Nichols became interested in sellin. militar4 s&r1l&s in Aecember of -3 to
A1ril of -4 accordin. to ,adilla.
3#/. <2-3> ,adilla and Ael1it9 !p *it.9 1. #H inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3#1. <2-4> ?F0R inter2ie3 3ith )ana ,adilla. @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3#2. <2-"> ,adilla9 !p *it.9 1."9 -.
3#3. <2-#> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3#4. <2-'> ,adilla9 !p *it.9 1. 12.
3#". <2-(> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3##. <2--> )o& ?il!er and ?e2in Flo4d9 EMc=ei.h Team Tries A.ain for Aela49E .ocky
$ountain +ews9 3S2#S-'H Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'.
3#'. <3//> Tele1hone records of Terr4 Nichols9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
3#(. <T> 5arlier9 Mc=ei.h had told ,adilla9 E@ll 3rite to him <Nichols>9 b&t @ .&ess @d
better do it in code9 beca&se there are a lot of nos4 1eo1le.E
3#-. <3/1> Aa2id 7ac*son9 )innet M4ers9 Fl4nn McRoberts9 *hicago (ri&une9 "S11S-".
3'/. <3/2> ,adilla and Ael1it9 !p *it.9 1. 2/1.
3'1. <T> Nichols attorne4 Michael Ti.ar claimed his clients &se of aliases 3hile rentin.
the stora.e loc*ers 3as to 1re2ent the credit card com1anies from comin. after him.
3'2. <T> Mc=ei.h Aefense attorne4 Christo1her Tritico :&estioned the anal4sis9 notin.
the FB@ laborator4 isnt accredited b4 an4 a.enc4 for s&ch a test. Tritico also &sed
1hoto.ra1hs of a test hole drilled into lead b4 the bit to ar.&e that .roo2es and scratches
didnt resemble those in the hole closel4 eno&.h to call them a match.
3'3. <3/3> 7.A. Cash9 $c*urtain "a#ette9 date &n*no3n.
3'4. <3/4> EMc=ei.h A11eals Con2iction9 $entence9E Re&ters9 1S1#S-(.
3'". <3/"> Barbara Bhittenber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3'#. <3/#> Nolan Cla49 Robb4 Trammell9 Aiana Bald3in and Rand4 5llis9 ENichols9
Bomb Materials )in*ed9E aily !klahoman9 date &n*no3n.
3''. <3/'> 7erri-)4nn Bac*ho&s9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3'(. <3/(> Aorinda 7. EBend4E 8ermes9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3'-. <T> B&tler and $nell also re1ortedl4 had connections to 7ac* 0li1hant of ?in.man9
Ari!ona.
3(/. <3/-> +ew York (imes9 "S2/S-".
3(1. <31/> 5d3ard Xehr9 E0*lahoma Cit4 Co2er-&1 5;1osed6 B&t the Mainstream Media
are $till in Aenial9E -ashington -eekly9 2S1'S-'.
3(2. <311> EThe Com1an4 The4 ?ee19E Transcri1t of the Canadian Broadcastin.
Com1an4 EFifth 5stateE 1iece on 0*lahoma Cit49 ori.inall4 broadcast on 22 0ctober
1--#9 8ost9 Bob 0;le49 =oice-02er Anno&ncer9 Trish Bood9 Francine ,elletierH C&est9
Robert Millar9 )eader9 5lohim Cit4H ?err4 Noble9 Formerl4 0f C$AH $te2en 7ones9
Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs )a34erH 7oe Adams9 BailiffH Ross Mcleod9 $ec&rit4 A.enc4 03ner.
3(3. <312> Barren Cotcher9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3(4. <313> Anthon4 Thornton9 EBomb ,lans Fo&nd in Aefendants 8ome9 FB@ A.ent
Testifies9E (he aily !klahoman9 4S3S-#. EAnthon4 Thornton9 EThree Aefendants Fo&nd
C&ilt4 in Bomb ,lot9 (he aily !klahoman. date &n*no3n.
3(". <314> 7&d4 Thomas9 EBe Are Not Aan.ero&s9 )eader of $e1aratists $a4sE :ansas
*ity )tar9 3S1'S-#.
3(#. <31"> Mar* Fa!lollah9 Michael Mat!a9 Ma&reen Craham and )arr4 ?in.9 EFB@6
8eist Trail )ed to Bhite $&1remacists9E Philadelphia In;uirer9 #S3/S-#.
3('. <T> Mathe3s himself 3as the North3est re1resentati2e of Billiam ,ierces National
Alliance.
3((. <31#> EBan* Bandits Tied to Ri.htists9E Associated ,ress9 1S21S-#H 7.A. Cash 3ith
7eff 8ollada49 ERebels Bith a Ca&se9 ,art 36 The Ar4an Re1&blican Arm49 $c*urtain
aily "a#ette9 12S2-S-#.
3(-. <31'> Bill Morlin9 EAe2oted to Ma*in. Nation %n.o2ernable6 Cro&1 ,atterns its
0r.ani!ation After @rish Re1&blican Arm49E )pokesman7.e,iew9 12S2-S-#.
3-/. <31(> 7.A. Cash9 EThe $14 Bho Came in From the Cold9E $c*urtain aily "a#ette9
2S11S-'.
3-1. <31-> 7.A. Cash 3ith 7eff 8ollada49 ERebels Bith a Ca&se9 ,art Fo&r6 An 5;-Bifes
$&s1icions @n The 0?B0MB Case9E $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 12S31S-#.
3-2. <32/> Andreas $trassmeir9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
3-3. <321> 7&d4 ). Thomas9 EMan Tar.et of Ban* Robber4 @n:&ir49E :ansas *ity )tar9
1S2-S-'.
3-4. <322> Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard9 (he )ecret 3i9e o9 %ill *linton' (he 5nreported
)tories <Bashin.ton9 AC6 Re.ner4>9 1. (/.
3-". <T> @t ma4 be tellin. that 1art of $trassmeirs trainin. in2ol2ed feedin. 1eo1le
disinformation.
3-#. <323> ,ritchard9 !p *it.M Billiam 7as1er9 EMore ,ieces to the 0?C ,&!!le9E (he
+ew American9 #S24S-#.
3-'. <324> Febr&ar49 1--# 1ress release from the Ca&se Fo&ndation9 :&oted in (he +ew
American.
3-(. <T> Aro&nd the same time9 the caller tele1honed the National Alliance office in
Ari!ona. The National Alliance is the or.ani!ation formed b4 Billiam ,ierce9 3ho 3rote
(he (urner iaries.
3--. <32"> )a&ra Fran*9 E0*lahoma Cit4 ,robe Ma4 To&ch Tennessee9E (he (ennessean9
#S3/S-#.
4//. <32#> 7.A. Cash9 E@s a =ideota1e From a T&lsa To1less Bar the $mo*in. C&n in
0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin.IE $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 -S2"S-#.
4/1. <32'> 7&d4 Thomas9 :ansas *ity )tar9 3S1'S-#.
4/2. <32(> Aennis Mahon9 inter2ie3 3ith Billiam 7as1er.
4/3. <32-> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'9 11. 44-4".
4/4. <33/> 7eff $teinber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
4/". <331> The members9 Cene $chroder9 Al2in 7en*ins9 and 5d ,etr&s*i9 met 3ith @ra:i
Ambassador Mohammed Mashat before the start of Aesert $torm. The @ra:is too* notice
of the .ro&1s 1atriotic acti2ities9 and in2ited them to Bashin.ton. EThe4 3ere ho1in. to
o1en &1 ne.otiations 3ith America9E e;1lained $chroder9 a farmer and 2eterinarian from
Cam1o9 Colorado. EThe4 *ne3 that 3ed meet 3ith them and 1&sh the iss&e some 3ith
o&r Re1resentati2es and Con.ressmen.E The entire affair 3as com1letel4 le.itimate and
3ell-1&blici!ed9 ha2in. been re1orted in at least one local ne3s1a1er in Colorado. The
Constit&tionalists and anti-3ar acti2ists also had the s&11ort of $enators 8an* Bro3n and
Bob Aole. EBe called the $tate Ae1artment and e2er4thin. 3as cleared9E the4 e;1lained.
Det it seemed 7ones 3as tr4in. to 1ortra4 the meetin. as 1art of a broader cons1irac4
bet3een @ra:is and American dissidents. The attorne4 referred to the three men as ,osse
Comitat&s members + a ta;-1rotest or.ani!ation of the mid-(/s 3ith anti-$emitic
o2ertones and connections to 3hite s&1remacist .ro&1s. All three denied belon.in. to the
.ro&1. 7ones then mentioned that ,etr&s*i li2ed an ho&rs dri2e from bombin. defendant
Terr4 Nichols ho&se. ,etr&s*i denied *no3in. Nichols. <5&.ene $chroder9 Al2in 7en*ins9
and 5d ,etr&s*ie9 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thorH Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of
Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'.>
4/#. <T> Altho&.h 7ones onl4 refers to E$&s1ect @9E it is 3ell-*no3n that he is referrin. to
Nichols9 beca&se he sa4s he 3as EA s&bMect of the FB@ and Crand 7&r4 in2esti.ation.OE
There 3ere onl4 t3o 1eo1le in2esti.ated b4 the Federal Crand 7&r46 Timoth4 Mc=ei.h
and Terr4 Nichols.
4/'. <332> ,ritchard9 !p *it.9 3S3/S-'.
4/(. <333> @n.o 8asselbach 3ith Tom Reiss9 Fuhrer7Ex' $emoirs o9 a Former +eo7+a#i
<Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Random 8o&se9 1--#>9 1. 21"H 7ohn Michael 7ohnston9 E@n2esti.ati2e
Re1ort Concernin. Fact-Findin. Tri1 to Cerman49E "S1"S-#9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
4/-. <T> The 5l R&*n case is doc&mented in the Federal Re1orter in 5nites )tates ,.
$cAnderson9 -14 F. 2d -34 <'th Cir. 1--/>. EThe 5l R&*ns so&.ht to im1ress the )ib4ans
and to demonstrate the de1th of their commitment b4 disc&ssin. s1ecific terrorist acts9
amon. them destro4in. a .o2ernment b&ildin.9 1lantin. a bomb9 blo3in. &1 an air1lane9
and sim1l4 committin. a 3anton *illin. here and a *illin. there to .et the )ib4ans
attention. 52ent&all49 the leader of the 5l R&*ns decided that the )ib4ans 3o&ld onl4 be
im1ressed b4 the &se of 1o3erf&l e;1losi2es.E <7ones9 Brit of Mandam&s9 1. (">
41/. <334> EBlac* 8istor4 and the Class $tr&..le9E (he )eparatist 3eague9 No. 119
A&.&st9 1--4. @n a letter to his follo3ers concernin. his stran.e alliance 3ith the N0@9
Roc*3ell 3rote6 E@ 3as ama!ed to learn ho3 m&ch the4 and @ a.ree on thin.s6 the4 thin*
that blac*s sho&ld .et o&t of this co&ntr4 and .o bac* to Africa or to some other 1lace and
so do 3e. The4 3ant to .et blac* men to lea2e 3hite 3omen alone9 and 3hite men to
lea2e blac* 3omen alone9 and so do 3e. The 8onorable 5liMah M&hammad and @ ha2e
3or*ed o&t an a.reement of m&t&al assistance in 3hich the4 3ill hel1 &s on some thin.s
and 3e 3ill hel1 them on others.<E
411. <33"> -ashington (imes9 -S3/S(".
412. <33#> Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard9 E@RA s&11lied detonator for 0*lahoma terror
bomb9E 3ondon )unday (elegraph9 3S3/S-'.
413. <T> British officials no do&bt too* the im1lications serio&sl4. 7ones had s1ent
considerable time cons&ltin. 3ith British e;1losi2es e;1erts 3ho 1lanned to testif4 on
behalf of the defense9 as 3ell as officials from M@"9 Britains domestic intelli.ence
ser2ice and e2en an &nnamed @RA member.< <Associate ,ress9 3S3/S-'.>
414. <33'> Tom Conlon and 8elen C&rtin9 u&lin )unday (imes9 'S13S-'9 :&oted in
$c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S1"S-'.
41". <33(> Rita Cosb4 re1ortin.9 ?0?89 F0F9 4S2S-'H Andreas $trassmeir9 inter2ie3
3ith a&thor.
41#. <T> @nformation obtained from the Militar4 Records Center b4 Ambrose 52ans-
,ritchard re2eals that ,etr&s*i ser2ed in the Air Force 0ffice of $1ecial @n2esti.ations
<0$@>9 retirin. in 1-'". 8is dalliance 3ith the militar4 incl&ded a stint as a Forei.n
@ntelli.ence 0fficer in =ietnam9 then $1ecial ,roMects 0fficer9 $1ecial Acti2ities Branch9
Co&nterintelli.ence Ai2ision in Bashin.ton9 A.C. 8e 3as reacti2ated 3ith a Esensiti2eE
assi.nment d&rin. the C&lf Bar.
41'. <33-> E$trassmeir9 0?C9 And The C@A9E (he +ew American9 'S22S-#.
41(. <34/> ,hil Bacharach9 ECastin. Ao&bts6 Bere 0thers @n2ol2ed in the Federal
B&ildin. Bombin.IE !klahoma "a#ette9 2S13S-'.
41-. <T> C&rio&sl49 3hen the FB@ :&eried 2ario&s federal la3-enforcement and
intelli.ence a.encies to determine if $trassmeir 3as a coo1eratin. 3itness or a
confidential informant9 onl4 the C@A re1orted that it held an4 records on him. These
records 3ere t&rned o2er to 1rosec&tors9 b&t not made a2ailable to Mc=ei.hs defense
team9 des1ite a co&rt order com1ellin. their disclos&re.
42/. <341> 7.A. Cash9 3ith 7eff 8ollada4 EBee*s Before 0?C Bombin.9 ATF 8ad
Banted ,osters 0n $trassmeir9E $c*urtain *ounty "a#ette9 'S2(S-#.
421. <342> 7.A. Cash9 EA.ents ,robe 0?C Bombin. )in*s To Ban* Robberies9E
$c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S1#S-#.
422. <T> @nterestin.l49 cases in2ol2in. 2iolence or 1lanned 2iolence b4 militias from
aro&nd the %.$. sho3 a rec&rrin. theme of .o2ernment 1enetration and infiltration of
militia .ro&1s. For e;am1le9 testimon4 in the M&s*o.ee bombin. case sho3ed that the
FB@ 3as literall4 1a4in. the o1eratin. e;1enses9 incl&din. the 1hone bills for the Tri-
$tate Militia.
423. <T> 08, 1ilot ?en $tafford9 ATF technician ,at Mc?inle49 and actin. ATF $AC
Tomm4 Bittman fle3 o2er 5lohim Cit4 on Febr&ar4 '9 1--"9 and re1orted to Finle4-
Craham.
424. <T> BATF re.ional director )ester Mart! denies that the B0)0 3as 1&t o&t b4 the
ATF.
42". <343> T&lsa ,olice @ntelli.ence9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
42#. <344> An @N$ memo of 7an&ar4 1/ stated6 E,er 4o&r note9 @ tal*ed to An.ela Finel49
ATF. @t ma4 be a3hile before the s&bMect is contacted or arrested9 b&t 3e 3ill 1robabl4 be
called to assist.E
42'. <T> @t seems the ATF and FB@ 3ere also concerned abo&t the 1ossiblit4 of an
Eintram&ral fire fi.htE bet3een their res1ecti2e a.encies at 5lohim Cit4.
42(. <34"> Cash9 !p *it.
42-. <T> 8o3es alle.ations of federal malfeasance do2etailed 3ith those of federal
informant Car4 Ca.an9 3ho 3as inside the Middle 5astern cell tied to the bombin..
43/. <34#> ,ritchard9 !p *it.
431. <34'> I&id.M The 08, officer 3ho made the arrest 3as =ernon ,hilli1s.
432. <34(> 7.A. Cash9 $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S14S-#. Aennis Mahon also admitted
that $trassmeir 3or*ed for the C$C--.
433. <T> The FB@ didnt .o to an4 .reat len.ths to :&estion $trassmeir9 nor his roommate
Michael Brescia. Months after the bombin.9 the FB@ 1laces a leis&rel4 call to $trassmeirs
home in Berlin. The4 made no attem1t to :&estion or arrest Brescia.
434. <TT> Bhen Middle 5astern s&s1ect 8&ssain al-8&ssaini came &nder scr&tin4 b4
?F0R and other in2esti.ators for his role in the bombin.9 the FB@ Edeb&n*edE the
Er&morsE abo&t him9 too. Bas he also an a.entI <$ee Cha1ter #>
43". <34-> 7.A. Cash and 7eff 8ollida49 EBee*s Before Bombin.9 ATF 8ad 0&t EBantedE
,osters9 $c*urtain "a#ette9 'S2-S-#9 :&oted in American Freedom9 $e1tember9 1--#.
43#. <T> The ostensible 1&r1ose of the raid 3as to reco2er bomb-ma*in. materials +
materials 3hich had been obtained b4 8o3e at the re:&est of her ATF handler + Finle4-
CrahamJ
43'. <3"/> 7.A. Cash9 EContro2ers4 02er 8o3es Tr&e )o4alties Become Foc&s of 8er
Trial9E $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S3/S-'.
43(. <3"1> 7.A. Cash9 $c*urtain "a#ette9 'S14S-#. The so&rce claimed that classified
com1&ter records of the ATF contained e2idence that $trassmeir 3as indeed a *e4
com1onent in the a.enc4s es1iona.e o1eration at 5lohim Cit49 and n&mero&s neo-Na!i
.ro&1s thro&.ho&t the co&ntr4.
43-. <3"2> 3ondon )unday (elegraph. date &n*no3n.
44/. <3"3> E8ate and the )a36 ?ir* )4ons9 5s:.E Anti-Aefamation )ea.&e9 )pecial
Edition9 7&ne9 1--1.
441. <3"4> )4ons had this to sa4 abo&t Mahon in an inter2ie3 3ith 2olkstreue9 a Cerman
Neo-Na!i ma.a!ine6 E@ ha2e .reat res1ect for the ?lan historicall4 b&t sadl49 the ?lan
toda4 is ineffecti2e and sometimes e2en destr&cti2e. There are man4 s1ies in it and most
of its best leaders ha2e left the ?lan to do more effecti2e 3or* 3ithin the mo2ement. @t
3o&ld be .ood if the ?lan follo3ed the ad2ice of former ?lansman Robert Miles6
Become in2isible. 8an. the robes and hoods in the c&1board and become an
&nder.ro&nd or.ani!ation. This 3o&ld ma*e the ?lan stron.er than e2er before.E
442. <3""> Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard N Andre3 Cimson9 EAid A.ents B&n.le %$ Terror
BombIE9 date &n*no3n. $ome of the dialo.&e 3as added from ,ritchards 1--' release9
(he )ecret 3i9e o9 %ill *linton<Bashon.ton9 AC6 Re.ner4>9 1. -/.
443. <T> EBhen (he +ew American as*ed 52ans-,ritchard if he belie2ed $trassmeir 3as
referrin. to himself 3hen s1ea*in. in the third 1erson of the informant9 he re1lied9 0f
co&rse9 theres no do&bt that is e;actl4 3hat he meant to con2e4. 8e 3as statin. it as
1lainl4 as he co&ld 3itho&t admittin. criminal c&l1abilit4 on his o3n 1art.E <Billiam
7as1er9 E5lohim9 Terror and Tr&th9E (he +ew American1 GHG<HEK.?
444. <3"#> Andreas $trassmeir9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
44". <3"'> Ale; Constantine9 EThe Na!ification of the Citi!ens Militias and the
Transformation of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h from 841er-Militar4 Robot to Mad Bomber9E
12S-S-".
44#. <3"(> ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s of Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 3S2"S-'9 1. 44.
44'. <3"-> Constantine9 !p *it.
44(. <3#/> I&id.
44-. <3#1> Billiam 7as1er9 E5lohim9 Terror9 and Tr&th9E +ew American9 3S31S-'.
4"/. <3#2> Charles9 !p *it. @n her re1ort of $e1tember 2#9 1--49 Finle4-Craham indicates
that Mahon E.a2e 1(3 a11ro;imatel4 2 feet of .reen safet4 f&se9 a can of .&n 1o3der and
a 1lastic f&nnel9E and said he 3o&ld Einstr&ct 1(3 ho3 to assemble hand .renades.E
4"1. <3#3> 7ames Rid.e3a49 E)one AssassinsI6 A $eries of Arrests Ma4 )in* the
0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin. $&s1ects to a )ar.er ,lot9E 2illage 2oice9 2S"S-'H Mar* 5dd49
E0thers 54ed in Bomb ,robeIE en,er Post9 1S2-S-'.
4"2. <3#4> Cash9 !p *it.
4"3. <3#"> Xehr9 !p *it.
4"4. <T> Accordin. to re1orts9 it 3as Cash 3ho E1ers&adedE Mahon to ma*e the
recordin..
4"". <3##> ATF R0@ "32'/--4-/124-B9 1S11S-".
4"#. <3#'> I&id.
4"'. <3#(> )etter read into testimon4 at 8o3es trial.
4"(. <3#-> ATF R0@9 -S2#S-4. EAnd4 also told 1(3 that there e;ists a blac* mar*et dealer
3ho can .et .renades9 C-4 and a ran.e of e;1losi2es.E
4"-. <T> Aa3son 3as also a 1aid informant for the Creensboro ,olice Ae1artment.
4#/. <TT> Bith a ma1 of the 1arade ro&te s&11lied b4 Creensboro ,olice Ae1artment
Aetecti2e 7err4 Coo1er9 Aa3son9 B&t*o2ich9 and their ??? and neo-Na!i comrades
3ere able to select the most ad2anta.eo&s site for their amb&sh. Altho&.h Coo1er and
other officers s&r2eilled the ho&se 3here the *illers had assembled and too* do3n license
n&mbers9 the4 ine;1licabl4 decided to ta*e a l&nch brea* less then 4" min&tes before the
march. B4 the time the shootin. started9 the tactical s:&ad assi.ned to monitor the
demonstration 3as still o&t to l&nch. 52en more ine;1licabl49 t3o officers res1ondin. to a
domestic call at the Mornin.side 1roMects9 the site of the CB, march9 noted the
s&s1icio&s absence of 1atrol cars &s&all4 assi.ned to the area. 0ne of the co1s9 0fficer
Bise9 later re1orted recei2in. a bi!arre call from 1olice dis1atch9 ad2isin. him to Eclear
the area as soon as 1ossible.E The incident res&lted in an ATFSFB@-led co2er-&1 similar in
most res1ects to the 0*lahoma Cit4 3hite3ash9 3ith most of the s&s1ects bein. ac:&itted
of first de.ree m&rder char.es. 5choin. the factitio&s rants of federal officials in
0*lahoma9 FB@ Airector Billiam Bebster called the char.es of federal com1licit4
E&tterl4 abs&rd.E Altho&.h the *illers had been recr&ited9 or.ani!ed and led on their
m&rdero&s ram1a.e b4 ATF and FB@ o1erati2es9 none e2er ser2ed a da4 of Mail-time. <<T>
Fran* Aonner9 Protectors o9 Pri,ilege' .ed );uads and Police .epression in America1
<Ber*ele4 and )os An.eles9 CA9 %ni2ersit4 of California ,ress6 1--/>9 1. 3#/H Michael
No2ic*9 EBl&e b4 Aa49 Bhite b4 Ni.ht6 0r.ani!ed Bhite $&1remacist Cro&1s in )a3
5nforcement A.encies9E ,eo1le A.ainst Racist Terror9 2S3S-39 1. 3.>
4#1. <3'/> @2o Aa3na49 E@nformant Acc&ses FB@ 02er 0*lahoma Bomb9E Electronic
(elegraph9 'S2/S-'.
4#2. <T> 7&st as federal informant Car4 Ca.an 1ro2ided the FB@ and %.$. Marshals 3ith
3arnin.s.
4#3. <3'1> ?a4 Clar*e9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. $niders half-sister9 ?a4 Clar*e9 testified
that she dre3 the com1osite s*etch of the man $nider sa3.
4#4. <3'2> Aiana Bald3in and 5d Codfre49 E$e1aratist As*s for @mm&nit4 + Bitness
Ta*es the Fifth Before Crand 7&r49E aily !klahoman9 'S1'S-'.
4#". <3'3> Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard9 EMaster of Ais.&ise Read4 to R&n9E 3ondon
)unday (elegraph9 3S3/S-'.
4##. <3'4> Aiana Bald3in9 EFormer ?lansman @dentifies Ar4an )eader as 7ohn Aoe 29E
aily !klahoman9 1/S(S-'.
4#'. <3'"> Cash9 !p *it.
4#(. <T> Bhen Mc=ei.hs defense team as*ed federal 1rosec&tors for 8o3es re1orts in
1re-trial disco2er49 the4 3ere informed the records didnt e;ist. Bhen it 3as sho3n that
the records did indeed e;ist9 an an.r4 7&d.e Matsch ordered the records deli2ered to the
defense and threatened the 1rosec&tors 3ith remo2al from the case if the4 lied one more
time.
4#-. <T> Finle4-Craham admitted d&rin. 8o3es s&bse:&ent trial that she 3as listed as an
Eacti2e informantE thro&.h Aecember 1(9 1--#9 b&t offered an interestin. e;1lanation for
that stat&s. Both Finle4-Craham and federal 1rosec&tors claimed that remo2in. her from
the official listin. mi.ht ha2e led to the destr&ction of records re.ardin. the bombin..
EThat 3as es1eciall4 intri.&in. and tro&blin.9E 3rites +ew American editor Bill 7as1er9
Ebeca&se it left &nans3ered 3ho 3o&ld ha2e destro4ed 3hich records9 and 3h4 an4
records concernin. the deadliest terrorist attac* on American soil 3o&ld ha2e been
destro4ed9 es1eciall4 3hile the in2esti.ation is on.oin. and a trial is 1endin..E
4'/. <3'#> Billiam F. 7as1er9 E%nderco2er6 The 8o3e Re2elations9E (he +ew American9
-S1"S-'.
4'1. <T> 8er li2e-in neo-Na!i bo4friend9 7ames =iefha&s 7r.9 had been arrested earlier for
alle.edl4 1romotin. a call-in messa.e ad2ocatin. the bombin. of federal b&ildin.s in 1"
different cities. The messa.e9 re1ortedl4 connected to the National $ocialist Alliance of
0*lahoma9 also endorsed the A1ril 1-th bombin.. The FB@ claimed to ha2e disco2ered
bomb-ma*in. materials in =iefha&s home.
4'2. <3''> E5;-@nformant @ndicted on Char.es9E Associated ,ress9 3S13S-'9 @ndictment
No. -'-CR-/"-C9 Northern Aistrict of 0*lahoma9 3S11S-'.
4'3. <3'(> Richard )eib49 E8o3 a Bheaton ?id Became a Neo-Na!i Ban* Robber9 and
0ne Conf&sed 8&man9E -ashington Post9 2S13S-'.
4'4. <3'-> 7ames Rid.e3a49 2illage 2oice9 'S23S-#H Cash9 !p *it.
4'". <3(/> Fa!lollah9 et al.9 !p *it.
4'#. <3(1>I&id.
4''. <3(2> )eib49 !p *it.
4'(. <3(3> Morlin9 !p *it.
4'-. <3(4> )eib49 !p *it.
4(/. <T> Che2ie and Che4ne ?ehoe9 t3o brothers 3ho o1ened fire on 1olice in 0hio in
Febr&ar4 of 1--' d&rin. a ro&tine traffic sto19 also li2ed at 5lohim Cit4. Bere the4 some
of the 1eo1le trained in 3ea1onr4 b4 $trassmeirI
4(1. <3("> ,a&l V&ear49 EBombin. @nformant R&ffles Case9E Associate ,ress9 2S23S-'.
4(2. <3(#> Robert 8eibel9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
4(3. <3('> Balter Coodman9 ETerror in 0*lahoma Cit46 T= Critics Noteboo*H Bar4
Net3or* Anchors Battle A&bio&s $coo1s9 +ew York (imes9 4S2/S-".
4(4. <3((> Crai. Roberts9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
4(". <T> )i1*in also told Roberts that $tin.er missiles ha2e been sm&..led into the
co&ntr4. A $tin.er is tho&.ht to ha2e been res1onsible for the attac* on TBA fli.ht (//.
4(#. <3(-> Arnold 8amiltion9 E0*lahoma Cit4 Car bomb ?ills at )east 31H $cores
Missin. in R&bble of 0ffice B&ildin.9E allas $orning +ews9 4S2/S-".
4('. <3-/> 8&.h Aa2ies9 ERental Car is ?e4 Cl&e on Trail of Terrorists9E 3ondon )unday
(elegraph9 4S21S-". Abd&l Dasin9 another @ra:i9 3as released and ret&rned to @ra:. Abd&l
Basit is Do&sefs real name.
4((. <T> No e2idence 3as 1rod&ced for the so-called assassination attem1t. The
alle.ations 3ere reminiscent of the tale of @ra:i soldiers 1&llin. babies o&t of inc&bators9
3hich t&rned o&t to be a lie.
4(-. <3-1> ,atric* Coc*b&rn9 EAefector 5;1oses $addams )ies on Chemical Bea1ons9E
(he Independent9 "S'S-#. ECeneral $ammarai sa4s that the committee in char.e of
sabota.e on 3hich he ser2ed9 and 3hich &ses a s1ecial #//-stron. militar4 &nit called
((( to carr4 o&t o1erations9 still e;ists and he s&s1ects it 3as in2ol2ed in .i2in. s&11ort
to the bombers.
4-/. <3-2> ,a&l Anderson9 Metro Corres1ondent Chica.o9 @) EThreat of Terrorism
F&rther @ncreases9E +et +ews )er,ice 9 /'S/'S-3.
4-1. <3-3> I&id.9 Center for National $ec&rit4 ,olic49 No. -"-A23 11 A1ril 1--" Aecision
Brief.
4-2. <3-4> Billiam Carle49 EA Trail of Terror9E -all )treet 0ournal9 #S1#S-39 1. A19
:&oted in 7ames ,hilli1s9 EThe Chan.in. Face 0f Middle 5astern Terrorism9E 8erita.e
Fo&ndation Re1ort9 1/S#S-4.
4-3. <3-"> 7ac* Anderson9 Aale =an Atta9 E@ra: Re1orted to $end Terrorists to %.$.9E
-ashington Post9 1S2(S-1.
4-4. <T> A note on $te2en 5merson6 Altho&.h there is no e2idence contradictin. these
claims9 it sho&ld be noted that 5merson has9 in the 1ast9 ser2ed as an official mo&th1iece
for the %.$. .o2ernment9 as a cons&ltant to the ,enta.on. 8e 1la4ed a lar.e role in
co2erin. &1 the tr&th of the ,an Am 1/3 bombin.9 b4 attac*in. and smearin. )ester
Coleman9 7&2al A2i29 and an4 others 3ho tried to brin. forth the tr&th. 5merson also 3ent
on the 8eraldo Ri2era sho3 in 7&ne of 1--' and attem1ted to bash ?e2in Fl4nn of the
.ocky $ountain +ews 3ho had &nco2ered connections bet3een Terr4 Nichols and
s&s1ects in the ,hili11ines. The a&thor attem1ts in this instance merel4 to re1ort a fe3
basic facts as related b4 5merson9 3ho does ha2e some e;1erience in Middle 5ast
terrorism. The a&thor9 ho3e2er9 holds 5mersons d&bio&s connections 3ith elements of
the .o2ernment in :&estion.
4-". <3-#> The bombin.s incl&ded a 7e3ish comm&nit4 center in B&enos Aires and the
@sraeli embass49 the do3nin. of a comm&ter 1lane in ,anama9 and a 7e3ish charit4
or.ani!ation in )ondon. @t is ass&med that the 7&l49 1--4 attac*s b4 8i!bollah + 3hich
coincided 3ith ?in. 8&sseins 1eace-ma*in. tri1 to Bashin.ton + 3ere 1rimaril4 to
disr&1t the @sraeliS,)0 1eace tal*s.
4-#. <3-'> Accordin. to ,hilli1s6 E@slamic radicals also often ha2e a different a&dience in
mind than ,alestinian nationalists. @nstead of &sin. terrorism to infl&ence Bestern 1o3ers
to chan.e their 1olicies9 the4 often &se terrorism to 1&nish Bestern 1o3ers and ins1ire
other M&slims to rise &1 a.ainst the Best. This foc&s on the M&slim a&dience rather than
an American a&dience hel1s e;1lain ho3 the bombers of the Borld Trade Center co&ld
rationali!e their blood4 actions. The bombin. 3as meant to demonstrate the 1o3er of
@slamic radicals and the 2&lnerabilit4 of the %.$.9 not to lead the %.$. to rethin* its
Middle 5ast 1olic4.E
4-'. <3-(> Confidential re1ort of Billiam Northro1 to ?F0R9 "S1/S-#. Co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
4-(. <3--> ,hilli1s9 !p *it. EBet3een 1-(/ and 1-(- o2er 4// terrorist actions s1illed
o2er from the Middle 5ast to other re.ions9 3ith (' 1ercent of these actions occ&rrin. in
Bestern 5&ro1e.E ,a&l Bil*inson9 ETerrorism9 @ran and the C&lf Re.ion9E 7anes
@ntelli.ence Re2ie39 Ma4 1--29 1. 222.
4--. <4//> E7ihad in America9E ,B$ Aoc&mentar49 11S21S-4.
"//. <T> $himon 8a2it!9 an @sraeli Ceneral attached to the ,rime Ministers office9 also
told Mc=ei.h Aefense Attorne4 $te1hen 7ones that the @sraelis had iss&ed a 3arnin. to
the Americans.
"/1. <4/1> Dehi!*el Xado*9 EThe FB@ is Cond&ctin. a $earch for Three Middle
5asterners9E Yediot Arhonot9 4S2/S-".
"/2. <4/2> Re1ort of Billiam Northro19 and inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"/3. <4/3> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'9 1. (1. 7ones
1oints o&t9 .i2en the iss&e of the credibilit4 of the information9 that the head of $a&di
@ntelli.ence is the ?in.s o3n son.
"/4. <T> 7ones said that )i1*in met 3ith his %.$. Eco&nter1art9E ,hil Bilco;9 the %.$.
$tate Ae1artments coordinator for terrorism9 after the bombin. to Ecom1are notes.E The
reader 3ill also recall that t3o @sraeli bomb e;1erts tra2eled to 0*lahoma Cit4 after the
bombin. to anal4!e the bomb si.nat&re.
"/". <T> 7ones ori.inall4 said that the meetin. too* 1lace in ?in.man9 AX. Accordin. to
Ca.an9 that 3as incorrect9 and 3as to 1rotect Ca.ans information.
"/#. <T> Ca.an had intermittent contact 3ith the $o2iets thro&.ho&t the mid-(/s. @n
1-(29 Ca.an met a $o2iet s14 named 5d3ard Boden!a4er 3hile in ,&erto =allerta.
Boden!a4er had been e;1ortin. classified technolo.4 to R&ssia thro&.h his im1ortSe;1ort
b&siness. 8e 3as e2ent&all4 arrested as a res&lt of a Moint FB@SC&stoms
co&nterintelli.ence stin. o1eration *no3n as 01eration As1en )eaf.
"/'. <4/4> Car4 Ca.an9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"/(. <4/"> Ae1osition of Car4 7ames Ca.an9 'S14S-". Co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
"/-. <T> Ca.an later seemed to 3a2er on this 1oint6 E@ dont care 3hat the4 sa4 + 3here
he 3as s&11osedl4 + he 3as there.E 8e later said6 E@m not s&re9 b&t it s&re loo*ed li*e
him. 8e M&st didnt fit.E
"1/. <TT> Ca.an recalls that 0mar thre3 somethin. in the trash. Ca.an later fished it o&t.
The4 3ere technical dia.rams in $1anish that a11eared to be bomb 1lans.
"11. <T> Accordin. to Ca.an9 his Arab friends 3ere interested in b&4in. the ,ostal Center9
and as*ed Ca.an to 1ro1ose a cash deal to Colombo. The4 3ere a11arentl4 interested in
its mail and tr&c* rental facilit4.
"12. <4/#> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"13. <4/'> Re1ort of Crai. Roberts9 "S(S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession. Roberts is the
a&thors 1artner on the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin. in2esti.ation.
"14. <T> Bhat is interestin.9 considerin. the FB@s lac* of res1onse9 is that the T&lsa
office of the FB@ had commissioned Roberts to 1ro2ide a re1ort on the bombin..
"1". <TT> Ca.an co4l4 admitted to *no3in. @ran-Contra dr&. r&nner and 1ilot Barr4 $eal.
"1#. <4/(> Ca.an contacted Aa2e Flo4d at the %.$. Marshals 0ffice. 8e said Be2e .ot
to .et mo2in. on this ri.ht a3a4. @ said9 Bell9 @2e .ot to ha2e imm&nit4.E
"1'. <T> Ca.an 3as referrin. to a Middle 5astern man 3ho fle3 in from 0*lahoma Cit4.
Ca.an had ne2er seen him before.
"1(. <T> Ca.an .a2e acc&rate and s1ecific descri1tions of street addresses he had been in
?in.man9 and 1ro2ided recei1ts for his tra2els to the Ari!ona to3n. 8e also 1ro2ided
recei1ts for hotel rooms in 3hich he claims bomb 1lannin. meetin.s 3ere held. 8e said
the ori.inal 1lot in2ol2ed blo3in. &1 a 7e3ish con2ention center in Aen2er 3here
,resident Clinton 3as s1ea*in..
"1-. <4/-> FB@ A.ent Mar* 8oltsla39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"2/. <41/> 8and-3ritten letter from Ca.an to Tina Ro3e9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
"21. <T> 7a4na Aa2is9 ?F0R-T= broadcast9 7&ne9 1--". %.$. Marshals $er2ice head Tina Ro3e said9 re.ardin. Car4 Ca.ans hand-deli2ered letter6
E@ 3or* in a federal b&ildin. and all m4 friends 3or* in federal b&ildin.s9 and its not somethin. that an4one 3or*in. in that en2ironment 3o&ld e2er
o2erloo*.E ?F0R then &nco2ered a co14 of Ca.ans en2elo1e9 on 3hich the matchin. si.nat&re of a Marshals $er2ice em1lo4ee 3as fo&nd. The Marshals
$er2ice claimed it 3as s&s1icio&s9 beca&se its office 1olic4 to si.n both the first and last name9 and to stam1 all incomin. mail.
"22. <TT> The 7&d.e 3ho sent Ca.an to the mental hos1ital9 7ohn ,. Catel49 3as later
termed incom1etent and disbarred d&e to brain cancer.
"23. <411> ?e2in Fl4nn9 ERomer9 Norton .et Bomb Threats6 CB@ @nformants Reliabilit4
in V&estionH 8e Also Barned of Federal B&ildin. Blast9E .ocky $ountain +ews9 (S12S-".
Ca.an 3as 3orried abo&t 3hat had ha11ened in Me;ico 3ith the $o2iets9 and didnt 3ant
to acce1t a 1lea bar.ain.
"24. <412> Federal ,&blic Aefender9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"2". <T> A 2oice stress anal4sis the a&thor ran on Ca.ans inter2ie3 ta1es sho3ed he 3as
tellin. the tr&th.
"2#. <TT> Re1orts indicatin. that Ca.an had been of assistance to the A5A 3ere ille.all4
remo2ed from his informant file in an attem1t to discredit him.
"2'. <413> )etter of @mm&nit4 from %.$. 7&stice Ae1t. si.ned b4 8enr4 $olano9 to Car4
7ames Ca.an9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
"2(. <414> EFB@ F&ror9E 5nclassi9ied9 $&mmer9 1--'.
"2-. <41"> Cail Cibson9 EThe $tran.e M&rder-For-8ire Trial of Ch&c* 8a4es Cot 52en
$tran.er Desterda49E 3exington Herald73eader9 1S1#S-'. M4ers claimed that 8a4es9 a
former C@A o1erati2e9 had tried to hire a hit-man 3ith a mere G"9///9 &sin. an o1en
1hone line.
"3/. <41#> Former Arm4 C.@.A. in2esti.ator9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"31. <41'> Aic* R&ssell9 E$1oo* Bars @n C4bers1ace6 @s the FB@ Railroadin. Charles
8a4esIE High (imes1 7&ne9 1--'.
"32. <T> Ca.an sa4s the )etter of @mm&nit4 3as not filed 3ith the co&rt9 in 2iolation of
standard 1roced&re. 8e also asserts that Allisons si.nat&re 3as si.ned b4 his secretar49
and is no .ood.
"33. <41(> Florida 1olice detecti2e9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"34. <T> Ca.an claims that on 7an&ar4 1"9 1--'9 as he 3as 3aitin. for a b&s at 1st and
)incoln in do3nto3n Aen2er9 a dar* fo&r-door B&ic* came careenin. aro&nd the corner9
firin. at him 3ith a silenced a&tomatic 3ea1on. A chec* 3ith Ao&. ,ac*ston at the
Colorado Transit A&thorit4 re2ealed a b&llet hole in the b&s shelter and .lass that had
been re1laced.
"3". <T> @t is &nli*el4 that Ca.an co&ld ha2e *no3n abo&t ?in.s stor49 3hich 3as not
3idel4 re1orted.
"3#. <TT> The Florida 1olice detecti2e @ s1o*e 3ith told me that the FB@ and state
a&thorities Edidnt 3ant to in2esti.ate this9E referrin. to the connections he &nco2ered
bet3een Arab-Americans9 the ,)09 and the Cali Cartel9 in the mid-(/s. 8e belie2es the
FB@s head of Co&nterintelli.ence came to Florida dis.&ised as an a.ent9 fo&nd o&t 3hat
the4 3ere 3or*in. on9 and too* off. As he said9 EThin.s 3erent ri.ht.O @t 3as as if
someone 3ere loo*in. at this and sa4in. sta4 a3a4 from it.E 8is e;1erience ties into that
of an Arm4 C.@.A. officer 3ho in2esti.ated the brother of one of the Middle-5asterners
alle.edl4 in2ol2ed in the bombin.9 3ho 3as in2ol2ed in militar4 es1iona.e in 8&nts2ille9
Alabama in the mid-(/s. 8e said the FB@ Estone3alledE the case. <More on this later>
"3'. <41-> 0C,A Ais1atch of 4S1-S-".
"3(. <42/> Aa2id 8ar1er9 E7&st 3ho is Carol 8o3eI 7&rors Bill 8a2e To Aecide Bho the
Real Boman @s9E (ulsa -orld9 'S2(S-'. E8o3e said she heard a 1o3erf&l m&rm&r in the
fall of 1--" that T&lsa co&ld be the tar.et of a maMor bombin. in the s1rin. of 1--#.
8o3e said Th&rsda4 she left messa.es in 1--" b&t that her calls 3erent ret&rned.E
"3-. <T> A s1ecific 3arnin. re.ardin. fli.ht 1/3 3as also 1assed on from a Mossad A.ent
3or*in. at the Fran*f&rt air1ort.
"4/. <TT> Bhat is interestin. is that 0li2er EB&c*E Re2ell9 former Co&nter-Terrorism
chief of the FB@9 1&lled his son and da&.hter-in-la3 off ,an Am 1/3 min&tes before the
fli.ht. Aid Re2ell *no3 somethin. the rest of &s did notI <$te2en 5merson doesnt bother
mentionin. that little fact in his 1s4o1 1iece entitled (he Fall o9 Pan Am <=G 9 3hich9
incidentall49 lea2es o&t the entire C@ASdr&. connection that man4 feel 3as lin*ed to the
bombin..
"41. <TT> Bas $olano 1ress&red to i.nore Ca.ans 3arnin.I The Aen2er %.$. Attorne4
had earlier intended to 1roceed 3ith an in2esti.ation into corr&1tion b4 to1 %.$. officials
connected 3ith Bo&lder ,artnershi1s9 )td.9 T3in Cities Ban* of )ittle Roc*9 and MAC
8oldin.s of Aen2er9 &ntil he reali!ed 3ho 3as in2ol2ed + friends of Bill Clinton and
Ceor.e 8erbert Bal*er B&sh.
"42. <421> Robert R&dol1h9 E)a3men Cet Barnin. of ,lot on %.$. Tar.ets9E +ewark )tar
3edger9 3S22S-".
"43. <422> Bend4 8olden and Aa2id Mill3ard9 E0*lahoma Bomb $&s1ect $ei!ed at
8eathro39E 3ondon )unday (elegraph. date &n*no3n.
"44. <423> I&id.
"4". <424> I&id.
"4#. <42"> $te2en 5merson and Brian A&ff49 (he Fall o9 Pan Am <=G9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6
C.,. ,&tnams>9 1--/9 1. 1'#H also see EThe Maltese Ao&ble Cross9E a British T=
doc&mentar4 on ,an Am 1/3.
"4'. <T> Ahmeds detention 1rod&ced a fl&rr4 of res1onses from the AC)% <American
Ci2il )iberties %nion>9 3ho 3ere notified b4 Ahmeds friend $am ?halid. The AC)% has
lon. been f&nded <some sa4 ta*en o2er> b4 the Ro.er Bald3in Fo&ndation9 a C@A front.
,erha1s the4 3anted their man Ahmed released9 M&st as the C@A 3anted 7ordanian
Mar3an ?reeshat released.
"4(. <TT> 8aider Al $aiidi9 one of ?halids 3or*ers9 had a 3ife 3ho miscarria.ed after
the bombin. d&e to harassment. Bhen 8aider made that 1&blic9 ?halid fired him. @f
Clears theor4 is tr&e9 it is c&rio&s 3h4 ?halid fired him.
"4-. <42#> ,olice Re1ort of arrest of 8&ssain Al-8&ssaini. $haron T3ille4 also stated she
belie2ed she had seen Mc=ei.h in a bar on NB 1/th $treet9 and had seen 8&ssaini and
other ?halid em1lo4ees in the same bar at different times.
<T Bhat m&st be 1ointed o&t a.ain is that the FB@ is
claimin. Mc=ei.h rented the R4der tr&c* the follo3in.
Monda49 A1ril 1'9 3hich he did. This acco&nt indicates that
t3o R4der tr&c*s 3ere in2ol2ed in the o1eration9 not one9
as the FB@ claims.
""/. <T
""1. <T
""2. <42'> Crai. Freeman and Aennis 7ac*son9 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
""3. <42(> $haron Cohen9 Associated ,ress9 4S2#S-".
""4. <42-> R&b4 Foos9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Aa2ies9 !p *it.9 4S21S-".
""". <43/> 7im ,ol*9 CNN9 4S2/S-"H $haron Cohen9 Associated ,ress9 4S21S-".
""#. <431> Billiam 7as1er9 EThe Trial of 7ohn Aoe No. 29E (he +ew American9 "S13S-#.
""'. <432> 7.A. Cash9 E)ose Do&r @ll&sion9E $edia %ypass9 Febr&ar49 1--#.
""(. <433> Mar.aret 8ohmann and Ann Aomin9 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
""-. <434> Aebra B&rdic*9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"#/. <43"> 7a4na Aa2is9 ?F0R9 shado3 inter2ie3 3ith ?a4 8.9 #S1'S-".
"#1. <43#> Aa2id $nider9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"#2. <43'> 0?,A Ais1atch of 4S1-S-".
"#3. <43(> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"#4. <T> A so&rce in the $heriffs 0ffice inter2ie3ed b4 7a4na Aa2is said the FB@ ref&sed
to e;1lain 3h4 it had cancelled the A,B. Aa2id 8all said the A,B 3as canceled b4 an
FB@ a.ent named Bebster. Det accordin. to 0C,A officer Aon Bro3nin.9 the FB@ later
EadmittedE to Efabricatin.E the A,B.
"#". <TT> Both 5rnie Cranfield and nei.hbors sa3 the bro3n 1ic*-&1 at $ahara
,ro1erties.
"##. <43-> 5rnie Cranfield9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"#'. <T> 8eather ?halid also told Cranfield in a secretl4-ta1ed inter2ie3 that she had not
been able to find an4 time record on 8&ssaini for A1ril 1-9 so she made one &1 and .a2e
it to Aa2e Bal&t9 a re1orter for ?BT=. ?halid em1lo4ee Terr4 8ollida49 told a re1orter at
?0C0-T= that 8&ssaini had been 1aintin. the ho&se at NB 31st $treet on A1ril 1-9 then
later told Cranfield that 8&ssaini had not act&all4 been there on the 1-th. 8eather claimed
that she had ta*en some s&11lies to 8&ssaini that mornin.9 b&t 8ollida4 claimed she had
ne2er been there. ?halid 3or*er Barnab4 Mach&ca also re1eatedl4 chan.ed his stor4
re.ardin. 8&ssainis 3hereabo&ts.
"#(. <T> N&mero&s FB@ and la3 enforcement so&rces Aa2is contacted a.reed that
8&ssaini resembled the s*etch of 7ohn Aoe 29 and belie2ed there 3as a Middle 5astern
connection to the bombin.9 1ossibl4 connected to the Borld Trade Center bombin..
<?F0Rs Res1onse to ,laintiffs @nterro.atories9 8&ssaini 2s. ?F0R>.
"#-. <44/> 0C,A A.%.@. re1ort9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
"'/. <T FB@ s1o*esman $te2e M&llins 3o&ldnt confirm or den4 3hether 8&ssaini 3as a
s&s1ectH FB@ a.ent 7ames $tric*land9 3ho 3o&ld later in2esti.ate ?halids alle.ed
shootin. of his secretar49 $haron T3ille49 also declined to comment on 3hether 8&ssaini
3as a s&s1ect.
"'1. <441> Ceor.e )an.9 E0&t on a )imb9E date &n*no3n.
"'2. <442> Aa2e Bal&t re1ortin.9 ?BT=9 1/6// 1.m. ne3scast9 #S1#S-".
"'3. <443> $am ?halid9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
"'4. <T> Billiam Northro1 is an e;-@sreali intelli.ence officer 3ho 3as indicted b4 former
%.$. Attorne4 R&dol1h C&lianni9 and testified a.ainst @sraels role in @ran-Contra. A
friend of the late C@A Airector Billiam Case49 Northro1s name 3as re1ortedl4 fo&nd in
Case4s diar4 &1on his death.
"'". <T< ?halid9 s1ea*in. on behalf of 8&ssaini9 claimed his @N$ records 3ere Estolen.E
"'#. <T> Do&sef arri2ed in Ne3 Dor* on $e1tember 19 1--2. Man4 Ne3 Dor* la3
enforcement officials re1ortedl4 belie2e that @ra: 3as in2ol2ed Kin the Trade Center
bombin.L9 altho&.h the4 can not 1ro2e it. <)a&rie M4lroie9 EBorld Trade Center
Bombin. + The Case of $ecret C4anide9E The Ball $treet 7o&rnal9 7&l4 2#9 1--49 1.
A1#.>9 :&oted in 7ames ,hilli1s9 The Chan.in. Face of Middle 5astern Terrorism9E (he
Heritage Foundation1 %ackgrounder9 Q1//"9 1/S#S-4.
"''. <444> M4lroie9 !p *it. Do&sef9 3ho .re3 &1 in ?&3ait9 3as also identified b4
?&3aiti @nterior Minister $hei* Ali al $abah al $alim as an @ra:i collaborator d&rin.
@ra:s 1--/ in2asion of ?&3ait. <Charles Ballace9 EBea2in. a Bide Beb of Terror9E 3os
Angeles (imes9 "S2(S-".>
"'(. <T> 8&ssain al-8&ssaini mo2ed to 8o&ston after .oin. 1&blic and s&in. ?F0R.
"'-. <44"> )o&is Cham1on9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Accordin. to Cham1on9 3ho is s&in.
the federal .o2ernment9 ,eter ?a3aMa9 3ho 3as head of sec&rit4 for Cham1ons 1lant9
hired Bac*enh&t. ?a3aMa 3as later .i2en imm&nit4 to act as an informant. $aid Robert
Bic*el9 a C&stoms informant and in2esti.ator familiar 3ith the case6 E8ell9 Barbo&ti 3as
treated more li*e a damn state bird than a terrorist.E
"(/. <T> )o&is Cham1on said he sa3 Barbo&ti meet 3ith $ecord at the Fo&ntain Bl&e
8otel in Miami in 1-((.
"(1. <44#> Mi*e 7ohnston9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. 7ohn Conall49 E@nside the $hado3
C@A9E )py ma.a!ine9 $e1tember9 1--2H $aid )o&is Cham1on9 EThe4 are so 3ell-1rotected
b4 an entit4 in o&r o3n .o2ernment9 that the4 ha2e 1&t &1 a 3all.OE
"(2. <T> Det accordin. to Cham1ons former head of sec&rit4 ,eter ?a3aMa9 and @ra:.ate
in2esti.ator Robert Bic*el9 Cham1on himself isnt so innocent. ECham1on had to *no3
abo&t the c4anide lea2in. the 1lant9E said Bic*el. E8e 3as there e2er4 da49 3hile the
1lant 3as bein. b&ilt and o1erated.E Ne2ertheless9 Cham1on 3ent 1&blic9 and 3as
threatened and sh&t do3n b4 %.$. C&stoms and the @.R.$.
"(3. <44'> T?-' is a chemical com1an4 in 0*lahoma Cit4 o3ned b4 Moshe Tal9 an
@sraeli. Barbo&ti had attem1ted to 1&rchase a form&la from them that co&ld e;tend the
ran.e of roc*et f&el for the @ra:i $C%A missiles.
"(4. <T> Bhile @shan Barbo&ti alle.edl4 EdiedE of heart fail&re in )ondon in 7&l4 of 1--/9
he 3as re1ortedl4 seen after3ards ali2e and 3ell fl4in. bet3een Aman9 7ordan and
Tri1oli9 )ib4a. 0ther acco&nts indicate that he is li2in. safe and 3ell in Florida.
"(". <44(> Clar*9 !p *it9
"(#. <44-> I&id.9 11. '/-'29 V&oted in Billiam Bl&m9 :illing Hope' 5.). $ilitary and
*IA Inter,entions )ince -orld -ar II <Common Co&ra.e ,ress9 1--#>9 1. 33"H EThe C&lf
Bar and its Aftermath9E (he <EED In9ormation Please Almanac <Boston9 1--2>9 1. -'49
V&oted in Bl&m9 1. 33".
"('. <4"/> )a&rie Carrett <medical 3riter for +ewsday>9 EThe Aead9E *olum&ia
0ournalism .e,iew9 Ma4S7&ne9 1--19 1. 329 :&oted in Bl&m9 1. 33".
"((. <4"1> +eedless eaths !p. *it.9 1. 13"9 :&oted in Bl&m9 1.33".
"(-. <4"2> I&id.9 11. 2/1-24H Clar*9 11. '2-4H 3os Angeles (imes9 1S31S-1H 2S3S-19 :&oted
in Bl&m9 1. 33#.
"-/. <4"3> Bill Mo4ers9 P%) )pecial .eport' A9ter the -ar9 $1rin.9 1--19 :&oted in
Clar*9 1. "3.
"-1. <4"4> EBio.ra1h46 Mc=ei.h9 ,art T3o9 $edia %ypass9 March9 1--".
"-2. <T> Borld Trade Center bomber Mahm&d Abo&halima told 5.41tian intelli.ence that
the Borld Trade Center bombin. had been a11ro2ed b4 @ranian intelli.ence.
"-3. <4""> Dossef Bodans*49 (error' (he Inside )tory o9 the (errorist *onspiracy in
America <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 $,@ Boo*s9 1--4>9 :&oted in ?eith9 !p *it.9 1. 1"4.
"-4. <4"#> I&id.9 1. 1"3.
"-". <4"'> @ndeed9 a maMor terrorism s&mmit s1onsored b4 Tehran in 7&ne of 1--# sa3
dele.ates from Af.hanistan9 ,a*istan9 @ra:9 $a&di Arabia9 and other Mid-5ast and African
states9 as 3ell as Bosnia-8er!e.o2ina9 Cerman49 France9 Britain9 Canada9 and the %.$.
come to.ether to form a Moint 3or*in. committee &nder the command of the ne3
8i!bAllah @nternational + transformin. that .ro&1 into Ethe 2an.&ard of the re2ol&tionE
of the M&slim 3orld.
"-#. <4"(> e9ense 6 Foreign A99airs9 !p *it.
"-'. <4"-> I&id.
"-(. <4#/> Ronald B. )e3is9 E%nci2il Air BarE <The $hootdo3n of TBA Fli.ht (//>9E
Air Forces $onthly9 No. 1/49 No2ember 1--#9 1osted b4 ).A.F.A.+. Internet +ewsletter9
No. 2139 Aecember 219 1--#.
"--. <4#1> Ar. )a&rie M4lroie9 ,h.A.9 ETerrorism in 0&r Face9E American )pectator9
A1ril9 1--'.
#//. <T> This 3ill be e;1lored more f&ll4 in =ol&me T3o.
#/1. <4#2> ,hilli1s9 !p *it. @t is re1orted that h&ndreds of them are also bein. trained b4
@ranian Re2ol&tionar4 C&ards in $&danese trainin. cam1s.
#/2. <4#3> $ee 5d3ard Car.an9 EBhere Arab Militants Train and Bait9E +ew York (imes9
(S 11S-3H Tim Beiner9 EBlo3bac* From the Af.han Battlefield9E +ew York (imes
Ma.a!ine9 3S13S-4H Aaniel ?laidman and Cre.or4 ). =istica9 E@n $earch of a ?iller9E
+ewsweek9 (S11S-'.
#/3. <4#4> EThe Ne3 5ra of Clobal Terrorism9E $)A +ews9 date &n*no3n9 1osted on
@nternet. The leaders of Ab& $a44af are6 Abd&raMa* Ab&ba*r 7anMalani9 Amilh&ssin
7&maani9 5d3in An.eles9 Asmad Abd&l.
#/4. <4#"> E%.$. Forces in C&lf on 8i.h $ec&rit4 Alert9E Re&ter9 4S'S-'.
#/". <4##> ,atric* Coc*b&rn9 EAefector e;1oses $addams )ies on Chemical Bea1ons9E
(he Independent9 "S'S-#. ECeneral $ammarai sa4s that the committee in char.e of
sabota.e on 3hich he ser2ed9 and 3hich &ses a s1ecial #//-stron. militar4 &nit called
((( to carr4 o&t o1erations9 still e;ists and he s&s1ects it 3as in2ol2ed in .i2in. s&11ort
to the bombers.
#/#. <T> Abd&l Rahman Dassin9 an @ra:i indicted for his 1art in the Borld Trade Center
bombin. fled to Ba.hdad. 8is brother9 M&sab Dasin9 1ro2ided a safeho&se for the later
1lots. Bhile the Ne3 Dor* office of the FB@ 3anted to arrest him9 c&rio&sl49 the
Bashin.ton office obMected. Another @ra:i 3ith a ,h.A. in microbiolo.49 c&rrentl4 li2in.
in Ne3 7erse49 is Balied $amarrai.
#/'. <4#'> Charles Ballace9 EBea2in. a Bide Beb of Terror9E 3os Angeles (imes9
"S2(S-"H Robert A. McFadden9 ENine $&s1ected of Terrorism are Arrested in Manila9E
+ew York (imes9 12S3/S-#.
#/(. <T> The nine s&s1ects are6 Do&sefs brother9 Adel Anonn <alias Adel Bani>H Abd&l
?areem 7assim Bida3iH 8aleem 7assim Bida3iH 7amaal 7alo&dH @brahim AbidH and NaMim
Nasser <@ra:is>H 5mad Alm&bara* <$&danese>H $aleh Al V&&3a4e9 and Xaid Al Amer
<$a&dis>.
#/-. <TT> An.eles told 7ones that there are lin*s to ,hili11ine mail-order-bride b&sinesses
and criminalSterrorist acti2it4. @t 3as not clear from 7ones brief e;actl4 3hat this entailed.
#1/. <4#(> I&id.9 1.3.
#11. <4#-> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#12. <TT> Referrin. to the 1lace in Aa2ao9 An.eles said9 E@t 3as also the 1lace 3here
M&slims 3ere ta&.ht in bomb ma*in..E
#13. <4'/> )o& ?il!er and ?e2in Flo4d9 EMc=ei.h Team Tries A.ain for Aela49E .ocky
$ountain +ews9 3S2#S-'H Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'.
#14. <4'1> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#1". <4'2> E,etition For Brit of Mandam&s of ,etitioner-Aefendant9 Timoth4 7ames
Mc=ei.h and Brief in $&11ortE9 Case No. -#-CR-#(-M9 3S2"S-'.
#1#. <T> A so&rce close to 7ones said that attorne4 7im 8an*ins act&all4 1re1ared the
Brit.
#1'. <T> Northro1 claims that 3hen he tried to r&n the information do3n in ?in.man he
came &1 em1t4. 8is so&rce in the %.$. Marshals $er2ice9 3ho 3as loo*in. into the
matter9 recei2ed a call from the 7&stice Ae1artment9 and 3as 1rom1tl4 stone3alled9 he
said.
#1(. <T> Casinos ha2e been &sed to la&nder mone4. A dr&. dealer or other criminal enters
the casino 3ith dirt4 mone49 b&4s lar.e :&antities of chi1s9 .ambles a bit9 then cashes in
the chi1s for clean mone4. R&ssbacher told $tich that the 1rocess also 3or*s in re2erse.
8e e;1lained in one case ho3 the C@A9 thro&.h $hamroc* 02erseas Aisb&rsement
Cor1oration9 .a2e mone4 to the casino9 3ho in t&rn 3o&ld .i2e .amblin. chi1s to the
reci1ients 3hen the4 arri2ed9 then the chi1s 3ere cashed in. R&ssbacher named three )as
=e.as casinos alle.edl4 in2ol2ed in the o1eration9 incl&din. the Frontier9 $tard&st9 and
Bin4ons 8orseshoe.
#1-. <\ Considerin. the re1orts from dancers at t3o stri11er bars + one in T&lsa and one
in 7&nction Cit4 + Mc=ei.h and Nichols had a 1enchant for these t41es of 1laces.
#2/. <4'3> As interro.ator4 ans3ers filed b4 ?F0R in its defense a.ainst al-8&ssaini
state6 K)anaL ,adilla said that her son9 7osh9 3ent to )as =e.as abo&t once a month9 3here
he 3as 3ith Tim Mc=ei.h9 Terr4 Nichols9 and Middle-5astern men. ,adilla e;1ressed the
o1inion that there 3as a Middle-5astern connection to the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin..
#21. <4'4> E0mar ?halif 3as one of the aliases listed on ?halids 1--/ federal
indictment.
#22. <4'"> Melissa ?lin!in.9 former ?F0R ne3s director9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#23. <TT> After Aa2is :&estioned se2eral em1lo4ees at the MCM9 t3o 3ere fired.
#24. <4'#> )o&is Cro&sette and 7a4na Aa2is9 transcri1t in a&thors 1ossession.
#2". <4''> Cordon No2el9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#2#. <T> Ca.an reco.ni!ed Abraham Ahmed bein. 3ith ?halid. Ca.an said he sa3
Ahmed <b4 another name> in )as =e.as 3ith 0mar-?halid in the $&mmer or Fall of
1--4. 8e said he also sa3 8&ssain al-8&ssaini in 0*lahoma Cit4 3hen he 3as here in
A1ril.
#2'. <TT> Al $aiidi9 incidentall49 3as the man 3hos 3ife 3ho had a miscarria.e after
stones 3ere thro3n thro&.h his 3indo3. Bhen Al $aiidi 3ent before ne3s cameras to
com1lain abo&t the incident9 ?halid fired him.
#2(. <4'(> 5rnie Cranfield9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#2-. <T> The $tate Ta; Commission also 3anted Cranfield to testif4 a.ainst ?halid.
@nstead9 ?halid 1aid a fine. EThat co2ered &1 for his e;-3ife .ettin. *illed9E said
Cranfield.
#3/. <\ At the same time9 interestin.l49 t3o Middle 5astern residents of the Boodsca1e
a1artments s*i11ed o&t 3itho&t 1a4in. their rent. @t sho&ld also be noted that t3o hea24-
set Arabs 3or* for $am ?halid.
#31. <4'-> ?eith9 !p *it9 1. 14(.
#32. <4(/> 7oe Ro4er9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. The FB@ a.ent 3ho inter2ie3ed the co&1le
told them that one =@N n&mber 3as left intact9 and fin.er1rints 3ere fo&nd.
#33. <4(1> Re; Carmichael9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#34. <T> Bas the bro3n 1ic*-&1 1ainted at Ro&te ##9 or else3hereI Accordin. to
information obtained b4 Bill Northro19 8aider al-$aiidi 3as hired b4 Ali ?hoddami at
@nternational A&to 3or*s9 a bod4 sho1 located at 1#th and Blac*3ielder9 after he 3as
fired b4 ?halid. An @ranian9 ?hoddami is re1ortedl4 a friend of ?halids. $harbat ?han9 a
,a*istani and Ri!3an A. $hai*h 3ere re1ortedl4 .oin. to b&4 @nternational A&to Bor*s
from ?hoddami.
#3". <4(2> Toms is r&n b4 Tom Bres*e9 3ho Carmichael described as Ebad ne3s.E
#3#. <4(3> Confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#3'. <4(4> Michael Reed9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#3(. <TT> Aon Bro3nin.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. ?amal had been 3or*in. 3ith the FB@ to
trac* ?halid and others 3ho 3ere in2ol2ed in ins&rance fra&d scams. Altho&.h he
definitel4 *ne3 ?halid9 he dis1&ted that he said EThis is the MossadE to Bro3nin..
Bro3nin. s3ears he did. Det 7a4na Aa2is said Bro3nin. told her that ?amal said that
?halid 3as a member of E8amas9E a far cr4 from the Mossad9 the @sraeli intelli.ence
a.enc4. Another 1ossible e;1lanation is that there 3ere Mossad a.ents 1osin. as
members of 8amas9 b&t it seems &nli*el4 that ?amal 3o&ld *no3 that.
#3-. <4("> Bob 7erlo39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#4/. <4(#> 0C,A detecti2e9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#41. <T> Bhen 7erlo3 as*ed an FB@ so&rce if ?F0R 3as on the ri.ht trac*9 he 3as told
E?ee1 doin. 3hat 4o&re doin..E C&rio&sl49 an 0C,A contact of Aa2is 3as told b4 his
FB@ so&rce9 Esta4 a3a4.E
#42. <T> Mac4 and $tate Attorne4 Ceneral Are3 5dmondson had also 1&shed certain
as1ects of the Anti-Terrorism Bill9 &sin. the bombin. as a 1latform.
#43. <TT> This is do&bl4 interestin.9 since Richardson 3as the %.$. Attorne4 3ho
1rosec&ted ?halid for ins&rance fra&d in 1--/. Richardson Ecommitted s&icideE in 7&l4 of
1--' o2er E3or*-relatedE matters.
#44. <T> Bhile ?halids attorne4 claimed that onl4 G1"9/// dollars or so 3as in2ol2ed in
the scams9 the %.$. Attorne4s re1ort is more incriminatin.. ?halid 3as also acc&sed
d&rin. his arson case of em1lo4in. false $ocial $ec&rit4 n&mbers. 0ne of them is
re.istered to a 3oman in 0*lahoma Cit4H the other to a 3oman in Miami.
#4". <TT> 0ne of the a.ents9 7ames $tric*land9 3o&ld later be assi.ned to the T3ille4
assa&lt case.
#4#. <\ 8e later told in2esti.ati2e Mo&rnalist Billiam 7as1er he emi.rated from )ib4a.
#4'. <4('> %.$. 2s. $am ?halid9 Res1onse to ,resentence Re1ortH $am ?halid9 inter2ie3
3ith a&thor.
#4(. <T> Accordin. to a local 8%A re1resentati2e @ chec*ed 3ith9 ?halid 1aid cash for
most of his 1ro1erties9 a2oidin. the scr&1&lo&s bac*.ro&nd chec*s and the t41ical 1a1er
trail 3hich accom1anies them. Additionall49 none of ?halids three com1anies9 3hich
em1lo4 n&mero&s em1lo4ees9 are re.istered 3ith the $tate or ha2e Federal Ta; @.A.
n&mbers.
#4-. <T> 5m1hasis in ori.inal.
#"/. <4((> FB@ s1o*esman Charles $teinmet! said the information he .a2e B&rnes came
from former FB@ Ae1&t4 Assistant Airector Bob Ric*s.
#"1. <4(-> ?aren B&rnes9 E,alestinians6 Airt4 B&siness9E CB$ Best "' $treet Ne3s
ma.a!ine9 "S2S(-9 Citd in 8o3ard Rosenber.9 E,alestinian Net3or*6 A F&ll Re1ortI9 3os
Angeles (imes9 #S1S(-.
#"2. <T> EBefore the bombin.9 3e co&ldnt .et the %.$. Attorne4s office interested9E said
1ri2ate in2esti.ator Ben 7acobson. EAfter the bombin.9 the4 M&st 3anted &s to *ee1 o&r
mo&ths sh&t.E
#"3. <4-/> Northro19 !p *it.
#"4. <4-1> @n federal co&rt filin.s9 B@$5 3as described as Ea front &sed to brin.
international terrorists to the %nited $tates.E
#"". <T> @t seems the reference to E@raniansE as &sed b4 this C@A officer is a .eneric term
meant to refer to Middle-5asterners in .eneral9 altho&.h some @ranians 3ere definitel4
in2ol2ed.
#"#. <TT> Accordin. to Mi*e 7ohnston9 the head of sec&rit4 for ''' ,ost 0a* Cor1oration
<a hi.h-rise office com1le; in 8o&ston affiliated 3ith @B@9 @shan Barbo&tis com1an4> had
a son in the %.$. militar4 intelli.ence. The father9 3ho 3as later 3anted for
im1ersonatin. a C@A a.ent9 3o&ld call his son at the MaMor Command Assi.nments
Center at Bollin. Air Force in Bashin.ton9 A.C. aro&nd A&.&st 1--/9 M&st 1rior to the
@ra:s in2asion of ?&3ait. $ome of the calls a11arentl4 in2ol2ed the &se of a modem to
ta1 into the command centers com1&ters.
#"'. <4-2> Retired %.$. Arm4 C@A in2esti.ator9 @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#"(. <4-3> Ceneral Robert ). Moore <Ret.>9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#"-. <T> Tom Beisman 3as the FB@ $AC of the 8&nts2ille office.
##/. <TT> This detecti2e also said that the chief of the FB@s co&nterintelli.ence di2ision
mas:&eraded as a 1olice officer and tra2eled to Florida to collect data on the their
in2esti.ation.
##1. <\ Bra!elton didnt ret&rn calls.
##2. <T> 8ad it act&all4 come from Me;ican dr&. *in.-1in 7&an Carcia Abre.o9 3ho is
lin*ed to the Cali Cartel9 and had re1ortedl4 sent t3o ba.-men &1 to 0*lahoma Cit4 to
finance the bombin.I
##3. <TT> ?in.man has also been called the EColden Trian.leE of $1eed
<Metham1hetamine>9 and Mc=ei.h had *no3n Clar* =olmer9 a 1ara1le.ic dr&. dealer
and loan shar* in to3n. 0n 0ctober 1-9 si; months to the da4 of the bombin.9 Ca.an 3as
directed b4 a man he describes as E8i!bollahE to ta*e a b&s from )as =e.as to ?in.man9
to deli2er a lar.e ba. of mone4 + estimated to be bet3een G2//9/// and G3//9/// to an
indi2id&al 3ho 3as Emilitia loo*in. in a11earance.E
##4. <\ Mc,ea* hired Mc=ei.h in 1--3 to do sec&rit4 3or* at a local shelter. Bhen his
.irlfriend 3as arrested in )as =e.as on a bad credit char.e9 Clar* =ollmer9 a 1ara1le.ic
dr&. dealer in ?in.man9 hel1ed bail her o&t. @n Febr&ar4 of -"9 Mc,ea* claims9 =ollmer
as*ed him to ferr4 some dr&.s. 8e ref&sed. $hortl4 thereafter9 an ANF0 bomb e;1loded
&nder a chair o&tside Mc,ea*s home. Bhen he 3ent to =ollmers ho&se to confront him9
he fo&nd Timoth4 Mc=ei.h9 alon. 3ith another man he didnt reco.ni!e.
##". <4-4> EFB@ Finds ,ossible 52idence in 0?C Bombin.9 CNN9 'S2/S-".
###. <4-"> 8&.h Aellios9 EFederal Marshals Arrest Chemist9E *hicago (ri&une9 "S13S-"H
Mar* $chaffer9 E,robe Nets 2nd Man in 0atman9E Ari#ona .epu&lic9 "S14S-"9 :&oted in
?eith9 1. "2H ?atherine Ma&ro9 0atman Minin. Co.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Records of
the Federal B&rea& of ,risons.
##'. <4-#> Aiane $a34er9 E,rime Time )i2e9E 4S2"S-".
##(. <4-'> Mi*e 7ohnston9 E@n2esti.ati2e Fact Findin. Tri1 to Cerman49E 1--"9 co14 in
a&thors 1ossessionH 7onathan =an*in9 *onspiracies1 *o,er75ps 6 *rimes' From allas
to -aco9 <)ilb&rn9 CA6 @ll&minit ,ress9 1--#>9 1. 211.
##-. <T> $*or!en4 3as at the ne;&s of the s&r2i2in. elements of the Na!i mo2ement9 and
hel1ed or.ani!e its tentacles after BB@@.
#'/. <4-(> 7ohnston9 !p. *it.M =an*in9 !p *it.9 1. 22#H Martin A. )ee and ?e2in Coo.an9
E?illers on the Ri.ht6 @nside 5&ro1es Fascist %nder.ro&nd9E $other 0ones9 Ma49 1-('.
#'1. <4--> er )peigel 3riter Martin ?illian9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. )ib4a also re1ortedl4
f&nded the @rish Re1&blican Arm4.
#'2. <"//> 7ohnston9 !p. *it.
#'3. <"/1> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
#'4. <"/2> Tom 7arriel9 ABC 2/S2/9 7an&ar4 1-9 1--#.
#'". <"/3> 7effre4 A. B&ilta9 E5;tremist Cro&1s9E 0ffice of @nternational Criminal 7&stice9
Chica.o9 date &n*no3n. The connection is re1ortedl4 thro&.h ,a*istani Bri.adier
Ceneral @mtia!.
#'#. <"/4> Terrorist Cro&1 ,rofiles9 A&dle4 ?no; )ibrar49 Na2al ,ost.rad&ate $chool9
date &n*no3n.
#''. <"/"> B&ilta9 !p *it.
#'(. <T> The B&rea& of ,risons had Eno recordE of 5d3ard Flinton9 e2entho&.h he ser2ed
time in federal 1rison. %s&all4 this means the indi2id&al is &nder the E3itness 1rotection
1ro.ram.E
#'-. <"/#> ?e2in Fl4nn9 ERomer9 Norton Cet Bomb Threats6 CB@ @nformants Reliabilit4
in V&estionH 8e Also Barned of Federal B&ildin. Blast9E .ocky $ountain +ews9
/(S12S-". Ca.an said he met 3ith Al F&:ra members on different occasions bet3een
0ctober9 1--" and Febr&ar4 1--#.
#(/. <"/'> 7&d.e )e3is Babcoc* and 7ohn $trader9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Ca.an said he
met 3ith %.$. Marshal 7a*e Barner at Broo*l4ns resta&rant on 0ctober 2'9 1--". E@n all
the 4ears that @2e *no3n KCa.anL9 hes ne2er met 3ith a 1air of 1eo1le in s&its9E said the
mana.er in an inter2ie3 3ith the a&thor.
#(1. <T> Ca.an said he sa3 Aaniel 3ith 0mar and Ahmed in Me;ico. 0n No2ember 2'9
Ca.an sa4s he 3as instr&cted b4 his E8i!bollahE contact to rent a room at the )a =ista
Motel in Aen2er in 1re1aration for another meetin.. Ca.an said his attem1ts to ha2e the
FB@ sta*e o&t the room 3ere i.nored. The informant claims he learned of 1lans to bomb
sim&ltaneo&s tar.ets in ,hoeni; and Aen2er on or abo&t Febr&ar4 (9 1--# + the s1ecific
tar.ets bein. the ATF office in the Mile 8i.h Center at 1'// Broad3a4 in Aen2er9 and
the A5ASC&stoms office at 11" @n2erness Ari2e in 5n.le3ood9 Colorado.
#(2. <"/(> 8am1tons alias 3as Abd al-Rashid Abdallah9 and Cants 3as Abd Rashid.
#(3. <T> A 2oice stress anal4sis r&n on the caller indicated he 3as tellin. the tr&th.
#(4. <T> This claim 3as alle.edl4 based on ANA tests and foot1rint matches.
#(". <"/-> 7im ?illac*e49 E)e. Confirmed as 1#-th =ictims9E aily !klahoman9 date
&n*no3nH E)e. )ost in Blast $till a M4ster49E allas $orning +ews9 1/S1-S-"H
E0*lahoma Bomb =ictim 5;h&med9E 3S1"S-#9 Associated ,ressH Car4 T&chman9 EAoes
se2ered le. 1ro2e Mc=ei.hs innocenceI9E CNN9 (S'S-".
#(#. <"1/> Billiam 7as1er9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Mahon stated this to 7as1er on 0ctober
19 1--#9
#('. <"11> ERise of 8i!bAllah @nternational9E e9ense 6 Foreign A99airs9 (S31S-#.
#((. <"12> FB@ 3/2 statement of Mohammad Abd&l 8a..a.9 :&oted in M4lroie9 !p *it.
#(-. <"13> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-#9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession9
also :&oted in Billiam 7as1er9 E Aefense Cits Mideast Connection9E (he +ew American9
"S12S-'.
#-/. <"14> ,hilli1s9 !p *ite.
#-1. <"1"> $he said that her father had also met Dasser Afafat9 and had his 1hoto.ra1h on
his 3all.
#-2. <T> Michele also said she o2erheard her father tal* abo&t a11roachin. neo-Na!is
thro&.h the National $ocialist ,art4. Aid 8irram Torres tr4 to contact National $ocialist
leader Car4 )a&c*I A11arentl49 $trassmeir 3as on to )a&c*9 as he 3as arrested on his
3a4 to Aenmar*. $trassmeir had learned abo&t )a&c*s tra2el 1lans from BAR leader
Aennis Mahon9 a friend of Brescia and $trassmeir9 3ho9 as mentioned 1re2io&sl49 3as
bein. 1aid b4 the @ra:is.
#-3. <"1#> ?eith9 !p *it.9 1. 1"1.
#-4. <TT> Be ran Torres ta1es thro&.h a 2oice stress anal4!er. The4 indicated she 3as
bein. tr&thf&l.
#-". <"1'> There 3ere no 1&r.es in the Comm&nist intelli.ence ser2ices in the former
$o2iet %nion KF$%L. Aoc&ments and records9 as Ceneral $eMna 1oints o&t9 3ere
transferred from 5astern 5&ro1e to Mosco3. Those 3ho ran the ?CB still r&n the $=R9
and a do!en other ser2ices in R&ssia and the F$%.
#-#. <"1(> Michael 8ed.es9 E$enate Resol&tion As*s Clinton to Bloc* Resettlement of
@ra:is9E -ashington (imes9 -S14S-3H E@ra:6 Admission of Ref&.ees into the %nited $tates9E
Con.ressional Research $er2ice Re1ort for Con.ress9 )ibrar4 of Con.ress9 1/S2(S-3H
)etter from $enator Aa2id Boren to Crai. Roberts9 3S14S-49 co14 in a&thors 1ossessionH
Aenmar*9 Nor3a49 $3eden9 the %.?.9 A&stralia9 ,a*istan9 and $4ria absorbed the
remainin. ref&.ees.
#-'. <T> The Federal Co2ernment allocated G#9/// 1er ref&.ee for resettlement 1&r1oses9
at the same time that 2eterans 3ho s&ffered from C&lf Bar illness 3ere bein. i.nored b4
the =eterans Administration.
#-(. <"1-> I&id.
#--. <T> 0n Aecember 49 1-(19 ,resident Rea.an iss&ed an 5;ec&ti2e 0rder 1ermittin.
the C@A to cond&ct co2ert o1erations inside this co&ntr4. Not that the4 didnt alread4.
'//. <T> )i*e Andreas $trassmeir9 8&ssaini 3as &nable to come &1 3ith his @N$ records.
?halid claimed the4 3ere stolen b4 ?F0R9 a claim that 7a4na Aa2is M&st la&.hed at.
'/1. <T> The .o2ernments ref&sal to admit the terrorist missile shoot-do3n of TBA fli.ht
(// ma4 2er4 3ell ha2e as its basis the need to maintain the abilit4 of the cr&cial airline
ind&str4 to contin&e f&nctionin..
'/2. <T> As Bashin.ton insider Mo&rnalist $ara McClendon told me9 EB&sh has a hold on
the Clinton administration9 and @ dont *no3 3hat it is.O Ceor.e B&sh starts these
thin.sO hes 1&shin. Mena9 Ar*ansas off on Clinton.O Most of the 1eo1le dont *no3
that B&sh is mani1&latin. the administration.E
'/3. <"2/> Mc=ei.h 3as indicted on 11 co&nts6 cons1irac4 to &se a bomb to destro4 the
Federal B&ildin.9 detonatin. the bomb9 destro4in. a federal b&ildin.9 and m&rderin.
ei.ht federal la3 enforcement a.ents.
'/4. <"21> Brandon M. $tic*ne49 All American $onster' (he 5nauthori#ed %iography o9
(imothy $c2eigh <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 ,romethe&s Boo*s9 1--#>9 1. 1''H ERichard $errano9
ECl&es $o&.ht in Aetails from Mc=ei.hs Arrest9E 3os Angeles (imes9 -S1/S-"9 :&oted in
Armstron.9 !p *it. 1. 11(.
'/". <T> Mc=ei.h 3as ta*en o2er to 8an.ers 1atrol car9 3here he heard radio broadcasts
abo&t the bombin.9 and cas&all4 chit-chated 3ith 0fficer 8an.er. < Bhen he arri2ed at
the Mailho&se9 he sim1l4 as*ed9 E3hens cho3EI
'/#. <"22 Col. Aa2id 8ac*3orth and ,eter Anninn9 MEAnd Bere Coin. to Co to Trial9E
+ewsweek9 'S3S-".
'/'. <"23> Richard A. $errano9 ECl&es $o&.ht in Aetails from Mc=ei.hs Arrest9E
-S1/S-"9 :&oted in I&id.
'/(. <"24> A11lication and Affida2it FB@ $1ecial A.ent 8enr4 C. Cibbons.
'/-. <"2"> 5li!abeth Cleic*9 EBho Are The4IE (ime9 "S1S-".
'1/. <"2#> +ew York (imes9 4S22S-".
'11. <T> For that matter9 3h4 3o&ld he rent an easil4 traceable tr&c*9 a11l4 for Mobs at the
Federal B&ildin. &sin. his real name9 allo3 himself to be filmed b4 n&mero&s sec&rit4
cameras9 sto1 to as* directions min&tes before the bombin.9 han. aro&nd t3o bloc*s
from the crime scene min&tes after the blast9 s1eed a3a4 3itho&t a license 1late9 and fail
to shoot the co1 3ho sto11ed himI
'12. <"2'> %nited $tates 2. Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h9 direct testimon4 of FB@ A.ent
7ames 5lliott9 4S2(S-'. The com1lete confidential 2ehicle identification n&mber 3as
1FANF'274,=A2#/''.
'13. <T> The a&thor sa3 a close-&1 2ideota1e of the a;le ta*en b4 Ae1&t4 $heriff Mel2in
$&mter9 3hich clearl4 sho3s the serial n&mber on the differential ho&sin.9 3hich is 1art
of the rear a;le assembl4. @t 3as not9 as some amate&r researchers claimed9 on the a;le
itself.
'14. <"2(> FB@ FA-3(3 <FB@ Facial @dentification Fact $heet> of Tom ?essin.er9 dated
4S2/S-"9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession. Tim ?else49 EThe 0*lahoma $&s1ect A3aits Aa4 of
Rec*onin.9E 3ondon )unday (imes9 4S21S-#.
'1". <"2-> Cash9 !p *it.
'1#. <"3/> 5d3ard Xehr9 EThe Mc=ei.h Trial Cets %nder3a46 Mainstream Media Miss
The Real $tor49E -ashington -eekly9 "S"S-'.
'1'. <T> 5lliott stated in his FB@ 3/2 that a second man accom1anied E?lin.E on A1ril 1'9
and tho&.ht he sa3 Efair si!eE li.ht bl&e sedan.
'1(. <T> @n fact9 5lliott testified that he met 3ith the 1rosec&tion for t3o ho&rs9 se2eral
da4s 1rior to the his a11earance at trial.
'1-. <"31> Affida2it of Richard Ren4a9 7&l4 "9 1--"
'2/. <"32> +ewsweek re1orter9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'21. <T> An anon4mo&s informant 3ho contacted $tate Re1resentati2e Charles ?e4
se2eral times stated9 EOthe ATF re.&larl4 &ses leased R4der tr&c*s to mo2e ordinance.
And 4o& *no3 its a.ainst @CC re.&lation and e2er4thin. b&t he said the4 secretl4 do it.E
@n2esti.ator Crai. Roberts said the Arm4 also has Eo1en contractsE 3ith R4der.
'22. <"33> E,hone Records )in* $&s1ects Before Blast9E aily !klahoman9 "S3S-#.
'23. <"34> Testimon4 of 0,%$ Telecom e;1ert 7ohn ?ane9 %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h.
'24. <"3"> ?e2in Fl4nn9 ECom1&ter Records $ho3 Calls Made B&t Arent Clear Bho
Made Them9E .ocky $ountain +ews9 date &n*no3n. E,rosec&tors ha2e 1ress&red 0,%$
re1resentati2es not to disc&ss this iss&e 3ith the Ne3s9 e2en as*in. them not to 2erif4
ho3 their com1&ter s4stems 3or*9 the em1lo4ees said.E
'2". <"3#> $te2e Bilmsen9 ERecords ,oint to 7ohn Aoe 29E en,er Post9 date &n*no3nH
$te2en ?. ,a&lson9 Associated ,ress9 2S1"S-'. @n a later r&lin.9 7&d.e Matsch stated that
Mannin. denied 1rosec&tors did an4thin. 3ron. to elicit his testimon4.
'2#. <"3'> 7.A. Cash9 inter2ie3 3ith 7ames $ar.eant9 $edia %ypass9 7&l49 1--#.
'2'. <"3(> Barbara Bhittenber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'2(. <T> @nterestin.l49 McCo3n did not state on his FB@ 3/2 3ho 3as dri2in. the tr&c* on
A1ril 1#9 3hen his mother had as*ed him to re:&est that the dri2er mo2e it.
'2-. <"3-> @n2esti.ation on "S'S-" at 7&nction Cit49 ?ansas File Q 1'4A-0C-"#12/-A-
(1" b4 $A Mar* M. Bo&ton -B$A9 date dictated "S(S-".
'3/. <"4/> Robert =ito9 E0*lahoma Bombin. @n2esti.ators 8it Tro&blesome $na.s9E
CNN9 11S24S-".
'31. <"41> +ewsweek re1orter9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'32. <"42> 8o114 8eidelber.9 @nter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'33. <"43> 7ose1h =ind&s*a and Aennis 5&3er are t3o 3itnesses 3ho sa3 the tr&c* at
the la*e on the 1(th.
'34. <"44> $te2e Bilmsen and Mar* 5dd49 EBho bombed the M&rrah B&ildin.IE en,er
Post9 date &n*no3n.
'3". <"4"> 7ac* Ao&.las 7r. EBomb lin* to la*e re1ortedl4 scra11ed9 Fort -orth )tar7
(elegram9 3S2"S-'.
'3#. <"4#> 52an Thomas9 EThis Aoesnt 8a11en 8ere9E +ewsweek9 "S1S-"H %.$. 2.
Mc=ei.h.
'3'. <"4'> %.$. 2. 7ames Ao&.las Nichols and Terr4 Nichols9 Criminal Com1laint9
statements of FB@ $1ecial A.ent ,atric* Bease.
'3(. <"4(> E$ome Bitnesses )eer4 0f Bombin. Crand 7&r49E aily !klahoman9 (S1/S-'H
Car4 Antene9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'3-. <"4-> %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h9 testimon4 of Richard Chambers.
'4/. <""/> EFB@ @n2esti.ates ,ossible Mc=ei.h )in* to F&el B&49E .ocky $ountain
+ews9 4S11S-'.
'41. <T> 8o3e2er9 the indictment named )ib4an Abdel Basset Ali al-Me.rahi as the
c&stomer. A&thorities second 3itness9 Abd& Ma.ed 7iacha9 a )ib4an intelli.ence officer
3ho defected to the %.$.9 3as 1&t into the Federal Bitness ,rotection ,ro.ram and .i2en
a G4 million dollar re3ard for his testimon4 a.ainst Me.rahi.
'42. <""1> 5d 8&es*e9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'43. <""2> Fran* $hiller and Ma; Co&rtne49 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
'44. <""3> )o& ?il!er and ?e2in Fl4nn9 EBere Feds Barned Before 0?C Bomb B&iltIE
.ocky $ountain +ews9 2S#S-'.
'4". <""4> Testimon4 of ?e2in Nicholas9 %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h.
'4#. <"""> ,adilla and Ael1it9 !p *it.9 1. 2/-H Aa2id 7ohnson9 EA.ents in ?ansas 8&nt
for Bomb Factor4 as $ense of Fr&stration Be.ins to B&ild9E +ew York (imes9 4S3/S-"9
:&oted in ?eith9 1. 3'.
'4'. <""#> 7ames. A. Nichols9 Freedom8s End' *onspiracy in !klahoma9 self 1&blished9
1--'9 1. 1#4.
'4(. <""'> EMc=ei.hs Fin.er1rints Not on ?e4 @tems9E CNN9 "S1"S-'.
'4-. <T> As the Associated ,ress recentl4 re1orted9 1olice in &1state Ne3 Dor* had been
falsif4in. e2idence9 incl&din. fin.er1rints9 for 4ears.
'"/. <""(> 7im Carrison9 !n (he (rial o9 the Assassins <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Barner Boo*s9
1-((>9 1. 113.
'"1. <""-> Bhiteh&rst contended the 1roblems in the FB@s lab had been occ&rrin. since
at least 1-(-.
'"2. <"#/> Aa2id 7ohnston and Andre3 C. Re2*in9 ERe1ort Finds FB@ )ab $li11in. From
,innacle of Crime Fi.htin.9E +ew York (imes9 1S2-S-'.
'"3. <"#1> ERe1ort6 FB@ )ab Botched 0*lahoma Bombin. 52idence9E CNN9 3S22S-'.
'"4. <T> As Bhiteh&rst stated6 EOMr. Th&rman9 in m4 estimation does intentionall4
misre1resent e2idence and is9 absol&tel49 3itho&t a do&bt9 be4ond an4 1ossible other
e;1lanations .ras19 res&lt oriented. 8e 3ants the ans3er that 3ill 1ro2e .&ilt.OE
'"". <TT> Bhiteh&rst testified that he 3as told not to 1ro2ide an4 information or
e2idence9 s&ch as alternate theories to the &rea-nitrate theor49 that co&ld be &sed b4 the
defense to challen.e the 1rosec&tors h41othesis of .&ilt in the Borld Trade Center case.
<R4an Ross9 EBlastin. the FB@9E igital *ity en,er9 1--'>
'"#. <"#2> 7ohn ?ell49 EFB@6 Mc=ei.h Contradictions9E 5nclassi9ied9 date &n*no3nH
Memorand&m to All %.$. Attorne4s from 7ohn ?eene49 Actin. Assistant Attorne4
Ceneral9 1S4S-#9 co14 in a&thors 1ossessionH E0&tside 5;1erts to Re2ie3 FB@ Crime
)ab9E -all )treet 0ournal9 -S1-S-"H ETeam to @n2esti.ate FB@ Chemists Bias Claims9E
Associated ,ress9 date &n*no3nH ,ierre Thomas9 EFB@ )ab A&dit Finds $ome
Aiscre1ancies9E -ashington Post9 -S1"S-".
'"'. <TT> EMr. BilliamsO re3rote m4 re1orts in an &na&thori!ed re3ritin.9 iss&ed these
re1orts9 &na&thori!ed9 chan.es bein. in them9 and chan.ed the meanin. of the re1orts @
thin*9 3itho&t reali!in. it9E Bhiteh&rst later testified.
'"(. <"#3> Memorand&m to $cientific Anal4sis Chief 7ames ?earn49 co14 in a&thors
1ossession9 date &n*no3n.
'"-. <"#4> Carrison9 !p *it.9 ,. 11#.
'#/. <"#"> EFB@ F&ror9E5nclassi9ied9 $&mmer9 1--'.
'#1. <"##> R4an Ross9 EBlastin. the FB@9E igital *ity en,er9 1--'.
'#2. <"#'> Nolan Cla49 EMc=ei.h @tems $ei!ed From 8ome9 Brief $a4s9E aily
!klahoman9 #S11S-#H %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h9 testimon4 of $1ecial A.ent $te2en B&rmeister.
'#3. <"#(> ?aren Abbott9 EAefense $a4s FB@ Tainted Resid&e6 52idence V&estionedH
British 5;1ert TestifiesH The Tables T&rn Toda49 .ocky $ountain +ews9 "S21S-'.
B&rmeister said he 1hoto.ra1hed the cr4stals before the4 disa11eared.
'#4. <"#-> Ae1&t4 $heriff Clint Boehler9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'#". <"'/> R4an Ross9 igital *ity en,er9 1--'. Reno 3o&ld later comment9 E@t is
&nfair9 it is &nreasonable9 it is a lie to s1read the 1oison that the .o2ernment 3as
res1onsible at Baco for the m&rder of innocents. That *ind of lan.&a.e is &nacce1table in
a societ4 that 2al&es tr&th.E
'##. <"'1> %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h.
'#'. <T> Mc=ei.h selected 0*lahoma Cit4 for the fact that the a.ents and the orders that
came o&t of that b&ildin. 3ere res1onsible for the tra.ed4 at Baco9 Fortier alle.ed at
trial.
'#(. <"'2> The .&n + a R&.er Mini-3/ rifle9 $erial No. 1(-"'42" + 3as act&all4
1&rchased b4 Terr4 Nichols on No2ember 1/9 1--39 from Rand4s 8&ntin. and $1ort in
Bad A;e9 Michi.an.
'#-. <"'3> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
''/. <"'4> Co14 of letter in a&thors 1ossession.
''1. <"'"> Aa2id Maranise9 ,ierre Thomas9 E0fficials $ee Cons1irac4 of at )east Fo&r in
BlastH ,robe Foc&ses on $&s1ects Ri.ht-Bin. Ties9 -ashington Post9 4S23S-".
''2. <"'#> I&id.
''3. <"''> allas $orning +ews9 #S1"S-".
''4. <"'(> ,eter Carlson9 -ashington Post9 3S23S-'.
''". <T> 8art!lers letter9 7ones said in his brief9 Eindicates that the 7&stice Ae1artment is
still searchin. for 7ohn Aoe No. 2 and ma4 be releasin. disinformation to lessen 1&blic
1ress&re to find KhimL.E
''#. <"'-> Nolan Cla4 and 7ohn ,ar*er9 E7ohn Aoe 2 $till $o&.ht9 )etter6 $a4s
,rosec&tors Ao&bt Bitnesses Mista*en9E (he aily !klahoman9 date &n*no3n.
'''. <"(/> Billiam 7as1er9 +ew American9 date &n*no3n.
''(. <"(1> Nolan Cla4 and ,enn4 03en9 EBac*4 Theories %nfair9 Mc=ei.h Attorne4
$a4s9E aily !klahoman91/S2-S-#. EBe ha2e an obli.ation to in2esti.ate e2er4thin.9E
8art!ler told a .ro&1 of bombin. 2ictims. EAnd if 3e find some r&mor or 3hate2er it is9
it ma*es it into an FB@ re1ort.E
''-. <"(2> 7ohn Cibson9 inter2ie3 3ith Charles ?e4 and =.X. )a3ton9 M$NBC9 4S2"S-'H
=.X. )a3ton9 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
'(/. <"(3> +ew York (imes9 12S3S-".
'(1. <T> The federal 1rosec&tors lame e;c&se for confinin. the e2idence to Mc=ei.h and
Nichols 3as to maintain a EdeadlineE set b4 federal .&idelines on 1ro2idin. s1eed4 trials.
'(2. <"(4> 8arr4 Ballace9 CB$ This Mornin.9 1/S1#S-".
'(3. <"("> 7on Ra11a1ort is the a&thor of (he !klahoma %om&ing' (he )uppressed (ruth
<$anta Monica6 Bl&e ,ress9 1--">.
'(4. <"(#> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'(". <"('> 7.A. Cash9 ENe3 @n2esti.ation @nto 0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin. Aemanded9E
0u&ilee9 No2SAec9 1--". @n the Bhite3ater affair9 a s1ecial federal M&d.e 1anel9 b4
stat&te9 a11ointed an @nde1endent Co&nsel9 ?enneth $tarr9 s&11osed to be se1arate and
a1art from the 7&stice Ae1artment. %nder the la39 this 3as s&11osed to ass&re the 1&blic
that there 3o&ld be an Einde1endentE in2esti.ation of 1ossible hi.h-le2el criminalit49 not
a 3hite-3ash. Mi.&el Rodri.&e! 3as re1ortedl4 bloc*ed b4 $tarr and others from
1robin. and callin. inde1endent 3itnesses9 not necessaril4 FB@ nor forensic e;1erts
beholden to a 1olitical a.enda. All this9 in res1ect to s&s1icions that Bhite 8o&se de1&t4
co&nsel =incent Foster9 Mr. 3as not reall4 a s&icide b&t m&rdered. EBhite3ater And The
R&na3a4 Federal Crand 7&r4E9 $herman 8. $*olnic*. *onspiracy +ation9 =ol. "9 No.
3/.
'(#. <T> @t seemed that the 7ohn Aoe 2 lead 3as officiall4 dro11ed in earl4 Ma4. An FB@
memo re.ardin. a 7ohn Aoe 2 lead instr&cts all FB@ offices6 E@n 2ie3 of the fact that the
0*lahoma Command ,ost has directed all offices to hold &ns&b Q2 leads in abe4ance9
$an Francisco 3ill cond&ct no f&rther in2esti.ation re.ardin. this lead.E <1'4A-0C-
"#12/ T,R6t1r9 in2esti.ation 3as cond&cted b4 $1ecial A.ent <$A> Thomas ,. Ra2enelle
re.ardin. Richard Aehart9 A0B #S21S#"9 as a ,hoeni; resident and a 1ossible loo*- ali*e
for &ns&b Q29 dated "S3S-".>
'('. <"((> Redd4 and Bilmsen9 !p *it.
'((. <"(-> Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'(-. <"-/> $haron Cohen9 Associated ,ress9 4S2'S-"9 :&oted in Armstron.9 !p *it9 1. 2'.
'-/. <T> @t sho&ld be noted that Mc=ei.h 3as s&11osedl4 on the road on A1ril 129
tra2elin. from ?in.man to 7&nction Cit4.
'-1. <"-1> Barbara Bhittenber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'-2. <"-2> 7a4na Aa2is9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
'-3. <"-3> )inda ?&hlman and ,h4liss ?in.sle49 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
'-4. <"-4> Connie 8ood9 inter2ie3 b4 Clenn Bilb&rn and 7.A. CashH ?eith9 !p *it.9 1.
14'.
'-". <"-"> I&id.
'-#. <"-#> Ton4 Boller9 Assistant ,roMect Mana.er9 Cood3ill @nd&stries9 inter2ie3 3ith
a&thor.
'-'. <"-'> 7erri-)4nn Bac*ho&s and Aorinda 8ermes 9 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
'-(. <"-(> ?e2in Fl4nn9 EC&ard sa3 2nd tr&c* at b&ildin.6 $tor4 Mirrors Bombin. Trial
Bitness Acco&nt of Blast Aa49E .ocky $ountain +ews9 "S24S-'.
'--. <"--> Arnold 8amilton9 allas $orning +ews9 11S2'S-".
(//. <#//> Brian Ford9 EMc=ei.h ,laced at ?ansas $tore9E (ulsa -orld9 -S12S-'.
(/1. <#/1> 8amilton9 !p *it.
(/2. <T> This is the same thin. that Brian Marshall9 the 7ohnn4s Tire $tore em1lo4ee9
said.
(/3. <T> Aa2id $nider9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. $nider a11eared to be a credible 3itness.
(/4. <#/2> Mar* 5dd49 EBitnesses Tell a Aifferent $tor49E en,er Post9 #S1#S-#.
(/". <#/3> Rodne4 7ohnson9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(/#. <#/4> E$ome Bitnesses )eer4 0f Bombin. Crand 7&r49E aily !klahoman9 (S1/S-'.
(/'. <#/"> $onterey *ounty Herald9 4S2-S-"9 :&oted in Armstron.9 !p *it9 1. (.
(/(. <#/#> 7&d4 ?&hlman and Aiana Bald3in9 EBitnesses $a4 Mc=ei.h Not Alone +
Testimon4 ,laces 7ohn Aoe 29 Another Man Bith Bomber9E aily !klahoman9 -S11S-'.
(/-. <#/'> EFB@ $earchin. for Third Man in 0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin.9E CNN9 3S1/S-'.
(1/. <T> EReference lead Q1/922/6 Referenced lead Q1/922/9 $an Francisco 3as directed
to locate and inter2ie3 )5$T5R $CAN)0N concernin. his *no3led.e of $T5=5N
C0)B5RN. @n 2ie3 of the fact that C0)B5RN has been eliminated as a s&s1ect in this
matter9 $an Francisco 3ill cond&ct no f&rther in2esti.ation concernin. lead Q1/922/.E
<FB@ memo dated "S3S-".>
(11. <#/(> Cash9 $edia %ypass9 Febr&ar49 1--#9 !p *it.
(12. <T> As the 3egal (imes noted6 EBithin ho&rs of landin.9 KAe1&t4 A. C. Merric*L
Carland 3as hit b4 a barra.e of le.al concerns.O @n s&bse:&ent da4s9 Carland met 3ith
0*lahoma Co&nt4 Aistrict Attorne4 Robert Mac49 .entl4 notif4in. him of the 7&stice
Ae1artments desire not to ha2e a local in2esti.ation .oin. on sim&ltaneo&sl4.E
(13. <#/-> Forei.n ,olic4 @nstit&te e;1ert9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(14. <T> The Brad4 R&le and Federal R&le of Criminal ,roced&re 1#<a><1><C> 1ro2ides6
E%1on re:&est of the defendant the .o2ernment shall 1ermit the defendant to ins1ect and
co14 and 1hoto.ra1h9 boo*s9 1a1ers9 doc&ments9 1hoto.ra1hsO 3hich are 3ithin the
1ossession9 c&stod4 or control of the .o2ernment9 and 3hich are material to the
1re1aration of the defendants defense.OE
(1". <#1/> %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h9 Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'.
(1#. <#11> Ambrose 52ans ,ritchard9 E=ictims $&e in 0*lahoma6 Fi.ht for Tr&th9E
3ondon )unday (elegraph9 3S23S-'.
(1'. <#12> 7.A. Cash and 7eff 8ollada49 EAa4 of Blast an Ama!in. Coincidence9E
$c*urtain "a#ette9 12S1S-".
(1(. <#13> ,at Brile49 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(1-. <T> 7&d.e Matsch 3as not im1ressed 3ith this e2idence. 8e commented d&rin. trial
that there m&st be half a million bl&e CMC 1ic*-&1s 3ith cam1er to1s.
(2/. <#14> ?en Armstron.9 inter2ie3 3ith 0*lahoma 8i.h3a4 ,atrol9 A&.&st 3/9 1--".
(21. <#1"> Amber McCla&.hlin9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(22. <#1#> ?en Armstron.9 +o Amatuer id (his <A1tos9 CA6 Blac*e4e ,ress9 1--'>.
(23. <T> The assertion 3as that Mc=ei.h 3as demonstratin. ho3 to ma*e a Esha1ed
char.e9E 3hich 3o&ld ha2e been im1ossible to ma*e &sin. ""-.allon barrels of ANF0.
(24. <#1'> Testimon4 of Aeborah Bro3n9 %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h. The a&thor has had 1ersonal
e;1erience 3ith metham1hetamine &sers9 and can 2o&ch for the dr&.s abilit4 to ind&ce
1s4chotic states.
(2". <T> @n fact9 Fortier 3as 2er4 intent d&rin. testimon4 on im1ressin. &1on the M&r4 that
the .&ns from the Moore Erobber4E 3ere stolen9 sa4in. in res1onse to 7ones cross-
e;amination6 ENo9 noJ @m con2inced those .&ns 3ere stolenJE As 7.A. Cash obser2ed9
Fortiers s&ccessf&l 1lea-bar.ain 3as 1artl4 de1endent on carr4in. that fact for3ard.
(2#. <#1(> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith 7on Ra11a1ort.
(2'. <T> 52en 7&d.e Matsch 3as forced to tell the M&r46 EDo& sho&ld bear in mind that a
3itness 3ho has entered into s&ch an a.reement has an interest in this case different from
an4 ordinar4 3itness. A 3itness 3ho reali!es that he ma4 be able to obtain his o3n
freedom or recei2e a li.hter sentence b4 .i2in. testimon4 fa2orable to the 1rosec&tion
has a moti2e to testif4 falsel4. Therefore9 4o& m&st e;amine his testimon4 3ith ca&tion
and 3ei.h it 3ith .reat care.E
(2(. <#1-> (he Fi9th Estate9 Fall9 1--#9 =ol. 319 Q2.
(2-. <#2/> en,er Post9 "S#S-'.
(3/. <#21> E7&rors 5motions Bith Cr4in. Bitnesses9E (he )potlight9 "S2#S-'.
(31. <#22> ENichols Bife $a4s $he Aidnt %nderstand FB@ Consent Form9E CNN9
#S2(S-#
(32. <#23> ?eith9 !p *it.9 1. 3".
(33. <#24> Chris 8ansen9 E8is Brothers ?ee1er9E Aateline9 1--"9 :&oted in ?eith9 1. 3#H
Bob ,o1a2itch9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(34. <T> Most noticeabl4 the (ulsa -orld9 3hich earned the *nic*-name9 (he (ulsa
Pra,da." The aily !klahoman has been called the "aily 0oke7la7homan" b4 locals.
(3". <TT> )e2ine also .racio&sl4 re1resented Re1resentati2e ?e4 and se2eral
in2esti.ators9 incl&din. the a&thor9 3ho had set &1 a charitable tr&st to in2esti.ate the
bombin.9 for free9 and bro&.ht Chic*en so&1 to the a&thor 3hen he 3as sic*.
(3#. <\ ?eatin. told Car4 8ar1er d&rin. one of his 3ee*l4 citi!en chat sessions that ?e4
3as slee1in. 3ith a M&d.es 3ife. ?eatin. also &ns&ccessf&ll4 tried to find a 1olitical
candidate to r&n a.ainst the 1o1&lar "-term Re1resentati2e. As Portland Free Press
1&blisher Ace 8a4es 3rites9 EK?eatin.L is a 1&re de2otee of @m1erial $tate 1o3er and his
a11roach is9 to hell 3ith free s1eech9 free tho&.ht or free association. 8e 3ill 1rotect the
rich b4 attac*in. 1eo1le no matter 3hat fine 3ords he s3ears an oath to.OE
(3'. <#2"> Robb4 Trammel and Rand4 5llis9 ECall For Bomb @n2esti.ation Aebated9E
aily !klahoman9 #S2-S-".
(3(. <#2#> As 3e ar.&ed 3hen ?e4 first set o&t on this co&rse9 the )e.islat&re and its
staff had no b&siness in2esti.atin. the bombin.. @t 3as9 and is9 1oorl4 e:&i11ed to do so.
The same can be said of a 1anel of local citi!ens 3ho 3o&ld be as*ed to in2esti.ate one
of the most com1licated cases e2er to come before the co&rts. Det as (he +ew American
1ointed o&t9 state le.islat&res are re.&larl4 tas*ed on im1ortant and sensiti2e
in2esti.ations. And the Co&nt4 Crand M&r4I @s that not Ea 1anel of local citi!ens9E the
same as the Federal Crand M&r4 that ori.inall4 Ein2esti.atedE the bombin.I
(3-. <TT> @t is interestin. to e;amine the attit&des of the (ulsa -orld and aily
!klahoman in li.ht of their sister 1a1ers in Nebras*a and Ar*ansas9 t3o other corr&1tion-
ridden states. Former Nebras*a $tate $enator 7ohn AeCam1 in2esti.ated a shoc*in.
1attern of financial im1ro1rieties9 child ab&se9 and m&rder in his home state. @n his boo*9
(he Franklin *o,er75p9 AeCam1 e;horts the media to honestl4 re1ort the facts. B&t9 as
AeCam1 notes9 EOthe -orld7Herald8s lon.-standin. 1attern of beha2ior is M&st the
o11osite. @f it has an editorial attit&de on a stor49 its ne3s co2era.e and e2er4 other as1ect
of the ne3s1a1er are m&stered to accent&ate the 1referred side of the iss&e and s&11ress
o11osin. 2ie3s.O EBh4 all this effortI Beca&se9 tra.icall49 the 1eo1le 3ho control the
-orld7Herald a11ear to ha2e a stron. 2ested interest in s&11ressin. the tr&th.OE As (he
*linton *hronicles notes 3ith re.ard to Ar*ansas6 EFirst9 the Clintons ha2e 2er4 cle2erl4
mani1&lated and com1romised the 1ress in Ar*ansas9 a small state 3ith onl4 one maMor
ne3s1a1er9 the Ar*ansas Aemocrat-Ca!ette.... Aes1ite re2elations of scandal after
scandal re.ardin. the Clintons9 the Ar*ansas 1ress has been in a state of denial9
1ortra4in. most of the re2elations as attac*s on the 1eo1le of Ar*ansas themsel2es.E
K7ohn B. AeCam19 (he Franklin *o,er7up' *hild A&use1 )atanism1 and $urder in
+e&raska <)incoln9 N56 ABT9 @nc.9 1--#>9 1.-"H ,atric* Matrisciana9 (he *linton
*hronicles9 <8emet9 CA6 7eremiah Boo*s9 1--4>9 1. 21.L
(4/. <#2'> Nolan Cla4 and ,enn4 03en9 EBac*4 Theories %nfair9 Mc=ei.h Attorne4
$a4s9E aily !klahoman91/S2-S-#.
(41. <T> $hortl4 after ?e4 and Bilb&rn dre3 &1 their 1etition to im1anel the .rand M&r49 a
bill 3as introd&ced in the $tate )e.islat&re to chan.e the .rand M&r4 1etitionin. 1rocess.
(42. <#2(> Mar* $anford9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(43. <#2-> 52en ,almer admitted that the stat&tes 3ere limited as to 3hat 7&d.e 03ens
co&ld do or ho3 he co&ld inter1ret the la3.
(44. <T> The Co&nt4 didnt 1ossess the reso&rces and f&nds9 ,almer re1lied9 to 1&rs&e
s&ch a bi. case. Besides9 she 1leaded9 the Ein2esti.ationE 3as alread4 Ecom1lete9E bein. a
Ethoro&.h in2esti.ationE from Ese2eral different federal a.encies.E< ,almer claimed a
Co&nt4 Crand 7&r4 3o&ld EMeo1ardi!e the Federal case.E The federal .a. order 1re2ents
inter2ie3in. 1ros1ecti2e 3itnesses9 she claimed. $anford co&ntered that there 3o&ld be
no interference 3ith the federal case as lon. as the4 3ere inter2ie3in. 3itnesses and
s&s1ects that federal 1rosec&tors i.nored9 3hich seem to be in ab&ndance.
(4". <#3/> Moore9 !p *it.9 1. 14/.
(4#. <#31> Aistrict Attorne4 Bob Mac49 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(4'. <#32> Re1. Charles ?e49 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor.
(4(. <#33> Aiana Bald3in and 7&d4 ?&hlman9 ECo&rt Filin.s $to1 Bombin. Testimon4
of ,ostal Bor*er9E aily !klahoman9 -S-S-'.
(4-. <#34> Rita Cosb49 F0F Ne3s9 4S4S-'.
("/. <#3"> @nter2ie3 3ith 7a4na Aa2is. Mac4s Assistant AAs 3ho handled that case 3ere
7ohn Farel4 and 7ane Bro3n.
("1. <#3#> aily !klahoman9 (S14S-'.
("2. <TT> EThe4re comin. &1 3ith a s&bstit&te for 1roof9E said Aen2er defense attorne4
)arr4 ,o!ner. EThe4re softenin. the M&r4 &1 3ith emotional testimon4 abo&t the bombin.
and Mc=ei.hs 1olitics. The4re sa4in.9 Bell .i2e 4o& e2er4 reason in the 3orld to hate
Tim Mc=ei.h.E <?e2in Fl4nn9 E$oftenin. the 7&r49E .ocky $ountain +ews9 "S(S-'.>
("3. <#3'> EThe C@A N The Media9E .olling )tone9 1/S2/S''9 cited in Mar* Xe1e!a&er9
(he *IA8s "reatest Hits9 1--4.
("4. <#3(> Mar* $anford9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Billiam 7as1er9 E0?C @n2esti.ator
%nder Attac*9 E +ew American9 #S23S-'.
("". <#3-> Brian Ford9 EF&nd-Rasin. ,robed6 7&r4 )oo*s into 5fforts of Re1. Charles
?e49E (ulsa -orld9 "S#S-'.
("#. <#4/> 7as1er9 !p *it.
("'. <T> 7&st as the letter is a sham mas:&eradin. as an honest res1onse from bombin.
s&r2i2ors9 Are3 5dmondson Kand Fran* ?eatin.L are s&b-h&man 1ieces of effl&2ia
mas:&eradin. as h&man bein.s.
("(. <T> Nor the re3ards of 1olitical office and bribes.
("-. <#41> I&id.
(#/. <#42> Brian Ford9 EMc=ei.h ,laced at ?ansas $tore9E(ulsa -orld9 -S12S-'.
(#1. <T> Fort&natel49 the smear tacticians 3erent s&ccessf&l at dis&adin. e2er4one from
the tr&th. @n a CNNS%$A T0AADSCA))%, 1oll cond&cted in A1ril of 1--#9 #( 1ercent
of those s&r2e4ed said the4 didnt a.ree that all of the s&s1ects ha2e been ca1t&red.
(#2. <T> The b&ildin. 3as demolished beca&se officials claimed it 3as an e4esore9 an
errie reminder of that tra.ic da4. Det a&thorities made no effort to remo2e the charred9
t3isted9 .&tted remains of the Athenian Resta&rant directl4 across the street9 3hich to this
da4 still stands as a shoc*in. mon&ment to the br&talit4 of the bombin..
(#3. <T> Accordin. to a 1-(( CA0 <Ceneral Acco&ntin. 0ffice> re1ort9 the Federal
B&ildin. 3as not a EsafeE 1lace to install a da4 care center. Alle.edl4 based on the 1-(3
1lot b4 3hite s&1remacist Richard Ba4ne $nell <C$A member and friend of Robert
Millar> to bomb the facilit49 the re1ort concl&ded that a da4 care center sho&ld not be
1laced inside the M&rrah B&ildin.. ENo federal la3 enforcement a.ents 3ho 3or*ed in
the b&ildin.9 incl&din. the BATF9 $ecret $er2ice9 and the A5A9 e2er had an4 of their
children in the M&rrahs da4 care centerO e2er9E said $mith.
(#4. <T> $mith com1lained that 3hen she a11ears on local radio sho3s9 it seems to her
that Emore 1eo1le aro&nd here no3 hate me than li*e me... ,eo1le that dont 3ant to thin*
that the .o2ernment 3o&ld do s&ch a thin..E
(#". <#43> Clenn Bilb&rn9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(##. <#44> ?ath4 Bilb&rn and 5d4e $mith9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(#'. <#4"> ETested b4 Fire9E People ma.a!ine9 date &n*no3n9 :&oted in9 Cene Bheaton9
EAnother B&sh Bo49E Portland Free Press1 0uly <EEF. ?eatin. stated9 EThe leftists @ dealt
3ith 3o&ld ne2er consider themsel2es 1atriots9 and the4 had contem1t for the
.o2ernment. The ri.ht-3in. cro3d has contem1t for the .o2ernment9 and 4et see
themsel2es as 1atriots. @ts a c&rio&s anomal49 b&t both of them are 2er4 similar.E
(#(. <T> EBeca&se of m4 4o&thf&l a11earance9 @ did &nderco2er 3or* on the Ber*ele4
cam1&s9E ?eatin. said. The assi.nment dissol2ed shortl4 after ?eatin. attended a Blac*
,anther rall4. A federal informant 3ho later identified 1eo1le at the 1rotest too* one loo*
at a 1hoto of ?eatin. and m&ttered9 EThats a 1i..E <!klahoma "a#ette9 -S2#S-'>
(#-. <T> ?eatin. also 1resided o2er the federal 1rison s4stem. 8is 3ife9 Cath49 is a
cons&ltant to 5.). +ews 6 -orld .eport9 a ma.a!ine that often ser2es as an or.an of
blac* 1ro1a.anda.
('/. <#4#> Cene Bheaton9 EAnother B&sh Bo49E Portland Free Press9 7&l4 1--".
('1. <#4'> Ace 8a4es9 letter to a&thor.
('2. <#4(> Ae1osition of Billiam C. A&ncan9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
('3. <T> @nterestin.l49 MenaS@ran-Contra 1la4er Ra4mond EB&dd4E Do&n.9 the former
Ar*ansas $tate ,olice Ca1tain 3ho told AAFA director )arr4 Nichols he 3as a Edead
manE if he did not dro1 his s&it a.ainst Clinton9 3as a11ointed director of F5MAs
<Federal 5mer.enc4 Mana.ement A.enc4> Re.ion @= 1ost b4 Clinton. F5MA 1la4ed a
si.nificant coordination role in the aftermath of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.. Bas Do&n.
.i2en the G-/9///-a-4ear Mob to *ee1 his mo&th sh&tI
('4. <TT> @n fact9 Bheaton s&..ested that ?eatin. is bein. .roomed for the 2///
1residential Kor 2ice-1residentialL candidac4.
('". <\ The same reason for demolishin. the Federal B&ildin. 3as .i2en for demolishin.
the b&ildin.s at Baco6 E$afet4 concerns.E Det the Baco b&ildin.s 3ere miles from
an43here. F&rthermore9 an architect 3ho ins1ected the Federal B&ildin. soon after the
bombin. said there 3as no immediate dan.er. B&t9 accordin. to Aa2id 8all9 o3ner of
?,0C-T= in ,onca Cit49 0*lahoma9 this architect 3as later E1ers&adedE to chan.e his
o1inion.
('#. <#4-> Billiam 7as1er9 +ew American9 date &n*no3n.
(''. <#"/> Affida2it of Neil 8artle4.
('(. <#"1> Melissa ?lin!in.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
('-. <#"2> Ann Aomin9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
((/. <#"3> Ra11a1ort9 !p *it.
((1. <#"4> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith 7on Ra11a1ort.
((2. <T> @n fact9 man4 times that @ ha2e s1o*en to 8eidelber.9 @ co&ld hear the distincti2e
clic*s of a ta11ed 1hone.
((3. <TT> EThe4 sent another team o&t on 0ctober 2/9E added 8eidelber.. EA.ents Marr4
7&dd and Aa2e $3anson. EThe4 said do 4o& *no3 ho3 m&ch tro&ble 4o&re inI9 and @
said 3ell9 a11arentl4 not9 and @ M&st la&.hed at them li*e @m la&.hin. no3 <b&rsts o&t
la&.hin.>. And the4 dont *no3 3hat the hell to do 3ith that. Bhat do 4o& do 3ith a .&4
that M&st la&.hs at 4o&IE
((4. <#""> 8o114 8eidelber.9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
((". <#"#> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'9 11. '1-'2.
((#. <T> 7im Carrison9 !n the (rail o9 the Assassins <Barner Boo*s9 1-((>9 1.2"2. @n
1--39 shortl4 before =ince Fosters bod4 3as fo&nd at Fort Marc4 ,ar*9 ,atric*
?no3lton sa3 a car 3ith a s&s1icio&s loo*in. character. 8e informed the FB@9 b&t later
com1lained that the their renderin. of his testimon4 3as inacc&rate. After he 3as
s&b1oenaed b4 ?enneth $tarrs Bhite3ater committee9 he 3as stal*ed and intimidated b4
cars 3ith license 1lates re.istered to the %.$. .o2ernment.
(('. <#"'> +ewsweek re1orter9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(((. <#"(> Aebra B&rdic*9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
((-. <#"-> Ae1osition of 7ane C. Craham9 'S2/S-'H $tatement of 7ane Craham9 11S1"S-#.
(-/. <##/> $haron Cohen9 Associated ,ress9 4S2#S-"H Brian A&ff49 EThe Manh&nt6
T3istin. Trail9E 5.). +ews 6 -orld .eport9 "S(S-".
(-1. <##1> Bill 7as1er9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
(-2. <T> Mac*e4 also acc&sed Aa2is of tellin. a bartender in Aen2er that Mc=ei.h 3as in
the room. Aa2is denied it.
(-3. <##2> Testimon4 of 7ohn 7effre4 Aa2is9 %.$. 2. Mc=ei.h.
(-4. <##3> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-#9 1. 3#.
(-". <T> A&rin. the ,an Am 1/3 in2esti.ation9 a&thorities attem1ted to coerce a ci2ilian
searcher into si.nin. a statement that he had disco2ered a 1iece of microchi1 on 3hich
the .o2ernments theor4 hin.ed. @n fact9 the searcher 3as bro&.ht a ba. of 2ario&s
&nidentified com1onents and as*ed to si.n the statement9 e2entho&.h he 3asnt s&re he
had fo&nd the items.
(-#. <##4> 7.A. Cash9 $c*urtain "a#ette9 :&oted in B.C. $1echt9 EMinistr4 of $lic*
7&stice $cores Bi. Co&19E 1osted on @nternet9 "S2#S-'.
(-'. <##"> R4an Ross9 EFinal Bitness Before 5;1losion + T3o Men in Tr&c*9 Neither
3as Mc=ei.hIE igital *ity en,er +ews9 "S23S-'H Adrian Croft9 E0*lahoma Cit4
Bombin. Trial Ta*es Aramatic T3ist9E Re&ter9 "S23S-'.
(-(. <###> Aiana Bald3in and 5d Codfre49 E$i.htin. Acco&nts Aiffer + Crand 7&r4
Bitnesses ,&t Bomber in 2 ,laces9E aily !klahoman9 'S1"S-'.
(--. <##'> Re1. Charles ?e49 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor9 acco&nt of inter2ie3 3ith Car4
)e3is.
-//. <T> 8eath called the a.ents s&1er2isor and com1lained9 then9 3hen he as*ed ho3 he
co&ld fill o&t a Freedom of @nformation Act re:&est to see 3hat the FB@ had said abo&t
him9 3as told the4 didnt *no3 3here he co&ld .et one. Bhen he 3ent to the FB@ office9
he 3as reb&ffed once a.ain. After he finall4 .ot the F0@A filled o&t9 he recei2ed 3ord #/
da4s later that his re:&est 3as denied.
-/1. <##(> Ar. ,a&l 8eath9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-/2. <##-> Aa2id ?een and Connie 8ood9 inter2ie3 b4 7.A. Cash9 ta1e transcribed b4
a&thor.
-/3. <T> This 3as ori.inall4 re1orted on the maMor net3or*s9 then retracted as a Eradar
anomal4.E
-/4. <#'/> Roberts9 !p *it.9 1. 311. ,art of Roberts c&rrent assi.nment as a liaison
officer to an Air Force Reser2e fi.hter s:&adron entails anal4!in. s&rface-to-air threats.
-/". <#'1> ABC Borld Ne3s $&nda49 /'S21S-#.
-/#. <#'2> +ew York aily +ews9 11S/-S-#9 :&oted in I&id.
-/'. <#'3> El9therotypia9 Athens9 /(S23S-#. @an Billiams Coddard9 EThe =eracit4 of the
R&ssell Re1ort9E 11S2/S-#9 1osted on @nternet. Coddard is the a&thor of the boo*9 (he
owning o9 (-A Flight B==.
-/(. <#'4> I&id.
-/-. <#'"> Aa2id F&l.h&m9 EANC ,ilot6 7et b4 0bMect9E A,iation -eek 6 )pace
(echnology9 3S1/S-#9 :&oted in Coddard9 ETBA (// Missile Theor46 $ton.er Than 52er9E
a 1--'.
-1/. <#'#> ERe1ort6 ,ilot $a3 ,roMectile Near 7et9E Associated ,ress9 'S2-S-'.
-11. <#''> 5. ,hilli1s9 ,. Mann9 ETerrorist Fears Aee1en 3ith '4's Aestr&ction9E A,iation
-eek 6 )pace (echnology9 'S22S-#9 :&oted in Coddard9 !p *it.
-12. <#'(> Associated ,ress9 'S2/S-'9 :&oted in Billiam F. 7as1er9 EBhat 8a11ened to
TBA (//IE (he +ew American9 1/S(S-#.
-13. <#'-> Aa2id F&l.h&m9 EANC 54e3itnesses ReMect Missile Theor49E A,iation -eek
6 )pace (echnology9 'S2-S-#9 :&oted in Coddard9 !p *it.
-14. <#(/> 7oe $e;ton9 EBehind a Calm Facade @n2esti.ation 5mbodied Chaos9 Aistr&st9
$tress9E +ew York (imes9 (S23S-#9 :&oted in Coddard9 I&id.
-1". <T> )t. Comdr. Rob Ne3ell9 a Na24 s1o*esman at the ,enta.on9 said the Na24s onl4
aircraft in the area 3as a ,-3 0rion anti-s&bmarine 1lane9 3hich does not carr4 missiles.
-1#. <#(1> )etter to Aa2id 8endri;9 Ri2erside9 CA9 Press Enterprise from
C@NC)ANTF)T <Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet>9 ,&blic Affairs office9 (S3/S-#9
:&oted in Roberts9 !p *it.9 1. 324-2".
-1'. <#(2> ,at Milton9 E$alin.er $tic*s B4 Missile Theor4 Bhile Feds $hoot @t Ao3n9E
Associated ,ress9 11S-S-#.
-1(. <#(3> Minton9 !p *it.
-1-. <#(4> Bo Crit!9 *enter For Action $onthly +ewsletter 9=ol. # No 119 7&ne9 1--'.
-2/. <#("> E$onar Finds %nder3ater Brec*a.e9E 3exington Herald73eader9 'S21S-#9
:&oted in @an Billiams Coddard9 ETBA (// @n2esti.ation Co2er-%16 The ,roof9E
'S2#S-'9 1osted on @nternet.
-21. <#(#> Ronald B. )e3is9 E%nci2il Air BarE <The $hootdo3n of TBA Fli.ht (//>9E
Air Forces $onthly9 No. 1/49 No2ember 1--#9 :&oted in ).A.F.A.+. Internet +ewsletter9
No. 2139 12S21S-#.
-22. <T> Another stor4 that circ&lated amon. the 1ress for a time re1orted that the A5A9
alon. 3ith C&stoms9 the National C&ard9 and the Coast C&ard9 3ere 1racticin. ho3 to
shoot do3n dr&.-sm&..lin. 1lanes 3ith $AMs <s&rface-to-air missiles>. The ,-3s Mob
3as to dro1 3hite 1hos1horo&s flares9 called Billie ,eters9 to &se as tar.ets. Accordin. to
some re1orts9 the C-13/ 3as seen dro11in. 3hite 1hos1horo&s 1arach&te flares before
TBA (// 3ent do3n. @f this is tr&e9 3ere the flares bein. dro11ed as 1art of a tar.et
e;ercise for heat-see*in. missilesI 0r had C-13/ been alerted to a 1ossible missile threat
and dro11ed flares to di2ert missiles from tar.etin. it and other aircraft in the areaI
-23. <#('> 7as1er9 !p *it.
-24. <#((> B. Michael ,itcher9 EFa; Ci2es Clim1se of Crash @n2esti.ation9E(he
)outhampton Press9 'S24S-'9 :&oted in @an Billiams Coddard9 ENa24 Missile Arone
Aebris Fo&nd at TBA Crash $iteIE /'S2(S-'9 1osted on @nternet.
-2". <#(-> @ndeed9 a maMor terrorism s&mmit s1onsored b4 Tehran in 7&ne of 1--# sa3
dele.ates from Af.hanistan9 ,a*istan9 @ra:9 $a&di Arabia9 and other Mid-5ast and African
states9 as 3ell as Bosnia-8er!e.o2ina9 Cerman49 France9 Britain9 Canada9 and the %.$.
come to.ether to form a Moint 3or*in. committee &nder the command of the ne3
8i!bAllah @nternational + transformin. that .ro&1 into Ethe 2an.&ard of the re2ol&tionE
of the M&slim 3orld.
-2#. <#-/> M&rra4 Beiss9 ETBA ,robers6 Missile Bitnesses Credible9E +ew York Post9
-S22S-#.
-2'. <#-1> Michael A. To3le9 EMissile %nli*el49 b&t not R&led 0&t in Crash9E Fort -orth
)tar7(elegram9 'S2/S-#.
-2(. <#-2> E%.$. Borries 02er Missiles it Ca2e Af.han Rebels6 %.$. Concerned that
$tin.er Anti-aircraft Missiles Co&ld Cet into the Bron. 8ands9E +ew York (imes9
4S2'S-2H EAs Af.han Bar F&ndin. Aries %19 Bea1ons Flood ,a*istani Mar*et9E
*hristian )cience $onitor9 1S(S-2H EAf.han Rebel Bars Ret&rn of %.$. $tin.ersE <@slamic
,art4 of D&nis ?halis>9 +ew York (imes9 3S14S(-H n&mero&s other articles re1orted this.
-2-. <#-3> )etter from Rodne4 $tich to $enator Arlen $1ecter9 1/S2/S-"9 1osted on
@nternet.
-3/. <#-4> @n the late 1-'/s9 t3o Rhodesian airliners 3ere re1ortedl4 shot do3n b4
R&ssian $A-'s. @n 1-(#9 a $&dan Air3a4s Met 3as shot do3n b4 a $AM. And in
$e1tember of 1--39 Ab*ha!ian se1aratists of the e;-$o2iet re1&blic of Ceor.ia shot do3n
three T&-134 and T&-1"4 airliners &sin. sho&lder-fired $AMs from boats o&t on the
Blac* $ea. The FB@ 3as ad2ised that small missiles s&ch as the R&ssian $A-14 Cremlin9
$A-1# Cimlet and $A-1( Cro&se9 are e:&i11ed 3ith E1ro1ortional con2er.ence lo.icE
s4stems sensiti2e eno&.h to home in on airframe radiation once it nears its tar.et.
-31. <#-"> To3le9 !p *it.
-32. <#-#> 7as1er9 !p *it.
-33. <#-'> Beiss9 !p *it.
-34. <#-(> -ashington (imes9 12S1'S-#.
-3". <#--> Allen9 !p *it.
-3#. <'//> Billiam 7as1er9 +ew American9 date &n*no3n.
-3'. <'/1> I&id.
-3(. <T> 8e said the4 made &1 a bo.&s com1laint abo&t him threatenin. a re1orter. @
s1o*e to that re1orter and disco2ered the com1laint 3as false.
-3-. <'/2> ,a&l V&ear4 E0*lahoma 8ero Commits $&icide9E Associated ,ress9 "S13S-#.
-4/. <T> Accordin. to Ri2era9 the recalcitrant 1olice officer 3as forced into ma*in. a
1&blic ser2ice anno&ncement 3ith Co2ernor ?eatin.. E8e 3as told hed ma*e that or he
3as fired9E said Ri2era. The officer the4 sent to Bashin.ton to acce1t an a3ard on behalf
of the 0C,A9 he told Ri2era9 3asnt e2en at the siteJ
-41. <T> Dea*e4 3as also an.r4 beca&se he co&ldnt .et access to his o3n re1ort abo&t the
bombin. <3hich n&mbered bet3een --1/ 1a.es>. E8e 3as in a f&ll-fled.ed ram1a.e o2er
the re1ort9E said Ri2era9 3hom he 3o&ldnt e2en sho3 it to.
-42. <'/3> C1t. Ted Carlton9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-43. <T> @nterestin.l49 Dea*e4s s&1eriors9 MaMor %1ch&rch and )t. Randall9 accordin. to
Ri2era9 3ere claimin. Dea*e4 3as Edel&sionalE from the bac* inM&r4 he s&stained d&rin.
his fall in the M&rrah B&ildin. on A1ril 1-.
-44. <'/4> 0*lahoma Cit4 Medical 5;aminers Re1ort9 co14 in a&thors 1ossessionH Ar.
)arr4 Baldin. and Ar. Fred 7ordan9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. The4 said the dr&. test costs
bet3een G4// and G"// dollars.
-4". <'/"> Re1ort of M5 in2esti.ator 7effre4 A. )e..9 CM5-1 Re1ort9 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
-4#. <T> $e2eral Medical 5;aminers e;1lained that it is not &ncommon for an indi2id&al
to attem1t s&icide b4 one method9 then contin&e to ta*e additional meas&res &ntil the4 are
dead. $an Franciscos M5 told me abo&t a man 3ho9 &1on disco2erin. he had A@A$9 tried
to han. himself9 then thre3 himself off the balcon4. ,erha1s Terrance Dea*e4 3as not
satisfied 3ith his alle.ed attem1ts to slash himself. As Ar. Fred 7ordan9 0*lahomas Chief
Medical 5;aminer e;1lained9 E@t h&rts9 and nothin. m&ch is ha11enin..E
-4'. <'/#> This 3as 2erified b4 school officials.
-4(. <'/'> The harassment and s&r2eillance on Ri2era and the rest of the famil4 3as
confirmed b4 =ic*i 7ones9 and her h&sband9 Re2erend Clenn 7ones. Re2erend 7ones told
me that Ri2era had come to them se2eral times EfranticE that she 3as bein. tailed and
harassed. =ic*i sa3 e2idence of the brea*-ins at Ri2eras a1artment.
-4-. <'/(> Ta4lor recalled the incident for this a&thor. ETheres onl4 a fe3 times in m4
life that @ remember that somebod4 had done somethin. 3eird li*e that9 and thats 3h4 @
3rote it do3n.E
-"/. <'/-> Tonia-Ri2era Dea*e49 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. The4 had at one time been
friends9 she e;1lained9 b&t had a fallin.-o&t in 1--29 and had remained a1art e2er since.
Ri2era attem1ted to hire an attorne4 to brin. a $lander s&it a.ainst 7im Ramse49 based on
the false alle.ations of his death. No local attorne4 3o&ld acce1t it.
-"1. <'1/> 0C,A Aetecti2e M&lline;9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-"2. <'11> Re.ardin. Ri2eras so&rce9 she claimed he *ne3 thin.s abo&t her that no one
co&ld 1ossibl4 ha2e *no3n. E8e sat there and told me abo&t st&ff @ hadnt told an4bod49E
3hich incl&ded brea*-ins at her a1artment.
-"3. <'12> 0fficer Mi*e Ramse49 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-"4. <'13> This findin. is based on the testimon4 of a former 1olice officer and Marine
sni1er.
-"". <T> This f&neral home9 c&rio&sl4 eno&.h9 has been mi;ed &1 in some rather stran.e
incidents.
-"#. <'14> ?aren =on T.9 letter to a&thor.
-"'. <'1"> The a&thor *no3s the name of this indi2id&al9 b&t cannot release it at this
time.
-"(. <'1#> $ha&n 7ones9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-"-. <'1'> FAA re1ort9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession. @n2esti.ators and 1ilots @2e tal*ed to
indicated 2ario&s 3a4s a 1lane can be ri..ed to crash9 incl&din. tam1erin. 3ith the f&el
.a&.e so it reads f&ll 3hen em1t49 and 1&ttin. a corrosi2e acid on the control cables.
-#/. <'1(> Mi*e 52ett9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-#1. <'1-> Clint Boehler9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. @nterestin.l49 Boehler 3o&ld later
disco&nt the m&rder scenario of 1olice officer Terrance Dea*e49 des1ite o2er3helmin.
e2idence that Dea*e4 3as m&rdered.
-#2. <'2/> Christo1her C. )4ons9 EThe Bhite3ater FAV6 Aeaths N @nM&ries9E 1--#9
1osted on @nternet.
-#3. <'21> 7ohn Ae Cam19 (he Franklin *o,er75pM FAA re1ort9 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
-#4. <'22> Medical 5;aminers re1ort9 (S"S-'9 b4 Ar. Fred 7ordan9 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
-#". <T> 8e 3as 3earin. a t-shirt inscribed6 ENameless $aints Be Ci2e 0&r Than*s +
The h&ndreds of 1eo1le that .i2e it their all 3itho&t 1ersonal indi2id&al ac*no3led.ment9
A1ril 1-9 1--"9 0*lahoma Cit49 0?E
-##. <'23> Aan Richardson9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-#'. <TT> 8is 1artner 3as ATF a.ent 8arr4 5berhardt.
-#(. <'24> 7ohn Michael 7ohnston9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
-#-. <'2"> Al Martin on the Tom =alentine sho39 date &n*no3n. The a&thor has
inter2ie3ed Martin e;tensi2el4.
-'/. <'2#> Crai. Roberts and 7ohn Armstron.9 0F:' (he ead -itnesses <T&lsa9
0*lahoma6 Consolidated ,ress @ntl9 1--">9 11. iii-2ii9 1'3-'#.
-'1. <'2'> AFerdinand Carone9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Carone 3as s&bse:&entl4
threatened b4 anon4mo&s tele.ram after @ inter2ie3ed her on m4 radio sho39 ?8NC9
Aen2er9 American Freedom Net3or*.
-'2. <T> The onl4 mainstream media 3ho ha2e made some effort to re1ort the tr&th ha2e
been CNN9 the allas $orning +ews9 the en,er Post9 F0F Ne3s9 and ABC 2/S2/.
%nfort&natel49 the information 2/S2/ 1resented onl4 co2ered limited as1ects of 1rior
*no3led.e b4 the .o2ernment. ?F0R9 the onl4 station that has co2ered the Middle
5astern connection9 ceased their re1ortin. 3hen the4 3ere bo&.ht o&t b4 the Ne3 Dor*
Times Broadcastin. Com1an4.
-'3. <T> ,otts 3as later ta*en off the case d&e to the heat from the R&b4 Rid.e incident.
-'4. <T> As a sideline9 the FB@ and A07 occasionall4 arrest and 1rosec&te real criminals.
-'". <'2(> Rael 7ean @saac9 EAb&si2e 7&stice6 7anet Renos Airt4 $ecret9E +ational
.e,iew9 #S3/S-'.
-'#. <T> @n 1-(49 Reno 1rosec&ted Crant $no3den9 Miamis 1-(3 ,olice 0fficer of the
Dear9 3hose 3ife ran a da4-care center. $no3den had threatened to re1ort a father 3hose
son sho3ed &1 3ith br&ises. The man retaliated b4 acc&sin. $no3den of the ab&se. The
case 3as finall4 dro11ed 3hen the 1s4chiatrist e;aminin. the bo4 re2ealed that the father
had coerced the child into 1erM&r4. Reno 1er2ser2ered9 ho3e2er9 brin.in. in t3o self-
st4led child-ab&se e;1erts + 7ose1h and )a&rie Bra.a + to elicit the re:&ired testimon4
from the latest 2ictim that Renos office had t&rned &1. $no3den 3as ac:&itted. Ma*in.
.ood on her 1romise to tr4 $no3den one child at a time &ntil there 3as a con2iction9
Reno 1&shed ahead. Bhile the latest child 3as not e2en able to identif4 $no3den in
co&rt9 the M&d.e allo3ed the testimon4 from the 1re2io&s t3o children <e2entho&.h
$no3den 3as fo&nd to be innocent>9 e;cl&ded testimon4 of $no3dens fla3less record9
and sentenced him to sec&re fi2e consec&ti2e life sentences.< These cases9 altho&.h
hi.hl4 mani1&lated b4 .o2ernment 1rosec&tors9 sho&ld not be ta*en as an inference that
child-ab&se9 incl&din. rit&al child ab&se9 does not occ&r9 as some media 1&ndits ha2e
tried to s&..est.
-''. <TT> Reno had 1re2io&sl4 dis1la4ed her concern for children 3hen se2eral da4s
earlier9 t3o men 3ho had dri2en all da4 and all ni.ht from @ndiana to brin. bab4 food to
the children at Baco 3ere arrested.
-'(. <'2-> Thom1son9 !p *it.
-'-. <TT> )etter from Re1. 7ames Traficant to members of Con.ress9 4S1"S-'9 co14 in
a&thors 1ossession. Traficant introd&ced a bill <8.R. #-2> that see*s the a11ointment of
an inde1endent co&nsel to in2esti.ate cases of A07 miscond&ct. The bill is 1endin. as of
this 3ritin..
-(/. <T> As the Con.ressional committee 1robin. the @nsla3 affair later 3rote6 EThe
enhanced ,R0M@$ soft3are 3as stolen b4 hi.h le2el 7&stice officials and distrib&ted
internationall4 in order to 1ro2ide financial .ain to Ar. Brian and to f&rther intelli.ence
and forei.n 1olic4 obMecti2es of the %nited $tates.E
-(1. <'3/> Ratiner 3as then 1aid G12/9/// o2er the ne;t fi2e 4ears on the condition that
he not 1ractice la3 d&rin. that time. Former Mossad a.ent Ari Ben-Menashe claimed he
1ersonall4 sa3 a cable from @sraels 7oint Committee to the %.$.9 re:&estin. that
G#//9/// be transferred from the C@A-@sraeli sl&sh f&nd to 8adron to 1a4 Rariner.
Former National $ec&rit4 Ad2isor Robert EB&dE McFarlane had sold ,R0M@$ to the
@sraelis.
-(2. <'31> Rodne4 $tich9 e9rauding America <Alamo9 CA6 Aiablo Bestern ,ress9 1--4>9
11. 3'1--'.
-(3. <'32> %arron8s9 3S21S((. As 7&d.e Bason 3rote9 E@ ha2e come to belie2e that m4
non-rea11ointement as ban*r&1tc4 M&d.e 3as the res&lt of im1ro1er infl&ence from
3ithin the 7&stice Ae1artment 3hich the c&rrent a11ointment 1rocess failed to 1re2ent.E
-(4. <'33> $tich9 !p *it.9 11. 3''-'(.
-(". <T> I&id.9 11. 3-4--". $herman $*olnic* and Mar* $ato of Chica.os Citi!ens
Committee to Clean %1 the Co&rts filed a la3s&it a.ainst B&a and ?ni.ht9 char.in. them
3ith obstr&ction of 7&stice. The4 informed B&a that the4 3ere .oin. to circ&m2ent the
s1ecial 1rosec&tor and 1resent e2idence to the .rand M&r4 themsel2es. B&a re1lied that he
3o&ld hold them in contem1t. E@ do not intend to 1rosec&te an4one9E he told them.
-(#. <T> Those 3ithin the A07 3ho had an interest in co2erin. &1 Casolaros death 3ere
:&ic* to 1oint o&t that the in2esti.ati2e re1orter s&ffered from M&lti1le $clerosis9 and
3as therefore des1ondent. @nterestin.l49 8art!ler also s&ffers from M&lti1le $clerosis. @n
his letter to A3ire9 he adds6 EThe more the im1licit connection bet3een Mr. Casolaros
M&lti1le $clerosis and his s&icide ma4 create too dire a 1ict&re of M&lti1le $clerosis.
That lin*a.e in2ites readers to cl&c* 3ith 1it4 and nod *no3in.l4 abo&t the 1res&mabl4
de2astatin. effect of M&lti1le $clerosis.O @ tr&st that if Ms. Reno9 Ms. Corlic* and Mr.
$mith are not alread4 familiar 3ith M$9 4o& 3ill offer them this note of balance and
ass&re them that M&lti1le $clerosis flo&rishes e2en in the 7&stice Ae1artment and e;1ects
no 1it4.E
-('. <'34> Robert $chmidt9 E)o3 ?e49 8i.h ,ress&re9E 3egal (imes9 -S2S-#.
-((. <T> )ei.hton 3as the secret attorne4 for )ee 8ar2e4 0s3ald.
-(-. <'3"> EAn @rrestibale Case9E +ewsweek9 (S14S-".
--/. <'3#> $chmidt9 !p *it. 7&stice Ae1artment officials sa4 8art!lers disabilit4 1la4ed
no role in his selection.
--1. <'3'> I&id.
--2. <'3(> $herman $*olnic*9 *onspiracy +ation9 date &n*no3n.
--3. <T> @t has also been s1ec&lated that Richardson 3as the Assistant %.$. Attorne4 3ho
3as 1ro2idin. information to Tonia Ri2era-Dea*e4 abo&t the m&rder of her e;-h&sband9
thro&.h an intermediar4. Accordin. to Richardsons brother Aan9 Ted had a stable9 lo2in.
relationshi1 3ith his 3ife9 7&lie9 and adored his children. Aan told me his brother had no
reason to commit s&icide. 8e 3as alle.edl4 s&fferin. from E3or* 1ress&re.E
--4. <'3-> The committee noted6 ERiconosci&to stated that a ta1e recordin. of the
tele1hone threat 3as confiscated b4 A5A a.ents at the time of Riconosci&tos arrest.O
the timin. of the arrest9 co&1led 3ith Mr. Riconosci&tos alle.ations that ta1es of a
tele1hone con2ersation he had 3ith Mr. =idenie*s 3ere confiscated b4 A5A a.ents9
raises serio&s :&estions concernin. 3hether the Ae1artments 1rosec&tion of Mr.
Riconosci&to 3as related to his coo1eration 3ith the committee.
--". <'4/> The .o2ernment also attem1ted to destro4 Billiam Chase49 a&thor of (he
3ocker&ie *o,er75p.
--#. <'41> I&id.
--'. <'42> 7ohn Ashton9 E%$ Co2ernment $till on Ro1es 02er )oc*erbie9E (he $ail on
)unday9 #S-S-#.
--(. <'43> ?e2in Fl4nn9 ETestimon4 Bloc*ed at Trial of Mc=ei.h9E .ocky $ountain
+ews9 'S14S-'.
---. <T> EM4 tho&.ht 3as that it 3as o&r .o2ernment9E said Carone. E@ honestl4 belie2e
that.E Accordin. to one acco&nt of the con2ersation9 $hac*le4 3as elated.
1///. <'44> AFerdinand Carone9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1//1. <'4"> ,a&l 8&dson9 head of %.$. ,an Am s&r2i2ors .ro&19 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1//2. <T> North contacted Meese thro&.h Admiral ,oinde;ter. Meese informed Re2ell9
3ho called Ae1&t4 Assistant Attorne4 Ceneral for the Criminal Ai2ision Mar* Richard9
and told him6 EK1Llease .et on to1 of thisH 7ensen is .i2in. a heads &1 to the N$C.
Ae1osition of Mar* M. Richard before the 7oint Con.ressional Committees9 (S1-S('9
:&oted in Christic9 !p *it.M 7ensen is Ae1&t4 Attorne4 Ceneral )o3ell 7ensenH ?ellner is
Attorne4 Ceneral )eon ?ellner. The rest of the con2ersation 3ent as follo3s6 ECall
?ellner9 find o&t 3hat is &19 and ad2ise him that decision sho&ld be r&n b4 4o&EH
Coc*b&rn9 !p *it.9 1. 13#.
1//3. <T> As in2esti.ati2e Mo&rnalist 7oel Bainerman 3rites6 0fficials said that Al-?assar
maintained offices in Barsa3 and 3as a maMor bro*er of the ,olish-o3ned 3ea1ons
com1an49 Cen!in. The first arms 1&rchase b4 North from al-?assar totalin. G1 million
3as sent b4 boat to an &nidentified Caribbean 1ort in the Fall of l-(" and 3as later
distrib&ted to the Contra fi.hters. @n A1ril of that 4ear9 a second shi1ment of ,olish arms
3as sold to the C@A as 1art of this transaction. <3os Angeles (imes9 'S1'S('9 :&oted in
7oel Bainerman9 EB&sh Administrations @n2ol2ement in Bombin. ,an Am 1/39E
Portland Free Press9 Ma4S7&ne9 1--'. $ee Bainermans boo*9 (he *rimes o9 a President9
$,@ Boo*s9 1--29 re.ardin. the ille.al deals of Ceor.e B&sh>. @n another 1art of the deal9
more than G42 million 3as la&ndered thro&.h BCC@ acco&nts in the Ca4man @slands. Al-
?assar earned more than G1 million. Pri,ate Eye9 1/S2"S-l9 :&oted in I&id.>
1//4. <'4#> Administration officials 3ho disc&ssed these deals said Al-?assar had clear
b&siness lin*s 3ith Ab& Nidals or.ani!ation9 3os Angeles (imes9 'S1'S('.
1//". <TT> These 3ere the same hosta.es that s1ar*ed the @ran-Contra arms-for-dr&.s
scandal.
1//#. <'4'> 7im Ber3ic*9 a ,an Am sec&rit4 cons&ltant in )ondon9 told Franco2ich9 EAn
8M C&stoms officer in2ol2ed in the in2esti.ation of narcotics9 left a messa.e for me. @
s&bse:&entl4 contacted him and met 3ith him and he ad2ised me that he had been in
Fran*fort and had been at a meetin. of dr&. enforcement a.ents in Cerman49 America
and Britain9 and that it 3as 3ell *no3n and disc&ssed at that meetin. that ,an Am 3as
the airline that 3as bein. &sed as a dr&. cond&it.E
1//'. <\ As former @ranian 1resident Ab&lhassan Bani $adr obser2ed9 EThe 1eo1le of @ran
sa3 this as a crimeO shootin. do3n an air1lane9 *illin. almost 3// 1eo1le is a crime.O
8ad it in2ol2ed another co&ntr49 there 3o&ld ha2e been le.al 1roceedin.s. A lot of f&ss
3o&ld ha2e been made all aro&nd the 3orld. B&t here the4 destro4ed the aircraft9 and
then con.rat&lated themsel2es.E< <Allan Franco2ich9 (he $altese ou&le7*ross9 1--2>
1//(. <T> %.$. in2esti.ators traced a 3ire transfer of se2eral million dollars from Teheran
to a ban* acco&nt in =ienna controlled b4 the ,F),-CC. <5.). +ews 6 -orld .eport9
11S2"S-l>.
1//-. <'4(> 0ne interestin. 1iece of e2idence 3as a call to Aamasc&s9 $4ria9 interce1ted
b4 a&thorities9 in 3hich ?hreesat stated6 E@ ha2e made some chan.es to the medicine. @t is
better and stron.er.E
1/1/. <'4-> ,ritchard9 !p *it.
1/11. <T> This also raises the iss&e of 3hether Abraham Ahmed9 3ho 3as released from
c&stod4 after his m4sterio&sl4-timed de1art&re from the %.$. after the 0*lahoma Cit4
bombin.9 3as an o1erati2e of the %.$. Co2ernment.
1/12. <'"/> Accordin. to a s1ecial re1ort in (ime <A1ril 2'9 1--2>9 C0R5A &sed the
follo3in. front com1anies for its o2erseas o1erations6 $e2ens Mantra Cor1.9 AMA
@nd&stries9 Bilder3ood =ideo and Condor Tele2ision )td. The re1ort re2ealed that
Condor did its ban*in. thro&.h the First American Ban*9 a s&bsidiar4 of BCC@.
<Bainerman9 !p *it. >
1/13. <'"1> Aonald Coddard and )ester Coleman9 !n the (rail o9 the !ctopus <)ondon9
Bloomsb&r4 ,&blishin.9 )TA.9 1--3>9 11. 1439 2/1.
1/14. <T> ,B$ Frontline in2esti.ators belie2e that the intelli.ence officers 3ere Ea stron.
secondar4 tar.et.E
1/1". <TT> A2i2 belie2es the ori.inal tar.et of the attac* 3as American Airlines. Bhen a
Mossad a.ent ti11ed off the airline9 the tar.et 3as s3itched to ,an Am.
1/1#. <T> Also aboard fli.ht 1/3 3as Bernt Carlsson9 the $3edish %N di1lomat 3ho had
M&st com1leted ne.otiatin. the Namibian inde1endence a.reement 3ith $o&th Africa. 8e
3as d&e in Ne3 Dor* the ne;t da4 to si.n the a.reement.
1/1'. <'"2> T3o se1arate e4e3itnesses remember Ceneral Crosb4 orderin. the
Eimmediate b&lldo!in. of the crash site.E
1/1(. <T> The 1assen.ers 3ere members of the 1/1st Airborne Ai2ision9 1art of a %N
1eace*ee1in. force <MF0> in the 5.41tian $inai. Bhile officials so&.ht to bamboo!le the
1&blic 3ith claims of E3in. icin.9E fo&r members of the Canadian A2iation $afet4 Board
disa.reed. The fli.ht en.ineer and .ro&nd ref&eller sa3 no si.ns of ice on the 3in.s
moments before the 1lane too* off and crashed. Bith the hel1 of 0li2er North9 =ince
Cannistraro9 and C@A Ae1&t4 Airector Kfor 5&ro1ean 01erationsL A&ane EAe34E
Clarrid.e <alon. 3ith B&d McFarlane and Richard $ecord> North had been ne.otiatin.
3ith @ran for the release of the hosta.es. @n e;chan.e9 North 3as sellin. the @ranians
T0B anti-tan* missiles and other e:&i1ment for &se in its 3ar 3ith @ra:. %1on deli2er4
and testin. of one of the 8AB?s9 the @ranians reali!ed the4 had recei2ed an older
2ersion9 and felt do&ble-crossed. North 3as told b4 one of his ad2isors that there 3as a
E.ood chance of condemnin. some or all of the hosta.es to death in a rene3ed 3a2e of
@slamic 7ihad.E Norths inso&ciant res1onse6 the deaths of the hosta.es 3o&ld be o&r
Eminim&m losses.E Ci2en 3hat ha11ened ne;t9 his 3ords ma4 ha2e 1ro2ed 1ro1hetic.
Bhile the 1lane 3as bein. loaded9 the ca1tain noticed that the 5.41tian .&ard stationed
on the .ro&nd o&tside the aircraft 3o&ld Edisa11ear from his 1ost se2eral times9
sometimes for as lon. as an ho&r.E The ba..a.e handlers also .ot into a fist fi.ht9 3hich
str&c* him as odd since Arabs rarel4 to&ch one another d&e to reli.io&s beliefs. Finall49
someone 1&lled a 1o3er cord on the tarmac9 c&ttin. all li.ht aro&nd the 1lane. 8ad
someone &sed these di2ersions to 1lant a bombI Ci2en the s&s1icio&s train of e2ents9 it
seems hi.hl4 li*el4. Det if the do3nin. of the 1lane 3as a sim1le act of terrorism9 3h4
the elaborate co2er-&1I Another :&estion that has ne2er been satisfactoril4 ans3ered is
3h4 there 3ere a11ro;imatel4 2/ members of an elite $1ecial Forces &nit *no3n as Tas*
Force 1#/ on the 1lane. This is si.nificant9 considerin. that the role of the MF0 is
1eace*ee1in.. @n contrast9 Tas* Force 1#/s main obMecti2es are co2ert missions and
resc&es. 8ad North9 reali!in. his 1osition after do&ble-crossin. the @ranians9 1lanned a
co2ert resc&eI North re1ortedl4 *ne3 the e;act 1osition of the hosta.es9 do3n to the 2er4
room the4 3ere bein. held. @f the resc&e attem1t failed9 did the 2/ m4sterio&s coffin-
si!ed bo;es on the 1lane contain dead ser2icemenI 0r did the4 contain the 1( reMected
8AB?sI Aes1ite attem1ts to identif4 the car.o thro&.h Arm4 files9 no records of the
bo;es has e2er been fo&nd. 5ither 3a49 the @ranians 3ere s&re to be an.ered. A bomb on
board a militar4 trans1ort 3o&ld send a messa.e to the Americans that the arm of @slamic
7ihad had a lon. reach.
1/1-. <T> This assertion 3as bac*ed &1 b4 NBC Ne3s 3hen it re1orted9 on 0ctober 3/9
l--/9 that the A5A 3as in2esti.atin. a Middle 5ast based heroin o1eration to determine
3hether it 3as &sed b4 the terrorists to 1lace a bomb on the fli.ht 1/3. Nat&rall49 the
A5A denied an4 connection to the stin. o1eration <%arron8s9 12S1'S-/>. 0ri.inal :&ote9
Franco2ich9 !p *it.
1/2/. <TT> ,ol4.ra1hs cond&cted on ba..a.e handler Tilin. ?&!c& b4 7ames ?eefe9 a
1ol4.ra1h e;aminer 3ith 3/ 4ears e;1erience 3ith the Arm4s C.@.A.9 re2ealed that
?&!c& 3as not tellin. the tr&th 3hen he stated that he did not *no3 3ho s3itched the
s&itcase9 and f&rther 3hen he stated that he did not s3itch the s&itcases himself. 8e also
lied 3hen he said that Roland 0Neill9 the loadmaster9 had not told him to s3itch the
ba.s. 0Neill also failed his 1ol4.ra1h. A second 1ol4.ra1h e;aminer bro&.ht in to
re2ie3 the res&lts a.reed 3ith the findin.s concernin. ?&!c&9 b&t tho&.ht the res&lts on
0Neill 3ere inconcl&si2e.
1/21. <'"3> @nterfor re1ort9 co14 in a&thors 1ossessionH ,B$ Frontline belie2es the
s&itcase belon.in. to Cannon 3as s3itched in )ondon. Accordin. to their in2esti.ators9
Cannons 3as the onl4 1iece of l&..a.e not acco&nted for from the fli.ht.
1/22. <\ The fact that the team 3as onboard made it9 in the 3ords of ,B$ Frontline9 Ea
stron. secondar4 tar.et.E The fact that the team 3as onboard made it9 in the 3ords of
,B$ Frontline9 Ea stron. secondar4 tar.et.E
1/23. <T> As British Mo&rnalist Aa2id Ben-Ar4eah re1orted6 E=er4 stran.e 1eo1le 3ere at
3or* 2er4 earl4 on. Bithin a matter of three ho&rs there 3ere American accents heard in
the to3n. 02er that ni.ht there 3ere lar.e n&mbers9 b4 3hich @ mean t3ent49 t3ent4-fi2e9
thirt4 1eo1le arri2ed.OE <Franc*o2ich9 !p *it.>
1/24. <TT> As in2esti.ator and former la3-enforcement officer Crai. Roberts 1oints o&t
in (he $edussa File' EThe &n&s&al acti2it4 of this alle.ed EFB@E a.ent is stri*in.9 b&t not
:&ite as odd as the fact that )oc*erbie is o2er 3"/ miles from )ondon9 3hich is the
nearest 1oint an American FB@ a.ent mi.ht be. To reach )oc*erbie that ni.ht from
)ondon9 e2en if tra2elin. b4 air9 3o&ld ha2e ta*en far more than one ho&r considerin.
the se:&ence of e2ents that 3o&ld ha2e had to occ&r. Ass&min. a timel4 notification9 an
American a.ent in )ondon 3o&ld ha2e had to ha2e been trac*ed do3n considerin. the
late ho&r9 notified to 1ac* &1 for an in2esti.ation9 r&sh to 8eathro39 board a 3aitin.
air1lane9 fl4 immediatel4 to the nearest air1ort that co&ld land a Met trans1ort9 obtain
.ro&nd trans1ortation from there to )oc*erbie9 then locate the command center. An effort
that 3o&ld re:&ire fo&r to si; ho&rs at the minim&m.E
1/2". <'"4> Aebra B&rdic*9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/2#. <'""> 7.A. Reed9 EBednesda49 A1ril 1-9 1--"6 A Blac* Aa4 for All of %s9E -orkin8
Interest9 =ol. -#9 @ss&e No. 3.
1/2'. <'"#> I&id.
1/2(. <'"'> I&id.
1/2-. <'"(> I&id.
1/3/. <'"-> Allen9 !p *it.
1/31. <'#/> The 7affar clan had been at the center of the o1i&m 1rod&ction in the Be**a
=alle4 for 4ears.
1/32. <'#1> EFiles Before =ictims9E +ew York aily +ews9 "S1S-".
1/33. <'#2> T&lsa Fire Ca1tain9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith Crai. Roberts.
1/34. <T> Bhile $heriff Ae1&t4 Mel2in $&mtner told me he had fo&nd the a;le9 an
0*lahoma Cit4 ,oliceman9 Mi*e Mc,herson9 claimed that he had in fact disco2ered it9 as
did an FB@ a.ent. These three acco&nts 3ere contradicted b4 Co2ernor Fran* ?eatin.9
3ho claimed that he had act&all4 fo&nd the a;le.
1/3". <T> Altho&.h Thatcher ac*no3led.ed the con2ersation too* 1lace9 she denied that
she and B&sh so&.ht to interfere 3ith the in2esti.ation.
1/3#. <T> @nterestin.l49 some of these same 1la4ers 3or*ed 3ith C@A Airector Bill Case4
and =ice ,resident Ceor.e B&sh to b&ild @ra: <3hose 1resident9 $addam 8&ssein9 B&sh
called E3orse than 8itlerE> into a maMor militar4 1o3er. This 1olic4 1erfectl4 ill&strated
the Rea.anSB&sh administrations 1ro1ensit4 to c&ddle &1 to 3hate2er dictator or terrorist
3as in fa2or at the time.
1/3'. <T> Det the4 3ere still left 3ith the 1roblem of 1ro2in. ho3 the microchi1 had been
traced to Al-Me.rahi and Fhima. The FB@ claimed it had traced the chi1 to Mebo9 a $3iss
man&fact&rin. firm in X&rich r&n b4 5d3in Bollier. A.ents sho3ed Bollier a 1hoto.ra1h
of the chi19 and as*ed if it 3as from their M$T-13 0-series. E@ immediatel4 reco.ni!ed
from the 1hoto that the fra.ment fo&nd in )oc*erbie 3as 3itho&t a do&bt from a timer
that 3e o&rsel2es had made9E stated Bollier.Det the4 still hadnt 1ro2en is ho3 the timer
had come to be in the 1ossession of Fhima and al-Me.rahi. $tasi <5ast Cerman secret
1olice> files sho3ed that Bollier had not onl4 sold timers to the )ib4ans9 b&t to the
,alestinians9 the Red Arm4 Faction9 and Arabs in both Cermanies. The $tasi concl&ded
that Bollier 3as a tri1le a.ent9 1robabl4 3or*in. for the C@A as 3ell9 since he seemed to
easil4 be able to .et 2er4 s1ecial American e:&i1ment for them.Det 3hen Bollier as*ed
the FB@ to see the act&al fra.ment9 the4 said the4 didnt ha2e itH the $cottish 1olice had it.
Bhen Bollier a11roached the $cottish 1olice9 the4 ref&sed to sho3 it to him. Nor 3as he
3as .i2en a satisfactor4 e;1lanation of ho3 either the FB@ or the $cotts mana.ed to trace
it to the )ib4ans.
1/3(. <T> 0llie North ser2ed on the 1lannin. committee that selected the tar.ets for the
)ib4an raid.
1/3-. <T> Bhen the ne3 alle.ations 3ere first made 1&blic9 )ib4a formall4 offered to
s&bmit the matter to the @nternational Co&rt of 7&stice9 or to an international arbitration
trib&nal. Their 1lea fallin. on deaf ears9 )ib4a finall4 in2o*ed Article 14 of the Montreal
$abota.e Con2ention9 3hich states that in the e2ent of a dis1&te o2er the inter1retation or
a11lication of the con2ention that cannot be resol2ed b4 means of ne.otiation9 an4 1art4
has the ri.ht to s&bmit the matter to an international arbitration trib&nal. All of the offers
3ere M&st reMected &nilaterall4 and s&mmaril4 b4 the %.$. and the %.?.9 3hich
s&bse:&entl4 rammed a %N $ec&rit4 Co&ncil resol&tion thro&.h that 3as hi.hl4 critical
of )ib4a.
1/4/. <T> %.$. officials also tried to blame the m&rder of three @B5F e;ec&ti2es in A&.&st
of 1-'# on E)ib4an-trained @slamic Mar;ist .&errillas.E
1/41. <'#3> 7effre4 $teinber.9 EC@A Man6 @ran9 $4ria Bombed ,an Am 1/39E (he +ew
Federalist9 'S2S-3.
1/42. <T> %.$. Attorne4 Ceneral Robert M&eller told the 1&blic9 EBe ha2e no e2idence to
im1licate another co&ntr4 <other than )ib4a> in this disaster.E Cene Bheaton described it
as E0,$5CE <o1eration sec&rit4>9 1ro2idin. la4ers of deniabilit4 and disinformation9 false
leads and stories.
1/43. <'#4> @n A&.&st l--19 )arr4 Cohler9 a 3riter for the -ashington 0ewish -eek9
re1orted on a set of secret ne.otiations 3hich too* 1lace bet3een $4ria and the %.$. o2er
the release of the hosta.es and 3hich led to a n&mber of co2ert tri1s b4 B&sh to
Aamasc&sH Re.ardin. the anno&ncement of the )ib4an theor49 see6 +ew York (imes9
11S1"S-1H (ime9 4S2'S-2.
1/44. <'#"> ColemanSCoddard9 !p *it.9 11. 2/19 2"#9 2'"H 7ames $ha&.hness4 said that
he Ehad also been ad2ised se1aratel4 b4 fo&r in2esti.ati2e Mo&rnalistsE that the4 had
Ee2idenceE of these interce1ts9 one ha2in. claimed to ha2e act&all4 heard the ta1es.
EFinall49 @ 3as told that Mr. )o2eMo4 &sed a n&mber of aliases9 incl&din. Michael
Fran*s.E
1/4". <'##> This 3asnt diffic&lt9 as the Mc?ee team <2ia Cannon> had made its tra2el
arran.ements thro&.h the A5As tra2el a.ent in Nicosia.
1/4#. <'#'> A Ma4 l-(- re1ort in the Arabic ne3s1a1er Al7ustur re1orted on the
sit&ation in2ol2in. )o2eMo4SFran*sS$chafer. )ester Coleman9 a trained A@A a.ent9 claims
he 3arned 8&rle4 re1eatedl4 abo&t the com1romised sit&ation. 8&rle4 3o&ld later see*
to dismiss Colemans claims as &ns&bstantiated9 and see* to discredit Coleman.
1/4'. <T> 0ne 1erson familiar 3ith the case belie2es it 3as $hac*le4 himself.
1/4(. <T> @n 1-(49 Cannistraro9 ne3l4 transferred to the N$C9 o2ersa3 co2ert assistance
to the M&Mahadeen.
1/4-. <'#(> Aa2e 5mor49 ,acifica Radio Net3or*9 BBA@-FM9 date &n*no3n.
1/"/. <'#-> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/"1. <T> ENBC Ne3s on Febr&ar4 ' carried a some3hat different 2ersion of the
re2elations that later a11eared in the $c*urtain aily "a#ette9 ambi.&o&sl4 s&..estin.
that altho&.h 8o3e .a2e the .o2ernment information re.ardin. alle.ed threats 1rior to
the bombin.9 there is no e2idence that she re1orted s1ecific threats a.ainst the M&rrah
B&ildin. &ntil t3o da4s after the bombin..E <5d3ard Xehr9 E0*lahoma Cit4 Co2er-&1
5;1osed6 B&t the Mainstream Media are $till in Aenial9E -ashington -eekly9 2S1'S-'.>
1/"2. <T> @ mana.ed to 1artiall4 confirm this b4 s1ea*in. to 7&d.e Babcoc*9 and his
nei.hbor9 both of 3hom said that e;tra sec&rit4 3as 1ro2ided the M&d.e at that time.
1/"3. <''/> Aa2e 8o.an9 E@f 8ed Been at Bor*O Former ,ortlander $a4s9E Portland
!regonian9 4S2/S-".
1/"4. <''1> Clenn Bilb&rn9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/"". <''2> ,ress conference9 1S14S-(.
1/"#. <''3> 7.A. Cash and 7eff 8ollada49 EAa4 of Blast an Ama!in. Coincidence9E
$c*urtain "a#ette9 12S1S-".
1/"'. <''4> Tom 7arriel9 ABC 2/S2/9 1S1'S-'.
1/"(. <''"> @an Billiams Coddard9 EFederal Co2ernment ,rior ?no3led.e of the
0*lahoma Cit4 Bombin.9E "S2#S-'9 1osted on @nternet.
1/"-. <''#> $herr4 ?oonce9 Panola -atchman9 4S23S-'.
1/#/. <'''> Allen9 !p *it.
1/#1. <''(> ?F0R9 7a4na Aa2is re1ortin.9 11S21S-#H BNBC 5;tra9 Brad Coode
re1ortin.9 3S1-S-'.
1/#2. <''-> 7.A. Reed9 EBednesda49 A1ril 1-9 1--"6 A Blac* Aa4 for All of %s9E -orkin8
Interest9 =ol. -#9 @ss&e No. 3.
1/#3. <'(/> I&id.
1/#4. <'(1> ABC 5FTRA6 ,rior ?no3led.e9 11S2/S-#.
1/#". <'(2> E@ndictment6 @nside the 0*lahoma Cit4 Crand 7&r49 The 8o114 8eidelber.
$tor49E 5:&ilibri&m 5ntertainment9 1--#.
1/##. <T> As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 C&4 R&bsamen9 the Federal ,rotecti2e $er2ices
.&ard on d&t4 that ni.ht9 said that nobod4 had entered the b&ildin.. Det R&bsamen too*
off at 26// a.m.9 and claimed that nobod4 3as .&ardin. the b&ildin. from 26// a.m. to
#6// a.m.
1/#'. <'(3> =.X. )a3ton9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH EAiana Bald3in and 7&d4 ?&hlman9
E5le2ator Acco&nts V&estioned + @ns1ector Tal*s of Bombs 5ffect9E aily !klahoMman9
'S1#S-'.
1/#(. <'(4> Billiam 7as1er9 E,rior ?no3led.e6 ,o3erf&l 52idence 5;ists that Federal
A.ents 3ere not $&r1rised b4 0?C Blast9E +ew American9 12S11S-".
1/#-. <'("> E$ince his stor4 3as made 1&blic9 $ha3 said he and his 3ife ha2e ta*en a lot
of fla* o2er it9 and it has created a hardshi1 for them. Theres &s that *no3s the tr&th and
those 3ho hate &s. The ones that hate &s are the ones tr4in. to co2er it &19 $ha3 said.E
<E$ome Bitnesses )eer4 0f Bombin. Crand 7&r49E aily !klahoman9 (S1/S-'.>
1/'/. <'(#> Billiam 7as1er9 +ew American9 date &n*no3n.
1/'1. <'('> 7.A. Cash9 EATFs 5;1lanation Ais1&ted9E $c*urtain )unday "a#ette and
%roken %ow +ews9 'S3/S-". $chic*edan! 3on the National ,oliceman of the Dear A3ard
for his EheroicE role.
1/'2. <T> The a&thor confirmed the stor4 3ith 0scar 7ohnson9 o3ner of the ele2ator
com1an4. Accordin. to 7ohnson9 the frei.ht ele2ators doors 3ere blo3n outward. @f the
sole blast had come from outside the b&ildin.9 ho3 co&ld this beI
1/'3. <'((> 5d Codfre4 and Aiana Bald3in9 EBombin. Crand 7&r4 Callin. # Bitnesses
This Bee*9 E aily !klahoman9 'S13S-'.
1/'4. <'(-> EAiana Bald3in and 7&d4 ?&hlman9 E5le2ator Acco&nts V&estioned +
@ns1ector Tal*s of Bombs 5ffect9E aily !klahoMman9 'S1#S-'.
1/'". <'-/> Ric* $herro39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/'#. <'-1> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/''. <'-2> Cordon 3o&ld not ret&rn the a&thors calls. The inter2ie3 cond&cted b4 the
other re1orter 3as earl4 on9 before the co2er-&1 .ot into hi.h .ear.
1/'(. <'-3> Ames Dates9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/'-. <'-4> Ric* $herro39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Aon Bebb9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/(/. <'-"> )etter of Terrance Dea*e4 to Ramona McAonald9 co14 in a&thors
1ossession.
1/(1. <'-#> Federal a.ent9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/(2. <'-'> )ist of attendees of $heriffs .olf to&rnament9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
1/(3. <T> @n *ind of a bi!arre t3ist to the stor49 the4 said that at one 1oint one of the men
rolled a hoo1 across the road to the team on the other side. A 3itness 3ho sa3 the blac*-
.arbed team o1eratin. hoo1s b4 the M&rrah b&ildin. called the FB@s s1ecial (// n&mber
to re1ort 3hat he sa3. After3ards he be.an noticin. that his 1hone clic*ed constantl49
and a m4sterio&s blac* car be.an a11earin. o&tside his ho&se. B4 the time $tate
Re1resentati2e ?e4 and @ dro2e to Aallas to inter2ie3 him9 he 3as too afraid to tal*9 and
3e had to .et the information thro&.h a friend.
1/(4. <'-(> ,ritchard9 !p *it.9 1. -/.
1/(". <T> $trassmeir told the a&thor in an inter2ie3 from his home in Berlin that ,ritchard
mis:&oted him + that $trassmeir rela4ed the 1recedin. statement from another BATF
a.ent. ,ritchard disa.rees9 and stands b4 his stor4.
1/(#. <'--> 5d3ard Xehr9 ET&rnin. ,oint6 Resol2in. The 5ni.ma of 0*lahoma Cit49E
-ashington -eekly1 <<H<BHEN.
1/('. <(//> 7.A. Cash9 EA.ents ,robe 0?C Bombin. )in*s To Ban* Robberies9E
$c*urtain aily "a#ette9 'S1#S-#.
1/((. <(/1> ,ritchard9 !p *it.9 1. -/.
1/(-. <(/2> 8arr4 5berhart inter2ie3ed b4 Tom 7arriel9 ABC 2/S2/9 1S1(S-'.
1/-/. <(/3> Ae34 Bebb9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/-1. <T> As for 5berhardt9 his name sho3ed &1 on an ATF re1ort concernin. Carol
8o3es acti2ities at 5lohim Cit4. The re1ort indicated that an EirateE 5berhardt e;1ressed
his concern that 8o3es co2er had been Ese2erel4 com1romisedE d&e to the release of a
re1ort b4 FB@ a.ent 7ames R. Blanchard @@. Altho&.h the re1ort 3as 1re1ared almost a
4ear after the bombin.9 the fact that 5berhardts name a11eared 1rominentl4 on the re1ort
s&..ests that his office 3as in2ol2ed9 alon. 3ith the T&lsa office9 on the 5lohim Cit4
in2esti.ation.
1/-2. <(/4> Richard $herro39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/-3. <(/"> Charles9 !p *it.M Billiam F. 7as1er9 E%nderco2er6 The 8o3e Re2elations9E
(he +ew American9 -S1"S-'.
1/-4. <(/#> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Ric* $herro39 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/-". <T> )&*e Frane4 claimed at Mc=ei.hs trial that the onl4 stin. the4 3ere 3or*in.
on in2ol2ed a narcotics case 3ith the Norman ,olice Ae1artment. Det Norman ,olice
Chief ,hil Cotten co&ld .i2e me no details of that o1eration9 nor co&ld an4one there
remember an4 s1ecifics as to 3hich ATF a.ents 3ere 3or*in. on that case. Cotten said
most of the officers had retired.
1/-#. <(/'> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith Tom =alentine.
1/-'. <T> Frane4 claims that a.ent Aarrell 5d3ards 3as at home9 tal*in. on the 1hone to
Frane4. Br&ce Anderson 3as on his 3a4 to a com1liance ins1ection9 and a.ent Mar*
Michalic9 3ho had 3or*ed late 3ith Frane4 the ni.ht before9 3as on his 3a4 to the office.
1/-(. <(/(> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1/--. <(/-> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11//. <(1/> 7on Ra11o1ort9 !klahoma *ity %om&ing' (he )upressed (ruth <$anta
Monica9 CA6 Bl&e ,ress9 1--">9 11. '"-'#.
11/1. <(11> Con2ersation bet3een informant and Re1. Charles ?e49 co14 in a&thors
1ossession. A 2oice stress anal4sis 3e ran on this indi2id&als inter2ie3 ta1e indicated he
3as bein. tr&thf&l.
11/2. <(12> Aa2id 8all9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11/3. <(13> ,ritchard9 !p *it9 1.-/.
11/4. <T> Notice ho3 the caller de1icts Mc=ei.h as the sole tar.et of the stin.9 and
attem1ts to distance himself from the o1eration b4 tal*in. of it in the third tense.
11/". <(14> $tatement of 7ane Craham9 11S1"S-#.
11/#. <T> Recall that $heriffs Ae1&ties Aon 8ammons and Aa2id ?achendofer si.ned
s3orn affida2its that Re1. @stoo* told them of the .o2ernments 1rior *no3led.e of the
attac*. @stoo* told bombin. in2esti.ator ,at Brile4 that he 3as 2er4 close to the FB@s
in2esti.ation of the bombin.9 and made it his b&siness to *no3 the details. EThere is
nothin. 4o& can tell me and the FB@ abo&t the bombin. that 3e dont alread4 *no39E
@stoo* said.
11/'. <(1"> Bill 7as1er9 (he +ew AmericanM The a&thor also heard one of the Cancemi
ta1es9 b&t 3ith a sli.htl4 different acco&nt.
11/(. <(1#> )ana ,adilla9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11/-. <T> Accordin. to former C.@.A. in2esti.ator Cene Bheaton9 $alem 3or*ed for the
TRA + 5.41ts 2ersion of the C@A9 controlled b4 the C@A. $alem admitted to bein. a
do&ble-a.ent for the %.$. and 5.41t.
111/. <(1'> Ral1h Bl&menthal9 ETa1es Ae1ict ,ro1osal to Thra3r Bomb %sed in Trade
Center Blast9E +ew York (imes9 1/S2(S-3. The transcri1ts9 3hich are stam1ed EdraftE and
com1iled from '/ ta1es recorded secretl4 d&rin. the last t3o 4ears b4 $alem9 3ere t&rned
o2er to defense la34ers9 in the second bombin. case9 b4 the .o2ernment &nder a M&d.es
order barrin. la34ers from disseminatin. them. A lar.e 1ortion of the material 3as made
a2ailable to the +ew York (imes.
1111. <(1(> Baldman and McMorris9 !p *it.
1112. <(1-> 7im A34er9 Aa2id ?ocienie3shi9 Aeidre M&r1h49 and ,e. T4re9 (wo
)econds 5nder the -orld9 1--49 :&oted in Billiam 7as1er9 E52idence of ,rior
?no3led.e9E +ew American9 "S13S-#.
1113. <(2/> 7.A. Cash9 EThe Re2. Robert Millar @dentified As FB@ @nformant9E $c*urtain
aily "a#ette9 'S1S-'.
1114. <T> Crai. Roberts9 a 2/-4ear T&lsa 1olice officer9 conc&rrs6 EKThe T&lsa ATF officeL
did s&r2eillance9 too* 1hotos9 &sed informants <8o3e> and 4et no matter 3hat the4 did9
the4 co&ldnt .et an4 coo1eration o&t of A.C. The4 *ne3 somethin. 3as 3ron.9 b&t
co&ldnt .et a handle on it. @ thin* its beca&se $trassmeir 3as 3or*in. as an infiltrator at
the A.C. le2el9 and the4 3ere 1rotectin. him 3itho&t ti11in. off the local office + 3hich
the4 ob2io&sl4 didnt tr&st to *ee1 a secret from the local 1olice. This in not &n&s&al. @n
fact9 the field a.ents 3ith the ATF and FB@ often do not .et alon. 3ell 3ith the A.C.
officials + and 2iceS2ersa.E
111". <(21> Citi!ens Research and @n2esti.ations Committee and )o&is Tac*3ood9 (he
"lass House (apes <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 A2on ,ress9 1-'3>9 1. "9 :&oted in Ale; Constantine9
%lood1 *arnage1 and the Agent Pro,acateur9 1--39 1. 13H E?in. Aftermath Re*indles
,olice $14in. Contro2ers49 3os Angeles (imes9 #S1(S-19 :&oted in I&id.9 11. 1#-1(.
111#. <(22> I&id.
111'. <(23> @n fact9 the ,e1si bottlin. 1lant in Marseilles 3as &sed as a co2er for heroin
1rod&ction.
111(. <T> Ceneral 7ohn $in.la&b9 a former 0$$ a.ent9 has the distinction of bein. the
first %.$. officer to 1a4 his indi.eno&s 1ersonnel at ?inmin.9 China 3ith fi2e 1o&nd ba.s
of o1i&m. Ra4 Cline <@ran-Contra> 3as a member of $in.la&bs team at the time. <-all
)treet 0ournal9 4S1(S(/>
111-. <T> After the Contra tort&re man&al scandal9 McFarlane 3as fired9 then *ic*ed
&1stairs to the N$C to become Armita.es Ae1&t4. Amon. those 3ho 1artici1ated in the
ori.inal to 1lan E1ri2ati!eE the Contra o1eration 3ere6 Cen. 7ohn $in.la&b <Ret.>9 Andre3
Messin.9 then of the Conser2ati2e Ca&c&s9 Ted $hac*le49 8arr4 <8einie> Aderholt9
5d3ard )&tt3a*9 Cen. 5d3ard )ansdale <Ret.>9 $eal Aoss9 and Col. 7ohn Ba.helstein9
former head of the %.$. militar4 .ro&1s in 5l $al2ador.
112/. <(24> Andre3 5i2a9 former Creen Beret9 1art of lobb4 effort for M&Mahadeen9
inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Christic9 !p *it. Rea.ans March9 1-(1 decision 3as formali!ed in
No2ember as National $ec&rit4 Aecision Airecti2e 1'9 and hidden from Con.ress.
1121. <(2"> )e2ine9 !p *it.
1122. <(2#> Roberts9 !p *it.
1123. <(2'> Bo Crit!9 *alled to )er,e9 1--1.
1124. <T> The real reason that Britain 3ent to 3ar a.ainst the Chinese <The Bo;er
Rebellion> 3as to 1re2ent the em1eror of China + concerned abo&t the s1read of dr&.
&se amon. his 1eo1le + from destro4in. Chinas o1i&m cro1. The British9 3ho 3ere
ma*in. h&.e 1rofits from the o1i&m trade9 had ,arliament declare 3ar a.ainst the
Chinese for interferin. 3ith their 1rofitable Ecommerce.E 0ne of the s1oils of that 3ar
3as that 8on. ?on. became British territor49 res&ltin. in a 1ort controlled b4 5n.land
for the transshi1ment of dr&.s.
112". <(2(> $1eech .i2en to the Ari!ona Brea*fast Cl&b in ,hoeni; in 1-(-9 :&oted in
Crai. Roberts9 (he $edussa File' *rimes and *o,er75ps o9 the 5.). "o,ernment <T&lsa9
0?6 Consolidated ,ress9 1--#>9 1. 2//.
112#. <(2-> 7ac* Colho&n9 EThe Famil4 That ,re4s To.ether9E *o,ert Action 4uarterly9
date &n*no3n. ,resident B&sh later a11ointed former Florida Co2ernor Bob Martine! as
head of the %.$. 0ffice of National Ar&. Control ,olic4. Martine! had acce1ted
cam1ai.n donations from dr&. traffic*er )eonel Martine! <no relation>. B&shs son 7eb
also had lin*s 3ith the Contra dr&. s&11l4 line thro&.h )eonel Martine!H @n No2ember
1-(49 t3o 4ears after Rea.an anno&nced his Ebold9 confident 1lanE 1romisin. to Ebe on
the tailE of dr&. traffic*ers9 cocaine im1orts had M&m1ed "/ 1ercent and heroin 3as more
1lentif&l than at an4 other time since the late 1-'/s. An estimated #3 tons of cocaine
.l&tted the %.$. mar*et in 1-(4. <7ames Mills9 (he 5nderground Empire9 1.112".>
112'. <(3/> Aennis Bernstein and Robert ?ni.ht9 EA5A A.ents Aecade )on. Battle To
5;1ose C@A-Contra-Crac* $tor49E ,acific Ne3s $er2ice9 1/S-#H EBill Bhite3ash 0f
C@A-Cocaine Connection Contin&eI Re2elations 0f C@As Connection To Crac*
$ho&ldnt Come As A $&r1rise9E (he %irmingham +ews9 -S2-S-#. ERichard Cre.orie9 one
of the co&ntr4s to1 narcotics 1rosec&tors in MiamiO had a..ressi2el4 1&rs&ed bi.-time
cocaine bosses and dr&.-corr&1ted officials in and o&t of the %nited $tates. B&t as he
be.an .oin. &1 the dr&.-b&siness chain of command9 he tar.eted forei.n officials
friendl4 3ith the %.$. .o2ernment9 and the $tate Ae1artment started interferin. 3ith his
in2esti.ations9 tellin. him to sta4 a3a4 from certain sensiti2e areas. Cre.ories o1erations
3ere s&bse:&entl4 sto11ed at the re:&est of the $tate Ae1artment and he :&it in 1rotest.E
-,roMect Censored9 1-(-. N$C memos disco2ered d&rin. the @ran-Contra in2esti.ation
re2ealed that B&shs N$C ad2isor Aonald Cre.. 3as a3are earl4 on of Contra
in2ol2ement in the dr&. trade. Co&ld e;-C@A chief Ceor.e B&sh9 at that 1oint =ice
,resident and Ar&. C!ar9 be &na3are of s&ch .oin.s-on 3hen his re1ortin. s&bordinate
3as :&ite a3are of Contra in2ol2ement in the dr&. tradeI
112(. <(31> Celerino Castillo @@@ and Aa2e 8armon9 Powder&urns' *ocaine1 *ontras and
the rug -ar <0a*2ille9 0ntario6 Mosaic ,ress>9 1-((. As e;-C@A field officer 7ohn
$toc*3ell noted6 EBe cannot for.et the $enate ?err4 Committee findin.s of cocaine
sm&..lin. on C@ASContra aircraft9 the A5A re1orts on the n&mber of 1rosec&tions in
3hich the C@A has inter2ened to bloc* 1rosec&tion of dr&. sm&..lers9 the note that
esca1ed )t. Col. 0li2er Norths shredder that G14 million of dr&. mone4 had .one to the
Contras9 or the C@As 2/-odd 4ear relationshi1 3ith Man&el Norie.a.E< <Austin
American7)tatesman9 o1-ed editorial>
112-. <(32> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
113/. <T> $hac*le4s main contact 3as Richard Armita.e.
1131. <T> 5d3ard C. )ansdale9 3or*in. 3ith $hac*le49 headed a s&bset of 7MSBA=5
called E01eration Moon.oose.E The assassination team 3as called E01eration 4/.E
$hac*le4s later 1artners in the E5nter1rise9E Tom Clines and 5d3in ,. Bilson9 also
3or*ed on 7MSBA=5 and 01eration 4/. Roselli and Ciancana 3ere m&rdered onl4 da4s
before the4 3ere to testif4 before Con.ress re.ardin. their alle.ed roles in the ?enned4
assassination.
1132. <T> $hac*le4 and Clines also directed an assassination 1ro.ram to eliminate =an.
,aos heroin com1etition. A C@A officer addressin. a .ro&1 of Creen Berets in =ietnam
claimed that $hac*le4 had been res1onsible for 2"/ 1olitical m&rders in )aos. $hac*le4
3o&ld later become C@A $tation Chief of $ai.on.
1133. <(33> -all )treet 0ournal9 March9 1-(3H :&oted in Coc*b&rn9 1. 1/3. Michael 7on
8and 3as a %.$. Creen Beret 3ho ser2ed &nder $hac*le4 in )aos.
1134. <TT> @n fact9 N&.an 8and rented adMoinin. offices 3ith the A5A in its Chian. Mai9
Thailand branch9 e2en sharin. the same secretar4J The o2erall o1eration res&lted in the
h&.e heroin e1idemic that s3e1t the co&ntr4 in the late 1-#/s and '/s9 not to mention the
%.$. troo1s in =ietnam 3ho became addicts.
113". <(34> Altho&.h Con.ress declared ,hoeni; &nla3f&l in 1-'19 and ordered the
militar4 to 1rosec&te the .&ilt4 1arties9 the assassinations contin&ed &ntil 1-'". 0ne
o1erati2e + a Mr. Rea&; + 3as &ltimatel4 arrested and h&n. o&t to dr4.
113#. <T> As Marchetti stated re.ardin. Billiam Colb49 EColb4 is a 2er4 dan.ero&s man. @
thin* hes .ot the mentalit4 of a 8einrich 8immler. 8e 3o&ld ha2e made + and mi.ht
still from the 3a4 hes .oin. + a 2er4 .ood Comm&nist. @ mean that hes the *ind of .&4
3ho is best :&alified to r&n a concentration cam19 not an a.enc4 li*e the C@A.E
113'. <(3"> Michael ,arenti9 In,enting .eality' (he Politics o9 the $ass $edia <Ne3
Dor*9 ND6 $t. Martins ,ress9 1-(#>9 1. 1'(. Also res1onsible for the s:&elchin. of trade
&nions in Chile 3as the American @nstit&te for Free )abor Ae2elo1ment <A@F)A>9 a C@A
front9 s&11orted b4 cor1orations li*e B.R. Crace and @TT.
113(. <T> Col. 8. Norman $ch3ar!*o1f9 $r.9 the father of $tormin Norman $ch3ar!*o1f9
3as an intelli.ence o1erati2e in @ran in the 1-4/s and "/s9 and hel1ed set &1 the dreaded
$a2a*.
113-. <T> @t is r&mored that he 3as loo*in. for3ard to inheritin. the @talian Fascist ,2
acco&nt.
114/. <TT> @t is interestin. to note that B&sh had been im1licated in E0ctober $&r1rise9E
the bac*door deal 3ith @ranian terrorists to hold the ## American hosta.es sei!ed b4 1ro-
?homeini forces &ntil after Carters defeat. @t is therefore not s&r1risin. that $hac*le4 and
B&sh + both .roomed for C@A directorshi1s9 b&t forced to resi.n + 3o&ld 3or*
to.ether on co2ert and ille.al deals s&ch as 0ctober $&r1rise and @ran-Contra.
1141. <(3#> Beiner9 !p *it.
1142. <(3'> Cene Bheaton9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
1143. <T> =ictor Marchetti a1tl4 s&mmed &1 this 1hiloso1h4 b4 e;aminin. former
$ecretar4 of $tate 8enr4 ?issin.er6 E8es 1o3er-mad9 a mani1&lator of e2ents. @ dont
thin* he does it for an4 ideolo.ical reason9 M&st o&t of instinct. @ dont thin* he
&nderstands 3hat this co&ntr4 is all abo&t. To him9 e2er4thin. is a dealOE
1144. <T> As Al Martin9 an @ran-Contra 1la4er9 said9 E0*lahoma Cit4 be.ins 3ith @ran-
Contra. @f 4o& 3ant to &nderstand 0*lahoma9 start 3ith @ran-Contra.E
114". <(3(> Affida2it of Colonel 5d3ard ,. C&tolo9 commander of the 1/th $1ecial
Forces Cro&1 <Airborne>9 1st $1ecial Forces9 3S11S(/9 co14 in a&thors 1ossession.
114#. <(3-> Maas9 1. 2(#. The C-4 came from 7.$. Bro3er N Associates.
114'. <TT> 0n 7&l4 39 1-'#9 @sraeli commandos raided the %.andan air1ort at 5ntebbe
after one of their airliners had been hiMac*ed b4 the ,)0. Mc?en!ie 3as instr&mental in
hel1in. the @sraelis9 3ho had &sed ?en4a as a sta.in. area. @n his boo*9 $anhunt9 ,eter
Maas describes 3hat Mc?en!ie .ot for his efforts6 EAltho&.h he had been co&nseled not
to9 Mc?en!ie 3ent to %.anda as 1art of a ?en4a trade mission to 1atch &1 relations 3ith
@di Amin. The 3arnin.s seemed &nnecessar4. Amin himself 3as on hand to bid
Mc?en!ie .ood-b4e9 1resentin. him 3ith the traditional %.andan friendshi1 .ift9 an
African Antelo1es head. $oon after Mc?en!ies 1lane too* off9 it ble3 &1. @nside the
Antelo1e head 3as a bomb9 1laced there b4 Fran* Ter1il.E
114(. <\ Cene Bheaton9 @B5FHs s&bse:&ent director of sec&rit4 3ho in2esti.ated the
m&rders9 claims $hac*le49 Clines9 8a*im9 Rafael EChi ChiE V&intero9 and $ecord are all
lin*ed to the m&rders. 7ohn 8ar1er 3o&ld later sho3 &1 in 8ond&ras trainin. the Contras
in the &se of e;1losi2es.
114-. <(4/> ?3itn49 !p *it.9 1. 1/3.
11"/. <(41> 8o114 8eidelber. and Ted C&ndersen9 inter2ie3s 3ith a&thor. Recall that
8eidelber. heard Mc=ei.hs sister 7ennifer read the letter into testimon4.
11"1. <T> Ae34 Clarrid.e and 0li2er North 3ere in char.e of the harbor minin.
o1eration. Moores friend Aon Arano39 o3ner of Ma.n&m Marina9 3hich had the
ori.inal contract to b&ild the boats9 .a2e the contract to Moore. Arano3 3as *illed one
da4 before he 3as to testif4 at the @ran-Contra hearin.s.
11"2. <TT> M4 so&rce told me that Moores FB@ contact 3as Tom Ross o&t of 8ot
$1rin.s9 Ar*ansas9 one of 0llie Norths Edama.e controlE men. E
11"3. <(42> Nolan Cla49 ERobber4 =ictims Alliances ,romise Arama in Nichols Trial9E
aily !klahoman9 11S-S-'.
11"4. <(43> A5@ articles of incor1oration. The 1resident of A5@9 8arr4 8&.e9 3as a
1artner in the la3 firm of Ro.o2in9 8&.e9 and $chiller.
11"". <(44> Cliff )e3is9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. M&Meeb Cheema9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11"#. <T> @nterestin.l49 some of ?halids 3or*ers 3ere s1otted in a T&lsa ni.htcl&b9 The
0cean Cl&b9 3hich is c&rio&s9 since T&lsa is 1// miles from 0*lahoma Cit4. McFarlane
3o&ld not ret&rn re1eated calls.
11"'. <(4"> @ndeed9 a maMor terrorism s&mmit s1onsored b4 Tehran in 7&ne of 1--# sa3
dele.ates from Af.hanistan9 ,a*istan9 @ra:9 $a&di Arabia9 and other Mid-5ast and African
states9 as 3ell as Bosnia-8er!e.o2ina9 Cerman49 France9 Britain9 Canada9 and the %.$.
come to.ether to form a Moint 3or*in. committee &nder the command of the ne3
8i!bAllah @nternational + transformin. that .ro&1 into Ethe 2an.&ard of the re2ol&tionE
of the M&slim 3orld.
11"(. <(4#> Timoth4 Mc=ei.hs ,etition for Brit of Mandam&s9 3S2"S-'9 1. (1. 7ones
1oints o&t9 .i2en the iss&e of the credibilit4 of the information9 that the head of $a&di
@ntelli.ence is the ?in.s o3n son.
11"-. <T> As former hi.h-ran*in. C@A official =ictor Marchetti e;1lained9 EThe4re smart
eno&.h al3a4s to 3or* thro&.h other 1arties. Cenerall49 the dirtier the 3or* is9 the more
li*el4 it is to be farmed o&t.E
11#/. <TT> $ome of the members of XRSR@F)59 s&ch as Feli; Rodri.&e! <A?A6 Ma;
Come!>9 and the leader of C0R%9 Fran* Castro9 3o&ld .o on to form the n&cle&s of the
Contra dr&.s-for-.&ns o1eration.
11#1. <(4'> $cott and Marshall9 !p *it.9 1. 1#.
11#2. <(4(> Aeirdre Cris3old EC&ba Aefended @tself9 Bashin.ton @s The Terrorist9E
-orkers -orld9 3S'S-#H 7ac* Calho&n9 EThe Famil4 that ,ra4s To.ether9E *o,ert Action
4uarterly9 $&mmer9 1--2H also see Thomas N ?eith.
11#3. <T> This is not s&r1risin.9 as it has been alle.ed b4 former C@A a.ents that B&sh
allo3ed the A.enc4 to &se his off-shore oil drillin. com1an49 Xa1ata 0il9 as a front for
n&mero&s C@A o1erations9 incl&din. the Ba4 of ,i.s in2asion.
11#4. <(4-> Friedman9 !p *it.
11#". <("/> I&id.
11##. <("1> Mar4 Ann Bea2er9 EBlo3bac*9E (he Atlantic $onthly9 Ma49 1--#.
11#'. <T> Recall that another one of the C@As E2al&able assets9E Mir Aimal ?ansi9 o1ened
fire 3ith an A?-4' o&tside of C@A head:&arters in 7an&ar49 1--39 *illin. t3o A.enc4
em1lo4ees. )i*e Borld Trade Center bomber Ram!i Do&sef9 he fled to ,a*istan.
11#(. <("2> Friedman9 !p *it.
11#-. <T> 5.41tian ,resident 8osani M&bara* claimed that $hei* Rahman 3as connected
to the C@A. <3as 2egas )un9 (S1S-3>
11'/. <("3> ,eter Baldman and Frances A. McMorris9 EThe 0ther Trial6 As $hei* 0mar
Case Nears 5nd9 Neither $ide )oo*s )i*e a Binner9E -all )treet 0ournal9 -S22S-".
11'1. <TT> As Billiam Norman Cri..9 3ritin. in the +ew American 1oints o&t9 EThe FB@
en.a.ed in a c&rio&sl4 timed fit of incom1etence 3hen the o11ort&nit4 arose for a
1reem1ti2e stri*e a.ainst $hei* 0mars net3or*. Follo3in. the shootin. of Rabbi Meir
?ahane in No2ember 1--/9 the FB@ sei!ed and im1o&nded 4- bo;es of doc&ments from
Nosairs Ne3 7erse4 a1artmentH the cache incl&ded bomb-ma*in. instr&ctions9 a hit list of
1&blic fi.&res <incl&din. ?ahane>9 1aramilitar4 trainin. materials9 detailed 1ict&res of
famo&s b&ildin.s <incl&din. the Borld Trade Center>9 and sermons b4 $hei* 0mar &r.in.
his follo3ers to destro4 the edifices of ca1italism.E
11'2. <("4> +ational .e,iew9 'S1/S-"9 :&oted in I&id.M C&rt Centr49 0. Edgar Hoo,er'
(he $an and the )ecrets <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 B.B. Norton9 1--1>9 1. 4(4.
11'3. <T> Not onl4 3as Ro3e ne2er 1rosec&ted9 the FB@ 1aid his medical bills and .a2e
him a G12" bon&s for Eser2ices rendered.E
11'4. <(""> Aonner9 !p *it.9 1. 3#"
11'". <("#> Fran* Aonner9 Protectors o9 Pri,ilege' .ed );uads and Police .epression in
America9 <Ber*ele4 and )os An.eles9 CA9 %ni2ersit4 of California ,ress6 1--/>9 1. 3#/
11'#. <("'> Bard and Ch&rchill9 !p *it.9 1. 1(1H -ashington Post9 'S1"S(/H +ew York
(imes8 "S1"S(/9 :&oted in I&id.
11''. <("(> Cene Bheaton9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11'(. <T> %sin. s&ch indi2id&als 3o&ld also 1ro2e far easier than attem1tin. to recr&it
American o1erati2es9 e2en hardened *illers. The 1otential recr&its 3illin. to *ill
American men9 3omen and children 3o&ld be far more n&mero&s amon. forei.ners 3ith
a 2endetta a.ainst the %.$.
11'-. <("-> Intelligence +ewsletter <France>9 A1ril 1--3H 5nclass9ied9 National
Association of $ec&rit4 Al&mni9 date &n*no3n.
11(/. <T> ?ansis ori.inal tar.et 3as belie2ed to ha2e been C@A Airector Robert Cates.
11(1. <(#/> Ben Mac@ntr4e9 3ondon (imes9 4S21S-"9 :&oted in ?eith9 !p *it.9 1. 1"4.
11(2. <TT> C&rio&sl49 Robert 7erlo39 ?F0Rs 1ri2ate in2esti.ator9 s1otted the FB@
3atchin. al-8&ssaini at the same time he 3as. Bo&ld this s&bs&me that 8&ssaini 3as not
1art of an FB@-sanctioned o1erationI
11(3. <TT> @t is also c&rio&s 3h4 one 1rominent alternati2e in2esti.ator i.nored the
Middle 5astern lead alto.ether9 foc&sin. solel4 on 5lohim Cit4. Bhat this alle.ed
re1orter consistentl4 missed is the dismembered militar4 le. fo&nd in the r&bble9 the
n&mero&s 3itnesses 3ho sa3 Middle 5astern s&s1ects9 and the A,B on the bro3n 1ic*-
&1 dri2en b4 al-8&ssaini. This re1orter e2en 3ent so far as to s&..est that the men in the
1ic*-&1 3ere Aennis Mahon and his comrades dressed &1 as ArabsJ Ci2en the scenario of
a Esecond-le2el dama.e-controlE o1eration steerin. critics of the .o2ernments case solel4
onto 5lohim Cit49 it can be s&rmised that at least some of the real bombers 3ere 1art of
the Middle 5astern contin.ent9 and 3ere C@ASFB@ controlled9 s&11lied and acti2ated.
This 3o&ld e;1lain 3h4 Ca.ans in2ol2ement in the Middle 5astern cell 3as a11arentl4
i.nored b4 the FB@. @t 3o&ld e;1lain 3h4 Ca.an 3as as*ed b4 an co2ert o1erati2e to
deli2er a )el4 mi;er to 7&nction Cit4. And it 3o&ld e;1lain 3h4 the FB@ cleared 8&ssain
al-8&ssaini9 and 3h4 $am ?halid acted so non-chalant 3hen confronted 3ith e2idence of
his in2ol2ement.
11(4. <(#1> $tatement of 7ane Craham9 11S1"S-#.
11(". <(#2> 7ane Craham9 2ideo de1osition of (S2/S-' and inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
11(#. <T> As 1re2io&sl4 mentioned9 re1resentati2es of the electric9 tele1hone and .as
com1anies9 as 3ell as local contractors biddin. ona C$A reno2ation 1roMect9 all denied
ha2in. 3or*men 3ho fit the mens descri1tion at that location.
11('. <TT> Also recall that on the same da4 or the follo3in. Monda49 =A em1lo4ees
Aennis 7ac*son and Crai. Freeman sa3 a s&s1icio&s .ro&1 of Arabs inside the b&ildin.
after ho&rs. 0ne of them closel4 matched the descri1tion of the s&s1ect seen 3ith
EMc=ei.hE b4 ,h4liss ?in.sle4 at the 8i-Ba4 Crill that $&nda4. The4 e;ited9 said
Freeman9 to3ards the &nder.ro&nd 1ar*in. .ara.e.
11((. <\ Moreo2er9 3h4 3o&ld he do it so cons1ic&o&sl49 r&nnin. a red li.ht9 attractin.
the attention of the 1oliceI This ma*es abo&t as m&ch sense as fl4in. do3n the hi.h3a4
at (/ m1h 3itho&t a license 1late.
11(-. <(#3> 7ane Craham9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. Craham is a friend and co-3or*er of
7ohnstons.
11-/. <T> 8o3 interestin. that Mc=ei.h and his co-cons1irator 3o&ld be loiterin. aro&nd
the scene of s&ch a heino&s crime9 ri.ht ne;t to his readil4 identifiable 4ello3 Merc&r4.
11-1. <(#4> $tatement of 7ane Craham9 11S1"S-#.
11-2. <TT> Bhen Francis Car4 ,o3ers %-2 s14 1lane 3as disco2ered and shot do3n o2er
$o2iet air s1ace9 he failed to 1&ll the destr&ct rin.. ,o3ers s&s1ected that the C@A had it
hoo*ed to a !ero-dela4 f&se + so he bailed o&t 3itho&t acti2atin. the self-destr&ct.
%nfort&natel49 he had a fatal helico1ter crash the 3ee* before he 3as s&11osed to testif4
before the 8o&se $elect Assassination Committee.
11-3. <T> @t has been 3ell-doc&mented that the FB@ and ATF ille.al4 le2eled the crime
scene at Baco9 3hich 3as s&11osed to be &nder the M&risdiction of Te;as Ran.ersH
destro4in. e2idence that ATF helico1ters had indiscriminatel4 fired into the roofs of the
b&ildin. at the be.innin. of the raid *illin. se2eral 1eo1leH had fired at the front door
3ell before an4 shots had been fired in ret&rn9 and had set e;1losi2e char.es on to1 of a
concrete 2a&lt in 3hich 3omen and children 3ere hidin. to esca1e the fire set. The front
door <a metal door> 3hich 3o&ld ha2e 1ro2ed the second alle.ation 3as later fo&nd to be
m4sterio&sl4 Emissin..E
11-4. <(#"> Tim Beiner9 EA.in. $ho1 of 8orrors6 The C.@.A. )im1s to "/9E +ew York
(imes9 'S2/S-'. As Milt Bearden9 the A.enc4s last chief of $o2iet o1erations9 said9 EThe
colla1se of o&r enem4 ens&red o&r o3n demise.E EBere a conf&sed .ro&19 d4in. for
stabilit49E the A.enc4s @ns1ector Ceneral9 Fred 8it!9 said in a Ma4 s1eech.
11-". <T> @t is interestin. to e;amine this from the 1ers1ecti2e of the Cerman BNA9 the
intelli.ence or.ani!ation fo&nded b4 Reinhard Cehlen at the behest of the C@A after
BB@@. Cehlen had been 8itlers senior intelli.ence officer on the 5astern Front9
commandin. the Fremde Heere !st or EForei.n Armies 5ast.E The %.$. Co2ernment
absorbed the "ehlen !rg into its emer.in. intelli.ence a11arat&s <the C@A> in its entiret49
in the belief that Cehlens still lar.el4 intact net3or* of s1ies 3o&ld 1ro2e in2al&able in
Americas fi.ht a.ainst the $o2iets. Balter $chellenber.9 e;-head of Na!i forei.n
intelli.ence9 claimed to a&thor Billiam $te2enson that Cehlens or.ani!ation 3as
1rimaril4 a front for esca1in. Na!i 3ar criminals. @t 3as &ltimatel4 1ro2ed that
a11ro;imatel4 -/ 1ercent of the Eintelli.enceE comin. o&t of the "ehlen !rg re.ardin.
the $o2iet threat9 3hich led to the rise of the Cold Bar9 3as false9 b&t 3as &sed b4 Cehlen
and his Na!i comrades to 1er1et&ate his or.ani!ation.
11-#. <T> @ron Mo&ntain is s&11osedl4 a n&clear cor1orate hideo&t in 8&dson9 ND9 similar
to Mt. Beather in =ir.inia. @t is also a reference to the to3n of 8&dson9 N.D. 3here9 at the
8&dson @nstit&te9 3ar .ames and st&dies on f&t&re life 3ere de2elo1ed &nder the direction
of 8erman ?ahn for .o2ernmental and 1ri2ate a.encies. ?ahn did not claim a&thorshi1
ho3e2er. As for )eonard )e3in9 3ho finall4 claimed a&thorshi1 of the re1ort in 1-'29 Eas
a hoa;9E said that his intent 3as Eto caricat&re the ban*r&1tc4 of the thin*-tan* mentalit4
b4 1&rs&in. its st4le of scientistic thin*in. to its lo.ical ends.E @nterestin.l49 the +ew
York (imes 3rote EMan4 anal4sts belie2e that the re1ort reflects a .ras1 of the
Bashin.ton scene as 3ell as an &nderstandin. of social 1s4cholo.49 ecolo.49 economics
and sociolo.4 that is be4ond the abilit4 of most satirists.E Arth&r @. Bas*o3 of the
@nstit&te for ,olic4 $t&dies told the (imes he 3as s&r1rised to see one of his 1ri2atel4
circ&lated re1orts mentioned in the boo*. Bas*o3 added that onl4 abo&t #/ 1eo1le in
Bashin.ton sa3 the re1ort9 EKsoL if its a hoa;9 it m&st in2ol2e somebod4 hi.h &19E he
said. <+ew York (imes9 11S1S#'>
11-'. <(##> )eonard C. )e3in9 .eport 9rom Iron $ountain on the Possi&ility and
esira&ility o9 Peace <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 $imon N $ch&sterSFree ,ress9 1--#>H =ictor
Na2as*49 EAnatom4 of a 8oa;9E (he +ation9 #S12S-"H Robert Tomsho9 EA Ca&se for FearH
Tho&.h Called a 8oa;9 @ron Mo&ntain Re1ort C&ides $ome Militias9E -all )treet
0ournal9 "S-S-"9 :&oted in ERe1ort from @ron Mo&ntain6 A Fra&dIE *onspiracy +ation9
=ol. " No. (.
11-(. <TT> @n m&ch the same 3a4 as Ceor.e 0r3ells 1-(4 seems to be comin. to 1ass
toda4.
11--. <T> 5m1hasis mine.
12//. <(#'> )e3in9 !p *it.9 11.-4--#.
12/1. <T> 5m1hasis mine.
12/2. <(#(> Foreign A99airs9 7&neS7&l49 1--".
12/3. <(#-> Ra11a1ort9 !p *it.
12/4. <('/> AeCam19 !p *it.9 1. 3(/.
12/". <T> As .eport 9rom Iron $ountain states6 EBar s&11lies the basis for the .eneral
acce1tance of 1olitical a&thorit4E 3hich Ehas enabled societies to maintain necessar4
class distinctions9E and Eens&red the s&bordination of the citi!en to the stateO.E
12/#. <('1> Noam Choms*49 Alternati,e Press .e,iew9 Fall9 1--3.
12/'. <('2> Aa2id ,. 8amilton and Bill $1indle9 ETo*4os Threat Bas 7&st in 7est9 B&t
$ome Call @t a %.$. Bac*lash9E (he -all )treet 0ournal9 #S2"S-'. As the 0ournal noted6
Eofferin. to sell e2en a 1ortion of that amo&nt 3o&ld li*el4 send the Treas&r4 mar*et into
a free fall.OE
12/(. <('3> The maMorit4 of militia members are non2iolent and some ha2e assisted the
b&rea& in its in2esti.ations9 he said.
12/-. <('4> Billiam 7as1er9 E5nemies of Borld 0rder9E (he +ew American9 #S23S-'.
121/. <('"> AeCam19 !p *it.9 1. 3(2.
1211. <T> As another famo&s 1olitician once declared6 EThe streets of o&r co&ntr4 are in
t&rmoil. The &ni2ersities are filled 3ith st&dents rebellin. and riotin.. Comm&nists are
see*in. to destro4 o&r co&ntr4. R&ssia is threatenin. &s 3ith her mi.ht. And the Re1&blic
is in dan.er. Des9 dan.er from 3ithin and 3itho&t. Be need la3 and order. Bitho&t la3
and order o&r nation cannot s&r2i2e.E The 1olitician 3ho made that famo&s statement 3as
Adol1h 8itler.
1212. <TT> Ceor.e Mint!er9 the director of criminal in2esti.ations of the %.$. $o&thern
Aistrict Attorne4s 0ffice from 1-2# to 1-319 maintained files on o2er 329///
Es&b2ersi2eE Americans at the behest of his boss9 Treas&r4 $ecretar4 8enr4 Mor.entha&9
a man 3ho had close lin*s 3ith the AA). Mint!ers files 3ere made a2ailable to the
0ffice of Na2al @ntelli.ence9 the $tate Ae1artment9 and to the FB@. @n the mid-1-"/s9
Ne3 Dor* 1&blisher )4le $t&art e;1osed ho3 the AA) 3as act&all4 financin. a ra.-ta.
Eneo-Na!iE .ro&19 3hich 3o&ld en.a.e in lo&d demonstrations o&tside s4na.o.&es at
1recisel4 the same time that the AA) 3as en.a.in. in anti-Na!i f&nd-raisin. efforts.
Bhat is also interestin. is that the AA) 1la4ed a lar.e role in 1rotectin. Mob fi.&res s&ch
as Me4er )ans*49 smearin. 1otential la3 enforcement o11onents as EAnti-$emetic.E
<ope1 Inc.' (he %ook (hat ro,e :issinger *ra#y9 <Bashin.ton AC6 5;ec&ti2e
@ntelli.ence Re2ie39 1--2>. 1. "(2H (he )potlight9 "S2#S-'>
1213. <('#> EThe Tr&th $te1s 0&t6 5nd of Blind Tr&st in the Media9E .ele,ance9 A1ril9
1--'.
1214. <(''> Aaniel Brandt9 EThe 1-#/s and C0@NT5),R06 @n Aefense of ,aranoia9E
+ame%ase +ews3ine9 No. 1/9 7&l4-$e1tember 1--".
121". <T> A recent $cri11s 8o3ard Ne3s $er2ice and $cri11s $chool of 7o&rnalism 1oll
of Econs1irac4 fearsE re2ealed that 4/R of Americans thin* it is 2er4 li*el4 or some3hat
li*el4 that the FB@ deliberatel4 set the fires at BacoH "1R belie2e federal officials 3ere
res1onsible for the ?enned4 assassinationH "2R belie2e that it is 2er4 or some3hat li*el4
that the C@A 1&shes dr&.s in the inner-citiesH 3-R belie2e it is 2er4 li*el4 the %.$. Na24
accidentall4 or 1&r1osef&ll4 shot do3n TBA Fli.ht (//. (/R belie2e that the militar4 is
3ithholdin. e2idence of @ra:i &se of ner2e .as or .erm 3arfare d&rin. the C&lf Bar. Det
in the 3a*e of the 0*lahoma Cit4 bombin.9 "( 1ercent of Americans s&r2e4ed b4 the
3os Angeles (imes indicated the4 3o&ld trade some ci2il liberties if it 3o&ld hel1 th3art
terrorism. Another 1oll9 ta*en after the bombin. b4 the Associated ,ress9 re2ealed that "4
1ercent of Americans 3ere 3illin. to trade off some of their ri.hts to 1re2ent more
0*lahoma Cit4-st4le attac*s. A 1oll ta*en d&rin. the B&sh administration re2ealed that
#/ 1ercent of the 1o1&lation said that the4 3o&ld .i2e &1 their ri.hts to 3in the dr&. 3ar
121#. <('(> Re1. $te2e $toc*man9 letter to Attorne4 Ceneral 7anet Reno9 3S22S-"9 co14 in
a&thors 1ossession.
121'. <('-> I&id.
121(. <T> Foster had alle.edl4 &sed ,ollard9 a lo3-le2el na2al intelli.ence anal4st9 on
behalf of Rea.an9 B&sh9 and Cas1er Beinber.er9 to con2e4 data to the @sraelis. The fa2or
3as in ret&rn for @sraels hel1 in trans-shi11in. %.$. 3ea1ons to @ran9 as a 1a4-off for
dela4in. the release of the American hosta.es9 thereb4 defeatin. 7imm4 Carters bid for
re-election. That scandal 3as *no3n as E0ctober $&r1rise.E A federal M&d.e9 a Clinton
cron49 has *e1t the indictment sealed to this da4.
121-. <T> The C-21 )ear 7et is a hi.hl4 reliable aircraft. This 1artic&lar 1lane 3as 1art of
the 1residential fleet based at Andre3s Air Force base. Accordin. to militar4 so&rces9 the
1ilots 3ho fl4 them are the best of the best. Clar* Fiester9 an assistant Air Force secretar4
for ac:&isitions9 ser2ed on the N$A ad2isor4 board. 0ther ran*in. 1ersonnel 3ere MaM.
Cen. Clenn ,rofitt @@9 and Col. 7ac* Clar* @@. <EResc&ers Find Recorders in Militar4
Crash9E -ashington Post <Re&ters>9 4S1(S-"H EThe 5i.ht Bho died in Ala. Crash9E Air
Forces $onthly9 date &n*no3nH Alexander *ity !utlook9 4S1(S-"H 7oe ). 7ordan9 National
=ietnam ,.0.B. $tri*e forceH other information from confidential so&rces.>
122/. <TT> The do3nin. 3as s&s1icio&sl4 similar to the %.$. Air Force 1lane carr4in.
Commerce $ecretar4 Ron Bro3n that crashed in Bosnia on A1ril 39 1--#9 *illin. all 3"
1eo1le. Bhile the maMor ne3s media attrib&ted the crash to fo&l 3eather9 the Air Force
in2esti.ation re1ort concl&ded that Ethe 3eather 3as not a s&bstantiall4 contrib&tin.
factor to this misha1.E The 1ilot had nearl4 39/// fli.ht ho&rs9 and the co-1ilot had e2en
more. Fi2e other 1lanes had landed at the air1ort 3itho&t diffic&lt4 in the min&tes before
the crash9 and none e;1erienced 1roblems 3ith the na2i.ation beacons. The Air Force
also s*i11ed the first ste1 of its in2esti.ati2e 1rocess9 *no3n as a safet4 board9 in 3hich
all crashes are treated as s&s1icio&s9 and 3ent imediatel4 to the second 1hase9 an accident
in2esti.ation. T3o militar4 1atholo.ists at the Armed Forces @nstit&te of ,atholo.4
<AF@,> + Air Force )t. Col. $te2e Co.s3ell and Arm4 )t. Col. Aa2id 8a&se + 3ere
:&oted in the K,ittsb&r.L (ri&une7.e,iew as sa4in. Bro3n s&ffered a head 3o&nd that
co&ld ha2e been ca&sed b4 a .&nshot. E5ssentiall4O Bro3n had a .4"-inch in3ardl4
be2elin. circ&lar hole in the to1 of his head9 3hich is essentiall4 the descri1tion of a .4"-
caliber .&nshot 3o&nd9E said Co.s3ell. Co.s3ell said that the ori.inal F-ra4 of Bro3ns
head sho3ed metal fra.ments in Bro3ns brain consistent 3ith a disinte.ratin. b&llet.
Forensic 1atholo.ist Ar. C4ril Becht concl&ded there 3as Emore than eno&.hE e2idence
that Bro3n 3as assassinated. No a&to1s4 3as cond&cted9 and all of the ori.inal head F-
ra4s of Bro3n are no3 Emissin.E from Bro3ns case file. The sole s&r2i2or9 ste3ardess
$hell4 ?ell49 3ho had onl4 minor c&ts and br&ises9 m4sterio&sl4 bled to death from a
neat 3E incision abo2e her femoral arter4 &1on arri2al at the hos1ital <the official stor4
3as that she died of a bro*en nec*>. Bro3ns la3 1artner at ,atton9 Bo..s and Blo3 died
in a m4sterio&s car 3rec* 3ithin one ho&r of the crash. Three da4s later9 Ni*o 7er*&ic9
the maintenance chief at the T&lsa air1ort9 3ho had .&ided the 1lane to its fatal
rende!2o&s9 Ecommitted s&icide.E Bro3n9 3ho 3as &nder in2esti.ation for briber4 at the
time Klin*ed to the ANC and the )i11o Cro&19 in t&rn lin*ed to ,resident ClintonL9
re1ortedl4 1ossessed sensiti2e information that co&ld ha2e im1licated Clinton in a lon.
list of criminal acts9 and had threatened to blo3 the 3histle. Con.ress3oman Ma;ine
Baters and ?3eisi Mf&me9 head of the NAAC,9 ha2e called for an in2esti.ation into the
matter. <Christo1her R&dd4 and 8&.h $1r&nt9 EV&estions lin.er abo&t Ron Bro3n 1lane
crash9E 11S24S-'H Christo1her R&dd49 E5;1erts differ on Ron Bro3ns head 3o&nd9E
(ri&une7.e,iew9 12S3S-'H ERon Bro3n cons1irac4 1rotest toda49E %,@9 12S24S-'.>
1221. <T> A con2ersation 3ith former @R$ in2esti.ator Bill A&ncan <3ho9 alon. 3ith
Ar*ansas 8i.h3a4 ,atrol in2esti.ator R&ssell Belch9 first &nco2ered the acti2ities at
Mena> shed little li.ht on the matter. A&ncan said he 3as &na3are of an4 files remo2ed
from Ar*ansas to 0*lahoma9 altho&.h A&ncan and Belch 3ere &nder intense scr&tin4 for
their co&ra.eo&s efforts. <An attem1t on R&ssells life 3as later made b4 1oisonin. him.>
C&rio&sl49 lon.-time Bashin.ton corres1ondent $ara McClendon re1orted that the C@A
3as also seen remo2in. lar.e :&anties of files from their offices on A1ril 1-.
1222. <((/> Carol Moore9 ERe1ort on 1--" 8o&se Baco 8earin.s9E re2ised9 Ma49 1--#.
1223. <TT> Altho&.h FB@ s&1er2isor )arr4 ,otts claimed there 3as one.
1224. <((1> ,eter ?a3aMa9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
122". <\ $ecretar4 of $tate Barren Christo1her had &n2eiled a similar 1lan fo&r months
earlier. E@nternational terrorists9 criminals and dr&. traffic*ers 1ose direct threats to o&r
1eo1le and to o&r nations interests9E Christo1her stated9 as tho&.h he 3as referrin. to
elements 3ithin o&r o3n .o2ernment.
122#. <((2> Ambrose 52ans-,ritchard9 E@RA s&11lied detonator for 0*lahoma terror
bomb9E 3ondon )unday (elegraph9 3S3/S-'.
122'. <((3> Theodore $hac*le49 (he (hird !ption' An Expert8s Pro,ocati,e .eport on an
American 2iew o9 *ounterinsurgency !perations9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Aell ,&blishin.9
1-(1>9 1.1'.
122(. <((4> Cene Bheaton9 EC@A6 The Com1anies The4 ?ee19E Portland Free Press9
7&l4-0ctober9 1--#.
122-. <T> As )a2enti Beria9 $talins chief of sec&rit49 stated in a s1eech at =. @. )enin
%ni2ersit4 re.ardin. 3hat he called E,s4cho1olitics9E E0&r fr&its are .ro3n in chaos9
distr&st9 economic de1ression9 and scientific t&rmoil. At last a 3ear4 1o1&lace can see*
1eace onl4 in o&r offered Comm&nist $tateH at last onl4 Comm&nism can resol2e the
1roblem of the masses.E
123/. <(("> Portland Free Press9 7&neS7&l49 1--'.
1231. <((#> Billiam $hirer9 (he .ise and Fall o9 the (hird .eich9
1232. <(('> $&!anne 8arris9 7.A.9 EFrom Terrorism to T4rann46 8o3 Co2ernments %se
Aomestic Terrorism to ,romote Totalitarian Chan.e9E The )a3 )oft9 )os An.eles9 CA9
1--".
1233. <(((> $hirer9 !p *it.
1234. <((-> 0r2ille R. Be4rich9 7r.9 EReichsta. Fire9E Be4rich Com1&ter Cons&ltin.9
1--"H Billiam 7as1er9 EA ,ost-0*lahoma ?ristallnacht9E (he +ew American9 "S12-S-".
123". <(-/> 7onas Bernstein9 E%.$.9 R&ssia $i.n Anti-Can.ster ,act9E -ashington (imes9
'S#S-4H :&oted in +ame&ase +ewsline9 E0r.ani!ed Crime Threatens the Ne3 Borld
0rder9E 7an-March9 1--"H EFB@ Chief6 %.$. %nder Attac* b4 Terrorists9E 5.). +ews 6
-orld .eport9 (S1S-#.
123#. <(-1> 5)A (!AY9 3S11S-3.
123'. <(-2> MT=9 3S22S-4.
123(. <(-3> The Bill a11ro1riates G114 million dollars for the FB@ for fiscal 4ear 1--'
and G1## million for 1--(. The Bhite 8o&se9 ,ress Briefin. B4 %nder $ecretar4 of the
Treas&r4 For 5nforcement Ron Noble9 Ae1&t4 Attorne4 Ceneral 7amie Corelic*9 and
Ae1&t4 Assistant to the ,resident for Aomestic ,olic4 Br&ce Reed9 4S2#S-".
123-. <(-4> Ace R. 8a4es9 EC-Men Co1 ,lea on R&b4 Rid.e9E Portland Free Press9
$e1temberS0ctober9 1--". EThe third s&b-&nit of this di2ision is the E$1ecial Aetail %nitE
3hich is desi.nated to *ee1 Cen. Reno from harm.E
124/. <(-"> 8R -'s s1onsor is Re1. Barbara ?ennell4 <A-CT>. The $enates 2ersion is $.
1"(19 introd&ced in 1--3 b4 $enator 7ose1h )ieberman <A-MA>. ,a.e " of the bill states6
Members of the Ra1id Ae1lo4ment Force 3ho are de1lo4ed to a M&risdiction shall be
de1&ti!ed in accordance 3ith $tate la3 so as to em1o3er s&ch officers to ma*e arrests
and 1artici1ate in the 1rosec&tion of criminal offenses &nder $tate la3. E0n The Fast-
trac* To Fascism9E .ele,ance ma.a!ine9 Febr&ar49 1--".
1241. <(-#> 7oe 8endric*s9 Chief of ,olice9 Bindsor9 Misso&ri9 E,olice Chief ReMects
Trend To3ard National ,olice9E (he Idaho !&ser,er9 7&ne9 1--'.
1242. <T> Recent r&les in certain co&nties in B4omin. ha2e chan.ed this 1olic49 and
le.islation is 1endin. as of this 3ritin. in Montana to re:&ire federal a.ents to see*
a&thori!ation of the local sheriff before cond&ctin. a raid.
1243. <(-'> @n a nation3ide s&r2e4 of #-/ 1olice de1artments in cities 3ith 1o1&lations
of "/9/// or more9 researchers fo&nd that -/ 1ercent no3 ha2e acti2e $BAT teams9
com1ared to #/ 1ercent in the earl4 1-(/s.
1244. <(-(> )oldier o9 Fortune9 A&.&st9 1--".
124". <(--> Billiam Booth9 -ashington Post9 #S1'S-'.
124#. <-//> To obtain a co14 of these hearin.s call <2/2> 224-3121 and as* for the 8o&se
7&diciar4 $&bcommittee on Crime and Criminal 7&stice9 or call 4o&r Con.ressman.
124'. <-/1> Associated ,ress9 12S24S-4.
124(. <-/2> E8ard )andin. b4 Arm4 Co1ter 8&rts T3o9E Houston *hronicle9 1/S2-S-#.
124-. <-/3> Mi*e Blair9 (he )potlight9 11S14S-4H Miller9 !p *it.
12"/. <-/4> )ori-Anne Miller9 EBombin. $o&nds Rattle Nei.hborhood9E (he etroit
+ews9 1/S2S-4H Mar* $1encer9 1osted on A5N Ne3s.ro&19 1/S/2S-4.
12"1. <T> @t seems that ,resident Clinton s&s1ended the la3 restrictin. the &se of militar4
force 3ithin %.$. borders in a little-*no3n codicil of ,AA-2"9 a ,residential Aecision
Airecti2e that is an Eo1en secretE in the militar4 and Con.ress9 b&t is lar.el4 &n*no3n to
the American citi!ens.
12"2. <-/"> EThe ,enta.on Brin.s its Bars 8ome9E $o&rces 5Mo&rnal9 =ol&me 29 @ss&e 19
7an&ar49 1--'. Arm4 )t. Cen. 7.8. Binford ,ea4 1oints o&t in an Arm4 1&blication titled9
Tomorro3s Missions9 that Emilitar4 forces Ktoda4L are re:&ired to 1ro2ide domestic
national assistance9 s&ch as internal 1eace-*ee1in. and anti-dr&. o1erations and s&11ort
of ci2il a&thorities to maintain stabilit4 in a ra1idl4 chan.in. America.E
12"3. <-/#> 7onathan =ol!*e9 E%rban Combat Trainin.6 Marines 8it the Roofto1s9E
!range *ounty .egister9 3S1-S-39 :&oted in Terr4 Coo*9 (he $ark o9 the +ew -orld
!rder <$1rin.dale9 ,A9 Bhitac*er 8o&se9 1--#>9 1. (1.
12"4. <-/'> MaMor Ceneral Ma; Barat!9 ENe3 sha1e of Arm4 Reser2e $&11orts Ne3
Missions9E Army .eser,e9 $&mmer9 1--4.
12"". <-/(> Billiam F. 7as1er9 EFact and Fiction6 $iftin. Realit4 from Alarmist R&mors9E
+ew American9 1/S31S-4.
12"#. <T> No39 3ith the Crime Bill9 the FB@ can be Ede1&ti!edE in local areas to enforce
local la3s &1on demand b4 the FB@. @n other 3ords9 if the FB@ 3ants to 3or* locall4 and
&se state and local la3s9 the4 can demand the local sheriff de1&ti!e them + then the4 are
not constrained b4 federal limitations.
12"'. <T> @n Febr&ar49 1-(2 ,resident Ra4-C&n si.ned a series of National $ec&rit4
Aecision Airecti2es <N$AAs>9 3hich 1ro2ided for increased domestic co&nterintelli.ence
efforts and the maintenance of la3 and order in a 2ariet4 of emer.encies9 incl&din.
terrorist incidents9 ci2il dist&rbances9 and n&clear emer.encies.
12"(. <-/-> ECo&ld @t 8a11en 8ereIE $other 0ones9 A1ril9 1-((. E,ac*ards directi2e
sa4s t&rnin. o2er la3 enforcement to the arm4 3ill normall4 re:&ire a ,residential
5;ec&ti2e 0rder9 b&t that this re:&irement can be 3ai2ed in cases of s&dden and
&ne;1ected emer.encies... 3hich re:&ire that immediate militar4 action be ta*en.E
12"-. <-1/> ?eenen ,ec*9 EThe Ta*e-Char.e Can.9E (he Progressi,e9 Ma49 1-("H
Re4nolds9 !p *it.
12#/. <T> Former Attorne4 Billiam French $mith bloc*ed the e;1ansion of F5MAs
M&risdiction in 1-(49 b&t after $mith left office9 North and his F5MA cronies came &1
3ith the Aefense Reso&rce Act9 desi.ned to s&s1ended the First Amendment b4 im1osin.
censorshi1 and bannin. stri*es.
12#1. <-11> Michael )e2ine 3ith )a&ra ?a2ana&9 (riangle o9 eath9 <Ne3 Dor*6
Aelacorte ,ress9 1--#>9 1. 3"3.
12#2. <-12> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
12#3. <T> The )os An.eles riots res&lted in 119113 fires9 293(3 inM&ries9 and "4 deaths.
There 3ere 139212 arrests. The dama.e 3as estimated at G'1' million.
12#4. <-13> E,olice Ma4 8a2e @.nored Basic Riot ,lan9E +ew York (imes9 "S'S-29 :&oted
in I&id.
12#". <-14> ERiot Fo&nd ,olice in Aisarra4 + 0fficers ?e1t from Flash ,oint Aes1ite
,leas9E 3os Angeles (imes9 "S#S-29 :&oted in Constantine9 1. 33.
12##. <T> @n 1-'-9 fi2e Comm&nist Bor*ers ,art4 members 3ere m&rdered b4 neo-Na!is
and ?lansmen in Creensboro9 NC d&rin. a 1rotest march. The ??? and Na!i .ro&1s
3ere infiltrated and led b4 FB@ 1ro2ocate&r 5d3ard Aa3son and ATF informant Bernard
B&t*o2ich. @nterestin.l49 t3o 1olice other officers res1ondin. to a domestic call in the
area M&st 1rior to the shootin.s noted a s&s1icio&s lac* of 1atrol cars in the area. 0fficer
Bise s&bse:&entl4 re1orted bein. as*ed b4 1olice dis1atch ho3 lon. the4 antici1ated
bein. at their call9 and 3ere then ad2ised to Eclear the area as soon as 1ossible.E <$ee
Cha1ter 1">
12#'. <TT> Ale; Constantine >%lood1 *arnage1 and the Agent Pro,ocateur?9 3ho
inter2ie3ed local residents9 disco2ered that some of the arsonists 3ere clearl4 not locals.
12#(. <-1"> ,ar*er and Bradle4 Clash at Riot @n:&ir49 3os Angeles (imes9 -S1"S#"9 :&oted
in I&id.9 11. #"-##H I&id.9 1. "3.
12#-. <-1#> I&id.9 1. #-. McCone testified before the Barren Commission that )ee
8ar2e4 0s3alds connections to the A.enc4 3ere Eminor.E
12'/. <-1'> EThe ?ent $tate $hootin.s9E ?,F?-FM9 )os An.eles9 "S3S(-9 :&oted in
Constantine9 1. 2".
12'1. <-1(> Tac*3ood9 !p *it.9 :&oted in I&id.9 1. #1.
12'2. <-1-> Billiam Mendel9 Colonel9 %$A9 <retired>9 ECombat in Cities6 The )A Riots
and 01eration Rio9E Forei.n Militar4 $t&dies 0ffice9 Fort )ea2en3orth9 ?$9 7&l4 1--#.
12'3. <-2/> Ace R. 8a4es9 EC-Men Co1 ,lea on R&b4 Rid.e9E Portland Free Press9
$e1temberS0ctober9 1--".
12'4. <-21> Mar* Rieblin.9 -edge' (he )ecret -ar %etween the F%I and *IA9 1.42-.
12'". <T> A&rin. the 1--4 elections9 8o&se 7&diciar4 Committee chair 7ac* Broo*s 3as
o2erheard Mo*in. abo&t the massacre6 E8orrible 1eo1le. Aes1icable 1eo1le. B&rnin. to
death 3as too .ood for them. The4d li*e a slo3er method.E
12'#. <T> ,B$ Frontline did a 1iece in 1--" sho3in. 2ictims of tort&re 3hich occ&rred in
one Chica.o 1olice district. @t 3as claimed that tort&re 3as often &sed on s&s1ects in that
district so as to obtain confessions.
12''. <-22> $hac*le49 !p *it.9 1. 13.
12'(. <TT> %.$. Arm4 1s4cholo.ical 3arfare e;1ert )t. Col. Michael Ac:&ino9 3ho 3rote
a man&al on mind control for mass 1o1&lations9 3as fascinated b4 the Na!is and their
relationshi1 to the occ&lt. Ac:&ino tra2eled to Beiselsb&r. Castle in Cerman4 3here
8itler and 8immler 1erformed their occ&lt rit&als in order to control their $$ 1&11ets to
sla4 the 1o1&lation.
12'-. <T> Ac:&ino is the leader of the Tem1le of $et. 8e 3as acc&sed b4 a ,residio Arm4
Cha1lain of molestin. the Cha1lains 3-4ear-old da&.hter9 and 3as in2esti.ated b4 $an
Francisco 1olice. The Arm4 b&ried the case9 and m4 Freedom of @nformation Act re:&ests
3ent &nheeded. Ac:&ino9 his satanic 1o3ers a11arentl4 on the 3an9 threatened to s&e the
a&thor.
12(/. <-23> @2an $har19 E,residio $atanist a $care4 5ni.ma9E )an Francisco Examiner9
11S2S-(.
12(1. <-24> (he +ew American9 3S1(S-#9 =ol. 129 No. #. A11arentl49 $ch&mer felt that
Militia hearin.s 3ere more im1ortant than an in2esti.ation of the m&rder of (2 innocent
1eo1le b4 the Federal Co2ernment at Baco. Fort&natel49 most of his fello3 Con.ressmen
did not a.ree.
12(2. <T> 5m1hasis in ori.inal.
12(3. <-2"> Marchetti9 ! p *it.
12(4. <-2#> Fran* Aonner9 (he Age o9 )ur,eillance' (he Aims and $ethods o9 America8s
Political Intelligence )ystem1 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 =inta.e Boo*s9 1-(1>9 :&oted in Connoll49
!p *it.
12(". <T> Nichols had arran.ed a Moint 2ent&re bet3een Bac*enh&t and the Caba!on
reser2ation in @ndio9 California to man&fact&re machine.&ns9 ni.ht-2ision .o..les9 f&el-
air e;1losi2es9 1oison .as9 and biolo.ical 3ea1ons9 some of 3hich 3ere ille.all4 shi11ed
to the Contras. Bac*enh&t &sed the tribes stat&s as a so2erei.n nation to e2ade the
Boland Amendment 1rohibitin. aid to $omo!as so-called Efreedom fi.hters.E7imm4
8&.hes9 Nichols former Bac*enh&t bod4.&ard9 claims to be in 1ossession of
doc&mentation lin*in. Caba!on o1erati2es to a hit list of 1olitical tar.ets9 incl&din.
$3edish ,rime Minister 0lof ,alme9 m&rdered in 1-(#9 re1ortedl4 for interferin. in a
similar co2ert arms o1eration in his co&ntr49 in2ol2in. @sraeli intelli.ence a.ent Amiram
Nir9 and C4r&s 8ashemi9 both hi.h-le2el o1erati2es in the Rea.anSB&sh arms-for-
hosta.es-for-dr&.s net3or*.< <Thomas and ?eith9 !p *it.9 11. 2(-34.>
12(#. <-2'> Aaniel Brandt9 E0r.ani!ed Crime Threatens the Ne3 Borld 0rder9E
+ame%ase +ews3ine9 No. (9 7an&ar4-March 1--".
12('. <T> @nterestin.l49 Billiam Northro1 is a .ood friend of Ceor.e ,etries9 and acted as
a middle-man bet3een the C@A9 the @sraelis9 and the Contras in ille.al arms deals. 8e 3as
1rosec&ted b4 former %.$. Attorne4 for the $o&thern Aistrict of Ne3 Dor* <no3 Ma4or>
R&dol1h C&lliani9 3ho described him as one of the EMerchants of Aeath.E
12((. <-2(> Fran* Cre2e9 Matthe3 ,&rd49 and Mar* Fa!lollah9 EFirm $a4s %.$. %r.ed
Co2ert ,lots9E Philadelphia In;uirer9 4S2#S('9 :&oted in Christic9 !p *it.9 and Rodne4
$tich9 e9rauding America <Alamo9 CA6 Aiablo Bestern ,ress9 1--4>9 1. #/4. ERichard
Meado3s ser2ed for a time as ,ere.rines 1resident. Charles 0dori!!o and Billiam
,atton9 3or*ed for the .ro&1. ,ere.rines *e4 contacts 3ere retired Arm4 )t. Cen.
$am&el Bilson <former Airector of the A@A> and )t. Col. Ba4ne 5. )on.9 3ho as of
A1ril 1-(' 3or*ed as a senior officer in the Forei.n 01erations Cro&19 3hich is a 1art of
the Arm4s intelli.ence s&11ort acti2it4 office.E
12(-. <-2-> $tich9 !p *it.9 1. #/4H AN= had a contract 3ith %.$. Militar4 Central
Command9 the infl&ential connection comin. thro&.h %$MC MaMor Ceneral Besle4 Rice
of the ,enta.on 7oint $1ecial 01erations A.enc4. Rice 3as a close friend of B&sh9
8elms9 and $hac*le49 Bheaton9 !p *it.M Ae1osition of $am 8all9 -S-S('9 :&oted in
Christic9 !p *it.
12-/. <T> 5m1hasis in ori.inal.
12-1. <-3/> Cene Bheaton9 E$ecret @sland $14 Base9E Portland Free Press9 7&l4-0ctober9
1--#. Bheaton and 8&nt both claims that an ABC ne3s helico1ter 3as shot do3n o2er
the island in 1-("9 *illin. a female re1orter. The incident 3as co2ered &1 for reasons of
Enational sec&rit4.E
12-2. <-31> Aeclaration of ,laintiffs Co&nsel9 %.$. Aistrict Co&rt9 $o&thern Aistrict of
Florida9 Ton4 A2ir.an and Martha 8one4 2. 7ohn 8&ll9 et al.9 Ci2il Case No. (#-114#-
C@=-?@NC9 filed 3S31S(( b4 the Christic @nstit&teH @t seems Bhitlam 3as abo&t to
anno&nce the tr&th of ,ine Ca1 at a 1ress conference. B4 No2ember '9 1-'"9 the co2ers
of three more C@A a.ents had been blo3n in the 1ress.
12-3. <T> This 3ill be e;1lored more f&ll4 in =ol&me T3o.
12-4. <-32> )&i.i AiFon!o9 )t. Peter8s %anker9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Fran*lin Batts9 1-(3>H
+ame%ase +ews3ine9 No. "9 A1ril-7&ne 1--4. Accordin. to *onspiracy +ation 1&blisher
Brian Redman9 Celli attended Ronald Rea.ans ina&.&ration and the accom1an4in. ball
in 1-(1H Mar* Aarons and 7ohn )oftons9 .atlines <)ondon9 8einemann9 1--1>9 1. (-9
:&oted in +exus9 Febr&ar4SMarch9 1--#.
12-". <-33> I&id.
12-#. <-34> E$ta4in. Behind6 NAT0s Terror Net3or*9E Arm (he )pirit9 0ctober9 1--"9
<$o&rce6 Fighting (alk - @ss&e 11 - Ma4 1--"H Thomas N ?eith9 !p *it.9 1.''. Accordin.
to 7onathan =an*in9 @talian 7o&rnalist Mino ,ercorelli claimed the C@A 1&lled ,2s strin.s.
8e 3as *illed after 1&blishin. the article.
12-'. <T> 0ne earl4 res&lt of this fear on the Ri.ht 3as a failed co&1 attem1t in 1-'/ b4
Na24 Commander ,rince =alerio Bor.hese9 a s&11orter of the main @talian Fascist 1art4
M$@.
12-(. <-3"> $t&art Christie9 )te9ano elle *hiaie' Portrait o9 a %lack (errorist <)ondon6
Aar* horse ,ress9 1-(4>9 1. 32.
12--. <-3#> I&id.
13//. <-3'> Christie9 !p *it.
13/1. <-3(> $t&art Christie9 E$tefano Aelle Chiaie6 ,ortrait of a Blac* Terrorist9E
<)ondon6 Anarchy $aga#ine9 Refract ,&blications9 1-(4>9 1. "2.
13/2. <-3-> I&id.
13/3. <T> This is similar to the release of C&ban terrorist 0rlando Bosch b4 Ceor.e B&sh.
13/4. <-4/> Aa2id Dallo19 In "od8s +ame <)ondon6 Cor.i Boo*s9 1-(">9 1. 1'2H E@l
Cladio9E BBC e;1osW9 7&ne9 1--"9 :&oted in I&id.
13/". <-41> $te2e Mi!rach9 EM&rder in the =aticanI The attem1t on the life of 7ohn ,a&l
@@9E 1osted on @nternet.
13/#. <-42> Christie9 !p *it.
13/'. <-43> 5d3ard $. 8erman9 (he (errorism Industry <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 ,antheon9
1-(->9 1. 22#.
13/(. <T> @t 3as also disco2ered b4 the Bel.ian 1ress that Bac*enh&t .&ards had been
l&rin. immi.rant children into basements and beatin. them.
13/-. <-44> Re&ter9 'S14S-#.
131/. <-4"> +ew American1 !p *it.
1311. <-4#> Ari Ben-Menashe9 Pro9its o9 -ar' Inside the )ecret 5.).7Israeli Arms
+etwork9 <Ne3 Dor*6 $heridan $:&are ,ress9 1--2>9 1. 122. 5itan 3as res1onsible for
collectin. scientific and intelli.ence information from other co&ntries thro&.h es1iona.e.
<Art ?&n*in6 EThe 0cto1&s Cons1irac4E>.
1312. <-4'> ,atric* $eale9 A&u +idal' A "un 9or Hire9 <Ne3 Dor*9 ND6 Random 8o&se9
1--2>9 1. 1"(.
1313. <-4(> I&id.9 1. 1"39 214.
1314. <-4-> I&id.9 11. 2#"-##.
131". <T> Ab& Nidal did b&siness at the Ban* of Credit and Commerce @nternational
<BCC@>9 a C@A 1ro1rietar4 3hich la&ndered dr&. 1roceeds for the NorthS$ecord
E5nter1rise9E the M&Mahadeen9 and catered to the li*es of Man&el Norie.a9 $addam
8&ssein9 and Ferdinand Marcos.
131#. <-"/> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
131'. <-"1> Billiam 7as1er9 EThe ,rice of ,eace9E The +ew American9 2S"S-#.
131(. <-"2> %ri Aan and Aennis 5isenber.9 A )tate *rime' (he Assassination o9 .a&in9
<,aris6 Belfond9 1--#>9 :&oted in *onspiracy +ation9 =ol. ( N&m. /2.
131-. <-"3> +ew American9 12S2"S-".
132/. <-"4> Roberts9 !p *it.9 1. 3-".
1321. <-""> I&id.9 1. 3#-.
1322. <-"#> I&id.9 1. 4/2.
1323. <T> @n fact9 $in.la&b is *no3n to control at least one airfield in Ari!ona.
1324. <-"'> EFB@ accidentall4 fa;es memo on Amtra* s&s1ect9E Associated ,ress9 -S4S-'.
132". <T> Chief $&1erintendent 7ob Ma4o9 head of the National Ca1ital Re.ion Command
of the 1olice claimed a .ro&1 called the ,aracale Can. a11arentl4 did the bombin.s after
failin. to rob the Citiban* on ,aseo de Ro;as in $alcedo =illa.e9 Ma*ati.
132#. <-"(> ECrenade blast Roc*s Ma*ati + 4 3o&nded6 Re1 Arro4o Acc&ses Militar4 of
Bombin. to 7&stif4 Anti-Terrorist Bill9E so&rce6 Manila dailies.
132'. <-"-> 8&sa4n Al-?&rdi9 E)ib4a6 The ,er1et&al Tar.et9E +ews International Press
)er,ice9 date &n*no3n. Re.ardin. Americas reaction to )ib4an inde1endence9 ?&rdi
notes6 EThe idea that emanci1ation from 3ant9 i.norance and inM&stice 3as to be act&all4
im1lemented some3here is &nacce1table to an entit4 that foments 1o2ert4 and
de1endence e2er43here.E
132(. <-#/> %nder the a&thorit4 of the 1-'' @nternational 5mer.enc4 5conomic ,o3ers
Act
132-. <-#1> 7ohn Coet!9 ETen Dears )ater6 )a Belle Aisco Bombin.9E *o,ert Action
4uarterly9 $1rin.9 1--#. <a&thors note6 The )os An.eles Times re1orted that E@sraeli
intelli.ence9 not the Rea.an administration9 3as a maMor so&rce of some of the most
dramatic 1&blished re1orts abo&t a )ib4an assassination team alle.edl4 sent to *ill
,resident Rea.an and other to1 %.$. officials... @srael9 3hich informed so&rces said has
3anted an e;c&se to .o in and bash )ib4a for a lon. time9 ma4 be tr4in. to b&ild
American 1&blic s&11ort for a stri*e a.ainst Vaddafi.E>
133/. <-#2> $e4mo&r 8ersh9 ETar.et Vaddafi9E +ew York (imes $aga#ine9 2S22S('9
:&oted in *o,ert Action 4uarterly9 date &n*no3n.
1331. <-#3> I&id.
1332. <-#4> Coet!9 !p *it. Fa4sal testified9 sa4in.6 E@ am not of the o1inion that the
attac* a.ainst )a Belle 3as done b4 those )ib4ans 3hom @ *no3 Kthe N&ri .ro&1L9 b&t
rather b4 a different .ro&1 Man4 of the )ib4ans beha2ed s&s1icio&sl4. That 3as to hide
the .ro&1 that in realit4 did the attac*.E
1333. <-#"> Ric* At*inson9 E%$ Aela4s %nderlined As Aisco Bombin. $&s1ect Freed in
)ebanon9E -ashington Post9 (S3S-4H :&oted in I&id.
1334. <-##> Coet!9 !p *it. EA 3ee* after the bombin.9 Manfred Canscho39 chief of the
anti terrorist 1olice in Berlin9 EreMected the ass&m1tion that s&s1icion is concentrated on
)ib4an c&l1rits.E
133". <T> ,ose4 denied the alle.ations in an inter2ie3 3ith the a&thor. @n an inter2ie3
3ith the a&thor9 Federal ,&blic Aefender 7ohn Mattes felt the 1lot 3asnt bein. serio&sl4
considered.
133#. <-#'> Christic9 !p *it.M 7ac* Terrell9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor. <Also6 $ee the 2illage
2oice9 -S2-S('9 and 13S3/S(#.>
133'. <T> $tatements of 7es&s Carcia to Federal ,&blic Aefender 7ohn MattesH The 1lot is
briefl4 mentioned in 7ac* Terrells boo*9 isposa&le Patriot <Bethesda9 MA9 National
,ress Boo*s9 1--2>9 1. 321H Terrell also confirmed the 1lot in an inter2ie3 on NBC
ni.htl4 ne3sH ,eter Clibber49 a mercenar4 o1eratin. in Contra cam1s near 8&lls ranch9
recalled attem1tin. to trans1ort e;1losi2es from the ranch to 7ones ranch9 and bein. told
it 3as needed Efor the embass4 Mob.E
133(. <-#(> 7ac* Terrell9 NBC transcri1t9 :&oted in Christic9 !p *it. The 0cto1&s 3o&ld
attem1t to silence Terrell b4 informin. the FB@ that he had threatened the life of the
,resident.
133-. <T> Accordin. to 7ac* Terrell9 Contra leader Adolfo Calero com1lained that ,astora
had described the FAN <Contras> as Ehomicidal9 $omicista sons of bitches.E
134/. <-#-> Coc*b&rn9 !p *it.
1341. <-'/> Ae1osition of Cene BheatonH Ae1osition of 5den ,astoraH testimon4 of 7ac*
Terrell9 :&oted in Christic9 !p *it.
1342. <T> 0n 7&ne 229 1-(49 ,astora met 3ith Ae34 Clarrid.e and =ince Cannistraro9
3ho offered to hel1 ,astora find the *illers. <$&re.> 8ar1ers e;1losi2es trainin. 3as
alle.edl4 co&rtes4 of 7ohn $in.la&b and Robert ?. Bro3n <1&blisher of )oldier o9
Fortune >.
1343. <-'1> Coc*b&rn9 !p *it.9 11. "#-"'H Christic9 !p *it.
1344. <T> CArcia and his famil4 3ere later threatened 3ith a li2e 1/"mm mortar ro&nd
1laced on their front la3n.
134". <-'2> I&id.9 7ohn Mattes9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
134#. <-'3> 7ac* Terrell9 isposa&le Patriot <Bashin.ton9 A.C6 National ,ress Boo*9
1--2>.
134'. <-'4> As Col. Aan Mar2in notes9 that statement9 3ritten b4 Bhite in a letter to a
friend9 3as broadcast on ABC T= in 1-'- in a doc&mentar4 1rod&ced b4 7ohn Mar*s.
134(. <-'"> $ara McClendon9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thorH Aebra =on Tra119 inter2ie3 3ith
a&thor.
134-. <-'#> =.X. )a3ton9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13"/. <T> Marone4s 3ife also told me Mic*e4 3as seconded to the A5A and FB@ in
C41r&s9 3ho 3ere in2esti.atin. a co&nterfeitin. rin. <1robabl4 @ranian>. As disc&ssed
1re2io&sl49 C41r&s is 3here A@A a.ent )ester Coleman 3or*ed 3ith the A5A9 and 3here
he learned abo&t ?halid 7affer9 the co&rier 3ho alle.edl4 carried the bomb onboard ,an
Am fli.ht 1/3. Marone4 3or*ed in C41r&s in 1--3.
13"1. <-''> aily !klahoman9 (S14S-'.
13"2. <-'(> Mi*e )e2ine9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13"3. <-'-> Ace R. 8a4es9 E$acrificial Coat9E Portland Free Press9 7&l4S0ctober9 1--'.
13"4. <T> EThe 1rosec&tors m&st 1are do3n their case so that it does not bore the M&r49E
le.al anal4st ?enneth $tern recommended in the American 7e3ish Committees recent
3hite 1a1er on the trial. E@n cases s&ch as these9 1rosec&tors too often 1resent a Cadillac
3hen a Che2rolet 3o&ld do m&ch better.E <Associated ,ress9 /4S1(S-'>
13"". <-(/> $te2en ?. ,a&lson9 EMedia 0bMect to $ealed Aoc&ments in 0*lahoma Cit4
Bombin. Case9E Associated ,ress912S13S-#.
13"#. <T> Also recall that former C@A o1erati2e C&nther R&ssbacher claimed that se2eral
)as =e.as casinos9 incl&din. Bin4ons 8orseshoe9 are sl&sh-f&nd 1a4-off 1oints thro&.h
$hamroc* Ae2elo1ment Cor1. The reci1ients collect their mone4 in the form of .amblin.
chi1s9 3hich the4 then cash in. @t is 3orth notin. that the C50 of $hamroc*9 Aonald
)&t!9 3as on the mana.ement staff of $il2erado $a2in.s N )oan. E5. Trine $tarnes9 7r.9
the third lar.est $il2erado borro3er9 3as a maMor donor to the National 5ndo3ment for
the ,reser2ation of )ibert4 <N5,)>9 directed b4 Carl E$1it!E Channell9 3hich 3as a 1art
of 0li2er Norths Contra f&ndin. and arms s&11ort net3or*. Ba4ne Reeder9 another
Beebe associate9 a bi. borro3er from $il2erado9 defa&lted on a G14 million loan. Reeder
3as in2ol2ed in an &ns&ccessf&l arms deal 3ith the Contras. <7ac* Colho&n9 EThe Famil4
That ,re4s To.ether9E *o,ert Action 4uarterly9 date &n*no3n.>
13"'. <T> As 7ones e;1lained in the Brit6 EThis iss&e arri2es before the Co&rt at this late
date sim1l4 beca&se the defense has re1eatedl4 .one to the .o2ernment 3ith information
and re:&ests9 had to then see* inter2ention from the district co&rt9 and the last district
co&rt order has been iss&ed 3ithin the last t3o 3ee*sO.E
13"(. <-(1> 7ones defense team member9 confidential inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13"-. <T> As Mc=ei.h later e;1lained to his hometo3n ne3s1a1er6 E@n the instant
conte;t9 4o& co&ld ta*e Kthe statementL to reflect on the death 1enalt4 and the char.es
le2eled a.ainst me. @ 3as acc&sed and con2icted of *illin. + the4 sa4 thats 3ron.9 and
no3 the4re .oin. to *ill me.E
13#/. <-(2> Associated ,ress N The 8a4s Aail4 Ne3s9 (S14S-'.
13#1. <-(3> Bill 8e3itt and Nic*ie Bane9 E8&mbleI For.et @t9E People9 3S31S-'.
13#2. <T> $enior 1artner Brendon $&lli2an re1resented 0li2er North d&rin. the @ran-
Contra hearin.s.
13#3. <-(4> 7anet 5lliott9 Mar* Ballard9 Robert 5lder 7r.9 Cordon 8&nter9 ENichols
)a34ers6 The 0dd Co&1le9E (exas 3awyer9 3S22S-#H Robert $chmidt9 ERe1resentin. the
Acc&sed Bomber9E 3egal (imes9 "S22S-"H Constantine9 EThe Cood $oldier9E !p *it.
13#4. <-("> 7im Bellin.ham9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13#". <-(#> 7ohn AeCam19 (he Franklin *o,er75p <)incoln9 N56 ABT9 @nc.9 1--#>9 11.
34"-4#.
13##. <-('> )etter from $te1hen 7ones to a&thor9 4S21S-'.
13#'. <T> As Mc=ei.hs a11eal brief stated6 EBeca&se the .o2ernments co&nsel attrib&ted
Mr. Mc=ei.hs cond&ct to his an.er at the Federal Co2ernment o2er Baco9 Mr. Mc=ei.h
sho&ld ha2e been entitled to sho3 that the .o2ernment had some c&l1abilit4 in 1ro2o*in.
that an.er9E his attorne4s said. EThis e2idence and ar.&ment 3o&ld ha2e 1ro2ided a
miti.atin. e;1lanation for the other3ise ine;1licable transformation of Mr. Mc=ei.h
from the tho&.htf&l9 res1onsible and 1la4f&l 1erson described b4 Mr. Mc=ei.hs
childhood friends9 teachers and familiesO to someone 3ho a11eared bent on
destr&ction.E <A,9 1S1#S-(>
13#(. <-((> Ceneral Benton ?. ,artin9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13#-. <-(-> $te1hen 7ones9 letter to a&thor9 -S-S-'.
13'/. <--/> I&id.
13'1. <T> EK8o3eL said she sa3 Mc=ei.h 3al*in. 3ith 5lohim Cit4 sec&rit4 chief
Andreas $trassmeir9 3ho had ad2ocated 2iolence a.ainst the .o2ernment. 0ne M&ror
didnt at first e2en recall 8o3es testimon4. Another9 KM&ror ChrisL $eib9 said9 E@ dont
*no3. Be felt there 3as somethin. there. Do& *no39 3e *ind of s*immed thro&.h that
1rett4 :&ic*.E
13'2. <--1> Nolan Cla49 E$ome 7&rors Con2inced 0thers @n2ol2ed + Nichols Trial
Rene3s $1ec&lation Concernin. 7ohn Aoe 29E aily !klahoman9 1S11S-(.
13'3. <--2> $te2en ?. ,a&lson9 E7&rors lea2e bombin. sentence to M&d.e9 critici!e
1rosec&tions case9 EAssociated ,ress9 1S(S-(.
13'4. <--3> I&id.
13'". <--4> I&id.
13'#. <--"> Nolan Cla49 E$ome 7&rors Con2inced 0thers @n2ol2ed + Nichols Trial
Rene3s $1ec&lation Concernin. 7ohn Aoe 29E aily !klahoman9 1S11S-(.
13''. <T> The first man )B7 met 3ith on No2 2-th9 after he had cleared the forei.n
di.nitaries o&t of Bashin.ton 3as Ba..oner Carr9 Te;as Attorne4 Ceneral9 to tell him.
ENo trial in Te;as... e2er.E <,ro&t4>
13'(. <--#> 7ohn Creiner9 ECo&rt As*ed to 5ns&re Mac4 5;1lores All Bombin. An.les9E
aily !klahoman9 #S2(S-'.
13'-. <T> ?e4s attorne4 Mar* $anford said the $&1reme Co&rt 3as 3illin. to bac* ?e4
&19 b4 forcin. Mac4 to do his Mob 1ro1erl4.
13(/. <--'> Aistrict Attorne4 Bob Mac49 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13(1. <--(> Ceor.e 8ansen9 inter2ie3 3ith a&thor.
13(2. <T> Accordin. to 0*lahoma $tat&tes9 Title 229 $ection 331 <Ceneral 1o3ers and
d&ties of .rand M&r4>9 Notes of Aecisions6 ECrand M&r4 f&nctions as an in:&isitorial bod4H
once it is con2o*ed b4 the co&rt9 its d&t4 is to in2esti.ate la3 2iolations KT3eed4 2.
0*lahoma Bar Assn9 0*l. #24 ,.2d 1/4- <1-(1>L... @n2esti.ation b4 .rand M&r4 or a
1reliminatr4 e;amination b4 ma.istrate is not a trial9 and the r&les of e2idence are not to
be a11lied as ri.idl4 as in trial of case before co&rt. KMa.ill 2. Miller9 0*l. Cr.9 4"" ,.2d
'1" <1-#->LO.E
13(3. <T> @n a letter hand-deli2ered to the Crand 7&r49 Re1resentati2e ?e4 as*ed to testif4
a second time to 1resent e2idence that the AAs office ref&sed to allo3 a 2ideo of
Econtem1oraneo&s ne3s acco&ntsE beca&se it 3as considered to be hearsa4. As Mi*e
7ohnston9 ?e4s attorne49 stated in the letter9 EThe obMection or contention that a .rand
M&r4 cannot &se hearsa4 e2idence is not 3ell fo&nded.E Mor.an res1onded b4 thereafter
ref&sin. to comm&nicate 3ith ?e4 e;ce1t thro&.h his attorne4. $o m&ch for coo1eration.
13(4. <---> ECrand 7&r4 Told $eismic Readin.s %nclear in Bombin.9E aily !klahoman9
-S1-S-'.
13(". <1///> I&id.
13(#. <1//1> ?BT= Channel - broadcast9 /#S1#S-'.
13('. <1//2> )4nn Ballace9 1osted on 0?B0MB mailin. list.
13((. <1//3> Michael Ri2ero9 1osted on 0?B0MB mailin. list.
13(-. <1//4> 5d4e Ann $mith9 @ndi2id&all4 and on Behalf of 8er Minor Children9 Chase
$mith9 Aeceased9 and Colton $mith9 Aeceased9 ,laintiffs9 2s. Timoth4 7ames Mc=ei.h9
Michael Brescia9 Michael Fortier and Andreas Carl $trassmeir and 0ther %n*no3n
@ndi2id&als9 Aefendants9 Case No. C7--#-1(.
13-/. <1//"> ?F0Rs information is c&rrentl4 in 1ossession of the Con.ressional Tas*
Force on Terrorism and %ncon2entional Barfare. As of this 3ritin.9 Re1. 7ames Traficant
<A-08> dis1la4ed an interest inholdin. 0?B0MB hearin.s.