Julian2 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 15 years today. The Oklahoma City bombing occurred on April 19, 1995, when American militia movement sympathizer Timothy McVeigh, with the assistance of Terry Nichols, destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. It was the most significant act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11 attacks in 2001, claiming the lives of 168 victims and injuring more than 680. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a sixteen-block radius. The bomb was estimated to have caused at least $652 million worth of damage. The official investigation was the largest criminal investigation case in American history; FBI agents conducted 28,000 interviews, collecting nearly one billion pieces of information. McVeigh was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, and Nichols was sentenced to life in prison. Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Eat your heart out, al Queda! You're still wankers compared to America's own terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Eat your heart out, al Queda! You're still wankers compared to America's own terrorists. I guess you missed 11/Sep/2001, huh? Deaths 2,973 victims and 19 hijackers Injured 6,000+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 That took 19 hijackers. Oklahoma City took only 2 men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 That took 19 hijackers. Oklahoma City took only 2 men. ...... and a whole lot of people to look the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I also found it interesting that McVeigh and episodes like Waco faded very quickly after 9-11. In the case of Koresh, you have to ask which side the 'terrorists' were on - the ATF/FBI assault killed unarmed women and children to get a 'scalp' at a time when their funding was under intense scrutiny: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Siege#The_final_assault We were all treated to the vision of ATF agents being shot in the face as they tried to get in the windows of the compound, but it took considerably longer for the other side to be able to give their version of events. Not sure how many have seen the Frontline story on the tragedy, but it paints a damning picture of the ATF and Janet Reno: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/ I'm under no illusions that Koresh had mental problems or that his followers were deluded, but the tactics used by the authorities were straight out of Mad Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 The entire compound was bulldozed, and was fenced and for years was off limits to everyone. May still be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 That took 19 hijackers. Oklahoma City took only 2 men. Good thing you don't teach math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 ...but the tactics used by the authorities were straight out of Mad Max. And so were the characters! Janet Reno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soongmak Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 ...but the tactics used by the authorities were straight out of Mad Max. And so were the characters! Janet Reno She looks like a worthy addition to any Star Trek movie. No need for extra make up to get that extraterrestrial look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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