The Oklahoma City Bombing Book

Foreword 1

Introduction 4

World Map 9

Chapter 1 Historical Background on the Oklahoma City Bombing

1 The Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, April 19, 1995 13

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2 Two Suspects Are Arrested in Connection with the Oklahoma City Bombing Michael Whiteley Susan Roth 22

3 The President Offers Sympathy and Support to the Victims Bill Clinton 31

4 Domestic Terrorists Are to Blame for the Bombing Ed Vulliamy 36

5 The Trial of Timothy McVeigh: The Prosecution and the Defense Cases Gordon Witkin 46

6 The Vice President Speaks at the Dedication of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Al Gore 58

7 Timothy McVeigh Is Sentenced to Death by a Federal Jury Jo Thomas 65

8 A Canadian Perspective on the Execution of Timothy McVeigh Robert Sheppard 75

Chapter 2 Controversies Surrounding the Oklahoma City Bombing

1 McVeigh Reveals His Motives for Bombing the Federal Building Tracy McVeigh 86

2 McVeigh's Defense Attorney Says His Client's Confession Is a Lie Stephen Jones 94

3 The Grand Jury Rejects Conspiracy Theories Oklahoma County Grand Jury 103

4 A Journalist Connects the Oklahoma City Bombing to Other Terrorist Attacks William F. Jasper 118

5 Timothy McVeigh Insists John Doe No. 2 Does Not Exist Kim Cobb Michael Hedges 130

6 An Investigator Claims to Have Found John Doe No. 2 and Links to 9/11 Doug Hagmann 136

7 The Media Misrepresented the Militia Movement's Involvement in the Oklahoma City Bombing Mack Tanner 143

8 The Militia Movement Continues to Propagate Antigovernment Hate Abraham H. Foxman 154

9 Timothy McVeigh Deserves the Death Penalty Paul Baumann 161

10 Timothy McVeigh Should Not Be Executed Paul Finkelman 167

Chapter 3 Personal Narratives

1 The Broadcast of McVeigh Audiotapes Causes Unease Eve Conant 173

2 A High School Student Loses Her Father Miranda Ice 178

3 Revisiting the Oklahoma City Bombing Andrew Murr 182

4 A Young Mother's Dead Infant Becomes an Icon Aren Almon 186

Chronology 191

For Further Reading 195

Index 198