[ottothedog]

I completely believe that could be an Iraq connection to OK City bombing. McVeigh was a disgruntled Gulf War I vet. I also think that Saddam would use any mechanism possible to hit the U.S. after his defeat in Gulf War I.

[american spirit]

It's also interesting to note that after Desert Storm our benevolent fedgov relocated ex-Iraqui soldiers and families to the OKC area. It should've been obvious even to the fedgov morons that these people most likely were less than thrilled to be re-located to the country that caused so much death and destruction to their homeland......could've been a real hotbed for anti-American factions. Still wondering how Judge Wayne Alley was tipped off not to come to work that day in the Murrah building.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Here's the Intelwire summary of the evidence for a link:

http://www.intelwire.com/nichols022004.html

It would be an Asian /al Qaeda link though, not a Middle Eastern / Iraqi link.

It's also a good example of what a *lot* of the connections US intelligence would have been analyzing prior to 9/11 looked like: highly suggestive, but short of actionable.

[ladyjane]

McVeigh was a disgruntled Gulf War I vet.

Both Nichols and McVeigh 'appeared' to be disgruntled vets. How often does someone who is a 'soldier's soldier' make 180 turn? McVeigh was described as someone who, if ordered to march straight off a cliff, would do it. Neither of them sound like the type to hate the US government. Pass the tinfoil please.