I was in the same boat as you were.
When 9/11 happened, I was alone because my husband was poll managing. I thought, for the first hour, that it was China attacking us :-(
Since that time, I've been making up for my lack of knowledge and reading every book I can get my hands on regarding Muslim terrorism, AQ and Iraq.
A much better read and a better researched book than I expected it to be was Jayna Davis's book The Third Terrorist.
There is no doubt in my mind Iraq was behind the OKC attack.
Over 40 people placed Timothy McVeigh with a man who is named in the book and who is an ex-Iraq Republican Guard.
The guy was working at Logan International Airport on 9/11 as a food handler! He told four psychiatrists that if something happened at that airport, he would be blamed.
A woman who lost her leg in the OKC building and was worked on for 12 hours as doctors amputed her leg at the scene to free her from the rubble, told doctors and LE officials that she saw a middle eastern man get out of the Ryder Truck. She described him to a tee, including his distinctive tattoo.
The book should be required reading for all Americans. The only downside to reading it is that you will come away disappointed in our government and the lackluster investigation. And not just Clinton's Justice Department, although they certainly dropped the ball. But since that initial investigation, subsequent (albeit small) investigations have been undertaken by Congress and they have brushed their findings under the rug because "there are too many bodies buried in that investigation". Meaning - too many people who are still holding positions of power are still in power.
A national disgrace. Read it. You'll never forget it.
heh, heh... I thought it was North Korea, working with the Chinese.
"The Third Terrorist" is definitely on my reading list. I'm working on "The Connection" now.
Thanks for keeping your eye on the ball.