Posted on 04/02/2006 10:29:53 PM PDT by Coleus
WASHINGTON – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., is calling for a congressional investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing because of evidence of a foreign connection and a conspiracy broader than Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. In a memo written to Rep. Henry Hyde, chairman of the House International Relations Committee, Rohrabacher said he has spent 12 months personally investigating the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 and concluded "there is ample evidence to justify an investigative hearing into this historic crime." The focus of the probe, he suggests, should be "Was there a foreign connection to the Oklahoma City bombing?"
"The official position today, defended by the FBI and Justice Department, is that the OKC bombing, which left 168 persons dead, was planned and executed solely by two disgruntled veterans, Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, with the limited involvement of Michael Fortier," writes Rohrabacher. "After my inquiry I have concluded that others were involved and that information about the bombing is being kept from the public and from the Congress. The jurisdiction of my Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations extends only to the possible international and foreign involvement in the crime. Even within that framework there is ample evidence to justify an investigative hearing."
Rohrabacher worked closely in his personal investigation with Jayna Davis, author of the WND Book, "The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing." The congressman said there are two major targets of inquiry which indicate a foreign connection to the OKC bombing:
"First, Terry Nichols and, to some degree, Timothy McVeigh appear to have had contact with Arab, Muslim, or Middle Eastern terrorist elements prior to and during the implementation of the bomb plot," he wrote. "Second, just as significant, there is evidence of a personal relationship between Timothy McVeigh and Andreas Carl Strassmeier, a German national who was promoting violent insurrection to white supremacists at their nearby stronghold called Elohim City."
Rohrabacher concludes in his memo to Hyde: "(I)t is highly likely that the Arab connection and or the Strassmeier connection played a significant role in the planning and execution of the murderous bombing of the OKC federal building. In both possible scenarios, the official investigation fell short and further investigation has been discouraged ever since."
He suggested a one-day or two-day hearing and suggested subpoenas be issued to former FBI Director Louis Freeh and former Attorney General Janet Reno. "The bombing of the OKC federal building was the greatest slaughter of innocent Americans until 9/11," Rohrabacher writes. "It is possible there was an al-Qaida connection. It is possible there was a Strassmeier connection. There is ample reason to disbelieve the official version of this horrific crime. It is up to us to begin setting the record straight."
Previous stories:
Docs: Secret Service took thousands of phone records
'Compelling' evidence of another terrorist
Agent: Feds told of threats to blow buildings
Oklahoma City FBI surrenders documents to court
Congressman to FBI: Turn over documents
FBI must turn over investigation docs
Ex-Green Beret involved in attack?
FBI has secret docs it's reluctant to give up
Withheld evidence to sink case against Nichols?
Declassified FBI memo reveals twists in probe
Reporter's Oklahoma City coverage vindicated
Was FBI early arrival in Oklahoma City?
Another suicide or another cover-up?
Read WorldNetDaily's extensive coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing case.
Many of my friends have read the book and I have learned something interesting in the way people read the book. If someone reads it and tries to remember the facts in the book, they come away extremely frustrated because there is so much to absorb. The book is so full of documentation. But if you read the book as a story and try to get an overview, you come away with a totally different attitude, a lot less frustration. So that is what I tell people when they read it. Don't try to remember the details. Just get the big picture.
One of Jayna's biggest fans among my friends read it the overview way. (And that is when he became her biggest fan). He was livid when he read it! He was passionate about believing what he read and making sure everyone he talked to knew about the book.
On the other hand, his wife read it and tried to absorb all the detail and came away extremely frustrated that she couldn't remember all the detail. This is when I started comparing reading styles with my friends. So, for anyone who has not yet read the book but plans on it, let this be a recommendation for "how" to read the book.
You're right; there is an incredible amount of detail in the book. That was one of the things that made me think the author is honest in her reporting, since it's really hard to make up that much detail and keep it all straight.
However, that wasn't why I said the book was badly written. It appears that instead of just factually reporting what happened and what she learned, the author decided she had to make it "exciting" as well. As a result, the prose reads like a bad Sidney Sheldon knockoff. As I read it, I would constantly burst into laughter at completely inappropriate moments (for the action in the book, I mean) just because some of her sentences were so incredibly awful. Sorry, I don't have the book here so I can't copy out a couple as examples. That was just my opinion as a reader. I did have trouble getting through the book, but it was because I was constantly being distracted by the egregiously bad prose.
Eh?
Eh?
My wife always questioned the rush to execute McVeigh.
Just as an aside, I wish the reporters would get their facts straight, there were 170 victims, not 168 - Carrie Ann Lenz' unborn son was a victim, as was the unborn child of Robin Huff.
Something is rotten in Denmark. I'm sorry about the loss of your friend.
Have you read Stephen Emerson's "America Jihad"? He covered several Islamic "conventions" or gatherings that were held in OKC prior to the Murrah Building. Lots of hate filled material distributed and such. I wish I could find my copy of the book so I could be more specific...
Padilla was in Egypt, according to the DOJ 2004 congressional testimony you can read here.
It is curious that Padilla, a violent thug with no Arab blood, was so highly regarded by the al Qaeda leaders -- could it be because he had already proved his dedication to jihad in OKC?
"Well put. The flight 800 one bugs me and I think the Bush's let Clinton off of the hook because he probably told him he was afraid that making a terrorist attack public would hurt America."
I hope that Kerry spills the beans on flight 800 to try to torpedo Mrs. Clinton's nomination.
Are you joking? Women have the most foul mouths of all.
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Well, I am a woman and a lady. I do not use foul language, and I do not like to hear/read it.
He said, "ladies". You said "women". There is a big difference...
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Amen!
BTW, I am a woman and a lady.
Are you saying McVeigh had nothing to do with it?
How much higher?
Better late than never, been gone a few days and all heck breaks loose!!
Scrambling to catch up around here...been alot going on!
Not Yet, but I will. He was on O'Reilley tonite, and that congressman was subbing for Bill, (Hakish or something) and he introduced Emerson as #1 terrorist expert. I will buy his book.
Thanks for the ping. I've been reading for 5 hours now, between this thread and the next one about Rohrabacher and Jayna Davis. I try to absorb as much as possible each time I set my focus on this, and probably add 1/10 of 1% to my comprehension of it. But I will persevere.
Endeavor to persevere. (Chief Dan George, in "Little Big Man").
I live in Terre Haute, and was at the McVeigh Execution, and if Zacarias Moussaoui is executed, then I'm on the list to witness that one.
BTTT
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