Posted on 12/01/2001 1:07:30 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Oklahoma City Bombing-New Development Untouched By Media
By Kellie Donovan
November 29, 2001
The American media seems to show little interest in reporting a hair-raising new development in the Oklahoma City bombing. However, recent developments in the case should not be overlooked; an FBI agent filed a complaint last week saying that the September 11th attacks could have been avoided if he had been allowed to continue investigating certain prior terrorist attacks. Also, inside a house in Kabul, Afghanistan, chemical formulas for making explosives were found that referred to Oklahoma.
According to Judicial Watch, an active FBI agent filed a complaint last week claiming that the September 11th attacks could have been avoided if he had been allowed to continue pursuing certain terrorist investigations, which were objected by his supervisors. It is speculated that one of the 'certain investigations' was the Oklahoma City bombing.
Charles Key, Oklahoma State Representative, commented in regards to the FBI agent's complaint that this is one more revelation from a credible source who has a lot to lose and nothing to gain.
There are many unanswered questions in the Oklahoma City bombing investigation and the new developments add to the list of suspicions that the Oklahoma bombing may have been a terrorist attack.
The New York Times on November 18th, reported that inside a house, bearing Taliban and Defense Ministry insignia, notes were left behind regarding chemical formulas for making explosives.
The Times said, "In an apparent reference to the Oklahoma City bombing by Timothy McVeigh, one chemical formula at the defense ministry is annotated in Bosnian, "Was used in Oklahoma."
This reference to Oklahoma builds up more suspicions in the Oklahoma City bombing case. The media should be looking into this issue. As mentioned, The New York Times did include the Oklahoma reference in a small article regarding what was found in the Afghanistan house, but the Times did not pursue the topic. As well, we have not found that any other media outlet in the U.S. has reported this revelation.
The suspicion that a man across the world had a chemical formula referring to Oklahoma has many scenarios.
One, this development could serve as more evidence that other bombs, along with the truck bomb made from ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, were used in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Many credible people believe that the truck bomb used in Oklahoma could not have singly caused all the damage.
David Hoffman, author of Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror, said, " ...a non-directional, low velocity, fertilizer bomb parked 20 to 30 feet from a modern, steel-reinforced super-structure could not have caused the pattern and degree of damage it did."
Samuel Cohen, inventor of the neutron bomb, said, "The damage that resulted could not have occurred from a van parked outside... What did-in that building… was an inside job."
The government has left many unanswered questions in the Oklahoma case regarding the bomb used and the media has seemed to follow the government.
Two, the government could have misinformed the public on what type of material was used. From the beginning of the Oklahoma investigation, the FBI told the public that a truck bomb filled with ammonium nitrate caused the explosion. The chemical formula found in Afghanistan could lead to different results.
Third, the man in Afghanistan could have been unreliable and not know what he was talking about. However, this scenario is highly unlikely. According to the New York Times, the chemical formulas left behind in the house clearly showed that they knew how to make crude explosives.
Also, the man probably did not plan on abandoning his home and having the U.S. find his notes. Many people in Kabul believed the Taliban would win and the U.S. would not take over. A Pakistani soldier, fighting for the Taliban, left a letter addressed to his aunt saying, "Our enemy is not strong; we will win."
Given the possible scenarios, the media should not ignore possible new evidence in the Oklahoma City bombing.
The New York Times began one article, "Trail of clues left behind by Qaeda hints darkly at arms plan."
Trails of evidence were left behind, but the Times is missing or ignoring the direction the trials are pointing towards.
Why isn't the media picking up on this information? The media believes it is the fourth estate and yet it has either blatantly accepting the government's explanation in the Oklahoma bombing and/or is not doing a good job at investigative reporting.
Kellie Donovan is an intern at Accuracy in Media.
For questions or comments, please contact Interns@AIM.org.
Remember, OKC came at exactly the wrong time for the 'Militia' agenda at the time. Investigations were slated for the Ruby Ridge and Waco debacles in Congress, and momentum was gathering for repeal of the 94 'assault weapons ban'. The BATF was looking at a black eye, at least, over both events, and the FBI had a couple coming, too.
It was to the benefit of the Clinton Administration to not have any foreign influence involved. (Whether that influence be Osama bin Laden or a West German named Andreas Strassmeier or both). That way any sympathy the American people may have felt toward the victims of Waco and Ruby Ridge would be lost in the flurry of media induced Orwelian hate aimed at the 'militias', gun owners, right wing radicals, and (even) non-mainstream church groups.
IMHO McVeigh was a patsy, and OKC was a Reichstag Fire.
Numerous attempts were made to bring the presence of as many as 4 'John Does' to light, including a dismissed grand juror and Congressman Key pushing for an additional investigation. Key lost the reelection bid, in part, over this issue.
The Federal Government pursued and promoted the one-bomb, one bomber theory.
The site has been destroyed, McViegh has been executed, and we are all safe, right?
Where? At the FBI's Complaints Office, using FBI form 966q, Why I Am Unsatisfied With my Boss's Work? If this is an active agent he must be planning to retire soon, possibly without a pension.
This doesn't add up, as reported.
P.S. no violence in posts. I still remember one of this group who wanted to come get me because I didn't want to stone gays, and sent me an email telling me so.
If this is an active agent he must be planning to retire soon, possibly without a pension.
This man may be planning on dying sooner than his Doctor thinks if he keeps messing around with the FBI and the ATF.
Also, if you look at the pictures of the damage done at Oklahoma City and at the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, the damage appears to be quite simular.
Author is an intern at Media-Accuracy? Sheez. Based on the evidence presented this story is ridiculous.
Sure it does. The FBI lab never tested a single molecule of ammonium nitrate or nitromethane from the Oklahoma City bombing. The only sample that they got from the site "disappeared" by the time it got to the lab.
The government's "theory" is simply an unfounded assertion, because there is no physical evidence to back up their claims. And as for the chemicals in question being "widely known," I suppose they are given the oft-repeated line that an ANFO bomb brought that building down. But as for physical evidence of an ANFO bomb, there isn't any.
Why? Because they don't want to have to deal with the fact that they are responsible for what happened on September, 11th. If they had done their jobs, rather than accepted Clinton's jaundiced version of events, a few thousand Americans would probably be alive today.
This belief has gotten me "flamed" on prior threads, as being a "conspiracy nut" -- same for my belief that TWA Flight 800 was a terrorist attack -- particularly when I criticized the Bush Administration and John Ashcroft for not doing enough to go back and properly investigate these 2 (and other) events, which occurred on the Clinton/Reno watch. By not doing so, Bush/Ashcroft will be considered as part of the cover-up, if they fail to diligently pursue new leads, or if they fail to report accurately and honestly, to the American public, about information already accumulated.
These are examples of the reasons I have little trust in the government or the lapdog, lying media.
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