In the early to mid '90s Steve Emerson warned that Oklahoma City was a hotbed of radical islamic activity. In his book he recounts a story of when he was in Oklahoma City in '92 and walked into the convention center and observed a gathering of the Muslim Arab Youth Association. There were all types of books (even coloring books) preaching Jihad and calling for the extermination of Jews and Christians, and books on how to kill infidels
Yes, but although he thought at first (and said on TV) that "miltant Islamic groups" might be involved, he backed away from it:
"As soon as the details of the McVeigh arrest emerged, it was obvious he was responsible and had probably acted nearly alone. Up to that point I had suspected that Islamic radicals were involved. Now I realized I was wrong. I've never wavered from that since then, and I have refused to support the conspiracy theorists who insist that McVeigh himself was actually involved with Muslim groups."
I'm not saying Emerson's right, just that it's odd, given his knowledge of terrorism, particularly in OKC, that he backed off so soon. He was blackballed by the major media for his original comment, so that may have something to do with it.