To: rabidone
I was not wearing my tin foil hat when I read this so will someone tell me why McVeigh would allow himself to be executed without mentioning (in his defense) the participation of Iraquis (whom he had fought against in the Persian Gulf War)? Maybe to protect his father and sister. Maybe, because he was a true believer and really hated the USA and it's government, knew that other attacks were in the works and didn't want to do anything to jeapordize them. Who knows? But anyone who believes that McVeigh and Nichols did this on their own is delusional. I believe that Clinton knew this at the time...but he had excellent political instincts and saw how he could use it to turn the public against the GOP...and given the choice between advancing HIS political career or serving the nation which do you suppose Bill Clinton would opt for?
26 posted on
07/21/2002 10:14:18 AM PDT by
pgkdan
To: pgkdan
But anyone who believes that McVeigh and Nichols did this on their own is delusional.
While I believe there is a Nichols - Islamic connection to OKC, it is plausable that McVeigh blew up his truck himself. All it requies is a truck (any yahoo can pick one up) and a lot of fertilizer (visit a dozen Home Depots). Throw in some explosives and that's it.
One thing that I can't believe is that just this one bomb took out the entire building.
28 posted on
07/21/2002 10:24:08 AM PDT by
lelio
To: pgkdan
I believe that Clinton knew this at the time...but he had excellent political instincts and saw how he could use it to turn the public against the GOP...and given the choice between advancing HIS political career or serving the nation which do you suppose Bill Clinton would opt for?When it comes to Bill Clinton I'm even more cynical than you are. I doubt that he spent even thirty seconds pondering who actually did it. I think his first last and only thought was "How can I use this to help myself?".
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