Table of Contents
Foreword 1
Introduction 4
World Map 9
Chapter 1 Historical Background on the Oklahoma City Bombing
1 The Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, April 19, 1995 13
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2 Two Suspects Are Arrested in Connection with the Oklahoma City Bombing Michael Whiteley Susan Roth 22
3 The President Offers Sympathy and Support to the Victims Bill Clinton 31
4 Domestic Terrorists Are to Blame for the Bombing Ed Vulliamy 36
5 The Trial of Timothy McVeigh: The Prosecution and the Defense Cases Gordon Witkin 46
6 The Vice President Speaks at the Dedication of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Al Gore 58
7 Timothy McVeigh Is Sentenced to Death by a Federal Jury Jo Thomas 65
8 A Canadian Perspective on the Execution of Timothy McVeigh Robert Sheppard 75
Chapter 2 Controversies Surrounding the Oklahoma City Bombing
1 McVeigh Reveals His Motives for Bombing the Federal Building Tracy McVeigh 86
2 McVeigh's Defense Attorney Says His Client's Confession Is a Lie Stephen Jones 94
3 The Grand Jury Rejects Conspiracy Theories Oklahoma County Grand Jury 103
4 A Journalist Connects the Oklahoma City Bombing to Other Terrorist Attacks William F. Jasper 118
5 Timothy McVeigh Insists John Doe No. 2 Does Not Exist Kim Cobb Michael Hedges 130
6 An Investigator Claims to Have Found John Doe No. 2 and Links to 9/11 Doug Hagmann 136
7 The Media Misrepresented the Militia Movement's Involvement in the Oklahoma City Bombing Mack Tanner 143
8 The Militia Movement Continues to Propagate Antigovernment Hate Abraham H. Foxman 154
9 Timothy McVeigh Deserves the Death Penalty Paul Baumann 161
10 Timothy McVeigh Should Not Be Executed Paul Finkelman 167
Chapter 3 Personal Narratives
1 The Broadcast of McVeigh Audiotapes Causes Unease Eve Conant 173
2 A High School Student Loses Her Father Miranda Ice 178
3 Revisiting the Oklahoma City Bombing Andrew Murr 182
4 A Young Mother's Dead Infant Becomes an Icon Aren Almon 186
Chronology 191
For Further Reading 195
Index 198
