Oklahoma City Bombing

No Medium, No Message, No Closure?

Jody Lyneé Madeira | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: 9/11, Timothy McVeigh, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Photos, Osama Bin Laden Death, Oklahoma City Bombing, September 11th, Osama Bin Laden, College News

If the federal government had the capacity to successfully arrange a secure broadcast of the execution of Timothy McVeigh in 2001, then surely it could arrange for a secure viewing of a select number of images of bin Laden's corpse now.

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What The Oklahoma City Bombing Investigation MISSED

Andrew Gumbel | Posted 04.28.2012

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Ever since Timothy McVeigh's execution, four months to the day before 9/11, a certain conventional wisdom has taken hold that the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing was the work of just two disenchanted guys from the heartland who did something colossally heartless and stupid.

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April: A Month of Showers, Tears and Smiles

Tim Giago | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Columbine, 9/11, April, Adolf Hitler, April Showers, Oklahoma City Bombing, Titanic Sinking, Culture News

At that time April became the month of hope and dreams. But before Jolson's song of April, the month took some ominous turns.

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On Change

Marian Salzman | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Newscrafting, Women, U.S. Economy, Gray Divorce, Purple, Social Networking, Hope, Hyperlocalism, Terrorism, Singleton, World Trade Center Attacks, Future, Trendspotter, Hyperlocal, Facebook, World Trade Center Memorial, Barack Obama, Marriage, Change, Metrosexual, Trendspotting, Sustainability, Political Polarization, Polarization, Oklahoma City Bombing, Gay Marriage, Virtuality, Family, Culture News

And who could have imagined a world of "Yes, we can," in which a young-ish African American president gets elected, only to be challenged by those claiming to want to restore some notion of the American dream, complete with a blurring of church and state?

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U.S. Strategy After 9/11: Ruminations on a Lost Decade

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 11.14.2011

September 11 removed us further from our liberal traditions, which had once considered undue government surveillance as a violation of civil liberties, while a previously unimaginable concept like torture suddenly became a topic worthy of "debate."

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Expert Says 9/11 Terror Threat May Not Match Size Of Previous Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Terry Nichols, Timothy McVeigh, Terrorism, Stratfor, Fbi, Decade After 9/11 - National Security, Anders Behring Breivik, Al Qaeda, Faisel-Shahzad, September 11, Time Square Bomb, Ramzi Yousef, World Trade Center, Credible-Threat-New-York, Oklahoma City Bombing, September 11 Anniversary, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As counterterrorism officials here and in New York search frantically to confirm a "credible" report of an "active plot" to set off expl...

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9/11 Rebuilding Lessons from Oklahoma City

Kari Watkins | Posted 11.08.2011

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As we experienced in downtown Oklahoma City following the 1995 terrorist attack on our federal building, Lower Manhattan must continue to rebuild with fervency. The construction of the Memorial is an important part of this.

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Fingering Alleged Right Winger in Norway Shooting Didn't Stop the Muslim Bashing

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Muslim Bias, Anders Behring Breivik, Terrorism, Islamophobia, Bush Administration, Oklahoma City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh, Politics News

Despite the steadily mounting evidence that Breivik's anti-Muslim hatred was a prime motive for the rampage, it didn't stop the avalanche of chatter that there had to be a tie somewhere with Islamic terrorism.

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America's Deadliest School Massacre Is the One You Never Heard Of

Lev Raphael | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Columbine, School Bombings, Books News, Terrorism, Michigan, Books, Bombing, Domestic Terrorism, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma City Bombing, Books News

The toll was 44 killed, 58 wounded. The means were unprecedented. In the end, suicide bomber Andrew Kehoe was that American cliché: the kind of man you'd never expect to go criminally berserk.

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Oklahoma City Bombing: The Movie

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sixteen years after the devastating bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, a new film will bring the tragedy back into foc...

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Polling Lessons For Obama From Oklahoma City

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Obama Polls, Pollster Analysis, Howard Fineman, Barack Obama Polls, Oklahoma City Bombing, Barack Obama, Politics News

Will President Barack Obama's Tucson speech affect his job approval ratings? If public reaction to Bill Clinton's handling of the Oklahoma City bombin...

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Pastor Bill Clinton's Lessons From Oklahoma City for Professor Barack Obama in Tucson

Michael Takiff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Political Rhetoric, Gabrielle Giffords, Oklahoma City Bombing, Tucson Shooting, Barack Obama, Politics News

Barack Obama may be too good a person -- too well-behaved, too self-controlled -- to be pastor to the nation like Bill Clinton was after Oklahoma City. But, in this teachable moment, he can be teacher to the nation.

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Arizona Shooting Reminds Us Our Words Are Swords

Sheldon C. Good | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Shooting, Arizona Immigration Law, Prophet Isaiah, Tuscon Shooting, Tragedy in America, Jared Loughner, Gabrielle Giffords, Power of Speech, Oklahoma City Bombing, Religion News

We all possess what the prophet Isaiah called mouths as sharp as swords. As violence once again strangles our nation's soul, the prophet's words remind us to put the swords back in their place.

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Arizona Shootings: Our Moment of Silence Needs to Be Followed by More Than Just Lowered Voices

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, John Roll, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Oklahoma City Bombing, Tucson Shooting, Tucson, Politics News

There are always going to be unbalanced people, just as there are always going to be viruses in our environment -- but what most determines whether those viruses make us sick is the strength of our immune system.

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Who is Jared Lee Loughner?

Mark Potok | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Patriot Movement, Oklahoma City Bombing, Jared Lee Loughner, Jared Loughner, Politics News

At this early stage, I think Loughner is probably best described as a mentally ill or unstable person who was influenced by the rhetoric and demonizing propaganda around him.

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Tucson Tragedy: What Obama Can Learn From Oklahoma City

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The deaths in Tucson are not about politics in the narrow sense, ideology or party. From what we know, Jared Loughner's acts were those of a madman divorced from reality, let alone from public debate. But that doesn't make Tucson politically meaningless.

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Father-Son Bank Bombing Exposes Anti-Government 'Underworld'

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Timothy McVeigh, Bank Bombing, Bruce Turnidge, Barack Obama, Oklahoma City Bombing, Salem, Birther, Rural America, Gun Rights, Tea Party, Anti-Government, Joshua Turnidge, Oregon, Politics News

SALEM, Ore. — People who knew Bruce Turnidge and his son say they loved their guns, hated President Obama, and fantasized about starting a milit...

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Terry Nichols Food Lawsuit Dismissed By Denver Judge

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal judge has dismissed claims by Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols that prison officials violated his constitution...

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"Muslims Killed Us On 9/11?"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's nothing like a little good old fashioned racist propaganda to scare the bejesus out of the blissfully unaware and bolster one's position.

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The Enemy from Within: Why We Cannot Focus Solely on Islamic Terrorism

Matt Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

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We need to remember that no group has monopolized the threat of terrorism against this country, and be prepared not only for a foreign-based act, but also one that could be conceived by Americans.

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Oklahoma City Bomb Conspirator Says He's Being Force Fed At Supermax

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols says prison officials in Colorado inserted IVs into his veins and force fed him followi...

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Sarah Palin's Flying Circus

Stu Kreisman | Posted 05.25.2011

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As shown in the Python sketch, it's impossible to have an intellectual discussion with anyone whose sole purpose is to undermine and demonize your beliefs or position.

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There Bill Clinton Goes Again

Tony Blankley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City Bombing, Contract With America, Politics News

Former President Bill Clinton last week inadvertently demonstrated Karl Marx's shrewd observation: "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."

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Dangerous Right Wing Rhetoric: There Will Be Blood

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

It's a shame that not one legit Republican in power is willing to publicly condemn the dangerous rhetoric. But why should they, I guess. They hope to benefit by it come November.

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Tea Party Is No Way to Commemorate April 19

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Right Wing Media, White Supremacists, Militia, Oklahoma City-Oklahoma, Timothy McVeigh, Center for New Community, Hutaree Militia, April 19, Right Wing, White Supremacy, Southern Poverty Law Center, Tea Party, Oklahoma City Bombing, Right-Wing Extremism, Politics News

Today is the 15 year anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. As we reflect back upon the horror of that day, we should simultaneously reflect upon the current threats of domestic terrorism facing our nation.

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