Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why It Still Matters
Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles
Morrow, Apr 24 2012, $27.99
ISBN: 9780061986444
The premise of this deeply researched look at the 1995 home gown terrorist attack of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is that there were more active conspirators than just Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. The two journalists insist the investigation focused on two low hanging fruits as for instance several eyewitnesses claimed there was “John Doe Two” with McVeigh when the truck was rented. Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles provide a detailed though somewhat convoluted investigation into the background leading to the tragic event, the bombing and its aftermath with first responders acting with courage to save lives. The authors are insightful with their vivid descriptions of the right wing rabid anti-government militia who vowed vengeance for Ruby Ridge and Waco; McVeigh and Nichols were part of this fringe. They make a strong case that the Feds (FEMA, FBI and ATF) fumbled the full inquiry but name no one specifically as active in the deadly attack. Using tons of documents and interviews, readers and Congress will be reminded by this excellent tome that not all terrorist attacks come from radical Islam as the second worst murderous assault on our soil was caused by extreme non-Muslim Americans.
Harriet Klausner
Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles
Morrow, Apr 24 2012, $27.99
ISBN: 9780061986444
The premise of this deeply researched look at the 1995 home gown terrorist attack of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is that there were more active conspirators than just Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. The two journalists insist the investigation focused on two low hanging fruits as for instance several eyewitnesses claimed there was “John Doe Two” with McVeigh when the truck was rented. Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles provide a detailed though somewhat convoluted investigation into the background leading to the tragic event, the bombing and its aftermath with first responders acting with courage to save lives. The authors are insightful with their vivid descriptions of the right wing rabid anti-government militia who vowed vengeance for Ruby Ridge and Waco; McVeigh and Nichols were part of this fringe. They make a strong case that the Feds (FEMA, FBI and ATF) fumbled the full inquiry but name no one specifically as active in the deadly attack. Using tons of documents and interviews, readers and Congress will be reminded by this excellent tome that not all terrorist attacks come from radical Islam as the second worst murderous assault on our soil was caused by extreme non-Muslim Americans.
Harriet Klausner
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