Oklahoma City Bombing

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at the Oklahoma City bombing. The paper first examines the facts, based on published information and investigations, about the pre-bombing preparedness of the federal, state and local officials on the date of the bombing. The paper then discusses the emergency disaster response to the bombing by the respective official agencies at the local, state and federal levels.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Before April 19, 1995
Emergency Response on April 19, 1995
Profile of a Domestic Terrorist
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Would Terry Nichols have withheld the name of the unidentified John Doe alleged by some witnesses to have been with McVeigh on the day of the bombing? Only if, as a conspirator, as a disgruntled American convinced that he was guaranteed the right to revolution under the Constitution of the United States, and because Nichols already knew that he would not receive the death penalty it is very possible that there exists a third man that has gone unidentified. Or whom the FBI is still investigating and, therefore, the element of withholding information on such a suspect would still be rational and logical and acceptable."

Sample of Sources Used:

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