Points of Departure

"From day one, a surfeit of scientific anomalies and inexplicable events have surrounded the allegedly airtight case against the two men [McVeigh and Nichols]. Indeed, despite widespread belief that the crime has been solved, a number of looming questions remain unanswered. While many would prefer to ignore the shroud of mystery that still envelops this monumental tragedy, to do so wouuld sacrifice perhaps our most valuable commodity: the historical record."

I wrote these words approximately five years ago in my contribution to the Disinfo anthology You Are Being Lied To (Disinfo, 2001).

While I was never one to doubt the culpability of McVeigh and Nichols, to this day I remain disturbed by evidence indicating the presence of multiple bombs inside the Murrah Building and the very real possibility that the lethal blast involved other individuals who are still walking free.

Thanks to reporter JD Cash's bulldog-like tenacity, the truth of what happened that fateful day is starting to emerge.

In a recent dispatch, Cash reveals that the Oklahoma City Bombing investigation (code named OKBOMB) was marginalized from the outset by Justice Department officials largely motivated by what he describes as "political considerations."

Despite empty promises made to the families of the victims that federal officials would "leave no stone unturned" in the investigation, Cash was informed by unnamed Justice Department officials (corroborated by extensive documentation) that "the FBI failed to arrest all the persons involved."

According to Cash, "one former senior member of the DOJ put it in strong terms. He laid blame at the feet of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Forearms" (BATF).

"I knew [Andreas] Strassmeir was central to this crime and I believe Carol Howe, the informant, was dead right," asserts the unnamed official. "She warned the ATF and they blew this whole thing. They knew the details of what was in the works and they messed everything up..."

More to come...