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The Oklahoma City Bombing

Paul Craig Roberts

Among the many violent events–Ruby Ridge, Waco, 9/11, for example–that never received a real investigation is the Oklahoma City Bombing. On April 19, 1995, the Murrah Federal Building was blown up resulting in many deaths, injuries, and damage to nearby buildings.  The foul deed was blamed on Timothy McVeigh and a fertilizer bomb in a truck parked on the street in front of the building.  McVeigh’s reason was a bit vague.  It was blamed on anti-government ideology and revenge for the federal massacre of innocents at Waco and Ruby Ridge.

When government investigations result in coverups or agenda-serving narratives, independent investigators, and journalists in bygone days when we had them, investigate.  Many have had a go in books and articles at what has become known as the “Oklahoma City Bombing,” and none that I know of have found the official story believable. 

A year ago, that is 30 years after the fatal event, Margaret Roberts published a book:  Blowback: The Untold Story of the FBI and the Oklahoma City Bombing, an indication that researchers remain unhappy with the official story.  You can read a review of the book here:  https://cdm.press/analysis/2025/08/18/the-oklahoma-city-bombing-a-lesson-in-government-lawlessness/  

All of this is old hat to me because I chronicled the “untold story” years ago in my columns.  I did get the attention of the Department of Justice (sic).  My assistant informed me that a honcho from the Department of Justice had called with the message that I was to lay off the Trentadue matter.  I didn’t, and nothing happened.  Perhaps it was too close in time to my positions as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and editor at the Wall Street Journal for the DOJ to turn me into some kind of domestic terrorist. I still had friends in the House and Senate..........more...........