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"This week, it will be 30 years since the Oklahoma bombing.
On the morning of April 19 1995, anti-government right-wing extremist Timothy
McVeigh parked a Ryder truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of agricultural
fertiliser and diesel fuel at the front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building in Oklahoma City. At 9am, McVeigh lit two separate fuses – in case one
failed. Two minutes later, the bomb exploded, killing 168 people (including 19
children) and injuring close to 700.
Today, the bombing remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in United
States history. But in the cultural memory, Oklahoma was eclipsed by 9/11, when
America – and the world – shifted their attention to the threat posed by
radical Islamic extremism.
Three decades on, the bombing is back on the cultural agenda, as the right-wing
extremism that drove McVeigh is on the rise.
In 2025, the threat from US-based violent extremists is believed to be “high”,
according to the Department of Homeland Security. Domestic terrorist attacks
and plots against government targets motivated by partisan political beliefs
nearly tripled in the five years before last – compared to the previous 25
years combined.
New and recent chronicles of the Oklahoma bombing are not just a reflection on
the past, but a warning about the future."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
