whitesoxfan101 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5271117 Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help According to Oklahoma bombing conspirator, ranking officials were involved in the attack By Pamela Manson The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 02/21/2007 01:03:43 AM MST Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols says a high-ranking FBI official "apparently" was directing Timothy McVeigh in the plot to blow up a government building and might have changed the original target of the attack, according to a new affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Utah. The official and other conspirators are being protected by the federal government "in a cover-up to escape its responsibility for the loss of life in Oklahoma," Nichols claims in a Feb. 9 affidavit. Documents that supposedly help back up his allegations have been sealed to protect information in them, such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah had no comment on the allegations. The FBI and Justice Department in Washington, D.C., also declined comment. Nichols does not say what motive the government would have to be involved in the bombing. The affidavit was filed in a lawsuit brought by Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue, who believes his brother's death in a federal prison was linked to the Oklahoma City bombing. The suit, which seeks documents from the FBI under the federal Freedom of Information Act, alleges that authorities mistook Kenneth Trentadue for a bombing conspirator and that guards killed him in an interrogation that got out of hand. Trentadue's death a few months after the April 19, 1995, bombing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advertisement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- was ruled a suicide after several investigations. The government has adamantly denied any wrongdoing in the death. In his affidavit, Nichols says he wants to bring closure to the survivors and families of the attack on the Alfred B. Murrah Federal Building, which took 168 lives. He alleges he wrote then-Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2004, offering to help identify all parties who played a role in the bombing but never got a reply. Nichols is serving a life sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colo. McVeigh, who carried out the bombing, was executed in 2001. McVeigh and Nichols were the only defendants indicted in the bombing. However, Nichols alleges others were involved. McVeigh told him he was recruited for undercover missions while serving in the military, according to Nichols. He says he learned sometime in 1995 that there had been a change in bombing target and that McVeigh was upset by that. "There, in what I believe was an accidental slip of the tongue, McVeigh revealed the identity of a high-ranking FBI official who was apparently directing McVeigh in the bomb plot," Nichols says in the affidavit. Nichols also says that McVeigh threatened him and his family to force him to rob Roger Moore, an Arkansas gun dealer, of weapons and explosives. He later learned the robbery was staged so Moore, who was in on the phony heist, could deny any knowledge of the bombing plot if the stolen items were traced back to him, Nichols claims. He adds that Moore allegedly told his attorney that he would not be prosecuted in connection with the bombing because he was a "protected witness." Moore could not be reached for comment Tuesday. In addition, Nichols says McVeigh must have had help building the bomb. The device he and McVeigh built the day before the bombing did not resemble the one that ultimately was used, Nichols says, and "displayed a level of expertise and sophistication" that neither man had. Now keep in mind the source, Nichols, who I believe in an affidavit shortly after the bombings said he was "an alien". HOWEVER, I always was suspecious that Nichols and McVeigh could pull off such a elaborate plot back at that time (1995 of course), and a major paper found this fit to print, so I figured I'd post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 (edited) Nothing really elaborate about the bombing. All McVeigh needed to successfully destroy the Oklahoma City Federal building was several thousand pounds of fertilizer and a rental vehicle. Concerning Nichols' allegations, I'm more willing to believe accounts of Indonesian terrorists advising those two than our own government participating. Edited February 22, 2007 by Flash Tizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 The story goes -- McVeigh had help building bombs from al-Qaeda in the Phillipines. I'm not sure I believe any of these theories. I don't disbelieve them. But I don't doubt that the plot itself and its motivation were McVeigh's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I wonder how many Americans that don't wear foil hats believe the government is killing citizens? And I can believe the McVeigh told Nichols he was "connected" and I can believe Nichols believed him. I would just be shocked if a guy lied to get something he wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Yes the US government is smart enough to pull of 9-11, bomb the OKC federal building, hide aliens, and make George W Bush the President, but they can't plant a couple of WMDs in Iraq for people to "find". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 07:08 AM) Yes the US government is smart enough to pull of 9-11, bomb the OKC federal building, hide aliens, and make George W Bush the President, but they can't plant a couple of WMDs in Iraq for people to "find". Great point. Of course you are probably an FBI plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 07:11 AM) Great point. Of course you are probably an FBI plant. Don't make me send out the black helicopters Oh s*** I mean don't make me send out the black helicopters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 07:16 AM) Don't make me send out the black helicopters Oh s*** I mean don't make me send out the black helicopters Don't make me sell crack in your neighborhoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 07:06 AM) I wonder how many Americans that don't wear foil hats believe the government is killing citizens? I don't believe 9/11 or OKC were inside jobs, but I believe the government has killed citizens who knew too much. That and intimidation is why our government is able to keep quite a few secrets (and no, I'm not a tin foil hat guy who thinks we are hiding dead aliens, Elvis, and Adolf Hitler). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 There's always the possibility that there are crackpot agents in the FBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 some protestor guy told me the Bush Regime was responsible for that bombing. i believe him, protestors are always right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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