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Title: The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror by David Hoffman, Charles Key ISBN: 0922915490 Publisher: Feral House Pub. Date: 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Rating: 4
Summary: Very important
Comment: Hoffman's account of the Oklahoma tragedy is a startling expose of goverment coverup. Published in the alternative press and sporting a few typos and factual lapses Hoffman nevertheless presents mountains of detail about the murder of 169 people, (Hoffman apparently counts the unknown owner of a leg found in the debris), which so-called mainstream media has ignored. I found out about this book through my own curiosity and doubt about the official story. The OKBIC (Oklahoma Bombing Investigating Committee) which has a website distances itself from this book in spite of the fact that they agree with most of its premises. The facts are that a fertilizer bomb could not have done the damage, McVeigh was seen with at least five other people,(not Nichols), eyewitnesses and survivors saw strangers in the federal building before the bombing, at least two unexploded "bombs", 5 gallon military type cans of highly explosive mercury fulmate, were removed after the blast, ! suspicious deaths of some who were upset with the gov't handling of the case, seismic recordings of two explosions and survivor reportings of two explosions, and the complete and utter destruction and removal of the murder scene, even to the extent of hauling off all the debris in trucks and burying it at landfills which were guarded, before any independent forensic tests could be done. In addition, Carol Howe and Gary Gagan, federal informants, both told their superiors about plans to blow up a federal building, ATF agents were forewarned by their pagers, and even Congressman Istook (R-OK) knew beforehand. This book is a must-read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Enormous compendium of info on OKC Bomb
Comment: This enormous compendium of information about the Oklahoma City Bomb contextualizes that event with the data that official investigations and the press have abandoned now that the fix is in and Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols have been declared the lone bombers. It supplements Jim Keith's previous work, OKBomb!, in many ways, crissing-crossing what's in that book , adding to its body of knowledge and examining the OKC bomb as part of the "politics of terror" strategy that currently dominates international affairs. It includes an introduction by Oklahoma State Representative Charles Key adapted from an appeal letter that "does not necessarily imply Rep. Key's endorsement of the author's conclusions," noting also that author Hoffman and Key shared investigative leads and information. One conclusion that Key no doubt would affirm is the basic premise of the book: federal agencies know far more about the Oklahoma City bombing than they're willing to admit.
Rating: 5
Summary: Stunning
Comment: This book is extremely well researched and stunning in its conclusions. That this event could happen as described should shake to the core every American's faith in governments and their law enforcement institutions.
A note on reading the book: it is extremely dense. It is easy to lose site of the forest in each chapter as you hack your way through the trees. A clearer focus on story line instead of overwhelming us with an incredible density of detail would have made what is already a powerful read even more powerful. Also, I think the credibility of the author's message would have been enhanced if he just let the chilling facts speak for themselves, rather than resorting, at times, to shrill and childish editorializing.
However, neither of these criticisms should dissuade anyone from reading this book. As a matter of fact, it should be required reading for all people of democratic societies to rid them of the naive belief that governments work in the best interest of the people they supposedly serve.
Without intending to sound too cliche, it is people like David Hoffman who are the true defenders of the Bill of Rights in the American Constitution.
If this book interests you, you might also like any non-fiction by Gore Vidal (a big proponent of this book), Christopher Hitchens (The Trial Of Henry Kissenger, No One Left To Lie To) and the "fiction" of James Ellroy (American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand).
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Title: Farewell America: The Plot to Kill JFK by James Hepburn, William Turner ISBN: 1883955327 Publisher: Penmarin Books Inc Pub. Date: 22 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew K. Brzezinski ISBN: 0465027261 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Lucky: A Memoir by Alice Sebold ISBN: 0316096199 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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