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THE NEW AMERICAN -- August 7, 1995  
Copyright 1995 -- American Opinion Publishing, Incorporated  
P.O. Box 8040, Appleton, WI  54913  
  
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ARTICLE: From the Editor  
AUTHOR: Gary Benoit  
  
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Every American worthy of the name hopes that the mysteries behind
the heinous attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
Oklahoma City will be solved so that the perpetrators can be
punished and similar wanton acts of destruction averted. But the
mystery will not likely be solved by allowing politics to shape 
conclusions that should be based on the evidence, by accepting
explanations without checking facts, by ignoring avenues of
investigation that deviate from pre-conceived notions, or by
rushing to judgment.  
  
Unfortunately, the Establishment opinion cartel has been guilty of
all of these transgressions. No sooner was the bombing announced
than media-christened "experts" rushed forward to point accusing
fingers at "Middle East terrorists."  Never mind that at that early
juncture these "experts" had no way of knowing who might have been
involved or why. But just as quickly as the opinion cartel
descended upon Arabs and Muslims, it shifted the blame to "right-
wing extremists" -- not just bomb throwers and insurrectionists,
mind you, but practically anyone to the right of the Clinton wing
of the Democratic Party.  
  
The truth has been obfuscated not only by the opinion cartel's
left-wing bias but by the widespread circulation of irresponsible
and unsubstantiated rumors via the Internet, short wave radio, so-
called "patriot" newsletters, etc. One newsletter seriously
questioned if Ryder is a "CIA front operation" -- based solely on
reports that a Ryder rental truck was used in both the World Trade
Center and the Oklahoma City bombings. Other sources claimed that
Janet Reno and other high-level government officials must have been
involved -- not on the basis of any hard evidence but simply
because they have been the primary beneficiaries of the political
fallout. Not surprisingly, thinking Americans who have been
subjected to this kind of faulty reasoning have grown skeptical of
any but official explanations.  
  
So who bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building? We don't know.
But what we have been able to uncover thus far could well lead to
the answer -- if only the investigative hounds of the fourth estate
would start pursuing the trail with the most promising scent and
let the political chips fall where they may. That trail begins with
a recognition that the single-bomb theory, though treated by the 
opinion cartel as one of the most reliable "facts" in the case, is
now being questioned by a number of highly qualified experts. Along
the trail can be found compelling evidence pointing to supplemental
demolition charges inside the building.  
  
The trail contains some surprising twists and turns that will
discourage many investigators. There is, for instance, the
disturbing fact that the existence of demolition charges inside the
building would suggest a much more sophisticated operation than we
have been led to believe. Then there is the troubling question as
to why the government -- in spite of the evidence -- would
tenaciously cling to the single-bomb theory. Like many other facets
of the Oklahoma City story, we cannot answer that question, but we
don't believe it should deter honest investigators from drawing
conclusions based upon the evidence itself.  
  
In two blockbuster articles beginning on pages 4 and 13, The New
American's senior editor, William F. Jasper, who has been
investigating the Oklahoma City tragedy since day one, presents a
compelling case for the multiple-bomb scenario.  But we ask that
you not take his word for it, or even the word of the knowledgeable
experts whom he quotes, but examine their logic and carefully weigh
the evidence yourself. Even though the case for multiple bombs must
withstand the scrutiny of structural engineers, building
architects, forensic experts, seismologists, etc., one does not
have to hold a PhD in physics to understand the objections to the
single-bomb theory.  
  
If, after evaluating the evidence, you agree that only part of the
story is being told, we encourage you to place this issue in the
hands of fellow citizens -- not just friends and neighbors, but
congressmen and scientists. There is still much about the Oklahoma
tragedy that must be uncovered, but we believe the truth will 
out.  
  
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THE NEW AMERICAN -- August 7, 1995 
Copyright 1995 -- American Opinion Publishing, Incorporated 
P.O. Box 8040, Appleton, WI  54913 
 
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