Ten Years After Oklahoma City Bombing, Shadow of Hate Groups Lingers... Judy L. Thomas.
by Thomas, Judy L; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 70Institutions. Publisher: Kansas City Star, 2005ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing (1995) | Radicals | Terrorism -- United States | White supremacy movementsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "At the time, it was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 persons and wounding hundreds of others. The catastrophe shocked the nation and turned the spotlight on a subculture that had been growing but operating off the grid: the anti-government movement." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the state of the anti-government movement ten years after the Oklahoma City bombing. According to some experts, the "movement--which includes everything from the patriot and militia groups to the more violent white supremacists and neo-Nazis--is rudderless and in disarray....Many of its leaders are dead. Others are in prison." But others say "the lack of leadership has created a potentially explosive environment in which 'lone wolves' are encouraged to carry out their agendas."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Ten Years After Oklahoma City Bombing, Shadow of Hate Groups Lingers.., April 3, 2005; pp. n.p..
"At the time, it was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 persons and wounding hundreds of others. The catastrophe shocked the nation and turned the spotlight on a subculture that had been growing but operating off the grid: the anti-government movement." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the state of the anti-government movement ten years after the Oklahoma City bombing. According to some experts, the "movement--which includes everything from the patriot and militia groups to the more violent white supremacists and neo-Nazis--is rudderless and in disarray....Many of its leaders are dead. Others are in prison." But others say "the lack of leadership has created a potentially explosive environment in which 'lone wolves' are encouraged to carry out their agendas."
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