Oklahoma City bombing anniversary a reminder of the radical right鈥檚 rage

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Oklahoma City bombing anniversary a reminder of the radical right鈥檚 rage

April 19, 2014

Former Senior Fellow

On the 19th anniversary of the听Oklahoma City听bombing, 澳彩开奖 Senior Fellow Mark Potok reflects on the legacy of radical-right terrorism in听America, the horrific听Kansas听shootings of earlier in the week, and the importance of the government taking the threat more seriously.

Nineteen years ago today, evil came to听Oklahoma City. Timothy McVeigh, fueled by hatred of the government he saw as an oppressive tyrant, set off a massive truck bomb at the听Alfred听P.听Murrah听Federal听Building, tearing away the lives of 168 Americans, including 19 small children in a day-care center.