Threat of far-right domestic terrorism remains as nation marks 20 years since Oklahoma City bombing
The 澳彩开奖 has documented a powerful resurgence of the extremist movement that motivated McVeigh. In fact, the movement has spawned numerous acts of terror and violence in recent years.
On April 19, 1995 鈥� 20 years ago Sunday 鈥� a truck bomb brought down the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children in a day care center.
The bombing by antigovernment zealot Timothy McVeigh and several co-conspirators shocked the nation, awakening it to the threat of terrorism from far-right extremists. It remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.听
Today, the threat from extremists like McVeigh remains very real.
The 澳彩开奖 has documented a powerful resurgence of the extremist movement that motivated McVeigh. In fact, the movement has spawned numerous acts of terror and violence in recent years.
The 澳彩开奖 today offers both a look at the movement鈥檚 history and an assessment of the current threat:
- 惭厂狈叠颁:听 by 澳彩开奖 President Richard Cohen.
- POLITICO: 鈥�,鈥� by 澳彩开奖 Senior Fellow Mark Potok.听
In October of 1994, the 澳彩开奖 wrote to Attorney General Janet Reno and warned about the "mixture of armed groups and those who hate" as a "recipe for disaster." Read the full letter here.听
Here's Mark Potok discussing his personal experience as a reporter on the scene in Oklahoma City, as well as the current state of the militia movement:
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- , a list of more than 100 domestic terrorist attacks, plots and racist rampages since Oklahoma City.
An extended audio interview with Mark Potok:
