The Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City in 1996


The US government is afraid of encouraging militia recruitment by creating a violent incident that could play into the hands of conspiracy theorists and the American Ultra-Right.


The second largest terrorist atack in US history, aſter the 9/11 Trade Centre atack in New York of 2001, was the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City in 1996. It killed or maimed 848 people, including 19 children.


The perpetrator, militiaman Timothy McVeigh, claimed it was in retaliation for a shootout between law enforcement officers and an armed cult in Waco, Texas.


It’s interesting that when the terrorists are white the American government prefers diplomacy. It tries not to make things worse by going in guns blazing, shies away from


It’s interesting that when the terrorists are white the American government prefers diplomacy.


using inflammatory language that might encourage supporters and is careful to distinguish them from other white, right-wing, christian folks.


Muir inspired us all to campaign to keep wild spaces wild, limit economic activity to what is sustainable and help preserve the land for future generations. But, as individuals, there is only so much we can do.


As John Muir said: “God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, and avalanches; but he cannot save them from fools—only Uncle Sam can do that.”


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