10th Anniversary of Oaklahoma Bombing

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  • Bruce Cohen
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    • May 2003
    • 2698
    • Nanuet, NY, USA.
    • BT3100

    10th Anniversary of Oaklahoma Bombing

    It's interesting how none of the newspapers have run stories about this anniversary.
    We seem to quickly forget the 168 people murdered 10 years ago really fast.
    Pretty sorry comment for if nothing else, the media in this country.

    RIP, I will always remember you

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    "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
    Samuel Colt did"
  • RAFlorida
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    • Apr 2008
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    #2
    You are very correct Bruce about the media.

    May all those that died that day rest in peace and we shall remember them. They died for no reason what so ever and we should pay respect to them.

    And the media is a sorry lot who pays no attention to something of this magnitude.

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    • Pappy
      The Full Monte
      • Dec 2002
      • 10453
      • San Marcos, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 (x2)

      #3
      Seems that the attacks on our citzens, both civilian and military, are sept aside by the media to focus on the perpetrators 'rights'.
      Don, aka Pappy,

      Wise men talk because they have something to say,
      Fools because they have to say something.
      Plato

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      • Bruce Cohen
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        • May 2003
        • 2698
        • Nanuet, NY, USA.
        • BT3100

        #4
        Originally posted by Pappy
        Seems that the attacks on our citzens, both civilian and military, are sept aside by the media to focus on the perpetrators 'rights'.
        Don, you can say that again, it seems that Lindsay Lohan gets more air time than the stuff that counts.
        Is this what we put our lives on the line for. Sometimes, this country really makes me want to puke.

        Semper Fi my friend,
        Bruce
        "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
        Samuel Colt did"

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        • sandoz71
          Forum Newbie
          • Oct 2006
          • 13

          #5
          That there has been no mention in the "main stream media" or whatever it’s called these days, is a bit sad, but the attack happened 16 years ago if my math is correct (April 19th 1995). Still significant but perhaps not as much as 15 or 10 or 20 year milestones where the media is concerned?

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          • dbhost
            Slow and steady
            • Apr 2008
            • 9209
            • League City, Texas
            • Ryobi BT3100

            #6
            Your math might be a wee bit off. Oklahoma City Bombing happened years prior to 8/11, and this September is the 10th anniversary of 9-11-2001.

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            • sandoz71
              Forum Newbie
              • Oct 2006
              • 13

              #7
              Right. I was referring to the header on Bruce's post that reads "10th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing"

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              • billwmeyer
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                • Feb 2003
                • 1858
                • Weir, Ks, USA.
                • BT3000

                #8
                I have been to the memorial there. I would recommend it to anyone going through that area. I had an eerie feeling from the moment we parked the car until we left. The memorial with the empty chairs was heart wrenching.

                Bill
                "I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in."-Kenny Rogers

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                • radhak
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                  • Apr 2006
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                  #9
                  This date seems to be particularly cursed -
                  - 1 year since BP's Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion
                  - 11 (or 12?) years since Columbine
                  - 16 years since Oklahoma
                  - 18 years since the Branch Davidian siege
                  It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
                  - Aristotle

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                  • Pappy
                    The Full Monte
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 10453
                    • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                    • BT3000 (x2)

                    #10
                    12 years since Columbine. That one made CNN.
                    Don, aka Pappy,

                    Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                    Fools because they have to say something.
                    Plato

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                    • Bruce Cohen
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                      • May 2003
                      • 2698
                      • Nanuet, NY, USA.
                      • BT3100

                      #11
                      Hey Don,

                      Is it time to bug out now?

                      Bruce
                      "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
                      Samuel Colt did"

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                      • Pappy
                        The Full Monte
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 10453
                        • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                        • BT3000 (x2)

                        #12
                        To paraphrase Chesty...

                        "Retreat he**! I can attack in any direction."
                        Don, aka Pappy,

                        Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                        Fools because they have to say something.
                        Plato

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                        • LCHIEN
                          Internet Fact Checker
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 20914
                          • Katy, TX, USA.
                          • BT3000 vintage 1999

                          #13
                          OKC was a tragedy to be sure. But, the perpetrators were captured tried and convicted, one was executed and I think the other is in prison for a long time. There were no widely held suspicions of wider involvement than that, so the case is closed for all intents and purposes, as opposed to other events that involved many persons and an organization that still operate today and have not yet been brought to justice.

                          I did see some media marking the event but the reasons I gave above probably account for the relative low key vs. what will probably be a big media even this coming September.
                          Loring in Katy, TX USA
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                          • Russianwolf
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by radhak
                            This date seems to be particularly cursed -
                            - 1 year since BP's Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion
                            - 11 (or 12?) years since Columbine
                            - 16 years since Oklahoma
                            - 18 years since the Branch Davidian siege
                            I seem to recall hearing that the middle two events were timed for this date because of the one 18 years ago. You know those nut jobs like to hang together.
                            Mike
                            Lakota's Dad

                            If at first you don't succeed, deny you were trying in the first place.

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                            • Bruce Cohen
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                              • May 2003
                              • 2698
                              • Nanuet, NY, USA.
                              • BT3100

                              #15
                              I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm really not looking forward to the 9/11 anniversary. Way too many ghosts to deal with.
                              Bruce
                              "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
                              Samuel Colt did"

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