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    was pretty secluded. McVeigh only wanted to hurt the government workers. He did not want any collateral damage done to the rest of the city. He parked the truck then walked off and got in his Mercury. He was caught by a highway patrolman by Perry‚ Oklahoma where he was taken to jail for possession of an illegal firearm. While in jail‚ the investigation was moving strong‚ and they did not know the culprit was already in jail. Once they discovered Timothy McVeigh did it. He went on trial and later was

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    occur in the future and what capabilities these identified agencies “bring to the table” to help defend against acts of domestic terrorism. On April 19‚ 1995‚ at approximately 9:03 a.m. the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City‚ was destroyed by a truck bomb

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    McVeigh dropped out of college and joined the army when he was 18 years old. He felt that the government had no reason to kill several people at Waco or Ruby Ridge. This is when he decided to take care of the situation himself‚ and decided to blow up a building and murder countless people. He believed that people learn traits from the government and he felt that the government were not higher up that the people of the United States. It’s an "equal" country‚ so shouldn’t everyone be "equal?" I

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    Trade Center on September 11th 2001? How did the Muslim community as a whole get stereotyped after this incident? Compare this to the absence of stereotyping after Timothy McVeigh‚ a white middle-aged man‚ detonated a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma City federal building on April 19‚ 1995. After the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11th‚ 2001‚ I think that the lives of Islamic Americans has been very tough. They got stereotyped as to pledging the same religion that Al-Qaeda use

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    Per the U.S. Department of Justice‚ Homegrown violent extremists have been defined as “those who encourage‚ endorse‚ condone‚ justify‚ or support the commission of a violent criminal act to achieve political‚ ideological‚ religious‚ social‚ or economic goals” (U.S. Department of Justice). Per authors‚ Mark Hamm and Ramon Spaaj‚ a lone wolf terrorist can be identified as the construction and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence committed by a single individual who does not

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    Timothy James McVeigh is the American citizen that is responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing. The Oklahoma City Bombing is labeled as the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States prior to the September 11th attacks‚ and to this day remains the most serious act of domestic terrorism in the United States. Prior to becoming one of the most wanted terrorists in history‚ McVeigh was a seemingly disturbed person. People that knew McVeigh say that he was always withdrawn and shy. McVeigh claimed

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    Sunday‚ October 23rd was opening night for Capital Stages’ production of August: Osage County. In short‚ the play is about a dysfunctional family brought back together due to the untimely suicide of Beverly‚ the family’s patriarch. Beverly’s wife‚ Violet‚ and their three daughters are left to deal with the aftermath of his death while also dealing with their own issues and relationships. The play is full of chaos and is ultimately a dark comedy. The execution of the play was amazing‚ I felt completely

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    How can DHS improve its Federal response time down to the local level in the first 72 hours of a disaster? Doing some research and reviewing how DHS works‚ I came across an article that suggested some great recommendations for improving DHS’s Federal response to the local level. Out of the 4 recommendations mention in that section I would agree with recommendation #8. Listed below are two recommendations that I think relate more to the forum question. It is difficult for the Federal level to deal

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    Nubia Clermont Chemistry Feb 27th‚ 2015 1. Detailed explanation of how smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors work. How do smoke detectors work? *Smoke alarms detect the smoke that comes from a fire; once it detects the smoke the smoke will trigger an alarm sound to ring off. The Ionization smoke detector detects smoke by sensing smoke particles. When these smoke particles pass through a chamber‚ it will absorb the alpha particles present from the alpha source. The smoke absorbing the alpha

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