A Gulf War veteran, McVeigh sought revenge against the federal government for the 1993 Waco siege that ended in the deaths of 86 people, many of whom were children, as well as the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident and American foreign policy. He hoped to inspire a revolution against the federal government, and defended the bombing as a legitimate tactic against what he saw as a tyrannical government.[7] He was arrested shortly after the bombing and indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction. He was found guilty on all counts in 1997 and sentenced to death.

McVeigh was just another victim of an out-of-control FBI. He had a minder, basically someone who encouraged him to do the bombing, enabled his access to training and supplies, and was with him every step of the way. The mysterious "2nd man" the OK cops were looking for. Then, the FBI took over, told everyone there was no second man and .....