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No event in United States history can occur without somebody coming up with an elaborate theory to explain it, and the Oklahoma City bombing, done by Timothy McVeigh on April 19, 1995,[1] is no exception. Although the conspiracies around this event have largely been supplanted by the 9/11 Truth Movement, this is not to say that some haven't thought up odd justifications about the event which, like all conspiracy theories, have no real evidence to back them up.
Many of these ideas come down to little more than noting gaps, which, to be fair, are sometimes actually there (a surprisingly rare point for the conspiracy theorist), and using them as a jumping off point to promote their pet theories. The problem with this should be obvious: Although somebody could legitimately use information we don't have to conclude "we don't know anything," or even justify a vague sense of "something's going on," that doesn't actually prove the pet theories the person is promoting. Furthermore: If we don't have the evidence to fully justify the narrative put forward by the federal government, how exactly are we supposed to believe that some guy on the internet has the evidence to indite the entire federal government or whatever group said person is mad at?
John Doe no. 2[edit]
Shortly after the bombings, many witnesses reported seeing a second conspirator along with McVeigh, who was nicknamed "John Doe No. 2."[2] Since the incident, numerous theories have been brought forward over who exactly John Doe No. 2 actually was. The FBI once arrested bank robber and white supremacist Michael Brescia because of his physical resemblance to John Doe No. 2, but they later released him on lack of evidence.[3] Others have proposed that Richard Lee Guthrie, Jr., who was a member of the same group as Brescia, was the actual man the FBI were looking, but they dropped the lead after arresting the wrong person and said person dying in their custody.[4]
Another common suspect is Jose Padilla, American-born al-Qaeda operative who also shares a decent physical resemblance with the alleged helper.[5]
However, again, nothing about this is even close to concrete. In truth, the odds of a person having an exact doppelganger is about one in one hundred thirty five,[6] and you don't need to be an exact doppelganger to resemble another person to the point of confusion. As mentioned above, nobody knows for sure who exactly John Doe No. 2 is, and anybody claiming otherwise is just plain lying to you.
Just plain stupid[edit]
As you would expect, these theories start to go off the wall rather quick, with talk about who was "really behind" the bombings. Suspects include:
- Saddam Hussein[7]
- The Clinton Family[8]
- Iran--yes, seriously.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Oklahoma City Bombing
- ↑ In Search of John Doe No. 2: The Story the Feds Never Told About the Oklahoma City Bombing
- ↑ IN ALL THE SPECULATION AND SPIN SURROUNDING THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING, JOHN DOE 2 HAS BECOME A LEGEND -- THE CENTRAL FIGURE IN COUNTLESS CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAT ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE HORROR .DID HE EVER REALLY EXIST?
- ↑ 5 Lost Photos That Could Have Changed History
- ↑ Conspiracy Buffs See Similarities Between Jose Padilla, John Doe 2
- ↑ You are surprisingly likely to have a living doppelganger
- ↑ Did Timothy McVeigh have Iraqi helpers?
- ↑ Baseless Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy Theory
- ↑ The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing by Jayna Davis