1991 Memo Warned Of 'Turner'-Inspired Bombing

Memo Was Written by FBI Agent Investigating Texas Militia Group; Militia Member Andreas Strassmeier Was Later Linked To OKC Bombing

More than three years before the Oklahoma City bombing, an FBI agent investigating a group of Texas extremists warned that "The Turner Diaries" could inspire a truck bomb attack against the U.S. government.

At least one member of the Texas group was subsequently linked to the Oklahoma City bombing -- Andreas Strassmeier, a German national whose role in the conspiracy will be the subject of Congressional hearings this fall.

The revelations are contained in more than 500 pages of FBI documents obtained by INTELWIRE under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents support the possibility of a broader domestic conspiracy in the Oklahoma City bombing -- including links to the little-known Texas group and another extremist group that was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair.

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Special Report: The Trentadue Files

Several newly revealed FBI documents provide the most dramatic evidence to date that the Oklahoma City bombing was carried out by a conspiracy involving more people than Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.

Attorney Jesse Trentadue has disclosed more than 50 pages of FBI internal documents, which are at the center of a court battle over the FBI's obligation to disclose information about the Oklahoma City bombing investigation. All currently available documents are now available to journalists and the public on this site.

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al Qaeda and OKC: The Reports

The possibility of a link between al Qaeda and the Oklahoma City bombing is a special focus of INTELWIRE's investigative reports.

Narrative overview of INTELWIRE reports.

Although no conclusive proof links al Qaeda to the OKC bombing, the investigation has uncovered dramatic new stories in the War on Terror, including an al Qaeda plot to recruit U.S. Gulf War veterans, a program which is tied to the Saudi government.

INTELWIRE's investigation into the Oklahoma City bombing has broken a substantial amount of ground, including several exclusive stories that have opened significant new lines for investigation.

While the state of the story currently falls short of a "smoking gun" connection, there is extensive circumstantial evidence to justify a continued examination. Despite emotional claims by individuals on both sides of the debate, no report has yet uncovered a conclusive proof or refutation of an al Qaeda-OKC link.

A link between al Qaeda and the Oklahoma City bombing could be as simple as a shared formula for an ammonium nitrate bomb, or it could be an extensive cooperation between multiple suspects. The only way to determine what connections exist, if any, is to continue reporting this story.

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NEW: U.S. Secretly Detained bin Laden Brother-in-Law After INS Announced Deporation; 9/11 Commissioner Gorelick Linked To Case

The U.S. government secretly detained Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law for four months in 1995, after the INS announced he had already been deported to Jordan, according to documents obtained by INTELWIRE using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The Jordan deportation had been authorized by then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, at the request of Secretary of State Warren Christopher. A member of the independent commission investigating the September 11 attacks, Gorelick came under fire in 2004 for possible conflicts arising from her role in the Clinton administration's war on terrorism.

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THE INTELWIRE INVESTIGATION:

OKC Bomb Formulas Found in Al Qaeda Manuals

Al Qaeda bomb manuals, brought into the country by an associate of Ramzi Yousef, featured specific instructions on every chemical believed to have been used in the Oklahoma City bomb.
EXCLUSIVE: Al Qaeda & Saudis Plotted To Recruit Gulf War Vets As Terrorists
Al Qaeda recruiters in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia targeted U.S. servicemen and Gulf War vets. This well-documented program began collecting servicemen's names while Timothy McVeigh was stationed in Saudi Arabia. The program has deep links to the Philippines and Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law.
EXCLUSIVE: McVeigh, Nichols Moved On Key Dates In Qaeda Recruitment Plot
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols made sudden and unexplained moves at times coinciding with the activities of al Qaeda recruiters in the U.S. and abroad.
al Qaeda Recruited Christians in Key Terry Nichols Locale
An al Qaeda program tied to Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law specifically recruited Christian converts in Cebu City, the Philippines, at the same time Terry Nichols lived there.
EXCLUSIVE: bin Laden Brother-in-Law Transferred To High-Security Prison Just Hours After OKC
Just hours after the Oklahoma City bombing, the federal government quietly moved Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law out of a California county jail and into administrative detention, a classification often used for "extremely dangerous" inmates.
EXCLUSIVE: INS Deported bin Laden Brother-in-Law Just Days After OKC
Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law, an alleged al Qaeda recruiter with deep ties to the Philippines, cut a deal to be deported out of U.S. custody within days of the Oklahoma City bombing. Mohammed Jamal Khalifa was potentially tied to three ongoing criminal investigations of terrorist attacks against the U.S., but the Justice Department returned to him evidence that had been seized from his luggage.
EXCLUSIVE: Analyzing The Links Between Terry Nichols and Ramzi Yousef
Comparing the timelines of Terry Nichols and Ramzi Yousef demonstrates that they passed literally within yards of each other during key dates in their respective terror plots. Where do you draw the line between coincidence and probability?
EXCLUSIVE: Jose Padilla and John Doe 2? A Look At A Long Shot
Accused al Qaeda "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla bears a starling resemblence to John Doe 2, a never-found suspect in the OKC bombing who most witnesses decribed as Hispanic (not Middle Eastern as some claim).
Reports Link Jose Padilla To NYC Terror Cell And Gulf War Vet Recruiter
A report in the Miami Herald links Jose Padilla to the NYC terror recruiting cell that targeted Gulf War vets, providing a startling nexus that could unite the disparate threads of INTELWIRE's investigations. RELATED STORIES:
Newsweek: Alleged Yousef-Iraq Link Debunked By Secret Post-9/11 Mission

Ex-Terror Czar Says Feds Couldn't Disprove Nichols-Yousef Link

Khalifa Links run to Al-Zawahiri, Uranium Plot, Terror Finance Network and even 9/11

Bin Laden Brother-in-Law Denies Terror Ties, Asks To Be Dropped From 9/11 Lawsuit

Media Backgrounder: Jose Padilla

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Gaza Flotilla Official Was Foreign Fighter in Bosnia

U.S. Gave Millions to Terror-Linked Yemeni Charity

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