Homeland Security: Oklahoma City Bombing and 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Name Institutional Affiliation Oklahoma City Bombing and 9/11 Terrorist Attacks First of all, the two attacks are dissimilar in that 9/11 attacks were the work of foreigners while the Oklahoma Bombing was a result of a coordinated attack by a local American, Timothy McVeigh. The motivation for the bombing of OKC Federal building was the federal massacre of Branch Davidians in 1994 CITATION Bra03 l 1033 (Dakss, 2003). Federal agents received intelligence that the Branch Davidians planned to march to the Capital and conduct a coup to overthrow the administration; this would explain the Waco Massacre as a response by the national government. McVeigh wanted to create chaos and confusion by directly attacking the government. On the other hand, the 9/11 attacks were a responsive action after the government unleashed military forces in the Middle East. The American government supported the prevailing governments in t...
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