[hobbes1]

Close Poohbah, but not quite.

The Clinton Administration, made a concious effort in 1993, with the WTC bombing, to shift US Government Policy regarding ALL TERRORISM as State Sposored, to the work of Individuals. This way they could treat it as a Law enforcement probblem, and not ever be burdened by the Politically Risky pursuit of State Actors.

BTW, that was the most IMPORTANT PART of Bush's Axis of Evil speech. In one quick turn he put the emphasis back where it belonged, and without any of the Talking heads noticing. (mostly because they refused to call the Previous Administration on it).....

[Poohbah]

WRT Oklahoma City, Clinton was VERY desperate to keep it pinned on the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.

[swarthyguy]

And we see it now in the defense strategies of the Buffalo 6, where their apologists are saying they committed no crime.

A crime fighting strategy towards terrorism is short sighted, to say the least, since very few terrorists get caught for common crimes as they stay clean. By the time you can nail them for a terror crime, its too late.