[Senator] Specter asks probe of Iraq links to WTC-Okla. attacks

This is the one that got me, from a GMA interview with Stephen Jones on April 9,2001. It was linked on an earlier Specter thread.

GIBSON: And you think it's open to debate whether McVeigh himself drove the truck?

Mr. JONES: Yes, I do think it's open. I think Tim has promoted and self-aggrandized his own role in this for some psychological need here on the eve of his execution, but it's contrary to the evidence in the case, in my judgment.

GIBSON: What leads you to that conclusion? Did he tell you specifically that there was another person there, that he may not have driven the truck, or do you infer that from things he said?

Mr. JONES: Well, I think--first, he indicated that there were other people involved besides those that have previously been link in the public. Certainly, it can be inferred from things that he told us, but there were also a couple of times where he was more explicit and indicated a--a broader conspiracy and that people did things in the case that he now ascribes to himself.

GIBSON: When you say there are some things that even Tim McVeigh may not know, that, of course, raises the specter of some sort of--some sort of person who was controlling all of this, including McVeigh.

Mr. JONES: Yes, I think it does, and without going into specifics because they're pending judicial proceedings, Mr. McVeigh himself indicated to me on at least one occasion that there may be things that even he did not know.

Baseball Mom, please post to the new Specter thread if you can. Also, did Specter talk about how this might influence his position on Iraq, and is he planning to take any new action?

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