This is b.s. The Bush Administration has been well aware of what happened re: the OKC bombing at least since March, when Danny Defenbaugh was unceremoniously dumped from his job, along with the rest of the FBI officials involved in the OKC Bombing.
I am told the Philadelphia Inquirer is planning to run a story Sunday upending Jayna's facts, and that former FBI officials will be quoted.
I suggest a general flame. It has to take place tomorrow, since the weekend papers have early deadlines.
No cuss words, just serious concern, together with lots and lots and lots of links.
Sign your real name, and tell them where you live, and why you are worried about this and cannot accept anymore government/media hogwash,and how the rest of the country won't either, given the current situation in regard to terrorism.
Tell them they will have blood on their hands if they don't take the time to check their facts and simply take the word of government officials without further investigation.
Tell them they first and foremost have a responsibility to tell the truth, and that, no matter what the editors may think of Arlen Specter, he is still a U.S. Senator and should be scrutinized as such, not as a lunatic of sorts, despite the single bullet, despite Ira Einhorn, etc. etc.etc.
Again, he has managed to get re-elected to the Senate for more than 20 years, so that must count for something.
Do it. Write.
Even if it's only two sentences, it will count for something. There is strength in numbers, when it comes to the media.
Also --if there's anybody on the ping list or out there in cyberland (and I know there is, without anyone telling me anything) who has details to share about this but has not shared them with the rest of us, please consider calling the Philadelphia Inquirer and telling them, and furnishing them with whatever evidence you can.Remember that is a media organization, not a government organization (yet) and they sometimes are willing to list people as unidentified sources.
Inquirer Main Switchboard
215-854-2000
EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE INQUIRER'S EDITORS:
(So a real person in charge will read your letters)
Editor Chris Hepp
chepp@phillynews.com
Editor Deirdre Childress
dchildress@phillynews.com
Assistant City Editor Francisco Delgado
fdelgado@phillynews.com
Assistant City Editor Conrad Grove
cgrove@phillynews.com
Send it to all of them, and more if you like.