They felt that I was advocating the killing of children. Most have, since, realized that if there is to be a war in the United States, innocent casualties will be as common as they are in any other country turned battleground. The sense of justice, cause or motivation seems to have been left in obscurity by those who so recently advocated their own form of violence. At the same time, the federal government was becoming very concerned over the ramifications of what had happened. Although their public finger was pointed at the middle east, their private finger was scratching their collective heads and wondering if this wasn't the beginning of an insurrection in this country.
Tensions increase over Oklahoma City explosion begins to explain the apprehension of the government.
There appeared to be a severe heightening of attitudes and anger among both sides. The national press played a significant role in our observation of the events surrounding the bombing. Most patriots relied upon a source that they perceive as a tool of the enemy. Television news programs made hay out of the events, and carried their own political message in the process. As the pieces of obvious influential information, attacks on patriots and obfuscation of truth became apparent, I felt compelled to write about a meeting I had had just weeks before Waco.