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...McVeigh was convicted of killing 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which tore through the city's federal building - including a day care center. Now, McVeigh, who will be the first federal prisoner executed since 1963, has just over a month to live, and many survivors of the bombing and family members of those who died are adamant: They want to see McVeigh draw his last breath...
...viewing room outside the death chamber at Terre Haute fits only about eight people, so roughly 250 other people want the feds to provide a closed-circuit television broadcast, either to a viewing room in Terre Haute or a remote site in Oklahoma City. After all, other victims' families are permitted to watch an execution if they choose - it's just the sheer number of victims in this scenario that presents a problem. But while many agree with the request in theory, the situation still presents U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft with something of an ethical conundrum: Will...
...Tuesday, when Ashcroft visited Oklahoma City and met with the victims' families, he sounded as if he were seriously considering the request. The decision, Justice Department officials report, will not be made until later this week, after Ashcroft has had a chance to meet with more family members and law enforcement officials familiar with the case. DOJ insiders predict that barring some unforeseen discovery, Ashcroft will allow the closed-circuit broadcast...
...they decide what to do, Oklahomans are in good company. International discussion over apologies and reparations spans slavery and Native American land in the United States, apartheid in South Africa, Nazi slave labor and war crimes in places like China, Korea and the Balkans. Meanwhile, Tulsa and the Oklahoma legislature have the opportunity to restore something to the 100 survivors of the riot who are still alive...
...case for reparations in Tulsa is particularly strong because of the deputies’ responsibility for much of the riot’s destruction. As the Oklahoma Supreme Court acknowledged in a long-forgotten insurance case, after the Greenwood residents were arrested, some of the deputies set fire to their houses. The well-orchestrated attack left more than 30 blocks destroyed and perhaps as many as 175 dead...