James Mcveigh Research Paper

Timothy James McVeigh is the American citizen that is responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing. The Oklahoma City Bombing is labeled as the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States prior to the September 11th attacks, and to this day remains the most serious act of domestic terrorism in the United States. Prior to becoming one of the most wanted terrorists in history, McVeigh was a seemingly disturbed person. People that knew McVeigh say that he was always withdrawn and shy. McVeigh claimed to be the subject of bullying in grade school and also admitted to taking refuge in a fantasy world we he dreamed of one day getting revenge on the bullies. With a strange love for guns, McVeigh frequently told people he wanted to be a gun shop owner in the future. McVeigh would also go so far as to bring firearms to school to impress his classmates. Eventually
(BBC 2001) During his time in the military, McVeigh was deployed to Iraq for combat in the Gulf War. It was during his time in the Gulf War that McVeigh stated his anti-government feelings originated. After returning from the Gulf War, McVeigh had plans to join the United States Special Forces, but decided to leave the army completely after his psychological profile categorized him as “unsuitable” for Special Forces. After leaving the army, McVeigh seemingly wandered from place to place. Between working dead end jobs, McVeigh frequently wrote letters to local and state government officials complaining about different problems. It seemed that as time progressed, McVeigh’s anti-government feelings progressed as well. Many of his former coworkers expressed that McVeigh frequently sounded off to them daily about his loathing for the government, and that at sometimes that seemed all he cared