-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 99-09-05 22:26:38 EDT, you write: << SNETNEWS Mailing List > >(AP) Clinton to Pardon McVeigh > >By J.J. Johnson (American Provda Staff Writer) > >SYRACUSE � (AP-Provda) In the face of mounting pressure on the Clinton >Administration�s offer of clemency to 16 members of the Puerto Rican >terrorist group FANL, the President today offered a conditional pardon to >Timothy McVeigh. In 1997, McVeigh was convicted of the 1995 bombing of the >Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 169 people. > >Joe Fatneck, the White House spokesman said the presidential pardon is >merely conditional. �The president is willing to grant the pardon only if >Mr. >McVeigh publicly blames David Koresh for the Waco fire that killed over 80 >in 1993�. Fatneck made the statement during the Clinton�s ongoing >listening/campaign/hide from Congress tour. McVeigh has made no comment so >far. > >The surprise move has caused harsh criticism from families of the survivors >and law enforcement alike. �Clinton is just trying to win disgruntled >military votes for his wife in the [New York] senate race�, said a spokesman >for the retired law enforcement association. Another group's spokesman >accused the president of trying to �save [Janet] Reno�s butt� over the new >revelations now surfacing over the Waco standoff in 1993. It was reported >that McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma Federal Building in retaliation for the >fiery siege at Waco, just two years earlier. > >A democratic pollster who requested anonymity believes the conditional >pardon for McViegh is a wise political move. �When all the information about >what really happened at Waco becomes public, McVeigh may seem like a hero to >many New York Voters�, he said. New York is McVeigh�s home state. He also >stated, �If the [New York] voters can fall for Hillary, they can fall for >anything. Therefore Clinton could be placing himself in the right side of >this issue.� > >A lawyer for McVeigh said that new Waco revelation may caused an appeal to >be filed in federal court. Legal experts believe the McVeigh appeal would >have merit since new Waco information would prove the FBI and other Justice >department officials gave false testimony at the McVeigh sentencing, thus >fraudulently affecting his death sentence. > >The White House spokesman dismissed all notions of political posturing. �The >president is keeping his policy with terrorists consistent�. Fatneck said a >McVeigh pardon would the best way to put �closure� on the Oklahoma City >Bombing, and to help heal the nation. �Certainly, if he can pardon people >for setting off over 130 bombs, he can pardon a Army Veteran for just one�. > >American Provda News Service � all right reserved. > >Past American Provda Articles can be found at: > ><http://www.jj-johnson.com/>www.jj-johnson.com >> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
