They’ll talk about change, about politics, about reform, about corruption, but they will never talk about war unless they mean something happening far away. Because to admit the existence of the war waged against us is to admit that we are combatants, and if we see that we are not fighting back, then we would have to admit that we have surrendered. That we have already been defeated. The Arctic Circle Collective
Hassan al Sabbah, a brilliant Iranian polymath and tactician, founded the Nizari Ismai’li state, a state that flourished from 1090 to 1256 AD in Iran and Syria. This small state relied on a cadre of fearless professional assassins to protect itself from conquests, and to protect co-religionists living elsewhere from massacres.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Monday, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Oklahoma City Memorial Ceremony on the 26th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing:
Thank you so much for those kind words, Bob.
Every year, on the 19th of April, people gather here at this beautiful memorial to remember those who were killed, those who survived, and those who were changed forever, to commemorate the strength of the community that came together in the face of such great loss, and to celebrate the resilience that makes Oklahoma City a model for communities everywhere.
And every year on this day, wherever I am, I reflect on the loss so many of you endured – the loss that you continue to endure.
By Dan O Donnell
Apr 22, 2021
In tragedy, there is hopelessness, but in America, the land of hope, there is always faith that even on the darkest days there is a glimmer of light. Even when evil seems to win the day, good can rally the soul of a nation through heroism in the face of unimaginable odds.
This is the Forgotten History of A Cry in the Darkness.
It was a sunny Wednesday morning, and Don Hull had a million things to do. A detective sergeant with the Oklahoma City Police Department, the veteran cop mulled over the busy day ahead of him as he drove to work.
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McVeigh detonated a truck bomb in front of the Murrah Federal Building in OKC in 1995, killing 168 people.
As a lead member of the Justice Department at the time, Garland oversaw the bombing investigation and prosecution of McVeigh, who was executed in 2001.
Garland held back tears as he recounted what he witnessed at the scene of the bombing when he was dispatched to Oklahoma City shortly after the attack.
“At the time, we did not know exactly how many people had died. But we did know that the children’s center, which had been at the front of the building, was gone,” Garland said. “Then and there, we made a vow. We promised that we would find the perpetrators, that we would bring them to justice and that we would do so in a way that honored the Constitution.