Benton K. Partin
Brigadier Gen. USAF (Ret.)
8908 Captains Row
Alexandria, Virginia 22308
703-780-7652
July 30, 1995
8908 Captains Row
Alexandria, Virginia 22308
703-780-7652
July 30, 1995
Sen. Trent Lott
United States Senate
487 Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, DC 205102403
United States Senate
487 Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, DC 205102403
Dear Sen. Lott:
The attached report contains conclusive proof that
the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
was not caused solely by the truck bomb. Evidence shows that the massive
destruction was primarily the result of four demolition charges placed at
critical structural points at the third floor level.
Weapons Experience: I do not offer such an analytical
conclusion lightly. I
have spent 25 years in research, design, development,
test and management of weapons development. This included: hands on work at the
Ballistic Research Laboratories; Commander of the Air Force Armament Technology
Laboratory, and ultimately management responsibility for almost every
nonnuclear weapon device in the Air Force (at the Air Force System command, Air
Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) levels). I was also the
first chairman of the OSD joint service Air Munitions Requirements and
Development Committee. (A more detailed resume appears at Tab 1.)
Observations in Oklahoma City: To verify earlier
analysis, I visited Oklahoma City during the last week of June. There I had the
opportunity to view hundreds of photographs taken throughout the cleanup
operation as the layers of debris were cleared away. The photos present
irrefutable evidence that at least four demolition charges were set off at four
critical columns of the reinforced concrete structure at the floor level of the
third floor.
Conclusion: Based on my experience in weapons
development and bomb damage analysis, and on my review of all evidence
available, I can say, with a high level of confidence, that the damage pattern
on the reinforced concrete superstructure could not possibly have been attained
from the single truck bomb. The total incompatibility of this pattern of
destruction with a single truck bomb lies in the simple, incontrovertible fact
that some of the columns collapsed that should not have collapsed if the damage
were caused solely by a truck bomb, and, conversely, some of the columns were
left standing that should have collapsed if the damage had been caused solely
by the truck bomb.
It is my hope and request that, as a Member of
Congress, you will support a Congressional investigation to determine the true
initiators of this bombing, which could not have occurred the way in which it
has been portrayed as having happened. Further, it is requested that you defer
action and reserve judgment on socalled antiterrorism legislation that has
serious civil liberties implications, and which would not be passed except for
the Oklahoma City bombing until the causes of the Oklahoma City disaster are
determined by independent investigators.
Both the Federal Building in Oklahoma and the Trade
Center in New York (See New York Times, October 28, 1993, p. A1) show evidence
of a counterterrorism sting gone wrong.
No government law enforcement agency should be
permitted to demolish, smash and bury evidence of a counterterrorism sting
operation, sabotage or terrorist attack without a thorough examination by an
independent, technically competent agency.
If an aircraft crashed because of a bomb, or a
counterterrorism sting or an FAA Controller error, the FAA would not be
permitted to gather and bury the evidence. The National Transportation Safety
Board would have been called in to conduct an investigation and where possible
every piece of debris would have been collected and arrayed to determine cause
of failure.
To remove all ambiguity with respect to the use of
supplementary demolition charges, the FBI should be required to release the
high quality surveillance color TV camera tape of the Murrah building bombing
on April 19, 1995.
It is my observation that the effort required to bomb
the A. P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City pales in comparison with the
effort to cover up evidence in Oklahoma and the media's withholding of vital
information from the American people.
Sincerely yours,
Benton K. Partin
Brigadier Gen. USAF (Ret.)
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