"Remember when Timothy McVeigh blew up Oklahoma City and 80% of the news was about him being a Christian? Yeah, me neither."
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@Mike_FTW.

Indeed, I also recall early rumors blaming “three men of Middle Eastern origin” for the Oklahoma City attack.  See, if you wish, Jonathan Alter’s “Jumping to Conclusions” (Newsweek, May 1, 1995) addressing this and related matters.