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Article: Orwell would revel in 'Collateral Damage' cited by U.S., McVeigh
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- The Arab American News
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- April 13, 2001
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Orwell would revel in `Collateral Damage' cited by U.S., McVeigh
BY HUSSEIN IBISH
Timothy McVeigh, who is scheduled to be executed May 16, has solidified his position as the poster boy of cold-blooded villainy. The Oklahoma City bomber has once again outraged the American public when he described the 19 dead children among his 168 victims as "collateral damage" in an interview.
Although it scarcely seemed possible, this appalling comment has made McVeigh an even more despised figure in American society. It produced widespread and justified expressions of revulsion and anger at his lack of regard for even the most innocent of his victims.
There is no doubt that McVeigh is an exceptionally ...