[Jtsummers]

That's the sort of thinking that helps them get caught. McVeigh was initially caught because his car didn't have a license plate and he had a concealed weapon. If he'd had an ordinary vehicle with a tag and no weapon, he wouldn't have been found so quickly and might have even evaded capture for years (even if his identity as the bomber were discovered).

[throwaway48476]

He was always going to be the fall guy. The groups he was involved in was full of federal informants and agents. Why such elements didn't try to stop him is another question for a FOIA that won't be returned for 100 years.