
              Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 6  Num. 76
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                    ("Quid coniuratio est?")
 
 
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CHALLENGE TO SHERMAN H. SKOLNICK
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In the following installment of Conspiracy Nation (CN 6.77) Mr. 
Sherman H. Skolnick makes mention of the tragic Oklahoma City 
bombing. He puts forward, again, the claim that the type of bomb 
used was some sort of nuclear device. Specifically, he states
 
  Was the Oklahoma bombing the "American Hiroshima"? We told 
  you, in an exclusive story, that the Oklahoma bombing 
  reportedly released dangerous radioactive material with 
  tritium and other substances.
 
Mr. Skolnick, your "American Hiroshima" story, covered in 
Conspiracy Nation, Volume 6, Number 55 (CN 6.55), makes a number 
of assertions. For instance you say that "[Michael] Riconosciuto 
now contends a sub-nuclear bomb was the one used in Oklahoma 
City." You claim that "massive radioactivity" was found at the 
blast site shortly after the explosion. You claim that the debris 
from the blast was carted away and buried in concrete so as to 
"contain the long-lasting radioactivity."
 
In a subsequent interview, also covered in CN 6.55, you are 
unable to explain how it is that the laws of Newtonian physics 
were somehow held in abeyance when some columns were blown out 
and some columns weren't. What is especially incongruous is that 
some columns were blown out and yet the back wall of the building 
remained intact! Your only explanation for these anomalies is a 
referral to vague and unnamed experts who supposedly can explain.
 
Regarding your claim that "[Michael] Riconosciuto now contends a 
sub-nuclear bomb was the one used in Oklahoma City," a source, 
whose credibility I have no reason to doubt, has written to me as 
follows:
 
  The material about the OKC bomb allegedly obtained from 
  Riconosciuto has been denied by Riconosciuto. A source... 
  says that not only is the information wrong, but that 
  Riconosciuto denies being the source of information.
 
 
Sherman, your assertion that debris from the blast was carted 
away and buried under concrete so as to, apparently, hide as well 
as contain radioactivity is troublesome to me. I think it would 
be impossible to sweep this alleged radioactivity "under the 
carpet" as you seem to imply. Radioactivity has quite a long life 
and just carting away debris would not, I think, serve to 
eliminate evidence of radioactivity at the original blast site.
 
I therefore issue this public CHALLENGE to your credibility on 
this story, known as "American Hiroshima". I offer you full 
opportunity to respond in writing. If and when I receive your 
written rebuttal *or* amendments to the original story, I am 
willing to distribute same via Conspiracy Nation.
 
A final note to readers: I ask that we please give Mr. Skolnick 
both plenty of time as well as the benefit of the doubt. He is 
entitled to ample time to provide a reasonable response.
 
A final note to Mr. Skolnick: calling me on the phone with 
impromptu oral reactions to this CHALLENGE will be considered by 
me to be an insufficient and weak response. Please take a little 
time, for the benefit of your thousands of friends and fans 
worldwide, to offer us all a well-thought, well-reasoned 
response.
 
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