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Two Minutes Past Nine: Episode 6:  The Farm

Episode 6:  The Farm

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The story of a group radicalised by their isolation and anti-government views.

Leah Sottile meets a member of a group who became so radicalised in their anti-government beliefs, they armed up for war. And actually tried to pull off an act of terrorism.

When Timothy Mcveigh bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, he committed the worst act of domestic terrorism in US history.  

The reasons he gave shocked people around the world. A hatred of the government that was so strong, so virulent, he hoped to start a revolution that would bring the government down.

But lots of people dislike the government. And because of this, some take off, find somewhere to live where they can get away from society.  In America, it’s easy to find somewhere remote, then buy a plot of land, get off grid, ‘live free’.

We meet someone who did just that and joined a group who he believed shared his values.  But slowly, over time and through the group’s isolation, he found himself arming for war and even plotting an act of domestic terrorism himself.  

Leah Sottile investigates the story of The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord, and explores what can be learnt from the story of others who felt that same need for retaliation against the government that Mcveigh did.

Presenter: Leah Sottile
Producer: Georgia Catt
Editor: Philip Sellars

Narration recorded by Joe Preston
Additional Research by Robbie Wojciechowski

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