'' The Third Terrorist : The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing '' is a book by journalist Jayna Davis about evidence of an alleged conspiracy behind the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing . The Justice Department initially sought , but then abandoned its search for , a Middle East suspect . The book was published in April 2004 by Nelson Current Publishers , and became a New York Times best-seller . In contrast to conspiracy theories that the bombing was a false flag attack perpetrated by elements of the US government , the book presents a theory that links the Oklahoma City bombers to agents of Iraq and Al-Qaeda , operating under Iranian state sponsorship
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The Third Terrorist