Interesting views in the thread. By the time some people read this, McVeigh will have gone to what afterlife awaits him. I understand his last words will be the poem "Echoes" by William Ernest Henley. I don't suppose Henley ever figured that his words would get used in such a situation. The words of Senneca the Younger would seem to have some relevance as well. "Death is a punishment for some, to some a gift and to many a favour." Also it is worthy of note that when Ireland votes to ban the introduction of the death penalty, the "Land of the Free" is opening the floodgates. Just a thought.