by James Phillips

About the author: James Phillips is a senior policy analyst with the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy foundation in Washington, D.C.

The February 26, 1993, bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City was a curious terrorist operation. On the one hand it was well-planned and professional; the terrorists were able secretly to construct and deploy a massive truck bomb. On the other hand, it was a surprisingly amateurish operation. The four terrorists convicted of the attack took unnecessary risks, such as giving a correct name and address when renting a vehicle for delivering the bomb.

Possible Foreign Sponsors

So far, no foreign state has been found responsible for the World Trade Center attack. But there are disturbing shreds of circumstantial evidence that point to possible Iranian or Iraqi involvement. Sheik Omar...