This book explores new ground in social movements by analyzing an escalatingspiral of tension between the Patriot movement and the state centered on themutual framing of conflict as "warfare." By examining the social construction of"warfare" as a principal * or frame defining the movement-state dynamic,Stuart A. Wright explains how this highly charged confluence of a war narrativeengendered a kind of symbiosis leading to the escalation of a mutual threat thatculminated in the Oklahoma City bombing. Wright offers a unique perspectiveon the events leading up to the bombing because he served as a consultant toTimothy McVeigh's defense team and draws on primary data based on face-to-face interviews with McVeigh. The book contends that McVeigh was firmlyentrenched in the Patriot movement and was part of a network of "warriorcells" that planned and implemented the bombing. As such, the bombing mustbe viewed through the lens of a social movement framework in order to fullyunderstand the incident and the role played by McVeigh.