by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and published by the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, sets out minute-by-minute instructions for staff at the Terre Haute, Ind., federal prison where McVeigh will be put to death by lethal injection on May 16 for the April 1995 bombing of an Oklahoma City federal building that killed 168 people. The exact timing of the execution has yet to be set. According to the document, prison officials want to ensure that the man convicted of the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil meets his end ``in an efficient and humane manner'' and in a way ``that minimizes the negative impact on the safety, security and operational integrity'' of the prison. Hundreds of journalists, protesters and anti-government activists are expected to gather outside the prison for the execution. McVeigh enraged victims last week when he admitted in a new book that he pulled off the bombing and viewed the 19 children killed in the attack as ``collateral damage.'' The document reflects concern over a series of possible disturbances on or near the execution date, ranging from rescue attempts by anti-government sympathizers to a sudden act of vengeance by any of the victims or disturbances by other prison inmates. McVeigh, 32, has said he carried out the bombing in revenge for the FBI (news - web sites)'s bloody showdown with the Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas, two years to the day before the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City blast. Contingency plans include the creation of a command center at the prison, special law enforcement teams, and joint training exercises to beef up security. Phone lines and communication systems will be tested in the event of any last-minute appeals or interventions, although this is considered unlikely since McVeigh last year requested that all appeals be dropped. McVeigh will be dressed in khaki pants, shirt and slip-on shoes 30 minutes before the execution and escorted -- or shackled and carried if he resists -- from ...
