Usually I discount these kind of conspiracy and coverup theories, but this is being reported by a reputable news magazine. US News is reporting the following rumor:
[link|http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/011029/whispers/29whisplead.htm|Washington Whispers 10/29/01]
"a few top Defense officials think Oklahoma City bomber Tim McVeigh was an Iraqi agent. The theory stems from a never-before-reported allegation that McVeigh had allegedly collected Iraqi telephone numbers. Why haven't we heard this before about the case of the executed McVeigh? Conspiracy theorists in the Pentagon think it's part of a coverup."