Late-Term Abortion Provider George Tiller Killed in Wichita Church

"operation rescue has worked for years through peaceful, legal means, and through the proper channels to see him brought to justice....we denounce vigilatism and the cowardly act that took place this morning." Full Story »

Posted by Patricia L'Herrou
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Topics: Abortion
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia L'Herrou - Jun 1, 2009 - 8:07 AM PDT
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Edited by: Patricia L'Herrou - Jun 1, 2009 - 8:07 AM PDT
Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 1, 2009

The story provides most of the readily available information at this time.

Such terrorism is motivated by irresponsible categorizations such as Randall Terry's instigation to murder by calling Dr. Tiller a "mass murderer."

Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, called Tiller “a mass murderer” and added: “We grieve for him that he did not have time to properly prepare ... More »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jun. 1, 2009

Straight forward journalism describing the killing of Dr. Tiller. Rampant irresponsibility of radically right wing pundits has driven them to heights of absurd denunciations of everything they disagree with–which is most of mainstream America. Idiotic, preposterous accusations based on incidents taken out of context and made even more perfidious by additional outrageous lies and distortions, turning their vitriolic brew into rhetorical terrorism. The tragic result is that some nutcake takes them seriously.

Now shall come neocon crocodile shock and denial. Until a new favorite target pops up on their distorted radar screens.

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Patricia L'Herrou
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Jun. 1, 2009
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