Domestic Terrorism
Operation Rescue is responsible for the murder of Dr. George Tiller
And Mike Hendrick's breaks it down on why they've aided and abetted the murder of Dr. George Tiller. From Hendricks: Tiller's killers were many :: KansasCity.com Prime Buzz:
They include every one who has ever called Tiller's late term abortion clinic a murder mill.
Who ever called Tiller "Tiller the Killer."
The groups who spent decades fomenting hate toward a man who simply believed that he was serving a purpose by being one of the few doctors in the country performing late-term abortions.
Hate. Not heated opposition. Not strong disagreement.
But blind hatred.
The kind of hate that would prompt some maniac to take a gun into a church and shoot a man to death in front of friends and family.
His accomplices know they have blood on their hands, which might explain why they were quick to issue statements today expressing disapproval of Tiller's murder.
Among them, the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
"Operation Rescue denounces the killing of abortionist Tiller," read the headline of a new release posted on that group's website.
Those words drip with hypocrisy. more this way»
George Tiller: Pro-choice martyr
From George Tiller shot to death at Wichita church - Kansas City Star:
George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who became a national lightning rod in the debate over abortion, was shot to death this morning as he walked into church services.
Tiller was shot just after 10 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church at 7601 E. 13th, where he was a member of the congregation. An anonymous police source confirmed Tiller was the victim.
Dr. Tiller was known for his unwavering commitment to providing the reproductive health care women needed to exercise their right to choose what was best for them even if they were carrying a fetus 5 months or more into its development and regardless of presumed viability since his commitment was always first to the woman. Even after having had his clinic bomb and having survived being shot twice.
There are no words.
I have not have had to go through the gruesome decision of terminating a pregnancy at such a late-stage but I do have people dear to my heart who have. Christofascist terrorists who think they have the right to murder in the name of god because women don't know what they're doing should be shown no mercy on a court of law. None whatsoever.
More about Dr. Tiller's murder: more this way»
Tell the Department of Justice that bigots who kill Latinos should not go free
Maegan puts it brilliantly over at her blog, Luis Ramirez and Every Mother's Sons and Daughters : Seeking Justice by All Means Necessary :: VivirLatino:
Speaking Spanish can get you beaten.
And most recently, Luis Ramirez was beaten and killed and those accused got away with murder.
I could go through recent and not so recent history and clearly see a pattern and practice of hate that has been growing. A pattern and practice of racism, nativism, fueled by the media and government, eaten up by the mainstream public.
People in Shenandoah celebrated, went out into the streets and rejoiced after an all-white jury found Brandon J. Piekarsky, 17, and Derrick M. Donchak, 19, guilty of lesser charges and acquitted them of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
And then people have the nerve to ask why are more Latinos not more active in the fight for immigration change?
This is not just about laws, this about lives.
As she correctly states, the petition will not bring back the dead. Hopefully will bring justice to this one case and make it an example for other juries who think they can use their prejudices to protect "their kind" instead of all citizens equally.
Sign the petition. The fill text of the letter is after the jump. more this way»
Salma Hayek + Javier Bardem + Benicio Del Toro + Victoria Abril (Gabriel Garcia Marquez + movie) = EPIC!
Gabriel García Márquez ha participado activamente en la elección del elenco. “La semana pasada, Gabriel recibió el guión completo y ahora estamos a la espera de sus comentarios para terminar de elegir al elenco," comentó Constantini hace unos días durante una entrevista.
Y aunque aún falta completar el elenco, Salma ya es de las confirmadas, así como el novio de su mejor amiga Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Benicio del Toro, Victoria Abril y Pablo Pedro Ibarra.
There is still no confirmation at IMBD.com that the adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez' "Notas de un secuetro" is going to happen. Still, it would be not just totally hot but epic if this movie had this cast. So let's keep our fingers crossed. more this way»
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