Some interesting stories from the past month that didn’t get much notice in the national media, on the nonexistent right wing extremist topic: Clearfield County man pleads guilty to distributing explosives. Perry Landis admitted that he sold illegal electric blasting caps to undercover police officers. But he denied that his cabin in ...
DHS, Right-Wing, Extremism, Militias, Neo-Nazis, Crime, Right Wing, Militias
Even Bill O’Reilly (who has been pretty cold-blooded about the murder of Dr. George Tiller) seems a little taken aback when Ann Coulter says, “I don’t think of it as a murder ... I am personally opposed to shooting abortionists, but I don’t believe in imposing my morality on others.” And: ...
Ann Coulter, Abortion, George Tiller, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech
Child Porn Found on Museum Suspect’s Computer, Court Told. Authorities discovered child pornography on a computer belonging to James W. von Brunn, the 88-year-old white supremacist accused of killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum last week, according to court documents filed by the FBI. FBI agents said ...
Holocaust Museum, Antisemitism, Crime, Shooting, White supremacism, Extremism, Von Brunn
Jonn Lilyea did some digging into claims of military service made by Jason Eugene Bush, the anti-immigration “activist” charged with murder in southern Arizona, and discovered a long criminal record but no military service: LGF’s Rightwing Extremist Veteran. I appreciate Jonn’s work, and I’m very relieved to learn that Bush was ...
Minutemen, Immigration, Crime, DHS, Right Wing, Extremism, Shawna Forde
Here’s an update on the story of the anti-immigrant “activists” arrested on suspicion of murdering two people (including a 9-year old girl) in southern Arizona; Jason Eugene Bush (aka “Gunny”) has now been charged with another murder: the 1997 stabbing of a homeless Mexican man. An anti-immigration crusader, who faces ...
Minutemen, Immigration, Crime, DHS, Right Wing, Extremism, Shawna Forde
Two of the suspects in a murderous home invasion in Arizona have ties to a Washington state anti-immigration group called Minutemen American Defense. Jason Eugene Bush, 34, Shawna Forde, 41, and Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, have been charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and other charges, said Sheriff ...
Following the news that alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn had attended meetings of the “American Friends of the British National Party,” Harry’s Place did some digging and discovered the archived copy of the AFBNP website. It’s as bad as you could imagine, with links to some of the worst ...
Holocaust Museum, Antisemitism, Crime, Shooting, White supremacism, Extremism, Von Brunn, Right Wing, Pat Buchanan, BNP
Some classy argument tactics from people still seething about the DHS “right wing extremism” report, and pissed off at me because I wouldn’t join the chorus: The James W. von Brunn “Thing” (UPDATED) | Democrat = Socialist. F-ck you Charles.. sorry, that’s all I’ve got to say about that. Amazingly, ...
Holocaust Museum, Antisemitism, Crime, Shooting, White supremacism, Extremism, Von Brunn, Right Wing
The Washington Post has a story on James W. Von Brunn, the accused Holocaust Museum shooter, and his life-long connections with paleocon and libertarian extremist causes and people: Holocaust Museum Shooting Suspect Had History of Hate, Signs of Breaking Point. John de Nugent, an acquaintance who describes himself as a ...
Holocaust Museum, Antisemitism, Crime, Shooting, White supremacism, Extremism, Von Brunn, BNP
The security guard shot today at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC has died. The gunman is in serious condition; here’s a video report from AP: [Video]
Holocaust Museum, Antisemitism, Crime, Shooting, White supremacism, Extremism, Von Brunn
A white supremacist is the suspect in a shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum. A gunman armed with a shotgun walked into the U.S. Holocaust Museum in downtown Washington today and opened fire on a security guard before being shot and seriously wounded himself by at least one other guard, ...
Holocaust Museum, Antisemitism, Crime, Shooting, White supremacism, Extremism
Does anti-abortion terrorism actually work in America? Slain Kansas abortion provider’s clinic to close. WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of slain abortion provider George Tiller said Tuesday that his Wichita clinic will be “permanently closed,” effective immediately. In a statement released by Tiller’s attorneys, his family said it is ceasing ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Randall Terry, Terrorism, Operation Rescue
If you’re asking God to harm someone, is it really “God” you’re praying to? Associated Baptist Press - Drake, former SBC officer, says he’s praying for Obama to die (updated). Wiley Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, Calif., and former running mate of American Independent Party ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Wiley Drake, Southern Baptist Convention, Alan Keyes
Some things you may not have known about Dr. George Tiller: The George Tiller I remember. In the week since his murder, Dr. George Tiller has been variously described as a hero or a lightning rod. I knew him well for more than a decade and I want to let ...
Scott Roeder, under arrest for the murder of Dr. George Tiller, has told the Associated Press that there are “similar events planned around the country.” WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned around ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder
This is an HBO documentary that was part of their “America Undercover” series, and it’s highly pertinent right now with the murder of Dr. George Tiller in the news; a disturbing look at the mentality of the kinds of people who commit murder in the name of religion. The film is ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Army of God
Now the news is coming out: murder suspect Scott Roeder’s contacts with Operation Rescue adviser Cheryl Sullenger (convicted of conspiracy to bomb an abortion clinic in 1988) were much more frequent than she first acknowledged. Apparently, Roeder was in touch with her as recently as the beginning of this year, ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Operation Rescue, Cheryl Sullenger
Former radical anti-abortionist Frank Schaeffer apologizes for his extreme rhetoric and calls out the anti-abortion movement: We who sowed hate share blame in killing of abortion doctor. I don’t agree with everything he writes in his piece, but the conclusion is right on target: The same hate machine I was part ...
A so-called “Christian” blogger compares suspected murderer Scott Roeder to Dietrich Bonhoeffer — the man who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler — and suggests that murder might be an appropriate way to deal with doctors who perform abortions: The ethics of murder. Are these times, and the circumstances we find ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Jill Stanek
One of the most despicable blog posts (in a field with many competitors) about the murder of Dr. George Tiller, from 23-year old anti-abortion fanatic Gingi Edmonds: George Tiller the Baby Killer. I’m trying to remember, did anyone mourn Lee Harvey Oswald when Jack Ruby gunned him down? Or better ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Gingi Edmonds
As we noted last Sunday, when murder suspect Scott Roeder was arrested, the phone number of Operation Rescue was discovered on a Post-It note in his car. Now it turns out that this wasn’t just the phone number of the Operation Rescue office, but of a specific person: Cheryl Sullenger, the ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Operation Rescue, Cheryl Sullenger
Here’s Randall Terry, founder of the extreme anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, with a deplorable statement on the murder of Dr. George Tiller that may make you nauseous. Quote: “He reaped what he sowed.” [Video] This is domestic terrorism, in your face. It’s the equivalent of an Al Qaeda video following a terrorist attack, ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Comments, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, Randall Terry, Operation Rescue
A suspect has been arrested in the Arkansas recruiting center shooting: (CNN) — An Arkansas man was arrested Monday in connection with a shooting at a Little Rock military recruiting center that killed one soldier and wounded another, authorities said. Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad — a 24-year-old Little Rock resident formerly known ...
Scott Roeder, under arrest for the murder of Dr. George Tiller, is a poster boy for that DHS report on “right wing extremism” that was so vilified and distorted. He was involved in the “Freemen” movement, and arrested in 1996 with a load of bomb-making equipment in his car: Suspect in ...
George Tiller, Abortion, Crime, Extremism, Comments, Hate Speech, Scott Roeder, DHS