Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Arizona Assasination Spree Tied To Political Right

by Bill Van Auken
WSWS.org
January 10, 2010

Mounting evidence has linked the 22-year-old gunman who severely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, killed a federal judge and killed or wounded 18 others in Tucson, Arizona to the political right.

According to a memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of the shooting spree at a Tucson, Arizona strip mall Saturday, Internet activity by the gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, linked him to American Renaissance, which DHS described as an “anti-government, anti-immigration, anti-ZOG [Zionist Occupation Government], anti-Semitic.” The online publication of the organization advocates white supremacy and racial separation.

Read the rest here

Comment: Surprised?

I thought the following comment from the article above was the most telling part of this tragedy: 
Congresswoman Gifford’s father, when asked if his daughter had any enemies, replied, “The whole Tea Party.”
I also recommend strongly that you read Dade's excellent post on the tragedy and its ramifications  here.

Onward!

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