Was the Shocking Murder of a Brave Abortion Provider Really the Work of a 'Lone Wolf'?

[marmar]

via AlterNet:



Ms. Magazine / By Amanda Robb

Was the Shocking Murder of a Brave Abortion Provider Really the Work of a 'Lone Wolf'?
Scott Roeder is now serving a life term for murdering abortion doctor George Tiller. But did he really act alone?

May 28, 2010 |


As soon as Scott Roeder was named the sole suspect in the point-blank shooting death of Wichita, Kan., abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in the vestibule of the Reformation Lutheran Church Tiller attended, a predictable story began to be told. Following the lead of a recent Department of Homeland Security report characterizing right-wing terrorists as lone wolves, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, ABC, NBC and FOX News all ran stories calling Roeder a “lone wolf” gunman.

It is the oldest, possibly most dangerous abortion story out there.

August 13, 1994, The Washington Post: “Many anti-abortion leaders have… denounced Paul Hill (who killed abortion provider Dr. John Britton and his security escort James Barrett)…as a lone, sick extremist.”

October 26, 1998, The Independent (London): “A doctor defiant (is) shot dead for his beliefs by a lone abortion terrorist (referring to James Kopp, who killed Amherst, N.Y., abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian).”

But for loners, these guys have a lot of friends. A lot of the same ones, in fact.

Over the past six months, I have interviewed Scott Roeder more than a dozen times, met several times with his supporters at the Sedgwick County Courthouse in Wichita where he was tried and convicted, and permissibly recorded numerous three-way telephone conversations Roeder had me place to his friends. Using information gleaned from these sources, along with public records, it is possible to piece together the close, long-term and ongoing relationship between Roeder and other anti-abortion extremists who advocate murder and violent attacks on abortion providers. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/147030/was_the_shocking_murder_of_a_brave_abortion_provider_really_the_work_of_a_%27lone_wolf%27/

[old mark]

1. People spent years with Roeder, supporting him, encouraging his ideas and

strengthening his rage and convictions. They enabled him, would him up and set him on course, then backed away and let him take the penalty for doing what THEY WANTED HIM TO DO. These wonderful life-loving christian murdering cowards are already working with his successor.

rec.

mark

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. You got it

The next murder is being planned.

[old mark]

4. In Jesus' name - Amen.....Bang......nt

[Heywood J]

3. If I remember correctly, he had the unlisted number for

Operation Rescue's senior policy advisor Cheryl Sullenger in his car when he was busted. Yeah, that's some lone wolf there.