Tribal Southwestern Afghanistan - A young couple is shot to death for attempting to elope. Condemned by conservative clerics for "acts of immorality," they are shot by high powered rifles in an area of the country unprotected by Western forces. A crowd watched and cheered.
Meanwhile, in Kansas, a doctor who provides a legal service is shot on a Sunday, in church. Conservative clerics had condemned him and demanded he be "brought to justice." A crowd watched and cheered.
His (alleged) killer is a tax protester, an affiliate of the Montana Freemen, a convicted bomb-maker and, surprise surprise surprise, an active member of Operation Rescue. He once urged OR members, to "attend" the doctor's church en masse on a Sunday morning to confront the preacher and the deacons.
Terrorism has many faces.
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You omitted the small fact that the 'gunman' in now in a US jail and will probably get the death penalty thanks to Judge Alito.
"Monday June 26, 2006
In a 5-4 decision that saw new Justice Samuel Alito breaking the tie, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a Kansas death penalty sentencing law. Under the state law, juries are instructed to impose the death penalty when evidence of a crime’s brutality is in equal weight to mitigating evidence explaining the actions of the defendant.
The Kansas Supreme Court had previously overturned the law, ruling that it violated the 8th Amendment’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment."
As much as I agree that the Kansas man should be tried, convicted, and put away....I feel "empathy" because he's feeling it's his duty to attempt to save innocent babies.
Where's the intent to save innocent lives when the two elopers are shot.
Bad analogy. But I know you're just keying in on the "terrorist" angle.
Joaquin: Good point. Credit where it's due. Will you also give credit to the fact that, since this terrorist was an American citizen and arrested on US soil we'll see him tried and (hopefully) convicted and brought to sentence rather than detained indefinitely? And would you approve of "enhanced interrogation" being used on him to find out who helped him, whether there are other such activities planned, etc.? I wouldn't.
And jebuz, did you read the comments on that page DFL linked to? Holy shiat.
Sharpedo: Your whole premise/point, was lost when you labeled this guy a terrorist.
Had you said 'freedom fighter'.......
Or - A "procedure" was performed on the "doctor".
Question: Isn't he a terrorist? He's attacking a non-combatant in support of a political/religious ideology. He has been documented to have engaged in behaviors intended to cause people to change their activities (e.g. attending other clinics and asking to see the doctor then, upon seeing them, saying "now I know what you look like" and walking out).
I mean seriously, of course the New York Times would have to call him a "freedom fighter" or even something like a "liberationist", but can't we follow Vaclav Havel here on the Nettle and call things what they are?
Did you see the story about the Little Rock, AR recruitment center shootings? Go google "Berkeley recruitment protests" images. Do these soldiers' blood that were gunned down today (currently 1 dead..another in critical condition) stain the clothing of Code Pink and leftist organizations that seek out, block entry, vandalize, and utter "We support troops that shoot their officers"?
Will this perp be compared to a domestic terrorist?
Maybe...maybe not, but Tiller was a late-term IDE abortionist. He was scum. But I'm sure Al Capone was a good Catholic too.
Turns out I'm not the only one who uses the word "terrorist":
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/31/george-tiller-murdered/
Per Ed Morrissey: "Regardless of how one feels about George Tiller’s profession, his murderer is nothing more than a domestic terrorist — someone attempting to impose by force a policy that one cannot get in place through democratic means."
So does Michelle Malkin.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/04/murder-by-any-means/
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