Action LA, National Immigrant Solidarity Network, Peace NO War Network Condemned the Shooting and Killing in Arizona, Calls on Right Wing to Disavow Violence and Hate Speech, and Repeal the Second Amendment! 李小轩 Lee Siu Hin
National Coordinator National Immigrant Solidarity Network _http://www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org_ (http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/) Action LA Network _http://www.ActionLA.org_ (http://www.actionla.org/) Peace NO War Network _http://www.PeaceNOWar.net_ (http://www.peacenowar.net/) Activist Video Service _http://www.ActivistVideo.org_ (http://www.activistvideo.org/) (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZqpGzu/ALw4ENmM8mMHwVYVYG/rdS9/L) For Immediate Release Contact: Mai Shiozaki, 202-628-8669, ext. 116 Rep. Giffords Shooting is an Attack on All of Us: NOW Calls on Right Wing to Disavow Violence and Hate Speech Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill January 8, 2011 NOW condemns the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) that stole six lives and seriously injured 12 today. We condemn, equally, the culture of hate and violence increasingly reflected in extreme right-wing opponents of those who support progressive solutions to our country's challenges. Rep. Giffords, whose office was vandalized after she voted for the federal health care reform law last year, was also named on Sarah Palin's "Targeted" list. Giffords (who has been consistently endorsed by NOW's PAC) herself understood the not-so-well veiled threat, stating "the thing is that the way she [Palin] has it depicted, we're in the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. When people do that, they've got to realize that there are consequences to that action." The pious condemnations we are now hearing by right-wing leaders are of little comfort if not accompanied by concrete action. Conservatives cannot have it both ways, screaming sexist, racist and homophobic slurs at legislators as they vote for health care reform, putting legislators on a violence-inciting "Targets" list, and then simply saying how sorry they are when someone explodes into murder. In November 2009, as Democratic women spoke on the House floor about how the Affordable Care Act would benefit women, Republican Congressmen shouted them down. Led by Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), who repeatedly yelled "I object. I object. I object. I object. I object," as Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) tried to talk, they carried on this attack for half an hour. In March 2010, Tea Party supporters screamed a racial epithet at Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as he walked toward Congress from a health care reform meeting. Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) was walking with Lewis and confirmed the protesters were yelling "Kill the bill, kill the bill," when they used the racial epithet. One man spit on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) as he walked to the Capitol. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was taunted with anti-gay epithets as he left the same meeting in a House office building. We call on Republican leaders to do more than disavow hatred, hostility and violence-laden speech as a political tool. We also call upon the Justice Department to investigate -- to the fullest extent of federal anti-terrorist legislation -- reports that this mass murder, which included the killing of a federal judge and the attempted assassination of a member of Congress, was part of a conspiracy. NOW offers our sincere condolences to the families of those who were slain, and we hope that all those who were injured will soon recover. Our thoughts are with all those involved in this horrible tragedy. Updates from Citizens For Legitimate Government 08 Jan 2011 _http://www.legitgov.org_ (http://www.legitgov.org/) (http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news) Breaking: _Rep. Giffords office, surrounding area in Tucson, evacuated after suspicious package found - KGUN_ (http://www.legitgov.org/Suspicous-package-Rep-Giffordss-office) --Bomb squad en route to that location 09 Jan 2011 [This story will be updated.] Breaking: Staffer died as a result of Saturday's attack _SarahPac Called for Ariz. Congresswoman to be 'Targeted'_ (http://www.legitgov.org/SarahPac-Called-Ariz-Congresswoman-be-Targeted) By Lori Price, _www.legitgov.org_ (http://www.legitgov.org/) 08 Jan 2011 Sarah Palin's fundraising instrument, _SarahPac_ (http://www.sarahpac.com/) , had posted an advertisement to target Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. _Associated Press identifies Giffords' shooter_ (http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_91db5db4-1b74-11e0-ba23-001cc4c002e0.html) [And, like so many assassins - he has a middle name and it's 'Lee!'] 08 Jan 2011 The man linked to the shooting today of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others is 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, the Associated Press reported. Police have surrounded a house at 7700 N. Soledad Ave., which is the address listed by a man with the same name on a variety of online accounts and in the volunteer registry for the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books... He lists among his favorite books "Mein Kampf" and "The Communist Manifesto". [Oh, here we go. The alleged shooter, Jared Lee Loughner --middle name now added. of course: 'He lists among his favorite books 'Mein Kampf' and 'The Communist Manifesto'. Now I know it's bullsh*t. NO ONE who likes 'Mein Kampf' is going to like 'The Communist Manifesto.' In his YouTube video, he talks about mind control and brainwashing. He was a military recruit at _MEPS_ (http://www.mepcom.army.mil/meps/phoenix/index.html) in Phoenix. In the classic 2007 political thriller, '_Shooter_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooter_(film)) ,' the name of the protagonist -- alleged to be the assassin, but wasn't? Bob Lee Swagger. *False flag.*--LRP] _'Jared Loughner is a United States Military recruit at MEPS in Phoenix'_ (http://www.legitgov.org/Jared-Loughner-United-States-Military-recruit-MEPS-P hoenix) 09 Jan 2011 See alleged assassin's YouTube Video Channel _here_ (http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10#p/a/u/1/nHoaZaLbqB4) . In the video, Loughner allegedly talks about _mind control_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnNx0WThoF0) and brainwashing. [Hmm... Sounds like a recruit from Camp Peary.] _Federal judge shot and killed in Arizona shooting_ (http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136803-federal-judge-shot-and-killed-in-arizona-s hooting) --Judge had received over 200 threatening phone calls in one afternoon 08 Jan 2011 A federal judge was one of the victims of the shooting rampage that targeted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) Saturday. U.S. District Judge John Roll [on bench since 1991] had been put under federal protection last year after he made a ruling in a civil rights lawsuit. In 2009 Roll ruled that a $32 million civil-rights case between illegal immigrants and an Arizona rancher could go forward, according to the Arizona Republic. Roll was put under the protection of U.S. Marshals after he received threats including over 200 threatening phone calls in one afternoon. _New House members summoned to security briefing_ (http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136811-new-members-summoned-to-security-briefing) 08 Jan 2011 New House members were summoned by to a security briefing Saturday afternoon in the wake of the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Arizona Democrat was shot in the head at close range outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event on Saturday morning... Some lawmakers have argued that Saturday's shooting should lead to great security for the rank-and-file members of Congress. _US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot as six die in Arizona massacre_ (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/08/gabrielle-giffords-shot-tucson-a rizona) --Democrat in critical condition after being shot in head, and six people killed after man turned gun on bystanders 08 Jan 2011 A US congresswoman was shot in the head at point blank range today and six people killed, including a nine-year-old child and a federal judge, at a public meeting outside a grocery shop in Arizona. Gabrielle Giffords, a 40-year-old Democratic member of the House of Representatives, was airlifted to University Medical Centre in Tucson where she underwent surgery. _Rep. Giffords Critical After Ariz. Attack_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09giffords.html) 09 Jan 2011 Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, and 17 other people were shot just north of Tucson on Saturday morning when a gunman opened fire outside a supermarket where Ms. Giffords was meeting with constituents for a "Congress on Your Corner" event. Ms. Giffords, 40, was described as being in very critical condition at the University Medical Center in Tucson, where she was operated on by a team of neurosurgeons. Dr. Peter Rhee, medical director of the hospital’s trauma and critical care unit, said that she had been shot once in the head, "through and through," with the bullet going through her brain. _Giffords reacts to vandalism of her office in 2010_ (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/gabrielle-giffords---reaction.html) 08 Jan 2011 Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was _shot on Saturday morning_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/08/AR20110108024 22.html) outside of Tucson grocery store... Giffords's district office _was vandalized_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032402122.html) during a rash of violence against lawmakers in March. She took the opportunity to respond in an interview with MSNBC's "The Rundown." At the time Sarah Palin's Facebook page _featured a graphic_ (http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/Palin_crosshairs.pdf) with Giffords's district positioned under a gun's crosshairs. "When people do that they've got to realize there's consequences to that action," said Giffords. ============================================================================ == Action LA Network Action for World Liberation Everyday! 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