Clinic closes, murder paid off.

The anti-abortion whackos in Wichita now have what they wanted. George Tiller’s clinic is closed and there are no other abortion clinics in Wichita. By murdering Tiller they got what they have struggled for, for the last 20 years. They have run all abortion providers out of Wichita. There were three clinics here at one time. The first, Tiller bought out. The second couldn’t afford the security measures of Tiller.
There may be more clinics to open in the future, but for now the fascist Christian Right has won a major victory in Wichita. They used violence and intimidation as their primary weapon of choice.
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More attacks in Peru

The following is from
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAOIST_REVOLUTION:

LIMA, June 5 -- At least seven soldiers from the Peruvian Army (EP) died when their helicopter was knocked down in the Sanabamba zone in Ayacucho department, South Andean, reporters said on Friday.
The event occurred on Friday morning when the helicopter was flying the zone and it was attacked with large-range weapons, by the Communist Party Of Perú (PCP).
AlsoLIMA – At least one soldier died and four more were wounded in an attack launched by Communist Party Of Perú (PCP) against the military base at Sanabamba in the Ayacucho region.On Friday the attack occurred during a changing of troops at the military base, when a helicopter arrived bringing reinforcements.Defense Ministry officials said that the aircraft was not shot down, but was hit by several bullets in the fuselage.Soldiers at the Sanabamba base are carrying out an offensive against the PCP in the valley of the Aspurimac and Ene rivers (VRAE), who move throughout this jungle region in an attempt to establish base areas.It was in that same area that the PCP ambushed an army patrol last Easter Week, leaving 14 soldiers dead.The Maoist-inspired group launched its uprising on May 17, 1980, with an attack on Chuschi, a small town in Ayacucho province.

Feds to investigate Roeder’s accomplices

The federal government is finally going to investigate as to whether there were any accomplices in the murder of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.
According to The Wichita Eagle, Jun. 05, 2009:

"The Department of Justice will work tirelessly to determine the full involvement of any and all actors in this horrible crime," said Loretta King, head of the department's civil rights division.
Anyone who played a role in the killing, she said, will be prosecuted "to the full extent of federal law."
The department will seek to determine if the killing violated a 1994 law creating criminal penalties for violent or damaging conduct toward abortion providers and their patients.
Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams said his investigation of the case would continue and run parallel to the federal effort.”

Finding accomplices shouldn’t be that hard since Cheryl Sullenger, of Operation Rescue, was in constant contact with Scott Roeder, the alleged gunman in the death. Sullenger was sending Roeder twitter messages for some time, leading up to the shooting.

Fundamentalist Christians lack a sense of reality

Fundamentalist Christian beliefs are antagonistic towards both science and logic. This example, from a letter to The Wichita Eagle’s editorial page, June 5, demonstrates the ignorance generated by a literal interpretation of the Bible:

“Darwinian evolution and Christianity are mutually exclusive. The unholy trinity of evolution is matter, time and chance, and it is entirely atheistic. Perhaps people purposely deceive themselves in order to be accepted by the intellectual elitists of the day, or are just naive to the significance of the debate. Evolutionists blaspheme God's name by denying His word. Evolution is degrading to the dignity of man, while creation says we are made in the image of God and unique in all of His creation.”

This person actually believes that years of study, observation and research dedicated to understanding the Earth’s development are fiction and the universe was created by a magic show put on by a god. It’s hard to believe than anyone would embrace such illogical beliefs, and yet these letters are common in The Wichita Eagle’s editorial page.

Actions in the Philippines, India and Nepal

There has been a lot of activity in Asia the last week. Maoist guerrillas have been active in the Philippines and India. The clash between the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the newly formed coalition under the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) coalition seems to be intensifying.
The following actions took place over the last week.
From
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAOIST_REVOLUTION:

The Philippines:

PNP Hit by Successive NPA Tactical Offensives in Comval
Rigoberto F. Sanchez Spokesperson Merardo Arce Command Southern Mindanao Regional Operational Command New People's Army May 31, 2009
The Philippine National Police contingent in Compostela Valley Province again suffered a heavy blow after two successive New People's Army tactical offensives last week. Yet again, this showcases the tactical initiative held by the people's army against the intruding forces of the GRP armed forces and police units.
On May 26, 2009, Red fighters of the NPA's Rhyme Petalcorin Command of Guerilla Front 27 ambushed an enemy column composed of troops of the PNP 1102nd Provincial Mobile Group and Special Action Force and some Cafgu elements conducting patrol operations in Barangay Mainit, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province. Seven enemy combatants were killed in action. The 1001st Brigade-10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army ordered an aerial bombing the following day, causing fear to farmers and their families.
On the evening of May 29, 2009, a platoon of the 3rd Pulang Bagani Company-NPA disarmed another 1102nd Provincial Mobile Group-PNP squad assigned as a security force of the APEX Mining Corporation in Barangay Masara, Maco, Comval. Swiftly seized were five high-powered rifles consisting of four (4) M16 armalites and one (1) M14 rifle after being surprised by the raiding NPA unit that entered the company compound. Since the target PNP unit did not make any armed resistance, they did not have any casualty.

India:

Maoists blow up police post in Orissa
Naxalites struck in Orissa's Malkangiri and riot-hit Kandhamal districts on Saturday night blowing up a police outpost with landmines and attacking a Bajrang Dal activist.
Around 20 armed cadres of CPI(Maoist) on Saturday attacked the Mahupadar police outpost under Mathili police station of Malkangiri district and asked the two constables on duty to leave. "The Maoists blew up the outpost using landmines. They also burnt two motorcycles near the building," a witness said.
Police said the Maoists might have blown up the outpost as it was to be used by the anti-Naxal Special Operations Group police. The Maoists raised slogans in favour of the CPI-Maoist.

Nepal:

Traffic obstructed in Kathmandu as Maoists continue protest
On line video: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=OCp93eJZAeE
Vehicular movement has been obstructed in various parts of capital Kathmandu as cadres of Maoist affiliated trade unions gathered at various squares Friday morning.
The trade unions are obstructing traffic and staging demonstrations for two hours from 10 am to 12 noon as part of their protest programme against the President's move to block the erstwhile government's decision to sack the army chief.
As part of the same programme, Maoist affiliated Tharu Rastriya Mukti Morcha has called a `bandh' in five districts in the mid-west and far-west on Friday.
Transportation has been disrupted and markets and educational institutions have remained closed in their strong hold districts including Dang, Banke and Bardiya.
Morcha cadres have started burning tires and staging demonstrations at various parts of the districts.
The Maoists are also organising a protest rally against the border encroachment in Dang later today. nepalnews.com Jun 05 09

Maoists to merge with CPN-MLR
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, June 2 - As a preparation to encourage left parties' polarisation, the Unified CPN (Maoist) has intensified unification procedure with the fringe leftist parties.
The Maoists has intensified official unification process with the leaders who had left the CPN (ML) some months ago.
Maoist leaders Mohan Vaidya, Dinanath Sharma and Barsa Man Pun responsibile for the unification held discussion with the CPN -ML Revolutionary (MLR) leaders at party headquarters Buddhanagar this morning.
At the meeting, the leaders decided to formally declare the unification with the MLR on June 9.
Prior to the unification, a four-member taskforce has been formed for the preparation and oraganisational working division, Maoist spokesperson Dinanath Sharma informed.
The taskforce comprises Sharma, Pun, MLR leaders Keshab Raj Nepal and Padam Bhandari.
Earlier, Ram Acharya, Dinesh Panthi, among over a dozen central members had left CP Mainali-led ML and formed the revolutionary party.
The CPN (Maoist) and CPN (Ekata Kendra Masal) had united on Jan 13 and adopted Unified CPN (Maoist) as the new name following the unification.

Links to Tiller’s killer from Operation Rescue.

Cheryl Sullenger, of the Wichita branch of Operation Rescue, was in constant contact with Scott Roeder, the alleged killer of Dr. George Tiller. A postit note was found in Roeders car with her number on it and she had been texting him as to Tiller’s whereabouts.
Sullenger has a history of violent anti-abortion activities. In 1988 was convicted of conspiring to bomb a California abortion clinic. She served two years in prison. Despite all of this she was allowed the position of Operation Rescue's senior policy adviser.
This all demonstrates that Operation Rescue is a right-wing extremist group, willing to tolerate violence if it gets them what they want.

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Funeral services for Dr. Tiller will be this Saturday at 10 am., at College Hill United Methodist Church. Security for the facility will be high.

Maoist are still out of the new Nepal government

A new government has been formed in Nepal by the more centrist Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist). They have insisted on letting Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal Continue In Office. The Unite Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is now out of the government.

From:http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAOIST_REVOLUTION:

TGW
Enraged and pretty annoyed by their disrespectful departure from the government structure, the Maoists party has begun reactivating the people's local government and people's court that had been dismantled by the party's high command after the party became a part of the main-stream politics more so when it formed the government.
The Maoists Party Central Secretariat meeting of the Dharan City Committee, Sunsari District, stated on Thursday May 28, 2009, that the move was aimed at confronting the government based in Kathmandu that is formed ignoring what is called the peoples' supremacy.
The Maoists party had constituted the parallel structure at time of the peoples' revolt that was kept in a dormant state after the party became a part of the main-stream politics.
"The Dharan Committee meeting also assured that the party will continue to fight for restoring peoples' supremacy and provide justice to the needed ones."
"It is not a Peoples' Court in the strictest sense of the term but it is yet in its embryonic stage", said Dharan district in-charge Mr. Chotlung.

From Nepalnews.com:

Maoists launch protest against President's move
The Unified CPN (Maoist) Wednesday launched nationwide protest against President Dr Ram Baran Yadav's decision to reinstate the army chief who was sacked by the then Maoist-led government.
Maoist cadres staged dharna (sit-in) and gheraoed the district administration offices (DAOs) across the country for two hours.
In the Kathmandu valley, hundreds of Maoist cadres demonstrated in front of the district administration offices of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, chanting slogans against the President's 'unconstitutional move' and demanding its immediate withdrawal.

US workplace is absolute dictatorship

There is a major lack of freedom when it comes to the work place. Most employers see themselves as absolute totalitarian god-heads. The worker has no rights in the US and the work place is a complete dictatorship.
To some extent, it started with drug testing. Employers can now play god and police their employees as to what they do off of the work place. Target Stores have an application process that asks a potential worker if they believe it matters if an employee uses drugs on their own time. Obviously they want the prospective employee to answer that the company has a right to insist that their employees be drug free off work as well as on the clock. The employee must agree to be the equivalent of an indentured servant.
Many places run a background credit check. Obviously a person with credit problems needs a job. What business is it of an employer as to how their workers handle their personal finances?
Then there is the lack of free speech. Many employers check on the internet to see if an employee has any inflammatory opinions posted anywhere. So what business is it of an employer as to what opinions their workers have? What is the point of having a first amendment if a person can be fired for what they say in public?
The fact is that there are few rights to the US worker. It is illegal to discriminate of sexually harass and yet there are NO other protections at all. In Kansas a person can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. That gives an employer all the power and leaves the employee just an indentured servant.
And yet we keep hearing how vets protect all this freedom we enjoy. What freedom?

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Scott Roeder arrested for shooting Tiller – the new face of the “pro-life” movement

Scott P. Roeder, 51, of Merriam, KS, has been arrested for the shooting of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.

According to McClatchy:

“Those who know Roeder said he believed that killing abortion doctors was an act of justifiable homicide.
"I know that he believed in justifiable homicide," said Regina Dinwiddie, a Kansas City anti-abortion activist who made headlines in 1995 when she was ordered by a federal judge to stop using a bullhorn within 500 feet of any abortion clinic. "I know he very strongly believed that abortion was murder and that you ought to defend the little ones, both born and unborn."
Dinwiddie said she met Roeder while picketing outside the Kansas City Planned Parenthood clinic in 1996. Roeder walked into the clinic and asked to see the doctor, Robert Crist, she said.
"Robert Crist came out and he stared at him for approximately 45 seconds," she said. "Then he (Roeder) said, 'I've seen you now.' Then he turned his back and walked away, and they were scared to death. On the way out, he gave me a great big hug and he said, 'I've seen you in the newspaper. I just love what you're doing.'^"

These kinds of people have been more than welcomed in the “pro-life” movement.

From KansasCity.com:

“Tiller is fourth doctor killed in abortion-related violence
With his death Sunday, George Tiller became the eighth person and the fourth doctor killed in abortion-related attacks.”
The article goes on to name the other three doctors killed, Barnett Slepian, John Britton, David Gunn. It also mentions staff and security guards who died from clinic attacks.”

Violence has been a natural part of the “pro-life” movement. Just earlier this month there were major acts of vandalism and renewed threats against Tiller’s Wichita clinic. Possible due to a sense that the “pro-life” movement has lost ground politically, activists seem to be more willing to resort to vandalism and violence to further their agenda.
Operation Rescue leader Randall Terry issued a statement that seemed completely devoid of any remorse over Tiller’s murder.

According to The Huffington Post:

"George Tiller was a mass-murderer. We grieve for him that he did not have time to properly prepare his soul to face God. I am more concerned that the Obama Administration will use Tiller's killing to intimidate pro-lifers into surrendering our most effective rhetoric and actions. Abortion is still murder. And we still must call abortion by its proper name; murder.
Those men and women who slaughter the unborn are murderers according to the Law of God. We must continue to expose them in our communities and peacefully protest them at their offices and homes, and yes, even their churches."

Such conservative reactions seem common place all along the conservative blogs and opinion pieces of the internet. Consider a blog called La Shawn Barber’s Corner:

“A pro-death Twitterer called me twisted for reminding people that Tiller killed infants, since his killer is still on the loose. Huh? You’ve got to dig that irony thing.”

At a vigil held in Tiller’s honor, in Wichita, Sunday night, there were a handful of followers of the Rev. Fred Phelps. They blatantly praised the killing of Tiller and mocked those who came to morn his death.
The reality is that Roeder is now the face of the majority of “pro-life” activists. These are people who believe they are above the law and have no respect for the rights of those who get in the way of their agenda.