Christian terrorists on the loose?

by Zep 1 Replies latest jw friends

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  Zep

  This is just a snippet of what I found over at Salon.com

  I'm not a subscriber, so cant put up the whole article.

  Are anthrax letters OK for abortion-rights groups?
  Activists concerned about a second wave of threats fear the attorney general's antiabortion beliefs are the reason he won't meet with them.

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  By Anthony York

  Nov. 10, 2001 |

  After the latest round of anthrax scares hit abortion clinics and women's rights groups Thursday, leaders of several abortion rights organizations reiterated their call to meet with Attorney General John Ashcroft.

  Abortion rights leaders, who have been subjected to anthrax threats for years, complain that their concerns about those threats have been ignored since Ashcroft, a staunch abortion opponent, became attorney general. After the deadly anthrax attacks of last month, their fears -- and anger at Ashcroft for not meeting with them -- have increased. Abortion rights groups believe Ashcroft should meet with them not just to ensure their safety and send out a strong message that the government will not tolerate such threats, but because the information they have gathered on domestic terrorists could be useful in the national anthrax investigation.

  Ashcroft's office had no plans to meet with the groups.
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  Zep

  Just another one:

  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Nov. 9, 2001 |

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Scores of family planning clinics in at least 12 states have received letters containing anthrax threats, according to officials of feminist and abortion-rights organizations.

  Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, said more than 200 clinics and advocacy organizations received letters Thursday delivered in Federal Express envelopes. Envelopes that were opened contained white powder and letters signed by "the Army of God."

  It was the second such wave of threats; more than 250 abortion clinics received similar letters last month. Thus far, none of the powder sent to the clinics has tested positive for anthrax.

  Among the messages in the latest batch of letters, according to Smeal's group, were: "You've ignored our earlier warnings. You've been exposed to the real thing. High-quality."

  Targeted groups included the Feminist Majority Foundation, the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, Catholics for a Free Choice, Advocates for Youth, and the American Association of University Women.

  Those who sent the letters somehow obtained the account numbers of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the National Abortion Federation to pay for the mailings, according to officials of both organizations. They said packages have been tracked to at least three drop-off locations in Virginia and Philadelphia.

  Most of the letters were received in states along the East Coast. Some also were reported in Detroit.

  The targeted organizations called on Attorney General John Ashcroft and the FBI to "outline publicly their intentions to investigate and prosecute these acts."

  For two decades, a clandestine anti-abortion group calling itself the Army of God has carried out attacks on abortion providers and clinics,including bombings and sniper attacks.

  In Connecticut, where at least 12 clinics received the letters, officials promised thorough testing of the powder.

  "These were intended to be a threat to scare people and we want to make sure this is not what they say it is," said Brian Emanuelson, an emergency response coordinator with the state Department of Environmental Protection.