According to news reports, police have detained a suspect in Dr. Tiller's murder. The suspect, Scott Roeder has connections to Operation Rescue, as documented here (yes, normally I would have qualms about the source, but everything is well supported with supplementary links.)
It appears that Roeder is also a tax protestor, linked to the Montana Freemen, a group that -- if not exactly libertarian -- espouses libertarian-like views about individual sovereignty and the illegitimacy of government.
FWIW, wiki describes the Freemen as a "Christian Patriot" group. Quite a few of its members are doing time.
Quite a "nuanced" discussion over at the Western Standard. Of course murder is wrong, and yada yada yada...
Meanwhile this report is looking quite prescient.
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Weird. I was just thinking of the Montana Freemen yesterday (I'm reading a book and Jordan, Montana is discussed).
Many of the adherents of the Freemen ideology are also members of the Christian Identity movement.
BCL,
At least one anti-abortion group has seized on Roeder's militia connections in order to downplay his links to organizations like Operation Rescue.
Better for them if he can be painted as a kooky libertarian. Hopefully, that won't work.
vs. a kooky anti-abortionist.
Jesus, the commenters at The Shotgun are as fatuous as ever:
I am going on record to state that I do not condone this assassination.
Signed,
Irrelevant, anonymous wingnut #3899.
Poor Terrence. He must have to smoke a hell of a lot of pot these days to read them. ;)
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