Posted on 01/09/2011 1:31:16 PM PST by NoLibZone
* Suspect had made death threats in the past * Ranted about 'mind control' and terrorism in rambling YouTube postings * He posted image of gun over U.S. history textbook on MySpace * Army confirms he tried to enlist... but was rejected * Sports store says suspect passed FBI background check to by handgun
The main suspect in the Arizona massacre has links to a fanatical pro-white magazine.
Fox News claimed it had seen a Department of Homeland Security memo which said Jared Lee Loughner, 22, had ties to American Renaissance, which is staunchly anti-immigration, anti-government and anti-Semitic.
Arizona Republican Gabrielle Giffords, the target of the mass killing, is the first Jewish female elected to such a high position in the US government. She was also opposite this groups ideology when it came to immigration debate, according the DHS memo.
Mrs Giffords is the granddaughter of Akiba Hornstein, the son of a Lithuanian rabbi who in the 1940s moved from New York to Tucson. He later changed his name to Giff Giffords in an effort to avoid anti-Semitism.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1345450/Tucson-shooting-suspect-Jared-Loughner-linked-fanatical-magazine-American-Renaissance.html#ixzz1AZlqOdFK
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Arizona Republican Gabrielle Giffords, the target of the mass killing, is the first Jewish female elected to such a high position in the US government.”
Are these goofballs for real? How about Supreme Court justices, U.S. senators, and cabinet members? Do they count?
“Thats why I never trust anything coming from Faux News.”
I never did understand the reverence around here for them.
Untrue on both counts. She received a “D” from Gun Owners of America, a “D+” from the NRA, and a “D+” from NumbersUSA.
I doubt this story has any validity- Jared Loughner is part Jewish:
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/jared-lee-loughner-friend-voicemail-phone-message?page=2
LLS
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