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Pro-Life terrorist destroys wrong clinic, says "I'm sor

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Here
Desmoines Register wrote: Police said McMenemy drove to Davenport and crashed his car into the Edgerton Women's Health Care Center lobby at 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 11. He then lit a Gatorade bottle filled with gasoline on fire, walked away from his car and surrendered to firefighters.

McMenemy was ordered to pay $263,252 in restitution for damage to the clinic. The judge also ordered McMenemy to follow substance abuse treatment and continue to receive mental health treatment while imprisoned and when he is released.

"It was wrong," McMenemy told U.S. District Court Judge John Jarvey at the sentencing hearing. "Even if it was an abortion clinic, it would still be wrong.

"I'm sorry for the hurt and shame of my family, and I want to distance myself from any pro-life organizations."
Shouldn't this guy be considered an enemy combatant or is that just limited to middle easterners? I mean, he blew up an abortion clinic on Sept. 11th. If that's not the definition of terrorism then I seem to be completely misunderstanding the concept. Actually, on second thought, I have no idea why I'm suprised about this.
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Ooops, meant to say he thought he was going to blow up an abortion clinic.
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Oh, the media is going to be all over this.

Oh, wait, he's Christian, not Muslim, right?

Oh, well.
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He is a terrorist, yes. He was trying to use terror to make a change in abortion laws.
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Napoleon the Clown wrote:He is a terrorist, yes. He was trying to use terror to make a change in abortion laws.
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And we don't treat him like a terrorist... :banghead:
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He was a WASP. WASPs cannot be tarr'rists. You must be mistaken.
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I do hope that some judge has a very much different opinion.
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IRA? What? No White Terrorists? But these anti=-abortion were terriorists from rulings in the 70s?
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This stuff happens more offten than you think. The media just seems to avoid it in favor of other terrorists, simply because, despite claims otherwise, this country is run by Christians. (for the most part). It's a kind of blackout I suppose.

But thats speculation.
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