Alleged Killer of Abortion Doctor Fights for Necessity Defense
Scott Roeder, who has confessed to the fatal shooting of a Kansas abortion provider, is fighting prosecutors’ attempts to ban the so-called necessity defense at his trial. Roeders’ attorney filed a motion stating that Roeder should be allowed to argue that the killing was necessary to prevent Tiller from performing abortions, The Associated Press reported this week. The move was a surprise, because lead defense attorney Steve Osburn had said earlier this month that the necessit

Anti-Black Hate Crimes Rise, Data Remains Flawed
The FBI yesterday released its 2008 Hate Crime Statistics report. Overall, the numbers were up slightly, by 2 percent. One of the biggest jumps was in the number of anti-black hate crimes, which went up from 2,658 in 2007 to 2,876 in 2008. That constitutes a rise of nearly 8 percent. The jump in anti-black hate crimes is likely related to the November 2008 election of President Obama. In the weeks before and after the election, dozens of hate crimes occurred across the country, the result of a racist backlash to the election of America’s first African-American president. Hate incidents related to the election occurred in all parts of the

Canadian Neo Nazi Wanted in Connection with Calgary Bombings
A prominent member of a Canadian neo-Nazi group is wanted for attempted murder in connection with two bombings in Calgary. Police announced Monday that they’re looking for 24-year-old Kyle Robert McKee, along with a 17-year-old who cannot be publicly identified under Canadian law because he’s considered a juvenile. Besides attempted murder, they both face charges of possessing, making or contro

Revealed! David Irving Can Be a Jerk
So secretive is Holocaust denier David Irving that he often doesn’t reveal the locations of his lectures until hours before they’re scheduled to begin — and even then, he only tells vetted guests. It must have been a blow, therefore, when his private E-mails appeared on the Internet, courtesy of self-described anti-fascist hackers. The E-mails, along with the username and password for Irving’s website and AOL E-mail account, were

SPLC to O’Reilly: You Lose Dobbs Bet
To: Bill O’Reilly The O’Reilly Factor Fox News Network Dear Bill, You lost the bet. Time to pay up! When I appeared on your show in July, you were so certain that the Southern Poverty Law Center’s call for CNN to fire Lou Dobbs was a waste of time that you bet $10,000 (with the proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity) that it wouldn’t happen. “CNN’s never going to fire him – you know that,” you said. I told you that I disagreed, because I wasn’t as cynical as you.  I believed that if enough people spoke out – and they did – that