US bomber Rudolph gets life in prison for 1998 blast

[sabra]

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US bomber Rudolph gets life in prison for 1998 blast
18 Jul 2005 16:24:58 GMT

Source: Reuters

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 18 (Reuters) - Convicted Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for the 1998 bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic, which killed a police officer and maimed a nurse.

The 38-year-old abortion foe pleaded guilty in April to the clinic bombing in a federal plea bargain that spared him the death penalty. As part of the same deal, Rudolph confessed to the 1996 bombing of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta and blasts at an abortion clinic and gay bar in and around the Georgia capital.

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[QuettaKid]

1. How come the press doesn't refer to him

"US terrorist" or "Christian terrorist"....?

[silvermachine]

2. Cause he's "one of theirs"...

...and I'm sure he delivered a hateful diatribe when he was able to address the court. When he was on the run, he received support from many in the local communities where he was thought to be hiding. People were selling t-shirts depicting him as some kind of folk hero and there was other stuff available in support of this sick fuck.

[greekspeak]

5. Because he is a soldier in the Real God's army

My god is more realer than your god towel head. The news never says this in so many words, but their word choice, plus selective silence and fact picking mold stories this way.

Life in 2005 AmeriKKKa:

Bomber of abortion clinics and gay bars are heros

Anyone with brown skin is clearly a terrorist, at least in his or her mind.

[Gemini Cat]

12. Yes, that's about right.

I suppose next there will be songs written to and about this white American christian terrorist.
:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Kelvin Mace]

15. I did

I just write my own headlines

www.alderaan.us

[Caoimhe]

3. Yes, so much for not negotiating with terrorists....

If they are Republicans, we negotiate with them.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Did he TECHNICALLY break the law?

Was it "intentional"? Maybe it was all a mistake. Maybe someone ELSE planted those bombs and blamed HIM.
And anyways, maybe he thought they "deserved" their punishment, because they were being bad.
:sarcasm:

[PunkPop]

6. So long psycho! nt

[noonwitch]

7. Anyone see "Family Guy" last night?

"I've seen 'OZ'"

"A man can wash another man, in the merry old land of OZ".

Here's to hoping Rudolph gets a Simon Adebesi type for a roommate, and not a Vern Schillenger type!

[DanCa]

8. I hope its a Singapore prison.

Oh we gotta fight terrorism unless its one of our own. I cant stand bush co.

[barb162]

10. why Singapore? What does that mean?

[DanCa]

13. Hard Time

He wasn't given the death penality so they way I figure it if you put this monster in with the other monster the problem will be solved eventualy. A man can only be killed once but he can be broken many times.

[mitchum]

9. Whay aren't those who helped this christian terrorist being charged?

[leftchick]

11. American Christian Fundmentalist Terrorist Eric Rudolph

he is a TERRORIST!!!

[uppityperson]

17. "American Christian Fundmentalist Terrorist" good description

no parole. Good.

[bluestateguy]

14. I love it when white male conservatives go to jail

Evens things out, you know. And it's one less Republican vote in 2008.

I hope someone in there introduces Mr. Rudolph to Mr. Plunger.

[Ilsa]

16. Do we have a thread somewhere listing all the

terrorists that AREN'T Islamic? If we don't, maybe we should for referral, and this guy should definitely be on it.

[realFedUp]

18. gads, this got little MSM coverage....

forget about homegrown terrorists....