Death Threat Issued To Operation Rescue In Wake Of Obama Victory
Wichita, KS – Operation Rescue has received a death threat through its web site yesterday from a pro-abortion supporter emboldened by Sen. Barack Obama’s victory. The threat has been reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“Even before the last votes were counted, we received this threat. It is an indication that the abortion forces are feeling emboldened and are thinking that, under an Obama administration, they will be able to harm pro-lifers and get away with it,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “When people like this devalue the lives of the pre-born, it is only natural that they would devalue and even despise the lives of others as well.”
The threat indicated that any act of “anti-abortion terror” would be “ANSWERED IN KIND BY PRO-CHOICE COUNTERTERRORISTS, who will mount violent attacks against right-to-lifers.” [Emphasis theirs.] The threat was issued by someone identifying himself as “SoMG” with the IP address of 207.237.113.33.
“It’s hard to know that is meant by ‘anti-abortion terror,’” said Newman. “We have seen abortion clinic employees describe two grandmothers quietly praying on the sidewalk outside abortion clinic as ‘anti-abortion terrorism.’ In any case, Operation Rescue has a strong and undeniable history of peaceful pro-life activism, which we will proudly continue even in the face of pro-abortion bullying and intimidation.
“We are not new to these kinds of threats, and will not succumb to any attempts at intimidation, because the lives of innocent babies hang in the balance every day. We encourage pro-lifers around the nation to stand firm for the cause of life, especially in the face of impending adversity in a potentially hostile political environment. God is our Protector and we must trust in Him.”
November 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
hmmm…who is terrorizing who? Pro-lifers are the ones being run over by cars driven by abortionists, beaten by abortionists, signs yanked from our hands, pushed head first onto the pavement, arrested without reason, stink bombs detonated near us, curses hurled at us, spit in our faces….but this is all tame compared to what the pro-aborts do INSIDE the clinics…babies have their arms and legs ripped off with forceps, their entire bodies sucked out into a pile of mush by powerful vacuums, or scissors jammed into their skulls and their brains sucked out, poison injected into their beating hearts, their skin burned off by poisonous salt solutions, or being born alive and then stabbed or thrown into a bag of chemicals to suffocate on the clinic roof in the summer heat. Yet people think pro-lifers are violent. We are trying to STOP the violence. We are trying to show respect for PEOPLE. of all ages and all walks of life.
November 6th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Hostname: 207-237-113-33.c3-0.80w-ubr4.nyr80w.ny.cable.rcn.com
ISP: RCN Corporation Organization: RCN Corporation
Proxy: None detected Type: Cable/DSL
Some people aren’t too bright.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Call me if you have any trouble. I’m pushing 300 lbs now. Lol.
November 7th, 2008 at 12:09 am
I agree. It would appear that someone thinks that pro-lifers will be silenced by a mere death threat. I think it will only energize our convictions.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Where is the death threat?
November 7th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Laura, the statement “any act of anti-abortion terror would be ANSWERED IN KIND BY PRO-CHOICE COUNTERTERRORISTS, who will mount violent attacks against right-to-lifers” says it all. The writer may have been trying to be vague enough to be able to claim this wasn’t a direct threat against anyone in particular but still be to the point enough to imply death and destruction. The FBI does not look the other way with these types of hate crimes.
November 7th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
These are probably the same people who claim to be “human rights activists” and “anti-war protestors.” I find it interesting that the corrupt media certainly pointed out all the hateful things that McCain supporters were saying but ignored comments on the other side. I went on a website where people may download pictures for others to see. I could not believe all of the hateful, evil, ugly things people said about Gov. Palin. They all claim to be the party of “peace and love.”
I will say many prayers of safety for you.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
This same threat was sent to Fr. Frank Pavone at Priests for Life and a number of other pro-life leaders and organizations. If they think they can intimidate pro-lifers, they should think again. Watch out for the same type of aggressive tactics that the No on Proposition 8 people in California are using against churches and citizens who believe in traditional marriage. With God on our side, who can be against us?
November 17th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I’m familiar with this SoMG (who calls themself the “Spirit of Martin Gardner”), an individual who claims to be an abortion provider and trolls pro-life blogs such as Jill Stanek’s and others. I have made sure that other pro-lifers who know this individual also knows of their death threats towards pro-life leaders.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Yeah theres one “SoMG”who posts on catholicvote.com