Arizona shooting suspect charged with attempted assassination

Arizona shooting suspect charged with murder
WASHINGTON | Sun Jan 9, 2011 4:30pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday charged Jared Lee Loughner, the man suspected of killing six people and wounding a congresswoman in Arizona, with five criminal counts, including attempted Assassination. Loughner, 22, faces one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress; two counts of killing an officer of the United States; and two counts of attempted killing of an officer of the United States. The charges were filed in ...

Arizona shooting suspect charged with murder
WASHINGTON | Sun Jan 9, 2011 4:30pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday charged Jared Lee Loughner, the man suspected of killing six people and wounding a congresswoman in Arizona, with five criminal counts, including attempted Assassination. Loughner, 22, faces one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress; two counts of killing an officer of the United States; and two counts of attempted killing of an officer of the United States. The charges were filed in ...

Many Eye Role of Rhetoric in Psychotic Arizona Shooting Rampage
Needless to say, it's been a busy weekend here in Washington. The Saturday shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left lawmakers among those reeling, as members of Congress prepare to discuss this week what security precautions they should take in the daily execution of their duties as representatives of the people. But while sharing America's sorrow in the attack that left six dead and 13 wounded, the world is watching with interest the immediate storm that arose over the political Rhetoric an...

US charges sole gunman in lawmaker shooting
US prosecutors charged a lone young gunman over the attempted Assassination of a congresswoman as doctors voiced guarded hope she would recover from the attack that killed six others. President Barack Obama called on Americans to observe a moment of silence on Monday for Victims of the attack in Arizona as some officials asked if the nation's often divisive politics had spiraled out of control. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was in an induced coma as doctors treated bullet wounds to her ...

US charges sole gunman in lawmaker shooting
US prosecutors charged a lone young gunman over the attempted Assassination of a congresswoman as doctors voiced guarded hope she would recover from the attack that killed six others. President Barack Obama called on Americans to observe a moment of silence on Monday for Victims of the attack in Arizona as some officials asked if the nation's often divisive politics had spiraled out of control. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was in an induced coma as doctors treated bullet wounds to he...

Gabrielle Giffords Is in Critical Condition; Synagogue Hosts Healing Service
The Synagogue where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is a member held a healing service in her honor Sunday — one day after the Arizona congresswoman was shot in the head outside of Tucson Supermarket. She had been meeting with constituents at the time of the attack, which killed six and wounded 20. Related Gabrielle Giffords Shot in the Head Giffords, 40, remained in critical condition Sunday night. Her doctors said she was able to respond to simple commands after surviving Brain Surgery, a promi...

Sunday Late Night: Newsweeks Unscrupulous Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift speaking at the 2008 National Book Festival. (photo: bluedvls11 via Flickr) Eleanor Clift’s pledge to keep statements off-the-record apparently ends if you’re a Member of Congress lying in an Arizona Hospital fighting for your life. Under those circumstances, Newsweek’s pet liberal columnist and Versailles courtier justifies disclosing what you’ve said about your colleagues, your district and your constituents. This is the worst kind of Villager self-aggr...

'Unabomber' Lawyer Will Represent Alleged Giffords Shooter Jared Lee Loughner
Judy Clarke, who represented "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and assisted in the case of confessed Al-Qaeda operative Zacarias Moussaoui, has been appointed to represent Jared Lee Loughner, the man charged by federal authorities with two murders as well as the attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and two others. Citing a federal judicial source, CNN reported that Clarke will represent Loughner at his hearing, which will take place Monday at 2 p.m. in front of U.S. Magistrate Jud...

Arizona shooting suspect charged with trying to assassinate Rep. Giffords
Federal authorities also charged Jared Lee Loughner, the Arizona shooting suspect, with two counts of Murder. President Obama calls for a moment of silence Monday at 11 a.m. EST....

Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Giffords
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - The government charged a 22-year-old man with attempted Assassination of a congresswoman on Sunday while doctors expressed optimism that the wounded lawmaker, Gabrielle Giffords, would recover. The shootings of Giffords and 19 other people -- six of whom were killed -- in Tucson on Saturday fueled debate about extreme political Rhetoric in the United States after an acrimonious campaign for congressional Elections in November. The government charged Jared Lee Loughne...

Shooting suspect's nihilism rose with isolation (AP)
TUCSON, Ariz. – At an event roughly three years ago, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords took a question from Jared Loughner, the man accused of trying to assassinate her and killing six other people. According to two of his High School friends the question was essentially this: "What is government if words have no meaning?" Loughner was angry about her response — she read the question and had nothing to say. "He was like ... 'What do you think of these people who are working for the governmen...

Arizona shooting suspect charged with murder
Loughner, 22, faces one count of attempted Assassination of a member of Congress; two counts of killing an officer of the United States; and two counts of attempted killing of an officer of the United States. The charges were filed in U.S. Federal Court in Phoenix. local time (4 p.m. EST/2100 GMT) on Monday, the Justice Department said. Loughner is the main suspect in a shooting rampage that targeted U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. Six people were killed, including a U.S. ju...

U.S. cites evidence of assassination plot
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Prosecutors accused Jared Lee Loughner, a troubled 22-year-old college dropout, of five serious federal charges Sunday, including the attempted Assassination of a member of Congress, for his role in a shootout that left 20 people wounded, six of them fatally, on Saturday morning. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Phoenix the authorities seized evidence from Loughner's home showed that he had planned to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who wa...

Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Giffords
By Tim Gaynor and Peter Henderson TUCSON, Arizona | Sun Jan 9, 2011 7:12pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - The government charged a 22-year-old man with attempted Assassination of a congresswoman on Sunday while doctors expressed optimism that the wounded lawmaker, Gabrielle Giffords, would recover. The shootings of Giffords and 19 other people -- six of whom were killed -- in Tucson on Saturday fueled debate about extreme political Rhetoric in the United States after an acrimonious campaign ...

Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Giffords
By Tim Gaynor and Peter Henderson TUCSON, Arizona | Sun Jan 9, 2011 7:12pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - The government charged a 22-year-old man with attempted Assassination of a congresswoman on Sunday while doctors expressed optimism that the wounded lawmaker, Gabrielle Giffords, would recover. The shootings of Giffords and 19 other people -- six of whom were killed -- in Tucson on Saturday fueled debate about extreme political Rhetoric in the United States after an acrimonious campaign ...

Right-wing terrorism inspired by right-wing political groups, politicians, media
Yesterday’s attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz - D) rings the same Anarchist toll as many other recent circumstances of violent demonstration. It's bad enough that many of these attacks on human life only stem from Protest against Health Care. What's worse, though, is that they seem promoted by politicians, political groups and politically-influenced media - all of which are related to current mantras of the Republican Party, if not the GOP all by itself. On January 8, Giff...

Federal murder charges filed in Giffords shooting case
A 22-year-old man was formally charged Sunday with two counts of Murder and three counts of Attempted Murder in a shooting rampage that killed six people and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Lee Loughner, of Tucson, Ariz., is in federal custody. He'll go before a federal magistrate on Monday and could face additional state and federal charges, including Domestic Terrorism. Loughner came to a meet-and-greet event Giffords was hosting at a local Supermarket on Saturday morning a...

Murder, attempted assassination charges laid in Arizona shooting
Tim Gaynor and Peter Henderson, Reuters · Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. government charged a 22-year-old man with attempted Assassination of a congresswoman Sunday while doctors expressed optimism that the wounded lawmaker, Gabrielle Giffords, would recover. The shootings of Ms. Giffords and 19 other people — six of whom were killed — in Tucson on Saturday fueled debate about extreme political Rhetoric in the United States after an acrimonious campaign for congre...

911 tape of Arizona shooting released
The audio tape of the 911 emergency call placed moments after the Arizona shooting has been released. On the tape the caller can be heard saying Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several others had been shot, and describing the gunman's appearance. Six people were killed when he opened fire at an event hosted by Ms Giffords in Tucson. She was shot in the head but is expected to recover. The suspect, identified as Jared Loughner, is facing five counts of Murder and Attempted Murder. ...

Dept of Homeland Security suggests anti-Semitism may be motive for assassination attempt in Arizona
JTA picks up a Fox News report that a Dept of Homeland Security memorandum has mentioned the alleged gunman's connection to American Renaissance, a nativist group that Homeland Security notes rails against ZOG (Zionist Occupied Gov't) and is "anti-Semitic." The memo also mentions that wounded congresswoman Gabriel Giffords is Jewish. The JTA story says that Giffords made her Jewish Identity a proud point of her political campaign (following a 2001 trip to Israel, after which she embraced her J...

U.S. brings attempted assassination charge in Giffords shooting
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - The government charged a 22-year-old man with attempted Assassination of a congresswoman on Sunday while doctors expressed optimism that the wounded lawmaker, Gabrielle Giffords, would recover. The shootings of Giffords and 19 other people -- six of whom were killed -- in Tucson on Saturday fueled debate about extreme political Rhetoric in the United States after an acrimonious campaign for congressional Elections in November. The government charged Jared Lee Loughne...

Arizona shooting suspect charged
US authorities have charged a 22-year-old man over Saturday's Arizona shooting in which a congresswoman was seriously wounded and six people died. Federal Prosecutors charged Jared Loughner with trying to assassinate Gabrielle Giffords, 40, and killing two other government officials. Mr Loughner, who is due to appear in court, could face the death penalty. Ms Giffords is in a critical condition after being shot in the head at a public meeting in Tucson, Arizona. She had been holding an open...

Jared Loughner Fixated on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Attended 'Congress On Your Corner" Event in 2007
I've been checking the Twitter feeds for some of the Media Matters goons. They're despicable. There's no sense of reality among progressive leftists, although some of those who've fanned the allegations of Sarah Palin's complicity have started to walk back the charges. So now that there's evidence that Jared Laughner was obsessed with Congresswoman Giffords as far back as 2007 --- a year before Sarah Palin became a major national political figure --- will Progressives recant and apologize? Don'...

The Villagers on CNN Want to Make Sure No One Blames Palin for Arizona Assassination Attempt
The Village was out in full force yesterday, making sure that no one dared to blame Sarah Palin and her map of targets for the attempted Assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Heaven forbid we might be allowed to ask if the woman who has been using elininationist Rhetoric since the Presidential Campaign might be held accountable for the general political climate in this country that has made overt Racism, hatred and Bigotry mainstream. These pundits know they've completely fallen down...

Authorities charge man, 22, with assassination try
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities on Sunday charged a 22-year-old man described as a pot-smoking loner with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing others at a political event, revealing that he had scrawled on an envelope the words “my Assassination” and “Giffords.” The discoveries at his home in southern Arizona, however, provided few answers to a shocked nation, from the Victims of Saturday’s shooting rampage to lawmakers worried about thei...