Terrorist attack in Kansas today

No, it wasn't escapees from Guantanamo Bay. It wasn't swarthy men from the Middle East. It wasn't so-called anti-Christian secularists. No, this attack took place in a church in Wichita just before Sunday worship. The victim of this attack was named George Tiller, and he was an ob-gyn who performed abortions:

George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who became a national lightning rod in the debate over abortion, was shot to death this morning as he walked into church services.

Tiller, 67, was shot just after 10 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church at 7601 E. 13th, where he was a member of the congregation. Witnesses and a police source confirmed Tiller was the victim.

No information has been released about whether a suspect is in custody.

Homicide detectives and Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston have arrived at the church.

Members of the congregation who were inside the sanctuary at the time of the shooting were being kept inside the church by police, and those arriving were being ushered into the parking lot. Witnesses are being transported downtown for interviews and other members of the congregation are slowly being released from inside the sanctuary.

Tiller has long been a focal point of protest by abortion opponents because his clinic, Women's Health Care Services at 5701 E. Kellogg, is one of the few in the country where late-term abortions are performed.

This is the American Taliban at work right here in this country, folks, and they are more dangerous to American freedom than anyone else on earth. Because their sick, twisted version of what they call "Christianity" allows for no live and let live. Like the Taliban we revile in Afghanistan and Pakistan, this Taliban believes in killing the infidel. I wonder when we are going to consider ourselves as a nation at war with them the same as we are with any other terrorists?

I've long said that it's the people who are least likely to be struck by Islamist terrorists who are the ones still crouching under the bed with a roll of plastic sheeting in one hand and one of duct tape in the other. They are the ones who are willing to sacrifice their freedom to Dick Cheney in the name of being "safe" while those of us who live near large cities don't have the luxury of fear. But there are people in this country who put their lives at risk every day so that women can obtain LEGAL medical care. And today one of them was killed by a home-grown, American terrorist.

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What John A. said.
An intrepid Kossack takes a walk through Freeperville.
John Amato notes that Skeezix has made Tiller a target many times.
Cara at Feministe via Ann at Feministing. Yeah. Oh my fucking god just about says it.
Ann Althouse has the stupidest fucking commenters on the planet. My favorite is the guy who says that you should have your rape baby because who knows, he (sic) might turn out to be a cool person.
What DakotaWomen said.
Dusty too.
Amanda too.
The situation is being twittered.