Monday, January 10, 2011

Attack in Arizona: Obama is mourning the victims of Tucson

After the assassination of Arizona, U.S. President Obama to minute's silence across the country called - together with his wife, he came to the Garden of the White House. Even on the New York Stock Exchange rested for a moment the hustle and bustle. Washington - A few seconds 11 clock local time the presidential couple at the door of the White House.

Without saying a word. A military officer suggested the beginning of the minute of silence three times a bell. Then held the whole country stopped for a moment. Barack Obama had called for the gesture for the victims. In federal buildings across the country the flag at half mast. Even on the usually busy New York Stock Exchange rested for a minute, the hustle and bustle.

At 11 clock 01 Barack and Michelle Obama highlighted the slightly bowed head, turned and walked back into the White House. Several members of Congress declared that the assassination of Tucson will not prevent them from also to continue to foster direct contact with citizens and their constituents.

FBI Director Robert Mueller, who heads the investigation, but has called on all politicians and public figures to be vigilant. Meanwhile it was announced that the death shooter from Arizona had planned the assassination of the Congressman Gabrielle Giffords well targeted. During a search at the home of 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner officials were in a safe appropriate information.

The assassin, who had violated the Congressman difficult front of a shopping center in Tucson with a targeted head shot and killed six other people, is the multiple murder and attempted murder. In the evening he will first be presented to a judge. Apparently confused about the motives of the shooting death, according to police who acted as a lone perpetrator is further puzzled.

Among the finds in the house of the bomber was an envelope with different "messages" Loughner. They contained phrases such as "My attack" and also the name of Gifford, was also talk of plans. The police also discovered a letter with the letterhead of the deputies, in which she thanked voters for Loughner participation in a meeting 2007th Bizarre statements and videos of the young man on the internet point to a confused political background.

There, he criticized the policy as "brainwashing" before or called for a new U.S. currency. Also a former teacher reported strange behavior Loughner and said: "I was afraid he might pull a gun." Tea Party struggles, the political debate focuses on the on the question of whether in the past two years, increasingly heated political climate is partly responsible for the carnage.

In this aim the accusations the Democratic side, which includes Obama and Giffords, the radical conservative Tea Party. Their role model Sarah Palin was 2008 Republican candidate for the office of Vice President. The constituency of the 40-year-old Democrat Giffords was among those who were on Palin before the congressional website provided with a crosshair.

The Exgouverneurin of Alaska had called on their followers also: "Put not your back - to invite". Such "violent rhetoric contributes to a poisoned environment," said Democratic Senator Richard Durbin in a CNN broadcast. His Republican colleague, Lamar Alexander, however, warned against the attempt to bring to Tea Party statements or the rhetoric of other groups combined.

could Loughner was overpowered at the scene by passers-by before he could do an even worse bloodbath. 14 people had survived the attack with a semi-automatic pistol despite their injuries, including Giffords. Their condition is more critical. Among the victims are a senior federal judge and a 30-year-old constituency top staff members.

Even a nine-year-old girl died: GEBN, the small Christian according to media reports on 11 September 2001, the day of the devastating terrorist attacks in the United States. The assassin was initially charged with five counts, and three times because of attempted murder and two murders.

It is about the victims, who were federal employees. These include Giffords and her two assistants who survived, and killed the judge and constituency staff.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 5:48 PM

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