Hallo, Eschaton readers! Thanks for dropping by, hope you find the carpets to your liking, and so on. I'm writing more about culture and film these days than I used to, because I'm fairly burned out on politics, but you'll still find the occasional political post if you happen to stick around. Also: hope you like Asian cinema.
Hm. Back then, I was not so subtly making the point that Eric Rudolph was a terrorist and wondering why Fox News would forgive those who supported him. The point still holds. I'm pretty gratified to see CNN calling it like it is today:
Rudolph was a follower of the white supremacist Christian Identity movement, but investigators have never ascribed a motive for the attacks.Deborah Rudolph, the suspect's former sister-in-law, said she believes he was driven by an animus toward the government and minorities.
Fox News is at least running the accurate AP story. I'm pleased to see coverage of this on the front page of the major news web sites. Rudolph will be making a statement about his motivations at some point; I think that's going to be the thing that really needs coverage, because it's a window into the minds of our own domestic terrorists.