It is a universal fact of life that in times of heightened national tension the nutters start coming out of the woodwork. I don't know about the United States but in Britain it is certainly a time of heightened national tension.
Today in Arizona, USA a man went on a shooting spree killing 6 and injuring 18 more. Amongst the dead and injured was John Roll, a Federal Judge and Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic Congresswoman. If you think that's bad you should see the massive spike in stroke and heart attacks that British hospitals having been forced to deal with since the start of this Joanna Yeate business.
Of course the more interesting theory is that it was a CIA plot to bring down Barack Obama. In the coming session the new Republican dominated Congress is expected to challenge Obama's healthcare reform bill of which Gabrielle Giffords is a strong supporter. In preparation for this political battle the Democrats have been attacking the Republicans for stirring up a culture of hatred and violence amongst their rightwing supporters. Therefore it won't take long for right-wing conspiracy theorists to suggest that Obama set this whole thing up in order to smear the opponents of his "communist takeover of the United States." The BBC are actually trying their hardest to start these conspiracy theories themselves.
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