now the world is beginning to resent them for controlling the
media, government, education and the world's
finances..............
Old school U.S right wing propaganda.
The elderly white supremacist charged with killing a security
guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in June died Wednesday
afternoon at a North Carolina hospital, authorities said.
James W. von Brunn, 89, who was wounded in the head during the
assault, had been undergoing mental health evaluations at a federal
prison in Butner, N.C., in recent months. He died at a hospital
near the prison shortly before 1 p.m., a federal prison spokeswoman
said.
Von Brunn's quiet death contrasts sharply with the brazen
violence he unleashed June 10 in what prosecutors have described as
a suicide mission, an attack that shocked the nation and sent
tourists scattering for cover on a busy downtown street.
Prosecutors said that von Brunn, an admitted white supremacist
who lived most recently in Annapolis, had been planning the assault
for months and that he hoped "to send a message to the Jewish
community" that the Holocaust was a hoax. "He wanted to be a martyr
for his cause," a prosecutor said in court.
Before the shooting, von Brunn had finalized his funeral plans
and gotten his finances in order for relatives. Then, shortly
before 12:45 p.m., he double-parked his red Hyundai on 14th Street
NW in front of the museum and walked toward the front doors, a
rifle at his side, authorities have said.
As von Brunn neared the entrance, security guard Stephen T.
Johns, 39, opened the door for him. The white supremacist fatally
shot Johns at point-blank range, authorities have said.
Other guards quickly returned fire, wounding von Brunn in the
head. He was treated at District hospitals but needed a wheelchair
and had difficulty speaking during a court hearing several months
ago.
Von Brunn was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of
first-degree murder, committing a hate crime and gun violations. If
convicted, he would have been eligible for the death penalty.
His guilt was never in serious doubt -- the shooting was
witnessed by dozens of people, it was captured on surveillance
video and the assailant was carted away in an ambulance -- but some
had hoped to glean some insights into von Brunn's psyche during the
court process. Many, including Johns's relatives, remain shocked
that anyone could be filled with so much hatred that he would shoot
a helpful security guard at a museum that serves as a memorial to
the slaughter of millions of people.
Johns left behind a young son.
"I just hope he was ready to meet his God," said Nola
Gorham, Johns's grandmother, of von Brunn. She said that she didn't
wish him bad luck, even though he did "a terrible thing," but that
"nothing can bring closure."
The museum issued a brief statement on its Web site Wednesday
that didn't mention von Brunn by name and continued to hail Johns's
heroism. "This tragedy is a powerful reminder that our cause of
fighting hatred remains more urgent than ever," the statement
said.Von Brunn's son, Erik, told a reporter that he was aware of
his father's death but declined to comment further. The son has
said that he wished his father had died in the attack, not
Johns.
During a September court hearing, von Brunn told U.S. District
Judge Reggie B. Walton that he wanted a quick public trial, but the
judge delayed the defendant's day in court pending mental health
tests.
He had been held at the prison in North Carolina since Sept. 25.
In addition to his wounds from the attack, he also suffered from
congestive heart failure and sepsis, prison officials said.
It is not clear when he was taken to the hospital or how he
died.
Von Brunn was known for decades as a loner and white supremacist
who spun elaborate conspiracy theories about Jews and black people
in leaflets, in books and on his Web site.
In December 1981, he walked into the Federal Reserve with a
handgun and threatened to take the members of the Board of
Governors hostage. He had hoped his actions would lead to the
deportation of all Jews and black people from "the white nations"
of the world.
He was convicted and served a little more than six years in
federal prison.
