Donald Spitz, head of the Army of God, says that many of his compatriots consider Roeder a hero and that people have become "more assertive" since Paul Hill's murder of John Britton.  And our old friend Randall Terry all but promised that more violence was coming because "the blood of these babies slain by Tiller is crying for vengeance."

Even before Tiller's death, there was a significant spike in anti-abortion violence.  Apparently Roeder simply brought the simmering militancy out into the open.

Vicki Saporta, president of the National Abortion Federation, said her group had noticed a rise in anti-abortion violence over the past year.

"We used to have members report incidents once a month — now it's every day," Saporta said. "Every time, we forward it on to Justice Department task force, and they report it to FBI so nothing slips through the cracks."

Something else that should be unnerving--Roeder testified that he talked to others about whether killing abortion providers is justifiable homicide.  We already know that Roeder had contact with Cheryl Sullenger, who is a senior official with Operation Rescue even though she tried to blow up a clinic in California 20 years ago.  It's sparked calls for a broader federal investigation into a possible network of anti-abortion extremists.  Fortunately, the Justice Department is investigating whether Roeder had accomplices--which means that Sullenger could be getting a knock on her door very soon.