Texas Shooting: What the manifesto says against "Hispanic invaders" attributed to the suspect

Shortly before Patrick Crusius entered an El Paso store to shoot the crowd, a puzzling document appeared on the controversial platform.
8chan. The site, a haven of freedom for the white supremacists, quickly erased the contents, but a few minutes later, Crusius began to rush:
He began shooting at the hundreds of people who, according to the authorities, were in the Walmart store at that time.

In the text that the American media attributed to him since the tragedy, the author badures that he would probably die the same day, but the truth is that Crusius shortly afterwards delivered to the police without resistance.

But before
He has killed at least 20 people and left 26 other injuries in which he is already considered one of the worst shots in the recent history of the United States.

The suspect told authorities shortly after, according to television
ABC, that his goal was
"kill as many Mexicans" as possible, something that emerges from the document that the authorities of El Paso also attributed to him this Sunday.

Consequently,
Prosecutor Jaime Esparza said the police will treat the case as "domestic terrorism" and they will ask for the death sentence for Crusius. Earlier, the authorities had explained that the document was charged with "hatred, intolerance and fanaticism" and that it could show a connection between the suspect and "hate groups".

"We now have a manifesto of this individual that indicates to some extent a connection with a possible hate crime," said El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen.

But what is the "manifesto" that led the US authorities to consider what happened as "domestic terrorism" and a "hate crime"?

"White supremacism"

The "manifesto" begins with a statement of sympathy towards the author of the shootings in the mosques of Christchurch, New Zealand, 51 people died in two consecutive attacks in March.

The suspect, who would have followed the same pattern as the author of the attacks in New Zealand, who left a document containing his ideas and justifications, said that the attack was a response to what was wrong. he calls a "Hispanic invasion of Texas".

This state, like most southern states of the United States, belonged to Mexico until the late 19th century.

In addition, along with the attacker Christchurch, he invokes an idea prevalent among white supremacists:
foreigners have moved "Whites" of "European" origin.

This racial theory called "the great successor" was put forward by a French writer by the name of Renaud Camus and says that European elites are trying to "replace" white Europeans with immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa.

Crusius' rant, with four folios and 2300 words, titled "The Uncomfortable Truth" and does not attack that Mexicans and Hispanics, she also claims that "Jews will not take" the place of "White Americans".

The Democratic members of Congress are also among the critics because, according to the attacker, they have a strategy to reach a permanent majority in order to take into account the growth of the Hispanic population. He also blamed the two-party politicians for "rotting the US from the inside," while lamenting that "the huge Hispanic population of Texas" is returning to the state "a fortress democratic".

In his anti-immigration speech, he repeats another idea prevalent among supremacists: he
Immigrants take jobs from "natives" and that getting rid of it can improve life in the United States. "If we can eliminate enough, our way of life will be more sustainable," he said.

In one of the most tense moments, the attacker enters into minute details about the pros and cons of AK-47 and AR-15 weapons, their ammo, bullet design and "penetration" "that they would have on the bodies of their victims. .

The suspicion also attempts to take responsibility for Trump's speeches on immigrants and ensures that his position precedes the current president's government. "My views on automation, immigration and other factors precede Trump and his presidential campaign," he says.

However, like the president, he attacks the media for spreading "false information". "The media is reputed for their false information, and their reaction to this attack will probably confirm it," he wrote.

A Twitter account with the suspect's name contains tweets containing a hashtag.
"BuildTheWall" (Build the wall, the phrase of the supporters of the President of the United States), a photo with guns that form the word "Trump" and publications of Paul Joseph Watson, a far-right youtuber who works with Alex Jones on InfoWars.

The president, who was questioned by his opponents for having inspired such acts by his anti-immigrant speeches, wrote on Twitter that what happened was like an "act of cowardice".

Although this Sunday, like many Republicans, attributes what happened to the alleged mental illnesses of the attackers.

Another form of "terrorism"

As during the attack in New Zealand, several badysts pointed out that the perpetrators of these shots went unnoticed when governments fought against other types of "terrorist acts".

Robert Evans, a journalist studying Radicalism on the Internet, wrote that the shooter manifesto El Paso shows how "terror" becomes part of a game and how some platforms, such as 8chan, are used to radicalization towards supremacism. White.

Gordon Corera, BBC correspondent for security, also believes that the shooting in El Paso fits into the growing and disturbing trend of extreme right-wing violence at the international level.

"As the attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March, the alleged attacker fits a particular profile: a person who could have acted alone, but who had visited an international online site that refers to the subculture of extremism, which others incite and encourage acts of violence, "he said.

Last April, another attacker who opened fire on a synagogue in Poway, California, also issued an anti-Semitic tirade in 8chans.

According to official data, the number of Americans who have died since 9/11 from such attacks is higher than those who lost their lives in acts related to "international terrorism".

However, despite the security and the many international campaigns against the "international terrorism" led by the United States, no agency in this country is responsible for the identification of "terrorist organizations" in the country .

Moreover, no criminal offense is badociated with such acts, so that persons considered "national terrorists" are charged under other existing laws, such as "hate crimes". or the violation of the laws relating to firearms. or criminal badociation.

Complaint of Mexico

The government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced yesterday that he is studying the denunciation of "terrorism" and even asking extradition of the author of a shooting in El Paso, where the number of Mexican dead rose to seven of the 20 victims.

"This will be an badessment that the Attorney General of the Republic will be responsible for asking, if there are necessary elements, extradition of the author or perpetrators of this fact," said the press Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, published by the newspaper. AFP Agency. "It will be a decision made at the time, but no one is surprised because for Mexico, this individual is a terrorist," he added, adding that this could be "the first request." of this nature "in the history of Mexico.

Ebrard also announced on Twitter that he would be traveling to El Paso today to meet the affected people, including seven wounded "and give them the full support of the government."

For his part, the president said his government was "firmly" demanding to punish those responsible and criticized the indiscriminate use of weapons in the United States. "That the authorities also badume their responsibilities in the event that excesses are allowed, such as the indiscriminate use of weapons," said AMLO during a public event in the state of Michoacán, in the center of the country.

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