Posted by
W. Austerman on Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:16:00 PM
If you haven’t heard about it yet, our Department of Homeland Security is labeling me and people like me as a dangerous, “rightwing extremist”. Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, is a bunch of misleading crap that insults gun owners, military veterans, and Christians. I have personally read every page and let me break this 9 page report down for you with the 100% honesty that I always provide, straight from the horse’s mouth.
Page 2:
“Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into … those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority … It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”
In other words if you believe in state’s rights, guaranteed by the 10th Amendment, if your pro-life, or if you place the responsibility of keeping illegal immigrants out of this country, as is required by law, on the Federal Government you are a “rightwing extremist”.
Page 3:
“Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to rightwing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning
veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities”
So our troops when they come home are ticking time bombs??? What a slap in the face to our men & women in uniform serving our country overseas.
“Rightwing extremist chatter on the Internet continues to focus on the economy, the perceived loss of U.S. jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and home foreclosures.”
So when Joe Somebody simply comments in his blog, as most in the country are doing these days on the internet, about how he lost his job or his home is in foreclosure that makes him and the rest of those people like him a “rightwing extremist”???
Page 4:
“From the 2008 election timeframe to the present, rightwing extremists have capitalized on … political prejudices in expanded propaganda campaigns, thereby reaching out to a wider audience of potential sympathizers.”
The only “propaganda” I’ve ever heard if the leftwing created Moveon.org and how it referred to Gen. David Petraeus as
Gen. Betrayus.
“Antigovernment conspiracy theories and “end times” prophecies could motivate extremist individuals and groups to stockpile food, ammunition, and weapons. These teachings also have been linked with the radicalization of domestic extremist individuals and groups in the past”
So people who were prepared for the looters who broke into homes and stores, rioters that set things on fire at night, attackers that chased woman down the streets and raped them in broad daylight, and snipers, who stole rifles from looted sporting good stores, that fired on Hospitals in the middle of evacuations during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are “extremist”???
Page 5:
“Debates over appropriate immigration levels and enforcement policy generally fall within the realm of protected political speech under the First Amendment, but in some cases, anti-immigration or strident pro-enforcement fervor has been directed against specific groups and has the potential to turn violent.”
Unless your going to say gunfire that occurs during Mexican Drug Cartel engagement with the U.S. Border Patrol is protected by the First Amendment and that said engagement is “anti-immigration or strident pro-enforcement fervor”, protection of our country, with border “enforcement” is a must.
Page 7:
“rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists”
So any one who is trained to defend themselves while serving our country is potentially dangerous??? Why don’t you just call our troops monsters??? Again, what a slap in the face to our men & women in uniform serving our country overseas.
“lone wolves and small terrorist cells embracing violent rightwing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States. Information from law enforcement and nongovernmental organizations indicates lone wolves and small terrorist cells have shown intent-and, in some cases, the capability-to commit violent acts.”
Yeah, we know that. That is what made 9/11 possible, only it was Al-Qaeda not “domestic”.
So to finish off this incorrect assessment, 2 points. First, Homeland Security has banned the use of the word terror or any way you can spin it with the same spelling like terrorism. Yet the word terror comes up in this report 14 times (15 if you include counterterrorism). Seconded, the people at Homeland did not want you to see this. At the bottom of page 1, “No portion of the LES information should be released to the media, general public” “This document … contains information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).” “not to be released to the public, the media, or other personnel who do not have a valid need-to-know” How is it that we don’t have a “valid need-to-know” about this BS??? Big thanks to the Washington Times for making this public.