Domestic threats called a greater danger to US

boston.com ^ | February 18, 2008 | Associated Press

[End Times Crusader]

When it comes to fears about a terrorist attack, people in the United States usually focus on Osama bin Laden and foreign-based radical groups. Yet researchers say domestic extremists who commit violence in the name of their cause - abortion or the environment, for example - account for most of the damage from such incidents in this country. more stories like this

These home-grown groups are seven times more likely than overseas groups to commit some kind of violence in the United States, a panel reported yesterday in Boston at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

In many ways, actions by these domestic extremists can be termed "terrorist" cases, the researchers indicated. "The typical 'terrorist' is an alienated guy, usually a young male," said Brian Forst of American University in Washington

[DB]

Well he’s right...

Domestic abortionist have killed millions while foreign terrorist are only in the high thousands...

It’s not even close...

[Crim]

Ah yes....time to puff up the militia threat again...Libs cant have a foreign enemy as a threat...they need domestic enemies to curtail liberty...the press trots back to the 90’s...

[Cindy]

A bit off topic:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971588/posts

“Democrats accuse Bush of fanning terrorism fears”
Reuters ^ | 2/16/2008 | Jim Wolf
Posted on 02/16/2008 3:05:42 PM PST by tobyhill

[KC_Conspirator]

This is such lying BS. Its this type of liberal lying that set us up for 911.

[Crim]

Bingo...

More specificly....this is the kind of BS that curtailed the OKC investigation...

Even a cursery search these days drags up confirmed links between Nichols and Abu-Syef....the John do a couple hundred people didnt see...the fleeing brown pickup...the whole nine yards...

It’s rather Ironic...the Bush administration is being accused of inflating the threat from islamic terror...

While the Clintons spent a decade pretending it didnt exist...

Which is the greater danger?

Liberism is a mental disorder.

Lets quote Janet Reno recent freudian slip:

“But what I’ve discovered (from being a prosecutor and attorney general) is that we get tunnel vision,...We want the facts to be something and we wish them into being.”

yes...that sums up the admistration and it’s supporters quite nicely...

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Domestic traitors present a greater danger to this country than all the foreign terrorists ever spawned.

[wastedyears]

I don’t think domestic terrorists would use WMD against us.

[Brad from Tennessee]

If he defines as “terrorist” outfits like the Crips, Bloods, Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords, Surenos, Notrenos, etc. he may have a point.

[Paleo Conservative]

These home-grown groups are seven times more likely than overseas groups to commit some kind of violence in the United States, a panel reported yesterday in Boston at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Name one time that a domestic terrorist group caused the collapse of a 100'+ story building killing thousands of people.

[Gator113]

I completely and utterly agree. It is those enemies that I have personally made ready for.

[DoughtyOne]

Yet researchers say domestic extremists who commit violence in the name of their cause - abortion or the environment, for example - account for most of the damage from such incidents in this country. more stories like this  These home-grown groups are seven times more likely than overseas groups to commit some kind of violence in the United States, a panel reported yesterday in Boston at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

It is somewhat shocking to see someone from the field of science make a glaring stab at misinformation in this manner.  It's probably safe to say that we could add up all the deaths from domestic terrorism over the last fifty years, and it would still not equal the death and destruction of the terrorism on 09/11.  For instance, how many deaths have been caused by those evil objectors to abortion, yet the demonization continues.

These folks are blithering idiots, and all they are doing is advancing the thought that foreign born terrorism on our soil is not likely to happen, and the anti-abortion folks are really who you need to keep your eyes on.

Wow...

[OKIEDOC]

Brad from Tennessee wrote:
If he defines as “terrorist” outfits like the Crips, Bloods, Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords, Surenos, Notrenos, etc. he may have a point.

Courtesy Comment:

I am greatly concerned that is not the terrorist outfits these people have in mind unless all the mentioned groups are right of center Conservative thinkers. sarc

[AlexW]

I would be more worried about Osama Obama, the REAL threat to the USA, next to Hildabeast.

[WildcatClan]

Not to mention illegal alien invaders.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Ginning up for a communist landslide.
Next “Whiteman breathing” to be outlawed or at least heavily regulated.

[from occupied ga]

The number of Americans killed by illegal Mexican “immigrants” by murder and traffic fatalities since 2001 has exceeded the death toll from the WTC attack.

[Condor51]

Damphousse said right-wing extremists spend the most time meeting, preparing, and planning before committing a violent act - some 480 "events," whether that is a phone call or some other form of plotting. On a smaller scale are environmental activists who commit violence. On average, it is 59 preparatory activities, he said.

Damphousse is a lunatic. "Right-wing extremists" my a$$. And what "violent acts & 480 events"?? Where did that number come from? Out of his butt?

Odds are this guy's on 27 psychotropic drugs and is nuttier than fruitcake. He must be to say that the Eco-Nazis like ELF and Earth First are on "a smaller scale". Those b@st@rds have caused hundreds of millions in damage, they're just lucky no one has been killed yet, like from 'tree spiking'.

[DoughtyOne]

That’s an interesting point. Let’s not expect those stats to be the subject of a study any time soon.

[mthom]

The poster of this article did so in order to call those who are against illegal immigration potential terrorists.