Posted on 04/15/2009 12:18:38 PM PDT by angeliquemb9
Release Date: April 15, 2009
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010
The primary mission of this department is to prevent terrorist attacks on our nation. The document on right-wing extremism sent last week by this department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis is one in an ongoing series of assessments to provide situational awareness to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies on the phenomenon and trends of violent radicalization in the United States. I was briefed on the general topic, which is one that struck a nerve as someone personally involved in the Timothy McVeigh prosecution.
Let me be very clear: we monitor the risks of violent extremism taking root here in the United States. We don’t have the luxury of focusing our efforts on one group; we must protect the country from terrorism whether foreign or homegrown, and regardless of the ideology that motivates its violence.
We are on the lookout for criminal and terrorist activity but we do not – nor will we ever – monitor ideology or political beliefs. We take seriously our responsibility to protect the civil rights and liberties of the American people, including subjecting our activities to rigorous oversight from numerous internal and external sources.
I am aware of the letter from American Legion National Commander Rehbein, and my staff has already contacted him to set up a meeting next week once I return from travel. I will tell him face-to-face that we honor veterans at DHS and employ thousands across the department, up to and including the Deputy Secretary.
As the department responsible for protecting the homeland, DHS will continue to work with its state and local partners to prevent and protect against the potential threat to the United States associated with any rise in violent extremist activity.
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In other words, “Don’t read what we wrote, just listen to us, your oppressors, when we talk to you. The report doesn’t say what you think it says. Besides, you little peasants are not intelligent enough to comprehend this genius document.”
I think she should go have a talk with her lawyers about what can happen to federal government officials who turn against America.
PING for truth!
IOW, Janet says to us, “Phlattttttttttttttttt.”
Well, I say to Janet,
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Dumb Hysterycal Shemale
In other other words:
Just Shut Up!
I’m glad these peaceful protests still warranted concern by the DHS. Maybe, just maybe, the Gov’t is beginning to understand how angry we are with our ‘leaders’.
“We are on the lookout for criminal and terrorist activity but we do not – nor will we ever – monitor ideology or political beliefs.”
Oooopsie, I think you already have....
I hope those wack-tards don’t think this drivel passes for an apology.
Only when Janet Napolitano is fired over this DHS insult to Veterans, Christians, Republicans, Pro-lifers, and most other normal Americans, will I be satisfied.
Gee I thought Democraps were against profiling?????????
Oh that’s right, they are hypocrites. What democraps do is GOOD, what republicans do is BAD. I could make a whole list of leftist groups that do some really bad stuff but why bother. I personally think Democrats should be add to the list but then they might knock on my door because I am one of those right wing nut jobs who are a danger to this country. Thank God for people like me!!!
The judge on Fox News said that he that this was a unclassified document of 9 pages. He also said that the document this was based on was probably over an inch thick.
No mention made that the original memo was highly unusual in that it had absoulutely no substantiation and offered no specifics.
Thanks angeliquemb9.
And John’s mustache is growing longer.
So... Are these morons saying they are NOT monitoring Islamic sleeper cells exchanging data between the US and some terrorist sandbox?
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