Posted on 04/14/2009 11:02:00 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A friend of ours in the deep southland sends us the letter that the American Legion national commander, David K. Rehbein sent to Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano in response to the report that TSO wrote about yesterday which expressed an unwarranted fear of us right-wing veterans. The letter reads;
Dear Secretary Napolitano,
On behalf of the 2.6 million-member American Legion, I am stating my concern about your April 7 report, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence and Recruitment.”
First, I want to assure you that The American Legion has long shared your concern about white supremacist and anti-government groups. In 1923, when the Ku Klux Klan still yielded unspeakable influence in this country, The American Legion passed Resolution 407. It resolved, in part, “…we consider any individual, group of individuals or organizations, which creates, or fosters racial, religious or class strife among our people, or which takes into their own hands the enforcement of law, determination of guilt, or infliction of punishment, to be un-American, a menace to our liberties, and destructive to our fundamental law…”
The best that I can say about your recent report is that it is incomplete. The report states, without any statistical evidence, “The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”
The American Legion is well aware and horrified at the pain inflicted during the Oklahoma City bombing, but Timothy McVeigh was only one of more than 42 million veterans who have worn this nation’s uniform during wartime.
(Excerpt) Read more at thisainthell.us ...
ping for later
She may be worried for her own personal safety.
I hold little hope for the USA with people like that leading the charge.
This should PO every red-blooded American to the MAX!
BTW, tomorrow be very vigilant and watch out for leftist infiltrations starting crap at these Tea-Parties. Video and document it all!
These rat bastard fanatics must be tossed out in four years!....This is rediculous!
It has everything to do with a corrupt government being afraid of veterans. Why? Because when push comes to shove, veterans know how to fight tyranny.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/15/legion-objects-to-vets-as-terror-risk/
“Legion objects to vets as terror risk”
Homeland Security told: ‘Americans are not the enemy
By Audrey Hudson (Contact) and Eli Lake (Contact) | Wednesday, April 15, 2009
SNIPPET: “The American Legion on Tuesday criticized a new Homeland Security report as unfairly stereotyping veterans by suggesting that some soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could be recruited by right-wing extremists to participate in violent actions.
“I think it is important for all of us to remember that Americans are not the enemy. The terrorists are,” David K. Rehbein, national commander of the veterans organization, said in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about a security assessment titled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence and Recruitment.””
What is wrong with all of those who continue their undying (pun intended!)support for Obama? Are they blind? He isn't leading, he is bullying. He solves all problems by simply throwing more money at them. How hard is that?!!!! Bush could have easily solved the Social Security debate - just throw a trillion dollars at the program - there, it is fully funded. He was brutalized because the debt was too big. He should have simply printed more money to pay it off, whala, problem solved.
If all it took was spending more money, anyone could be president. Heck, I can do that with the best of them!
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