Posted on 08/13/2024 11:34:02 AM PDT by John Semmens
It was revealed this week that Federal Air Marshals have been assigned to tail former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hi) whenever she flies on commercial airlines in the United States because she has been put on the suspected terrorist watchlist.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn) wondered "why is this well-regarded former member of Congress, former Democratic candidate for president, and US Army veteran considered a potential national security threat?"
Gabbard speculated that "my recent criticism of Vice-President Harris' lack of fitness to hold the office of president seems to have inspired the Department of Homeland Security to classify me as a security threat. This vindicates my 2022 decision to leave the Democratic Party. When differences of opinion on political issues are used as grounds for spying on people, pressuring social media to censor opposing views, and declaring dissenters enemies of democracy it's pretty clear that our government has veered into tyranny territory."
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas pointed out that "it was only three weeks ago when a young man who considered former president Donald Trump unfit to be president tried to assassinate him. As a military veteran Ms Gabbard has the combat experience needed to succeed where Mr. Crooks failed. In addition, a highly reliable source has alleged that Ms. Gabbard is a Russian asset. By keeping tabs on her it is our hope that we can prevent her from attempting to eliminate Vice-President Harris by violent means."
In contrast, in April of this year the FBI allowed Asif Raza Merchant to enter the US under a special permission known as "significant public benefit parole" even though he was flagged on a terrorism watchlist and had recently traveled to Iran. Merchant used his time in the US to organize an assassination plot targeting Trump and other American politicians known to be opposed to Islamic world domination. His attempt to recruit undercover law-enforcement personal as trigger men eventually led to his arrest.
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