Posted on 04/18/2009 1:03:19 PM PDT by az4vlad
"Why is the Department of Homeland Security spending our time and resources singling out groups like pro-life supporters instead of focusing on identifying and apprehending the real terrorists - like al-Qaeda - groups that have vowed to destroy America?"
Arizona Right to Life is saddened and deeply disappointed by a recent report made public by Department of Homeland Security Secretary and former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano regarding many organizations throughout the nation, including pro-life groups and our nation's military.
Arizona Right to Life PAC cannot understand the mental acuity behind recent comments made by Secretary Napolitano. In a Homeland Security report sent to police and sheriff's departments, titled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," Napolitano warned about groups like Arizona Right to Life,
"Rightwing extremism in the United States...[includes groups] rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority....[and] may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration."
The report asserts that "right wing extremists" made up domestic terrorist groups that were responsible for an increase in violent attacks in the 1990's, including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and hints that with Barack Obama as the first African-American president, there will be a rise in white supremacist militias.
This characterization of many worthy organizations, such as Arizona Right to Life, as hate groups or terrorist groups is extremely offensive and lacks any basis in truth. Organizations such as Arizona Right to Life are composed of peaceful citizens from all walks of life and all political parties. These organizations work to restore, in law, all protection of all innocent human beings, including unborn children, as was the case prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's edict in Roe v. Wade in 1973. This work does not reflect the action or attitude of a hate group or terrorist group. Quite the contrary, the whole goal of these organizations is to end violence against all human beings.
Secretary Napolitano, and the Obama Administration, feign a lack of understanding and "concern" over the mission of pro-life organizations as a thinly veiled maneuver to forward an agenda based on extremist disregard for human life. As citizens of a nation founded on the tenets of justice and freedom, no one should be willing to tolerate such blatant manipulation and disregard for truth.
The answer that all Americans should be demanding of this administration is "Why is the Department of Homeland Security spending our time and resources singling out groups like pro-life supporters instead of focusing on identifying and apprehending the real terrorists - like al-Qaeda - groups that have vowed to destroy America?". If Secretary Napolitano is unwilling or unable to address the true threats to this country, it is imperative that she be immediately replaced by someone who can and will.
Secretary Napolitano has issued a weak apology to the United States Military for the outrageous and erroneous statements made in this report. This is not enough. We urge our grassroots supporters to contact Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and demand that she formally apologize, recant the statements made against the many organizations that have been libeled by this report and begin to fulfill her obligation to address the many real threats against our country. Contact information can be found at www.dhs.gov/xutil/contactus.shtm.
She needs to be fired, also anyone else involved.
FBI has investigating right wingers too.
Sue the Beech.
Who are the 7 senators that sent a letter to Zero demanding her resignation? I’ll be mine aren’t on the list (Collins/Snowe).
Anybody who doesn’t oppose Roe v. Wade is morally handicapped. It’s the Dred Scott decision of the 20th century and desperately needs to be overturned.
The Democrats today are treating people who oppose slaughtering unborn children the way the Democrats treated people who opposed enslaving others in the 19th century - which engendered a self fulfilling prophecy - which stimulated a reaction - which led to a civil war.
I think the DHS memo was written so it could be leaked, so that it would provoke a reaction that the 0bama administration could respond to violently.
Interesting take on it and VERY plausible.
Secretary Napolitano has issued a weak apology to the United States Military...No she did not. She said they were "owed" an apology, but did not actually offer one.
Excellent article, however, I rise to thank Janet-Fonda-Napolitano for her profile advisement and suggested directive assigning every law enforcement agency within America to focus on innocent citizens.
Actually, I don’t that Janet-Fonda-Napolitano could have done anything that would more please me.
This displayed incompetence, disregard for our constitution and politically motivated attack on the American public is a gift that will keep on giving.
She can now stand on her fantasy mountaintop and yodel until the sun burns out , but the crowd in the valley will never trust the noise she barks out of her lying lips.
America really needs to THINK for a change and ask themselves this question, “Do you feel more secure from terrorists today, than you did 100 days ago?” I sure as hell don’t.
Certainly not out of the realm of possibilities.
For quite some time I have believed that the dems have been begging for a civil war.
I now believe that if they continue on this same destructive path, they may actually get what they have asked for, and much of what they deserve, however, everyone will lose.....
All positions that correspond directly with the views held by the Founding Fathers as reflected in the DoI and Constitution. Including the Federalist position which just happens to be the POV that prevailed in the drafting and ratification of our Constitution.
Could it get any clearer that this administration actively opposes the principles this country was founded on? Who then is really the true threat to this Republic? Who are the real radicals and rebels?
Go ahead, 0bambi. Cross the Rubicon. I dare you!
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