Posted on 05/14/2009 10:31:48 AM PDT by conservativegramma
A contentious "Rightwing Extremism" report that warned of military veterans as possible recruits for terrorist attacks against the U.S. was not authorized, has been withdrawn and is being rewritten, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Capitol Hill lawmakers.
"The wheels came off the wagon because the vetting process was not followed," Ms. Napolitano told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday.
"The report is no longer out there," she said. "An employee sent it out without authorization."
The report was shared with state and local law enforcement officials nationwide via the department's internal Web site on April 7, angering Republican lawmakers and military veterans who said it unfairly stereotyped veterans.
Ms. Napolitano did not say when the report was taken off the "intel Web site" and all Homeland Security Department Web sites, but she said it is in the process of being "replaced or redone in a much more useful and much more precise fashion."
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The buck stops... somewhere over there. Probably the same rogue Obamaton who took Scare Force One out for an unauthorized joy ride.
Thank goodness the army of teenage girls who voted for this madness aren’t paying attention anymore. They might have second thoughts once a grown-up explained what it all meant to them.
Interesting saying!
Before: She was all for it and publicly defended it. McVeigh! All we need is one data-point to profile - profiling on the basis of thousands or millions of data-points is bigoted and illogical.
After: The sheeple weren’t supposed to see it. Some low-level staffer will take the heat for performing the legwork ordered of him by his superiors to facilitate the delivery of the report prepared by said superiors.
Got it.
“That Napolitano broad is a dope.
She must be trying to make nice before her nomination to the US Supreme Court. “
Ditto
First - she defended it. At one point she actually said the report was completed under the Bush Administration.Then she said it was a mistake to release it. Now she is saying it was because of a lack of proper "vetting"? She is a lying POS and needs to resign immediately.
But - why is this coming out now? Something stinks, a diversion from something worse perhaps?
when is Napolitano no longer going to be "out there"?
Exactly what I'm wondering.......
Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on the Threat of Right-Wing Extremism
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.
The Bozzoette says the report is no longer out there and we should now be satisfied? The fact that Homeland INsecurity generated the report in the first place is cause enough to be a warning to all conservatives. I’m disappointed that I won’t have the pleasure of kicking a government goon off my doorstep for wanting to “ask me some questions about my views”.
Speculation: It's Dick Cheney, "keepin' his pimp hand strong".
What a lying sack of excrement.
“No I didn’t. Honest...An employee sent it out without authorization. I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tire. I didn’t have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn’t come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN’T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD.”
And, for the record... everybody knows you're lying...
Now that it’s done its damage, gotta clean things up for the history books.
The lying bwitches coven in D.C. must be getting larger and larger.
Shrillery must have lots of . . . uhhh . . . playmates.
Is it just me or does anyone else see the coincidences of this incident and Obama’s recent retraction of the photos and his flip flop on the GITMO detainee issue?
Not just you, I’m seeing it too. Something stinks in Obamaland........
Yes it IS, bitch - its on my hard drive, and I have a printed copy that can be scanned at any time.
You slipped, you let out your true feelings about patriotic Americans who don't agree with you and Maobama, and we noticed. Also, we won't forget. Stupid statist bitch.
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