How do we know it was incompetency and not orders given from higher up to cease and desist?
It has to be incompetency. If it is anything other than incompetency it will open up a can of worms. People will have to confront some ugly truths and might even have to question their views on how the world really works. That's something most people work very hard to avoid.
http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf
http://www.dhs.gov/news/2009/04/15/secretary-napolitanos-statement-right-wing-extremism-threat
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/14/homeland-security-report_n_186834.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/8601-503544_162-4949431-0.html?assetTypeId=41
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/06/1117242/-Remember-the-DHS-Right-Wing-Extremist-Report
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/16/napolitano-stands-rightwing-extremism/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/extremism.report/
This explains why the Obama loving CNN reports such idiocy such as Right Wing Extremists to Blame for Explosions or Axelrod and his stupid tax day comment.
http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/cnn-right-wing-extremists-to-blame-for-explosions/