Posted on 12/05/2022 5:27:06 AM PST by MtnClimber
The FBI is conducting three times as many domestic terrorism investigations than it was five years ago, with 70 percent of its open cases focused on "civil unrest" and anti-government activity, according to FBI documents and government specialists. The Bureau has also quietly changed the general classification of white supremacy, antisemitism, abortion-, and anti-LGBTQI+-related extremism to "hate crimes" rather than "terrorism." Since terrorism remains the top national security priority, this has lowered the visibility and resources dedicated to those issues.
The FBI considers all violent acts (and threats of violence) with a political motive to be terrorism, a senior government official explains to Newsweek. But not all acts of extremism are considered terrorism. "If an act is focused on the government, it's terrorism," the source says. "But if extremism is focused on private individuals or institutions, it's considered just a crime or classified as a hate crime." The source was granted anonymity to speak about classified matters.
On one level, the senior government source says, this is a more precise definition of domestic terrorism: the label is applied only to acts with political motives and mass casualties. But in reality, the tweaked classification inserts the FBI and counterterror investigators into the political life of the nation.
According to internal FBI numbers obtained by Newsweek, "Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism" was considered the prime threat (and dominated investigations) before January 6. Since then, anti-government, "anti-authority" and civil unrest cases have taken over as the number one threat, making up almost 90 percent of all investigations.
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Pretty damned clear we have taken the off-ramp from constitutional republic and picking up speed toward full-blown communism. “MAGA terrorism” is a phrase we will hear incessantly…
The FBI does not consider BLM or ANTIFA to be terrorists because they are all playing for the same team, Mr. MtnClimber.
fbi looking into threats of violence ? So when is biden to be arrested ?
The GOP House needs o DEFUND the FBI.
"Washington DC created the modern national security apparatus immediately and hurriedly after 9/11/01. The Department of Homeland Security came along in 2002, and within the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) was formed.
When President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder arrived a few years later, those newly formed institutions were viewed as opportunities to create a very specific national security apparatus that would focus almost exclusively against their political opposition."
Those opposed to whatever this apparatus deems is in its own self interest are cinsidered "the enemy", be it Russia, people questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election, parents challenging school boards over the indoctrination of their children, challenges to Lula's "win" in Brazil, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the kids operating a lemonade stand without a permit.
Ukraine I posit is one of their money pools, and I am beginnjng to be understand why they would risk a nuclear conflict.
Its interesting the two names that have been with this process the whole time: Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell.
So Trump is a terrorist ( and me )?
And yet the borders are wide open and bringing in real terrorists from all over the world.
Priorities I guess.
Do you want to bet nothing happens? Do you want to bet that the FBI get INCREASED funding?
As I said, the FBI does not fear a GOP majority nor the investigations.
You are engaging in wishful thinking. We are well beyond that already. We are fully under fascism and there is no restoration of the Republic possible.
It all must come down.
Look up “anarcho-tyranny”.
"Secession belongs to a different class of remedies. It is to be justified upon the basis that the States are Sovereign. There was a time when none denied it. I hope the time may come again, when a better comprehension of the theory of our Government, and the inalienable rights of the people of the States, will prevent any one from denying that each State is a Sovereign, and thus may reclaim the grants which it has made to any agent whomsoever."
"I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it."
Yeah?
So the massive 9/11 attacks which slaughtered 3,000 civilians at the WTC was not terrorism huh?
What a joke the FBI is
Since then, anti-government, “anti-authority” and civil unrest cases have taken over as the number one threat, making up almost 90 percent of all investigations.
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Yet not a single arrest by the FBI on the overt terrorist group “Jane’s Revenge” which has claimed responsibility for numerous arson attacks.
Nope
Do you want to bet that the FBI get INCREASED funding?
I wouldn't bet on that happening either.
They don’t think that the left, which commits most of the political violence in the country, are terrorists, just those who disagree with the Biden regime.
Beria is envious.
Police state.
“We are sorry sir but you have been flagged as a subversive and a possible threat to the country. You are instructed central_va to report to the nearest holding camp in your county.”
Or something like that....:)
As weird as it sounds, I think we old-timers are in better shape to fight than today’s lard-ass youth.
Thanks. Was going to remind everyone of that, myself!
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