Posted on 04/15/2009 12:22:29 PM PDT by MaestroLC
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was briefed before the release of a controversial intelligence assessment and that she stands by the report sent to law enforcement that lists veterans as a terrorist risk to the U.S. and defines "rightwing extremism" as including groups opposed to abortion and immigration.
The outcry resulted in a demand from the head of the American Legion to meet with Ms. Napolitano, a request the DHS chief said she would honor next week when she returns to Washington from her current tour of the U.S.-Mexican border.
"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," Ms. Napolitano said in a statement.
"I was briefed on the general topic, which is one that struck a nerve as someone personally involved in the Timothy McVeigh prosecution," Ms. Napolitano said.
"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," Ms. Napolitano said.
"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," Ms. Napolitano said.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I like her 3 flavored ice cream.
What was in Homeland Securities paper on Left-wing terrorists?
Du bist scher schoen. NICHT.
“Mexico Cheerleading
Constitution-ignoring
Former Arizona Governor
and CFR Stooge
Janet Napolitano
The governor who vetoed legislation intending to prevent voting by foreign invaders...”
http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/Napolitano-Janet-D-AZ_.html
*grin*
I like the pink layer best.
“trends of violent radicalization in the United States”
First of all, what is she talking about with the “violent” part? None of the growing signs of opposition have taken on violent aspects as of yet, have they? “Potentially violent” would be more like it.
Secondly, this whole “radical” label to right-wing dissidents annoys me. Since when were right-wingers radical? Left-wingers are supposed to be radical; right-wingers are supposed to be reactionary. Do these people know what the word “radical” means? it means to get to the root of something. Right-wingers by definition want to preserve power as it is, or go back to the way things were in the past. They do not want to redefine things altogether. They do not want to attack roots.
Please FIRE this woman before she incites a civil war.
It’s just a prop just like any dim who has their pic taken with any firearm. Just like Klintonev who went duck hunting ONCE in Maryland and had lots of pics taken. Remember Jean Keeerrreee (french accent) asking, “Can I get me a huntin license.” They all have secret service protection (who are well armed and damn good at what they do) yet the rest of are to be disarmed? What the hell for, do they have stock in casket companies?
Evidently so. I agree with your take on this.
Dissent is patriotic.
There’s a counter-revolution brewing.
They are a soul-less bunch, aren’t they? Shallow and ugly to the core.
You forgot to add evil and wicked.
“jeezy peezy... are those warts on her face?”
There are many things in life I do not want to know. Where that face has been is one of them.
Since when did alignment with 47% of the voting public become extremism?
Exactly. Absolutely no joy or peace in those angry, ugly faces!
>>> Janet Reno II <<<<<
You hit the nail on the head.
In addition, the “report” is a hack rewrite of hysterical and leftist material from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
But the author doesn’t have the integrity to say that.
There is one passage that is a ***direct quotation*** from a SPLC web page entitled “Racist Extremists Active in U.S. Military”, which is neither in quotes nor honestly attributed to SPLC.
That conspicuous non-attribution is a huge clue that this is a report even the author is ashamed to have written.
Where was the BARF alert?
Federalism = Extremism
“rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority”
- 0bummer
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