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Napolitano: Veterans are Targets of Right-Wing Extremist Recruiters
Fox News Online ^ | April 19, 2009

Posted on 04/19/2009 5:35:11 PM PDT by pleikumud

he head of homeland security said Sunday she regrets that some people took offense over a report warning that right-wing extremist groups were trying to recruit disgruntled troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

But Secretary Janet Napolitano added that "a number of groups far too numerous to mention" want to commit domestic terrorism attacks and are looking for new recruits.

She told a cable news network the warning report that went out to American law enforcement agencies was consistent with reports that were issued before.

"Here is the important point. The report is not saying that veterans are extremists. Far from it. What it is saying is returning veterans are targets of right-wing extremist groups that are trying to recruit those to commit violent acts within the country. We want to do all we can to prevent that," she said.

The intelligence assessment released to law enforcement on April 7 claims news of recession, the election of an African American president, rumors of new gun restrictions and the inability of veterans to reintegrate create fertile ground for radicalizing and recruiting right-wing extremists

Of particular interest among radicals is possible recruitment of returning troops with "combat skills and experience" so as to boost their "violent capabilities," the report said.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bhodhs; bhoveterans; domesticterrorism; napolitano; oefveterans; oifveterans; terrorists; veterans; vrwc
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Apparently Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, doesn't know when to quit.

Now Napolitano is saying that veterans are too dumb to be trusted. She is telling veterans, which includes me, that they can't be trusted after returning home from risking their lives to protect the United States and the freedom we enjoy still .... despite the best efforts of liberals to undermine the Constitution and the rule of law.

If it were not for our soldiers, we would not have freedom of the press, assembly, and speech. If it were not for our soldiers, property rights and religious liberty would not exist. If it were not for our soldiers, Obama would not have had a chance to run for president, and Napolitano would not have her high-paying bureaucratic government job. If it were not for our soldiers, the Supreme Court wouldn't dare make controversial decisions. If it were not for our soldiers, Congress would not be free to discuss and pass legislation.

Napolitano continues to insult me and millions of others who have risked their lives to defend freedom.

She and Obama should be more concerned about radical leftist professors who are brain-washing college students. Veterans should be respected for their sacrifices and accomplishments. They have kept the world safe for democracy. They liberated 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan from tyranny, torture, and death at the hands of the Taliban and Saddam Hussein. They fought to protect South Vietnam from aggression. They liberated Europe from the evils of National Socialism. They defeated the USSR, the Evil Empire, under the direction of a real President - Ronald Reagan.

Instead of treating veterans with respect, the Obama administration is telling our all-volunteer military that they are suspects, not to be trusted. How many will continue to serve if they are considered by our government to be dumb and susceptible to manipulation by Islamists and other extremists?

The real suspects hold high offices, and need to be fired or voted out. Frankly, I wouldn't trust Napolitano or Obama for two seconds with my wallet, but I would gladly hand it to a veteran.

1 posted on 04/19/2009 5:35:12 PM PDT by pleikumud
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To: pleikumud

The woman needs to be fired.


2 posted on 04/19/2009 5:36:52 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Wow......

She sure is somethin’......


3 posted on 04/19/2009 5:37:56 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR. ....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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To: pleikumud

This woman is tired, done, and needs to go away.


4 posted on 04/19/2009 5:39:00 PM PDT by Badabing Badablonde (New to the internet? CLICK HERE)
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To: pleikumud

First rule of Holes: When you’re in one, stop digging...


5 posted on 04/19/2009 5:40:40 PM PDT by bt_dooftlook (John Adams: Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Napolitano herself is attempting to recruit returning soldiers to play a major part in her Leftwingtard hallucinations.

Will they be tempted? Or will they, like all the rest of us, keep her in our sight as we back carefully away to someplace safer.

6 posted on 04/19/2009 5:42:04 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: pleikumud

“Napolitano added that ‘a number of groups far too numerous to mention’ want to commit domestic terrorism attacks and are looking for new recruits.”

The whole “too numerous to mention” thing is usually a lie. Especially when it comes to stuff like this. If someone asked me to name corrupt politicians, sure, I’d say they’re too numerous to mention. But if I was pressed to name left-wing radical groups, no problem. ACORN, ELF, La Raza, Code Pink, don’t know if Weathermen or SLA are still around.

Not saying all those groups actually sponsor terrorism. The right-wing groups Homeland Security is tracking probably don’t either.


7 posted on 04/19/2009 5:42:53 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: pleikumud
This is not an accident folks. Just like thunder follows a lightning flash, the big O is trying to get ahead of what he sees is the political vulnerability that will arise once what he has in store for our Military is manifested.
8 posted on 04/19/2009 5:43:29 PM PDT by kimoajax (Rack'em & Stack'em)
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To: pleikumud

I hang around airports and military bases....my hands wringing....my long hooked, warty nose quivering...Just waiting for those vulnerable vets to get off a plane or come off the base so I can recruit them into a life of terrorism.....Heh...heh...heh...


9 posted on 04/19/2009 5:43:49 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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I’d like to slap that skanky butch-looking biotch.


10 posted on 04/19/2009 5:44:01 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("From hell's heart I stab at thee... I spit my last breath at thee." ~ Khan Noonien Singh)
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To: pleikumud; SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; ...

The List, ping


11 posted on 04/19/2009 5:44:56 PM PDT by Nachum (the complete list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
My Mother is a terrorist recruiter also...Get em Mom!


12 posted on 04/19/2009 5:46:24 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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To: bt_dooftlook
Lets hear a big AMEN to your post...the woman thinks vets are so stupid they can be talked into The vast right wing conspiracy....what an idiot.
13 posted on 04/19/2009 5:48:43 PM PDT by goat granny
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Napolitano: Veterans are Targets of Right-Wing Extremist Recruiters

Obama, Napolitano, et al., were targets for left-wing, communist recruiters. The "communists" had a lot more success.

14 posted on 04/19/2009 6:01:19 PM PDT by 3niner (Hoover turned a recession into a depression, FDR turned it into The Great Depression)
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To: pleikumud

Republicans are trying to Recruit returning Iraq Veterans to “Run for Office”.

Count on it.

Plan on it.

Report on it.

Talk to Murtha in Pennsylvania.


15 posted on 04/19/2009 6:02:19 PM PDT by 4Speed
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To: pleikumud

16 posted on 04/19/2009 6:05:05 PM PDT by mathprof
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To: pleikumud

She sure is digging herself in deeper, isn’t she!

She needs to be fired.


17 posted on 04/19/2009 6:05:48 PM PDT by sneakers ( NO AMERICAN BOWS TO ROYALTY - From president to ditch digger - NO AMERICAN BOWS! "Jim")
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To: pleikumud; Nachum; Jim Robinson; All
Memo To Janet Napolitano:
Typical Idiot!
Click the Pic

One other thing Ms. Napolitano. Why don't you grab a rifle and get on the front lines defending this great nation instead of doing your damnedest to destroy it?
How dare you defame our troops, you scum!
STFU!
Shut Up! Go Away & Get A Life!
Click the Pic

18 posted on 04/19/2009 6:08:05 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: kimoajax

Bingo we have a winner!

You get it.

He is going to decimate the military and will have a bunch of recent vets angry with him.

He thinks he can tame them before, ....

LOL


19 posted on 04/19/2009 6:09:50 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
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To: goat granny
Lets hear a big AMEN to your post...the woman thinks vets are so stupid they can be talked into The vast right wing conspiracy....what an idiot.

How dare you discredit the Secratary of the Department of Homosexuals (DHS)!!!!

Of course returning vets get recruited into "right-wing-extremist" groups....where do you think the VFW, American Legion, and NRA get their members? /s

20 posted on 04/19/2009 6:12:12 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy Saints surrounded)
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