This is just friggin' outrageous, that our own government could be putting out such disinformation. One of the worst decisions by the Bush Administration, this entity, the Orwellian "Department of Homeland Security" needs to be disbanded, NOW!!
It is a triple threat considering that socialists have temporarily wrested control of our federal government!!! On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Cold Water <coldwater...@gmail.com> wrote: > Homeland Security Warns of Rise in Right-Wing Extremism An intelligence > assessment released to law enforcement last week 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. > > FOXNews.com > > Tuesday, April 14, 2009 > > The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement agencies > that recent news is helping "right-wing extremist groups" recruit new > members and could lead to violence, and warns about the possible recruitment > and radicalization of returning veterans. > > DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis issued an intelligence assessment > last week that said it has no specific information that domestic right-wing > terrorists are currently planning acts of violence, but right-wing > extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on fears about the > recession and the election of the first African American president. The > office called them "unique drivers for right-wing radicalization and > recruitment." > > "Right-wing extremists have capitalized on the election of the first > African American president, and are focusing their efforts to recruit new > members, mobilize existing supporters and broaden their scope and appeal > through propaganda, but they have not yet turned to attack planning," the > assessment reads. > > "The current economic and political climate has some similarities to the > 1990s when right-wing extremism experienced a resurgence fueled largely by > an economic recession, criticism about the outsourcing of jobs and the > perceived threat to U.S. power and sovereignty by other foreign powers.," it > continues. > > The report also suggests that returning veterans are attractive recruits > for right-wing groups looking for "combat skills and experience" so as to > boost their "violent capabilities." It adds that new restrictions on gun > ownership and the difficulty of veterans to reintegrate into their > communities "could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or > lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks." > > "Proposed imposition of firearms restrictions and weapons bans likely would > attract new members into the ranks of right-wing extremist groups ... The > high volume of purchases and stockpiling of weapons and ammunition by > right-wing extremists in anticipation of restrictions and bans in some parts > of the country continue to be a primary concern to law enforcement," the > report says. > > The assessment notes that right-wing recruitment grew in the 1990s but > subsided after increased scrutiny by the government following the 1995 > Oklahoma City bombings. > > It does state that in 2009 "threats from white supremacist and violent > antigovernment groups ... have been largely rhetorical and have not > indicated plans to carry out violent acts." > > "Nevertheless, the consequences of a prolonged economic downturn-including > real estate foreclosures, unemployment, and an inability to obtain > credit-could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing > extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and > government authorities similar to those in the past," reads a key finding in > the assessment. > > Some critics have said the DHS is equating conservative views to right-wing > terrorism, but a DHS official countered that in January the department > issued a mirror intelligence assessment of left-wing extremist groups. > > "This is the job of DHS, to assess what is happening in this country, with > regard to homegrown terrorism, and determine whether it's an actual threat > or not, and that's what these assessments do. This is nothing unusual. These > assessments are done all the time. This is about awareness," the official > told FOX News on Monday. > > DHS spokeswoman Sara Kuban said the April 7 assessment is one in an ongoing > series published by DHS "to facilitate a greater understanding of > radicalization in the United States." > > "DHS has no specific information that domestic right-wing terrorists are > currently planning acts of violence, but right-wing extremists may be > gaining new recruitments by playing on their fears about several emerging > issues," Kuban said. > > Click here for a link to the assessment report on right-wing extremists > (pdf)<http://www.thelibertypapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hsa-rightwing-extremism-09-04-07.pdf> > . > > *FOX News' Mike Levine contributed to this report*. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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