Tuesday, April 14, 2009

So now I am a threat ???

Apparently DHS is worried about right wing radicals. Now loons come in every stripe and from every walk of life so, no doubt, there are some right wing extremists out there. But what does DHS consider extreme?? Well, from the report:
(U) Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.
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Many rightwing extremists are antagonistic toward the new presidential administration and its perceived stance on a range of issues, including immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs to minorities, and restrictions on firearms ownership and use.

So any belief in federalism is extremism now. I guess nobody told Thomas Jefferson. There will be no dissent tolerated on abortion or immigration. In fact, any criticism of Teleprompter Jesus' policies clearly are a sign of mental instability.

And of course, no good leftist can resist the obligatory anti-military smear:
U) Disgruntled Military Veterans

(U//FOUO) DHS/I&A assesses that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists—including lone wolves or small terrorist cells—to carry out violence. The willingness of a small percentage of military personnel to join extremist groups during the 1990s because they were disgruntled, disillusioned, or suffering from the psychological effects of war is being replicated today.

Again, the patriotism of political dissent seems to depend on the party occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

But surely after all those years of accusing Bush ChimpHitlerburton of creating fear for political advantage, the Hopey Changey administration would only issue such a "report" based on credible intelligence. Maybe not.
The DHS/Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) has no specific information that domestic rightwing* terrorists are currently planning acts of violence, but rightwing extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on their fears about several emergent issues.

So, I am not suggesting that this blatantly political piece of garbage is intended to rain on the Tea-Party parade, but the conclusion seems to sound intentionally ominous:
DHS/I&A will be working with its state and local partners over the next several months to ascertain with greater regional specificity the rise in rightwing extremist activity in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the political, economic, and social factors that drive rightwing extremist radicalization.

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