Napolitano defends report on right-wing extremist group

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Homeland Security will never monitor ideology or political beliefs, the head of the agency said Wednesday, responding to criticism of a recent report on right-wing extremist groups

"Let me be very clear: We monitor the risks of violent extremism taking root here in the United States," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a written statement.

sounds like some pretty tough words to Me!
to bad they are just spoken towards the wrong people !
There have been numerous tragedies committed by Americans with no relations to the military ! Many school shootings , and the events of the beltway sniper have caused great fear and trauma to many people , like a terrorist attack would do ! none were related to the veterans of the united states !



However, it said, "Despite similarities to the climate of the 1990s, the threat posed by lone wolves and small terrorist cells is more pronounced than in past years."

It warned that the groups may use proposed restrictions on firearms and the debate on immigration as recruiting tools, and said the groups may try to reach out to veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.



I would sooner entrust my well being to a Veteran , any day of the week than to trust nitwits that can't see that Al Qaida , The Taliban , Somali Pirates , And Mexican drug cartels , are by far a bigger threat than any Man or Woman in Uniform Has ever Been !

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Recession fueling right-wing extremism, U.S. says

I say " OH REALLY" I remember years ago there was another liberal asswipe in the presidential seat and between him and his wife we were subject to the phrase "Vast right wing conspiracy " more than I can digest ! this article is the same B.S. that was churned out regularly by the Clinton administration ! it has it all , Militia this , veterans coming home that ! it just pisses me right off that these Douchbags Have the balls to suggest that our military men and women might not be too stable when they get back stateside ! because of the fact that Timothy mc veigh , Snapped and murdered 168 people with a truck bomb ! using "spooky" sounding words like ,Radicalization ,white supremacist , antigovt extremist , and Militia movement ,to describe pissed off American citizens is a very foul deed ! That and the very fact that if you stand up for what you believe , you are a Right wing extremist!

MIAMI (Reuters) - Right-wing extremists in the United States are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election of the first black U.S. president, the Department of Homeland Security warned in a report to law enforcement officials.

The April 7 report, which Reuters and other news media obtained on Tuesday, said such fears were driving a resurgence in "recruitment and radicalization activity" by white supremacist groups, antigovernment extremists and militia movements. It did not identify any by name.

DHS had no specific information about pending violence and said threats had so far been "largely rhetorical."

But it warned that home foreclosures, unemployment and other consequences of the economic recession "could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists."

"To the extent that these factors persist, right-wing extremism is likely to grow in strength," DHS said.

The report warned that military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with combat skills could be recruitment targets, especially those having trouble finding jobs or fitting back into civilian society.

The department "is concerned that right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities," the report said.

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