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House Demands Full Disclosure On DHS "Right-wing
Extremism" Report
Rare legislative move guarantees resolution within two
weeks
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Republican Representatives have demanded answers from the Department
of Homeland Security over the origins of the leaked
security intelligence assessment which equates
veterans and gun owners with violent terrorists.
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner filed the
request using a little known legislative procedure called "a
resolution of inquiry", which ensures that the Democratic
leadership will publicly resolve the issue within 14 days.
"The report that came out of DHS was offensive,
and unfortunately, Secretary Napolitano still has a lot of explaining
to do," Boehner told the Washington
Times.
"She has not explained how this report came
about, why she signed off on it, or why she defended it."
the Ohio Republican stated.
The resolution, co-sponsored by Rep. Peter T.
King of New York, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland
Security Committee, requests that all documents and information
pertaining to the compilation of the intelligence assessment
be revealed.
"We have made repeated requests that the
committee hold a bipartisan oversight hearing, but unfortunately
those requests have been ignored. We are left with no other
alternative but to demand answers from the secretary of homeland
security herself," Mr. King commented.
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The report, entitled Rightwing Extremism:
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in
Radicalization and Recruitment (PDF
link) was leaked to the Internet a fortnight ago.
Further
analysis of the document has indicated that it
was created by the DHS in 2007, under the authority of the Bush/Cheney
administration, a fact that undermines any opportunity for political
pointscoring on behalf of the GOP.
The document characterizes concerns about the
economy, unemployment, the loss of U.S. sovereignty and the
move towards global government as “rightwing extremist
chatter on the Internet” which itself is defined as a
potential tool for terrorists to network, build bombs, and send
encrypted messages to each other.
It also lists those opposed to abortion or immigration
as potential extremists.
A footnote attached to the report by the Homeland Security
Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines "rightwing
extremism in the United States" as including not just racist
or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority
in favor of state or local authority.
Controversy over the assessment was heightened earlier this
week when another disturbing DHS security document emerged.
Entitled “Domestic
Extremism Lexicon”, it shockingly lists the
“alternative media” with other radical extremist
groups and implies that people who disagree with the mass media’s
version of events are potential domestic terrorists.
Though Janet Napolitano appeared before the Senate Judiciary
Committee yesterday, she was not questioned on either of the
documents.
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