The asterisk in the FIRST SENTENCE of the Key Findings refers one to the footnote defining domestic rightwing terrorists as HATE groups:

KEY FINDINGS

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. The economic downturn and the election of the first African American president present unique drivers for rightwing radicalization and recruitment.

The footnote sets the tone that the term “domestic rightwing terrorists” refers to members or potential members of HATE groups. Veterans who support, maintain or seek membership in hate groups qualify as domestic rightwing terrorists under that definition. The report does NOT in any way represent ALL veterans as domestic rightwing terrorists. That misinterpretation is maliciously incendiary and just plain STUPID!

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Ignorance is not a virtue!

The DHS report does NOT consider veterans to be the threat, rather they worry that recent veterans will be targeted for recruitment by HATE groups seeking advanced weapon skills.

The right-wing morons, rather than read the scant nine page report, have adopted someone else’s misinterpretation as truth.

Knowing the type of goons from the last administration, I wouldn’t be surprised if the report originally railed about (I’m guessing) LEFT-WING extremists like PETA or the anti-logging people. Because its now Obama’s baby, its veterans and NRA folks. If this had come out during the Bush administration, I’m sure the democrats would have been crying. It shouldn’t matter when it came out, the fact that the jerks in Washington actually did this and believe it should frighten everyone.

In a way I agree with the above statement about the Obama administration, because its so much like what Bush said, you’re either with us or against us.

People enlist in the military, take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, get sent overseas to fight “terrorist” (and protect corrupt warlords and politicians, oil fields and poppy crops), but when their enlistment is up and they come back home, they have the potential to be “domestic terrorists”. Insanity

Our troops were abused so badly by the previous administration in so many ways: this was just one more, but perhaps it was the most insidious of all.

However, that being said, conservatives need to read what’s there and stop equating the word ‘conservative’ with the word ‘extremist’. Unless I’m very much mistaken, they are not the same thing (although one can be another). A lot of consevatives ARE extremists (is that why Rush is so upset, since that’s what he expects out of his audience?), but most of them are NOT variety who’d become terrorists or attempt to overthrow the government. What this report is talking about is something altogether different than merely being a conservative. If those going into apoplexy over it are really that up in arms, then maybe their reasons should be looked at, whether they’re congressmen or not. One congresswoman, Michelle Bachman, has advocated stockpiling guns and taking violent action if necessary: some of her colleagues, and certainly right wing talk radio, seem to be encouraging an attempted coup because they’ve lost power, and are afraid they won’t get it back because they’ve lost the support of the majority of the American people. They are creating an atmosphere within a very weak minded section of the public (no, none of this is directed at the military), many of whom: consider themselves dittoheads; can’t think for themselves; don’t realize their taxes are LOWER; didn’t realize they were doing worse under Bush; and can’t see the forest for the trees. Many of these people are uneducated, easily led, and perfect sheep. What they’re told, they believe, and they’re fed a steady diet of this nonsense and anger by Rush et al and Fox Noise. While not all of them, nor most of them, will become right wing terrorists, there are always a few who will (and already have). The difference between a left wing extremist and a right wing one, is that the left winger, who might be a part of PETA or Greenpeace, isn’t: likely to be packing; join a paramilitary group; shoot a few cops or government officials; attempt a coup; blow up government buildings; hole up in a compound and shoot it out; etc. In other words, the left wing group won’t take violent action, nor try to overthrow the government, nor anything else of the kind, but work within the framework of the law (although stopping a ship while not using any guns as it’s illegally hunting whales is another matter).

What the conservatives denouncing this report need to do is: let go of the rhetoric that might encourage people to react as terrorists; stop insisting that the government is coming to take people’s guns away, which is untrue; come out against the behaviors noted in the report which might lead to violence; etc.

The majority of right wing conservatives are law abiding, decent people, just as our troops and returning troops are. Those who aren’t should stop being fed the vitriol that might send them over the edge by right wing talk radio jocks, who should realize what their venom might do to the sheep who listen to them, and have enough sense to tone it down a notch or two. They can be hateful without being inciteful.

The report says, quote:

“The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”

This is from a Key Finding listed before the sections on returning vets being recruited by existing extremist groups.

Morons, huh?

Collectivism is slavery…

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“There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.” ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

BULLSHIT!

Republicans are little more than spoiled stinking brats. After years of underhanded and illegal tactics to trample dissent, you cry and bellyache about being ignored.

Stop projecting your psychotic hallucinations on others.

It sucks to be irrelevant, but you clowns brought it upon yourselves.

Not even Boehner said ALL vets were being extremist, much less terrorists.

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Forrest said it best.

“To characterize men and women returning home after defending our country as potential terrorists is offensive and unacceptable,” said Boehner, R-Ohio.

Tell me more, Forrest.