|
|
|
Homeland Security Says Returning War Vets Potential 'Right Wing Extremists'
|
Report; Posted on: 2009-04-13 15:35:24 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]
|
White vets in government cross hairs? This has the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti Defamation League written all over it. -- Ed.
Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.
The report from DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines
right-wing extremism in the U.S. as "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 anti-government, 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."
"[T]he
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," the report says.
PDF
|
|
News Source: dohs
|
|
