Stressed that white supremacists and anti-abortion groups arethe greatest domestic terrorist danger.
Erroll Southers (Video), President Obama’s (Link) pick to head the TransportationSecurity Administration, withdrew today, claiming his nomination hadbecome a lightning rod for those with a political agenda.
The decision was a blow for a White House already under fire bycritics for its handling of the attempted Christmas bombing of anAmerican airline.
Southers’ nomination had been held up by Republican Sen. JimDeMint who expressed concern Southers would attempt to unionize TSAsecurity agents.
In an e-mail to friends and colleagues, Southers stated, “It isunfortunate that we are residing in such contentious political times,that exceptional, ‘apolitical’ candidates have to seriously considertheir willingness to participate in public service.”
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Scores of terrorist leaders, including senior jihadists interviewedby WND, explained attacks against the U.S. are primarily carried out tospread Islam around the world. While al-Qaida has listed U.S. supportfor Israel among its grievances, the global terrorist network givesmore prominence to its gripe that foreign troops are deployed inIslamic countries.
Despite a growing domestic Islamic threat, Southers during theinterview stressed that white supremacists and anti-abortion groups arethe greatest domestic terrorist danger.