McVeigh Inveighed Twice

Still not scared? Check this out.

From Michelle Malkin:

The DHS Report was one of the most embarrassingly shoddy pieces of propaganda I’d ever read out of DHS. I couldn’t believe it was real.

I spent the day chasing down DHS spokespeople, who have been tied up preparing for a very important homeland security event later today: The First Lady is coming to visit their Washington office. Priorities, you know.

Well, the press office got back to me and verified that the document is indeed for real.

Excerpt from an article in the Washington Times:

The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about a rise in "rightwing extremist activity," saying the economic recession, the election of America's first black president and the return of a few disgruntled war veterans could swell the ranks of white-power militias.

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.

"It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," the warning says.

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Ms. [Homeland Security spokeswoman Sara] Kuban said, however, that the department had published reports on left-wing radicalization as well, though she could not name one.

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"The purpose of the report is to identify risk. This is nothing unusual," said Ms. Kuban, who added that the Homeland Security Department did this "to prevent another Tim McVeigh from ever happening again."

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The Homeland Security report cited a 2008 FBI report that noted that a small number [203 out of 23,000] of returning military veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have joined extremist groups.

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There is some concern, and there should be, about returning veterans, one need only think of the example of Timothy McVeigh, who was in the first Iraq war."

Too bad McVeigh was dispatched before he could adequately explain how he got so smart. This might be a good time for someone to investigate the rumors about McVeigh's connection to Philippine terrorists and those "foreign looking" people hanging around the Murrah Bldg.