Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


19

DHS Report on Target: Domestic Nuts on Rise

Share

(Newser) – Today's shooting at the Holocaust museum, on the heels of the murder of an abortion provider, is bringing renewed attention to a Homeland Security report issued in April that warned of a rise in exactly these kinds of attacks, Politico reports. At the time, critics including Rush Limbaugh blasted the DHS report as an attack on conservatives, but now civil rights groups say it was right on target.

"Clearly the election of Obama, the current financial crisis, and the discussion of immigration reform—those things have certainly fueled the right-wing extremist movement," said a rep from the Anti-Defamation League. "We hope it’s not the tip of the iceberg.” DHS chief Janet Napolitano told Congress last month that the report has been withdrawn and is being re-vetted. She apologized to veterans for a section that singled them out as potential sources of trouble.

Traffic coming from Virginia over the 14th Street Bridge is blocked off by police not far from the Holocaust Museum.
Traffic coming from Virginia over the 14th Street Bridge is blocked off by police not far from the Holocaust Museum.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Harold O'Lyngger, 82, speaks to local and federal officials outside the Annapolis, Md., condominium believed to be the home of James Von Brunn.
Harold O'Lyngger, 82, speaks to local and federal officials outside the Annapolis, Md., condominium believed to be the home of James Von Brunn.   (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
An Anne Arundel County (Md.) police officer speaks to a motorist Wednesday near the condo of James Von Brunn.
An Anne Arundel County (Md.) police officer speaks to a motorist Wednesday near the condo of James Von Brunn.   (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

Rush Limbaugh and John Boehner can go on until the end of time about how (the report) was an attack on conservatives, but in reality it was a perfectly sober assessment of what was going on out there. - Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center

Trying to exploit this awful tragedy to score political points—from the right or the left—is simply grotesque. - Michael Steel,
spokesman for John Boehner

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.6.09
Galleon Scandal: Shocked, Shocked by Insider Trading
11.5.09
Rupert Murdoch Is Mad but Cute
19 comments
VIEWING:
 
logothete
Jun 10, 09 8:25 PM CDT
Geez, guess she got it right! Kinda makes you miss Chertoff. He, at least, was always dependably wrong and you could close your eyes and ALL the bad stuff'd just go away and Brownie would take care of everything. It's really uncomfortable having a competent government, ya know? Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
+5
IN RESPONSE:
warhead
Jun 10, 09 8:31 PM CDT
Logo, I've got a feeling you're being sarcastic again. Don't you know we don't get sarcasm here? Anyway, way to go, Napolitano!
Vote up! Vote down!
0
IN RESPONSE:
northeast
Jun 11, 09 12:55 AM CDT
What happened to the Muslim dude who gunned down two army recruiters? This isn't a "right wing conspiracy," people just lash out when they're desperate. I guarantee that if you looked at the violent crime rate since November, you would see a spike (that's overall crime, not left or right crime).
Vote up! Vote down!
+1
JaneMP
Jun 10, 09 8:43 PM CDT
Weren't McVeigh and this latest killer ex-military? I don't mean all military is like this, but these two were. AND with the stress we're putting on our brave military (and I mean this very sincerely), many are returing home with sever problems and no help. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
+2
IN RESPONSE:
godawgs
Jun 10, 09 10:33 PM CDT
Wasn't the killer of Pvt Long and the four guys picked up in NY Muslim converts? The same thing should be applied to them as well shouldn't it?
Vote up! Vote down!
0

View all 19 comments »

LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

6 Stories

(AP) - The Homeland Security Department will review the multicolored terror alert system created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has created a task force to determine in 60 days how effective the current system is. The system could get an overhaul—or could be... More »

MORE ABOUT:
terrorism • United States • September 11 • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • alert level • terror alert system • William Webster • Fran Townsend

Right Rips Smith for Warning on Right-Wing Violence

Conservatives call for head of Fox anchor

Jun 12, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives are calling for the head of Shepard Smith after the Fox anchor suggested that the Holocaust Museum shooting backs up a Homeland Security report warning of a rise in right-wing extremism, Gawker reports. Right-wing bloggers labeled Smith a "pompous elitist" and said he should be fired, while Rush... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Rush Limbaugh • Holocaust Museum • Department of Homeland Security • Fox News • news anchor • Shepard Smith • right-wing extremism

Officials Fear Flu Drug Resistance

Misuse of antivirals
by panicked public could breed stronger strains of disease

Apr 28, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pharmacies are stocking up on Tamiflu and other anti-influenza drugs as fears grow of a swine flu outbreak, but health officials warn that the antivirals could do more harm than good if administered incorrectly. Taking the drugs in the wrong dose or for too short a time can lead to... More »

MORE ABOUT:
public health • Department of Homeland Security • outbreak • influenza • Tamiflu • Relenza • Janet Napolitano • pharmacy • antiviral drugs • swine flu

Napolitano Apologizes to Vets for Report

DHS had painted soldiers as prone to right-wing extremism

Apr 16, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Napolitano apologized today for language in a recent Homeland Security report suggesting that veterans were more likely to be wooed by far-right extremist groups, CNN reports. “The return of military veterans facing significant challenges,” said the report evaluating domestic threats, “could lead to the potential emergence... More »

MORE ABOUT:
veterans • US military • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • domestic terrorism • right-wing extremism • Timothy McVeigh • lone wolf

ANALYSIS

Napolitano Pick Suggests Focus on Immigration

Rumored Homeland Security nominee has hawk cred on border

Nov 21, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - If Janet Napolitano is indeed Barack Obama’s pick for Homeland Security chief, it likely signals a shift in the department away from terrorism and toward immigration issues, CQPolitics reports. The Arizona governor has been on the front lines of the immigration battle. “She would do a pretty serious... More »

MORE ABOUT:
immigration • John McCain • border control • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Homeland Security

6 Stories


The report was right on target
Huffington Post


Politics  •  US 
TwitterFollow @NewserPolitics on Twitter

 
Holocaust Museum • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • domestic terrorism • anti-abortion activists

from our news partners