Thursday, April 16, 2009

Homeland Security report on extremism gets flack from veteran's groups

Right-wing Extremism noted in Homeland Security report suggests veterans could be recruited by extremists groups. It also suggests that there's a resurgence in radicalization and recruitment by right-wing groups in America today... 

Homeland security chief Napolitano defends agency assessment of right wing extremist risks

By Associated Press/in the Chicago Tribune

Homeland security chief Napolitano defends agency assessment of right wing extremist risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday a report warning that military veterans could be prone to joining right wing extremism was a routine assessment giving a "situational awareness" of potential threats.
Napolitano defended the internal agency intelligence report against a crescendo of criticism during a series of interviews on network news shows as she toured the troubled U.S.-Mexican border.
Asked about the report's assertion that some U.S. military veterans could be seen as potential converts to right wing extremism during a time of a down economy, Napolitano said the report was a routine form of guidance for state and local police and that it is a set of assertions, "not accusations."

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