Federal agency warns of radicals on right

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

I suppose the black Panthers, Acorn, gang bangers and others of that ilk are NOT interested?

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[Alaskan]

I suppose the black Panthers, Acorn, gang bangers and others of that ilk are NOT interested?

Isn't that where the new administration is getting appointees?

[thorin6]

There is a contradiction in how the DHS writes about leftwing extremism and rightwing extremism.

The report “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.” has this statement on page 7 of the report: “DHS/I&A assesses that lone wolves and small terrorist cells embracing violent rightwing extremist ideology ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS DOMESTIC TERRORISM THREAT in the United States (emphasis added).”

Contrast those comments to the comments in the earlier report (Leftwing Extremists Likely to Increase Use of Cyber Attacks over the Coming Decade, January 2009) on leftwing extremism (page 3): “DHS/I&A assesses that cyber attacks are attractive options to leftwing extremists who view attacks on economic targets as aligning with THEIR NONVIOLENT, “NO-HARM” DOCTRINE and tactic of “direct action” (emphasis added).”

To put it another way, as both reports state, rightwing extremism is violent and anti-government (greatest threat), while leftwing extremism is non-violent and anti-corporation (cyber attacks against businesses most likely).

This is without evidence that any such rightwing extremism threat even exists (which the report acknowledges); yet we know that leftwing extremists, such at the ELF (Earth Liberation Front), have actively conducted terrorist activities (bombings and arson, I believe, are VIOLENT operations) over the past 10 years.

Also, the claim that the report on rightwing extremism is a holdover from the Bush administration is belied by this entry on page 3: "A recent example of the potential violence associated with a rise in rightwing extremism may be found in the shooting deaths of three police officers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 4 April 2009." This is in a report dated 7 April 2009.