BunnysBastatrds 2,701 Posted April 14, 2009 Homeland Security is now targeting right wingers and ex-millitary. Pretty scary stuff. I thought racial profiling was a bad practice. I guess political pfofiling is acceptable? What a focking joke!!! "The report warned law enforcement agencies to watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers for third-party political candidates such as Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin." http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94803 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,100 Posted April 14, 2009 This must be more of that "Impresses" that newbie keeps talking about. And it was accomplished in his first 100 days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted April 14, 2009 Sometimes it doesn't hurt to stay one step ahead of crazy people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,100 Posted April 14, 2009 Sometimes it doesn't hurt to stay one step ahead of crazy people. So all returning Vets and Ron Paul supporters are "crazy people"? Well, except for BLS, we all know he's whacked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 77 Posted April 14, 2009 Homeland Security is now targeting right wingers and ex-millitary. Pretty scary stuff. I thought racial profiling was a bad practice. I guess political pfofiling is acceptable? What a focking joke!!! "The report warned law enforcement agencies to watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers for third-party political candidates such as Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin." http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94803 Will they be using the Bush Wiretapping doctrine to do this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted April 14, 2009 So all returning Vets and Ron Paul supporters are "crazy people"? Well, except for BLS, we all know he's whacked. No, that's a dumb thing to say. that's a large umbrella you're casting there. (U//FOUO) DHS/I&A assesses that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit andradicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists—including lone wolves or small terrorist cells—to carry out violence. The willingness of a small percentage of military personnel to join extremist groups during the 1990s because they were disgruntled, disillusioned, or suffering from the psychological effects of war is being replicated today. — (U) After Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1990-1991, some returning military veterans—including Timothy McVeigh—joined or associated with rightwing extremist groups. — (U) A prominent civil rights organization reported in 2006 that “large numbers of potentially violent neo-Nazis, skinheads, and other white supremacists are now learning the art of warfare in the [u.S.] armed forces.” — (U//LES) The FBI noted in a 2008 report on the white supremacist movement that some returning military veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have joined extremist groups. In that sense, yes. Just because you served the county doesn't mean you get a free pass from going crazy. Ron Paul supports on the other hand.. totally batshit crazy, every last one of them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swamp dog 0 Posted April 14, 2009 and this is worse than keeping tabs on liberal minorities? no one hear remembers oklahoma city, apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swamp dog 0 Posted April 14, 2009 Sometimes it doesn't hurt to stay one step ahead of crazy people. +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted April 14, 2009 One of them made the news recently: A federal grand jury indicted a former Camp Lejeune Marine on Wednesday on charges that he threatened the life of Barack Obama, the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed today. Kody Brittingham, 20, formerly a lance corporal with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, was accused of making threats against Obama while he was president-elect, said Robin Zier, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office for the eastern district of North Carolina. Brittingham was arrested by the Jacksonville Police Department on breaking and entering charges in mid-December 2008. Naval investigators discovered a journal allegedly written by Brittingham in his barracks after his arrest by civilian authorities in December. The journal contained plans on how to kill the president, as well as white supremacist material, a federal law enforcement official said. http://www.enctoday.com/common/printer/vie...dn&id=62658 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted April 14, 2009 Military experience—ranging from failure at basic training to success in special operations forces—is found throughout the white supremacist extremist movement. FBI reporting indicates extremist leaders have historically favored recruiting active and former military personnel for their knowledge of firearms, explosives, and tactical skills and their access to weapons and intelligence in preparation for an anticipated war against the federal government, Jews, and people of color. ... The prestige which the extremist movement bestows upon members with military experience grants them the potential for influence beyond their numbers. Most extremist groups have some members with military experience, and those with military experience often hold positions of authority within the groups to which they belong. ... Military experience—often regardless of its length or type—distinguishes one within the extremist movement. While those with military backgrounds constitute a small percentage of white supremacist extremists, FBI investigations indicate they frequently have higher profiles within the movement, including recruitment and leadership roles. Unclassified FBI doc written a year ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 77 Posted April 14, 2009 I noticed FlaHawker hasn't been around in a few days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted April 14, 2009 This Marine is right on. Those now in power in Washington are hell-bent on destroying America and The Constitution. The Marine is right, America is a Republic, NOT a democracy, and what he says about laws that infringe on the 2nd Amendment is right. Any law that 'infringes' on the right to keep and bear arms is unconstitutional. This Marine is a patriot. Those that disagree with him, you know where the border is. Everything he said int hat video is true. And if you weren't so blind to what is going on right now, ie. the government wanting to nationalize the banking systems, wanting to increase gun laws...not that there aren't over 20k already on the books, I could continue. The American people aren't free anymore, they just have a false sense of freedom, given to them to keep them complacent and happy as they go about their daily lives...but soon that will end. http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/wi...riots-form-more Sound like any posters we know?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,522 Posted April 14, 2009 I couldn't be the only one who's noticed that a lot of hysterical rightwing folks are talking/acting sediciously because they lost the last two elections and have little prospects of winning in the forseeable future either. Hopefully the government keeps the First Amendment in mind at all times in this profiling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaHawker 24 Posted April 14, 2009 I noticed FlaHawker hasn't been around in a few days. How would you know? You have me on ignore. Liar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaHawker 24 Posted April 14, 2009 I couldn't be the only one who's noticed that a lot of hysterical rightwing folks are talking/acting sediciously because they lost the last two elections and have little prospects of winning in the forseeable future either. Hopefully the government keeps the First Amendment in mind at all times in this profiling. That's quite an accusation all the way from....China Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 77 Posted April 15, 2009 You have chosen to ignore all posts from: FlaHawker. · View this post · Un-ignore FlaHawker Spoke too soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thornton Melon 651 Posted April 15, 2009 The report from DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines right-wing extremism in the U.S. as "divided into those groups, movements and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups) and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration." So, I guess believers in the 10th amendment are extremists Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recliner Pilot 61 Posted April 15, 2009 It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration." So I guess if you are pro-life and/or against illegal immigration the Obama administration now considers you a threat to national security. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaHawker 24 Posted April 15, 2009 Bring it on you lefty appeasers. Bring it on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swamp dog 0 Posted April 15, 2009 So I guess if you are pro-life and/or against illegal immigration the Obama administration now considers you a threat to national security. if there weren't a history of nut jobs shooting doctors over the abortion issue, maybe there wouldn't be a need to keep an eye on those types? and not ALL people against abortion...i would imagine just the ones that threaten violence or espouse those views as being righteously correct. not all muslims are terrorists, either. know what i mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pimptastic69 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Crap. I just took a facebook test that labeled me as Ron Paul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,522 Posted April 15, 2009 That's quite an accusation all the way from....China That's a message from the American mainstream to a resident in Whack-ville. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GettnHuge 2 Posted April 15, 2009 and this is worse than keeping tabs on liberal minorities? we don't have enough gov't translators for that, argument nullified Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,100 Posted April 15, 2009 Riddle me this libs..... You claim Bush sent some 4,000 soldiers to their deaths, yet he was not fearful of our returning soldiers. Obama promises to bring the troops home and he has to issue National Security bulletins about them being a threat. Why is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuardBum 85 Posted April 15, 2009 (U//LES) Rightwing extremists are harnessing this historical election as a recruitmenttool. Many rightwing extremists are antagonistic toward the new presidential administration and its perceived stance on a range of issues, including immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs to minorities, and restrictions on firearms UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 4 of 9 (U//FOUO) Perceptions on Poverty and Radicalization (U//FOUO) Scholars and experts disagree over poverty’s role in motivating violent radicalization or terrorist activity. High unemployment, however, has the potential to lead to alienation, thus increasing an individual’s susceptibility to extremist ideas. According to a 2007 study from the German Institute for Economic Research, there appears to be a strong association between a parent’s unemployment status and the formation of rightwing extremist beliefs in their children—specifically xenophobia and antidemocratic ideals. ownership and use. Rightwing extremists are increasingly galvanized by these concerns and leverage them as drivers for recruitment. From the 2008 election timeframe to the present, rightwing extremists have capitalized on related racial and political prejudices in expanded propaganda campaigns, thereby reaching out to a wider audience of potential sympathizers. — (U//LES) Most statements by rightwing extremists have been rhetorical, expressing concerns about the election of the first African American president, but stopping short of calls for violent action. In two instances in the run-up to the election, extremists appeared to be in the early planning stages of some threatening activity targeting the Democratic nominee, but law enforcement interceded. I don't see this as meaning third-party candidates. I see this as cult and hate organizations. Just my opinion. Also my opinion is that what the last administration did for giving DHS so much power is that it has little to do with a President's authority. This department works so much outside the previous laws and rights that were written for them in things like the Patriot act that even the CiC himself can barely administer what they do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted April 15, 2009 I don't see this as meaning third-party candidates. I see this as cult and hate organizations. Just my opinion. Also my opinion is that what the last administration did for giving DHS so much power is that it has little to do with a President's authority. This department works so much outside the previous laws and rights that were written for them in things like the Patriot act that even the CiC himself can barely administer what they do. Yep. You'll notice the FBI document I posted was written almost a year before Obama took office. But you know how these tards are. Hell, they tried to blame Obama for some guy not getting tickets to the Easter Egg Roll! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank M 181 Posted April 15, 2009 I'll just use the same line all the neo-cons used in response to complaints about wiretapping: If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted April 15, 2009 While I don't support domestic spying of any kind, I do find this kind of funny. When the right wingers passed all this crap (under Bush) it was great as far as they were concerned. "Hell yes, gotta see what those Muslims are up to." Now that the eye of Big Brother turns toward them, it is all of a sudden a doomsday scenario. Irony, she is a fickle b!tch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted April 15, 2009 While I don't support domestic spying of any kind, I do find this kind of funny. When the right wingers passed all this crap (under Bush) it was great as far as they were concerned. "Hell yes, gotta see what those Muslims are up to." Now that the eye of Big Brother turns toward them, it is all of a sudden a doomsday scenario. Irony, she is a fickle b!tch. - Especially when this particular watchlist actually started under Bush.* - Probably not what Darth Cheney had in mind, but... * or Nixon, or... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EAwer 1 Posted April 15, 2009 While I don't support domestic spying of any kind, I do find this kind of funny. When the right wingers passed all this crap (under Bush) it was great as far as they were concerned. "Hell yes, gotta see what those Muslims are up to." Now that the eye of Big Brother turns toward them, it is all of a sudden a doomsday scenario. Irony, she is a fickle b!tch. Generally, people who supported Paul, Barr, or Baldwin in 2008 are against wiretapping. It is on the Neo Cons, not those who lean Libertarian, who support this violation of civil liberty. This report is quite alarming to me. I have two bumper stickers on my car, a Ron Paul one, and one that says I do not vote for tax hikers from NTU.org. I do not think I pose any threat to the country. I am just a student who is just scared that my future income will be taxed at ~50% or greater in order to pay for the debt that has been amassed over the last decade, and looks like it is going to grow even more over the Obama era. I want to smoke marijuana while I take walks. I do not want to be drafted into a meaningless war. I want my US dollars to maintain value. I want the option to purchase a firearm, any firearm. I do not want to fear the government taking away my property through eminent domain. Do these things make me a domestic terrorist, someone that the government should watch out for? I hope not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Generally, people who supported Paul, Barr, or Baldwin in 2008 are against wiretapping. It is on the Neo Cons, not those who lean Libertarian, who support this violation of civil liberty. This report is quite alarming to me. I have two bumper stickers on my car, a Ron Paul one, and one that says I do not vote for tax hikers from NTU.org. I do not think I pose any threat to the country. I am just a student who is just scared that my future income will be taxed at ~50% or greater in order to pay for the debt that has been amassed over the last decade, and looks like it is going to grow even more over the Obama era. I want to smoke marijuana while I take walks. I do not want to be drafted into a meaningless war. I want my US dollars to maintain value. I want the option to purchase a firearm, any firearm. I do not want to fear the government taking away my property through eminent domain. Do these things make me a domestic terrorist, someone that the government should watch out for? I hope not. You know, I just stopped smoking pot in college when it started to make me paranoid. HTH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 519 Posted April 15, 2009 I'll just use the same line all the neo-cons used in response to complaints about wiretapping: If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about. Did you use this same line during the Bush years too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMoney 0 Posted April 15, 2009 what about left wingers and goalies? its starts tonight, boys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank M 181 Posted April 15, 2009 Did you use this same line during the Bush years too? Actually, I find any expansion of the government into my personal life disturbing. The fact in this instance is that the same people so worried about this are the ones who had absolutely no problem with the invasion of privacy that was the Patriot Act. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted April 15, 2009 Generally, people who supported Paul, Barr, or Baldwin in 2008 are against wiretapping. It is on the Neo Cons, not those who lean Libertarian, who support this violation of civil liberty. This report is quite alarming to me. I have two bumper stickers on my car, a Ron Paul one, and one that says I do not vote for tax hikers from NTU.org. I do not think I pose any threat to the country. I am just a student who is just scared that my future income will be taxed at ~50% or greater in order to pay for the debt that has been amassed over the last decade, and looks like it is going to grow even more over the Obama era. I want to smoke marijuana while I take walks. I do not want to be drafted into a meaningless war. I want my US dollars to maintain value. I want the option to purchase a firearm, any firearm. I do not want to fear the government taking away my property through eminent domain. Do these things make me a domestic terrorist, someone that the government should watch out for? I hope not. I couldn't agree with you more (except the gun thing). That's why I opposed the Patriot Act when it was passed. But I have to appreciate the Neocon morons who lapped it up then being so virulently opposed now. It basically says "We don't mind a dictatorship, so long as we're in charge." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 519 Posted April 15, 2009 Actually, I find any expansion of the government into my personal life disturbing. The fact in this instance is that the same people so worried about this are the ones who had absolutely no problem with the invasion of privacy that was the Patriot Act. Agreed, but that goes both ways. If you were against it then, you should also be against it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeelingMN 273 Posted April 15, 2009 It basically says "We don't mind a dictatorship, so long as we're in charge." Can't that be said for both sides of the aisle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted April 15, 2009 Can't that be said for both sides of the aisle? Sure. That's why both of our current parties need to become relics of the past, and a new libertarian party needs to emerge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EAwer 1 Posted April 15, 2009 I couldn't agree with you more (except the gun thing). That's why I opposed the Patriot Act when it was passed. But I have to appreciate the Neocon morons who lapped it up then being so virulently opposed now. It basically says "We don't mind a dictatorship, so long as we're in charge." but this message is not towards your typical mccain voting neocon. This message is directed at really, the far right wing that borders on anarchism/libertarianism. Which is what most Paul, Barr, Baldwin supporters are. There are some fake libertarians, easily identifiable on this forum by those that claim to both be libertarians and support the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. The two are blatantly incompatible. But us liberty loving, individual respecting, peace minded libertarians are targeted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BudBro 185 Posted April 15, 2009 but this message is not towards your typical mccain voting neocon. This message is directed at really, the far right wing that borders on anarchism/libertarianism. Which is what most Paul, Barr, Baldwin supporters are. There are some fake libertarians, easily identifiable on this forum by those that claim to both be libertarians and support the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. The two are blatantly incompatible. But us liberty loving, individual respecting, peace minded libertarians are targeted. they (the morons from dhs who wrote this) lumped you in with "white supremacy" groups. that's how stupid this whole bunch who surround obama really are. skinheads who worship hitler and the reich are following a fascist ideal, which is exactly what liberals who voted for obama are following. fascism, communism, socialism, statism and nazi-ism are all exactly the opposite of "right wing." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites