New DHS folly: The Domestic Extremism Lexicon

Homeland pulled back extremism dictionary - Washington Times

New DHS folly: The Domestic Extremism Lexicon

The Janet Napolitano-led Department of Homeland Security strikes gold again with a follow-up to its April 7th report casting conservative political positions as indicators of threats to national security. Raw Story and the Daily Beast report that DHS produced a “lexicon” cataloging the clues to detect extremists, which include Doc Martens and opposition to drivers licenses for illegal aliens — but somehow never gets around to mentioning Muslim extremists, such as the dozens of Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities who mysteriously disappeared:

Lexicon

The following demographics get mentioned, but not Muslims:

* White nationalists
* Black nationalists
* Mexican nationalists
* Puerto Rican nationalists
* Violent religious sects
* Jewish extremism

Hey, I’m not going to argue that there aren’t threats within all of these groups, and at least this focuses on actual known groups rather than just political discourse. But doesn’t this list seem a little … incomplete? And is Jewish extremism really more of a threat than Muslim extremism? Here in the Twin Cities, we haven’t seen Jewish immigrants suddenly disappear and conduct suicide bombings in Somalia. Isn’t DHS just a wee bit curious about that?

According to Raw Story, DHS recalled this memo as soon as it went out in late March, which makes their April 7 memo on right-wing extremism even less understandable. If this is the quality of work being done at DHS, then Janet Napolitano needs to get the axe — and she’s not alone.

(U) anti-immigration extremism

(U//FOUO) A movement of groups or individuals who are vehemently opposed to illegal immigration, particularly along the U.S. southwest border with Mexico, and who have been known to advocate or engage in criminal activity and plot acts of violence and terrorism to advance their extremist goals.
They are highly critical of the U.S. Government’s response to illegal immigration and oppose government programs that are designed to extend “rights” to illegal aliens, such as issuing driver’s licenses or national identification cards and providing in-state tuition, medical benefits, or public education.

So if you oppose the Gobberments treatment of Illegals .... you might be an extremist .....

Here's Your Sign

(U) violent anti war extremism

(U//FOUO) A movement of groups or individuals who advocate or engage in criminal activity and plot acts of violence and terrorism in an attempt to voice their opposition to U.S. involvement in war-related activities. They often target the military, seats of government power, and defense industry personnel, facilities, and activities.

violent AntiWar .... sounds like contradiction