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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/08/07/645421/right-wing-extremism/"The report was titled Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, and it named white supremacists, radical anti-abortionists, and a few disgruntled veterans as most susceptible to recruitment by extremist groups, or to harboring resentment that may lead to domestic terrorism. DHS stressed that, during recessions, these threats go up, and law enforcement should be on the lookout for such extremism:
DHS/I&A has concluded that white supremacist lone wolves pose the most significant domestic terrorist threat because of their low profile and autonomyseparate from any formalized groupwhich hampers warning efforts..[ ]
Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to rightwing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities.
The reports findings were congruous with previous studies that indicate right wing extremism is responsible for more instances of violence every year (with the exception of 2001, when the September 11th attacks happened) in the United States than Islamic extremist. It also tracks with the rise of hate groups in the US since 2000."
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http://www.start.umd.edu/news/sovereign-citizen-movement-perceived-top-terrorist-threat
Sovereign citizen movement perceived as top terrorist threat
New study assesses top threats, preparedness among law enforcement
July 30, 2014
Sovereign citizen, Islamist extremist and militia/patriot groups are perceived by law enforcement agencies to pose the greatest threats to their communities, according to a new START study. While sovereign citizens were the top concern of law enforcement, assessments about whether most groups were a serious terrorist threat actually declined for most groups (e.g., the KKK; Christian Identity; Neo-Nazis; Racist Skinheads; Environmental Extremists; Animal Rights Extremists) when compared to a previous study.
START researchers David Carter, Steven Chermak, Jeremy Carter and Jack Drew recently conducted in-depth surveys with more than 364 officers representing 175 state, local and tribal (SLT) law enforcement agencies to examine perceptions of: the threat of terrorism; the nature of information-sharing; and whether agencies are prepared to deal with terrorist attacks. Their results are published in Understanding Law Enforcement Intelligence Processes, available on STARTs website.
The Sovereign Citizen movement was the most highly ranked threat, with 86 percent of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that it was a serious terrorist threat. This is a significant increase in ranking from an earlier survey implemented in 2006-2007, which showed Islamist extremists to be law enforcements top concern at the time. In that survey, approximately 67 percent agreed or strongly agreed that Islamist extremists were a serious terrorist threat
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Republicans Blast Obama For Warning About Domestic Terrorism (Original Post)
blm
Mar 2015
OP
Faux pas
(14,682 posts)1. ki ki ki kickin'
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. How do they excuse 9-11
I have my own ideas what happened that day, and it involved all Repukes. But still, they were enabling terrorist to hit us, if we are to believe that PDB Bush got on August 6th.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)3. Kickety rec!
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)4. Domestic terrorists don't like being called out
They'd rather think of themselves as patriots instead of the credible threats to the country they are.