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In reply to the discussion: Wisconsin Sikh Temple’s Shooter Was Long Known As White Supremacist [View all]Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)22. Wow, I totally missed that whole story.
Authorities this year have arrested neo-Nazis who allegedly planted a bomb along the route of a Martin Luther King parade in Spokane, Wash.; arrested six members of an Alaska militia who allegedly plotted to kill state troopers; arrested a Wisconsin man for planning to kill Planned Parenthood workers; and on May 29 arrested a Florida man who claimed to be part of the burgeoning sovereign citizen movement after he sprayed a market with AK-47 fire.
A spokesman for DHS, Adam Fetcher, declined to say if the department agrees that the threat of domestically inspired terrorism is increasing or how many analysts are presently assigned to the issue, calling that a sensitive intelligence matter. But he said the evolving risk of group or individual violence is reflected in our briefings and products over the past year.
A senior department official provided by Fetcher, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence practices, confirmed that the number of analysts on a daily basis has decreased somewhat, compared to what it was two years ago. But the official disputed claims by several current and former DHS officials that only two analysts including one who is a contract employee now study the issue full-time.
DHSs caution or avoidance, as its critics claim, may partly stem from worries that aggressive intelligence operations could be seen as civil liberties violations. A DHS official explained that unlike international terrorism, there are no designated domestic terrorist groups. Subsequently, all the legal actions of an identified extremist group leading up to an act of violence are constitutionally protected and not reported on by DHS.
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Starry Messenger
Aug 2012
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There were other shooters with him, weren't there? One is in the hospital, right?
freshwest
Aug 2012
#2
Great twitter feed you have there. From the youtube comments on the video I posted to levymg below:
freshwest
Aug 2012
#19
YouTube needs to pour some disinfectant on their comment function, seriously.
Starry Messenger
Aug 2012
#25
From this video post, they didn't rule out there being more than one, but now they're looking for
freshwest
Aug 2012
#17
Well, that's what I heard, but VO says not upthread. Guess it'll be a while before we know.
freshwest
Aug 2012
#45
K, why is this NOT a hate crime now?! Why is this NOT an act of terrorism? He was in a hate band...
uponit7771
Aug 2012
#11
If you must know why, it's because a lot of military, intel and LEC are extreme RW.
leveymg
Aug 2012
#20
True. But, explain Cofer Black, Buzzzy and the CTC-Blackwater guys? That's as high as you get
leveymg
Aug 2012
#29
That has zero to do with this. The gun made him do it. No guns, no hate, no murders (see:
The Straight Story
Aug 2012
#30
Bending over backwards trying to defend this atrocity & others like it is beneath contempt.
baldguy
Aug 2012
#55
I really wonder sometimes, if America would be a bit more like Germany is nowadays....
YoungDemCA
Aug 2012
#34
Yeah, the government has no problem in suppressing progressive or left-wing movements....
YoungDemCA
Aug 2012
#43