{"id":9719,"date":"2009-04-16T04:57:56","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T09:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=9719"},"modified":"2009-04-16T06:46:56","modified_gmt":"2009-04-16T11:46:56","slug":"napolitano-stands-by-vets-as-terrorists-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=9719","title":{"rendered":"Napolitano stands by “vets as terrorists” warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times’<\/a> Audrey Hudson reports this morning that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stands by her department’s report on potential terror by the “right wing”<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she was briefed before the release of a controversial intelligence assessment and that she stands by the report, which lists returning veterans among terrorist risks to the U.S. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In her statement Wednesday, Ms. Napolitano defended the report, which says “rightwing extremism” may include groups opposed to abortion and immigration, as merely one among several threat assessments. But she agreed to meet with the head of the American Legion<\/a>, who had expressed anger over the report, when she returns to Washington next week from a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In response to some reports of who the author of the report might be, the Times narrows down the field;<\/p>\n

Homeland Security officials have declined to say who wrote report, except that it was a career official and not a political appointee.<\/p>\n

Only three employees are listed in the Federal Yellow Book as working for the I&A office – acting Undersecretary Roger Mackin and two executive assistants. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rep. Steven Buyer of Indiana replicates my thoughts on the danger of the report – irrespective of the shrugs from Bloggers on the right who have never served in the military, and never suffered the slings and arrows of the American culture after the Vietnam war;<\/p>\n

“This kind of mischaracterization can lead to discrimination against veterans in our society, especially in the job market,” Mr. Buyer said. “Vietnam veterans were subjected to this unfair treatment, and I call upon President Obama and members of Congress to refute any similar stereotyping of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Press Secretary Gibbs conveniently hasn’t talked to the President about the report yet;<\/p>\n

Asked about the report at Wednesday’s White House briefing, press secretary Robert Gibbs said he has not spoken with President Obama specifically about it. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was irresponsible of Napolitano to allow this report to see the light of day and it’s even more irresponsible of her to continue to pretend she’s the least bit concerned about national security when she allows her staff to mischaracterize the very people who put their lives on the line for that security. <\/p>\n

I don’t understand how they can pretend like this is no big deal – except that they know they don’t depend on veterans’ and troops’ votes to win elections.<\/p>\n

Equally important, where is the statement from nonpartisan IAVA<\/a> condemning this?<\/p>\n

Thanks to 1STCavRVN11B for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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