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Harry Smith spoke with Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees about the 50 percent rise in American hate groups since 2000.
April 15, 2009
More yellow journalism from CBS, blaming un-named "hate groups" for a potential domestic threat which is greater than any foreign.
Bill Cooper Predicts 9/11 & Covers The Oklahoma City Bombing Part 1
Hour Of The Time
Original Airdate: June 28, 2001
Washington Post article on Timothy McVeigh, July 2, 1995: "In Decker, he told some people the Army had implanted a microchip in his buttocks so the government could spy on him." Excerpt located 18th paragraph up from bottom of news article:
www.washingtonpost.com...
Witnesses identify Michael Brescia as being John Doe #2
twww.telegraph...co.uk/archive/1996/07/01/wokla30
Photo of Michael Brescia and sketch of John Doe #2 at this link:
www.wnd...com/ARTICLE_ID=23052
Side by side comparison at this link:
www.law.umkc...edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mcveigh
More on Michael Brescia
en.wikipedia...org/Michael_Brescia
Bill Cooper was killed by the Apache County Sheriffs Department during a raid on his home in November of 2001. He is now buried on a hill in Eagar, Arizona.
American Legion National Commander David K. Rehbein sent Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano a letter of protest concerning a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security which suggested veterans were more likely to commit terrorist acts than nonveterans.
Secretary Janet Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
April 13, 2009
Dear Secretary Napolitano,
On behalf of the 2.6 million-member American Legion, I am stating my concern about your April 7 report, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence and Recruitment.”
First, I want to assure you that The American Legion has long shared your concern about white supremacist and anti-government groups. In 1923, when the Ku Klux Klan still yielded unspeakable influence in this country, The American Legion passed Resolution 407. It resolved, in part, “…we consider any individual, group of individuals or organizations, which creates, or fosters racial, religious or class strife among our people, or which takes into their own hands the enforcement of law, determination of guilt, or infliction of punishment, to be un-American, a menace to our liberties, and destructive to our fundamental law…”
The best that I can say about your recent report is that it is incomplete. The report states, without any statistical evidence, “The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”
The American Legion is well aware and horrified at the pain inflicted during the Oklahoma City bombing, but Timothy McVeigh was only one of more than 42 million veterans who have worn this nation’s uniform during wartime. To continue to use McVeigh as an example of the stereotypical “disgruntled military veteran” is as unfair as using Osama bin Laden as the sole example of Islam.
Your report states that “Rightwing extremists were concerned during the 1990s with the perception that illegal immigrants were taking away American jobs through their willingness to work at significantly lower wages.” Secretary Napolitano, this is more than a perception to those who have lost their job. Would you categorize union members as “Right Wing extremists”?
In spite of this incomplete, and, I fear, politically-biased report, The American Legion and the Department of Homeland Security share many common and crucial interests, such as the Citizen Corps and disaster preparedness. Since you are a graduate of New Mexico Girls State, I trust that you are very familiar with The American Legion. I would be happy to meet with you at a time of mutual convenience to discuss issues such as border security and the war on terrorism. I think it is important for all of us to remember that Americans are not the enemy. The terrorists are.
Sincerely,
David K. Rehbein
National Commander
The American Legion