Department of Homeland Security: Right-wing extremists a growing threat!

Just thought you'd like to know that while the DHS doesn't have a specific "man-caused disaster plots" being planned by right-wing extremists it felt compelled to issued a warning:

"Right-wing extremists in the United States are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election of the first black U.S. president, the Department of Homeland Security warned in a report to law enforcement officials.

The April 7 report, which Reuters and other news media obtained on Tuesday, said such fears were driving a resurgence in "recruitment and radicalization activity" by white supremacist groups, antigovernment extremists and militia movements. It did not identify any by name.

DHS had no specific information about pending violence and said threats had so far been "largely rhetorical."

The report warned that military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with combat skills could be recruitment targets, especially those having trouble finding jobs or fitting back into civilian society.

The department "is concerned that right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities," the report said.

The reports states on page 8 at the bottom: 

DHS/I&A assesses that lone wolves and small terrorist cells embracing violent rightwing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States.

 Unfortunately, this report is innacurate as you can see on my on-going 2009 terror listings.

Reuters

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Also see:

DHS report on right-wing extremists  or here

A left-wing report was issued back in late January: 

They may increase cyber attacks and are not violent.  Definition of letf-wing extremism:  None given

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[Nancy Drew]

I think I am going to throw up.