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About That DHS Report on Right-Wing Extremism

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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks4/14/2009 1:44:35 pm PDT

re: #692 opnion

BTW, the reports implication that returning veterans are particularly susceptible to right wing lunacy is insulting.
Using Tim McVeigh as an example is particularly repugnant.
This same crap was used against Viet Nam Vets, only the scare tactic then was “They’re all crazy now.”


Umm, is this the excerpt you’re referring too?

DHS/I&A assesses that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists—including lone wolves or small terrorist cells—to carry out violence. The willingness of a small percentage of military personnel to join extremist groups during the 1990s because they were disgruntled, disillusioned, or suffering from the psychological effects of war is being replicated today.