Revenge of MIAC

It seems that “it was a matter of time” is becoming somewhat of a mantra here at the Conservative Hideout.  Last month, I covered the MIAC controversy.  It was suggested then that while the authorities in Missouri may stop the reports there, but they would go higher up the food chain at DHS.  Well, they did, as you can see here.  The report not only made it, but also was expanded.  Let’s take a look at some of the silliness therein.

(U//LES) The DHS/Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) has no specific information that domestic rightwing* terrorists are currently planning acts of violence, but rightwing extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on their fears about several emergent issues. The economic downturn and the election of the first African American president present unique drivers for rightwing radicalization and recruitment.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: What the hell.  The there isn’t a single shred of evidence of any attacks, but why not make it look like they can happen at any moment.  Let’s make them all look like neonazis and klu kluckers!

- (U//LES) Threats from white supremacist and violent antigovernment groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts. Nevertheless, the consequences of a prolonged economic downturn-including real estate foreclosures, unemployment, and an inability to obtain credit-could create a fertile recruiting environment for rightwing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities similar to those in the past.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Let’s take a look at all of the things that we have caused and make anyone who points it out look like terrorists.

- (U//LES) Rightwing extremists have capitalized on the election of the first African American president, and are focusing their efforts to recruit new members, mobilize existing supporters, and broaden their scope and appeal through propaganda, but they have not yet turned to attack planning. (U//FOUO) The current economic and political climate has some similarities to the 1990s when rightwing extremism experienced a resurgence fueled largely by an economic recession, criticism about the outsourcing of jobs, and the perceived threat to U.S. power and sovereignty by other foreign powers.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Again, no evidence of attacks, or even plans or talking about attacks.  We’ll just make it look like anyone who disagrees with the messiah SEPNDULUS MAXIMUS look like dangerous people.  We’ll refer to any facts they present as propaganda.

(U//FOUO) 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.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: These people volunteered to go to Iraq to kill women and babies!  They MUST be dangerous people that are worthy of observation.  After all, killing women and babies (abortion and infanticide) is OUR job!

* (U) Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Well, we’ll put this in tiny print at the bottom of a page.  We’ll still state that anyone who thinks that the FREAKIN TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION should be ENFORCED is a dangerous lunatic.

- (U//FOUO) Proposed imposition of firearms restrictions and weapons bans likely would attract new members into the ranks of rightwing extremist groups, as well as potentially spur some of them to begin planning and training for violence against the government. The high volume of purchases and stockpiling of weapons and ammunition by rightwing extremists in anticipation of restrictions and bans in some parts of the country continue to be a primary concern to law enforcement.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Anyone who believes that the Second Amendment is actually the law of the land is a potential killer.

- (U) A recent example of the potential violence associated with a rise in rightwing extremism may be found in the shooting deaths of three police officers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 4 April 2009. The alleged gunman’s reactionreportedly was influenced by his racist ideology and belief in antigovernment conspiracy theories related to gun confiscations, citizen detention camps, and a Jewish-controlled “one world government.”

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Crazy guy kills cops?  A perfect opportunity to paint our opposition as dangerous killers.  Forget that the guy was a wife beater and probably was mentally ill, our agenda is more important that the truth!

(U//FOUO) Rightwing extremist chatter on the Internet continues to focus on the economy, the perceived loss of U.S. jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and home foreclosures. Anti-Semitic extremists attribute these losses to a deliberate conspiracy conducted by a cabal of Jewish “financial elites.” These “accusatory” tactics are employed to draw new recruits into rightwing extremist groups and further radicalize those already subscribing to extremist beliefs. DHS/I&A assesses this trend is likely to accelerate if the economy is perceived to worsen.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: What the hell, let’s make anyone who disagrees with the messiah look like anti-Semites.

(U//FOUO) Scholars and experts disagree over poverty’s role in motivating violent radicalization or terrorist activity. High unemployment, however, has the potential to lead to alienation, thus increasing an individual’s susceptibility to extremist ideas. According to a 2007 study from the German Institute for Economic Research, there appears to be a strong association between a parent’s unemployment status and the formation of rightwing extremist beliefs in their children-specifically xenophobia and antidemocratic ideals.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Heh, heh.  Let’s make them look like poor people that don’t know any better.  After all, when some one has to live with the results of liberal policies, they might just figure out that we caused their problems.

- (U//LES) Most statements by rightwing extremists have been rhetorical, expressing concerns about the election of the first African American president, but stopping short of calls for violent action. In two instances in the run-up to the election, extremists appeared to be in the early planning stages of some threatening activity targeting the Democratic nominee, but law enforcement interceded.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Let’s make baseless claims and say it was Conservatives.

(U//FOUO) Open source reporting of wartime ammunition shortages has likely spurred rightwing extremists-as well as law-abiding Americans-to make bulk purchases of ammunition. These shortages have increased the cost of ammunition, further exacerbating rightwing extremist paranoia and leading to further stockpiling activity. Both rightwing extremists and law-abiding citizens share a belief that rising crime rates attributed to a slumping economy make the purchase of legitimate firearms a wise move at this time.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Ah, let’s compare law-abiding citizens to terrorists.  If we’re going to marginalize gun owners, we have to.  Let’s blame shortages and price increases on the whack jobs, as well as regular gun owners.

(U//FOUO) Unlike the earlier period, the advent of the Internet and other information age technologies since the 1990s has given domestic extremists greater access to information related to bomb-making, weapons training, and tactics, as well as targeting of individuals, organizations, and facilities, potentially making extremist individuals and groups more dangerous and the consequences of their violence more severe. New technologies also permit domestic extremists to send and receive encrypted communications and to network with other extremists throughout the country and abroad, making it much more difficult for law enforcement to deter, prevent, or preempt a violent extremist attack.

CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE TRANSLATION: Why not make the case to control the Internet?  We can make it look like an unregulated Internet is a haven for domestic terrorists.  That way, when some mentally ill person shoots up a police station, we can use it as a rationale to restrict Internet speech.  Perfect plan, isn’t it?

Wow, the CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE Translation Matrix has gotten a workout over the last few days.  The libs always suggest things are the way they see them, then take evidence out of context, or just fabricate evidence to prove their points.  The Legion of Doom then covers it extensively.  When you look at all of the things they are talking about; like gun control, ammunition registration, monitoring and controlling the internet, immigration reform (amnesty), and all of their other polices, then compare them to this report, it’s pretty easy to see that they’re setting up their opponents, namely…us!

See you at the camp!