I am a domestic terrorist

According to an unclassified Homeland Security Dept. document that I acquired today, it appears that I and others like me are now considered domestic terrorists deserving of being placed on the terrorist watch list. I will include excerpts from said document in this post. You can view the entire document for yourself at Michelle Malkin's blog www.michellemalkin.com, or email me and I will send you a PDF.

Here is the nutshell version. President Obama wants any and everyone who considers himself a Christian, a Conservative, believes in gun ownership, favors a smaller less powerful federal government and more powerful states, opposes redistribution of wealth, abortion, and illegal immigration; to be considered "right wing extremists" and "domestic terrorists". He wants us all put on the terrorist watch list. "(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."

Our brave men and women returning from combat are also considered domestic terrorist threats: "(U//FOUO) Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to rightwing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that rightwing
extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities. (U//FOUO) 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.

— (U) After Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1990-1991, some returning military
veterans—including Timothy McVeigh—joined or associated with rightwing
extremist groups.
— (U) A prominent civil rights organization reported in 2006 that “large numbers
of potentially violent neo-Nazis, skinheads, and other white supremacists are now
learning the art of warfare in the [U.S.] armed forces.”
— (U//LES) The FBI noted in a 2008 report on the white supremacist movement
that some returning military veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have
joined extremist groups."

If you oppose Obama, you are a threat: "(U//LES) Rightwing extremists are harnessing this historical election as a recruitment
tool. Many rightwing extremists are antagonistic toward the new presidential administration and its perceived stance on a range of issues, including immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs to minorities, and restrictions on firearms
— (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."

Those of who oppose illegal immigration are a threat: "(U//FOUO) Rightwing extremists were concerned during the 1990s with the perceptionthat illegal immigrants were taking away American jobs through their willingness to work at significantly lower wages. They also opposed free trade agreements, arguing that these arrangements resulted in Americans losing jobs to countries such as Mexico. (U//FOUO) Over the past five years, various rightwing extremists, including militias and white supremacists, have adopted the immigration issue as a call to action, rallying point, and recruiting tool. Debates over appropriate immigration levels and enforcement policy generally fall within the realm of protected political speech under the First Amendment, but in some cases, anti-immigration or strident pro-enforcement fervor has been directed against specific groups and has the potential to turn violent.

(U//FOUO) DHS/I&A assesses that rightwing extremist groups’ frustration over a perceived lack of government action on illegal immigration has the potential to incite individuals or small groups toward violence. If such violence were to occur, it likely would be isolated, small-scale, and directed at specific immigration-related targets.
— (U//FOUO) DHS/I&A notes that prominent civil rights organizations have observed an increase in anti-Hispanic crimes over the past five years.
— (U) In April 2007, six militia members were arrested for various weapons and explosives violations. Open source reporting alleged that those arrested had discussed and conducted surveillance for a machine gun attack on Hispanics.
— (U) A militia member in Wyoming was arrested in February 2007 after communicating his plans to travel to the Mexican border to kill immigrants crossing into the United States." Translate that into, if you oppose illegal immigration you want all Hispanics dead.

Be careful what you teach your children: "(U//FOUO) Scholars and experts disagree over poverty’s role in motivating violent radicalization orterrorist 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." In other words, if you teach your kids Conservatism, you make them a terrorist threat.

"(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.

So ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, there you have it. The Department of Homeland Security, originally formed to keep us safe from attacks from foreign terrorists has now been turned into an oppressive arm of government that we need to be protected from.

I am a Christian and a Conservative who believes in the 2nd amendment, a strong military, and a small federal government. I oppose redistribution of wealth, Obamacare (which also makes me a racist I am told), abortion, and illegal immigration. So, I guess this means that to Homeland Security this makes me a right wing extremist and a domestic terrorist. Fine, I will wear the label proudly. The truth is, it makes me a TRUE AMERICAN and a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. So go ahead DHS, put me on your watch list and watch me continue to live my life as a Conservative Christian who believes in all the things that make America great. I have one thing on my side that you don't, THE CONSTITUTION!

Jim L. Chitty
Writer/Columnist/Blogger
"There are Americans, and there are Liberals. Which one are you?"