>>>>>>>If you really feel that way and are concerned for our vets instead of defaming them, then start writing letters to congressmen to pressure them into passing a bill that will actually guarantee the medical and psychological support for veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. At least so far it is only words being thrown at them and not spit as our Vietnam veterans suffered. Who's next? The boyscouts?
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>>>>>>>What is this? McCarthyism? Who are you afraid of? Those who oppose illegal immigration? abortion? amnesty? tax bailouts? oppose facism? oppose socialism? support their first amendment rights? support the constitution? Are we all going to have to take an oath of far-left support next or take a pill to keep us all in line with your way of thinking?
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>>>>>>>*SET RANT OFF*
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>>>>>>Tracy, I think you're really over-reacting to what Mike said. The reality is that at the moment, there are not the guarantees in place that you (and I, and I'm sure, Mike) feel returning vets should have. They are, after all, human beings, and human beings can snap and do awful things. You said that veterans are less likely to be incarcerated, and I have no argument with that assertion. However, less likely does not mean the same thing as not possible.
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>>>>>>Are you seriously suggesting that the FBI should simply be ignoring returning vets and keeping their fingers crossed that we never see another McVeigh? Sorry, imho, bad idea.
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>>>>>>If that isn't what you're suggesting, then I'm not sure I understand what you're ranting about. Do you want to return to the days when the FBI pretty much only watched those who supported abortion, amnesty, socialism, and their first amendment rights? Back to the good old 60s way of thinking?
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>>>>>Will Napolitano put out a memo warning us against Koreans, fearing another VT incident?
>>>>>What if someone from the Bush administration put out a similar memo while Bush was in office?
>>>>>Is Napolitano suggesting that only the far right is capable of bigotry and racism?
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>>>>>I think the bottom line is, it was totally an unnecessary memo. The memo was never meant to get out, which to me, is stranger then the memo itself.
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>>>>I'll tell you what, re-read the report - In February, the department issued a similar warning about possible cyber attacks from left wing extremists. Sorry, I don't have a link to the actual warning.
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>>>>Now, let's go back to your question - Is Napolitano suggesting that only the far right is capable of bigotry and racism?
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>>>>I'd say that left wing extremism is not generally a product of racism or bigotry. It's more often aimed at [perceived] racism and bigotry. Left wingers are far more likely to become extremists in the misplaced hope of ending what they perceive as racism than they are to actively engage in racism themselves. Do you see it differently?
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>>>hmmm... I don't know if you're right or wrong. But the inner city politics of major cities have been dominated by left ideology for decades. Decades of control and nothings has changed. They have the same problems today as they had thirty years ago and it amy be getting worse. We have spent more money in public education in the name of fairness and equality, then any one of our competing countries with npt much to show for it, why?
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>>Now you're into a whole different political debate. As far as the memo is concerned though, rest assured, the left is being watched too.
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>No not really. As you said "their misplaced hope of ending what they perceive as racism" has given some in our society an excuse to self-pitty and feel victimize. Why do you think the left tend to throw money at every social problem?

Well, I'll have to try to find a link to that February memo then, but I'm pretty sure it didn't say something lilke:

Cyber attacks by left wing extremists

Forget it, there aren't any.

Sincerely,

Janet Napolitano