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Homeland Security Disbands Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit
The Department of Homeland Security has disbanded a group of intelligence analysts who focused on domestic terrorism, The Daily Beast has learned. Numerous current and former DHS officials say they find the development concerning, as the threat of homegrown terrorismincluding white supremacist terrorismis growing.
In the wake of this move, officials said the number of analytic reports produced by DHS about domestic terrorism, including the threat from white supremacists, has dropped significantly. People in and close to the department said this has generated significant concern at headquarters.
Its especially problematic given the growth in right-wing extremism and domestic terrorism we are seeing in the U.S. and abroad, one former intelligence official told The Daily Beast.
The group in question was a branch of analysts in DHSs Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). They focused on the threat from homegrown violent extremists and domestic terrorists. The analysts there shared information with state and local law enforcement to help them protect their communities from these threats.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/homeland-security-disbands-domestic-terror-intelligence-unit
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)This is very scary.
elleng
(130,980 posts)MarcA
(2,195 posts)msongs
(67,420 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)This was at a time corporations were laying off 5,000-10,000 people at a time, which was contrary to the narrative, "Everything is wonderful in Bush's America!"
If you eliminate the people who report on acts of white terrorism, then you are free to say about the growth in their numbers, "I think its a small group of people that have very, very serious problems."
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,641 posts)Scummy SOB's.