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choie

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Tue Apr 2, 2019, 10:38 PM Apr 2019

Trump really wants these attacks to continue...

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 terrorism—including white supremacist terrorism—is 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.

“It’s 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 DHS’s 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.

for more:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/homeland-security-disbands-domestic-terror-intelligence-unit

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4. During Dubya's reign, he disbanded the agency which reported mass layoffs.
Tue Apr 2, 2019, 10:47 PM
Apr 2019

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 it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems."

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