EXCLUSIVE: FBI and DHS Warned of Growing Threat From White Supremacists Months Ago

[CousinIT]

Trump doesn't want to call out white supremacists. The FBI already did

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/14/fbi-and-dhs-warned-of-growing-threat-from-white-supremacists-months-ago/

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security in May warned that white supremacist groups had already carried out more attacks than any other domestic extremist group over the past 16 years and were likely to carry out more attacks over the next year, according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by Foreign Policy.

Even as President Donald Trump continues to resist calling out white supremacists for violence, federal law enforcement has made clear that it sees these types of domestic extremists as a severe threat. The report, dated May 10, says the FBI and DHS believe that members of the white supremacist movement “likely will continue to pose a threat of lethal violence over the next year.”

The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which attracted hundreds of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and other members of the so-called alt-right, sparked violent clashes over the weekend. A woman, Heather Heyer, was killed by a car that drove into a crowd of people protesting the rally.

James Alex Fields Jr., the driver of the vehicle that struck Heyer, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Since the outbreak of violence over the weekend, President Trump has been heavily criticized for not condemning racist groups. “We must remember this truth: No matter our color, creed, religion or political party, we are ALL AMERICANS FIRST,” he tweeted.

The FBI, on the other hand, has already concluded that white supremacists, including neo-Nazi supporters and members of the Ku Klux Klan, are in fact responsible for the lion’s share of violent attacks among domestic extremist groups. White supremacists “were responsible for 49 homicides in 26 attacks from 2000 to 2016 … more than any other domestic extremist movement,” reads the joint intelligence bulletin.

The report, titled “White Supremacist Extremism Poses Persistent Threat of Lethal Violence,” was prepared by the FBI and DHS.

[Sunlei]

1. These groups were recently banned from most of europe, so they'll focus more on USA.

along with millions & millions of people stuffed in USA prisons with no hope, nothing to do- not even library or education or 'work for wages- to provide for families on outside' -except build a powerful hate.

[Fred Sanders]

3. I do not believe these groups are banned, but these countries have hate speech laws,

unlike America where hate speech is legal and highly profitable.

[Sunlei]

5. yes, some countries have banned the actual messageboards/websites of hate groups like kkk

also have working plans in place where fake news is gone.

of course the symbols like nazi salutes, flags and such have been gone and a crime for a long time.

[malaise]

2. The Obama Adminisration warned America years ago

in 2009

[Nay]

4. Yeah, and IIRC, he was slammed for that warning. This country really hates truth.

[CousinIT]

6. I remember that too. Distinctly. But it came from a black POTUS so it was poo-poo'd by the GOP n/t