Once again we have the type of apology we are so accustomed to hearing politicians give: "Sorry, if I offended you, BUT..."
Col. Ralph Peters while on Fox News today noted how Janet Napolitano forbids the use of the word "Muslim terrorist" or "Islamic terrorist", but throughout the now notorious Department of Homeland Security report, veterans being referred to as terrorists is a constant,repeated phrase.
Peters goes on to say: "... there’s no mention of minority violence, no mention of Muslim violence, of Islamic violence. It’s all basically, if you read it, you get the message that white Christians are a threat to the country, and oh, by the way, look out for those vets, because Hollywood and Harvard warned us, they’ll come in, they’ll move in next door and kill you and hurt your child. Steve, it’s disgraceful." end quote~
So why focus on veterans? Lee Harvey Oswald? Oswald's mother took him to a psychiatrist at age 14, he immigrated to the Soviet Union, and was known for his interest in the Socialist party. How does that make Oswald similar to all veterans? Why not similar to all socialists? Timothy McVeywas a loner, and he was fascinated all his life with guns, but why the hasty generalization to vets? Why not red-headed men? This point of McVey is where Napolitano's excuse of the report falls very short. She refers to McVey and the impact he had on her views while she served as state atty. general during the Oklahoma City Murrah bombing. This is how she explained herself and her acceptance of the DHS report when she interviewed on Fox News this morning.
When in high school, English teachers are constantly warning students not to make generalizations when writing. We would expect any attorney to have command of the language. Napolitano needs to scrub that report, and only issue reports she is willing to stand by.
This report from Homeland Security gives us insight into Napolitano's thinking, and the thought processes reveal themselves as quite bigoted.
