[Apologetics] ACLJ Update: DHS Pulls "Extremism" Report

Thu May 14 15:19:16 EDT 2009

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From: Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel [mailto:jsekulow at aclj.org] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:19 PM
To: Art Kelly
Subject: ACLJ Update: DHS Pulls "Extremism" Report

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Dear Art,

I am pleased to report some very encouraging news: 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that it has
pulled the troubling report that said ''rightwing extremism'' may
include groups of veterans and those opposed to abortion.

As you recall, this report labeled these groups as ''extremists'' -
prompting the ACLJ to demand a retraction.
<http://tracking.aclj.org/cgi-bin/track.cgi?11-16239-1368166-83036-http:
//www.aclj.org/news/Read.aspx?ID=3282&email=akelly at americantarget.com&gu
id=007EE087-800E-4E10-9318-11C29112FF87>   I also sent a letter directly
to Secretary Janet Napolitano
<http://tracking.aclj.org/cgi-bin/track.cgi?11-16239-1368166-83044-http:
//www.aclj.org/media/pdf/NapolitanoLtrDHS4-20-09.pdf?email=akelly at americ
antarget.com&guid=007EE087-800E-4E10-9318-11C29112FF87>  demanding that
the report be pulled. 

This morning, a Washington Times article
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//www.aclj.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=3317&email=akelly at americantarget.com&gu
id=007EE087-800E-4E10-9318-11C29112FF87>  reported that DHS Sec.
Napolitano told lawmakers that the offensive report has been pulled from
the DHS website, is no longer available, and is in the process of being
''replaced or redone in a much more useful and much more precise
fashion.''

''The wheels came off the wagon because the vetting process was not
followed,'' Napolitano told the House Homeland Security Committee.
''The report is no longer out there ... An employee sent it out without
authorization.''

In addition, ''Some things in my initial days have gone very well at the
department, some things have not,'' Napolitano told Members of Congress.
''And that was probably the worst thing.  It was not authorized to be
distributed.  It had not even completed its vetting process within the
department.  It has been taken off of the intel websites and the lexicon
that went along with it was similarly withdrawn.  Neither were
authorized products, and we have now put in place processes.  And it
turned out there were really no procedures to govern what went out and
what didn't before, and now there are.''

In the words of Napolitano:  ''I do not want to see a replication of
that.''  

Neither does the ACLJ.  

We are seeing great results in this situation, thanks to the support and
participation of members like you!  God bless you.

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