If you want a clear idea of the FBI’s upside-down terrorism priorities, look no further than the bureau’s Most Wanted Domestic Terrorists lists.
CNN recently ran a fluff story on the FBI’s list that could have been written by the bureau itself (“The FBI’s goal, of course, is to prevent ‘homegrown attacks’ before they happen,” CNN reminds us). While CNN and the FBI are proudly commemorating the 65th anniversary of the government’s most wanted fugitives program, here’s what you should really know about the FBI’s lists:
1) Two of the most wanted “domestic terrorists” are environmentalists who never harmed anyone.
Joseph Dibee and Josephine Overaker are wanted in connected with crimes by the Earth Liberation Front in the name of defending the environment. They are accused of property destruction, but no physical violence is alleged. In fact, in the history of underground groups like the ELF, no human being has ever been injured.
2) One of the “Most Wanted Terrorists” is an animal rights activist.
Daniel Andreas San Diego is accused of serious property crimes, and was listed alongside Osama bin Laden on the FBI’s website: the fact that the FBI thinks there is any comparison whatsoever speaks volumes.
3) The FBI makes no mention of hate crimes.
None. In 2013, there were 5,928 reported hate crimes, according to the FBI. About 49 percent were racially motivated, and 21 percent related to the victim’s sexual orientation.
4) All of the other “domestic terrorists” are leftists from the 1970s and 1980s.
Don’t you feel safer knowing the FBI is focused on members of the Black Panthers and communist groups, accused of crimes 35+ years ago?
5) The FBI doesn’t include right-wing fugitives.
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