The recent revelation by Janet Napolitano of the redefinition of "Terrorism" has created both fear and outrage among those that love the United States of America.
Incidents that were previously considered "terrorist acts" (referring to acts performed by foreign combatants targeting Americans or American interests) are now called "Man-Caused Disasters".
Terrorism is now reserved for Americans that do not agree with the Anti-American policies of the Obama administration or the illegal expansion of power that the people within the political structure of our government are currently exploring.
In short, we should not be interested in an apology. We should also not be interested in her firing. However, we should be asking some very important questions.
1. How long has this information been available to law enforcement?
The documents were partially released to the public. We have not seen the original versions. We have not seen the complete documents. At the point that "we the people" were able to view the documents, they had already been made available to the Law Enforcement community. How long have these documents been in use by Law Enforcement?
2. Who ordered the creation of these documents?
Janet Napolitano likely hasn't the power to, on her own, create a policy of treating Americans as villains because they do not agree with the Federal Government. It is a fairly large step to move focus from foreign combatants to Americans when creating an enemy in the eye of public opinion. The contents of the documents should be of less concern than finding out WHO it is that wants Americans vilified for loving their country.
3. What is the end game?
This is the question that inspires "fear" in the hearts and minds of Americans. Why would the government need to create a fake sense of "bad guy" that can be applied to those who speak or think differently than the Federal Government? The most obvious answers range from marginalizing political opponents to creating an atmosphere where the FedGov can get popular support for rounding up people that think they still have a First Amendment right to free speech.
ATF, FBI, Secret Service, and Military personnel will always think twice about randomly raiding an American residence on American soil for political reasons. But what if you take that person exercising their freedom of speech, their 2ND Amendment, and their love for the United States of America and make them out to be a TERRORIST? Suddenly, you get the ability to send armed people into law abiding citizens homes and shut them up with impunity.
Simply associating a law abiding citizen with Timothy McVeigh will create a sense of danger and urgency. No one will ask why. The news will report a great victory in defeating a terrorist.
Will this happen? Why has the Federal Government unleashed a negative marketing campaign on the very people that support the documents that allow it to exist? Has the Federal Government grown to the point that it supersedes the Constitution of the United States of America? Is the fear of playing by the rules so condescending that the Federal Government would choose to vilify the citizens that have somehow escaped the indoctrination they should have already absorbed?
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