Park Service director blames threat of terrorism for closing Mall during shutdown

The Washington times ^ | October 16, 2013 | Stephen Dinan

[yoe]

The National Park Service director will blame terrorism for having to shut down most of the National Mall during the government shutdown, saying that was the only way to protect the memorials with limited staff “in a post-9/11 world.”

In testimony submitted to Congress, Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said he’s only been able to keep a dozen of the normal 300 employees charged with cleaning and caring for the capital region’s memorials during the shutdown, and without the rest of his staff he cannot guarantee the safety of the property.

[Liz]

The suck-up govt factotum failed to say that America-hating
Obama, and criminal WH crew, consider military-trained
vets as potential terrorists.

Years back, then-DHS Secy Napolitano revealed Obama's intentions---classifying the military as domestic terror threats.

Unbelievable, Obama hatched a plan to search the homes of military when terror threats surfaced.

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Educational materials from the Department of Defense (DOD) depict conservative organizations as “hate groups” and to be aware that “many extremists will talk of individual liberties, states’ rights, and how to make the world a better place.” The documents repeatedly cite the leftwing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a resource for identifying “hate groups.”

Judicial Watch obtained the DOD documents in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request (FOIA) filed on April 8, 2013. The FOIA requested “Any and all records concerning, regarding, or related to the preparation and presentation of training materials on hate groups or hate crimes distributed or used by the Air Force.”

Included in the 133 pages of lesson plans and PowerPoint slides provided by the Air Force is a January 2013 Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute “student guide” entitled “Extremism.” The document says that it is “for training purposes only” and “do not use on the job.” Highlights include:

•The document defines extremists as “a person who advocates the use of force or violence; advocates supremacist causes based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or national origin; or otherwise engages to illegally deprive individuals or groups of their civil rights.”

•A statement that “Nowadays, instead of dressing in sheets or publically espousing hate messages, many extremists will talk of individual liberties, states’ rights, and how to make the world a better place.”

•“[W]hile not all extremist groups are hate groups, all hate groups are extremist groups.”

•Under a section labeled “Extremist Ideologies” the document states, “In U.S. history, there are many examples of extremist ideologies and movements. The colonists who sought to free themselves from British rule and the Confederate states who sought to secede from the Northern states are just two examples.”

•In this same section, the document lists the 9/11 attack under a category of “Historical events.”

•“[A]ctive participation…with regard to extremist organizations is incompatible with military service and, is therefore prohibited.” [Emphasis in original]

•The document details the “seven stages of hate” and sixteen “extremists’ traits.”

•The SPLC is listed as a resource for information on hate groups and referenced several times throughout the guide.

•Of the five organizations besides the SPLC listed as resources, one is an SPLC project (Teaching Tolerance) and one considers any politically or socially conservative movement to be a potential hate group (Political Research Associates).

•Other than a mention of 9/11 and the Sudan, there is no discussion of Islamic extremism.

[LibertyOh]

Congress needs a complete accounting of all costs associated with shutting down the mall/monuments. I imagine the Park Police have been working lots of overtime. DC Police have also been brought in, as have Secret Service. Then there’s the actual barricade costs...

Publish the costs of keeping it running, and shutting it down. Show that Zero is spending more to punish Americans than to keep the Government operating.

Anyone who thinks the Government should be running healthcare after this fiasco is absolutely nuts.

[yldstrk]

uh huh right, yeah that’s the ticket

[Liz]

We Americans reside in a superpower---a nuclear-armed nation---now lead by Obama's tight-knit, sap-happy narcissistic coterie, who were easily bamboozled.

SMART POWER STUPIDITY Remember the unceremonious departure of liar/fake Elizabeth O'Bagy from the Obama brain-trust? O'Bagy claimed anti-American savages---the anti-Christian Syrian rebels are a "moderate" "credible" alternative to Assad.

Grad student O'Bagy --- an "expert" on Syria--got fired for inflating her credentials. (she now works for John MCCain)

JUST A-N-O-T-H-E-R OBAMA SCREW-UP Obama has an aversion to truth-telling. He calculatedly seeks out people to shill for him---to tailor "expert advice" to fit his pre-determined goals. These people are all frauds, hiding partisanship as they kneel in obeisance to Obama. It is truly appalling that O'Bagy influenced policymakers that could have resulted in another bloody, costly Mideast war.

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"Smart Power" or as it is laughingly known...."Democrats winning the foreign policy objectives without firing a shot."

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Behold what "Smart Power" hath wrought: Obama's careening and incomprehensible handling of the Syrian crisis.....doing a Costa Concordia with US ntl security and foreign policy. Obama outed himself as naive, isolated....and outlandishly stupid.

Not to forget then-Secy of State Hillary's part in the "Smart Power" debacle.

Democrats' 'Smart Power' Lies in Ruins; Suddenly
Realizing What They Miscalculated About the World:
Everything
National Review | Sept 3, 2013 | Jim Geraghty / FR Posted by kristinn

....... Democrats are suddenly realizing that their foreign policy brain-trust completely misjudged the world.

Being nicer to countries like Russia will not make them nicer to you. The United Nations is not an effective tool for resolving crises. Some foreign leaders are beyond persuasion and diplomacy. There is no “international community” ready to work together to solve problems, and there probably never will be.

You can pin this on Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Susan Rice, but most of all, the buck stops with the president. Those of us who scoffed a bit at a state senator ascending to the presidency within four years on a wave of media hype and adoration are not quite so shocked by this current mess.

We never bought into this notion that getting greater cooperation from our allies, and less hostility from our enemies, was just a matter of giving this crew the wheel and letting them practice, as Hillary Clinton arrogantly declared it, “smart power” (and fronted Time magazine cover).

(These people can’t even label a foreign policy approach without reminding us of how highly they think of themselves.)

They looked out at the world at the end of the Bush years, and didn’t see tough decisions, unsolvable problems, unstable institutions, restless populations, technology enabling the impulse to destabilize existing institutions, evil men hungry for more power, and difficult trade-offs.

No, our problems and challengers were just a matter of the previous hands running U.S. foreign policy not being smart enough. (Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...

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SMART POWER IN ACTION (/SNIX) Why did Hillary and Obama use US personnel, equipment and facilities to overthrow the government of Libya? Had they ever made that a main point of their foreign policy? It’s about the money. That’s why they are fighting so hard to keep this covered up. What are all the soccer Moms and college kids going to say when they find out the Democrat leaders kill for money?

[Ray76]

Laugh in his face.

[molson209]

blames threat of terrorism from the White House ?

[Logical me]

This ass is a lying piece of communists, follow the leader King Obama, crap. The entire Federal Government is saturated with anti Constitutionalists communists filth.

[sheana]

Doesn’t matter what this guys says. Nothing is going to happen to him or the Park Service. Yeah I am a defeatist on all this. Seems Congress has absolutely no power to do anything anymore, or simply won’t do anything.

[Vigilanteman]

Don’t forget the plastic orange cones to keep vehicles from pulling off the highway to the scenic views of Mt. Rushmore . . .

[dsc]

“a state senator ascending to the presidency within four years on a wave of media hype and adoration”

Don’t forget leftard desperation to elect a president who has any amount, however small, of negro ancestry.

[Romulus]

Ah, yes — the terrorism boogeyman. Always reliable to justify governmental power grabs.

The only terrorist here is the Obama Administration, which attempts to gain its political ends by stoking fear among the people.

[ridesthemiles]

TERRORISTS?

What a lame excuse for raiding a horse endurance ride at midnight in the Talledega National Forest 2 weekends ago.

Riders & horses were there for a 3 day event. Such events on Federal land require a permit & payment for permits a minimum of 6 months in advance.

There are myriad other advance expenditures for the ride manager(s).

A pair of rides 30 mile & 55 mile swere scheduled on Friday.

Sayurday, a 25 mile, a 50 miles & a 75 mile ride were schedulaed.

Sunday, a 25 mile & a 50 mile ride were scdheduled.

The article here on FR which told about this raid didn’t clearly say if the raid happened on Friday night or Saturday night.

But—ARMED NPS rangers & ARMED U S Marshals RAIDED this base camp at MIDNIGHT, which had to have terribly frightened horses & riders. I don’t know how many entries they had total. But this is a popular ride in that region.

Everyone was told to load up & pack up & get out of the camp—immediately!!!

These riders & their horses are terrorists?

I hardly think so. Obama & his minions are lying again & over-reaching. They should be sued for the losses incurred by all involved.

[fella]

It’s quite evident that the Park Police are working more during this shutdown than when things are normal. Since the security is more than usual why are the parks closed?

[Right Wing Assault]

It was OK to open it to the illegals, who are more likely to hide terrorists than the veterans.

Ah, they are racists because they didn't care anything about the safety of the illegal aliens! Haters! They were just hoping the terrorists would blow up the grass and kill a bunch of Mexicans!

[Brown Deer]

"Park Service director blames threat of terrorism for closing Mall during shutdown"

If that was the reason, then why was it open for the illegal immigrants?