Fox News Files Freedom Of Information Request With Department Of Homeland Security Over Right Wing

[IndianaGreen]

Source: Huffington Post

Fox News Files Freedom Of Information Request With Department Of Homeland Security Over Right Wing Extremist Threat

The Huffington Post has obtained a letter from Fox News to the Department of Homeland Security requesting they release the entire report on the right-wing extremists identified as a national security threat.

The letter, sent Wednesday from Senior Vice President of Legal & Business Affairs Dianne Brandi, was sent pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued a report saying that right-wing extremists could use the bad state of the U.S. economy and the election of the country's first black president to recruit new members to their cause.

In the letter, Fox News requests "any and all documents that contain factual material or compiled factual material that the relied upon" to make the conclusion that right-wing extremists pose a national security threat.

"Given the vast amount of discussion and concern for domestic terrorism and the equal quantity of discourse over the possible compromise of America's constitutional rights, Fox News has a particular urgency to inform the public about the facts behind this much-discussed Assessment."



Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/22/fox-news-files-freedom-of_n_190290.html

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Uh-huh. I'm sure they care about informing the public.

Why bother sending them the report? They'll just make stuff up because they know their rabid fans won't bother to read the whole report in context anyway.

And I wonder... did they request the report on "left wing threats"? I doubt it.

[IndianaGreen]

3. Faux won't mention that both reports were commissioned by Bush Administration

The report on leftwing terrorism barely got mentioned back in January.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

11. Why?

...because they have a right to know. We don't have to like it, but ther it is.

[Kerrytravelers]

12. I was being a bit sarcastic. Legally, they have the right to know.

But we all know they aren't going to report what was actually in the report, just their whining and lying.

[Posteritatis]

14. I gotta admit, I wouldn't mind reading it myself (nt)

[No Elephants]

25. Why would they read the one on threats from the left wing? Everyone knows that everyone

who is not a neocon PNACer is a threat to the United States of America, with President Obama being perhaps the number one threat. So why would anyone have to examine a report on that subject? DUUHHHH.

(I don't really have to put the sarcasm icon here, do I? You got it, right?)

[Kerrytravelers]

30. I got it!

;)

[county worker]

2. I hope this really backfires on them and real evidence comes to light.

[rucky]

4. I didn't think anybody at FOX knew how to file an FOIA

or do any type of research, for that matter.

[ContinentalOp]

5. Here you go Fox...

[Downtown Hound]

6. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[uppityperson]

13. DUZY and funny in a really sad, sick, ironic sort of way

[eShirl]

7. yes, let's learn all about these whackos

[Downwinder]

8. They probably just want to see if they are mentioned. n/t

[hvn_nbr_2]

9. Does DOJ have to provide copies of Free Republic posts? nt

[Chemical Bill]

10. Well duh...

"Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued a report saying that right-wing extremists could use the bad state of the U.S. economy and the election of the country's first black president to recruit new members to their cause."

They want recruiting tips.

Bill

[bluestateguy]

15. Homeland Security: We'll get right on that

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

16. Because secrecy and denying FOIA requests are hallmarks of the Democratic party.

[Blue_Tires]

28. dammit i miss being a reporter...

[neverforget]

17. Fox News is protecting their base and viewers.

[Gamey]

18. Faux News is thinking they may be missing out on some market share....

[No Elephants]

26. LOL! Welcome.

[jeff30997]

19. "Fox News Files Freedom Of Information..."

It's strange to see the words Fox News and information in the same sentence.

[Demeter]

20. "Did We Make the Cut, Coach?"

They just want bragging points.

[NBachers]

21. It's the media wing of the Republican party

trolling for more Republican enlistees. They need to pack the Palin / Plumber putsches of 2012.

[theblasmo]

22. Immediately

They should do this as quickly as possible, to show people how it's supposed to be done. Throw that in their faces.

[underpants]

23. They are going to find out that this has been a part of DHS for years

of course they will never tell their viewers that

[underpants]

24. Ex-military?? Anti-government types???

radical pro-life crowd?

[No Elephants]

29. No. The only ex military who are threats to Ammurika are tho ones who

oppose any war or all wars, vote Democrat, remain sane, refuse to wear flag pins, flinch at war crimes, respect what the Constitution says and expect others to do the same, etc. Shame on you for implying otherwise.

[No Elephants]

27. So, this is the one report that they want made public? Cause everytime anything else becomes

public, they claim making info public gives aid and comfort to the enemy. (And the enemy apparently is everyone but them, Dick Cheney and a few other mouth breathers--Dummya, of course having been declared a liberal.)

[AlphaCentauri]

31. most likely Fox want to know if their name appears in the list n/t