Monday, November 09, 2009

BARACK OBAMA

Four Days Later, DHS Homepage Has No Mention of Fort Hood

The big news this morning was about the Fort Hood shooter's disturbing ties to Islamists, including an apparent effort to reach out to al-Qaeda.

I'm not quite sure what, precisely, I expect from the Department of Homeland Security at a moment like this. I realize the investigation is still going on, and I realize the investigation is probably being primarily handled by the military and the FBI. But the idea of an Islamist soldier in the ranks would seem to suggest that there's a threat lurking out there, and that would seem to suggest that DHS should be at least monitoring this, right?

At this moment, here's the DHS homepage:

Of course, there's more to their home page than the USFA campaign focusing on home smoke alarms and sprinklers; their home-page center graphic rotates to "Border Contraband Seizures Soar," "Secretary Testifies on Nation's H1N1 Response," and "Careers in Homeland Security."

The top news items are about "Operation ATLAS: Targeting Illegal Cash Couriers Worldwide," Secretary Napolitano's visit to Belgium, radiation-scanning technology being sent to the northern border, Napolitano's visit to the United Kingdom . . .

In other words, judging by the DHS web site, there was no shooting on Fort Hood last Thursday. A search finds similar results.

However, Napolitano did find time, while in Abu Dhabi, to insist that the attacks "must not lead to the victimization of Muslim Americans."

Hey, how about a word or two about the victimization of Americans, period? That is your job, is it not, Madame Secretary?

UPDATE: The FBI and Department of Justice web sites have nothing on Fort Hood; DOD is, unsurprisingly, full of information.

11/09 11:47 AMShare