Biden Tars Political Dissenters with ‘Terrorism,’ Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidate Barletta Fires Back
February 9, 2022 | Pennsylvania
Former Pennsylvania Republican congressman and current gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta blasted President Joe Biden’s administration Tuesday for issuing a “Terrorism Advisory Bulletin” equating political dissenters with terrorists.
The document, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the day before, lamented the presence of “an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories” that “sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions.” The administration warned about opposition to “COVID-19 mitigation measures — particularly COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates” which allegedly “have been used by domestic violent extremists to justify violence since 2020.”
The bulletin also said “misleading narratives about unsubstantiated election fraud” and opposition to bringing in many Afghan refugees could be used to foment violence. Individuals and entities the document suggested are at heightened risk of harm include critical infrastructure, government facilities, mass gatherings, houses of worship, ethnic and religious minorities, political candidates, and the press.
Anti-police violence went unmentioned in the DHS warning. This is despite more officers losing their lives in the line of duty during 2021 than in any year since 1995. Seventy-three on-duty American police were murdered last year, an almost 59 percent increase over those intentionally killed in 2020. The radical anti-law-enforcement group Antifa has undertaken many documented acts of violence… (Excerpt from the Pennsylvania Daily Star)
