by Wendi Strauch Mahoney, American Thinker:
On April 16, Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Tulsi Gabbard declassified the Biden-era “Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism.” The release followed an April 2 declassification request from Stephen Miller’ legal organization America First Legal (AFL). While much of the document’s content had been publicly discussed in general terms, the newly declassified version reveals troubling new specifics.
The declassified version features language that outlines how the Biden administration planned to operationalize counterterrorism efforts. It details strategy, actions, and performance measures, and assigns responsibility across agencies including the NSC, FBI, DHS, and DoJ. Notably, this was the first counterterrorism plan in U.S. history in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prioritized Domestic Violent Extremism (DVE) over foreign threats.
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This declassified plan is one of several documents forming the backbone of the Biden administration’s counterterrorism strategy. While the documents claim an unbiased approach to identifying DVEs, much of the language and policy framework suggest otherwise — raising significant constitutional and civil liberty concerns.
The Biden administration’s approach included social media surveillance, data collection, community-level monitoring, and even efforts to influence public narratives — all under the broad umbrella of national security. It consistently targeted U.S. citizens labeled as domestic extremists, often based on subjective or politically biased criteria, and sometimes on the flimsiest of pretexts.
The operation began shortly after the 2021 inauguration. By March of that year, ODNI released an unclassified executive summary detailing the administration’s domestic terrorism focus:
- Racially and politically motivated DVEs
- Lone offenders more likely to carry out violent attacks on the homeland who were radicalized by online content
- Racially Motivated Violent Extremists (RMVEs)
- RMVEs who “promote the superiority of the white race.”
- Anti-government/anti-authority violent extremists
- “Abortion-related violent extremists (defined as DVEs with ideological agendas in support of pro-life issues)
The summary cites the capitol protest on January 6 as a pretext for some of its targeting, foreshadowing what would soon become a broader weaponization of the U.S. government against its citizens – complete with pretrial imprisonment for many with non-violent offenses, arrests and imprisonment of pro-life protesters, and in some cases surveillance of parents at school board meetings throughout the country.
On June 14, 2021, a “senior administration official” held a teleconference reaffirming the administration’s domestic terrorism posture. The FBI (with its May 2021 Domestic DVE Assessment), DHS, and DoJ, he explained, were fully resourced and aligned in their mission to prevent future events like January 6. The official also referenced the repurposing of post-9/11 watchlisting protocols, such as the “Quiet Skies” program — one that caught Tulsi Gabbard when she was flagged under it.
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