'Domestic Terrorist' Label Applied to Dead Americans, Not To Self-Serving Policy Makers
📰 THE STORY: Axios reports that Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller, swiftly labeled two U.S. citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, as 'domestic terrorists' after they were killed by U.S. immigration agents, bypassing any formal investigation. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This pre-emptive labeling
weaponizes a term that has historically been applied broadly to dissent. Consider the 1960s COINTELPRO operations, where the FBI labeled civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. as threats, or even the 1970s characterization of militant Native American activists at Wounded Knee. The rapid-fire designation without evidence echoes the historical playbook of delegitimizing opposition through
state-sanctioned smears. Double Standard: When U.S. troops or agents kill civilians abroad—often in covert operations or drone strikes—the victims are rarely, if ever, labeled 'terrorists' by U.S. officials; instead, they are 'collateral damage' or 'unintended consequences.' Yet, when a U.S. citizen dies under controversial circumstances involving DHS, the 'terrorist' label is instantly applied
domestically, pre-empting justice. Moreover, actual armed groups committing violence in other countries, like the MEK in Iran, are delisted from terror lists by US pressure, while domestic dissent is criminalized. Follow the Money: The expansion of 'domestic terrorism' definitions and the militarization of agencies like ICE benefit the sprawling Homeland Security industrial complex. From