US government ignoring threat of domestic terrorism, says former Homeland Security Analyst

There have been leaders of different militia groups that have called for a stand down. But this is not a time to stand down. It is a time to stand up and come to Harney County. We need your help. And we're asking for it. Thank you.- Ammon Bundy asking militia members to join standoff in Harney County

Right now, all eyes are on Harney County, Oregon. 

It was last Saturday that Ammon Bundy and a group of anti-government activists drove a pickup truck to the entrance of a federal wildlife refuge, draped an American flag over its welcome sign, and occupied the building.

They've been holed up since – well-armed, though so-far peaceful – protesting the federal government's control and management of the lands.

And for Ammon Bundy, it represents something of a family tradition. His father, Cliven Bundy, led a simlar armed standoff with federal agents a year-and-a-half ago.

It's the type of activity Daryl Johnson used to track for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But he quit his job in 2011, saying the U.S. government wasn't prepared to take the threat of homegrown extremist groups seriously enough.     

Daryl Johnson is now a private security consultant and the author of, "Right-Wing Resurgence: How a Domestic Terrorist Threat is Being Ignored." He was in Washington, D.C. 
 

This segment was produced by The Current's Gord Westmacott.