"They hate our freedoms" George Bush 2004
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unusualmusic_lj_archiveA. The Real ID Implementation Review: Few benefits, GREAT costs
B. 17 states passed legislation against Real ID last year
C. Is the government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial law?According to a senior government official who served with high-level security clearances in five administrations, "There exists a database of Americans, who, often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived 'enemies of the state' almost instantaneously." He and other sources tell Radar that the database is sometimes referred to by the code name Main Core. One knowledgeable source claims that 8 million Americans are now listed in Main Core as potentially suspect. In the event of a national emergency, these people could be subject to everything from heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.
C1. Blogger Emptywheel from firedoglake provides analysis of the above article.
C2. Blogger Digby weighs in
D. China's all-seeing eye: With the help of American defense contractors, China is building the prototype for a high-tech police state. It is ready for export.
D1. Blogger Tristero provides analysis
E. Total Information Awareness
F. Remember the Fusion Centers?
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
B. 17 states passed legislation against Real ID last year
C. Is the government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial law?According to a senior government official who served with high-level security clearances in five administrations, "There exists a database of Americans, who, often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived 'enemies of the state' almost instantaneously." He and other sources tell Radar that the database is sometimes referred to by the code name Main Core. One knowledgeable source claims that 8 million Americans are now listed in Main Core as potentially suspect. In the event of a national emergency, these people could be subject to everything from heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.
C1. Blogger Emptywheel from firedoglake provides analysis of the above article.
C2. Blogger Digby weighs in
D. China's all-seeing eye: With the help of American defense contractors, China is building the prototype for a high-tech police state. It is ready for export.
D1. Blogger Tristero provides analysis
E. Total Information Awareness
F. Remember the Fusion Centers?
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
