Only 3 of 763 Patriot Act wiretaps in 2008 were terrorism related. 65% were Drug cases.
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Editor in General, Police State
Only three of the 763 “sneak-and-peek” requests in fiscal year 2008 involved terrorism cases, according to a July 2009 report from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Sixty-five percent were drug cases. YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSXMW2FMC7A&feature=player_embedded#t=277 A partial transcript, commentary and more below the fold. MinistryOfTruth’s diary :: :: Sen. Feingold: [...]
Bush surveillance program was massive
Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by Editor in General, Police State
The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, questioning the legal basis for the effort but shielding almost all details on grounds they’re still too secret to reveal. The report, compiled by five inspectors [...]
Terrorist watch list hits 1 million. Not very effective?
Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by Editor in General, Police State
The government’s terrorist watch list has hit 1 million entries, up 32% since 2007. Federal data show the rise comes despite the removal of 33,000 entries last year by the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center in an effort to purge the list of outdated information and remove people cleared in investigations. It’s unclear how many individuals [...]
We’re on the brink of disaster
Posted on 27. Feb, 2009 by Editor in General, Police State
The global economic meltdown has already caused bank failures, bankruptcies, plant closings and foreclosures and will, in the coming year, leave many tens of millions unemployed across the planet. But another perilous consequence of the crash of 2008 has only recently made its appearance: increased civil unrest and ethnic strife. Someday, perhaps, war may follow. [...]
