Archive for the 'Police State' Category
The FBI and InfraGard
February 9th, 2008Via: Progressive: Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public does—and, at least on one occasion, before elected officials. In return, they provide information to […]
New York: Heavily Armed Police to Patrol Subways
February 3rd, 2008Via: New York Times: In the first counterterrorism strategy of its kind in the nation, roving teams of New York City police officers armed with automatic rifles and accompanied by bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol the city’s subway system daily, beginning next month, officials said on Friday. Under a tactical plan called Operation Torch, the officers […]
City Sues Man for Canceling Trash Service
January 31st, 2008Via: Examiner: A man who claims to have reduced his waste to nearly nothing out of concern for the environment now faces a lawsuit from San Carlos for canceling his garbage-collection service. Eddie House, 53, says he was shocked when he was served with a lawsuit Sunday at his Cedar Street home. The lawsuit, filed […]
Leaked UK Government Document Reveals Plan to “Coerce” Brits Into National ID Register
January 30th, 2008Via: BoingBoing: “Various forms of coercion, such as designation of the application process for indentity documents issued by UK Ministers (e.g. passports), and and option to stimulate applications in a manageable way. Designation should be considered as part of a managed rollout strategy, specifically in relation to UK documents. There are advantages to designation of […]
Disgraced and Vilified, Indonesia’s Ex-Dictator Suharto Dies Aged 86
January 28th, 2008I’m surprised Suharto’s likeness hasn’t already been added to Mt. Rushmore. Via: The Canadian Free Press: Former Indonesian president Suharto, a Cold War ally of the United States whose brutal military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing political opponents, died Sunday. He was 86. Although he oversaw some of the worst bloodshed of the […]
Immigration Officials Detaining, Deporting American Citizens
January 26th, 2008Over Christmas, I was speaking with Becky’s uncle, who lives in Auckland. He said, “The guy who mows my lawn is an American. He considers himself to be a political refugee. He’s so grateful to be here.” Of course, you can imagine my shock… Via: McClatchy: Thomas Warziniack was born in Minnesota and grew up […]
British Woman Prosecuted for Selling Vegetables Only by Pounds and Ounces
January 23rd, 2008Via: Wall Street Journal: London’s East End is notorious for its criminals, from serial murderer Jack the Ripper to mobsters the Kray twins. The latest candidate for this rogue’s gallery is Janet Devers, a 63-year-old woman who runs a vegetable stall at Ridley Road market. Her alleged crime: selling goods only by the pound and […]
US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand Building Biometric Database
January 15th, 2008This article expands on points touched on in FBI Prepares Vast Biometrics Database. Of course, there’s still no mention of the fact that the states involved make up the ECHELON club. A couple of interesting notes: Northrop Grumman built the systems that comprise the UK’s biometric fusion center known as IDENT1. Also, a future database […]
UK: THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS TO BE IMPLANTED WITH MICROCHIPS
January 13th, 2008Hint: Make sure you read the last paragraph. That’s a keeper. Double Plus kudos to anyone who can tell me the name of the company that is developing the implants with those capabilities. I thought I was up on my horrific-technologies-of-political-control information. I guess not. Full text follows. Via: Independent: Prisoners ‘to be chipped like […]
Paralyzed Woman Put in Jail for Missing Court Hearing
January 7th, 2008Due process, what’s that? Via: Sun Sentinel: In the nearly 20 years since Victoria Sando was paralyzed by a suicidal ex-boss who shot her five times in a parking lot, the 55-year-old Dania Beach woman has had days when she thought life could not get any tougher. But that was before she was rousted from […]
