Increased Surveillance in the U.S.

This piece was incited by the Yahoo News Article http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_bi_ge/us_drones_over_america on 14 June about issuing flying rights for a range of pilotless planes to carry out civilian and law-enforcement functions.

Now think about this, the NSA has been performing U.S. Domestic Surveillance on We The People for ages, that was one of its initial responsibilities, see Project Shamrock which was started in the 1950's to monitor international telegram and selected voice communications of American citizens, and Project Minaret which intercepted voice communications of persons of interest to US security organizations of the time, including Malcolm X, Jane Fonda, Joan Baez, and Martin Luther King.

For a number of years, United States Signals Intelligence Directive (USSID) 18 was the policy document governing its interception of the communications of U.S. citizens. This document, which has largely been declassified, may no longer be the primary guidance, as there are controversial claims, by the George W. Bush Administration, of an inherent Presidential authority for warrantless surveillance as part of the national security.

There has been a large-scale and controversial capture and analysis of domestic and international telephone calls, claimed to be targeted against terrorism. It is generally accepted that warrants have not been obtained for this activity, sometimes called Room 641A after a location, in San Francisco, where AT&T provides the NSA access. While very little is known about this system, it may be focused more on the signaling channel and Call detail records than the actual content of conversations.

The SIGINT Satellites are trouble enough, what with being able to be anywhere on the planet in minutes and able to visualize down to the city block level, but it is unknown if those satellites have sound capabilites.

Once the UAV drones are made 'radar invisible' or stealth, the UAV's will be able to see and listen right into our living room or car and gather any 'necessary information.' These pilotless aircraft come in a variety of sizes. Some are as big as a small airliner, others the size of a backpack. The tiniest are small enough to fly through a house window.

Guess what the UAV's can do?...

And if the satellites and UAV's are unable to gather the 'necessary information' then it comes down to the street and building level surveillance cameras.

So now the Alphabet Agencies will now have more information concerning our habits, personal, spending and otherwise.

We can kiss the 1st, 3rd, and, 4th Amendments GOODBYE.

We The People need to push for an update to the 14th Amendment or a specific amendment to protect personal privacy encompasssing our homes, vehicles, personal communications, children, families, et al.

It is bad enough that Florida alone has over 30,000 surveillance cameras, and now the Sunshine State will be adding more "Traffic/Red Light Runner" ones as well.

The average American, That Means YOU, is caught on surveillance cameras across the United States on average 200 (two hundred) times per day.

Think about that. Being watched by "Them" 24 hours a day, while you sleep, eat, shop, shower, drive, and I'll leave the rest to your imagination. Now while some may enjoy being the exhibitionist, others may not and ALL should be interested in guarding their private lives.

Now I am all for security, I served in both the U.S. Navy and Army, but I think Big Brother is getting too big for his breeches.

And any country or state for that matter, that gives up freedom for security is not somewhere I would want to live.

Think About It!


Mad Doc

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Two of my favorite sayings in closing.

1) If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.

2) "It is the duty of those who CAN see what is going on to expose to those who cannot see, the situation that they are unaware of!"