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TIA Project to End

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the let-freedom-ring dept.

Marnhinn writes "MSNBC is reporting that the Terrorism Spying Project (also known as TIA) is dead. The government is cancelling most of the project and changing the rest to focus on people outside the United States." TIA had been on death's door for a while, but now it's finally official. Some of the programs will still be around, however, they will just be shifted over to different departments.

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  1. See by Hard_Code · · Score: 4, Funny

    See, TIA is dead, honest *waves hands*. You made a big fuss over nothing. We're the government, we're here to help you. Now move along, thank you.

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  2. Re:The priviledge of being American by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    What's wrong, sparky? Black helicopters getting you down?

    PS, it's privilege. Personally, I feel that all TIA funding should be funnelled to remedial spelling and grammar classes for today's youth.

  3. Great. by CGP314 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The government is cancelling most of the project and changing the rest to focus on people outside the United States.

    Oh great, I moved to the UK from the US to get away from TIA.

  4. Well, that's all right then by Rogerborg · · Score: 2, Funny

    But say, why does NASA need so many new $10,000 hammers and toilet seats?

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  5. So am I by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    America's had black op's since the turn of the century, it's just now we have black op's teams in every town police department (they're called swat teams btw) and they have the right to do just about anything they want to you. Just be glad most are incompetant and poorly equiped.

    So, let's review: our "black ops" teams have infiltrated "every town police department" in the guise of SWAT teams -- the elite local police. However, these elite police units located in every town in the U.S. are also "incompetent and poorly equipped." They've got the funding to be in every police force, but they don't have money for equipment? DO tell.

    Hear that? It's the sound of the black helicopters, coming for you. Better get down in the shelter, bud.

  6. heh... by interactive_civilian · · Score: 4, Funny
    [paraphrasing]

    TIA: "I'm not dead!"
    US Citizen: "Here, he says he's not dead."
    US Government: "Yes, he is."
    TIA: "I'm NOT!"
    US Citizen: "He isn't?"
    US Government: "He will be soon. He's very ill."
    TIA: "I'm getting better."
    US Government: "No you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment."
    US Citizen: "Look, I can't take him like this."
    TIA: "I don't want to go on the cart."
    US Government: "Oh don't be such a baby."
    US Citizen: "I can't take him."
    TIA: "I think I'll go for a walk."
    US Government: "You're not fooling anyone you know."

    yada yada yada...
    ;-p

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