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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. 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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