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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. It's not dead! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cheney: It's getting better!
    ACLU: No it isn't
    ...

  2. What have you done to discuss gov. corruption? by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2, Troll

    I've read all the posts up to this one, and everyone has had the same reaction: The U.S. government is lying when it says it has stopped its plan to spy on U.S. citizens. But where is the intensity? Everyone seems to be taking it a little too calmly.

    If a government does not serve its citizens, that government is corrupt. If a government lies to its citizens, that government is corrupt.

    I'm doing my part to discuss the mistakes of the U.S. government. For example, I collected this information: History surrounding the U.S. war with Iraq: Four short stories. Basically, when a government allows some of its departments to act in secret, that government quickly begins to have problems with corruption.

    Here's another contribution. It's not perfect, but it is something:

    Lies about the U.S. -- Iraq War
    1. Violence is a good way to end violence.
    2. Americans should kill Iraqis to make them more peaceful.
    3. Before Saddam Hussein, there was no violence in Iraq. When Mr. Hussein is no longer in power, Iraq will become a peaceful place.
    4. Killing Iraqis and destroying the infrastructure of that very poor country will have simple consequences. Killing people is an entirely clean social event, like on TV. Killing people has no effect on future relationships, or on the trust people put in those relationships.
    5. Americans are superior people who should decide the way the world should be run.
    6. Private oil companies should be allowed to take on unprofitable operations if U.S. taxpayers can be convinced to pay part of the cost so that the oil companies can make money.
    The comic strip Sylvia for today, Friday, September 26, 2003 accuses U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft of conflict of interest and mismanagement. The Sylvia comic normally jokes about women. If Sylvia can talk about U.S. government corruption, you should not feel shy about making your own contribution.

    My idea about love of country: You don't really love your country unless you are willing to look at and understand areas where your country needs improvement. The same principle applies elsewhere. You don't really love your wife if you turn your back when she is having serious, difficult-to-understand problems. And, you don't really love yourself unless you try to understand and resolve your own inner conflict.

    As I said, what I have written here is not perfect, but it IS something.