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Pentagon Seeks A Loophole In The Privacy Act
CygnusXII writes "As reported over @ wired.com. It seems that Homeland Security isn't the only govermental body wanting to keep a database on the good old U.S. population. 'The bill would allow Pentagon intelligence agents to work undercover and question American citizens and legal residents without having to reveal that they are government agents. That exemption currently applies only to law enforcement officials working on criminal cases and to the CIA, which is prohibited from operating in the United States.' Kinda adds a whole new meaning to 'We want you!', or should it be 'We want all your secrets'?"
Uhm..
-They set us up the database!
-All your secrets are belong to us
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Kinda adds a whole new meaning to 'We want you!', or should it be 'We want all your secrets'?
Pentagon: How are you gentlemen!!!
Pentagon: All your secret are belong to us.
Secrets? I haven't had any secrets for 3 years now.
Because /. hasn't gotten around to renaming the category to "Rights you used to think you had". *ducks*
The problem with your "the more the merrier" claim is that you have cooperation problems, turf wars, etc...
We already have turf wars between the FBI and the CIA. Do we really want to add in a third party? Is that also a case of "the more the merrier"?
Be a PATRIOT--because the only thing we have to fear is the lack thereof.
How can anyone fail to understand the massive threat we are under? We don't have time to consider the consequences - this is a time for ACTION! We are at WAR!
"But wasn't there only one attack, and wasn't that three years ago?" you say?
"Are you a freaking communist?!" I say!
Pansy countries like England, who faced IRA terrorist attacks from the IRA for decades, never managed to secretly detain suspects for years. Wimps. They never even bothered to monitor the books and magazines their citizens were reading!
As usual, America is showing how to do things right!
"If you abide by the laws, then there shouldn't be any problems."
That is correct, citizen.
Only those who oppose the government seek "privacy" and they only want "privacy" so they can plot to overthrow the government.
The government is your friend.
The government takes care of you.
Good citizens trust the government.
The government would never support a bad law.
(slavey)
The government respects all of its citizens.
(women's sufferage)
Only terrorists oppose the government.
Only terrorists seek "privacy".
Only terrorists oppose the Law.
"If you abide by the laws, then there shouldn't be any problems."
The government welcomes the support of good, concerned citizens such as yourself.
Hey, I'll put up with the spying, as long as they give me a girl.
Man, Victoria's going to be pissed.
Oh well, I guess her secret has been out of a while now anyway:
Victoria's Secret Revealed (big pic)
Matt Fahrenbacher
James Tiberius Kirk: "Spock, the women on your planet are logical. No other planet in the galaxy can make that claim."
When I was in CI, agents went to bars all the time hoping to pick up info. Not really undercover, and they often would have their IDs, but they didn't advertise their presence.
Funny story - two agents were in a bar in a rough area, playing pool, looking for info. When one of them leaned over the table to make a shot, his badge fell out. They got the heck outa Dodge.
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