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UK Terror Bust Caught With Wiretapping
1cebird writes "In an AP story entitled Brothers Emerge As Focus of Plot Probe, British sources reveal that the UK -> US plane-bombing plot was uncovered by a UK wiretap. So it looks like they are getting results with their wiretapping program. Will this make governments and citizens more comfortable with the idea?"
The only people I don't want wiretapping me are:
RIAA
MPAA
The Software Companies
Anyone that makes waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too much money on content
The Government should be watching to see what could be going on in the world of terrorism.
To review it is ok to wiretap to prevent killing of many people, but not to enforce everyday laws like copyright, shoplifting (I don't do that shit), and anything that does not prevent another 9/11.
This will probably be modded incorectly (troll/flamebait)
sudo mod me up
We're using our new police state powers for good, honest! I wouldn't be surprised if the whole thing had been staged.
I too have felt the cold finger of injustice.
... and so far one legitimate, serious attack has been prevented.
There is no evidence that any legitimate attack has been prevented by illegal wiretapping. In fact, the A.P. article slashdot links to says: "British authorities have released little information about the brothers, or the course of their investigation into the alleged terror plot in general." But it should be noted that the two brothers were in different countries during the course of the investigation and so no parallels can be drawn to the illegal domestic spying the Bush administration is doing in the United States (and started doing prior to 9/11, meaning terrorism has never been the reason behind the illegal domestic spying in the United States).
Do you feel safer because the domestic threat index has been raised to red?
Do you feel safer because you can't bring toothpaste on an airliner?
Do you feel safer because George Bush stopped pursuing Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and instead chose to invade another country, Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9/11?
If you answered yes to any of the above, you are a fool.