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leveymg

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13. Are we already at war with Iran? If not, just wait for the crackdowns they have in store.

Reply to naaman fletcher (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:39 PM

Dec 2012

This has been going on for a decade, but is slowly be announced in little dribs and drabs so as not to disturb anyone's panic shopping.

It will eventually come out around the time the bombs start dropping on Beshehr that long ago they created profiles for each and every one of us with predictive indexes for US Citizens that will serve the basis for "counterterrorism" interviews and preventative detention. It's already become impossible to get a government job if you've been IDed as an activist. Just wait.

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U.S. Terror Agency To Tap Citizen Files [View all] naaman fletcher Dec 2012 OP

no words--only because I cannot write what I am really thinking--agent mikey would have niyad Dec 2012 #1

More and more the US is resembling the regimes of WWII. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #5

Spy on US citizens and give the information to foreign countries. What could possibly go wrong? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #2

Well, they should have a ball analyzing our posts on DU. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #3

Thanks Obama byeya Dec 2012 #4

Transparency ... yep ... n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #7

Hold on now. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #9

Actually, "the rules " were already signed by the Justice Dept. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #12

"Change" we can believe in. villager Dec 2012 #6

+1 rachel1 Dec 2012 #27

U.S. Terror SamKnause Dec 2012 #8

If you are not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about. jsr Dec 2012 #10

Am I the only one who is thinking dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #11

Bazinga! nt bananas Dec 2012 #14

Oh ya, this has been standard practice in the shadows Hydra Dec 2012 #19

I keep thinking with all of the precedent set by Bush and Obama continuing, imagine how RKP5637 Dec 2012 #21

We seem to be moving in that direction no matter who is in office. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #23

It's all getting really really weird and frightening. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #24

Are we already at war with Iran? If not, just wait for the crackdowns they have in store. leveymg Dec 2012 #13

quickest way to end up on this watch list: complain about this watch list limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #15

Only one thing to say about that: AAO Dec 2012 #16

Some Pablum for NCTC triplepoint Dec 2012 #17

You could write the plot outline for a best-seller spy novel on that Keyword Generator. ;-) leveymg Dec 2012 #22

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2012 #18

Police State blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #20

Well, seeing as how you are so polite and call me "Ma'am" dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #25

On the face of it, this could be bad. Turbineguy Dec 2012 #26

"The changes also allow databases of U.S. civilian information to be given to foreign governments" trouble.smith Dec 2012 #28