INCREASED DOMESTIC ROLE FOR INTELLIGENCE FORESEEN

[babylonsister]

INCREASED DOMESTIC ROLE FOR INTELLIGENCE FORESEEN
Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2007-08-15 17:28. Spying

SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy, Volume 2007, Issue No. 84 August 15, 2007

Spy satellites and other classified intelligence technologies are poised to play a greater role in domestic homeland security and law enforcement missions, challenging long-standing legal and policy barriers against their domestic use.

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Director of National Intelligence recently authorized access to intelligence satellite products by officials of the Department of Homeland Security to help support border security.

See "U.S. to Expand Domestic Use of Spy Satellites" by Robert Block, Wall Street Journal, August 15, p.1:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118714764716998275.html

more...

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/25843

[EVDebs]

1. The spying was ordered prior to 9-11 and now the 'surge' domestically...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2954462&mesg_id=2954735

[MuseRider]

2. I am turning into one crankyassed old woman

and this stuff is a good part of the reason why.

That article makes it all sound so helpful to us, the good citizens. Can they see you in your own backyard? Yes, but they could also see a bad guy so they can catch him. Border security, helping your local police, disaster control, all so helpful.

People will buy this and think it is good and we will be trapped into our own little obedient lives.

"step out of line the man come and take you away"

OK, I feel a little better now, maybe.