We learned in the last few weeks that a secret ruling exists which permits the federal agencies to violate far more Americans’ rights under a twisted interpretation of the Patriot Act. Are the feds using smart phones to track millions of Americans?
Tag Archives | Surveillance
TSA Boarhawgs America: Washington Post Cartoon
Another excellent cartoon from Tom Toles of the Washington Post… Here is a link to a great collection of 26 anti-TSA cartoons from the Daily Bail
New U.S. Government Motto: Controlling Us to Secure Us
“If you don’t have control of the population, you can’t secure the population,” according to Brig. Gen. Frederick Hodges, director of operations for the NATO regional command in southern Afghanistan. The front-page Washington Post piece with the above quote deals with Kandahar. But it is also the motto for the U.S. government’s approach to the […]
The Media’s Attitude Towards Government Surveillance
This 1990 New Yorker cartoon perfectly captures the usual media attitude towards government surveillance in the post-9/11 world. Happily, today’s Washington Post blockbuster does not show the same complacency.
Boston Globe: The ‘Terrorist’ Batting Average
The Boston Globe ran my piece today on how the Bush administration almost always strikes out when it accuses people of being terrorists. Here’s the text: The ‘terrorist’ batting average By James Bovard | July 21, 2006 Boston Globe AFTER THE US Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting military tribunals, Congress is scrambling to pass a […]
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