Here's another affirmation that the GOP is buried in the mindset of Nixon and Stalin. Wikileaks and the ACLU (MN)have recently covered the super secret security briefing from the RNC that indicates the usage of the US Military against law abiding US citizens. Another 'dragnet' surveillance conducted by paranoid tyrants in the party of hate and lobbyists (aka GOP).
In a nutshell, the party that loves (using) the military (to seize power and make fortunes) - the GOP, used military spy satellites to spy on US citizens. This should come as no surprise, given the Bush/Cheney dictatorship's penchant for spying on us all.
(Cross posted at The National Gadfly)
The GOP (Bibles & Bullets Party) is not going to let a simple law prevent them from watching us all to see if we are getting organized enough to realize how badly they've already screwed us all. They are scared to death of what I like to call "the real America". You know...people going to work every day, paying taxes, raising families and struggling to still make the word a better place. Isn't it nice to know that somewhere in our nation's military observation systems, your house is on a giant screen, being watched by the party of small government?
From the ACLU:
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), is one of the organizations that is mentioned in the report that is particular cause for concern. NGA provides mapping tools and imagery intelligence that are obtained from the United State's military spy satellites which are controlled by the National Reconnaissance Office. In other words during the RNC, these top spying tools could have been utilized to gather intelligence on the homes of activists and media workers who were a part of the demonstrations. That information could have then been relayed to local officials.
A second agency that was involved in the planning is the Pentagon's Northern Command, NORTHCOM. Having NORTHCOMM at the table, assisting in the planning is troubling because it could mean that the military was involved in the crowd control strategies and dealing with potential civil unrest. According to a report in Army Times, it said that an active military unit has been deployed by NORTHCOM in the United States. This deployment marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment within U.S. Borders.
Furthermore it appears that the FBI may have been using a station faking technology that would allow them to locate an individual through their cell phone. The ACLU is concerned with how this technology is used and if there was proper judicial oversight. In the USA Patriot ACT, this process for obtaining a track was made easier, and could allow for little to no judicial oversight. This tracking via cell phones could have been used during the RNC without the knowledge of even the phone companies.
"These behaviors are a radical departure from separation of civilian law enforcement and military authority, and could, quite possibly, represent a violation of law," said Teresa Nelson, ACLU of Minnesota. The ACLU-MN will continue to investigate and will use their findings in future lawsuits against law enforcement officials.
Contact the ACLU or your elected representatives (here and here) and tell them that you do not want to be spied on. Ask them why this is allowed to happen? Ask what you can do to help them. Talk about this on your blog.
I'm sorry, but it's time to call a spade a spade: the GOP is the party of totalitarian military and corporate corruption. They wave flags, fear and God in our faces 24/7 while spewing the message of hating our neighbors, telling us that we cannot trust 'certain elements of society'. Methinks that their Freudian slip is showing. It is their own mistrust of the American people that they promote in their sermons of hatred and fear. They cannot stop themselves but you can.
The 'party of Lincoln' is now the 'party of Jefferson Davis' and like Davis, our current President is completely beholden to his wealthy masters. Today's GOP has sided with the descendant ideology of the slaveholders. Like their ancestors, they will fail.
-gadfly