PENTAGON DOMESTIC SPYING PROVISION SNUCK INTO BILL:

[rodeodance]

my gawd!!!!

INTELLIGENCE --

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=914257&ct=1492067

PENTAGON DOMESTIC SPYING PROVISION SNUCK INTO BILL:

The Senate may give the Defense Department more information about American citizens, without letting American citizens know. The new provisions -- snuck into the bill with little public attention -- reflect President Bush's desire to give the Pentagon increased powers in civil affairs. The new provisions include allowing the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to "covertly approach and cultivate 'U.S. persons' and even recruit them as informants -- without disclosing they are doing so on behalf of the U.S. government," allowing federal intelligence agencies increased access to government databases on U.S. citizens, and granting the DIA new exemptions to withhold information from public requests. Similar provisions were inserted last year into the same authorization bill, but removed under public objections. ACLU Legislative Council Tim Sparapani objected: "This punches yet another enormous hole through the Privacy Act."

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. They want to break posse comitatus anyway they can.

Stealth legislation is bad government.

[ixion]

2. the militarization of society is a real problem for me

I have a real problem with authority. :grr: :evilgrin:

[redqueen]

3. Start calling, folks... PLEASE!

Start writing, calling... whatever you can.

Let your Senators know what you think!

Please!

If you don't know their contact details look here:

http://www.congress.org

[Earth_First]

4. "This type of legislation can only help to protect and serve me, correct?"

:sarcasm:

The problem is, that the discontent the American people were beginning to show in regards to the Patriot Act is so far removed from their collective memories, this will hardly be a bump in the road to those same individuals who just recently began to question the Patriot Act.

Fuel Prices, Iraq, Katrina/Rita, Fuel Prices, Katrina, Katrina, Iraq...(stealth domestic spying legislation) Katrina, Iraq, Katrina...


Stay tuned...

[sarcasmo]

5. This needs to be on the front page. Kiss what little freedom you have left

Goodbye. Nominated for the importance of this article. Recruiting you as an informant to rat on your fellow DU members.