Maybe. How would I know?
I should have been more specific, but I was not claiming to have been wiretapped. However, the last time that I was at an airport or a federal building, I was treated like a potential terrorist. Everyone around me was too. Weren't you?
Have you noticed that government security measures are really designed to protect, perpetuate, and expand government? The only reason that they care about the airports is so that more planes can't be flown into more government buildings.
Yes, but I was more irritated that the woman who worked at the airport (and wanted me to stop taking pictures of my son going thru the security checkpoint) was hollering at me in SPANISH than I was about being treated as if I might be a terrorist. Frankly, Jewelry stores all treat us as if we might steal some jewelry (why else keep it in glass cases and watch us like hawks when we try it on?) Actually, it's the nature of a free country. If we were not so free most of us would probably just not be allowed to fly (or buy expensive jewelry). The rest of your post re: the government just trying to protect itself is something I don't even have an answer for, except to say, no, I don't agree with that, but maybe you have some experience that tells you otherwise. I am not quite so cynical as you, I guess. I feel extremely free (ok, they do take alot of my money). Maybe it's just a function of what you're doing. I don't know. susie