Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times

Atlantic Wire ^ | 11 January 2012 | Adam Clark Estes

[Windflier]

It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months.

Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Whatever that means.

Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing...

[jersey117]

I reeeeally want my country back.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Stop pushing the socialism!

[BenLurkin]

Just for the record...I love Big Brother.

[mojitojoe]

Here’s the entire list of who they are snooping on and notice it says initial sites may link to other sites not listed. Drudge links to FR and many other sites.

http://cryptome.org/2012/01/0001.pdf

[Windflier]

Just for the record...I love Big Brother.

Isn't that a British TV show? I've heard of it, but have never seen it.

Oh .. oh .. oh... you meant THAT Big Brother! Right! I'm with you! LOL

[dfwgator]

Just for the record...I love Big Brother.

They were great until Janis Joplin left them, and went solo.

[Windflier]

Here’s the entire list of who they are snooping on

Thanks, I've seen it.

Something to keep in mind though - those are all sites that are visited by millions of people. It's not exactly 'snooping' for the DHS to simply read what's on those pages.

What's more worrisome, is that there may be some spook crew monitoring websites like FR, that also has the capability to break through the wall of anonymity.

[SevenofNine]

With my sense of humor I can be Tony Dinozzio from NCIS sometimes ROFL

[SevenofNine]

With my sense of humor I can be Tony Dinozzio from NCIS sometimes ROFL

[WPaCon]

So they know who the people are who visit and post on these sites?

[Windflier]

So they know who the people are who visit and post on these sites?

The US had stealth technology for ten years before they let the public in on it. Our military is now perfecting laser weapons that can vaporize a moving target out of the sky. The government's prowess in information processing is even further advanced (although their own internal security sucks beyond belief).

Ever heard of Echelon? Look it up sometime. You have no real anonymity on the internet.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

The Obama's fatwad against the Internet

[patriot08]

Who’s monitoring the Muslim-In-chief:

Obamas 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pandemic Flu was revised and passed by the full committee.
It gives billions http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/05/1...
of U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries and entities that support Sharia law and/or harbor, hide and support those who want to destroy the U.S. and our allies.
Read the summary from David Obeys office that was quietly released last week with nary a word from any media.

$3.6 billion, matching the request, to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security forces

$400 million, as requested, to build the counterinsurgency capabilities of the Pakistani security forces

Afghanistan:$1.52 billion,$86 million above the request

West Bank and Gaza:$665 million in bilateral economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza

Jordan:$250 million,$250 million above the request, including $100 million for economic and $150 million for security assistance

Egypt:$360 million,$310 million above the request, including $50 million for economic assistance,$50 million for border security, and $260 million for security assistance

Pakistan:$1.9 billion,$591 million above the request

Iraq:$968 million,$336 million above the request

Oversight:$20 million,$13 million above the request, to expand oversight capacity of the State Department, USAID, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan to review programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Lebanon:$74 million

International Food Assistance:$500 million,$200 million above the request, for PL 480 international food assistance to alleviate suffering during the global economic crisis

Refugee Assistance:$343 million,$50 million above the request, including humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency programs in the West Bank and Gaza is limited to $119 million (Note: Gaza = Hamas)

Disaster Assistance:$200 million to avert famines and provide life-saving assistance during natural disasters and for internally displaced people around the world, including Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, the Middle East and South Asia

Peacekeeping:$837 million for United Nations
peacekeeping operations, including an expanded mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a new mission in Chad and the Central African Republic

Department of Justice:$17 million, matching the request, for counter-terrorism activities and to provide training and assistance for the Iraqi criminal justice system
Obama gives your tax dollars to rebuild Muslim mosques around the world
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/... #

ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE AWAY NEARLY $6 MILLION OF AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS TO RESTORE 63 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING ISLAMIC MOSQUES AND MINARETS, IN 55 NATIONS. See the State Department document here.
http://exchanges.state.gov/media/pdfs/office-...

And THAT’S just the tip of the iceberg.
THIS will blow your mind!!

http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/
They should have 2010 up, but they don’t. That’s where you’ll find Obama’s largesse towards Muslim countries really go off the charts.
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http://www.foreignassistance.gov/DataView.aspx

charts:

http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/data/fast-facts.html

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