[ninenot]

Another Clinton presidency, anyone??

[Texasforever]

This hysteria is getting out of control.

[ninenot]

FYI

[PatrioticAmerican]

Clinton sold us out, but Bush is selling us down the river.

[ChicagoRepublican]

I'm happy that there is a gradual movement of conservatives brave enough to stand up and espouse their views and not be scared into silence by Bushbots who hold no real views or ideals. They just sell their political soul to the Republican establishment. Sure it was fun to have them when all us freepers used to complain about the Clintoon administration, but now that Republicans are in power the conservatives are being seperated from the bots.

[brewcrew]

Interestingly, the program came to light not through the reporting of any U.S. press outlets,

Of course not - the press will be the first ones to turn me in for having observed my "cultural insensitivity." They love this stuff.

[RCW2001]

didn't they say..."without a shot being fired"?

[DugwayDuke]

Do you honestly think Hillary gives one tittle about this program? If Hillary wants to re-create the Stasi, she'll do it regardless of what Bush does or does not do. So quit trying to scare the children and old folks with meaningless folderol about what the Clinton's might or might not do.

[debg]

BS!

the enemy is already within..there is no profile because the face is white, black, hispanic, middle eastern, asian...the only response is to report suspicious actions that suggest terrorist activity.

[habaes corpussel]

It is going to get interesting around here....

[handk]

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Intelligence Debriefing: The East German Stasi.

The infamous Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, a.k.a. the Stasi, was established in April 1950. Similar in structure to the then- operating NKVD (predecessor to the KGB), the Stasi was the secret police force for the communist-controlled German Democratic Republic.

The Stasi used a huge network of informants to repress the citizens of East Germany. It was not uncommon for members of families to spy on each other for fear of blackmail, as a result of physical threats and even because of monetary rewards from the secret police force. In the late ‘80s, the Stasi had nearly 175,000 official informants on their books, roughly one informant for every 100 people. (Some estimate the size of the “unofficial” Stasi informant force as nearly 10 times this level.) The Stasi maintained a force of over 90,000 uniformed and plain-clothes agents.

Aside from their internal operations, the Stasi, in coordination with the KGB, collected external intelligence. (During the early ,80s, the new President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, then a KGB operative, participated in this type of intelligence gathering. See “Russians put their faith in Putin,” above.) The key targets of the Stasi’s external efforts were the U.S. occupational forces in Berlin, U.S. and NATO forces in West Germany, the West German government and military and political bodies of other Western European countries.

The operations of the Stasi, the uniforms they wore and the geographical situation of East and West Berlin made them the perfect ever-present “bad guys” of many Cold War spy novels. However, their portrayal in print was only a shadow of their true and far-reaching influence.

In 1990, when West and East Germany were reunited, the Stasi was dissolved. Many sought retribution for the pain, suffering and even loss of life caused by the East German secret police through the court system. However, a final decision by the unified German court in 1995 stated that former Stasi officials could not be prosecuted for taking part in or conducting Cold War espionage against the West.

 

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[ibme]

Welcome to the USSA...

[Amerigomag]

Had we been more vigilant in our immigration policy or if we had a coherent immigration policy for that matter the word "American" would not appear in this article.

To get a flavor for this supposition copy the article to a word processor, replace the words American(s) and citizen(s) with the word foreign national(s) or illegal alien(s) and then reread the article.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Government plans demonstrate we are clearly moving to an us-against-them mentality. These plans are not designed to protect the citizens of the United States, they are designed to protect government from the people.

Bumping a good thread.

[MissAmericanPie]

I mentioned about this time last year that in five years no one would recognize the USofA, and yet I am amazed myself at the speed. In a matter of months we have Home Land Security, nice communist spin on a name, the Patriot Act, a misnomer, and now TIPS. What in the world is going on at the People's House?

[brat]

KGB.......or they would have done something about the borders and ports long ago!

[respublica1776]

Now, some people are starting to get it....

We have a new bungling, bureaucratic agency that spies on its on people and tramples upon the Constitution. Meanwhile immigrants (illegal and legal) from the Middle East flood our borders... and no one lifts a finger to stop it. Moreover, elderly ladies seem to be the new profile for terrorists at airports.

[joyful1]

KGB? Homeland Security?

No, in truth, call it SURVIVAL!