Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Obama’s Homeland Security Dep’t Plans To Monitor Cell Phone Use Via Drones


So much for cell phones......................


Obama’s Homeland Security Dep’t Plans To Monitor Cell Phone Use Via Drones

Obama planning to blanket the skies over America with drones

Recently uncovered government documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unmanned Predator B drone fleet has been customize designed to identify civilians carrying guns and track cell phone signals.

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"I am very concerned that this technology will be used against law-abiding American firearms owners," said founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. “This could violate Fourth Amendment rights as well as Second Amendment rights."     

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) obtained a partially redacted copy of Homeland Security’s drone requirements through a Freedom of Information Act request; CNET uncovered an unredacted copy.

Homeland Security design requirements specify that its Predator B drones “shall be capable of identifying a standing human being at night as likely armed or not” and must be equipped with “interception” systems capable of reading cell phone signals.

The first known domestic use of a drone to arrest a U.S. citizen occurred last year in the small town of Lakota, North Dakota when rancher Rodney Brossart was arrested for refusing to return six of his neighbor’s cows that had wandered on to his property. Critics say the fact that domestic drones are being used in such minor matters raises serious concerns about civil liberties and government overreach.
"That drone is not just picking up information on what's happening at that specific scene, it's picking up everything else that's going on," says drone expert and Brookings Institution senior fellow Peter Singer. "Basically it's recording footage from a lot of different people that it didn't have their approval to record footage.” 
Others, like progressive author Naomi Wolf, have warned that domestic drones may soon be weaponized. The military version of the Predator B drone carries 100-pound Hellfire missiles, but the Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says the 10 drones in its domestic fleet are unarmed.

Last month, NBC News uncovered a confidential 16-page Justice Department memo that concluded the U.S. government may execute a drone strike on a American citizen it believes to be a “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force.” 

The Obama Administration defended the use of drones to kill Americans thought to be working with terrorists.  “These strikes are legal, they are ethical, and they are wise,” said White House press secretary Jay Carney. source - Breitbart


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

More fear porn......

Anonymous said...

What terrorists?? These lowlifes are the terrorists!!Let that sink in....... these DHS as#ho##s ARE the terrorists! What now... the terrorists have control of our Gov't and are running things. John..., Drake..., can anyone comment please?

Anonymous said...

Mixed on the drone issue. First I support our president and believe he is doing his best in situations that were condition before he took office. Drones wasted effort on rancher spy on the drug dealers. The DEA can use the drones to do recon on street peddlers,deliveries buyers etc. The drones can record the cell conversations. Where trust falls apart is when men are involved. Give a man a new toy and he will abuse it,he will find ways of taking naked pictures of women or whatever his preferences. Men cannot be trusted,men are to emotional,revengeful and simply driven by ego to be entrusted with any weapon. Look around men have caused all the hurt suffering and death in the world since the beginning of time. Drones have great possibilities. Btw n just to clarify I mean "men" as most men according to history yesterdays and todays news.

Anonymous said...

The Obama Administration defended the use of drones to kill Americans "THOUGHT" to be working with terrorists.

He doesn't think they should "KNOW" before they kill ?