KIBU: I know you won’t respond to this post and that’s okay. But I couldn’t let the “I trust the government 100 times more” than your fellow citizen down the street remark pass without comment.
Either you have no idea what the government is up to, or you simply don’t care. Hopefully, it’s the former and not the latter. So, if that’s the case, let’s engage some of your “grey matter” and do some research, shall we?
Google “disposition matrix” and see what you get. For those playing at home, this is a euphemism for “kill list”, that list of US enemies to be eliminated by force.
Next up, Google “drone double tap”. This is when a Predator or Reaper drone fires a missile, waits for the doctors, medics, etc to arrive, and then fires a second missile to take them out. Nice, huh? BTW, targeting of non-combatant medical personnel is considered a war crime. For drone operators, it’s business as usual.
Lastly, Google “Room 641a”. This nifty little operation was one where the NSA strong-armed Pacific Bell in San Francisco into allowing unauthorized and illegal eavesdropping on everyday American citizens’ phone calls without oversight. Isn’t that groovy?
So, yeah, I’d imagine that the government that brought you extraordinary rendition, black sites, Gitmo, Iraq, Vietnam, the Patriot Acts, AUMF, NDAA and on and on, is completely trustworthy.
Bob, down the street? Yeah, you definitely need to keep an eye on Bob…
