Posted in Blacklists, Travel on May 8th, 2008
Like many environmental and animal rights advocates, even Nelson Mandela is on a “terrorist watchlist.” Unlike grassroots activists, though, it looks politicians are trying to get him removed.
I’ve seen quite a few blog posts on this, where the author is outraged that a “freedom fighter” like Nelson Mandela is on a terrorist watchlist. His […]
Posted in Blacklists, Red Scare on Feb 25th, 2008
Another reason to oppose the “eco-terrorism” rhetoric, and “Homegrown Terrorism” legislation, is that it eerily paves the way for things like this. I started using the analogy between the Red Scare and Green Scare simply to make a larger point, and it has been truly frightening to see the specific similarities between the two, right […]
Posted in Travel on Feb 25th, 2008
This baby was detained by TSA for being on a terrorist watch list. Maybe it was for seeing that “soft-core eco-terrorism” movie, Hoot.
Posted in Blacklists, Legal, Surveillance on Dec 23rd, 2007
Big Brother isn’t just watching. He’s making biometric databases, recruiting firefighters and redefining “privacy.”
There’s been a lot going on in terms of government surveillance and privacy concerns. Here’s a few highlights:
Do you look like a terrorist? The FBI is spending $1 billion create the biggest biometric database in the world. That means the feds are […]
Posted in Travel on Oct 18th, 2007
The War on Terrorism is no match for Miss Universe. She’s able to board a plane without her ID, just a sash.
I feel so, so safe right now.
Courtesy of Boing Boing:
Posted in Blacklists, Surveillance on Sep 6th, 2006
Yet more damning evidence came out this week that the federal government is using the War on Terrorism for sweeping surveillance based on mysterious terrorist databases. The FBI has worked with the Education Department for the past five years to sift through millions of student financial aid records as part of “Project Strike Back, the […]
Posted in Harassment, Travel on Apr 5th, 2006
Singing along to “London Calling” by The Clash got a passenger yanked from an airplane in northern England and interrogated by anti-terrorism detectives today. A cabbie called the police because Harraj Mann, 24, was singing along to “Now war is declared — and battle come down.”
Suspicious lyrics? Maybe. But Mann had plugged his MP3 player […]
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists "eco-terrorists" and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you'll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.