Read *Agamben *rather than *Agambem *Regards Afthab Ellath
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In January 2004, he refused to give a lecture in the United States because > under the US-VISIT <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-VISIT> he would have > been required to give up his > biometric<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometric>information, which he > believed stripped him to a state of "bare life" ( > *zoe*) and was akin to the > tattooing<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattooing>that the > Nazis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazis> did during World War II - > *Wikipedia > > Correction: **He *in the above passage refer* Gorgio Agambem... > * > Regards > Afthab Ellath > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Jayaprakash ND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> * >> *Dear Afthab, >> >> Thanks a lot for forwarding the article. The information about the >> extensive and intensive surveillance network is absolutely scary. It is >> indeed terrible that China has opted to emulate the worst aspects of the US >> system. >> >> The following quotes from the article provides an overview of the problem. >> ** >> >> *"You have probably never heard of L-1, but there is every chance that it >> has heard of you. Few companies have collected as much sensitive information >> about U.S. citizens and visitors to America as L-1: It boasts a database of >> 60 million records, and it "captures" more than a million new fingerprints >> every year. ... In addition, L-1 has an even more secretive intelligence >> unit called SpecTal.* >> >> * * >> >> *….* >> >> * * >> >> *Liu Zhengrong, a senior official dealing with China's Internet policy, >> has defended Golden Shield and other repressive measures by invoking the >> Patriot Act and the FBI's massive e-mail-mining operations. * >> >> *…..* >> >> * * >> >> *The U.S. currently has more people behind bars than China, despite a >> population less than a quarter of its size. * >> >> *…..* >> >> *The global homeland-security business is now worth an estimated $200 >> billion — more than Hollywood and the music industry combined. Any sector >> of that size inevitably takes on its own momentum. New markets must be >> found — which, in the Big Brother business, means an endless procession of >> new enemies and new emergencies: crime, immigration, terrorism.* >> >> *…..* >> >> * * >> >> *When I leave China, I feel a powerful relief: I have escaped. I am home >> safe. But the feeling starts to fade as soon as I get to the customs line at >> JFK, watching hundreds of visitors line up to have their pictures taken and >> fingers scanned…. Later, I look it up: The company providing the >> technology is L-1."* >> >> Jayaprakash >> >> *================= >> * >> 2008/7/17 Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> *Sorry for the long post.... an article by Noami Klein,*"China's >>> All-Seeing Eye" >>> >>> *But you will how Orwallian Big Brothers watching you over >>> "telescreens", national states talking "newspeak" and "ministry of love" and >>> "reality control" are not a fiction any more... >>> >>> *In January 2004, he refused to give a lecture in the United States >>> because under the US-VISIT <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-VISIT> he >>> would have been required to give up his >>> biometric<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometric>information, which he >>> believed stripped him to a state of "bare life" ( >>> *zoe*) and was akin to the >>> tattooing<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattooing>that the >>> Nazis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazis> did during World War II - * >>> Wikipedia >>> >>> But how long he will enjoy such a choice to do this? >>> >>> **I know this will be described as another anti-CPIM venom in FEC... But >>> the possibility of scary states are not far for the entire mankind... That >>> scare tempt me to post this...* >>> >>> Refards >>> Afthab >>> China's All-Seeing Eye With the help of U.S. defense contractors, China >>> is building the prototype for a high-tech police state. It is ready for >>> export. >>> >>> NAOMI KLEIN >>> ** >>> >> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
