This won't go far. B http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070927/eu-intends-to-punish-people-searching-for -terrorism/
EU Intends to Punish People Searching for Terrorism Jens Meiert, September 27, 2007. The European Commission apparently plans to control search for terms like bomb, genocide, and terrorism, according to German news sources like <http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/20/0,3672,7012084,00.html> ZDF and <http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/96549> Heise citing delegate <http://alexander-alvaro.easywebstar.com/index.php?seite=2818> Alexander Alvaro. The list presented by Heise currently refers to the German words Bombe, töten, Völkermord, and Terrorismus, thus including the equivalent to to kill as well. Current coverage goes on to say that people looking for information on the above terms should be staked out, effectively making them terror suspects. While this specific plan doesnt seem to have passed yet, it is seen as a part of the European Unions Anti Terror Program that is apparently heavily supported by the vice president of the European Commission, <http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/frattini/index_en.htm> Franco Frattini. This development really worries me, and it certainly doesnt ease <file:///C:/en/blog/20070618/terror-defense-the-contempt-of-privacy/> the anger I already expressed; instead, it <file:///C:/en/blog/20070907/web-development-criticism-and-privacy-concerns/ > makes me care even more: * How does a search for a usually harmless word make somebody a terrorist? Are the ZDF, Heise, and other reporters now terrorists, too; me, you? * How does control (and censorship) actually prevent terrorism? Really, how? * Are criminal resources tagged terrorism, bomb, and stuff? If yes, shouldnt it be quite easy to stop those apparently brainless people then, without throwing essential rights overboard? * Isnt it yet such actionism that should be controled? Arent the EU delegates responsible for citizen rights, too? Dont they yet jeopardize these rights!? * How long will it take until theres such a strong industry behind the growing surveillance monster that theres no turning back anymore? (Like many Europeans judge the US arms industry as so strong that, though certainly linked to the history of America, therell never be such a situation as in Europe where the absolute minority of people owns more than a kitchen knife.) * Instead, how terrorist is absolute surveillance? Do some people believe that this terrorism from inside neutralizes the terrorism from outside one day, anyway ? Orwell must be really proud of us, the 2014 reality show will make 1984 look like a pale bootleg. Terror fighters, youre great, we will all feel safe, and thus we should probably yet expand <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Sch%C3%A4uble> Schäubles idea of <http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKL141498420070914> online monitoring, panic even more people by talking about the <http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-29551320070915> danger of nuclear attacks, and also back up <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Josef_Jung> Jungs attempt to <http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,506664,00.html> shoot down hijacked airplanes. Please, wake me up. Before were all treated like terrorists, before the love for freedom doesnt count anymore. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
