The war inside the war in Afghanistan
by Jon Rappoport
July 11, 2014
Well, there are several wars inside the war in Afghanistan. Ensuring the
flow of opium to the world. Having US bases close to Russia. Protecting and
gobbling up vast mineral reserves. Keeping alive the proposed oil pipeline.
Still another war is quite different. Its a test program, through which the
US Armed Forces is trying to obtain a biometric record of every human living
in Afghanistan.
It doesnt take a genius to connect the dots, to realize the program is
applicable to other countries, including the US and its ubiquitous
Surveillance State.
The US Army document that spells out the strategy is titled, Commanders
Guide to Biometrics in Afghanistan: Observations, Insights, and Lessons.
It is marked: US Unclassified/For Official Use Only; Exempt From Mandatory
Disclosure under FOIA Exemptions 2 and 5. The document and an accompanying
report are posted at publicintelligence.net.
Through the use of cameras, electronic devices, fingerprinting, DNA
collection, and personal interviews, the Army is striving to achieve a
mind-boggling goal: identify and profile every one of the 25 million people
living in the cities, villages, rugged mountains, and crevices of
Afghanistan. The profiles of individuals include an assessment of
threat-risk.
Here are several key quotes from the publicintelligence.net report:
The stated goal of the Afghan effort is no less than the collection of
biometric data for every person living in Afghanistan.
All biometric data collected in Afghanistan is ultimately sent back to the
DODs Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) located in West
Virginia, where it is stored and also shared with the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and FBI. Partnerships with other nations also allow the DOD
to run data against biometrics collected by foreign governments and law
enforcement.
[The Commanders Guide] advises soldiers to enroll everyone including the
dead, from which DNA is often collected using buccal swabs to capture the
cells that line the mouth
[The] payoff to U.S. and coalition forces is so
great in terms of securing the population and identification of bad actors
in the country, that commanders must be creative and persistent in their
efforts to enroll as many Afghans as possible.
The U.S. military currently uses three devices for collecting the bulk of
the biometric data harvested in Afghanistan: the Biometrics Automated
Toolset (BAT), Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE) and
Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit (SEEK). The BAT is used primarily by the
Army and Marine Corps and consists of a laptop computer and separate
peripherals for collecting fingerprints, scanning irises, and taking
photographs. The HIIDE is more mobile, providing a handheld device capable
of collecting fingerprints, scanning irises and taking photographs. Like the
BAT, the HIIDE can connect to a network of approximately 150 servers
throughout Afghanistan to upload and download current biometric information
and watchlists.
Many lessons will be learned in this monumental effort, among them
strategies for identifying, recording, and assessing the identity of humans
living in all parts of world where populations are scattered and technology
is primitive.
No doubt there are IT people and technocrats at the Pentagon and the NSA who
consider the biometric identification project more important, in the long
run, than the shooting war in Afghanistan.
Their lunatic goal is
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in
anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni
katika machafuko"
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