"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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Be paranoid, be very paranoid....

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060513/D8HIRAK80.html



Ever heard of CEOS? If you know Nasa you should.

They pool data from various earth observing
satellites, spy satellites also, and make the data
available to law enforcement among others.
http://www.ceos.org/

I know for a fact that the FBI has used them to
track newgroup posters they want. I used to
be part of a group that pushed internet free speech
pretty hard, and I know CEOS was used in at least
one task force trying to close the ng down that I
posted in. Brrrr.....in fact finding that out is what drove
me into these ngs. Out of fear!

If you think they are only observing climate change etc
you are naive. They also deal with communication.

It's a glimpse into the future.




Looks like another know-nothing librul journalist
quoting anonymous 'privacy experts' to express
her own political concerns, while misunderstanding
what it is the General's agency mostly does -- maps.


Of course, the "professional pretenders" in Hollywood
have filled the screens for years with fantasy satellites
that zoom in on running citizens on the streets of
America. But as the subtitle under Clooney should
really read," I'm not really an intellectual but I play
one in the movies." That's good enough for most
talk shows! grin