Governments spy on their citizens for control and power

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Re: Governments spy on their citizens for control and power

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Tomas wrote:Governments spy on their citizens for control and power

Government spying has always focused on crushing dissent ... not on keeping us safe

Full Story >> http://blacklistednews.com/?news_id=27165&print=1
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"In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and government documents."

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/09/1 ... d0xrW2cvuh
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