Through the recently announced Eliot Spitzer Investigation and the Encyclopedia of Illegal Surveillance published in the Wall Street Journal, along with further disclosures about the degree and depth of surveillance that has been accomplished, it no longer is viable to imagine this information, obtained illegally, has not been put to illegal use. The question is not if but what illegal use has been made of this information.
Let your imagination go; consider, for example, the following scenario ..
By now, the Administration has shared its illegal surveillance "Eliot Spitzer"-style DVDs of each of our Representatives in the House, with each of them; presumably tonight will be the first chance they have to view "The Complete House of Representatives Surveillance DVD Box Set", together; coupled with incentives for going along with the Administration's wishes, this will likely be a formidable package.
Let your imagination unfold ..
Let your imagination go; consider that next week you'll be able to order @Amazon.com DVDs to satisfy your every inquisitive thought ..
If and when individual sets are available on each and every one of us, including any number of foreign nationals, what political, corporate or religious leaders (or celebrities) would you most like to view?
Would you be most interested in their ..
personal family activities?
romantic activities?
criminal activities?
financial records?
medical records?
phone calls?
e-mails?
web searches?
video appearances?
travel records?
purchases?
library borrowings?
other?
Gift Ideas ..
Easter is coming; perhaps you know a friend who would like a DVD or two.
Summer is not far away; you could get a book and DVD combination; or a bendable sand buddy of your favorite subject for the beach.
Early Christmas or Hanukkah or Eid shopping?
Live a little ..
Enjoy the guilt; share your naughtiest thoughts with us.
Take revenge on the world’s leaders.
Blackmail your friends.
Impress your fellow bloggers with your intimate knowledge of people of whom they've never heard.
Sorry; no lists of incentives offered are available (yet), nor what, if anything, was given in exchange.
Also see ..
mcjoan on ACLU on resurrected TIA program
mcjoan on FISA Fight: The driftnet exposed
ACLU on The Return of Total Information Awareness
Wall Street Journal article ..
"NSA's Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data"
http://online.wsj.com/...