WHY DOES THE U.S. THINK IT CAN WAGE WAR ON THE WORLD IN THE NAME OF TERRORISM?

An American drone attack has left 25 dead in a Pakistan area which borders Afghanistan.  This is one of many such attacks in recent weeks.

An American spokesman said:

 'It's the responsibility of the U.S. government to protect Americans, and counter terrorism operations in Pakistan protect the Pakistanis, too. If the Pakistanis won't themselves take action against terrorists, then others should.'

Does anyone else find that statement chilling?  America seems to think that in the name of terrorism they can wage war anywhere in the world, killing foreigners with impunity.  There's no doubt that 9/11 came as a big shock to most Americans, whether you accept the conspiracy theories or not and I have always been one for the 'no smoke without fire' option.  America however, no longer seems to have any regard for international law.  Is this a consequence of being the 'world's policeman'?  Has the playground bully got to big for it's boots?


Most people who read and write blogs such as this, would accept the theory that the terrorism crackdown is just a means of Governments controlling their own citizens.  The school bully is due to get it's arse kicked both economically and militarily by China in the coming decades, so maybe it's time it started playing by everyone else's rules, so that when the time comes for the handover of power to China, it can insist they follow the same rules.

DRONE PLANES TO MONITOR CIVILLIANS IN BRITAIN!

Unmanned drones similar to those used in Afghanistan are set to be used in Britain to spy on drivers, campaigners, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, it was revealed today.  A group of government agencies led by Kent Police has commissioned arms manufacturer BAE systems to adapt military-style planes for civilian use.

According to a report published in the Guardian, a prototype drone equipped with high-powered cameras and sensors will take to the skies for test flights later this year.  BAE Systems and Kent police reportedly claim that the drones would 'greatly extend' the government's surveillance capacity and 'revolutionise policing.'


Previously, Kent police have said the drone scheme was intended for use over the English Channel to monitor shipping and detect immigrants crossing from France.  However reports suggest their use could be far more widespread - including detecting theft from cash machines, preventing theft of tractors and monitoring antisocial driving.  The consortium also suggested the drones could be used by councils to combat 'fly-posting, fly-tipping, abandoned vehicles, abnormal loads and waste management'.

Five other police forces have signed up to the scheme, which could pave the way for countrywide adoption of the technology for surveillance, monitoring and evidence gathering.

This to my mind is ONE STEP too far, the 'one that broke the camel's back' moment.  We are already the most surveyed country in the world with CCTV cameras watching our every move.  We can be tracked by cameras the moment we leave our drives until we get to our destination.  We can either start the fightback now by joining campaigns like the NO2ID CARDS on this site or sink further into a BIG BROTHER STATE.

WHY DON'T THEY JUST GIVE US AN ID CHIP NOW AND BE DONE WITH IT!