A Secret License to Kill
By David Cole
Imagine that Russia started killing individuals living in the United States with remote-controlled drone missiles, and argued that it was justified in doing so because it had determined, in secret, that they posed a threat to Russia's security.
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The whole world is our killer computer game website.....virtually, and in fact......it has also come to the homeland, as well. Beware.
Peter Lemkin Wrote:The whole world is our killer computer game website.....virtually, and in fact......it has also come to the homeland, as well. Beware.
Indeed. When they figure out how to make a drone kill look like an accident or something other than what it is, we are in trouble. But then the micro-drones are in full development... large insect-appearing things that can enter open windows and shoot flechettes loaded with poison...
September 28th, 2011Oh sure.
Via:
Wired:
Perhaps the idea of spy drones already makes your nervous. Maybe you're uncomfortable with the notion of an unblinking, robotic eye in the sky that can watch your every move. If so, you may want to click away now. Because if the Army has its way, drones won't just be able to look at what you do. They'll be able to recognize your face and track you, based on how you look. If the military machines assemble enough information, they might just be able to peer into your heart.
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The Pentagon isn't content to simply watch the enemies it knows it has, however. The Army also wants to identify potentially hostile behavior and intent, in order to uncover clandestine foes.
Charles River Analytics is using its Army cash to build a so-called "Adversary Behavior Acquisition, Collection, Understanding, and Summarization (ABACUS)" tool. The system would integrate data from informants' tips, drone footage, and captured phone calls. Then it would apply "a human behavior modeling and simulation engine" that would spit out "intent-based threat assessments of individuals and groups." In other words: This software could potentially find out which people are most likely to harbor ill will toward the U.S. military or its objectives. Feeling nervous yet?
"The enemy goes to great lengths to hide his activities," explains Modus Operandi, Inc., which won an Army contract to assemble "probabilistic algorithms th[at] determine the likelihood of adversarial intent." The company calls its system "Clear Heart." As in, the contents of your heart are now open for the Pentagon to see. It may be the most unnerving detail in this whole unnerving story.
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Quote:it would apply "a human behavior modeling and simulation engine" that would spit out "intent-based threat assessments of individuals and groups." In other words: This software could potentially find out which people are most likely to harbor ill will toward the U.S. military or its objectives.
This is the core criteria for MURDER BY DRONE?
The quote from Gandhi in Magda's signature is apposite.
Report: U.S. Expanding Spying Across Africa
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The Washington Post is reporting the U.S. is dramatically expanding covert spying operations across the continent of Africa, creating a network of air bases to help monitor and target militants. As part of the effort, the U.S. is reportedly deploying small, unarmed aircraft disguised as private planes that record video and intercept radio and cellphone signals. The spying is overseen by U.S. Special Operations forces but also involves both African troops and private military contractors. The operation comes as part of the Obama administration's expanded use of Special Operations forces in secretive efforts to monitor and even kill militants around the world.