FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs
“WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning…The FBI noted that use of almanacs or maps may be innocent, ‘the product of legitimate recreational or commercial activities.'”
I assume this was issued as a serious warning? What is going on here? Anyone who is stopped for a routine traffic check who is found to have a map in their car opens themselves up for suspiscion?
Lets ask ourselves a question – is it worth it? Is this level of paranoia worth the invasion into our lives? What happens if we’re not this paranoid?
I wonder if this paranoia is a reflection of nervousness on the part of the leadship of US? They don’t believe in themselves. They are in a position where they have a lot to lose. So they are defending themselves by clamping down on ‘terrorist-like behaviour’. Perhaps what should be happening is for someone to ask themselves, “Why would people want to attack us?” Sure, you have to believe your opponent is irrational, if he were rational he would behave how we expect him to, and he isn’t behaving that way.
Time to read the Unabomber Manifesto.
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