Former F.B.I. Agent: Federal Government Spying on Americans based on Religion and Politics

Former F.B.I. Agent: Federal Government Spying on Americans based on Religion and Politics Scotty Starnes | February 9, 2011 at 8:30 PM | Tags: ACLU, civil liberties, DHS, DNI, DOD, domestic spying, domestic surveillance, F.B.I., F.B.I. coverup, Janet Napolitano, Mike German, national security, political opinions, religion, religious persecution, TSA, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-4oa

Remember how Napolitano released the report entitled  "Right-Wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment?" I wrote about this report back on March 13, 2009 and asked: Is Is the Obama administration using political profiling. Looks like I was on to something.

The Obama regime is using political and religious profiling to silence their opposition and to spy on them.

The DailyTech.comreports:

The police are watching you.  If you're the wrong religion, they'll spy on your every move.  If you voice the wrong political opinions they'll be watching you.  According to Mike German, a 16-year veteran with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations, this is happening right in the U.S.

Mr. German has become the FBI's worst nightmare.  Fed up with the abuses of privacy he was seeing, he complain to higher authorities and was promptly fired by the FBI.  Recently he became the ACLU's Policy Counsel on National Security, Immigration and Privacy [press release]. And he's speaking up about what he witnessed.

States Mr. German in a recent interview with Network World:
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The most disturbing thing we've uncovered is the scope of domestic intelligence activities taking place today. Domestic spying is now being done by a host of federal agencies (FBI, DOD, DHS, DNI) as well as state and local law enforcement and even private companies. Too often this spying targets political activity and religious practices. We've documented intelligence activities targeting or obstructing First Amendment-protected activity in 33 states and DC.

He says that this Orwellian atmosphere could leave the U.S. a far different beast than the proud beacon of freedom it once was.  He states, "The biggest threat is that the increase surveillance of political activity will create a chilling effect that will dissuade people from exercising their rights, which will cause significant harm to participatory democracy."

He states that the "War on Terror" will continue to serve as an excuse for federal agencies to trample civil liberties.  He says that there are no clear-cut guidelines as to when you get put on a "watchlist" and are spied on by federal agents.  It's impossible to find out if your on a list and equally impossible to dispute or ask to be removed from a list.  

He also blasts TSA "enhanced pat-down" procedures and body scanners, calling them "unreasonable invasions of privacy that do not enhance security."

Continue reading about how this ex-F.B.I. agent exposed a F.B.I. coverup and suffered retaliation>>>

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