from the link

"In fact, the heads of several security agencies, including the FBI, CIA, the director of national intelligence and the attorney general objected to the legislation. The Pentagon also said it was against the bill.

The FBI director, Robert Mueller, said he feared the law could compromise the bureau's ability to investigate terrorism because it would be more complicated to win co-operation from suspects held by the military."

If the above don't want it then who does and why? What is brewing in the TPTB witches kettle?  

So reading between the lines it is DHS that wants to use this. They, I believe, will be the Brown-shirts in the upcoming civil war.

Most people falsely believe "If I was there I could not have turned my back on my fellow countrymen when the SA or Gestapo hauled them off."

Watch and see what it takes to get people to act. It is going to be ugly right here in our lifetimes. 

If MF Global legally ripped off $1.2 billion of its customers' money (because of quirks hidden in the fine print of the law) and banks in general could do the same thing after a widespread financial collapse, you will have mass rioting in the streets.  Those FEMA camps will be used to help quell the resulting insurrection.  The powers that be are not stupid; they're prepared.

Your Money Is Not Safe

MF's collapse and the "missing" client funds may seem like a one-off — an isolated incident. Celente's bigger point is that banks and brokerage firms can legally use client funds (i.e. your money); that "comingling" funds is neither rare nor a scandalous practice.

MW said:

I'm reassessing a few things. Some changes are, unfortunately, in order.

What do you mean, MW? I've seen the FEMA camp thing for a while now; and now you have the military detention authorization with a complete blackout of media coverage, that makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck . Also, I think they probably have another category for suspected 'insurrectionist' : GTA members!!

Jarhead said:

I wonder if there will be a 2012 election and if there is and Obama wins will it be the last? If we have a crash before the elections next year I can see Obama suspending the election and declaring marshall law.

I remember the same concern existing back in 1972.  There was a lot of social unrest in the country.  The economy was slipping, and inflation was heating up.  Some people wondered if Nixon was going to call off the election due to the growing crisis (which was seen by Nixon as being caused by communist infiltrators out to destroy America).

Thanks to an alert security guard at the Watergate building in Washington, DC, the Republican plot to bug the Democratic National Headquarters was discovered.  Nixon won the 1972 election by a landslide anyway, but the Watergate issue wouldn't go away.

Thanks to the honesty and integrity of many people, the secret taping system in the Oval Office was disclosed (which led to the infamous "18-minute gap" that ultimately forced Nixon to resign).  There were rumors that Nixon might order the military to seize control and suspend civilian rule until the Watergate crisis ended, which led to other rumors that the civilians around Nixon told the military not to follow any order issued by Nixon unless it was first cleared by the civilians (and the military supposedly went along with the idea).

Whether we have a repeat of this scenario in 2012 remains to be seen.  But regardless of what happens, I believe it's going to be a bumpy ride for the country.  The 1970s problems of stagflation and energy shortages persisted into the early 1980s.  My belief is that the systemic risks we are facing right now will persist for many years.  Confidence in the system will likely be restored only after a few high-profile people (e.g., big-name Wall Street bankers) end up in prison.

MW said:

 

That kind of free speech is no longer safe, lets be honest. The government doesnt have their act completely together on the police state yet, but they're close. They have the tools and infrastructure in place, but events arent where they need to be yet. Its just going to take the next trigger event for the hammer to fall.

  Some will cower, some will join the tyrants and some will take up arms.

from a pdf file

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/aw…..l31798.pdf

Data Mining and Homeland Security: An Overview

Summary
Data mining has become one of the key features of many homeland security
initiatives. Often used as a means for detecting fraud, assessing risk, and product
retailing, data mining involves the use of data analysis tools to discover previously
unknown, valid patterns and relationships in large data sets. In the context of
homeland security, data mining can be a potential means to identify terrorist
activities, such as money transfers and communications, and to identify and track
individual terrorists themselves, such as through travel and immigration records.
While data mining represents a significant advance in the type of analytical tools
currently available, there are limitations to its capability. One limitation is that
although data mining can help reveal patterns and relationships, it does not tell the
user the value or significance of these patterns. These types of determinations must
be made by the user. A second limitation is that while data mining can identify
connections between behaviors and/or variables, it does not necessarily identify a
causal relationship. Successful data mining still requires skilled technical and
analytical specialists who can structure the analysis and interpret the output.

UUUUHM, does anyone have any cost effective meathods for avoiding thermal imaging?

MW said:

If you reduce your thermal image, and none of your neighbors do, wouldnt you stick out like a sore thumb?

I am wondering about avoiding detection while on foot by others on foot or by drones overhead.