| Beware of the Drones |
 Beware of the Drones
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Apr. 2nd, 2009 @ 08:28 am 
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According to the Free Press, Homeland Security is dispatching a Predator Drone to watch USA/Canada border.
These are military air craft. They cost 10.5 Million dollars. They are a freaking weapons platform. And I know what you're thinking to yourselves, you're thinking that Zifferent has truly gone off the deep-end with his paranoid BS this time. But consider this, how many pilots flying Cessna's along the border constantly would 10.5 million buckaroos spend? Consider that the Predator drone's maintenance doesn't come cheap or at least not as cheap as a Cessna mechanic. Is it still a good idea?
I don't know, and I'm not even certain what they are looking for. A Canadian invasion? Seniors crossing the border for cheap pharmaceuticals? Yoopers smuggling contraband Molson and Sleeman into Michigan? Mexicans going the long way around?
Frankly, I can only see a few valid and yet not equally sane reasons for this kind of surveillance. (In order of decreasing sanity) One is the 'War on Drugs.' Another is the 'War on Terror.' And the other is to keep US citizens in the country. Ok maybe that last one one does reek of bat-shit, but after reading The Handmaid's Tale (great book btw) by Margaret Atwood (one of those rascally Canadians) it's hard to see these things and not scream "SEE!"
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Out here on the Washington Coast, miles from the border, they instituted Highway checkpoints just outside of Forks Washington using the expanded distance the border patrol can claim.
Yes, that's right. ROADBLOCKS where you must state your business and show ID before being allowed to proceed.
The locals are pissed. (they're still not happy about all of the vampire fan girls from the attetion the movie Twilight gave the area)
Rumor has it that a high ranking naval official (new to the area) was treated pretty badly when he asked them if he had driven into nazi germany and not known it before giving up his ID.
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April 4th, 2009 05:56 pm (UTC) |
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A lot of money is wasted in frivolous ways, usually in the name of some ideal like "freedom" or "security". I would be willing to bet some defense contractor lobbied for it and the clueless congressperson just took the bribe and attached it to some bill.
Because it is oh-so important to protect North Dakota from those rascally Canadians!
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