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Griff · 07-15-2002, 02:15 PM

What do all really successful totalitarian states have in common? Why, citizen informants of course. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of something big.Click here to join the American Stasi

spinningfetus · 07-16-2002, 12:48 AM

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Originally posted by Griff
What do all really successful totalitarian states have in common? Why, citizen informants of course. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of something big.Click here to join the American Stasi

a part of the USA Freedom Corps. tm

Nic Name · 07-16-2002, 01:58 AM

US planning to recruit one in 24 Americans as citizen spies

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The Terrorism Information and Prevention System, or TIPS, means the US will have a higher percentage of citizen informants than the former East Germany through the infamous Stasi secret police. The program would use a minimum of 4 per cent of Americans to report "suspicious activity".

The terrorists have won!

headsplice · 07-25-2002, 10:46 AM

I believe I read that TIPS has been cancelled. Has anyone else heard that? Or, are we going to live in SS Amerika?

Griff · 07-26-2002, 11:41 AM

I thought that myself until I read thisWashington Post article

Griff · 07-29-2002, 11:32 AM

Controversial Operation TIPS appears dead
BY CASSIO FURTADO
Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - - The Homeland Security Bill passed early Saturday by the House of Representatives appears to kill Operation TIPS, the administration's controversial effort to encourage millions of Americans to report suspected terrorists to authorities.

article

07-15-2002, 02:15 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Be the first on your street to... What do all really successful totalitarian states have in common? Why, citizen informants of course. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of something big.Click here to join the American Stasi __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-25-2002, 10:46 AM	#4
headsplice Relaxed Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 676	I believe I read that TIPS has been cancelled. Has anyone else heard that? Or, are we going to live in SS Amerika? __________________ Don't Panic

07-26-2002, 11:41 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I thought that myself until I read thisWashington Post article __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-29-2002, 11:32 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Controversial Operation TIPS appears dead BY CASSIO FURTADO Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - - The Homeland Security Bill passed early Saturday by the House of Representatives appears to kill Operation TIPS, the administration's controversial effort to encourage millions of Americans to report suspected terrorists to authorities. article __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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