US planning to recruit one in 24 Americans as citizen spies

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/14/1026185141232.html

By Ritt Goldstein
July 15 2002

The Bush Administration aims to recruit millions of United States citizens as domestic informants in a program likely to alarm civil liberties groups.

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".

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Pretty scary. I think I will sign up if possible to see what they're up to. Also, this is worth looking at:
http://www.citizencorps.gov/

John Starrett

Sorry John I signed up months ago and i have had to report you, we are wise to you!

jdstarrett wrote:

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> Pretty scary. I think I will sign up if possible to see what they're up to. Also, this is worth looking at:
> http://www.citizencorps.gov/
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> John Starrett
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--- In metatuning@y..., Kraig Grady <kraiggrady@a...> wrote:
> Sorry John I signed up months ago and i have had to report you, we are wise to you!

Dang! Does this mean I won't be getting my Austin-Healey spy car and all them fancy spy gee-gaws?

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