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Is the government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial law? According to a senior government official who served with high-level security clearances in five administrations, "There exists a database of Americans, who, often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived 'enemies of the state' almost instantaneously."
He and other sources tell Radar that the database is sometimes referred to by the code name Main Core. One knowledgeable source claims that 8 million Americans are now listed in Main Core as potentially suspect. In the event of a national emergency, these people could be subject to everything from heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.About the Author: Christopher Ketcham has written for Harper’s, GQ, the Nation, Salon, Mother Jones, Men’s Journal, Good Magazine, Radar, National Geographic, Hustler, Penthouse, Maxim, FHM and many other magazines, newspapers and websites.
He and other sources tell Radar that the database is sometimes referred to by the code name Main Core. One knowledgeable source claims that 8 million Americans are now listed in Main Core as potentially suspect. In the event of a national emergency, these people could be subject to everything from heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.About the Author: Christopher Ketcham has written for Harper’s, GQ, the Nation, Salon, Mother Jones, Men’s Journal, Good Magazine, Radar, National Geographic, Hustler, Penthouse, Maxim, FHM and many other magazines, newspapers and websites.
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posted by gerryblog at 9:17 AM on May 25, 2008
posted by gerryblog at 9:17 AM on May 25, 2008
So this guy has cashed checks from both The Nation and Hustler? I can see why he'd be interested in secret government watchlists.
posted by box at 9:21 AM on May 25, 2008
posted by box at 9:21 AM on May 25, 2008
I am guessing that writing an article about the secret list, is a really great way to get added to it.
posted by Mr_Zero at 9:21 AM on May 25, 2008
posted by Mr_Zero at 9:21 AM on May 25, 2008
This "main core," it vibrates?
posted by beelzbubba at 9:23 AM on May 25, 2008
posted by beelzbubba at 9:23 AM on May 25, 2008
Appending punctuation onto a beautiful apostrophied abbreviation like paddlin'?
Oops
posted by blasdelf at 9:29 AM on May 25, 2008
Oops
posted by blasdelf at 9:29 AM on May 25, 2008
In other news, Government lawyers told federal judges that the president can send the military into any U.S. neighborhood, capture a citizen and hold him in prison without charge, indefinitely. One down, 7,999,999 to go.
posted by Mr_Zero at 9:29 AM on May 25, 2008
posted by Mr_Zero at 9:29 AM on May 25, 2008
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