Our Fear of Al-Qaeda Hurts Us More Than Al-Qaeda Does

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/10/our-fear-of-al-qaeda-hurts-us-more-than-al-qaeda-does/280897/




Three disclosures this week show that the United States is losing its way in the struggle against terrorism. Sweeping government efforts to stop attacks are backfiring abroad and infringing on basic rights at home.

CIA drone strikes are killing scores of civilians in Pakistan and Yemen. The National Security Agency is eavesdropping on tens of millions of phone calls worldwide — including those of 35 foreign leaders — in the name of U.S. security.

And the Department of Homeland Security is using algorithms to “prescreen” travelers before they board domestic flights, reviewing government and private databases that include Americans’ tax identification numbers, car registrations and property records.

Will we create a Minority Report-style Department of Precrime next?



***personally -- i think al quaeda merely created an opening for a place they{TPTB} all along.
the government couldn't do what google and others were doing any way with out some 'cover'.
i don't want private or government interests watching us like they do.