Saturday, August 25, 2012
Drones to monitor protestors at Tampa Republican convention
“Security-conscious authorities will be using a wide variety of devices and technology to monitor the skies, streets and waterways around Tampa during next week's Republican National Convention. Cameras, helicopters and law enforcement officers all will be employed to help look for suspicious activity and possible threats.”
by Larry Geller
Perhaps we are entering a new era of suppressing dissent.
Check out the complete article: Drones to patrol skies over Republican convention (Tampa Tribune, 8/24/2012).
(hat tip to John Sweeney for pointer to this article)
Will Obama be able to target and destroy dissidents under the powers he claims? How long will it be before there is drone warfare in the skies over the USA? And then drone vs. drone?
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