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SHOCK - Military spy blimps over Washington D.C. Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:51 PM PDT Military prototype of new spy blimp over Washington.    Military Spy Blimps Over D.C. Military surveillance powers that spans hundreds of millions of acres from North Carolina to Niagara Falls, Canada. What the Fuck???  -  The military is ready to station 1984 Big Brother spy blimps over Washington D.C. to "protect" us and watch our every move.  Fuck that.  Keep in mind that every dime spent on this Orwellian nightmare project was passed by a Democrat Senate and a GOP House.  This is a Bipartisan Butt Fucking. A pair of high-tech Army blimps is coming to the greater Washington, DC area, and soon they will be able to provide the military with surveillance powers that spans hundreds of millions of acres from North Carolina to Niagara Falls, Canada. The airships are part of Raytheon’s Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS, and when all is said and done they’ll offer the United States military what the defense contractor calls “an affordable elevated, persistent over-the-horizon sensor system” that relies on “a powerful integrated radar system to detect, track and target a variety of threats.” Raytheon has just wrapped up a six-week testing period in the state of Utah and is now sending its JLENS fleet to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Once there, the Army intends to get some hands-on experience that will eventually culminate in launching the pair of airships over Washington, DC reports RT News. Big Brother Is Watching. Raytheon’s Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS.  Raytheon said the JLENS surveillance radar can “simultaneously track hundreds of threats.”  One has to wonder about these "hundreds" of threats Big Brother government is worried about for a blimp placed over Washington D.C. A Prototype Blimp Rejected by the Military.  “JLENS uses advanced sensor and networking technologies to provide 360-degree, wide-area surveillance and precision target tracking,” the Defense Department found in an unclassified audit of the system conducted in late 2011. But while that tracking is designed to go after enemy drones and spot other suspicious activity, it is also touted as being able to provide a good enough image of moving land targets — or essentially anything. In a press release from February, Raytheon said the JLENS surveillance radar can “simultaneously track hundreds of threats.”  Of course, the surveillance ship is only half of the JLENS program. That aircraft, one of the two tethered blimp-like vessles, is equipped with the appropriate lenses to wage sophisticated surveillance missions. Also included in the package is a separate ship equal in size that contains fire control radar that picks up data about incoming threats and then communicates with separate missile systems that can then wage attacks, or counter-attacks. "We're proving blimps can see more than just the 50-yard line," JLENS program director Doug Burgess told Popular Science this week. "We really feel like we're at the point now — development is complete — and the system is ready to be deployed wherever it's needed." "When the government is conducting real-time aerial surveillance within the United States," Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center told The Huffington Post, "there are privacy issues that need to be addressed." Volunteers line up to help man the new military spy blimps.

Lindsey Graham Wants War With Iran by September Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:20 AM PDT The Mad Man of Washington War in Iraq. War in Afghanistan.  War in Pakistan.  War in Libya.  War in Yemen.  War in Syria.  And now war in Iran. GOP Senator Lindsey Graham has vowed to introduce legislation in September or October to authorize a military attack on Iran.   “If nothing changes in Iran, come September, October, I will present a resolution that will authorize the use of military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb,” Graham told a “cheering” audience at a meeting of the Christians United for Israel organization.   “The only way to convince Iran to halt their nuclear program is to make it clear that we will take it out,” he added.   Graham made the threat despite the fact that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be replaced by Hasan Rouhani on August 4th, who is seen by many as a more moderate leader. War, War and More War. “The U.S. is no position to further extend its presence overseas, especially since Congress approved Obama’s initiative to support Syrian rebels by sending arms, ammunition, and perhaps anti-tank weaponry,” reports PolicyMic.   “The U.S. is already indirectly dedicating resources to opposing Iran since they are supporting al-Assad’s forces, along with aid from Hezbollah. Potentially, if Graham’s initiative passes through Congress, both nations could end up preemptively clashing on Syria’s battleground. This would be a terrible outcome for the U.S., considering the significant amount of manpower and resources already allocated abroad and pressing economic issues at home.” the U.S. is no position to further extend its presence overseas, especially since Congress approved Obama's initiative to support Syrian rebels by sending arms, ammunition, and perhaps anti-tank weaponry. The U.S. is already indirectly dedicating resources to opposing Iran since they are supporting al-Assad's forces, along with aid from Hezbollah. Potentially, if Graham's initiative passes through Congress, both nations could end up preemptively clashing on Syria's battleground. This would be a terrible outcome for the U.S., considering the significant amount of manpower and resources already allocated abroad and pressing economic issues at home. "We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations. . This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. . . In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. . . We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together." . General Dwight Eisenhower

“Belittle a Fatwa” and go to Jail in Malaysia Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:05 AM PDT Malaysian Chief Prosecutor Ibrahim Deris (AP File Photo) “Moderate” Muslim Malaysia to arrest anyone caught “Belittling a Fatwa” I guess that means we’ll have to pick up the slack. Action can be taken against anyone belittling an edict (fatwa) prohibiting Muslims from participating in beauty pageants, says Federal Territory syarie Chief Prosecutor Ibrahim Deris. See our original story:  "Islamist Fatwa Issued Against Beauty Pageant." He added that even non-Muslims would not be spared because such behaviour would be deemed as insulting Islam. “For Muslim offenders, we will take action under the syariah criminal offences. For non-Muslims belittling the edict in public domains, we will lodge a police report for action to be taken under the existing civil laws such as the Sedition Act,” he said yesterday. He was responding to reports over the religious authorities’ move to bar four Muslim women finalists from participating in the Miss Malaysia-World pageant scheduled on Aug 2. The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) had also initiated investigations into allegations that the Muslim participants had insulted the religion by questioning the fatwa prohibiting Muslims from taking part in beauty pageants. Jawi director Datuk Che Mat Che Ali had said that investigations were being carried out under Section 7 of the Syariah Criminal Offences Act (Federal Territories) 1997 (Act 559) for insulting or degrading Islam. If found guilty, they are liable to a fine not exceeding RM3,000 or jail sentence not exceeding two years, or both. (via Weasel Zippers.us)