<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Former F.B.I. Agent: Federal Government Spying on Americans based on Religion and Politics<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/former-f-b-i-agent-federal-government-spying-on-americans-based-on-religion-and-politics/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| February 9, 2011 at 8:30 PM | Tags: ACLU <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=aclu>, civil liberties<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=civil-liberties>, DHS <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=dhs>, DNI<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=dni>, DOD <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=dod>, domestic spying<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=domestic-spying>, domestic surveillance<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=domestic-surveillance>, F.B.I. <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=f-b-i>, F.B.I. coverup<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=f-b-i-coverup>, Janet Napolitano <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=janet-napolitano>, Mike German <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=mike-german>, national security <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=national-security>, political opinions <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=political-opinions>, religion <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=religion>, religious persecution <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=religious-persecution>, TSA <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=tsa>, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=u-s-federal-bureau-of-investigations>| Categories: Political Issues <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?category_name=political-issues>| URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-4oa
Remember how Napolitano released the report entitled *“Right-Wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment?” *I wrote about this report back on March 13, 2009 and asked: Is Is the Obama administration using political profiling<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/is-the-obama-administration-using-political-profiling/>. Looks like I was on to something. The Obama regime is using political and religious profiling to silence their opposition and to spy on them. The DailyTech.com<http://www.dailytech.com/FBI+Agent+Turned+ACLU+Counsel+Feds+Spy+On+Citizens+Based+on+Religion+Politics/article20854.htm> reports: *The police are watching you. If you're the wrong religion<http://www.dailytech.com/FBI+Gets+Busted+Spying+on+ArabAmerican+Student+With+Tracking+Device/article19838.htm>, they'll spy on your every move. If you voice the wrong political opinions they'll be watching you. According to Mike German, a 16-year veteran with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations, this is happening right in the U.S.* Mr. German has become the FBI's worst nightmare. *Fed up with the abuses of privacy he was seeing, he complain to higher authorities and was promptly fired by the FBI*. Recently he became the ACLU's Policy Counsel on National Security, Immigration and Privacy [press release<http://www.aclu.org/organization-news-and-highlights/intelligence-expert-and-former-fbi-agent-joins-aclu-national-securi>]. And he's speaking up about what he witnessed. States Mr. German in a recent interview<http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/former-fbi-agent-turned-alcu-attorney-feds-ro> with *Network World*: <!--[endif]--> *The most disturbing thing we've uncovered is the scope of domestic intelligence activities taking place today. Domestic spying is now being done by a host of federal agencies (FBI, DOD, DHS, DNI) as well as state and local law enforcement and even private companies. Too often this spying targets political activity and religious practices. **We've documented<http://www.aclu.org/spy-files> ** intelligence activities targeting or obstructing First Amendment-protected activity in 33 states and DC.* He says that this Orwellian atmosphere could leave the U.S. a far different beast than the proud beacon of freedom it once was. He states, *"The biggest threat is that the increase surveillance of political activity will create a chilling effect that will dissuade people from exercising their rights, which will cause significant harm to participatory democracy."* He states that the "War on Terror" will continue to serve as an excuse for federal agencies to trample civil liberties<http://www.dailytech.com/Report+Obama+Administration+to+Spy+on+Citizens+Online+to+Fight+Terror/article19734.htm>. He says that there are no clear-cut guidelines as to when you get put on a "watchlist" and are spied on by federal agents. It's impossible to find out if your on a list and equally impossible to dispute or ask to be removed from a list. He also blasts TSA "enhanced pat-down" procedures and body scanners<http://www.dailytech.com/TSA+Defends+Its+Right+to+Pat+Downs+Nude+Scans+in+Light+of+Protests/article20244.htm>, calling them "unreasonable invasions of privacy that do not enhance security." 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