Category Archives: security theater

a victim here, a victim there

Collateral damage: “There Was a Report of Guns and Drugs” In the case of Alberta Spruill, the cops were enforcing the law. An investigation into whether they followed correct procedures is warranted, but an examination into the laws they were … Continue reading

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voodoo security

The saga continues. This came in the form of a .WPD [WordPerfect] attachment: Dear Mr. Sherwood: The United States Marshals Service received your e mail of May 12, 2003. This is in response to your question regarding identification requirements at … Continue reading

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truth in stickering

Operation Wake the **** Up On the evening of May 20, Direct Action anti-authoritarian activists from the White Mountain Autonoma, AnarchoNinjas, and the Trained Monkee Collective came together to ‘tag’ every pay phone in Nashua, N[ew] H[ampshire], with a sticker … Continue reading

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mock repression

wicked cartoon: The Drill

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corpus inhabebile?

What’s a Latin term for someone to whom habeas corpus does not apply? Anyway, MoorishGirl reports that an Intel engineer, naturalized 14 years ago, is among the ‘disappeared’. Update: Aug 6: Mike pled guilty today to one count of his … Continue reading

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voodoo security

A year ago I griped to you about hassle at the Federal Building. I also wrote to the home office of US Marshals, as well as to the three relevant legislators:

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about that sorry wave of suicide bombings

Also found in the archives, whom to blame.

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