TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS IS
"THE BEAST"
You may have heard the urban legend of a computer called
"The
Beast." It has been circulating since 1973. The story was based on a
novel by Joe Musser entitled Behold The Pale Horse. Many misunderstood that
this story of a massive computer was fiction, and have spread it as fact. The
machine was purportedly self-programming, located in Brussels, Belgium, three
stories high, and took up the area of a city block. It knew everything about
everyone, and would track us using tattoos invisible to the human eye, but
seen by electronic scanners. These were the "Mark of the Beast." This
legend has frightened and upset countless people worldwide. It is now much
closer to being reality.
All throughout the '70's '80's and '90's, people who
understand computers and technology have tried to explain to the technically
illiterate and technophobic that the idea is absurd. The technology to build a
computer, or even a network of computers, capable of tracking such a massive
database did not exist, and was not even on the horizon. It simply was not feasible. No matter how much the
story was debunked, it wouldn't go away.
The
urban legend has inspired rogues within the US government to make it a reality,
the Total
Information Awareness database. It will be part of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is
headed up by Rear Admiral John Poindexter. He was the man behind the Iran-Contra
scandal, who sold weapons to Iran, a terrorism sponsoring state, and sent the
money to the Contras: Nicaraguan terrorists trying to violently overthrow that
nation's government. This man, a convicted felon whose convictions were
overturned only on the technicality that he had been promised immunity, not
because he was innocent, is supposed to protect us from terrorism! You may be
surprised to read the Contras characterized as terrorists. At the time,
Poindexter, Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, et al claimed the Contras were
"freedom fighters." They also called Osama Bin Laden a "freedom
fighter" when his Mujahadeen forces fought the Soviets in Afghanistan.
Consider how he turned out.
This system was allegedly authorized by the Homeland
Security Act, and the USA Patriot Act. Some readings of these laws by experts
suggest no such thing has been authorized, yet the Bush administration is going
full speed ahead, and many
are justifiably afraid.
We have learned that Agents of DARPA are casually referring to network of computers that will
handle this massive database as "The Beast." They apparently think
they are funny. The Uncoveror is not amused. We will attempt to contact the
White House for more information.
