Richard A. Posner – Our Domestic Intelligence Crisis
17 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Richard Posner, war and peace Tags: national security, privacy, Richard Posner, security and intelligence, terrorism
Why mass electronic surveillance is so important in the war on terror
10 Oct 2014 1 Comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: David Hicks, economics of oppositional identities, electronic surveillance, Jihadists, security and intelligence, war on terror
Islamic Jihadists seem to be a bunch of windbags. First thing they do is tell their friends, acquaintances and everyone down at the local mosque what they plan to do. Out of a spirit of public duty or hope of reward, someone informs the police or their chatter is picked up through electronic eavesdropping.
A surprising number of Jihadists, including Bin Laden’s courier, have been located by listening in on their mum. Jihadists tend to be mummies boys.
One of the strengths of the Jihadists terrorist networks, their decentralised and spontaneous nature, is also one of their weaknesses. There appears to be no recruitment standards or admission criteria or any other mechanism for screening out the indiscreet and those prone to big talk.
The fact that idiot David Hicks got into Al Qaeda and the Taleban in Afghanistan indicates that they seem to be not in any way suspicious of infiltration.
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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