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It looks like all four of the citations on wikipedia ultimately lead to: http://web.archive.org/web/20080831101327/http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine

by dfc 13y ago

It looks like all four of the citations on wikipedia ultimately lead to: http://web.archive.org/web/20080831101327/http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/05/government_surveillance_homeland_security_main_core_01.php http://web.archive.org/web/20080831101327/http://www.radaron...

samstave 13y ago
Info about "main Core" has been around a lot longer than that article. Main Core theory is the source for such speculation that they are after people and keep a list of who to stop from spreading truth.
- dfc 13y ago
  I am not saying its a lie, I'm just saying its a weakly referenced article for wikipedia and/or a wikipedia article that makes it to HN. Please add the other links to the wikipedia page.
  - samstave 13y ago
    Understood, wasn't saying you were - was just providing additional data point...
    - dfc 13y ago
      Respectfully†, you were not adding another data point, you added another anecdote. † I am not trying to be a dick I really do mean respectfully. At a time like this I think it is important to not get carried away with wild speculation. Privacy has not gotten this much attention in a long time. I think we should strive to make the best use of this opportunity as possible.
Alex3917 13y ago
Seems legit. I'm totally sure that high level whistleblowers from across the government would have chosen a slightly-mentally-unstable freelance literary magazine contributor to reveal the truth about the most secret government program of all time.
snowwrestler 13y ago
The article says: - that the U.S. government has been developing Main Core and martial law plans since at least the 1980s, and - that they might use a major terrorist attack, involving the death of thousands of people, as an excuse to implement those plans. Of course we already did have such a terrorist attack, and martial law was not declared, and 8 million Americans were not rounded up into FEMA detention camps.
- dfc 13y ago
  I am not sure what your point is?

by dfc 13y ago

samstave 13y ago

Info about "main Core" has been around a lot longer than that article. Main Core theory is the source for such speculation that they are after people and keep a list of who to stop from spreading truth.

dfc 13y ago
I am not saying its a lie, I'm just saying its a weakly referenced article for wikipedia and/or a wikipedia article that makes it to HN. Please add the other links to the wikipedia page.
- samstave 13y ago
  Understood, wasn't saying you were - was just providing additional data point...
  - dfc 13y ago
    Respectfully†, you were not adding another data point, you added another anecdote. † I am not trying to be a dick I really do mean respectfully. At a time like this I think it is important to not get carried away with wild speculation. Privacy has not gotten this much attention in a long time. I think we should strive to make the best use of this opportunity as possible.

Alex3917 13y ago

Seems legit. I'm totally sure that high level whistleblowers from across the government would have chosen a slightly-mentally-unstable freelance literary magazine contributor to reveal the truth about the most secret government program of all time.

snowwrestler 13y ago

The article says: - that the U.S. government has been developing Main Core and martial law plans since at least the 1980s, and - that they might use a major terrorist attack, involving the death of thousands of people, as an excuse to implement those plans. Of course we already did have such a terrorist attack, and martial law was not declared, and 8 million Americans were not rounded up into FEMA detention camps.

dfc 13y ago
I am not sure what your point is?