Just when u thought it was safe to...

...eat hummus:

Governments are building a "global registration and surveillance infrastructure" in the US-led "war on terror"...to monitor the movements and activities of entire populations in what campaigners call "an unprecedented project of social control".

The warning came from the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, including the American Civil Liberties Union, and Statewatch, a UK-based bulletin which tracks developments in the EU.

They point to the system whereby all visitors to the US are to be digitally photographed and fingerprinted...The setting up of airlines' passenger name records (PNRs) could include more than 60 different kinds of information, including meal choices which could reveal personal, religious or ethnic affiliations.

...They also point to an agreement between Europol...and the US giving what they say will be an unlimited number of American agencies access to sensitive information on the race, political opinions, religious beliefs, health and sexual life of individuals.

...To achieve their ends, they say, governments have suspended judicial oversight over law enforcement agents and public officials, concentrated unprecedented power in the hands of the executive arm of government, and rolled back criminal law and due process protections that balance the rights of individuals against the power of the state.

This is mostly a report on some ppl's concerns. There is nothing to be worried about, because This is America.

Anyway, many seem to consider that a perfect talisman against evil. Lets hope they are right.

I still don't know how the ACLU, which seems so concerned about greater government power, does not recognize any but a government's right to be armed. It seems counter-intuitive. Any ideas?