It s not like their plans weren t screamed loud enough on their Web site. Yes, we certainly needed to be protected from Mother Theresa and the Pope two people Echelon is accused of tracking needlessly. National security seems to have been redefined to include not only the interests of British tabloids, but the profits of domestic corporations. Sure, it s unethical, but it s good for the economy. And then there s the analysts that are just clueless.
Echelon is programmed to tag suspicious phrases like bomb and blow up.
Like the woman who called up her friend the day after a crummy stage performance and said, Oh, Danny really bombed last night. Yup, she got flagged all right. Her and those suspicious babysitters. They sound like more probable terrorists than guys who post their bomb plans online. Unsigned editorials represent the majority view of the Sundial editorial board and are not necessarily those of the journalism department.