‘Preparing for imminent martial law’
By Dana G Smith
With 23,682 members, including the FBI, Infragard is growing and preparing. The InfraGard website says that at its most basic level it is a "partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector. InfraGard is an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States. InfraGard Chapters are geographically linked with FBI Field Office territories." [infragard.net]
The main goal, according to InfraGard is to promote ongoing dialogue and timely communication between members and the FBI. InfraGard members gain information through a secure website which enables them to protect their assets. Of course, the government expects the business to give them information. All of this is encompassed in the true threat, the government says, "of terrorism and other crimes." Which, we cannot disagree with. There are threats to the society today. No wonder since the government and congress have been like sterilized amoebas and been unable to stop or even deal with the border security. If an attack comes the likely hood is very real, and the culprits, could have easily ...   more »

The technology is available, but the potential for misuse is almost limitless. Our columnist takes you through the dangers of this futuristic process
by David H. Holtzman
While it's easy to reject the notion of placing little ID chips inside humans as an ominous Orwellian invasion of individual rights, I suspect it's inevitable that in my lifetime we will all have some kind of computerized implants. My problem is not with the technology, known as chipping, or with the companies that sell it. My concern stems from my lack of trust in institutions and lack of belief that the technology will be forever restricted to beneficial, socially acceptable uses.
Chipping involves implanting a transponder chip below the skin for identification purposes. VeriChip (CHIP), the one company that has gained FDA clearance to perform this procedure, has emerged as the process's leading advocate. The implant procedure itself is simple and mostly painless, accomplished in a doctor's office in a matter of seconds.
Generally speaking, the only data stored on the chip is a 16-digit ID number that cross-references to a record in VeriChip's database. Nevertheless the chip raises a number of troubling concerns:
Health. Before diving into privacy and security concerns, ...   more »