Investigative journalist and ‘Close Guantanamo’ activist Andy Worthington joins Misty Winston for a 90-minute interview about the parallels between El Salvador’s CECOT prison and Guantanamo Bay, as well as the Gaza genocide and the attacks on pro-Palestine speech.
Delighted to have had the opportunity to join Misty for such a deep and engaging discussion of some of the most pressing horrors of our time. Always a pleasure.
Yes, they're definitely not arresting gang members, and you're absolutely right to point out that we don't even know who's arresting them, as they don't wear uniforms and refuse to identify themselves. They're the homeland equivalent of the CIA operatives who abducted Abu Omar, an Egyptian cleric, on a street in Milan in broad daylight in February 2003 and rendered him to Egypt to be tortured. https://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/11/05/italian-judge-rules-extraordinary-rendition-illegal-sentences-cia-agents/
I know for a fact it's a result of the 'intelligence sharing' in the FBI hubs.
Back in 2012, Obama expanded the 'cooperation' between local law enforcement, first responders, and the FBI database that Palantir works off of to target people.
They labeled first responders as any of the dregs of humanity that make up roofers, electricians, plumbers, equipment operators, shop owners, used car salesman, etc.
Rooofers! The one trade that requires a meth habit, 3 felonies, and at least 2 years in the pen before they will consider you for a job. 🤪
They also let BrainDead Bubba from every podunk, elected-because-he-knew-the-mayor, sheriff's office decide who got to enter the information into the hubs.
I investigated it, and there is no oversight. None
Thanks for the additional information. No oversight whatsoever. Horrible but predictable. And it always sets alarm bells ringing for me whenever Palantir is mentioned. It seems their latest plan is to create databases on everyone, which really ought to be scaring the hell out of people!
Delighted to have had the opportunity to join Misty for such a deep and engaging discussion of some of the most pressing horrors of our time. Always a pleasure.
They aren't arresting gang members. And the people doing it aren't fed agents
Yes, they're definitely not arresting gang members, and you're absolutely right to point out that we don't even know who's arresting them, as they don't wear uniforms and refuse to identify themselves. They're the homeland equivalent of the CIA operatives who abducted Abu Omar, an Egyptian cleric, on a street in Milan in broad daylight in February 2003 and rendered him to Egypt to be tortured. https://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/11/05/italian-judge-rules-extraordinary-rendition-illegal-sentences-cia-agents/
I know for a fact it's a result of the 'intelligence sharing' in the FBI hubs.
Back in 2012, Obama expanded the 'cooperation' between local law enforcement, first responders, and the FBI database that Palantir works off of to target people.
They labeled first responders as any of the dregs of humanity that make up roofers, electricians, plumbers, equipment operators, shop owners, used car salesman, etc.
Rooofers! The one trade that requires a meth habit, 3 felonies, and at least 2 years in the pen before they will consider you for a job. 🤪
They also let BrainDead Bubba from every podunk, elected-because-he-knew-the-mayor, sheriff's office decide who got to enter the information into the hubs.
I investigated it, and there is no oversight. None
Thanks for the additional information. No oversight whatsoever. Horrible but predictable. And it always sets alarm bells ringing for me whenever Palantir is mentioned. It seems their latest plan is to create databases on everyone, which really ought to be scaring the hell out of people!
Especially since they already have the databases
It's truly chilling. Here's an appropriate post from a few months ago, calling them "the world's most evil company": https://politicaleconomist.substack.com/p/palantir-the-worlds-most-evil-company
Excellent conversation!!
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