Has the Stasi ever left us?


	Has the Stasi ever left us?

markbaard

5-22-2007 12:43 PM

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stasi, police, homeland security, biometrics, terrorism, police state, human rights, personal, privacy

markbaard says:

German police are collected scent samples from potential "troublemakers" ahead of next month's G8 summit. Police dogs can then pounce on certain protesters before they make a move, presumably,

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