http://c4ss.org/content/3197Very interesting article from Center for a Stateless Society on Homeland Security orchestrating or conducting raids to enforce Intellectual Property "rights." On the theory that copyright "piracy" funds "terrorism," Homeland Security is now becoming a player in the anti-"piracy" copyright wars. The article points out that at least some of the enforcement concerned "file-sharing" sites where no money at all changes hands, thus bleeding the "anti-terrorist" rationale bone-dry. But still this seems to be an expanding role for Homeland Security to fill and they are not shy at all about stepping up to the plate.
It's an old story, actually. From the outlawing of cocaine and marijuana to the huge "war on drugs" empire, it is positively amazing how huge bureaucracies with life-and-death powers over the citizens emerge to combat non-existent or trivial "threats" that become magnified over time in tandem with the growth of the agencies dedicated to their "suppression."
Excellent article with a lot to think about in it.
