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Cable guy -- or government spy? (Insider Report).(war on terrorism, 2002)(Brief Article)
Since September 11th, we've had a lot of "Hollywood moments," as things we thought could only happen in B-grade movie fiction have become the "new reality." One such moment was the Bush administration's recent announcement that, beginning in August, a new federal program called Operation TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention System) will begin recruiting millions of workers, from truck drivers to utility employees, to spy on their fellow citizens and report suspicious activities to the federal government. The new network of federal informants is a part of the administration's Citizen Corps program, and will be started in 10 U.S. cities.
Operation TIPS, besides being unconstitutional, like most of the rest of the federal government's activities these days, blatantly imitates the citizen-informant apparatuses so ...
- OPERATION TIPS TURNS CIVILIANS INTO SNOOPS.(EDITORIAL)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) August 7, 2002 700+ words
...report back to the federal government. The same could...warrant as part of Operation TIPS (Terrorist Information...Prevention System). The federal government would recruit and...and ethnic hatred. Operation TIPS is the latest from...
- Operation TIPS; Who thought up this horror?(NEWS)(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) August 2, 2002 700+ words
...Corps program called Operation TIPS (Terrorism Information...their link to the federal government and go overboard...indicate an interest in Operation TIPS. Within minutes...today, even though Operation TIPS was explicitly prohibited...
- Postal Service declines offer to join homeland security plan Operation...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Furtado, Cassio July 17, 2002 700+ words
...from some Arab-Americans. Called Operation TIPS, for Terrorism Information and Prevention...Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan. Operation TIPS is a reporting system _ not a recruiting...public authorities," Comstock said. Operation TIPS will be a part of Citizen Corps, a...
- Planned volunteer-informant corps elicits '1984' fears; Accessing private homes...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 16, 2002 700+ words
...Information and Prevention System (Operation TIPS), a national reporting pilot program...Federal Emergency Management Agency. Operation TIPS is one part of President Bush's new...charge of answering questions about Operation TIPS was out of the office yesterday and...
- Operation TIPS: Give it a chance.(COMMENTARY)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 23, 2002 700+ words
...Byline: Bruce Fein, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Operation TIPS should be given a chance to prove its anti-terrorism...be considered. Contrary to its shrill critics, Operation TIPS is not facially indefensible as a contribution to...
- Big Brother.(criticism of Department of Justice's Operation TIPS, to identify...
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Stein, Lisa July 29, 2002 700+ words
...Airstrip One in George Orwell's 1984? Try again. It's Operation TIPS, the Justice Department's latest scheme for weeding out...conservative Republican lawmakers say it smacks of Big Brother. Operation TIPS is set to debut next month. But bets are Congress--or...
- Controversial Operation TIPS appears dead.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Furtado, Cassio July 27, 2002 700+ words
WASHINGTON _ The Homeland Security Bill passed early Saturday by the House of Representatives appears to kill Operation TIPS, the administration's controversial effort to encourage millions of Americans to report suspected terrorists to authorities...
- Maintenance and operation tips for large air compressors.
- Magazine article from: National Driller Morse, Eric October 1, 2007 700+ words
Lose air power on a drilling jobsite and work comes to a halt. Thankfully, air compressors are rugged machines that are well equipped to handle the rigorous environments where drilling operations often take place. In order to have continuous and productive drilling, routine maintenance and proper
