Military wants to scan ALL emails to stop crimes before they happen.

[cbdo2007]

Military wants to scan communications to find internal threats

Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon wants computers to see into the future -- and stop crimes before they happen.

As the U.S Army considers whether Col. Nidal Hasan, the suspect in last year's Fort Hood massacre, should face a court-martial, it also is looking at whether the military missed signals that might have indicated what was about to happen.

Now a Pentagon research arm is asking scientists to create a way to scan billions of e-mails to identify suspects in advance so that crimes can be stopped before they are committed.

That's the goal of the latest $35 million project announced by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is credited with breakthroughs like the internet, GPS and stealth technology.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/27/pentagon.e.mail.profiling/index.html?hpt=T2

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Hmmm, I figured they were already doing this. Looking at every message sent for key words.

[Newsjock]

1. Flag airplane 9/11 terror Muslim flag America oil

Plot secret 9/11 9/11 terror Muslim oil flag Iraq Pakistan Mumbai 9/11 secret terror flag

There. That oughta do it for a while.

[Atticus]

2. fertilizer, diesel fuel, rental truck. nt.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. You guys trying to get this place eaten by a carnivore?

[Atticus]

6. "The groom will deliver the wedding gift".

[spin]

8. Carnivore, Einstein, Tempest, and Echelon ...

1984.

[Atticus]

11. BINGO! You can choose either a set of 8 stainless steel steak knives with genuine polymer handles

or a "Pocket Fisherman" that really, really catches fish!

Your choice!

Dial "Fatherland" to claim your prize.

[cbdo2007]

10. In the Study with the Candlestick

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Military emails go through very human censors

I call bullshit.

And yes as a navy wife I got to experience that.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

13. Actually the bulk is done electronically these days with suspicious ones going to humans for further

screening. My daughter has shared some great stories on that.

[Generic Other]

5. they should hire mindreaders too

crap!!

[suffragette]

12. Sounds like they began watching "Minority Report"

and dozed off before the end.

[Angry Dragon]

7. Dragons have the ability to read souls

I should offer my services

[bemildred]

9. Bring it. nt

[Rex]

14. Oh bullshit, they've been doing this forever. TIA folks.

The Pentagon likes to out due the NSA with a greater leap to 1984/Big Brother every now and then. Keeps people on their toes. DARPA delayed reaction factor.