Drones on Beach Patrol

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Nicholas West

The thought of walking along a secluded stretch of beach to gather one's thoughts, enjoying the feel of the sand and sound of the water -- or perhaps to enjoy some special company -- is literally set to fly out the window.

Australia is looking to introduce a drone beach patrol on North Stradbroke Island in the name of "public safety." If the test is successful, the plan will go nationwide, according to ABC News Australia.

Brett Williamson, head of an organization called Surf Life Saving Australia, would like to see a system of drones that will fly along the coast, including remote beach areas, and be equipped with sirens and flotation buoys that will give the ability to drop into the ocean to provide assistance to those in distress.

Micro Drones to Fly Surveillance Missions Over The U.S.

T-Hawk "Micro Drone"

Michael Edwards and Alex Thomas
Activist Post and The Intel Hub

In 2007, it was revealed by reporters in Texas that unmanned drones were being used in supposed border control operations.  We detailed that report with supporting evidence that drones clearly were being used inland away from border control functions.

Recently, an article from Miami-Dade announced the arrival of a 16-pound micro drone T-Hawk surveillance model designed by Honeywell. The video below shows a more detailed view of the capabilities of this surveillance drone.  Keep in mind, this is only what is being announced at the moment, which has nothing to do with the massive amount of R&D that has being going on to reduce the size of flying surveillance.  There have even been reports about "wasp" drones to sniff out Wi-FI networks as well.

Pending FAA approval, these specific unmanned aerial vehicles are set to be used domestically throughout the United States. Besides the obvious uses for these drones such as during a legitimate raid, these drones may be used in order to further the police state and restrict free speech in America.


“U.K. police have used micro UAVs to monitor ‘anti-social behavior,’ writes Joseph Nevins of the Boston Review.

At this point, domestic UAV operations are extremely limited. But with the astonishing growth of the industry and the efforts of AUVSI, the UAV Caucus, and others to loosen FAA restrictions, we can expect an explosion of use by local and federal policing agencies in the near future. such as political protests. This is simply another push towards a complete police state.

What will be considered anti-social behavior remains to be seen, but if the ever evolving police state is any indication these drones will be used to spy on citizens who are against the private Federal Reserve, Obamacare, and the New World Order.

This information is right out there in the open yet it seems that the American people are once again asleep at the wheel. Where are the widespread protests against the aerial surveillance of any American that the corrupt federal government chooses to set their sights on?

We're clearly entering some sort of science fiction reality where anything seems to be possible.  We have flying vaccines on the backs of GM mosquitoes, as well as the imminent arrival of nanotechnology and nanobots in our daily lives, which only portends more nightmarish developments from the Department of Defense.  But here is the latest from Honeywell, a huge military contractor working with DARPA:



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‘We can see everything’: USAF launches ‘airborne surveillance system’

The "Gorgon Stare" of The U.S. Military ... how comforting

AFP

WASHINGTON — The US military plans to deploy a new intelligence drone in Afghanistan, which military experts say will allow US troops to monitor much larger operational theaters than before, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

The newspaper said the airborne surveillance system is called Gorgon Stare and will be able to transmit live video images of physical movement across an entire town.

In 2010, a total of 711 international troops were killed in Afghanistan, according to independent website iCasualties -- the highest annual death toll since the war began in 2001.

The system consists of nine video cameras mounted on a remotely piloted aircraft, which can can transmit up to 65 live images to soldiers on the ground or to analysts tracking enemy movements, the paper said.

By contrast, current Air Force drones today shoot video from a single camera over a narrow area the size of a building or two, The Post noted.

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Miami-Dade police buy drones

Editor's Note:  I guess we can remove the question mark from the first "related article" below.  So, do we have "Gorgon Stare" to look forward to?

Honeywell's T-Hawk Micro Drone

Tim Elfrink -- Miami New Times

In places such as Kabul, Gaza, and Baghdad, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) hovering over homes, following suspects, and tracking enemies of the state are a daily reality.

So where are the high-tech drones buzzing to next? Miami-Dade County, natch!

The Miami-Dade Police Department is poised to become the first large metro force using drones in its aerial missions. The department finalized a deal to buy a drone called T-Hawk from defense firm Honeywell and officially applied for permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last month to begin flying it around the county.

What's not clear is how cops will sort out the raft of thorny privacy questions hovering around plans for using this powerful, new eye in the sky.

"At this point, it doesn't really matter if you're against this technology, because it's coming," says P. W. Singer, author of Wired for War and an expert on drones. "The precedent that is set in Miami could be huge."

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Feds illegally raid New Mexico farm school without warrant and find nothing but fresh produce

Ethan A. Huff
Natural News

The government terror campaign against innocent civilians continues with a recent report in the Santa Fe New Mexican about a September raid on a small farming school that left children and administrators in shock. According to the report, officials paid a surprise and unwarranted visit to the Camino de Paz Montessori School and Farm in Cuarteles, New Mexico, on September 21 to search for marijuana -- but they ended up needlessly terrorizing small children and finding only tomato plants in the process.

"We were all as a group eating outside as we usually do, and this unmarked drab-green helicopter kept flying over and dropping lower," explained Patricia Pantano, education director of the school, to the Santa Fe New Mexican about the incident. "Of course, the kids got all excited. They were telling me that they could see gun barrels outside the helicopter."

Fifteen minutes after the helicopter left, unidentified agents showed up at the school in person and demanded to inspect the facilities. Although the agents had no legal warrant to make such demands, Greg Nussbaum, the farm director, permitted them to tour the farm anyway and see for themselves that it is nothing more than an education facility for small children that combines gardening and farming with traditional education.

According to the report, agents have been pulling the helicopter stunt all over southern Santa Fe County in recent months, hovering over properties and intimidating owners who they say are "suspect". Agents have also conducted several other raids nearby the school, even though they have not had probable cause to do so.

"I think it would be found illegal to use aerial surveillance from 60 feet when there's no probable clause," Marianna Hatten, owner of a bed and breakfast operation near the school, is quoted as saying. Hatten's bed and breakfast is also located on the same road as another property that was surveyed by helicopters and subsequently raided by agents.

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http://www.santafenewmexican.com/lo...

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