The FBI recently issued an alert for all police nationwide to be on the watch for folks carrying almanacs, in particular those that might be “annotated in suspicious ways.”
Now, I just can’t imagine they didn’t realize how profoundly stupid this would sound to your average citizen. I mean, did they? The AP story goes on to quote the text of the FBI alert: “The practice of researching potential targets is consistent with known methods of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations that seek to maximize the likelihood of operational success through careful planning.” So if this is a serious “alert” – and as far as I can tell, it’s not April 1st – one can only imagine the red flag the FBI will wave once they figure out what kind of “research” Google can do. Given the timeline they seem to be on, that will be in 2103 or so.
And From The I Couldn’t Resist Department…
The FBI recently issued an alert for all police nationwide to be on the watch for folks carrying almanacs, in particular those that might be "annotated in suspicious ways." Now, I just can't imagine they didn't realize how profoundly stupid this would sound to your average citizen. I mean, did…