Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

April 4, 2011

Of the many lies told by George W. Bush in the build-up to the Iraq War, some of the most extravagant dealt with the supposed threat of Saddam Hussein?s death drones ? remote-controlled, unpiloted vehicles that could supposedly dispense biological or chemical agents in the skies above American cities.

Like Iraq?s supposed arsenal of WMDs, the death drones didn?t exist. This isn?t to say, however, that the skies above North America are devoid of potentially lethal drones.

The same Predator drone technology used by the CIA to kill suspected militants in Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere is being used for police surveillance in , Houston Miami, and probably other cities as well.

The U.S. Border Patrol operates Predator drones armed with sophisticated tracking gear in the skies above the U.S.-Canadian border. Beginning last February, the Department of Homeland Security began to use Predator drones in counter-narcotics operations in Mexico.

Remember: When our rulers try to frighten us by describing the depravity of the foreign enemy du jour, they?re up to the same nasty business themselves.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.