General Discussion

Also been hearing (for years) about the spy satellites that, "Can read individual letters on a license plate .. " And yet - still with the drone strikes that seem to have trouble telling the difference between wedding parties and terrorist training camps?

Can we also talk about the dichotomy between those that are ardent opponents of the type of surveillance and government overreach under discussion here - but then have no problem at all in calling for it's use when it serves their purposes? It gets a bit confusing ...