CORPORATION WITH CLOSE BUSH TIES TRYING TO IMPLANT SPY CHIP UNDER SKIN OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS
Implanted Chips in Our Troops?
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/21/232558.shtml
Chip the Soldiers
http://technocrat.net/d/2006/8/23/7107
VeriChip wants to test human implantable RFID on military
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36214&src=site-marq
VeriChip wants to chip every US soldier
http://media.engadget.com/2006/08/24/verichip-wants-to-chip-every-us-soldier/
VeriChip Wants To Test Human Implantable RFID On Military
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192204948&subSection=Breaking+News
US Military To Be Tagged With Spychips?
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/verichip_military.html
VeriChip wants U.S. Military to embrace RFID tags
http://www.mobilemag.com/redirect.php?content=9255
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CORPORATION WITH CLOSE BUSH TIES TRYING TO IMPLANT SPY CHIP UNDER SKIN OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS
DC EXAMINER - A microchip company with powerful political connections is lobbying the Pentagon for the right to implant chips under the skins of the nearly 1.4 million U.S. military personnel. Verichip Corp., which is based in Florida and planning to offer its stock to the public soon, has been one of the most aggressive marketers of radio frequency identification chips. Company officials have touted the chips as versatile, able to be used in a variety of situations such as helping track illegal immigrants or giving doctors immediate access to patient's medical records.
Now the company is "in discussions" with the Pentagon, spokeswoman Nicole Philbin said. She added that Verichip wants to insert the chips under the skin of the right arms of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen. The idea is to be able to scan an arm and obtain that person's identity and medical history.
The company has political muscle in the form of Tommy Thompson. A former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Thompson is a partner at the lobbying law firm of Akin Gump and is a director of Verichip.
Thompson said he's sure that the chip is safe and that no one - not even military personnel, who are required by law to follow orders - will be forced to accept an implant against his or her will. He has also promised to have a chip implanted in himself.
Liz McIntyre, author of a book critical of the chips, said that VeriChip is "a huge threat" to public privacy. "They're circling like vultures for any opportunity to get into our flesh," McIntyre said. "They'll start with people who can't say no, like the elderly, sex offenders, immigrants and the military. Then they'll come knocking on our doors."
http://www.examiner.com/a-232630~Company_trying_to_get_under_soldiers__skin.html
Informant: bigraccoon
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/21/232558.shtml
Chip the Soldiers
http://technocrat.net/d/2006/8/23/7107
VeriChip wants to test human implantable RFID on military
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36214&src=site-marq
VeriChip wants to chip every US soldier
http://media.engadget.com/2006/08/24/verichip-wants-to-chip-every-us-soldier/
VeriChip Wants To Test Human Implantable RFID On Military
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192204948&subSection=Breaking+News
US Military To Be Tagged With Spychips?
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/verichip_military.html
VeriChip wants U.S. Military to embrace RFID tags
http://www.mobilemag.com/redirect.php?content=9255
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CORPORATION WITH CLOSE BUSH TIES TRYING TO IMPLANT SPY CHIP UNDER SKIN OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS
DC EXAMINER - A microchip company with powerful political connections is lobbying the Pentagon for the right to implant chips under the skins of the nearly 1.4 million U.S. military personnel. Verichip Corp., which is based in Florida and planning to offer its stock to the public soon, has been one of the most aggressive marketers of radio frequency identification chips. Company officials have touted the chips as versatile, able to be used in a variety of situations such as helping track illegal immigrants or giving doctors immediate access to patient's medical records.
Now the company is "in discussions" with the Pentagon, spokeswoman Nicole Philbin said. She added that Verichip wants to insert the chips under the skin of the right arms of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen. The idea is to be able to scan an arm and obtain that person's identity and medical history.
The company has political muscle in the form of Tommy Thompson. A former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Thompson is a partner at the lobbying law firm of Akin Gump and is a director of Verichip.
Thompson said he's sure that the chip is safe and that no one - not even military personnel, who are required by law to follow orders - will be forced to accept an implant against his or her will. He has also promised to have a chip implanted in himself.
Liz McIntyre, author of a book critical of the chips, said that VeriChip is "a huge threat" to public privacy. "They're circling like vultures for any opportunity to get into our flesh," McIntyre said. "They'll start with people who can't say no, like the elderly, sex offenders, immigrants and the military. Then they'll come knocking on our doors."
http://www.examiner.com/a-232630~Company_trying_to_get_under_soldiers__skin.html
Informant: bigraccoon
rudkla - 22. Aug, 09:49
