ZGram - 3/26/2002 - "Chip implants anyone?"

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Tue, 26 Mar 2002 16:08:31 -0800



Copyright (c) 2002 - Ingrid A. Rimland

ZGram - Where Truth is Destiny

March 26, 2002

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

The Brave New World is just about here!  Our struggle becomes ever 
more urgent - and relevant.  I received the following from 
wndalerts@wndalerts.com and would appreciatae your feedback. 

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BRAVE NEW WORLD: Welcome to the era of implanted chips, universal
surveillance, man-and-machine hybrids and the end to your privacy.

The April 2002 edition of Whistleblower is a shocking and in-depth
exploration of high-tech surveillance and tracking systems now being used on
unsuspecting Americans, the rapid move toward human implantation of
microchips, futuristic military applications =96 including brain chips =96 a=
nd
what may be the end of privacy.

Up until WorldNetDaily first publicized the "Digital Angel" two years ago,
Applied Digital Solutions, the manufacturer of the sophisticated
miniaturized tracking device, proudly touted its intention of promoting
implantation of the chip =96 trackable via GPS satellites =96 in vast=
 numbers of
human beings.

But in the face of waves of publicity and the resulting criticism from
privacy advocates =96 as well from Christians concerned over the biblically
prophesied "mark of the beast" =96 the Nasdaq-traded company removed all
references to human implantation from its website. Its CEO claimed publicly
there were "no plans" to make the technology implantable, but rather for the
user to "wear" the device outside his body on a wristwatch.

Then came Sept. 11, and the resulting urgent national drive to increase
America's homeland security. And in this new climate of fear, in which many
Americans favor security over privacy, the company did an about-face and
re-introduced implantation with an aggressive and ongoing media campaign.

However, that's just the beginning. The post-9-11 homeland-security
environment has also brought about a major spike in surveillance and
tracking technologies in every imaginable =96 and unimaginable =96 realm of
life.

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In this groundbreaking issue, Whistleblower explores not only the latest
assaults on citizens' privacy, but highlights some of the truly alarming
technologies and applications now on the drawing board. Some of the contents
include:

How Sept. 11 ushered in the era of implanted chips.

A survey of religious leaders on whether they think VeriChip and Digital
Angel represent the biblical "mark of the beast."

An in-depth report by Michael Hyatt, author of "Invasion of Privacy: How to
protect yourself in the digital age."

High-tech surveillance of unsuspecting supermarket shoppers becoming more
widespread.

=46antastic new generation of robots, modeled after insects, lizards and
snakes, being designed for urban surveillance and weapons delivery, as well
as the development of microscopic robots through nanotechnology

"Air Force 2025:" The Air Force's futuristic "wish list" of technologies
that can help it win future wars. Chapter 4 makes a strong case for =96 you
guessed it =96 "the implanted microscopic brain chip."
But science fiction-type technologies aimed at achieving direct neural
interfacing between computers and the human brain for "the edge" on the
battlefield are only the "chip" of the iceberg. Companies and major
university artificial intelligence labs, such as M.I.T., are hard at work
attempting to create bionic humans =96 part man, part machine. Brain chips
that could one day "back up" the memory of an Alzheimer's patient, or speed
up the brain's computing speed by a thousand- or a million-fold, or enable
its recipient to speak a foreign language instantaneously, are envisioned
and eagerly anticipated.

Beyond even that, on this guided tour of America's techno-future,
Whistleblower arrives at the ultimate project over which many PhD brains are
current laboring: Immortality. The development of replaceable body parts
(including brain "cells"), coupled with virtual omniscience (direct neural
interfacing between the human brain and all the information in the world,
via the Internet), is the final prize of artificial intelligence experts on
some of today's university campuses.

"This issue of Whistleblower is not about the distant, implausible world of
fantasy, but the current research and development projects of the U.S.
Defense Department, universities and private companies," said WND Vice
President and Managing Editor David Kupelian. "If what we've reported on in
this issue of Whistleblower sounds strangely familiar to readers, it's
because it mirrors many of the most fantastic science-fiction themes of film
and literature."

"I implore you to read this issue of Whistleblower to learn about the
privacy threats facing you today," added CEO and Editor Joseph Farah. "Read
it from cover to cover. I think you will agree with me that =96 even though
this sounds like Area 51 stuff =96 sometimes, indeed, truth is stranger than
fiction."

Subscribe to Whistleblower today, or purchase a single copy of the
groundbreaking April issue:

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