Tuesday, February 7, 2012
An FBI advisory aimed at Internet Cafe owners instructs
businesses to report people who regularly use cash to pay for their
coffee as potential terrorists.
The flyer, issued under the FBI’s Communities Against
Terrorism (CAT) program, lists examples of “suspicious activity” and
then encourages businesses to gather information about individuals and
report them to the authorities.
“Each flyer is designed for a particular kind of business,” writes Linda Lewis,
a former policy analyst and planner for the U.S. government. “For
example, this list was prepared for owners of internet cafes.
Unquestionably, someone planning a terrorist attack has engaged in one
or more of the “suspicious” activities on that list. But so, too, have
most of the estimated 289 million computer users in this country.”
Indeed, the flyer aimed at Internet Cafe owners characterizes customers who “always pay cash” as potential terrorists.
Of course, the vast majority of people who visit
Internet Cafes use cash to pay their bill. Who uses a credit card to buy
a $2 dollar cup of coffee? A lot of smaller establishments don’t even
accept credit cards for amounts less than $10 dollars. READ MORE
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