[Austin-ghetto-list] Fw: [AlasBabylon] Re: Soldiers with microchips

[JIM BALDAUF]

> Soldiers with microchips
> http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=24725
> British troops experiment with implanted, electronic dog tag
>
> By Anthony C. LoBaido
> C 2001 WorldNetDaily.com
>
>
> LADYVILLE, Belize -- The warrior of the future, as portrayed in films
> like "Universal Soldier," is often depicted as a part-man, part-
> machine entity called a cyborg. However, in the real world of
> soldiering, the future is arriving in smaller doses.
>
> Take, for example, the new experimental microchip ID program of the
> British Army.
>
> "It is believed to be the first such program of its kind in history,"
> a spokesman for British Intelligence told WorldNetDaily.
>
> "If proven successful, it will revolutionize not only identification
> and tracking, but [also] administration and bureaucracy in the armed
> forces."
>
> The microchip is placed in the back of the neck in a relatively
> painless procedure. A red patch forms over the insertion point, but
> will fade away within a week. While the chip is active, soldiers
> would be tracked by the central electronic management system
> or "ERMS" in Glasgow.
>
> The idea of being implanted with a microchip of course does not have
> wide appeal in the British Armed Forces, or any other segment of
> society. In the United States, some have opted to microchip pets or
> children for safety reasons. The Digital Angel system has also
> garnered headlines for its ability to track humans.
>
> The British Army's experimental program is called APRIL, or Army
> Personnel Rationalization Individual Listings. It is the offshoot of
> the UK's "Passports for Pets" program. The same technology is used
> for both.
>
> Ministry of Defense officials in London told WorldNetDaily that
> the "entire British Army could be microchipped by the year 2010," if
> the trial program is successful.
>
> "The chip, which is implanted in the neck, would have many uses,"
> explained British Col. M.W. Jones, "one of which would be to replace
> the current ID card. This would protect the identity of those in the
> armed forces and prevent lost ID cards falling into the wrong hands.
> A continual database would show the whereabouts of every serving
> member of the armed forces, giving commanders much greater control on
> the battlefield.
>
> "We could 'swipe' casualties to get their medical records, blood
> group or next of kin. There would no longer be a need for an
> individual's documents to be carted around the world."
>
> A reduction in bureaucratic costs is expected to make the program
> attractive to the British government.
>
> Monitoring soldiers' whereabouts while on leave, or facilitating the
> recapture of AWOL soldiers, are also issues to be considered.
> Electromagnetic pulse weapons could leave the chip inoperable, say
> critics.
>
> One British soldier, who asked that his name not be used, said: "It's
> creepy, they would be able to track us wherever we go. To meet a
> girlfriend or to a nightclub. It's like George Orwell's '1984.'"
>
> Ministry of Defense officials say one feature being developed for the
> new microchip is an "off" function that will make the soldier
> untraceable when he goes on R&R or joins the Special Forces.
>
> Why is it important to keep the identities of the Special Forces
> secret?
>
> "We are very, very secretive about our Special Forces," British Maj.
> John Knopp said. "Much more so than other armies. Even their training
> is kept secret."
>
> While the French use the Foreign Legion to carry out clandestine
> activities, the British government uses the SAS for similar
> activities, including recent assassinations in the Balkans war, say
> British Army personnel and other observers.
>
> "No journalist gets near the SAS," says Alan Harvey of the South
> African patriot-in-exile group, the Springbok Club. "They are a rare
> breed. Both the Ministry of Defense and British Intelligence guard
> their identities with great care."
>
> The Ministry of Defense has been approached by supermarkets, theaters
> and restaurants in an effort to be kept abreast of new technological
> advances in the field.
>
> Says British Army Lt. Charlie Grist, "Technology can only take you so
> far, even in the modern army. It is the man, the soldier that still
> counts most."
>
>
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