Is the West Building Its Own Iron Curtain?

New submitter pefisher writes "The British are apparently admitting that they track their citizens as they travel the world (through information provided by intelligence agencies) and are arresting them if they have been somewhere that frightens them. 'Sir Peter, who leads the Association of Chief Police Officer's "Prevent" strategy on counter-terrorism, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that those returning from Syria "may well be charged and investigated, but they will be put into our programmes".' The program seems to consist of being spied on by the returnee's cooperative neighbors."

Irony

[Anonymous Coward]

That Britain is the place where 1984 actually happens.

Re:No

[LifesABeach]

Then we must all persuade those who are visiting, or working in the U.S. to leave. The sooner the better. It's to fight terrorism; and save their babies.

Re:No

[crutchy]

The Iron Curtain kept people from escaping from oppressive regimes

oh you mean like the united states government

This article is just talking about prosecuting people who have been fighting for terrorists

oh you mean CIA operatives

scrutinizing those suspected of hanging around with terrorists

oh you mean congressmen

Re:No

[Curunir_wolf]

There are certain places in the world that if you go you should be setting off alarm bells.

Colorado seems to be at the top of the list these days.

Re:No

[Concerned Onlooker]

"You forgot some pertinent facts: The U.S. has a long history of funding terrorists, supporting coups, and undermining democracies."

True, but I think all that was just practice for undermining our own democracy.