More on Surveillance: U.S. Citizens Hesitate To Report Suspicious (Terrorist) Activity

News on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's notorious “See Something, Say Something” campaign: Americans seem to feel some reluctance towards denouncing their fellow citizens, a FEMA survey found out (it is not said how many overall, just the different types of hesitation are mentioned).

For the FEMA .pdf document, click on the following headline:
Improving the Public’s Awareness and Reporting of Suspicious Activity: Key Research Findings from Literature Review, Household Survey, Focus Groups and Interviews

A summary of and comments to the survey can be found at the Center for Investigative Reporting:
Citizens fear reporting 'suspicious activity' will hurt the innocent

An infamous video (funded by the Department of Homeland Security) was shown in 2009 "at the Center for Empowered Living & Learning (CELL), an institution dedicated to addressing the global threat of terrorism, with a museum facility (called Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: Understanding the Threat) in Denver. The facility includes exhibits on the history of terrorism and its prevention."

But even in Nazi-Germany the population didn't really jump on the Gestapo's denouncing bandwagon: contrary to myth, the willingness of Germans to denounce their fellow citizens was rather not "overwhelming", as recent historical investigations show. (see Denunziation im Dritten Reich - Die Bedeutung von Systemunterstützung und Gelegenheitsstrukturen).

Ignoring, Replacing and Killing Obama ...

And the story goes on: After the weird suggestion to assassinate U.S. President Obama, the next one (former Israeli ambassador) proposed to "replace" Obama (whatever that exactly means): "Former Israeli Envoy to US: Replace Obama"

Besides, if Israel starts an attack against Iran, they will "punish" him by informing him not earlier than 12 hours before: "Israel to Give Obama 12 Hours Notice on Attacking Iran"

Meanwhile for his part, Obama is starting his re-election campaign with a most painfully grovelling video containing lots of old (outdated) scenes with Israeli politicians and including a repetition of the notorious "wipe of the map" saying: "America and Israel: An Unbreakable Bond"

According to this video, the U.S. of America appears to be like a state with limited sovereignty (Limited State).

The NDAA-Puzzle

On December 15, the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012 has been approved by the US Senate. Since then, there were discussions about the question whether the new law allows indefinite detention of US citizens by the military (on US soil).
E.g. Senate votes to allow indefinite detention of Americans, Senator Bob Casey says the NDAA will NOT be used against the American people. Needless to say, this issue is crucial, alarming and should be monitored.

But even law academics seem to have problems in analyzing the law in order to give the text a definite meaning.