The Unbanked: An estimated 17 million Americans don't have bank accounts, all potential terrorists according to the FBI.

So does this mean that the United States consider 17 million of its own citizens potential terrorists...or more?

"Do you own flashlights? Or pay with cash instead of a credit card? And do grocery shopping for the week? I do. You probably do – and guess what, according to the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, that could make both of us terrorists.

Recently, a Department of Homeland Security video has been making its way around the Internet; it tells people in no mixed terms that “paying cash is suspicious and weird.” In an assertive, yet calm voice, the narrator tells viewers that, “if a patron appears nervous or anxious, or insists on paying cash, contact security personnel. This IS suspicious behavior.”

So basically, if you’ve had a stressful day and don’t have a credit card, you're done for."

[link to rt.com]

"Under a little-discussed element of the USA Patriot Act, any business that accepts cash in the amount of $2,000 or more from a customer must file a ``Suspicious Activities Report'' with the Treasury Department if the business suspects that the customer might be involved in some illegal activity.

The definitions of ``suspicious'' and ``illegal'' are wildly, wondrously vague. The business can also report you if you do multiple cash transactions on the same day that total more than $2,000.

As someone who travels a good bit, I learned long ago that the best interpreter you can have while abroad is a fistful of crisp U.S. currency. Abroad, banks aren't always where you need them, and they are prone to give you large piles of colorful local bills rather than the greenbacks you're accustomed to."

[link to www.informationclearinghouse.info]

"Purchasing a cup of coffee using cash instead of a credit or debit card, using Google Maps to view photos of sporting event stadiums and large cities, and installing software to protect your internet privacy on your mobile phone -- these and many other mundane activities are now considered to be potential terrorist activities by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). And the agency is now distributing a new series of flyers as part of its new "Communities Against Terrorism" (CAT) program that urges shop owners and others to report such "suspicious" activity to authorities."

[link to www.naturalnews.com]