Five Eyes
Five eyes is the highest level of secret alliance, every piece of information, all operations, conversations, and accomplishments have been kept between these 5 countries. Five Eyes was first formed between the United States and the United Kingdom in 1946 after World War II first called UKUSA. In 1955 Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were added to the alliance.
What I found most intriguing is that the Five Eyes violates the 4th and 5th amendment. The fourth amendment states "The rights of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated." However the Five Eyes alliance does not abide by this amendment and searches and seizures are permissible under the Five Eyes since they were conducted on behalf of the United States Government somehow.
The 5th amendment guarantees that an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about him or herself. However under Five Eyes citizens were not able to plead the 5th.
Five Eyes has been violating our fourth and fifth amendment rights since 1946. The American government uses other countries like Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom to gather information on American citizens.
This is scary because this affects citizens of all 5 countries. The alliance had been formed for 66 years before American citizens found out about Five Eyes through Edward Snowden who risked his life to share the truths of the NSA including shedding light on Five Eyes.It has also been reported that Japan is proposed to become the sixth alliance of Five Eyes.
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