No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security StateAlgora Publishing, 2002 - 536 páginas A pertinent analysis of the "USA Patriot Act," based on meticulous legal research and straight talk, points to America's ominous evolution into a national security state. "In this very important study, C. W. Michaels gives us a unique guide and commentar. |
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... suspected terrorists. Another recent poll indicates high trust among Americans in areas of national security. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released in March 2002, “strong” support of the US military action in Afghanistan ...
... suspected terrorists. Another recent poll indicates high trust among Americans in areas of national security. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released in March 2002, “strong” support of the US military action in Afghanistan ...
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... suspected terrorists. The Acts were a reaction to the “XYZ” affair, an alleged attempt by French agents to affect negotiations between the United States and France designed to avert a war crisis. The “affair” was used by President John ...
... suspected terrorists. The Acts were a reaction to the “XYZ” affair, an alleged attempt by French agents to affect negotiations between the United States and France designed to avert a war crisis. The “affair” was used by President John ...
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... suspected of expressing anti-government sentiments in the North. Military tribunals were formed, although the Supreme Court at that time questioned their use when applied to civilians.12 3. Less than ten years after the Civil War ended ...
... suspected of expressing anti-government sentiments in the North. Military tribunals were formed, although the Supreme Court at that time questioned their use when applied to civilians.12 3. Less than ten years after the Civil War ended ...
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... suspected “terrorists,” mostly foreigners, snaring more than 4,000 people in 33 cities, in what became known as the Palmer raids (a time also called the “Red Scare”). They were detained in holding areas. Many confessions were extracted ...
... suspected “terrorists,” mostly foreigners, snaring more than 4,000 people in 33 cities, in what became known as the Palmer raids (a time also called the “Red Scare”). They were detained in holding areas. Many confessions were extracted ...
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... use of administrative. Executive Order on Cybersecurity Executive Order (Military Order) establishing military tribunals Enemy combatant" designations of individuals suspected of terrorism, which has. 36 No Greater Threat.
... use of administrative. Executive Order on Cybersecurity Executive Order (Military Order) establishing military tribunals Enemy combatant" designations of individuals suspected of terrorism, which has. 36 No Greater Threat.
Contenido
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The USA PATRIOT ACT Titles IV Through VI | 119 |
The USA PATRIOT ACT Titles VII Through X | 157 |
Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 Proposed | 211 |
The First Six Elements of a National Security State | 229 |
The Next Six Elements of a National Security State | 359 |
The National Security State Scorecard a Possible Future Overall Cultural Themes | 473 |
Closing Observations and the Need for Watchfulness | 503 |
Index | 525 |
Books and Recommended Reading | 529 |
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Página 37 - When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight, and that no court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right.
Página 37 - The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger...
Página 399 - A world where some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less than $2 a day, is neither just nor stable.
Página 147 - [A] warrant is not required to break down a door to enter a burning home to rescue occupants or extinguish a fire, to prevent a shooting or to bring emergency aid to an injured person. The need to protect or preserve life or avoid serious injury is justification for what would be otherwise illegal absent an exigency or emergency.
Página 397 - America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones. We are menaced less by fleets and armies than by catastrophic technologies in the hands of the embittered few.
Página 397 - The United States possesses unprecedented — and unequaled — strength and influence in the world. Sustained by faith in the principles of liberty, and the value of a free society, this position comes with unparalleled responsibilities, obligations, and opportunity. The great strength of this nation must be used to promote a balance of power that favors freedom.
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