No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security StateA 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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This book got its start, perhaps appropriately enough, at the Ronald Reagan National Airport as my wife and I took a trip to the Midwest to visit some family of hers. That was late October, 2001. The terrible events of September 11 were ...
This book got its start, perhaps appropriately enough, at the Ronald Reagan National Airport as my wife and I took a trip to the Midwest to visit some family of hers. That was late October, 2001. The terrible events of September 11 were ...
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But the entire scenario was replayed at the airport on the return trip, from a small Midwest town where one could drive ... I am truly even more in the minority at this point, since airports have now determined that not a fly holding a ...
But the entire scenario was replayed at the airport on the return trip, from a small Midwest town where one could drive ... I am truly even more in the minority at this point, since airports have now determined that not a fly holding a ...
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The increased availability of electronic ticketing and electronic check-in has made it possible to purchase an airline ticket, check in at an airport, and board an airplane without any contact with airline ticket counter personnel.
The increased availability of electronic ticketing and electronic check-in has made it possible to purchase an airline ticket, check in at an airport, and board an airplane without any contact with airline ticket counter personnel.
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International passengers in some U.S. airports are being routinely fingerprinted as part of a new government program. While certain additional precautions may be wise after the September 11 attacks, it must be asked whether the war on ...
International passengers in some U.S. airports are being routinely fingerprinted as part of a new government program. While certain additional precautions may be wise after the September 11 attacks, it must be asked whether the war on ...
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... commercial buildings, and airports, — enhanced security plans being utilized for train stations, bus stations, and seaports, — a collection of new terror investigation entities or agencies including Joint Terrorism Task Forces, ...
... commercial buildings, and airports, — enhanced security plans being utilized for train stations, bus stations, and seaports, — a collection of new terror investigation entities or agencies including Joint Terrorism Task Forces, ...
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Contents
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| 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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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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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Bibliographic information
| Title | No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security State Derecho (E-libro) |
| Author | C. William Michaels |
| Publisher | Algora Publishing, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0875861695, 9780875861692 |
| Length | 536 pages |
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