No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security StateAlgora Publishing, 2002 - 536 pages 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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Page 11
... al-Qaida cell groups or operatives has not materi- alized to the extent claimed by the White House. It seems now that the White House imposed deliberate pressure on the CIA to substantiate that link or manipulated information supplied ...
... al-Qaida cell groups or operatives has not materi- alized to the extent claimed by the White House. It seems now that the White House imposed deliberate pressure on the CIA to substantiate that link or manipulated information supplied ...
Page 31
... al-Qaida network have not been killed or captured despite the massive military action in Afghanistan following September 11, and so have survived to plan and carry out new attacks. If the United States sustains another serious terrorist ...
... al-Qaida network have not been killed or captured despite the massive military action in Afghanistan following September 11, and so have survived to plan and carry out new attacks. If the United States sustains another serious terrorist ...
Page 35
... al- Qaida terrorists, has not materialized into solid evidence. Although the Administration shifted gears of justification, to the value of putting an end to Hussein's brutal and corrupt dictatorship, that justification also rings ...
... al- Qaida terrorists, has not materialized into solid evidence. Although the Administration shifted gears of justification, to the value of putting an end to Hussein's brutal and corrupt dictatorship, that justification also rings ...
Page 38
... al-Qaida, terrorism is a "tactic" rather than an end in itself, a means to something else. More attention must be paid to the sources of terrorism, how it is generated, why it develops, the nature of its objectives, and whether and how ...
... al-Qaida, terrorism is a "tactic" rather than an end in itself, a means to something else. More attention must be paid to the sources of terrorism, how it is generated, why it develops, the nature of its objectives, and whether and how ...
Page 98
... Al-Qaida, the Armed Islamic Group, Al-Jihad, the Salfist Group for Call and Combat, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, the Islamic Army of Aden, the Al Rashid Trust, the Wafa Humanitarian Organization, and the Mamoun Darkazanli Import ...
... Al-Qaida, the Armed Islamic Group, Al-Jihad, the Salfist Group for Call and Combat, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, the Islamic Army of Aden, the Al Rashid Trust, the Wafa Humanitarian Organization, and the Mamoun Darkazanli Import ...
Contents
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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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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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