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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... 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 was at 69%, with 21% supporting it 4. See 50 U.S.C. §402(a). NSC members are the ...
... 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 was at 69%, with 21% supporting it 4. See 50 U.S.C. §402(a). NSC members are the ...
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... areas. Many confessions were extracted by duress. In the end, more than 500 immigrants were deported. These actions obviously were politically motivated rather than serving as any serious effort to link those rounded up, arrested, or ...
... areas. Many confessions were extracted by duress. In the end, more than 500 immigrants were deported. These actions obviously were politically motivated rather than serving as any serious effort to link those rounded up, arrested, or ...
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... areas, “It is not too soon to consider whether, in fighting terrorism, we really want a constitu- tional dictator to lead us.” He astutely notes that no one wishes it, but “if a future attack 21. Dean's article noted Clinton Rossiter's ...
... areas, “It is not too soon to consider whether, in fighting terrorism, we really want a constitu- tional dictator to lead us.” He astutely notes that no one wishes it, but “if a future attack 21. Dean's article noted Clinton Rossiter's ...
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... area although a civilian government in Kabul supposedly has been in power for more than a year. U.S. troops continue to be at risk, and combat events continue. Much of the countryside still remains controlled by warlords, or by nobody ...
... area although a civilian government in Kabul supposedly has been in power for more than a year. U.S. troops continue to be at risk, and combat events continue. Much of the countryside still remains controlled by warlords, or by nobody ...
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... areas. In many respects, the Act is a “wish list” of powers long sought by federal law enforcement and investigative agencies, chiefly the FBI and CIA. Some of these provisions may have languished on a shelf or in a desk drawer in some ...
... areas. In many respects, the Act is a “wish list” of powers long sought by federal law enforcement and investigative agencies, chiefly the FBI and CIA. Some of these provisions may have languished on a shelf or in a desk drawer in some ...
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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