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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... GROUPS 389 Comment at Close of 2004 395 11. DIRECT ATTACK AGAINST DISSENT 395 Comment at Close of 2004 400 12. INCREASED SURVEILLANCE OF CITIZENRY 401 Comment at Close of 2004 409 EXPANDED COMMENTARY ON CHARACTERISTIC NO. 7 410 EXPANDED ...
... GROUPS 389 Comment at Close of 2004 395 11. DIRECT ATTACK AGAINST DISSENT 395 Comment at Close of 2004 400 12. INCREASED SURVEILLANCE OF CITIZENRY 401 Comment at Close of 2004 409 EXPANDED COMMENTARY ON CHARACTERISTIC NO. 7 410 EXPANDED ...
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... groups on the statute, a major national conference in Washington DC on the PATRIOT ACT in October, 2003 sponsored by the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom (which includes the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, an ...
... groups on the statute, a major national conference in Washington DC on the PATRIOT ACT in October, 2003 sponsored by the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom (which includes the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, an ...
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... groups, “No more Vietnams.” (Hint: he did not mean, “no more military adventurism.”) Military adventurism into foreign countries that were perceived as threats was a continual expression of that foreign policy, and was not restricted to ...
... groups, “No more Vietnams.” (Hint: he did not mean, “no more military adventurism.”) Military adventurism into foreign countries that were perceived as threats was a continual expression of that foreign policy, and was not restricted to ...
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... groups Direct attack on dissent Increased surveillance of citizenry. How the PATRIOT Act fits into those categories will be nearly self-explanatory as we move through the Act. But the PATRIOT Act, as substantial as it is, is not the ...
... groups Direct attack on dissent Increased surveillance of citizenry. How the PATRIOT Act fits into those categories will be nearly self-explanatory as we move through the Act. But the PATRIOT Act, as substantial as it is, is not the ...
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... groups, with no clear mission and no end in sight, and almost daily deaths or serious wounding of U.S. soldiers by one insurgency attack after another. And this is further not to mention — although it bears mentioning because it is not ...
... groups, with no clear mission and no end in sight, and almost daily deaths or serious wounding of U.S. soldiers by one insurgency attack after another. And this is further not to mention — although it bears mentioning because it is not ...
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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