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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... major arms supplier worldwide. This pattern is repeated today, as the George W. Bush administration presses for increased military spending while at the same time rejecting treaty opportunities. Bush recently withdrew from one of the ...
... major arms supplier worldwide. This pattern is repeated today, as the George W. Bush administration presses for increased military spending while at the same time rejecting treaty opportunities. Bush recently withdrew from one of the ...
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... major city intact; it was in near-total economic ruin and was still facing a fierce and costly internal power struggle. As well, many of these countries either had little or no well-established system of constitutional government or ...
... major city intact; it was in near-total economic ruin and was still facing a fierce and costly internal power struggle. As well, many of these countries either had little or no well-established system of constitutional government or ...
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... major terrorist attack on the United States or its personnel or facilities around the world. As noted in some television news reports, a video recently was released showing what appeared to be a very-much-alive Osama bin Laden, vowing ...
... major terrorist attack on the United States or its personnel or facilities around the world. As noted in some television news reports, a video recently was released showing what appeared to be a very-much-alive Osama bin Laden, vowing ...
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... major fighting in Baghdad drew to a close — and which the Iraqis have not forgotten.. Congressional inquiries, hearings, and reports have criticized the use by the White House and the Defense Department of the CIA information in forming ...
... major fighting in Baghdad drew to a close — and which the Iraqis have not forgotten.. Congressional inquiries, hearings, and reports have criticized the use by the White House and the Defense Department of the CIA information in forming ...
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... major fighting in Afghanistan could put the United States in the same unenviable, grinding position as was the Soviet Union when it attempted to take control of the country by force — after years of military activity, there would be ...
... major fighting in Afghanistan could put the United States in the same unenviable, grinding position as was the Soviet Union when it attempted to take control of the country by force — after years of military activity, there would be ...
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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