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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... SHARING FOR CRITICAL INFRA- STRUCTURE PROTECTION TITLE VIII: STRENGTHENING THE CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST TERRORISM TITLE IX: IMPROVED INTELLIGENCE TITLE X: MISCELLANEOUS Comment at Close of 2004 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND TITLES VIII THROUGH X ...
... SHARING FOR CRITICAL INFRA- STRUCTURE PROTECTION TITLE VIII: STRENGTHENING THE CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST TERRORISM TITLE IX: IMPROVED INTELLIGENCE TITLE X: MISCELLANEOUS Comment at Close of 2004 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND TITLES VIII THROUGH X ...
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... sharing, criminal 1. Public Law 107-56 (HR 3162). 115 Stat. 272, et seq. Only five days after the September 11 attacks, on September 16, 2001, a broad anti-terrorism bill was proposed, the Bush Administration submitting its own anti ...
... sharing, criminal 1. Public Law 107-56 (HR 3162). 115 Stat. 272, et seq. Only five days after the September 11 attacks, on September 16, 2001, a broad anti-terrorism bill was proposed, the Bush Administration submitting its own anti ...
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... sharing, and agency training. It remains to be seen if all of this increased activity will result in increased security.** 11. USAPA §103, referring to AEDPA §811. See Public Law 104-132, 110 Stat. at 1312 (1996), at §811. This statute ...
... sharing, and agency training. It remains to be seen if all of this increased activity will result in increased security.** 11. USAPA §103, referring to AEDPA §811. See Public Law 104-132, 110 Stat. at 1312 (1996), at §811. This statute ...
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... sharing of “foreign intelligence” information between federal investigative agencies, especially the FBI and CIA. Title II eliminates any quandaries which may have existed over information sharing between these or other agencies.16 Many ...
... sharing of “foreign intelligence” information between federal investigative agencies, especially the FBI and CIA. Title II eliminates any quandaries which may have existed over information sharing between these or other agencies.16 Many ...
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... sharing concerning results of criminal investigations, grand jury testimony, and private matters like financial and consumer records. Federal investigative agencies can share grand jury information or testimony.22 This provision is ...
... sharing concerning results of criminal investigations, grand jury testimony, and private matters like financial and consumer records. Federal investigative agencies can share grand jury information or testimony.22 This provision is ...
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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