No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security StateA 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 53
The expanded authority gives the President the power to seize the property of any foreign person, organization, ... Soon after September 11, a list was issued of suspected terrorist groups and any assets of those groups found in the ...
The expanded authority gives the President the power to seize the property of any foreign person, organization, ... Soon after September 11, a list was issued of suspected terrorist groups and any assets of those groups found in the ...
Page 56
Beyond the general definition of “domestic terrorism” included in the Act, there already existed in federal criminal law ... to commit a terrorist act or being a member or supporter of a terrorist “organization” is also terrorist act.
Beyond the general definition of “domestic terrorism” included in the Act, there already existed in federal criminal law ... to commit a terrorist act or being a member or supporter of a terrorist “organization” is also terrorist act.
Page 88
There is no description in this part of Title III about the factors to be considered in deciding what is “credible evidence” that a person, entity, or organization is engaging in terrorist acts or money laundering activities.
There is no description in this part of Title III about the factors to be considered in deciding what is “credible evidence” that a person, entity, or organization is engaging in terrorist acts or money laundering activities.
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... finances and could continue do so, even if the organization denies any involvement with terrorist activities. ... narcotics traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations and the extent to which these groups engage in “joint ...
... finances and could continue do so, even if the organization denies any involvement with terrorist activities. ... narcotics traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations and the extent to which these groups engage in “joint ...
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If investigations are suc-cessful and terrorist financing accounts are identified, what is to be done with these accounts ... United States jurisdiction “of any foreign person, foreign organization, or foreign country” that has planned, ...
If investigations are suc-cessful and terrorist financing accounts are identified, what is to be done with these accounts ... United States jurisdiction “of any foreign person, foreign organization, or foreign country” that has planned, ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security State Derecho (E-libro) |
| Author | C. William Michaels |
| Publisher | Algora Publishing, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0875861695, 9780875861692 |
| Length | 536 pages |
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