Essays on Patriot

“Los Vendidos” written by Luiz Valdes is a one-act play that depicts and ridicules the stereotypes of Mexicans in California. It is a satiric play that shows the social inequality in the American society in the 1960-ies. So much has been said about the discrimination of the Afro-Americans, but I even could not imagine Latinos and Mexicans facing a similar situation. This play attracts attention to the social issues that have not been solved even after 40 years. Although it is full of ridiculous and rather witty moments, the message of the play is serious and profound. The author ...

One of the most interesting laws created by Congress was the Cyber Security Act of 2015. It was created as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act signed by President Barack Obama that year. The Act limited government use of collected online information and how information could be shared between different nongovernment organizations and different levels of government. The bill may also have increased government oversight as well, considering the fact that the Department of Homeland Security now has increased access to networks to protect against terrorism and espionage. The Act has a “provider exception” (Kerr, 2015), which allows individual ...

Introduction

This paper covers the Saratoga campaign of the Revolutionary War. The paper describes the tactics, leaders, battles, as wells the consequences of the battle. Saratoga campaign of the revolutionary war occurred in 1777. It was as a result of the British high command attempting to gain the military control of the Hudson River. The river valley was located in North America. The British were aiming to conquer the Americans and expand their personal interests. For example, gaining economic power and showing other nations the strength of their military. The period was marked by the American Revolutionary War (Corbett 38). ...

The United States government with the aim of enhancing the government security against both domestic and foreign terrorist activities enacted the USA PATRIOT Act. The provisions of the Act were to ensure the government put in place necessary investigatory equipment that would help the government to detect and neutralize these activities before it happens (Congress, 2002). However, the Act is modifiable to improve its effectiveness in counteracting terrorism. Most importantly, the law should categorize the necessary tools for investigation set aside. In particular, this is because terrorism activities of the 21st century and beyond use high-level technology and therefore ...

The Chief of Police has an active responsibility to control and regulate the services offered by the police department. In particular, the entire population within a particular area of concern knows the police department in the provision of security services. For instance in the case provided the population comprises of a mixture of Muslims, Latinos and the Native Americans in various differing percentages. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the head of the police department, in this case, the Chief of Police to ensure that these individuals live in harmony with each other (Brogden, 2014). It is important to ...

CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF CRISIS IN INDUCING POLICY CHANGE

Introduction Most nations make policies after they enter serious crisis. There is a general notion that a critical problem requires a critical solution. Thus, nations that came under Nazi or Japanese attack in the eve of the Second World War declared a state of emergency and made sweeping changes to their national policies. These changes had far-reaching impacts on the functioning of the arms of governments and the entire nation had to suspend various activities to implement the policies in response to the crises. However, after World War II, significant events have been considered as turning points in national ...

IMAGE OF MASCULINITY WITHIN THE SPACE OF SAUDI ARABIAN AND ALGERIAN CULTURE

Introduction The space in the literature is the physically existing environment in which the characters live and plot the action takes place. An aspect of the space is needed for the reader to further clarification. The space in the written description helps to highlight significant plot developments, specific places in which the characters live and act. Space refers to the story through both actions and thoughts of heroes. Aspect space consists of all spatial frameworks and places mentioned in the text, which cannot be a place of real events. The world in a literary work in the space-time sense ...

Following the 9/11 2001 attacks on the US homeland, a commission was set up to investigate the attacks and the response by the US security agencies to the attacks. Known as the 9/11 Commission report, one of the recommendation sections of this report touched on communication as a response to such attacks in the future. According to this National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Report, one of the lesson’s learned in the aftermaths of these attacks was the lack of proper communication channels among the then existing security agencies and authorities. As a matter of ...

One of the famous acts of Congress is the USA Patriot Act that was first signed by George W Bush in 2001. The actual meaning of USA PATRIOT Act is “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act.” After that, it has been modified many times. In this paper, we will discuss that why the USA Patriot Act is subject to periodic reauthorization. With the help of USA Patriot Act history, periodic reauthorization will be discussed. It was Congress that rushed to pass this legislation/Act that the security controls need to strengthened. ...

The movie “The Patriot’, presents a fiction war film, which shows the life of an American man, who was forced to join the American Revolutionary War, upon the threats issued to his family. In the movie, various activities took place, which posed a significant danger to the lives of the American militia and the British soldiers as well. The fighting process claimed a large number of lives, of those who were in the war and those who were not even involved in the war. The movie shows various negative things which the British soldiers undergo. They lose the fight ...

In the preamble to the United States Constitution, the Framers established that three of the fundamental responsibilities of the government was to “insure domestic tranquility”, “provide for a common defense” and “secure the blessings of liberty”. In other words, the government has a duty to protect the nation and its people from harm. The Declaration of Independence, however, states that there are certain unalienable rights that every citizen possesses. Moreover, the Bill of Rights, lists a number of the unalienable rights, such as privacy, freedom of expression, and due process of the law, which the Framers felt were important ...

Since the adoption of the Patriot Act 2 on October 2001, strict measures such as the detention of foreigners suspected of a security breach, electronic surveillance of individuals through databases, authentication identities through biometrics, technologization border controls, among others, are presented in political discourse of the USA. The US security and media are the latest techniques in the fight against terrorism. Most Americans feel that these measures are contemporary to the fight against terrorism. In fact, this impression is the product of the effects of language games made by the administration and the media as the rhetoric and imagery ...

Introduction

Domestic terrorist acts in the United States have been committed by a combination of native ideological sects, individuals representing what are considered to be extremist ideologies, and internationally-based terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2011 Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was implemented (Furlow, 2005). The primary objective of the Department of Homeland Security can be seen as terrorism prevention. Although prevention of terrorism does not eradicate its ideological causes per se, the act of prevention can aid in the identification and ...

1. Citing class discussion and course readings, please critique the following passage: Our analysis suggests that democracies are more likely to be sensitive to the costs of terrorist attacks, to grant concessions to terrorists so as to limit future attacks, to be constrained in the ability to pursue a lengthy attritional campaign against an organization, but also to be under a greater pressure to do something Terrorism as we know it is a tactic, a tactic used by marginalized and disenfranchised groups to attempt to claw back some of the rights that they have lost or to try and ...

Introduction

President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriotic Act into law following the September 11 attacks. It was designed so as to improve the anti-terrorism investigations by the federal authorities. Among the primary purposes of this act is to improve the law enforcement investigation tools and prevent as well as punish the acts of terrorism in the country and other parts of the world. It is vital to note that this antiterrorism law removed the legal barriers, which were blocking the federal defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies from exchanging the information regarding possible terrorist threats. The present paper ...

Introduction

The United States government has the mandate of ensuring the security of the nation by developing and implementing legislations that promote the safety of all citizens. Numerous cases of insecurity experienced in the country over the last few years stretching from drug and human trafficking to terrorists have made the federal government more concerned about the future of the country regarding securing her citizens. Terrorism brings more concerns in the area of homeland security among many security threats facing U.S. The priority of the U.S. Department of Justice is to prevent future terrorist attacks in the country. September 11, ...

The Patriot Act allowed the United States to protect its citizens from terrorism. The extreme surveillance established by the Patriot Act allowed the government to have an upper hand on terrorists and without that, there could be another attacked similar to 9/11 or worse. Although the Patriot Act removes rights of all citizens, it also protects the safety of all citizens. Certainly, life and safety are much more important than allowing the government to invade privacy when it is determined to be necessary for protection. The forfeiture of rights during a time of war is necessary because safety and ...

The term representation is used to refer to the construction of meaning through various symbols and images (Sisler, 2008). Cultures, races, and religions are represented in different forms of media around the world, but in most scenarios these representations are filled with stereotypes making western cultural ideologies and beliefs as better or ideal compared to other forms of cultural ideologies. The portrayal of Arab- Muslim Americans or Muslims in general, within the media of the United States focuses on the idea of agenda setting and the dominant ideology which frames the perceptions of mainstream America (Gerhauser, 2014). The United ...

Introduction

I am a United States Army personnel who is also a senior in the 2nd year post-University course. My ultimate goal in life is to receive a management degree (MBA) and then seek a retirement from the United States Army. I have been serving the United States Army for almost 8 years and now I aspire to lead a normal family man’s life after attaining my MBA and grabbing some suitable job in a managerial profile. As I have already lived a life of staying away from the family for most of the times during my US army ...

Describe the different courses of the Revolutionary War in New England, the middle colonies, and the South. What role did the battles in each region play in the eventual American victory? The American Revolutionary War was characterized by three phases being the New England phase, the middle colonies phase, and the Southern phase, which took place between 1775 and 1783 (Grossberg & Tomlins, 2008). New England colonies consisted of 13 colonies, which included Rhode Island colonies, Massachusetts, Providence Plantation, and New Hampshire among others. France attempted on several occasions to colonize New England but failed. New England, mainly carried out ...

Government Survaillance is unconstitutional and should not be conducted. It deprives citizens their right of liberty. Peolpe’s privacy should not be sacrificed for the sake of security. Security concerns have often been used to justify a breach of citizens’ privacy. Law enforcement groups have created different measures such as the use of surveillance cameras including in many public places to monitor the activities of unsuspecting citizens. In the surveillance process, the agencies involved use high-tech machines. These devices are controlled from a private area and are mostly invisible to the public (Norris, 2010). The tools are made in ...

Ever since the coordinated attacks of the September 11, 2001, America has been put through an enormous number of changes. The man who is primarily believed to have caused the September 11, 2001 attack is believed to be Osama Bin Laden. He is considered by the American government to be the mastermind of the attacks that brought down the Twin Towers in the city of New York. Some of the changes that can be identified are related to the security. Furthermore, intelligence reports that have been carried out by the American security forces indicate that Osama Bin Laden is ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

Part 1: Research Proposal

Introduction The Constitution has always protected the privacy of citizens, but the increased advancement of technology is becoming a threat. Technology is threatening to redefine the privacy of individuals for it to operate efficiently. One of the inventions that have collided with the individual expectations of privacy, which are protected by the Fourth Amendment, is drones. These devices can be used for surveillance (especially against terrorism) and aid in the achievement of the requirements of the Patriot Act. The drones can capture high-resolution images and videos from a distance and transmit them to the source. The American citizens fear ...

Introduction

The American Revolutionary War was a turning point in the history of the United States of America. It signified the independence of America from the British colonizers. The war surrounding this independence of America has been featured in films such as The Patriot. Through such films, everyone can learn about historical wars that shaped the future of the United States (Ansen 58). However, the questions that arise from such movies as The Patriot is if they are truly historically accurate in their character depiction, scenery and weapons that were used, what the film got right and what it got ...

This an act of the law passed by the national congress of the United States 45 days after the September 11 terror attack on the world trade center. The Patriot Act also referred to as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Act was formulated with the most noble of intentions of finding and putting to justice international terror suspects who could be working within the confines of the United States. However, the unfortunate aftermath of the Act has been drastic and retrogressive to say the least. Many of ...

American superheroes and action figures follow a distinct history and background to their origin and existence. Also, that background is chosen to be American in nature, and mostly the work and actions of that chosen superhero revolve around an American backdrop. Superman is an age-old superhero who has gained immense popularity amongst the American as well as worldwide audience due to his saving-the-world way of life, and the various stories that circulate in his life are in one way or the other pertinent to American culture and lifestyle. Different critics have responded to the existence of Superman differently. For ...

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Abstract

Computers are becoming an important part of our life. It allows us to do thing that are not possible otherwise. Communication and information transfer is much easier and quicker due to the advent of Internet. Now a person sitting in Canada can talk to anyone sitting in India. People who like to meet and talk to new people around the word use social networks. On such social networks people not only give their whereabouts but also share pictures, videos and other personal ...

The American colonies had long wanted to be free from Britain. They felt that it was time to become an independent nation, which would consist of the thirteen colonies. Many reasons triggered this desire. The King, who ruled from Britain, imposed taxes that made them feel chocked. Issues that ranged from taxes to battle of Concord made the Americans agitated and impatient with the monarchial form of government. Various authors during and the period of revolution and in the contemporary society wrote about the different causes of the Revolutionary War in America and the fruits this war bore. During ...

Government response was swift in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Shortly after the attacks, the President signed the USA Patriot Act into law in October, 2001. The overarching purpose of the USA Patriot Act was to provide new tools and resources for law enforcement agencies and personnel to better detect and prevent terrorism (The USA PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty). The Patriot Act made dramatic changes to existing laws relating to government surveillance (Savage, 2009). It equipped various law enforcement agencies with the legal authority and ability to be more proactive in detecting and preventing terrorist ...

INTRODUCTION

All across the globe, from continent to continent and from the smallest provinces to the largest of cities, they all require some kind of strategies as to how to protect the interests of the country and its people from internal and external threats, whether it is from day to day criminal activity to invasions from conquering or oppressing forces. The United States is no exception. The United States, like all nations, needs a functional, efficient and competent homeland security strategies that will protect the American nation and its people from individual people and groups that threaten America; ideally this ...

Since September 11, 2001 and the beginning of the War on Terror, the United States has become heavily focused on combating terrorism, both at home and abroad (Greenwald). However, unfortunately for the American people, combating terror has come to be largely synonymous with collecting intelligence on the American people. Never has this become so apparent as it was after Edward Snowden, who worked for a contractor with the United States government, downloaded 1.5 million files from his employer and turned these files over to the American media. The resulting firestorm changed almost everything. Snowden is now in exile, condemned ...

Since September 11, 2001 and the beginning of the War on Terror, the United States has become heavily focused on combating terrorism, both at home and abroad (Greenwald). However, unfortunately for the American people, combating terror has come to be largely synonymous with collecting intelligence on the American people. Never has this become so apparent as it was after Edward Snowden, who worked for a contractor with the United States government, downloaded 1.5 million files from his employer and turned these files over to the American media. The resulting firestorm changed almost everything. Snowden is now in exile, condemned ...

ABSTRACT

In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress and President Bush drafted, passed and enacted a number of laws that were focused on improving the nation’s security from terrorist attack and upgrading its ability to search for, identify, and eliminate terrorist threats at home and abroad. Two to the most important and far-reaching laws to come from the political and legislative action of the Fall were the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001(USA Patriot Act) and the Homeland Security Act of 2002. While the ...

The paper will focus on examining the tools that are enacted in the United States to help fight against organized crime and terrorism in which diplomacy, criminal law, financial control, military force and intelligences are all critical components that need to work correlated and coordinated. The thesis of this paper is that in every counterterrorism toll beside the advantages there are many disadvantages and controversy present. The important documents accepted in the recent time regarding the counterterrorism will be examined with the main focus on the Patriot Act. The negative and positive sides of the use of wiretapping, metadata, ...

Chapter 5 Quiz

Chapter 5 – Quiz 5 2. In the days and weeks immediately following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, some political leaders claimed that “extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures”; in times of war, basic civil liberties and freedoms, such as privacy, need to be severely restricted for the sake of national security and safety. Perhaps, as a nation, the value that we have traditionally attached to privacy has diminished significantly since then. Consider that the majority of American citizens strongly supported the USA (United and Strengthening America) PATRIOT (Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act, ...

For the past two decades, terrorism has proved to be the biggest threat to peace and security across the world and since the 9/11 attacks on the US soil, America and other countries have stepped up their anti-terrorist measures to prevent any future terrorist attacks. The government agencies tasked with these anti-terrorist measures claim that the techniques they use to collect data such as wiretapping and metadata collection help them pinpoint terrorists and their plans before an attack is planned and thus prevent them from happening. However since the Snowden leaks, these techniques have come under tremendous scrutiny. Internet ...

Hallyu is the Korean Wave andit is referred to the increasing South Korean popularity and their culture. This began to happen during the '90s of the 20th century and is still a relevant issue. It was related to dramas and music on television in Asia, but the wave went global with the help of YouTube. Western societies became interested in the Korean culture and that is why it became so popular. Today, South Korea exports its culture and its influence can be compared to the influence of Western and American culture. Therefore, hallyu is used as a power of ...

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Abstract George Washington was the first president of the U.S. There are many portraits of Washington. Some of them are well-known while others are less-known. “George Washington Miniature” is an investigative documentary on a historical point, i.e. tiny colored painting of a man, who is labeled as “G. Washington.” It was a less known painting. On the back of the painting, it was written, “Property of White Matlack. New York, 1790.” This painting was present in a Manhattan’s old building. Wes Cowan, who was a host of "History Detectives" investigated the painting in 2009. He ...

Intelligence Policies and Legal Issues

Introduction

Circumstances of creating the Patriot Act Reasons for including sections for an expiry date Reviewing of Act. Adding newer and more effective sections. Some sections were violating existing US Laws. They were necessary to arrest any imminent threats to the nation soon after 9/11.

Time bound sections are redundant after a period of time.

They were a temporary measure. (Barrett, 2015)

Extended Patriot Act Sections

Section 201 – Tapping approvals for all electronic communications pertaining to terrorism. Section 202 - Tapping approvals for all electronic communications pertaining to fraud. Sections 203 (b) & (d) – Sharing tapped electronic information. Section 204 – Detailed description of justification in sharing tapped electronic communication. Section 207 – Specifies the timeframe ...

Importance of privacy policies in a fusion center

Information is the key goal for a Fusion Center. A Fusion Center collects and analyzes data from various sources to determine the likelihood of potential threats from domestic and foreign origin against the US. The information from government and private sources contribute largely to a Fusion Center’s database (Regan and Monahan, 2013). The most potent information often originates from the general population. The case of the Lackawanna Six is a testament to that. The people who provided the anonymous tip believed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation works to safeguard the nation. The FBI, with a long history ...

Abstract

This paper will discuss the emergence of national security policies and laws in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Prior to these attacks, there was relatively little coordination between different government agencies and branches with regards to counterterrorism. But the 9/11 attacks led to significant changes. All three government branches are highly involved in national security measures and interests. Congress responded by passing very important statutes to augment the government’s authority to conduct and investigate terrorist threats and apprehend suspects. These statutes reflect the practical difficulties of apprehending and prosecuting terrorists. Terrorism is unique in that if ...

Criminal Infrastructure and Key Resources

Homeland Security: Criminal Infrastructure and Key Resources The national program has policies to unify infrastructure through enhanced protection under the National CIKR (Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources). The main purpose of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) is to protect the United States against any possible attempts by terrorists trying to cause damage to National CIKR. Three legislative orders were created, which were the Patriot Act of 2001, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementtion Act of 2007. The goal was to make the United States a safer, more secure and more resilient country ( ...

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I. The NSC 68 and The USA Patriot Act The Second World War brought about another setting war that was uprising to fill the void Germany left both in Europe and in Asia. Because of such a phenomenon, it was observed by many of the citizens that another factor threatened global security and that would be the domineering factors of both communism and capitalism. The communism that was supposedly dominated by the Soviet Union challenged much of the US territories and Europe and in Asia. Because of the defeat faced by many of the US allies, Truman, who ...

Introduction

The USA patriot act came into law in 2001 and was created as a result of the September 11 terrorists attacks. The Patriot act empowers security agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use appropriate tools to track and prevent terrorists from committing terrorist activities (Torr, 2006). The law empowers investigators to search personal information of U.S citizens or detain foreigners who are considered a threat to national security. Some critics of the law argue that, the law infringes on people’s privacy or individual civil liberties but, the law ensures that the security of U.S citizens and their ...

1) The idea of probation started when courts saw the need to suspend the execution of sentences to enable defendants appeal to the monarch for pardon. Courts further saw the need to allow defendants to reform by the time of sentencing. The advantages of probation include the provision of opportunities for reform by low-risk offenders in lieu of imprisonment. Probation also protects defendants’ employment and societal stability. Probation is also cheaper than incarceration, which costs taxpayers hundreds of dollars per day for each offender. Modern probation includes new forms such as diversion programs and electronic monitoring. Electronic ...

Along with the vehement development of technologies the ways for committing crimes become more sophisticated as well as the targets and their realization become more accessible. The main goals of law enforcement units are to investigate the crimes and bring the criminals to justice on the one hand and to prevent the society from being a victim of crimes on the other. The methods of crime investigation are powerfully supported by new computer techniques, more full and detailed databases which make the investigation and prevention of crimes against individuals, groups of individuals and their property more successful. The ...

Abstract

The presidency of George.W. Bush has been one of the most criticized and controversial of all American presidencies. Although he is known widely for his misadventures in the war against terror, Bush enacted some important domestic and international policies that has had wide reaching impacts on the foreign policy and the economy of the country. An assessment of his policies on war, education, healthcare, immigration and humanitarian efforts portray of picture of a president who took tough decisions during difficult times. Some of his decisions were criticized heavily and led to a dip in his popularity ratings and some are still ...

- What does the USA PATRIOT Act permit with regard to the surveillance of suspected terrorists? Based on past experiences and ongoing public debate, what public criticism might arise if I speak out in favor of increasing the use of surveillance?

The USA PATRIOT Act, which stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism,” holds the explicit objective of expanding surveillance activities, as part of an immediate response to the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks (EPIC). Being a counterterrorist response by Congress, the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law by ...

Introduction

One constant theme in the war on terrorist act is that the human intelligence segment of the counterterrorism needs to immensely improve in turn for all agency to be victorious at their objective of getting rid of the threat or preventing any disastrous terrorist event. An immediate circumstance such as a terrorist attack requires specific tactics in communication, which will be utilized by both the commander and his/her designees. Having known the evolution of communication system in the military and the setbacks that have previously occurred on war against terror, specific tactics of communication are essential

Communication tactics are essential, ...

1. The author of quote number one is Thomas Paine; the book is an American crisis. It is significant in establishing solutions when America had a great crisis. 2. The author of quote number two is Philip Freneau and the book is “On Mr. Paine’s Rights of Man.”The significance of this quote was during the American Revolution where Paine where he wanted changes but was very conservative. 3. The author of quote number three is Washington Irving and the book is Rip Van Winkle. Its significance is when an old man is curious in manners ...

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Question one: Explain why individual rights and public order perspectives are such contentious issues in contemporary American Society

Individual rights refer to personal or individual freedoms that are accorded to human beings and are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Some of the individual rights enshrined in the law include the right to petition, right to bear arms, right to vote, among others. An individual rights perspective calls for the protection of personal freedoms without any abridgement in the criminal justice system. On the other hand, when viewed from a public order perspective, it is suggested that individual rights or personal freedoms can be overridden when public safety is at stake. Indeed, public order advocates believe that under ...

The US PATRIOT Act

The September 11 bombings in 2001 had created a massive influx of political and domestic ruling within the United States as terrorism had caught the most powerful nation off-guard. The Bush Administration had immediately mobilized the Congress and the Senate to redraft the entire US national security framework and enhance the country’s law enforcement agencies to prevent further attacks in the nation. One of the most notable policies set after the September 11 bombings is the US PATRIOT Act, proposed to support law enforcement agencies by enabling them to check records and devices of citizens and “suspected” terrorists ...

Introduction

Terrorism has been a long-standing problem of globalization, with radical militant groups inflicting coercion upon civilians to push for political, social and religious goals. Arguably, however, terrorism has reached its zenith in recent times when the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks in the United States (US) happened. The intensity of the attacks cast the image of the US as the most powerful nation in the world into serious doubt, considering the fatal breach of security involved (Kean, 2004).

Undoubtedly, 9/11 shook the US towards creating new strategies to counter future cases of terrorism. However, there is an understanding that the ...

Abstract

The God squad group, mainly made of boys in junior and senior years, uses the 9/11 attacks as a rallying point for combination of white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, ant-Islamic, anti-immigrant, ant-gay, nee-fascist dogma mixed with a good dose of anti-abortion and fundamentalist Christian diatribe. The group catches the attention of the administration when they show up at school all wearing their uniforms and distributes the first edition of their weekly "newsletter". The” newsletter” contains highly offensive diatribes on how it is the "the duty of all true Americans to fight against the forces trying to destroy our country". The ...

Although the most publicly well-known counterterrorist agencies in the United States are the CIA and Homeland Security, but the Department of State has also been playing an equally important role in counterterrorism for decades. Over the years, especially after the September 11 attacks, the role of the Department of State has gotten bigger and has become more visible ("State dept. official" 2012). Today, the Department of State is the leading federal agency that deals with and handles terrorist in foreign countries where the interests of the United States are involved. The Department of State takes the head role ...

Patriotic Act

The Patriotic Act was signed into a decree by minimal congress review or debate. This was done some 43 days after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The law was put as an extensive policy in the wake of the disaster. The changes were put into effect so as to help the fight and War against Terror. The public felt that they were at risk, and their prime apprehension was feeling protected. The subsequent years saw the public question the Patriot Act (Kevin, 2006). The citizens believe the act provides the government with much interference at the expense of ...

The events of September 11, 2001 will forever remain etched in the memories of many people. The attacks on United States left many in horror; beyond the gruesome murders and the maiming of thousands, the security of Americans and the rest of the world in general remain volatile. The US congress moved swiftly to enact laws as the government sought to tighten the security of its people. However, some of the security measures the government took have been condemned by civil rights activists as infringing on the civil liberties of Americans.

Civil liberties are, “the personal freedoms and ...

The scenarios presented in this paper are the action of a newly elected President of the United States of American in the different areas of the antiterrorism laws that are in place. These laws and their safeguards have been placed to ensure that there are no further attacks on the nation and to exterminate terrorism from the face of the planet.

War on Terror

The war on terror has been an important segment in the history of this nation especially since 9/11. There is no requirement to make any drastic changes to the existing antiterrorism laws. These laws were framed after careful consideration ...

Short after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, at the urgings of the Bush administration, Congress passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Patriot Act). The Patriot Act was notable not only for the haste in which it was drafted and enacted but also the comprehensive changes that it made to American criminal procedure, national security and information privacy laws. Originally, many of the provisions of the Patriot Act were set to “sunset” or automatically end if Congress did not reauthorize them. Congress however has consistently ...