Experts in Terror
Petra Bartosiewicz : War on Terrorism
The US government relies heavily on the testimony of self-styled terrorism experts in prosecuting the "war on terror." But how credible are they?
2007
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Setting the Record Straight on FISA
John Conyers : Civil Rights & Liberties
Civil liberties and national security are not contradictory: they are inextricably linked.
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Strange Culture
Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.
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Justice Denied
Alberto Gonzales leaves office with the Justice Department tarnished, the rule of law debased and our civil liberties significantly eroded. It now falls to Congress--and the next President--to repair the damage he's done.
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The CIA's Italian Job
The story of Hassan Nasr, a victim of "extraordinary rendition" who was interrogated and tortured in Egypt for four years, is finally being told.
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The Persecution of Sami Al-Arian
Alexander Cockburn : The Courts
A Palestinian professor caught in the US legal system needs all the support we can muster, as respect for constitutional freedoms sinks ever lower.
2006
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Keeping Up Appearances
Patricia J. Williams : Civil Rights & Liberties
What are we to make of those who would equate Muslim women who wear the veil with the threat of terrorism?
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The T-Shirt Wars
Demonstrators wearing a controversial T-shirt tested the limits of free expression on the Staten Island Ferry.
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Arab America's September 11
Moustafa Bayoumi : New York City
Arab Americans are experiencing something similar to McCarthy-era redbaiting, but the cold war performed better on racial justice than Bush's "war on terror."
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Watching What You Say
Tim Shorrock : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
How are AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other telecommunications giants cooperating with the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program?
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The Moussaoui Paradox
Justice triumphed over blood vengeance Wednesday as jurors declined to sentence a marginal 9/11 conspirator to death, while one of the real culprits languishes in a secret prison, unlikely to ever come to trial.
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Lost in Translation
Good translators speak for others, not for themselves. So why is a translator for Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman being prosecuted as a co-conspirator?
2005
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A Constitutional Disaster
Chip Pitts writes that after a campaign of distortion and deception, the Patriot Act is about to be renewed. No longer a temporary measure, it will be used against dissidents, immigrants, Muslims and ordinary Americans accused of crimes unrelated to terrorism.
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The Patriot Act on Trial
David Sarasohn : USA Patriot Act
We won the cold war without throwing out the right of Americans to be secure in their homes, without throwing out the Fourth Amendment.
2004
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Ashcroft and After
The temptation may be to heave a sigh of relief that Ashcroft is gone. That would be a mistake.
2003
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On the Road With Ashcroft
He's trying to talk up the Patriot Act, but americans may no longer be buying.
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Shocks to the Constitution
If history is any guide, this is exactly the time to sound the alarms about civil liberties at home.
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In Torture We Trust?
Eyal Press : US Intelligence/Covert Ops
In these jittery times, many Americans see torture as justified.
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The Rise of the Fortress Continent
We're seeing the emergence of a genuinely new New World Order.
2002
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Enemy Aliens and American Freedoms
The Administration has yet to make the case that the terrorist threats justify compromising our fundamental principles of liberty and justice.
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Secret Arrests Are an Odious Concept
Judge tells government that secret arrests are a "concept odious to a democratic society."
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Tattletales for an Open Society
Martin J. Sherwin : Dissent After 9/11
Tattle on yourself to the ACTA, which has taken to naming the names of those who dare to question any aspect of the war on terrorism.
2001
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Unfriendly Skies
Bruce Shapiro : Arab-Americans
A routine day of air travel turns into an ethnic-profiling nightmare.
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