Making Us Less Free: War on Terrorism or War on Liberty?

Abstract

Six months after the September 11, 2001, attack on the US, there is a pressing need to end the draconian curtailment of civil liberties in the US that is sure to increase as hate against the US builds due to US military action abroad. Anti-terror laws & restrictions are reviewed, eg, the treatment of suspected terrorists by military tribunals, the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security, racial profiling & the arrests of Middle Eastern men, wiretapping, & expansion of FBI & CIA powers. These new laws erode the US system of checks & balances & breed xenophobia & anti-immigrant sentiment. M. Pflum