"War on Terror"

Are You a Homegrown Terrorist? by John Whitehead

Michael D Ostrolenk — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:34:37 -0500

he danger is the legislation's vague definitions of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism and the commission's power to label individuals and groups as possible terrorists. Violent radicalization, for example, is defined as "the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating

No proof airport security makes flying safer-study

Michael D Ostrolenk — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:30:09 -0500

Airport security lines can annoy passengers, but there is no evidence that they make flying any safer, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Firefighters as spies truly over the top by Bob Barr

Michael D Ostrolenk — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:31:22 -0500

special to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 9:00 AM

Remarks on Violent Radicalization & Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, HR 1955 by Ron Paul

Michael D Ostrolenk — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:13:48 -0500

There are many causes for concern in HR 1955. The legislation specifically singles out the Internet for "facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process" in the United States. Such language may well be the first step toward US government regulation of what we are allowed to access on the Internet.

The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act by Philip Giraldi

Michael D Ostrolenk — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:36:36 -0500

There has been a long tradition of fear-mongering legislation in the United States directed against groups and individuals believed to threaten the established order.

Statement Introducing the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 by Ron Paul

Michael D Ostrolenk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:32:38 -0500

I invite my colleagues to join my efforts to restore the US Constitution by enacting the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007.

Constitution Project Urges Supreme Court to Reject State Secrets Claim in El-Masri Case

Michael D Ostrolenk — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:36:05 -0400

"The Justice Department's attempt to quash Mr. El-Masri's pursuit of justice discredits the Department's mission, to 'prosecute on behalf of justice,'" said Virginia Sloan, president of the Constitution Project. "Rather than stand accountable for its actions this administration has

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Terrorist plots are no more complex than international drug rings

Michael D Ostrolenk — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:32:55 -0400

Sir, Not a crumb of evidence substantiates Jack Goldsmith's encyclical that Islamist terrorists

are too terrifying for traditional criminal justice ("The global convergence on terror", August 1)

Shift in Pentagon's security-privacy balance?

Michael D Ostrolenk — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:19:52 -0400

Most recently, the Pentagon announced last week that it is shutting down its TALON database, which held secret files on local antiwar activists.

FBI Terror Watch List "Out of Control"

Michael D Ostrolenk — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:14:40 -0400

A terrorist watch list compiled by the FBI has apparently swelled to include more than half a million names.

Privacy and civil liberties advocates say the list is growing uncontrollably, threatening its usefulness in the war on terror.