In this post 9-11 world, anti-terrorism has become a catch-all invoked to rationalize many government actions. A look a laws, statistics, government actions.
The back-to-back revelations about destroyed tapes of CIA-led interrogations and confirmation (albeit second-hand) of waterboarding by a former CIA agent begs the questions: "When, if ever, is torture OK? What is our government doing in our names? And are we OK with it?"
About Guide Amy Zalman provides up-to-date and in-depth analysis of terrorism. Amy has been writing about terrorism and politically motivated violence since the late 1990s. From 2003 to 2006, she worked as a consultant and foreign media strategist on U.S. counterterrorism initiatives. Amy is currently an adjunct professor at the New School University in New York.
Both the House and Senate passed separate but equivalent versions of the Military Commissions Act on Thursday 27 September 2006 -- two days after the House bill was introduced.
Life has changed - sometimes significantly - for Americans and others since 9-11. Numbers tell part of the story
Analysis. In his 17 minute address to the nation on the fifth anniversary of 9-11, President Bush told us that we are in "the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century, and the calling of our generation." He did concede that "Saddam Hussein was not responsible for the 9/11 attacks." Maybe all those Americans who still think there is a link will finally discard that belief.
Five years after 9-11, Americans are skeptical of the war on terror and most Republicans believe Saddam Hussein was involved with events of that day, despite official reports to the contrary.
29 June 2006. The Supreme Court, in a major setback for the Bush Administration, ruled (5-3) that military trials set up at Guantanamo Bay violate both US law and the Geneva Conventions.
23 May 2006. Only three of the seven Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee voted against confirmation (12-3) of Gen. Michael Hayden as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Hayden would be the 20th chief of the spy agency; he is at the center of controversy surrounding Bush Administration intelligence gathering practices.
This issue summary provivdes background about the Geneva Conventions and treatment of prisoners of war in the context of today's war on terrorism.
Review of Adminstration decision to raise terrorist alert levels in New York, Washington DC and New Jersey based on old data.
Analysis of article in Women's Wallstreet that details reporter's encounter with alleged terrorists on U.S. airline flight.
In this May 2004 article, the authors argue that internal Bush Administration documents acknowledged that an unorthodox approach to the war on terrorism could lead to "war crimes" charges. The article includes the January 25, 2002 memo from White House counsel Alberto Gonzales which urged President Bush to declare Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters outside the protection of the Geneva Conventions.
This London Guardian special report suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Guantanamo Bay prisoners can challenge their detention will probably "lead to hundreds being released."
Beginning in 2003, this London Guardian special report is a collection of news and analysis about the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Four Britons are held at the prison, which the Pentagon described in 2002 as the a "legal black hole" where detainees would be protected neither by the Geneva Conventions nor US law.
This 32-page document (February 2003) outlines the Bush Administration's description of the problem; states that the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WDM) is a "clear and present danger"; and describes the policy of "proactive defense."
The United Nations Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee web site provides background information as well as current developments in English, French, Spanish and Russian.
This advocacy organization on behalf of 9/11 families also acts as a clearinghouse and provides support groups, bereavement groups, education, outreach, mental health assessments and referrals and related workshops.
This Washington Post resource provides access to Post articles, photos and video -- from September 11, 2001 to today.
