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Terrorism And Loss Of Civil Research Proposal

S. In this vicious battle against the terror outfits, our people have been robbed of their cherished freedom, which has always been the cornerstone of our constitution. As history has time and again illustrated, 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. This can be extended to the patriot act, which has given absolute power to the law enforcers at the cost of the freedom and privacy of its citizens. Ethnic profiling and 'speculation without any accountability' have undermined the rule of law and overridden civil and constitutional rights of thousands of citizens. The much-touted 'preventive paradigm' of which the patriot act is an important tool has resulted in much...

The former president's acceptance that Iraqi invasion was a 'terrible mistake' is enough proof of the strategic misadventure of a failed intelligence system backed by emergency terror legislation.
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1) David Weigel, (Nov 2005), 'When Patriots Dissent: Surprise: Standing up to the Patriot act can be good Politics', Reason, 37(6), pp. 32-38.

2) Ken Olsen, (2007), 'Patriot Act's Wide Net', Nation, p. 8, 2007, September 24

3) Cole D & Lobel J, (2007) ' Why are we Losing the War on Terror', Nation, 285, 11-18.

4) Dalgaard -- Nielsen A (2004),'Civic Liberties and Counter Terrorism: A European Point-of-View', Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2004

5) Theresa Nguyen H, (2002),' Anti-terrorist Law violates Civil Rights', The Yale Herald, NOVEMBER 21, 2002 VOL. XXXIV, NO. 12, Available online at, http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=1484

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1) David Weigel, (Nov 2005), 'When Patriots Dissent: Surprise: Standing up to the Patriot act can be good Politics', Reason, 37(6), pp. 32-38.

2) Ken Olsen, (2007), 'Patriot Act's Wide Net', Nation, p. 8, 2007, September 24

3) Cole D & Lobel J, (2007) ' Why are we Losing the War on Terror', Nation, 285, 11-18.

4) Dalgaard -- Nielsen A (2004),'Civic Liberties and Counter Terrorism: A European Point-of-View', Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2004
5) Theresa Nguyen H, (2002),' Anti-terrorist Law violates Civil Rights', The Yale Herald, NOVEMBER 21, 2002 VOL. XXXIV, NO. 12, Available online at, http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=1484
6) Karen J. Greenberg, (2007),'Can Guantanomo be Closed', The Center on Law and Security, Apr 26,2007, Available at, http://www.lawandsecurity.org/get_article/?id=71
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