The document discusses several topics related to the future of homeland security including:
1) Janet Napolitano encouraging citizens to report suspicious activities through a new Spanish language public service campaign.
2) Alec Baldwin blaming post-9/11 security measures for an incident where he was kicked off a flight for being disruptive.
3) Two politicians calling for passenger advocates at airports after complaints from elderly women about intrusive security screenings.
The FBI's acknowledgement of domestic drone use for surveillance has sparked debate about threats to American privacy. Experts express concern that widespread civilian and commercial drone use could enable constant surveillance like that performed by the NSA. While officials argue drones aid security, critics argue they undermine privacy and freedom. Restrictions on non-criminal drone surveillance are urged to prevent circumventing the Fourth Amendment's privacy protections.
Targeted Surveillance: Big Brother Takes to the SkyTeresa Long
The document discusses concerns around the increasing use of drones for surveillance purposes by law enforcement and government agencies. It argues that drones threaten privacy and constitutional rights like the 4th amendment protection against unreasonable searches. Drones are proliferating rapidly, with thousands already in use by the military and many more expected over the next few decades. As drone use expands, laws have not kept pace and require updates to prevent potential privacy violations and govern how data collected by drones can be used. The document raises questions over who is accountable for drone data and whether it is ethical to allow machines to decide when to use lethal force.
Fidel Castro announced that Cuba would release prisoners from its jails in order to force dialogue with the US about lifting the embargo. This led to around 125,000 Cuban refugees, including criminals and mental patients, flooding to boats waiting to leave for Florida. The forced emigration prompted homesick Cubans to hijack planes as a way to return to Cuba in the 1980s. Releasing prisoners backfired by exacerbating tensions over immigration between Cuba and the US through increased hijackings.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against the FBI and DOJ under the Freedom of Information Act seeking records related to the FBI's practice of impersonating journalists and news organizations. Specifically, the plaintiffs sought documents about an instance in 2007 where the FBI posed as an AP reporter in order to deliver surveillance software to a criminal suspect. While the FBI acknowledged this incident, it has since refused to provide information requested by the plaintiffs through FOIA regarding the full scope and guidelines around its practice of impersonating the media. The lawsuit aims to compel the defendants to release the requested records in accordance with FOIA.
Juan J Malfavon pursuing criminal justice outlinejuansclass
This document outlines Juan Malfavon's pursuit of knowledge in the criminal justice system, specifically policing. It discusses the investigation process, detention of criminals, and formal arrest procedures as key practices in policing. It also examines challenges like developing multicultural training programs and establishing nationwide law enforcement standards. The document advocates for information sharing between agencies and argues that legal changes like the Patriot Act are necessary responses to increasing terrorism.
After putting a box of old poetry manuscripts in the trash, a professor was reported to police by a student as a "Middle Eastern man" acting suspiciously. This led to an evacuation of campus buildings and cancellation of classes as the bomb squad investigated. It was revealed to be just recycling. However, the incident showed how an innocent action by a person of color can be viewed as a threat due to a culture of fear and profiling. While the university denied the report was racially motivated, the professor was deeply troubled by the profiling and atmosphere of suspicion it revealed.
- The document discusses intelligence warnings prior to the September 11th attacks, including warnings from foreign governments about an imminent al Qaeda attack on the United States using aircraft as weapons. It also discusses the 1995 Bojinka Plot, where terrorists planned to hijack commercial airliners and fly them into buildings.
This document provides an analysis of Assembly Bill 3597 in New York, which aims to regulate recreational drone use. Recent incidents have highlighted safety and privacy concerns from recreational drones. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Zebrowski and addresses issues like restricting drone flight near airports and facilities. It prohibits certain risky drone behaviors and establishes penalties. Support comes from privacy advocates and legislators, while opposition argues it overregulates and burdens businesses. Debate continues over balancing safety, privacy and economic impacts of drone legislation.
The FBI's acknowledgement of domestic drone use for surveillance has sparked debate about threats to American privacy. Experts express concern that widespread civilian and commercial drone use could enable constant surveillance like that performed by the NSA. While officials argue drones aid security, critics argue they undermine privacy and freedom. Restrictions on non-criminal drone surveillance are urged to prevent circumventing the Fourth Amendment's privacy protections.
Targeted Surveillance: Big Brother Takes to the SkyTeresa Long
The document discusses concerns around the increasing use of drones for surveillance purposes by law enforcement and government agencies. It argues that drones threaten privacy and constitutional rights like the 4th amendment protection against unreasonable searches. Drones are proliferating rapidly, with thousands already in use by the military and many more expected over the next few decades. As drone use expands, laws have not kept pace and require updates to prevent potential privacy violations and govern how data collected by drones can be used. The document raises questions over who is accountable for drone data and whether it is ethical to allow machines to decide when to use lethal force.
Fidel Castro announced that Cuba would release prisoners from its jails in order to force dialogue with the US about lifting the embargo. This led to around 125,000 Cuban refugees, including criminals and mental patients, flooding to boats waiting to leave for Florida. The forced emigration prompted homesick Cubans to hijack planes as a way to return to Cuba in the 1980s. Releasing prisoners backfired by exacerbating tensions over immigration between Cuba and the US through increased hijackings.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against the FBI and DOJ under the Freedom of Information Act seeking records related to the FBI's practice of impersonating journalists and news organizations. Specifically, the plaintiffs sought documents about an instance in 2007 where the FBI posed as an AP reporter in order to deliver surveillance software to a criminal suspect. While the FBI acknowledged this incident, it has since refused to provide information requested by the plaintiffs through FOIA regarding the full scope and guidelines around its practice of impersonating the media. The lawsuit aims to compel the defendants to release the requested records in accordance with FOIA.
Juan J Malfavon pursuing criminal justice outlinejuansclass
This document outlines Juan Malfavon's pursuit of knowledge in the criminal justice system, specifically policing. It discusses the investigation process, detention of criminals, and formal arrest procedures as key practices in policing. It also examines challenges like developing multicultural training programs and establishing nationwide law enforcement standards. The document advocates for information sharing between agencies and argues that legal changes like the Patriot Act are necessary responses to increasing terrorism.
After putting a box of old poetry manuscripts in the trash, a professor was reported to police by a student as a "Middle Eastern man" acting suspiciously. This led to an evacuation of campus buildings and cancellation of classes as the bomb squad investigated. It was revealed to be just recycling. However, the incident showed how an innocent action by a person of color can be viewed as a threat due to a culture of fear and profiling. While the university denied the report was racially motivated, the professor was deeply troubled by the profiling and atmosphere of suspicion it revealed.
- The document discusses intelligence warnings prior to the September 11th attacks, including warnings from foreign governments about an imminent al Qaeda attack on the United States using aircraft as weapons. It also discusses the 1995 Bojinka Plot, where terrorists planned to hijack commercial airliners and fly them into buildings.
This document provides an analysis of Assembly Bill 3597 in New York, which aims to regulate recreational drone use. Recent incidents have highlighted safety and privacy concerns from recreational drones. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Zebrowski and addresses issues like restricting drone flight near airports and facilities. It prohibits certain risky drone behaviors and establishes penalties. Support comes from privacy advocates and legislators, while opposition argues it overregulates and burdens businesses. Debate continues over balancing safety, privacy and economic impacts of drone legislation.
The Principle of Non refoulement as a Tool to Fight Extraordinary Rendition u...BROOK KEBEDE
The primary objective of this article is answering the question of when an African state is involved in extraordinary rendition activities and it affects the lives of individuals outside its sovereign territory, how the principle of non-refoulement will help us to establish extraterritorial responsibility pursuant to the African Charter to which this African state is a party?
This document summarizes the increasing militarization of local police forces in the United States. It notes that police are receiving military equipment like armored vehicles, assault rifles, and drones through federal programs. Their training also focuses more on military tactics like "no-knock" raids. This has contributed to over 5,000 Americans being killed by police since 9/11, more than the number of US casualties in the Iraq war. The document argues this turns police into a "standing army" that threatens civil liberties, as seen in incidents of police violence against non-violent citizens.
The document discusses the increasing use of drones by the United States to target enemies in armed conflicts and examines whether this practice complies with international law. It notes that while drones have been very effective at finding and killing targets with little risk, critics argue the practice may violate international humanitarian law. The document outlines that it will examine whether drone strikes comply with principles of proportionality, necessity, distinction, and humanity under the law of armed conflict. It concludes that the law of armed conflict provides adequate principles to govern drone warfare legally when strikes are conducted carefully and with adherence to those principles.
National Post reporter Adrian Humphreys uncovered the complex story of Matt DeHart, an American hacker with Anonymous who sought asylum in Canada after claiming torture by US authorities. Humphreys spent eight months investigating leads from intelligence agencies, Anonymous, and interviews with DeHart to piece together events. His resulting series for the National Post was the longest they had ever published. Though DeHart pled guilty to child pornography charges, Humphreys believes there are legitimate questions around how the case was handled by investigators. In retelling such a complicated story involving spies, hackers and government agencies, Humphreys took extensive precautions to communicate privately and verify information.
- The document discusses warnings that the US intelligence community received prior to the September 11th attacks from various foreign governments about an imminent al Qaeda attack on US soil using airplanes as weapons. These warnings were not properly investigated or acted upon. The document argues that the attacks may have been preventable if intelligence officials had properly heeded and investigated these many warnings.
The Effect of International Prosecutions on the Commission of Norm ViolationsPeter Grenzow
This document discusses theories of deterrence related to international criminal prosecutions and analyzes evidence regarding their effects. It finds:
1) General prosecutorial deterrence may deter some would-be norm violators if the threat of prosecution is viewed as credible, as evidenced by behaviors adjusting to avoid liability.
2) Statistical analyses found international criminal court actions reduced civilian killings by governments and rebels.
3) Specific deterrence via indicting individuals may backfire by causing leaders to entrench their power and escalate crimes to avoid liability, as some leaders' behaviors showed.
Anger swells after NSA phone records collection revelationstrupassion
The scale of America's surveillance state was laid bare on Thursday as senior politicians revealed that the US counter-terrorism effort had swept up swaths of personal data from the phone calls of millions of citizens for years.
After the revelation by the Guardian of a sweeping secret court order that authorised the FBI to seize all call records from a subsidiary of Verizon, the Obama administration sought to defuse mounting anger over what critics described as the broadest surveillance ruling ever issued.
Drones, Spies, Terrorists and Second Class Citizenship in Pakistan (Christine...fatanews
This essay reviews seven recent books and reports that focus upon the use of U.S. armed drones in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This essay synthesizes a historical account of the program, critically interrogates key arguments and evidence advanced by the various authors, and draws attention the particular problems that confront those who live in the FATA and the second-class citizenship that the Pakistani state has bestowed upon them for reasons of domestic and foreign policy concerns. This review essay does not intend to be the final word on any of the ongoing policy debates. But it does hope to enable a wider audience to take part in these important deliberations.
BARACK OBAMA - May 2012 FOILED PLANE PLOTVogelDenise
The CIA and foreign partners thwarted an Al Qaeda plot to smuggle an experimental bomb onto an airliner bound for the US. The bomb was seized in the Middle East before it could be deployed by a suicide bomber from Yemen. The sophisticated bomb appeared to be the work of Al Qaeda's skilled bomb maker in Yemen. While the plot was foiled, it showed that Al Qaeda in Yemen remains determined to attack the US.
Spire Law Group has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the return of $43 trillion to the U.S. Treasury, which they allege was laundered by major banks and government officials. The lawsuit names high-level individuals as participants in the scheme, including Attorney General Holder, Treasury Secretary Geithner, and White House advisor Valerie Jarrett. Hours after CNBC reported on the lawsuit, the children of a CNBC executive were murdered, along with their nanny, in what some analysts suggest may have been a covert operation related to the case. The document provides background on the lawsuit's allegations and lists many research sources on related topics like 9/11 conspiracies, the Federal Reserve, and elite secret societies
THE EMPIRE
Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s Dera owns vast sprawls of property, including an Olympic-size stadium, malls, state-of-the-art hospitals, retail outlets, residential complexes, a fleet of luxury cars and much else. An inside look
Kory Wright was arrested in 2006 and taken to Homan Square, a secret Chicago police facility, where he was detained for 6 hours without access to a lawyer or bathroom. His experience was one of the first of many reports of detainees being denied their constitutional rights and subjected to abuse at Homan Square. A 2015 Guardian investigation revealed the extent of illegal detentions and interrogations at Homan Square, including allegations of torture. Detainees described the facility as resembling a CIA black site. Despite demands for investigation, city officials deny wrongdoing.
Chimaera I - Chimaera Unleashed: The Specter of Warrantless Governmental Intr...Vania_Chaker
The privacy rights of American citizens have been eroding with metronomic regularity given the sharp rise in the government’s reliance on surreptitious electronic surveillance, warrantless digital searches, and deliberately engineered cybersecurity vulnerabilities, all of which have occurred with the sort of ubiquity that few could ever have previously imagined. The dangers of unfettered government searches and seizures are pervasive and grave. A world without a strong footing in the democratic principles and ideals of the Enlightenment upon which our country was founded would be a dark world indeed.
This Article analyzes the constitutionality of the United States government’s use of emerging technology to conduct warrantless searches of private citizens and companies, including their digital transmissions and stored electronic data. The analysis begins with an examination of the legal background of the Fourth Amendment, focusing on Katz v. United States and its progeny, including a review of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases in the area of privacy and the Fourth Amendment: Carpenter v. United States, Riley v. California, and United States v. Jones. While evaluating the government’s actions with respect to warrantless searches and surveillance in the post-Katz era, this Article turns to specific examples of surreptitious governmental monitoring programs that likely run awry of the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
This Article then considers the greater normative and policy implications of the government’s arguably extralegal conduct, including the potential for the derision of democratic values and ideals that may, in turn, result in the weakening of our country’s political framework and cybersecurity infrastructure. Sacrificing the ideals of our democracy in order to ostensibly protect it may instead serve to lead us down a road of dangerous folly. Such constitutional erosion could steer the United States toward a dangerously precipitous decline. For the greater good, it may be wise if the government were to carefully heed the maxims “respice finem” and “obsta principiis” before it strays from its fundamental democratic mandates.
The witnesses who testified before the US House Intelligence Committee regarding President Trump's dealings with Ukraine spoke courageously, knowing there could be severe reprisals, in order to uphold the US Constitution. Though their testimony may not immediately remove Trump from power, they challenged the culture of impunity and upheld democratic principles. Their actions echoed past whistleblowers who have stood up to powerful leaders and corrupt systems. Meanwhile, the Indian Constitution also draws inspiration from the US, but true oversight and accountability are still a challenge due to the close ties between the executive and legislature.
The document discusses arguments around whether the Patriot Act should be repealed. It outlines perspectives from both sides of the debate. Proponents of the Patriot Act argue that it has helped fight terrorism and prosecute hundreds of terrorists, while maintaining civil liberties. Critics argue it infringes on constitutional rights like freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and unfairly targets immigrants. Both sides cite examples to support their positions in this complex debate around national security, civil rights, and counterterrorism.
This Live Seminar examined how recent legal and policy trends—punctuated by a June 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision—may alter modalities of humanitarian engagement with non-state armed groups. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a law criminalizing various forms of “material support” to prohibited groups.
This document is a book that is critical of President Obama and argues he has pursued policies that undermine American democracy and national security. It contains 16 chapters that provide examples of Obama nurturing terrorism, undermining border security, making dishonest claims about policies like the Iran nuclear deal, and bypassing Congress to implement problematic policies. The author argues Obama's actions seem intentionally aimed at weakening America through failed policies that strengthen adversaries like ISIS and appease states like Iran that support terrorism.
Volume 7, Issue 1 (2014) of the Journal of Physical Security, a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, development, modeling, testing, experimentation, and analysis of physical security. Includes both technical and social science approaches.
This issue has 7 papers on the following topics: testing locks; seals and nuclear safeguards; a security thought experiment; vulnerability assessment issues; the levels of critical infrastructure risk; and community partnerships for counteracting radicalization.
For more information about JPS, to download individual papers from this or earlier issues, or to get on the email notification list, see http://jps.anl.gov
This document discusses the debate around national security surveillance by intelligence agencies. It presents arguments on both sides of the issue.
The pro argument is that intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA play a vital role in national security and have helped prevent terrorist attacks since 9/11 through surveillance techniques. However, the con argument is that this surveillance infringes on Americans' right to privacy and civil liberties. Many feel their privacy is violated, and there is public mistrust of intelligence agencies due to past mistakes and covert actions. Additionally, some of this surveillance may violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The Principle of Non refoulement as a Tool to Fight Extraordinary Rendition u...BROOK KEBEDE
The primary objective of this article is answering the question of when an African state is involved in extraordinary rendition activities and it affects the lives of individuals outside its sovereign territory, how the principle of non-refoulement will help us to establish extraterritorial responsibility pursuant to the African Charter to which this African state is a party?
This document summarizes the increasing militarization of local police forces in the United States. It notes that police are receiving military equipment like armored vehicles, assault rifles, and drones through federal programs. Their training also focuses more on military tactics like "no-knock" raids. This has contributed to over 5,000 Americans being killed by police since 9/11, more than the number of US casualties in the Iraq war. The document argues this turns police into a "standing army" that threatens civil liberties, as seen in incidents of police violence against non-violent citizens.
The document discusses the increasing use of drones by the United States to target enemies in armed conflicts and examines whether this practice complies with international law. It notes that while drones have been very effective at finding and killing targets with little risk, critics argue the practice may violate international humanitarian law. The document outlines that it will examine whether drone strikes comply with principles of proportionality, necessity, distinction, and humanity under the law of armed conflict. It concludes that the law of armed conflict provides adequate principles to govern drone warfare legally when strikes are conducted carefully and with adherence to those principles.
National Post reporter Adrian Humphreys uncovered the complex story of Matt DeHart, an American hacker with Anonymous who sought asylum in Canada after claiming torture by US authorities. Humphreys spent eight months investigating leads from intelligence agencies, Anonymous, and interviews with DeHart to piece together events. His resulting series for the National Post was the longest they had ever published. Though DeHart pled guilty to child pornography charges, Humphreys believes there are legitimate questions around how the case was handled by investigators. In retelling such a complicated story involving spies, hackers and government agencies, Humphreys took extensive precautions to communicate privately and verify information.
- The document discusses warnings that the US intelligence community received prior to the September 11th attacks from various foreign governments about an imminent al Qaeda attack on US soil using airplanes as weapons. These warnings were not properly investigated or acted upon. The document argues that the attacks may have been preventable if intelligence officials had properly heeded and investigated these many warnings.
The Effect of International Prosecutions on the Commission of Norm ViolationsPeter Grenzow
This document discusses theories of deterrence related to international criminal prosecutions and analyzes evidence regarding their effects. It finds:
1) General prosecutorial deterrence may deter some would-be norm violators if the threat of prosecution is viewed as credible, as evidenced by behaviors adjusting to avoid liability.
2) Statistical analyses found international criminal court actions reduced civilian killings by governments and rebels.
3) Specific deterrence via indicting individuals may backfire by causing leaders to entrench their power and escalate crimes to avoid liability, as some leaders' behaviors showed.
Anger swells after NSA phone records collection revelationstrupassion
The scale of America's surveillance state was laid bare on Thursday as senior politicians revealed that the US counter-terrorism effort had swept up swaths of personal data from the phone calls of millions of citizens for years.
After the revelation by the Guardian of a sweeping secret court order that authorised the FBI to seize all call records from a subsidiary of Verizon, the Obama administration sought to defuse mounting anger over what critics described as the broadest surveillance ruling ever issued.
Drones, Spies, Terrorists and Second Class Citizenship in Pakistan (Christine...fatanews
This essay reviews seven recent books and reports that focus upon the use of U.S. armed drones in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This essay synthesizes a historical account of the program, critically interrogates key arguments and evidence advanced by the various authors, and draws attention the particular problems that confront those who live in the FATA and the second-class citizenship that the Pakistani state has bestowed upon them for reasons of domestic and foreign policy concerns. This review essay does not intend to be the final word on any of the ongoing policy debates. But it does hope to enable a wider audience to take part in these important deliberations.
BARACK OBAMA - May 2012 FOILED PLANE PLOTVogelDenise
The CIA and foreign partners thwarted an Al Qaeda plot to smuggle an experimental bomb onto an airliner bound for the US. The bomb was seized in the Middle East before it could be deployed by a suicide bomber from Yemen. The sophisticated bomb appeared to be the work of Al Qaeda's skilled bomb maker in Yemen. While the plot was foiled, it showed that Al Qaeda in Yemen remains determined to attack the US.
Spire Law Group has filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the return of $43 trillion to the U.S. Treasury, which they allege was laundered by major banks and government officials. The lawsuit names high-level individuals as participants in the scheme, including Attorney General Holder, Treasury Secretary Geithner, and White House advisor Valerie Jarrett. Hours after CNBC reported on the lawsuit, the children of a CNBC executive were murdered, along with their nanny, in what some analysts suggest may have been a covert operation related to the case. The document provides background on the lawsuit's allegations and lists many research sources on related topics like 9/11 conspiracies, the Federal Reserve, and elite secret societies
THE EMPIRE
Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s Dera owns vast sprawls of property, including an Olympic-size stadium, malls, state-of-the-art hospitals, retail outlets, residential complexes, a fleet of luxury cars and much else. An inside look
Kory Wright was arrested in 2006 and taken to Homan Square, a secret Chicago police facility, where he was detained for 6 hours without access to a lawyer or bathroom. His experience was one of the first of many reports of detainees being denied their constitutional rights and subjected to abuse at Homan Square. A 2015 Guardian investigation revealed the extent of illegal detentions and interrogations at Homan Square, including allegations of torture. Detainees described the facility as resembling a CIA black site. Despite demands for investigation, city officials deny wrongdoing.
Chimaera I - Chimaera Unleashed: The Specter of Warrantless Governmental Intr...Vania_Chaker
The privacy rights of American citizens have been eroding with metronomic regularity given the sharp rise in the government’s reliance on surreptitious electronic surveillance, warrantless digital searches, and deliberately engineered cybersecurity vulnerabilities, all of which have occurred with the sort of ubiquity that few could ever have previously imagined. The dangers of unfettered government searches and seizures are pervasive and grave. A world without a strong footing in the democratic principles and ideals of the Enlightenment upon which our country was founded would be a dark world indeed.
This Article analyzes the constitutionality of the United States government’s use of emerging technology to conduct warrantless searches of private citizens and companies, including their digital transmissions and stored electronic data. The analysis begins with an examination of the legal background of the Fourth Amendment, focusing on Katz v. United States and its progeny, including a review of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases in the area of privacy and the Fourth Amendment: Carpenter v. United States, Riley v. California, and United States v. Jones. While evaluating the government’s actions with respect to warrantless searches and surveillance in the post-Katz era, this Article turns to specific examples of surreptitious governmental monitoring programs that likely run awry of the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
This Article then considers the greater normative and policy implications of the government’s arguably extralegal conduct, including the potential for the derision of democratic values and ideals that may, in turn, result in the weakening of our country’s political framework and cybersecurity infrastructure. Sacrificing the ideals of our democracy in order to ostensibly protect it may instead serve to lead us down a road of dangerous folly. Such constitutional erosion could steer the United States toward a dangerously precipitous decline. For the greater good, it may be wise if the government were to carefully heed the maxims “respice finem” and “obsta principiis” before it strays from its fundamental democratic mandates.
The witnesses who testified before the US House Intelligence Committee regarding President Trump's dealings with Ukraine spoke courageously, knowing there could be severe reprisals, in order to uphold the US Constitution. Though their testimony may not immediately remove Trump from power, they challenged the culture of impunity and upheld democratic principles. Their actions echoed past whistleblowers who have stood up to powerful leaders and corrupt systems. Meanwhile, the Indian Constitution also draws inspiration from the US, but true oversight and accountability are still a challenge due to the close ties between the executive and legislature.
The document discusses arguments around whether the Patriot Act should be repealed. It outlines perspectives from both sides of the debate. Proponents of the Patriot Act argue that it has helped fight terrorism and prosecute hundreds of terrorists, while maintaining civil liberties. Critics argue it infringes on constitutional rights like freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and unfairly targets immigrants. Both sides cite examples to support their positions in this complex debate around national security, civil rights, and counterterrorism.
This Live Seminar examined how recent legal and policy trends—punctuated by a June 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision—may alter modalities of humanitarian engagement with non-state armed groups. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a law criminalizing various forms of “material support” to prohibited groups.
This document is a book that is critical of President Obama and argues he has pursued policies that undermine American democracy and national security. It contains 16 chapters that provide examples of Obama nurturing terrorism, undermining border security, making dishonest claims about policies like the Iran nuclear deal, and bypassing Congress to implement problematic policies. The author argues Obama's actions seem intentionally aimed at weakening America through failed policies that strengthen adversaries like ISIS and appease states like Iran that support terrorism.
Volume 7, Issue 1 (2014) of the Journal of Physical Security, a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, development, modeling, testing, experimentation, and analysis of physical security. Includes both technical and social science approaches.
This issue has 7 papers on the following topics: testing locks; seals and nuclear safeguards; a security thought experiment; vulnerability assessment issues; the levels of critical infrastructure risk; and community partnerships for counteracting radicalization.
For more information about JPS, to download individual papers from this or earlier issues, or to get on the email notification list, see http://jps.anl.gov
This document discusses the debate around national security surveillance by intelligence agencies. It presents arguments on both sides of the issue.
The pro argument is that intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA play a vital role in national security and have helped prevent terrorist attacks since 9/11 through surveillance techniques. However, the con argument is that this surveillance infringes on Americans' right to privacy and civil liberties. Many feel their privacy is violated, and there is public mistrust of intelligence agencies due to past mistakes and covert actions. Additionally, some of this surveillance may violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Respond to my Classmate’s Post. Your responses should be substanmickietanger
Respond to my Classmate’s Post. Your responses should be substantive in nature, meaning you should present discourse by asking questions of your peers (how did they arrive at their conclusion or what was the premise of their argument). You can challenge one another and present an alternative analysis. All of this should be supported by the research of scholarly, peer-reviewed articles, and authoritative reporting (government).
CLASSMATE’S POST
On September 11. 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 attacks, which triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defined the presidency of George W. Bush.
The 9/11 terror attacks could have been stopped if airlines, airports and the Federal Aviation Administration had heeded intelligence warnings and fixed airport security holes, according to former federal security agents. And 15 years after the deaths of nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, both the government and the aviation system continue to neglect trouble in security and avoid accountability for failing to prevent the catastrophe, the agents suggest (Stoller & American Media Institute, 2016). “Aviation security was given short shrift in the 9/11 Commission Report and, whether intentional or not, the net effect was to protect the airports and airlines from liability,” said Brian Sullivan, a former special agent with the FAA, which had responsibility for aviation security until it was replaced after 9/11 by the Transportation Security Administration. “Since the report was published, new information shows 9/11 could have been prevented (Stoller & American Media Institute, 2016).
Three other former FAA special agents Bogdan Dzakovic, Steve Elson and Sherry Moran —repeatedly told their supervisors about security deficiencies that endangered the traveling public, but also say the flaws weren’t addressed or corrected. A host of documents and interviews obtained by American Media Institute show that these and many other problems with airport security have not been fixed in the decade and a half since 9/11. Interviews were conducted with FAA security officials, 9/11 Commission staff, lawyers in 9/11-related lawsuits and individuals who say they observed the actions of the 19 hijackers’ leader, Mohamed Atta, prior to the hijackings.
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DARK OVERLORD 9-11 TERRORIST BLACKMAILERSVogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
12/28/18 VIDEO: END OF THE YEAR Utica International Embassy Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome’s TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITH Moorish Science Temple of America:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/69Vdtzme0eA
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/309670714
Provides an UPDATE of the Agenda of the Utica International Embassy and the EFFECTIVENESS of work done by Interim Prime Minister Vogel Denise Newsome regarding:
(1) The COLLAPSE Of The United States of America’s – a/k/a Confederate States of America’s DESPOTISM Government
(2) The COLLAPSE Of The USA’s WHITE Jews/Zionists’ WALL STREET
(3) The WHITE Jews/Zionists/Supremacists CONTINUED efforts to TAKE CREDIT for WORK of Newsome in:
(a) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PLANNING, ORCHESTRATING and CARRYING OUT The 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks/Bombings
(b) EXPOSURE of USA’s Legal Counsel Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz ROLE in PONZI SCHEMES/SCAMS and FRAUDULENT Wall Street Scams STEALING/EMBEZZLING Monies From INVESTORS….
(c) NOW WHITE Zionist/Supremacist LUNATIC Groups (as Dark Overlord, etc.) seek to PROFIT through BLACKMAIL Scams, etc.
UTICA INTERNTIONAL EMBASSY WEBSITE: https://uticainternationalembassy.website
SLIDESHARE.NET: www.Slideshare.net/VogelDenise
This summary provides an overview of the document, which appears to be an annotated bibliography written by Jerica Knox for an English class. The bibliography includes summaries of five sources that Knox will use for a research paper on airport security. The sources evaluate whether security measures are effective at preventing terrorist threats on planes and in airports. One source criticizes the Department of Homeland Security for failing to adequately protect infrastructure. Another argues new legislation has not improved security and expresses doubt about the ability to fully secure borders. A film segment discusses how explosives can evade x-ray detection. The bibliography demonstrates Knox has selected sources from diverse formats to incorporate differing viewpoints in her evaluation of airport security.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks had a profound impact on the United States. On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism.
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"Homeland security is a shared responsibility and
every citizen plays a critical role in identifying and
reporting suspicious activities and threats," said
Napolitano today. "The new 'If You See
Something, Say Something™" Spanish-language
public service announcements encourage citizens
across the county to work together to build a strong
foundation for a more secure and resilient
homeland."
4. Future of Homeland Security
Alec Baldwin, who was kicked off an American Airlines
flight Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport after
a dispute with the airline crew, blamed the incident in
part on post-9/11 security measures.
Baldwin, writing in a blog about the incident, noted that
airlines have struggled in recent years with bankruptcy
and declining service.
"One of the big changes, in my time, is in the increase of
the post-9/11, paramilitary bearing of much of the air
travel business," he wrote in the blog post. "September
11th was a horrific day in the airline industry, yet in the
wake of that event, I believe carriers and airports have
used that as an excuse to make the air travel experience
as inelegant as possible."
5. Future of Homeland Security
American Airlines said in a statement that Baldwin was
"extremely rude" and called the flight crew inappropriate
names that led to his being kicked off a flight in Los
Angeles.
The airline said it would provide the "actual facts" of the
matter after "an extremely vocal customer" publicly
identified himself.
On a plane about to leave Los Angeles International for
New York on Tuesday, Baldwin declined to turn off his
cellphone at the appropriate time, then stood up, took his
phone into the restroom and slammed the door, the
airline said.
6. Future of Homeland Security
"He slammed the lavatory door so hard, the cockpit
crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the
cockpit door closed and locked," the statement said.
"They immediately contacted the cabin crew to check
on the situation. The passenger was extremely rude
to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and
using offensive language. Given the facts above, the
passenger was removed from the flight and denied
boarding."
8. Future of Homeland Security
Two New York politicians urged the Transportation
Security Administration on Dec 11, 2011 to provide
passenger advocates on site at airport screenings
after four elderly women complained of intrusive
searches by security agents in recent months.
Senator Charles Schumer and State Senator Michael
Gianaris told Homeland Security Director Janet
Napolitano and TSA Administrator John Pistole in a
letter that an on-site passenger advocate would help
strike the right balance between security and
protecting vulnerable travelers.
9. Future of Homeland Security
"I appreciate the TSA's work to keep air passengers
safe, but passengers should not be humiliated and
degraded during their travels," Gianaris said in a
statement accompanying the letter.
The call came after several elderly women came
forward in the busy travel weeks around
Thanksgiving to complain they were "strip searched
by TSA agents", including three at New York's John
F. Kennedy International Airport, the letter said.
On Dec 11.2011, the TSA denied on its blog that the
women had been strip searched.
10. Future Homeland Security
"TSA does not and has never conducted strip
searches, and no strip searches occurred in any of these
incidents," the official statement posted by TSA blogger
Bob Burns said.
The same day, Ruth Sherman, 88, of
Sunrise, Florida, was asked about a visible protrusion
from her waist band, which she identified as her
colostomy bag.
She was "escorted to another room where two female
agents made her lower her pants for an inspection.
Sherman raised concerns that the agents would disrupt
her colostomy bag, causing pain and potential damage,"
the letter said.
11. Future of Homeland Security
A third woman, Linda Kallish, of
Boynton, Florida, said that after she revealed she was
a diabetic with an insulin pump in her leg, she was
escorted to a separate room where she was told to
remove her pants so the agents could check the
pump, the letter said, without saying when that
incident took place.
The TSA blamed some of the problems on "a bit of
miscommunication" and noted that JFK officers
were receiving refresher training on "how to
respectfully and safely screen passengers with
disabilities or medical conditions."
13. Future of Homeland Security
Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff
Kelly Janke went looking for six missing cows on the
Brossart family farm in the early evening of June 23.
Three men brandishing rifles chased him off, he said.
Janke knew the gunmen could be anywhere on the
3,000-acre spread in eastern North Dakota. Fearful
of an armed standoff, he called in reinforcements
from the state Highway Patrol, a regional SWAT
team, a bomb squad, ambulances and deputy sheriffs
from three other counties.
He also called in a Predator B drone.
14. Future of Homeland Security
As the unmanned aircraft circled 2 miles overhead the
next morning, sophisticated sensors under the nose
helped pinpoint the three suspects and showed they were
unarmed. Police rushed in and made the first known
arrests of U.S. citizens with help from a Predator, the spy
drone that has helped revolutionize modern warfare.
But that was just the start. Local police say they have
used two unarmed Predators based at Grand Forks Air
Force Base to fly at least two dozen surveillance flights
since June. The FBI and Drug Enforcement
Administration have used Predators for other domestic
investigations, officials said.
15. Future of Homeland Security
"We don't use [drones] on every call out," said Bill
Macki, head of the police SWAT team in Grand
Forks. "If we have something in town like an
apartment complex, we don't call them.
"The drones belong to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, which operates eight Predators on the
country's northern and southwestern borders to
search for illegal immigrants and smugglers. The
previously unreported use of its drones to assist
local, state and federal law enforcement has occurred
without any public acknowledgment or debate.
16. Future of Homeland Security
Congress first authorized Customs and Border Protection
to buy unarmed Predators in 2005. Officials in charge of
the fleet cite broad authority to work with police from
budget requests to Congress that cite "interior law
enforcement support" as part of their mission.
In an interview, Michael C. Kostelnik, a retired Air Force
general who heads the office that supervises the
drones, said Predators are flown "in many areas around
the country, not only for federal operators, but also for
state and local law enforcement and emergency
responders in times of crisis."
17. Future Homeland Security
But former Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice), who sat on
the House homeland security intelligence subcommittee
at the time and served as its chairwoman from 2007 until
early this year, said no one ever discussed using
Predators to help local police serve warrants or do other
basic work.
Using Predators for routine law enforcement without
public debate or clear legal authority is a
mistake, Harman said.
"There is no question that this could become something
that people will regret," said Harman, who resigned from
the House in February and now heads the Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars, a Washington
think tank.
18. Future of Homeland Security
Proponents say the high-resolution cameras, heat
sensors and sophisticated radar on the border
protection drones can help track criminal activity in
the United States, just as the CIA uses Predators and
other drones to spy on militants in Pakistan, nuclear
sites in Iran and other targets around the globe.
Advocates say Predators are simply more effective
than other planes. Flying out of earshot and out of
sight, a Predator B can watch a target for 20 hours
nonstop, far longer than any police helicopter or
manned aircraft.
20. Future of Homeland Security
A shoulder-mounted laser that emits a blinding wall of
light capable of repelling rioters is to be trialled by police
under preparations to prevent a repeat of this summer's
looting and arson.
The laser, resembling a rifle and known as an SMU
100, can dazzle and incapacitate targets up to 500m away
with a wall of light up to three metres squared. It costs
£25,000 and has an infrared scope to spot looters in poor
visibility.
Looking at the intense beam causes a short-lived effect
similar to staring at the sun, forcing the target to turn
away.
21. Future of Homeland Security
The Home Office has been considering new forms of
non-lethal equipment since the August riots, with
the limited range of tasers and CS gas leaving a
"capability gap".
Other technology being studied includes 'wireless
electronic interceptors' that can be fired a greater
distance than Tasers, and long-range chemical
irritant projectiles, the newspaper said.
23. Future of Homeland Security
In just two months of existence, OWS had scored
plenty of victories: spreading from New York to more
than 900 cities worldwide; introducing to the
vernacular a potent catchphrase, “We are the 99
percent”; injecting into the national conversation the
topic of income inequality.
Among Occupy’s organizers, there is fervid talk
about occupying both the Democratic and
Republican conventions. About occupying the
National Mall in Washington, D.C. About, in
effect, transforming 2012 into 1968 redux.
25. Future of Homeland Security
In 1967, the Yippie movement had already begun
planning a youth festival in Chicago to coincide with
the Democratic National Convention. They were not
alone; other groups, such as Students For a
Democratic Society and the National Mobilization
Committee to End the War in Vietnam, also made
their presence known.
When asked about anti-war demonstrators, Daley
kept repeating to reporters that “No thousands will
come to our city and take over our streets, or
city, our convention.”
26. Future of Homeland Security
In the end, 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Chicago
for the convention where they were met by 23,000 police
and National Guardsmen.
Daley also thought that one way to prevent
demonstrators from coming to Chicago was to refuse to
grant permits which would allow for people to protest
legally.
After the violence which took place at the Chicago
convention, Daley claimed his primary reason for calling
in so many Guardsmen and police was reports he
received indicating the existence of plots to assassinate
many of the leaders, including himself.