Terrorism | Antiterrorism Legislation Threatens Civil Liberties

To quote Thomas Paine, author of the Revolutionary War pamphlets The American Crisis and Common Sense, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”

The freedoms we hold dear are under attack—and I’m not talking about by [terrorist network] Al-Qaeda. I’m talking about by the Bush administration and Congress.

In the year since 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and flew three into the World Trade Center and Pentagon [on September 11, 2001], as America mourned the 3,000 or so who died and fretted over the dangers of what many perceive as a...

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