The intelligence reports are shared amongst other departments so that national security is observed with an inner eye of the government. Further, the agenda set out by the president, attempted to make sure that the privacy right of the people is observed and preserved by the intelligence department. This aspect is has now become questionable by many residents as a result of the leaks of the NSA
Down with the Patriot Act The Patriot Act is a very controversial law. It allows the government much more room to do as they please. Some of these practices that government officials can do are monitoring phone calls, emails, and going through personal records. They say this will help prevent terrorism, but is losing one’s privacy really worth it? Could there be a better way to prevent terrorism?
From the Ashes of September 11th Comes Forth a New Nation & United We Stand The acts of terrorism committed on September 11th affected more than just those who lived in the cities that were attacked. Almost every American still hears the echo of the plane hitting the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 and the South Tower at 9:03. After the Pentagon was attacked at 9:38 the S Tower collapse killing countless people whereas the N tower collapsed at 10:28. Though this country has always been considered a patriotic nation although its patriotic tone has never been widely heard. Despite the many negative aspects of the terrorist attacks, the changes that also came from the attacks will change the way our nation defines the word security.
8:56 A.M. September 11th, 2001: Hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 crash into floors 93-99 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building, the first of four crashes that day. The devastating events of September 11th caused a universal increase in American security; from airports to the government itself, more drastic, yet necessary, additions to our security have been made, prioritizing safety over privacy and convenience. These enhancements are necessary measures to help insure our constitutional, unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Since the September 11th terrorist attacks many measures have been taken to ensure the safety of American citizens; the most drastic of these changes can be seen in the American airports and
The privacy of millions of people can be violated because the government believes its right. But people who believe they have a right to privacy aren't aloud. That should not happen. Peoples rights should be before the governments. Humans should be able to say no to the NSA and protect their
On September 11, 2001, The United States of America and the whole world witnessed the most extreme terrorist incident ever committed on U.S. soil. It was perpetrated by Muslim extremists using commercial airliners as projectiles of destruction. The attacks on September 11, 2001 left nearly three thousand people dead. Following the attacks there was much speculation as to why these attacks were not prevented from happening. In the months following the attacks, President Bush assigned Attorney General Ashcroft the task of producing legislation to assist the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement community to prevent such of an atrocity from occurring again.
The National Security Agency (abbreviated NSA) is the creator and manager of the signals intelligence agency of the United States of America who’s responsibility it is to check and analyze all foreign communications. The NSA also protects the United States Government information and communication systems. The purpose of the NSA is to protect us, but is necessary to spy on everything that we do? Many feel as though it is unconstitutional, something should be done about it others feel as though it is right because it allows the Government to protect us from anything and or anyone who may harm us. Ever since the attack on 9/11 the
Though in the attempts to obtain security, the people of the United States are giving up their freedoms and others are having those same freedoms taken away from them. The pursuit of stopping terrorism has taken precedence over an individuals civil rights. Surveillance has increased in attempts to catch terrorists. Under the USA Patriot Act which is the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism," police agencies are given the authority to conduct Internet and expanded telephone surveillance, as well as loosen the restrictions placed on the C.I.A in the 1970's to engage in domestic surveillance. The Patriot act presents a broadened definition of terrorism, and provides some level of detention of suspected terrorists as
When Americans began to believe that weapons of mass destruction existed and decided that Iraq was providing support to al Queda, the war could be justified as an act of self defense. Bush also told Americans by invading Iraq he would bring a democracy to their country to better the policies and enforce democratic beliefs in their country. The role of the media plays an imminent part in the run up to the war in Iraq. The media repeatedly showed the planes crashing into the World Trade Centers. People were watching this horrific act being shown on every news channel for weeks after the attacks occurred.
DHS merged 22 federal agencies and dissolved INS, which had been part of the Department of Justice since 1941. The terrorist attacks of 2001 became a catalyst for passage of far-reaching laws with implications not only for suspected terrorists, but also for foreign-born individuals already in the United States and all noncitizens seeking to enter the country. The most well-known among these has been the USA Patriot Act, which then President George W. Bush signed in October 2001” (Retrieved from http://www.migrationinformation.org, 2011). The act expanded the law enforcement powers of the federal government to uphold illegal immigration