One criticism of intelligence agencies that people were shocked to hear through the 9/11 Commission Report was that the Central Intelligence Agency had information on some of the suspects involved in the 9/11 plot. This information was requested by FBI agents multiple times but was not handed over because it would have jeopardized the case CIA was building against other operatives. (Soufan, 2011). The PATRIOT Act also allowed warrants to be issued in any district, whether or not the activity being investigated was being conducted in that district or not (Landahl, 2007). It also created penalties for harboring terrorists, increased maximum sentences for terrorism related activities, and most importantly eliminated the statue of limitations for terrorist activities (Landahl, 2007).
The threat of terrorist attacks changed American culture immensely; the devastation wakened the need for protection and a sense of security. Dramatic measures were taken in order to protect this country, so foreign relations were severely affected. Post 9/11 government saw the “link between immigration and security”, and that by changing foreign policy it would “reduce the likelihood of future attacks” (Krikorian 567).The safety measure in airports were countless from metal detectors to full body scans. “The immigration system has being penetrated by the enemy”, the officials realized which led to unfair accusation of innocents (Krikorian 568). “Overzealous officials” grill suspicious foreigners “to the point of near panic” (Khan 559).
The ANZUS Treaty was signed by Australia, New Zealand and the United States in 1951, during the Korean War. This treaty was formed due to the fear of communist expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The ANZUS Treaty benefited Australia as it bound each of the three powers to assist each other in the event of an attack. In 1954, the SEATO treaty was signed to develop a ‘collective defence’ as large poverty-stricken populations were rising up to become communists, supported by China. To Australia, this treaty was to combat communism alongside the US.
1 ASQA's Shotgun Approach Brett Hilder, Argos Consulting A war is going on below the sightlines of the Australian taxpayers. As a combatant, I have been endeavouring to remove the fear related to dealing with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) by unravelling its conduct and offering solutions to Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). It is only in this way that training organisations can be better armed. Now I am returning from the front to report, so that the taxpaying public can be better informed. Based on my company’s experience, ASQA appears to have seriously breached the NVR Act, 2011 on multiple occasions, and in so doing, discouraged quality training.
Furthermore, another reason was to follow the government’s defence policy of ‘Forward Defence’ in order to protect the country. There has been an obvious fear of communism in Australia, especially with the attempted
The Australian legal system has been presented with an amalgam of issues which has challenged legislation, statutory bodies and the Australian community. Recently the rising threat of crime due to Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs along with gun control has posed a serious challenge to our nation’s wellbeing. Similarly gun control, which emanated from the Port Arthur Massacre, has gained widespread attention as the amount of illegal firearms along with suburban shootings is on the rise. There have been many attempts to combat these issues however the effectiveness of legal and non-legal mechanisms in addressing these contemporary issues remains questionable. Outlaw motorcycle gangs are reputed to be involved in the manufacturing and distribution of
Government In times of Crisis Mayor Rudy Giuliani has earned great praise for the role he played in the response to the terrorist attack in New York on September 11th at the time, but he has also become the subject of heavy speculation regarding preparedness before the attack and aspects of the response afterwards. His major fault was in his immediate reaction of assurance because it was indeed lack of preparedness that could have led to the deaths of the first responders at the scene of the attacks. Another ill prepared aspect of the event was The Office of Emergency Management being in the World Trade Center therefore unable to coordinate efforts between police and firefighters for the rescue properly due to their own evacuation from the attacks at the time. Giuliani was highly visible in the aftermath of September 11th. After the attacks, Giuliani coordinated the response of various city departments while organizing the support of state and federal
If Columbus had not taken the actions that he did, the people of the new world may have overthrown him and the western influence and that could have changed the world as we know it forever. This article provides a lot of information that can resolve the controversy over Western Civilization as a whole. Western Civilization is seen as a powerful influence filled with corruption and violence, but according to the article the West has been under attack for centuries. As stated, “Whether it was the Viking, Saracen, Magyar hordes plundering the Carolingian Empire, to Al-Qaida blowing up commutes in New York, Madrid or London.” This sentence shows that the West is only a superpower because it has faced so many obstacles and overcome them all. Everyone has such negative things to say about Western influence but if one of these outside forces overthrew Western Civilization, people would be saying the bad things about that society as well.
The conscription in Australia during World War 1 Conscription was one of the main isuues that divided Australia in World War 1. Many were for and against, and some were equal. Conscription was introduced by Prime Minister William Morris Hughes because he wanted to keep up the strength of the Australian army on the Western Front. There were referendum campaigns hold because of the different opinions about the Conscription. Every people have positive or negative feelings about the war.
The use of mandatory sentencing practices in the Northern Territory from 1997 to 2001, and the application of similar laws in Western Australia, led to considerable public controversy and outcry. These laws, known colloquially as ‘three strikes laws’, may have hindered the effectiveness of discretionary sentencing, the application of mitigating circumstances, and the prison system in achieving justice, through the application of inappropriate penalties which have led to effects more adverse than would exist in a just situation. In a legal sense, mandatory sentencing is the procedure whereby judicial discretion regarding certain crimes and in certain cases is restricted by law. In an Australian context, it has been taken to refer to the procedures applied in the Northern Territory, under the governments of Shane Stone and Denis Burke, whereby mandatory sentences from one month to one year for the third offence relating to property and theft were introduced. These matters gained national attention after the death in custody of Johnno [sic] Warramarrba in February 2001, who committed