The USA Patriot act is a legislation passed by congress for stronger security controls ("USA patriot act," 2001). This act was a result of September 11th attacks, and the 2001 anthrax attacks. The act contains ten titles; enhancing domestic security against terrorism, surveillance procedures, anti-money laundering to prevent terrorism, border security, removing obstacles to investigate terrorism, victims and families of victims of terrorism, increased information sharing for critical infrastructure protection, terrorism criminal law, improved intelligence, and miscellaneous ("USA patriot act," 2001). Title I, enhancing domestic security against terrorism provides funds for terrorist prevention security services, and for the terrorist screening center administered by the FBI ("USA patriot act," 2001). Title II, surveillance procedures, allows agencies to use enhanced surveillance procedures for any suspected terrorist.
History and Summary of the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security is a program that was created after the 9/11 attacks. The focus of the department was to protect the United States against terrorist attacks and to be able to respond in the event of an attack. The DHS became official in November 2002 when the Homeland Security Act was passed and signed by Congress. DHS consists of 5 departments that all ensure the safety of our country. Counterterrorism is the department that mainly focuses on preventing terrorism, preventing the use, possession, or transport of harmful chemicals, and enhancing the security in the United States.
The act also expands the definition of terrorism to include domestic terrorism, thus enlarging the number of activities to which the USA Patriot Act’s expanded law enforcement powers can be applied. Recent polls discovered that comparable uncertainty continues in the psyches of a segment of American society (ACLU,2008) .The problem that permeates the USA Patriot act deals with the infringements of ones civil liberties. A great deal of the debate over the Act stems from modifying to foreign intelligence surveillance law, National Security Letters; reports encourage interdictions and mandatory detention laws.
To what extent was the USA’s response to international aggression based solely on protecting its own national interests in the years 1991-2004? In the years 1991 to 2004 the USA’s response international aggression was often based on protecting its own national interests. Post 9/11 especially saw the USA base nearly all of its responses on protecting its own national interests. However, on some occasions prior to 9/11 they did show some desire to protect global interests rather than just their own. Due to the events of the 11th September 2001 the USA began its war on terror, and specifically targeted was George Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ which included; Iran, Iraq and North Korea.
What activities, events, or decisions are likely to stimulate further growth of this organization? Why? Apply the current APA standards for writing style and citing references. M5_A1: Discussion: Metaphors and Terrorism 27 June 2012 1. The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological,” (Feith, 2004).
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The Homeland Security Act of 2002 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 was introduced in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and subsequent mailings of anthrax spores. On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002. “In consideration of the breadth of the Act’s intended goals to defend the United States and protect citizens from the dangers of a new era, as declared by President Bush” (2003). This Act created a significant impact on America, and a new federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), which was combined 22 existing and separate federal agencies, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Secret Service, the Customs Service, the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the Border Patrol. The primary mission of DHS is pursuit of the following objectives, prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from domestic terrorist attacks; care out all functions of various entities transferred to DHS; and ensure that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by homeland security efforts, activities and programs.
Naeja Silar February 19, 2010 Domestic and International Terrorism Week 7- Term Paper Terrorism in the Media Terrorism involves symbolic communication usually aimed at an audience far beyond the immediate victims of violence. Terrorism is such an effective communication device that governments respond by trying to send their own messages through the media. Communication develops in three primary manners. The first, and most obvious, involves the reporting of terrorist events. Media exposure magnifies events, campaigns, and causes, and both terrorists and governments attempt to manipulate reports so that they are portrayed in a favorable light.
2013.) Living up to its name the USA PATRIOT Act is designed to allow and expand the use of the tools that the government feels necessary to intercept and obstruct terrorism. From my personal experience I don’t think the general public knows that most of these tools were already in place. There were just more structured and restrictive rules put into place to cover our
In The United States, there is specific legislation and laws dedicated solely to the deterrence of terrorism and domestic terrorism. These laws are placed on top of existing laws dealing specifically with terrorism. One act of legislation in recent years signed into law by George W. Bush, was the “United States of America Patriot Act,” also known as “The Patriot Act.” This set of
May 12, 2008 Search and Disrupt The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has worked for years building up strong cases to prosecute individuals that have committed crimes. After the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, the FBI has gotten together to revamp their focus. Should the FBI continue to work to build cases against those individuals that causes a threat to the citizens of the United States or should the focus their efforts on preventing future terrorist attacks? Many federal officers and people in political positions are sure that there will be another attack. They feel that it will be better to prevent than to spend all the energy to prosecute people already in custody.