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Taking liberties

Number 19850
Subject Terrorism
Source Newsday (New York)
State NY
Year 2002
Publication Date Sept. 15-19
Summary Newsday details the changes made by the Bush administration in order to switch from prosecuting past terrorist attacks to preventing new ones. According to the contest entry summary, the most significant changes are transforming the immigration system into a law enforcement tool without the guarantee of a lawyer; broadening agencies' powers to investigate businessmen for allegedly funding terrorist activities; detaining people as terrorism suspects without filing charges against them. The series provides concrete examples.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 32
Keywords Muslims;Middle East;Sept. 11;jihad;Osama bin Laden;immigration;immigrants;FBI;INS;Justice Department;civil liberties;human rights
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