Terrorism and tyranny : trampling freedom, justice, and peace to rid the world of evil /
James Bovard.
- First Palgrave Macmillan edition.
- 440 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-424) and index.
Introduction -- The first American war on terrorism -- Blundering to 9/11 -- Patriot railroad : safety through servility -- Plunder and proclaim victory -- Racking up the numbers -- Salvation through surveillance -- Groping to safety -- License for tyranny -- State terrorism and moral clarity -- The drugs-terrorism charade -- The Israeli model for fighting terrorism -- Iraq and the war on terrorism -- Bastardizing freedom -- A few steps to protect America -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
""The war on terrorism is the first political growth industry of the new Millennium." So begins Jim Bovard's newest and, in some ways, most provocative book as he casts yet another jaundiced eye on Washington and the motives behind protecting "the homeland" and prosecuting a wildly unpopular war with Iraq. For James Bovard, as always, it all comes down to a trampling of personal liberty and an end to privacy as we know it. From airport security follies that protect no one to increased surveillance of individuals and skyrocketing numbers of detainees, the war on terrorism is taking a toll on individual liberty and no one tells the whole grisly story better than Bovard."--Publisher description.
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Terrorism--Government policy--United States War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Civil rights--United States
United States--Politics and government--2001- United States--Foreign relations--2001-