Description - Civil Liberties and National Security by William H. Webster
The debate regarding the effect of post-9/11 national security programs on civil liberties and human rights has become increasingly sharp and sustained. Disagreements have been frequent, heated, and well publicized - so much so that even highly technical programs, techniques, policies, and laws have become part of the public lexicon. Now-familiar terms include enemy combatant status, coercive interrogation, Total Information Awareness, the Patriot Act, warrantless wiretapping, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, national security letters, and data mining.Launched in the fall of 2006 under the direction of former 9/11 commissioner Bob Kerrey and former director of Central Intelligence William H. Webster, the Task Force has evaluated the national experience since the events of 9/11. Based on a careful and nonpartisan assessment of executive authority, legislative activity and oversight, and judicial review, the Task Force has developed a policy approach that can help the U.S. government and the American public make sound decisions in the face of another major terrorist attack.
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