Confronting terror : 9/11 and the future of American national security / [edited by] Dean Reuter, John Yoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reuter, Dean, 1960-

Yoo, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st American ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After the September 11, 2001 attacks the United States went to war. With thousands of Americans killed, billions of dollars in damage, and aggressive military and security measures in response, we are still living with the war a decade later. A change of presidential administration has not dulled controversy over the most fundamental objectives, strategies and tactics of the war, or whether it is even a war. This book clears the air over the meaning of 9/11, and sets the stage for a reasoned, clear, and considered discussion of the future with a collection of essays commemorating the 10

Contents:

Title Page; Dedication; Introduction; in memory of barbara k. olson; the obama response to september 11; 9/11 in its historical context; war v. crime: breaking the chains of the old security paradigm; a unified defense against terrorists; reforming the intelligence community; the imperfect reconciliation of liberty and security; torture and democratic accountability: an oxymoron?; nuremburg revisited and revised: the legitimation of torture in the united states; stopping the terrorists; confronting the animating ideology of the enemy; Interrogation

fear: the tail wagging the post-9/11 policy dogliberty, security, and the USA patriot act; protection of our national security-revisited; access to justice in the "war on terror"; problematic post-9/11 judicial inactivism: immunizing executive branch overreaching; the guantánamo mess; our fighting faith, ten years later; Conclusion; AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES; Acknowledgments; ENDNOTES; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613287212

9781283287210

1283287218

9781594035630

1594035636

OCLC:

751694751