America's Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights

ISBN-13: 9780820476087 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 231 str.

Walter M. Brasch

Opis

Within six weeks of 9/11, in a nation gripped by fear and hatred, Congress overwhelmingly approved the USA PATRIOT Act, drafted in secret by the Department of Justice. There was almost no debate, and few in Congress were given more than a few hours to read the 342-page document. In America s Unpatriotic Acts, award-winning journalist and university professor Walter M. Brasch looks not just at the effects of the PATRIOT Act upon the nation, but also at the innumerable civil rights violations conducted in the United States, as well as by the United States in foreign countries during the three years following 9/11."

Recenzje

"This lucid and well-documented study of the PATRIOT Act and related government initiatives quotes Benjamin Franklin's argument that 'They who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety'. This book reveals in meticulous detail how far we have traveled down that road, and what may lie ahead if we do not heed Franklin's warning." (Noam Chomsky Author of '9-11' and 'Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies')
"The United States is now an evolving police state in the guise of national security, but here comes Walter M. Brasch, a contemporary Paul Revere, galloping through on a steed of information and warning... 'America's Unpatriotic Acts' serves as a red alert, spotlighting domestic terrorists who reek with arrogance as they assault our civil liberties. Responsibly researched and diligently documented, it transcends liberal/conservative labels and reveals the utter arrogance behind cutesy acronyms, yet also provides a ray of hope for repeal of the PATRIOT Act. This comprehensive book ought to become a Constitutional amendment, immediately." (Paul Krassner, Editor of 'The Realist'; Author of 'Murder at the Conspiracy Convention: And Other American Absurdities')
"'America's Unpatriotic Acts' is a powerful, persuasive, and expertly documented indictment against the tactics of fear that resulted in the PATRIOT Act and the Bush administration's use of it to skirt the Bill of Rights and promote a political agenda. Walter Brasch comprehensively reports the story with page-turning suspense." (Barbara S. Reed, Journalism and Media Studies, Rutgers University)

O autorze

The Author: Walter M. Brasch is a syndicated columnist and book author, specializing in social issues.