by harvardnsj | Apr 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Officials in the Obama administration have shown signs of discord in formulating national security policy. Different officials are approaching the government’s anti-terrorism policy from different angles, making it difficult for the Administration to find and...
by harvardnsj | Mar 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
As the intensity of the unacknowledged U.S. drone campaign against al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives in Pakistan has continued to increase throughout 2009 and into 2010, questions about the drone program have grown louder. To preserve the legitimacy and effectiveness...
by harvardnsj | Feb 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, February 27th, President Obama signed a one-year extension of the three expiring sections of the USA PATRIOT Act. These sections are Section 215 (the so-called “library records” provision), Section 206 (involving “roving wiretaps”), and Section 207 (the...
by harvardnsj | Feb 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
In September and October of 2001, an anonymous source dropped a white powder containing deadly anthrax into the mail. The attack killed five people; threatened the safety of Congress, the media, and the public at large; and rekindled the fears still raw from the...
by harvardnsj | Feb 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
As part of the continuing war in Afghanistan, the United States has made extensive use of unmanned Predator drones to carry out reconnaissance as well as armed strikes. On Monday The New York Times reported that a U.S. drone killed three militants in North...
