The War on Terrorism and Civil Liberties
See also
The USA Patriot Act
The 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001 have triggered a spate of security-related
legislation, some already passed and some still being proposed and
debated. The conflicting issues of securing the nation from terrorists
and safeguarding our civil liberties have become part of a national
debate. The resources below have been compiled to assist those wishing
to learn more so that they may themselves contribute to the debate.
Civil Liberties and Terrorism
| Call Number |
Title |
Author |
| 303.625 Dershow |
Why Terrorism Works |
Alan M. Dershowitz |
| 303.635 Just Re |
A Just Response: The Nation on Terrorism,
Democracy, and September 11, 2001 |
Katrina Vanden Heuvel,
editor |
| 323.01 Dershow |
Shouting Fire: Civil Liberties in a Turbulent Age |
Alan Dershowitz |
| 323.0973 Chang 2002 |
Silencing Political Dissent: How Post-September 11
Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties |
Nancy Chang |
| 323.0973 Cole 2002 |
Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing
Civil Liberties in the Name of National |
David Cole and
James X. Dempsey |
| 324.062 Fisher |
Presidential War Power |
Louis Fisher |
| YA 342.085 Levy 2000 |
Civil Liberties |
Debbie Levy |
| 342.085 Rehnqui 1998 |
All the Laws But One: Civil Liberties in Wartime |
William Rehnquist |
| 973.931 Hanson |
An Autumn of War: What America Learned From September
11 and the War on Terrorism
|
Victor David
Hanson |
Osama Bin Laden/Al-Qaeda
|
| Call Number |
Title |
Author |
| 303.625 Alexand |
Usama bin Laden’s Al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist
Network |
Yonah Alexander |
|
303.625 Binlade Bodansk
|
Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America |
Yossef Bodansky |
| 953.8053 Bergen |
Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama Bin
Laden |
Peter L. Bergen |
| 958.104 Rashid |
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in
Central Asia
|
Ahmed Rashid
|
|
958.1046 Binlade Jacquar 2002 |
In the Name of Osama Bin Laden: Global
Terrorism and the Bin Laden Brotherhood |
Roland Jacquard |
| 958.1046 Through |
Through Our Enemies’ Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical
Islam, and the Future of America |
|
| 973.931 Corbin |
Al Qaeda: In Search of the Terror Network that
Threatens the World
|
Jane Corbin |
Related Material
| Call Number |
Title |
Author |
|
814.5
Vidal
|
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be
So Hated |
Gore Vidal |
| 973 Hertsga |
The Eagle’s Shadow: Why America Fascinates and
Infuriates the World |
Mark
Hertsgaard
|
| 973.931 Friedma |
Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After
September 11 |
Thomas L. Friedman
|
| 973.931 Gertz |
Breakdown: How America’s Intelligence Failures Led
to September 11 |
Bill Gertz |
|
974.7104 Langewi |
American Ground, Unbuilding the World Trade Center |
William Langewiesche |
Websites
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) www.aclu.org
ACLU of Idaho http://members.aol.com/idaclu/
Boise Patriots
Cato Institute www.cato.org
Chabot College www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/terrorism.html
Department of Homeland Security www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/
Electronic Frontier Foundation www.eff.org
Electronic Privacy Information Center www.epic.org
In Defense of Freedom www.indefenseoffreedom.org/organizations.html
National Center for Policy Analysis http://www.ncpa.org/iss/ter/civil.html
Last updated:
07/10/2008
ed/AS
