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February 18, 2004, 06:41 PM
Federal Prosecutor Sues Ashcroft
"The federal prosecutor who won the first and only jury-trial conviction in the war on terrorism sued the Department of Justice on Tuesday, claiming that he was never given adequate support in the case and that senior government officials seemed more interested in publicity than in seeing justice served," the Los Angeles Times reports. In "Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism," Timothy Lynch, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, writes that "government officials typically respond to terrorist attacks by proposing and enacting 'antiterrorism' legislation. To assuage the widespread anxiety of the populace, policymakers make the dubious claim that they can prevent terrorism by curtailing the privacy and civil liberties of the people. Because everyone wants to be safe and secure, such legislation is usually very popular and passes the legislative chambers of Congress with lopsided majorities. As the president signs the antiterrorism bill into effect, too many people indulge in the assumption that they are now safe, since the police, with their newly acquired powers, will somehow be able to foil the terrorists before they can kill again. The plain truth, however, is that it is only a matter of time before the next attack."
Try the CATO site, and use the link to "Breaking The Vicious Cycle"
"The federal prosecutor who won the first and only jury-trial conviction in the war on terrorism sued the Department of Justice on Tuesday, claiming that he was never given adequate support in the case and that senior government officials seemed more interested in publicity than in seeing justice served," the Los Angeles Times reports. In "Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism," Timothy Lynch, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, writes that "government officials typically respond to terrorist attacks by proposing and enacting 'antiterrorism' legislation. To assuage the widespread anxiety of the populace, policymakers make the dubious claim that they can prevent terrorism by curtailing the privacy and civil liberties of the people. Because everyone wants to be safe and secure, such legislation is usually very popular and passes the legislative chambers of Congress with lopsided majorities. As the president signs the antiterrorism bill into effect, too many people indulge in the assumption that they are now safe, since the police, with their newly acquired powers, will somehow be able to foil the terrorists before they can kill again. The plain truth, however, is that it is only a matter of time before the next attack."
Try the CATO site, and use the link to "Breaking The Vicious Cycle"