Summary: Americans have long debated how to balance protecting individual liberties while assuring public safety. This debate intensified after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which prompted passage of the USA Patriot Act and other laws. These measures were designed to protect Americans from terrorism, but they also allowed increased government scrutiny of individual activities. Is it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This edition of Frontline examines the consequences of the Bush administration's domestic war on terrorism. Reporter Hedrick Smith details how the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program works and considers whether or not it jeopardizes Americans' civil liberties. The program looks at clashing viewpoints on whether Bush violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007