Did America's proud history of civil liberties come tumbling down on September 11? In this searing analysis of the US Patriot Act the author seeks to start a different, parallel dialog about the "war on terrorism," to prevent it becoming a war on ourselves and a war on the Constitution. A wake-up call for Americans concerned with preserving our nation's values.
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In this very important study, C. W. Michaels gives us a unique guide and commentary, based on meticulous research, to the ominous growth of the national security state. His analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act is immensely useful and a wake up call for all Americans concerned with defending our civil liberties. --Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States
No Greater Threat ... sounds a shrill alarm, warning us of where we may be headed, toward a new society in which George Orwell's "Big Brother" and "The Thought Police" become all too real .... The book includes a meticulous description of each of the PATRIOT Act parts, identifies and examines 12 common characteristics of a national security state, and discusses how those characteristics are taking shape, in some places very quickly .... [we need to] get out of the minefield the USA PATRIOT Act has, despite good intentions, seeded for us. Reading Chuck Michaels' book is a start. --Christopher Gaul, The Catholic Review
... Michaels writes that 'whether and to what extent America will become a national security state will be decided in a very short time: within the next three, no more than five, years.' No Greater Threat is an essential reference for those who will be involved in the struggle to make sure it does not. --Susan Lantz, Indymedia --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
No Greater Threat ... sounds a shrill alarm, warning us of where we may be headed, toward a new society in which George Orwell's "Big Brother" and "The Thought Police" become all too real .... The book includes a meticulous description of each of the PATRIOT Act parts, identifies and examines 12 common characteristics of a national security state, and discusses how those characteristics are taking shape, in some places very quickly .... [we need to] get out of the minefield the USA PATRIOT Act has, despite good intentions, seeded for us. Reading Chuck Michaels' book is a start. --Christopher Gaul, The Catholic Review
... Michaels writes that 'whether and to what extent America will become a national security state will be decided in a very short time: within the next three, no more than five, years.' No Greater Threat is an essential reference for those who will be involved in the struggle to make sure it does not. --Susan Lantz, Indymedia --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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After graduating law school, C. William Michaels clerked for a trial court judge in Maryland, then became Editor and General Manager of a local newspaper. Afterwards, he was a freelance writer and editor, including weekly columns for a legal newspaper, a metropolitan newspaper, and (briefly) as a commentator for a national religion-oriented newspaper. For two years, he was also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Baltimore.
Mr. Michaels later served as Legal Editor at the Bureau of National Affairs, then he began his appellate practice and legal research/writing business.
Mr. Michaels was a chief organizer of a weekend of events at Goucher College in May 1993 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Catonsville 9 , the seminal Vietnam War protest, with the participation of Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills, Molly Rush of the Thomas Merton Center and former Plowshares activist, and Brendan Walsh from Viva House/Baltimore Catholic Worker. He serves on the planning committee for the annual Social Ministry Convocation, held in the Baltimore Archdiocese and sponsored by the Campaign for Human Development (CHD), and is on the boards and committees of many peace and justice organizations.
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This review is from: No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security State (Paperback)
This is a GREAT book. It's in-depth analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act will bring a chill to your spine with every page as you watch your Bill of Rights melt away. The further analysis of past police states will frighten you as you see the parallels being drawn in our government today. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!
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