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Civil Liberties in the Terror Age
ResumeThe Bush administration has argued that it needs extended legal powers to fight the War on Terror in America, and abroad. But at what point does the long arm of the law reach too far into the lives of Americans?
Click the "Listen" link to hear about Patriot Act II, American civil liberties and security concerns in America's War on Terror.
Guests:
David Cole, professor of law at Georgetown University, author of "Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism"
John Yoo, visiting professor of law at the University of Chicago, former deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice
Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst
This program aired on September 22, 2003.