EFF "Censorship & Privacy - Terrorism & Militias " Archive

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• patriot2draft.html
  OCR-HTML-ized version of the Patriot 2 draft legislation (mirrored from Daily Rotten: http://www.dailyrotten.com/source-docs/patriot2draft.html)
• son-of-patriot.php
  This is a Jan. 9 draft of a new, "Son of Patriot Act" that would give the government even more domestic intelligence-gathering, surveillance and other powers, while decreasing public access to information and accountability.
• hr3162.php
  HTML version of H.R. 3162
• hr3162.pdf
  PDF verssion of H.R. 3162 (673k)
• antiterrorism_chill.php
  The Electronic Frontier Foundation's survey of the chilling effects of anti-terrorism laws, actions and sentiment: the chilling effects of anti-terrorism - National Security's toll on freedom of expression and freedom of information.
• 20011212_eff_usapa_sunset_analysis.html
  Electronic Frontier Foundation Analysis of USA-PATRIOT Act sunset provisions and threats to civil liberties. Includes recommendations that Congress use its plenary powers to critically oversee implementation and use of the new surveillance law. (Dec. 12, 2001)
• 20011031_eff_usa_patriot_analysis.html
  Electronic Frontier Foundation analysis of civil liberties impact of the Uniting & Strengthening of American by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA-PATRIOT) Act surveillance law (a.k.a USAPA). (Oct. 31, 2001)
• 20010926_eff_wiretap_pr.html
  Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release: Proposed Anti-Terrorism Laws Overbroad and Overreaching: All Computer Trespass Treated as Terrorism. San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today condemned portions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) currently under consideration in Congress which would treat all computer trespass as terrorism. "Treating low-level computer crimes as terrorist acts is not an appropriate response to recent events," said EFF Executive Director Shari Steele. "A relatively harmless online prankster should not face a potential life sentence in prison." The ATA includes provisions that dramatically increase the penalties for acts that have no apparent relationship to terrorism. (Sep. 26, 2001)
• 20020925_patriot_act.html
  USA PATRIOT Act Public Law 107-56 107th Congress, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
• 20011029_idof_doj_foia_letter.html
  Freedom of Information Act request letter to U.S. Department of Justice urging full disclosure on individuals arrested or detained in wake of Sep. 11 attacks; signed by many public interest organizations (members of the In Defense of Freedom [IDoF] Coalition). (Oct. 29, 2001)
• 20011015_hr2975_usaa_bill.html
  Rep. Sensenbrenner-sponsored "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA), H.R. 2975, anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation as passed by the House and sent to the Senate (Oct. 15, 2001)
• 20011012_usaa_bill_draft.html
  Rep. Sensenbrenner-sponsored draft "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA) anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation; this version is a revision of the Senate-passed version, which borrows some of the "sunset" features of the PATRIOT bill (Oct. 12, 2001)
• 20011012_usaa_bill_draft.pdf
  Rep. Sensenbrenner-sponsored draft "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA) anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation; this version is a revision of the Senate-passed version, which borrows some of the "sunset" features of the PATRIOT bill (Oct. 12, 2001) [PDF version]
• 20011004_usaa_s1510_bill.html
  Sen. Thomas Daschle, Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Orrin Hatch's "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA), S. 1510, anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation, something of a compromise between the DoJ's ATA/MATA and the more moderate House version, PATRIOT Act. On Oct. 11, it passed the Senate 96-1. (Oct. 4, 2001)
• 20010921_usaa_bill_draft.html
  [D-VT] Sen. Patrick Leahy-sponsored draft "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA) anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation. HTML version. (Sep. 21, 2001)
• 20010921_usaa_bill_draft.pdf
  [D-VT] Sen. Patrick Leahy-sponsored draft "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA) anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation. PDF version. (Sep. 21, 2001)
• 20010921_leahy_usaa_summary.html
  Summary, by [D-VT] Sen. Patrick Leahy's staff, of the Leahy-sponsored draft "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA) anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation (Sep. 21, 2001)
• 20010921_leahy_usaa_analysis.html
  Analysis, by [D-VT] Sen. Patrick Leahy's staff, of the Leahy-sponsored draft "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" (USA Act or USAA) anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation (Sep. 21, 2001)
• 20011002_patriot_hr2975_bill.html
  The "Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001", H.R. 2975, the Sensenbrenner/Conyers compromise version of anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation. Nearly identical to draft version from Oct. 1. Probably similar to or same as the House Judiciary Cmte. Democrats' compromise bill. (Oct. 2, 2001)
• 20011002_patriot_hr2975_bill.pdf
  The "Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001", H.R. 2975, the Sensenbrenner/Conyers compromise version of anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation. Nearly identical to draft version from Oct. 1. Probably similar to or same as the House Judiciary Cmte. Democrats' compromise bill. (Oct. 2, 2001) [PDF version]
• 20011001_patriot_bill_draft.html
  The draft "Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001", the Sensenbrenner/Conyers compromise version of anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation. Probably similar to or same as the House Judiciary Cmte. Democrats' compromise bill (Oct. 1, 2001)
• 20011001_patriot_bill_draft.pdf
  The draft "Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001", the Sensenbrenner/Conyers compromise version of anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation. Probably similar to or same as the House Judiciary Cmte. Democrats' compromise bill (Oct. 1, 2001) [PDF version]
• 20011001_house_patriot_analysis.html
  Analysis, provided by the sponsors, of the draft "Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001", the Sensenbrenner/Conyers compromise version of anti-terrorism and surveillance legislation, introdcued Oct. 2 as H.R. 2975. (Oct. 1, 2001)
• 20010927_house_compromise_summary.html
  House-provided summary of House Judiciary Committee Democrats' compromise draft anti-terrorism bill, the "Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001". Considerably more moderate than the Anti-Terrorism Act proposed by the Justice Department. Probably similar to or same as the PATRIOT bill. (Sep. 27, 2001)
• 20010919_ata_bill_draft.html
  Second draft of Department of Justice draft surveillance and anti-terrorism bill, renamed the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 (ATA), originally proposed as the Mobilization Against Terrorism Act (MATA). (Sep. 20, 2001)
• 20010927_eff_ata_analysis.html
  Electronic Frontier Foundation Analysis of Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2001: How it would change FISA surveillance (Sep. 27, 2001)
• fisa_faq.html
  EFF-prepared Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). (Sep 27, 2001)
• 20010919_doj_ata_analysis.html
  US Justice Department analysis of their own draft Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), originally drafted as the Mobilization Against Terrorism Act (MATA). Draft version. (Sep. 19, 2001)
• 20010920_ata_redline_ia.html
  "Redline" showing how Title I, Subtitle A of Sep. 20, 2001 draft Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) would amend existing law (Sep. 20, 2001)
• 20010920_ata_redline_ib.html
  "Redline" showing how Title I, Subtitle B Sections 151-157 of Sep. 20, 2001 draft Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) would amend existing law (Sep. 20, 2001)
• 20010919_mata_bill_draft.html
  Department of Justice legislative proposal in response to the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. While much of it consists of potentially reasonable antiterrorism measures, the draft bill contains many disturbing expansions of police and intelligence surveillance powers, and includes FBI "wishlist" items that have nothing to do with terrorism. This is the early draft version, later replaced with the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) version, later the same day. (Sep. 19, 2001)
• 20010919_doj_mata_analysis.html
  US Justice Department analysis of their own draft Mobilization Against Terrorism Act (MATA), later redrafted as the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). Draft version. (Sep. 19, 2001)
• 20010919_eff_wiretap_pr.html
  Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release: DOJ's Anti-Terrorism Bill Would Dismantle Civil Liberties - Legislate to Improve Security Not Eliminate Freedoms. San Francisco - EFF today criticized the "Mobilization Against Terrorism Act" (MATA) a.k.a. "Anti-Terrorism Act" (ATA) proposed by the US Department of Justice because many provisions of the bill would dramatically alter the civil liberties landscape through unnecessarily broad restrictions on free speech and privacy rights in the United States and abroad. EFF again urged Congress to act with deliberation in approving only measures that are effective in preventing terrorism while protecting the freedoms of Americans. (issued Sep. 19, 2001; updated Sep. 20, 2001)
• 20010913_sa1562_hr2500_amendment.html
  Excerpts from the Combating Terrorism Act (CTA), Senate Amendment S.AMDT.1562 to House Bill H.R.2500 with new system cracker wiretap provisions. Very similar to the House draft bill, Public Safety and Cyber Security Enhancement Act (PSCSEA). (Sep. 13, 2001)
• 20010919_eff_sa1562_analysis.html
  DRAFT EFF analysis of the Combating Terrorism Act (CTA), S.A. 1562 (S.AMDT.1562), a Senate amendment to House-passed appropriations bill H.R. 2500, containing various anti-terrorism provisions - and other provisions that masquerade as anti-terrorism provisions but which are not. Among the goals of the legislation is increasing law enforcement wiretapping authority and scope. (Sep. 19, 2001)
• 20010913_senate_sa1562_debate.html
  Senate Debate (such as it was) on the Combating Terrorism Act (CTA) surveillance amendment S.A. 1562 to bill H.R. 2500, from the Congressional Record (Sep. 13, 2001)
• 20010920_pscsea_bill_draft.html
  Public Safety and Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 (PSCSEA) draft bill, proposed by Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman, House Subcommittee on Crime. Similar to the Senate amendment (to H.R. 2500) S.A. 1562, Combating Terrorism Act (CTA). (Sep. 20, 2001)
• 20010920_joint_statement.html
  Joint Statement In Defense of Freedom at a Time of Crisis: EFF & numerous other organizations urge reflection and caution in the wake of the World Trade Center attack, and remind policymakers that sacrificing liberty for security is not a legitimate goal. (Sep. 20, 2001)
• 20010917_ashcroft_mueller_statement.html
  Attorney General John Ashcroft Remarks at Press Briefing, with FBI Director Robert Mueller, on new wiretapping legislation and other anti-terrorism issues (Sep. 17, 2001)
• 19990429_faa_alert.html
  Alert: The U.S. Dept. of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has submitted a proposal to require airlines to use a computer-assisted passenger screening program that selects passengers both randomly and who fit the supposed profile of a terrorist for heightened security examination of their checked bags.
• 960801_terrorbill.alert
  ALERT: ACTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! Newly revised "anti-terrorism" legislation poses privacy threats: Warrantless wiretaps, roving wiretaps, and greatly expanded wiretapping capabilities. DEADLINE: Aug. 1, to Aug. 2 at the latest!
• 960424_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  ACLU press release condemning the signing of the so-called counter-terrorism bill into law.
• 960417_aclu_clinton.letter
  ACLU letter to President Clinton, urging veto of the "anti-terrorism" (and decidedly anti-American-freedom) legislation nearing passage.
• 960417_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  ACLU announcement of deceptive attempts by committee reviewing "terrorism" bill to sneak anti-privacy, and other dangerous, measures past the House of Representatives.
• 960415_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  announcement of ACLU efforts to convince the House and Senate conferees to reject President Clinton's call for counter-terrorism legislation that would gut the Bill of Rights
• 960318_aclu_terror_immig_bills.announce
  Press releases from ACLU, regarding "Congressional shell game": Dangerous provisions stripped from terrorism bill only to reappear a week later in anti-immigration bill!
• 960313_aclu_terror_immig_bills.article
  Op-ed piece by ACLU's Laura W. Murphy: Congress might as well declare March 13-20 "National Wiretap Week", given the content of the anti-terrorism and anti-immigration bills our legislature seems hell-bent on passing despite mounting constitutionality concerns.
• 960313_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  ACLU announces taht the revision of the House "anti-terrorism" bill still severely threatens the civil liberties of every US citizen.
• 960312_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  ACLU Warns: Don't Be Deceived. House Leadership Maneuvers on Anti-Terrorism Bill; Continues To Threaten Civil Liberties, Personal Freedom
• 960307_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  ACLU announcement: "Family of Oklahoma City Bombing Victim Will Speak Out Against Habeas Corpus 'Reform' and Antiterrorism Bill"
• 960305_aclu_terror_bill.announce
  ACLU press release: "So-called Counterterrorism Bill Moving; Rules Committee Sets Clock Ticking to Floor Debate"
• 960229_aclu_terror_bill.background
  "ACLU Background Briefing: House Prepares to Consider Revised Terrorism Bill: Individual Rights, Personal Freedom Even More At Risk"
• 951215_tartaro_terror_bills.article
  Article by Joseph P. Tartaro, exec. ed. of _The_New_Gun_Week_, on the dangers to civil liberties posed by the House & Senate "anti-terrorism" bills (see also Hagin article).
• 951215_hagin_nacdl_habeas.article
  Article by Leslie J. Hagin of Nat'l. Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, on the threats to civil liberties posed by HR 1710 and S 735, in particular their 'reform' of the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus.
• 951206_aclu_terror_bills_opposition.announce
  ACLU press release: Gun Groups, Civil Liberties Organizations Announce Opposition To Provisions of Counter-Terrorism Legislation
• 951206_aclu_terror_bills.statement
  "More Law Enforcement Power, No Accountability - The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Must Fail", statement of Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU National Washington Office
• 951206_aclu_nra_hr.letter
  Letter of ACLU, NRA and many other organizations, alerting Speaker Newt Gingrich and Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of the US House of Representatives about the constitutional and social dangers posed by the House anti-terrorism legislation's over-breadth.
• 951206_ccrkba_terror_bills.announce
  Citizens' Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms press release regarding coalition with ACLU and other disparate organizations against the "absolutely outrageous" expansion of federal law enforcement's authority to trample our rights, as codified in the House "anti-terrorism" legislation.
• 951206_nra_terror_bills.statement
  NRA Institute for Legislative Action statement against the so-called "anti-terrorism" bills.
• 951206_goa_terror_bills.announce
  Gun Owners of America press release regarding GOA's opposing to the government's "Terror Bills".
• 951206_lawprofs_hr1710_gingrich.letter
  Letter (to Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich) signed by a number of leading law professors, urging the withdrawal or defeat of HR 1710, the Comprehensive Antiterrorism bill, on civil liberties grounds
• 951206_nacdl_terror_bills.announce
  National Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers Legislative Committee press relss release attacking the "Tap 'Em, Entrap 'Em and Zap 'Em" terrorism bill as a threat to the rights of all Americans.
• 19950511_berman_netbomb_senate_jud.testimony
  Testimony of Jerry Berman, Center for Democracy and Technology, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on unconstitutionality of "anti-terrorism" bills that would censor "violent" or "bomb-making" information on the Net.
• epic_to_specter.letter
  Letter from EPIC to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), arguing that the FBI has broad enough powers to investigate terrorism as it is, and that any expansion would result in undue restriction of citizens' rights.
• fbi_counterterror.policy
  Center for National Security Studies explanation of the FBI Domestic Counterterrorism Program, including examples and issues to be considered.
• fbi_unabomber_net.letter
  open letter to the Internet community from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation seeking assistance in identifying the Unabomber.
• hr1635_95.bill
  Introduced by Representative Gephardt (D-MO). This bill is intended to combat domestic terrorism. It increasing the access and use of substantive investigative enhancements, substantive prosecutive enhancements and criminal penalties. Reffered to the Committee on the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services and Commerce.
• hr1655_95_bill.old
  Intelligence Authorization Act of 1995, as introduced. Preserved for comparison purposes with the version that passed (archived here as hr1655_96.act).
• hr1655_96.act
  Intelligence Authorization Act of 1996. Includes provision for easier police and spy agency access to credit records. Passed into law, as Public Law 104-93, 1996.
• hr1710_95.bill
  Introduced by Representative Hyde (R-IL). A bill to combat terrorism. Entitled the Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act of 1995. It lists new offenses, increased penalties, investigative tools, nuclear materials and immigration related policies. Was reffered to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• hr2703_96.bill
  The Hyde Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act was introduced December 5, 1995. Written to attempt to control acts of terrorism in America. According to the ACLU, such legislation gives the Executive Branch the authority to determine what groups would be labeled as terrorist organizations. It increases the opportunity for government infringement in the area of wiretapping and the confiscation of personal records on an unprecedented scale. Closely related to Hyde's very similar H.R. 2768, the Effective Death Penalty and Antiterrorism Act. Passed House & Senate, in the version archived as hr2703_s736_final.bill
• hr2703_s735_96.act
  the Hyde/Dole "Effective Death Penalty and Public Safety Act of 1996", a.k.a. "the Comprehensive Antiterrorism/Terrorism Prevention Act", as passed. Includes elements of H.R.2768. Internet censorship provision was gutted, but many other "features" of this bill are cause for concern, including changes to criminal forfeiture law, "Removal Procedures for Alien Terrorists", "Access to certain confidential INS files through court order", subpoenas for bank records, "Study of publicly available instructional material on the making of bombs...", Habeas corpus "reform", limits on appeals, etc. All in all, one of the most threatening pieces of legislation ever passed by the US Congress. Signed into law, 1996, as Public Law 104-132.
• hr2768_95.bill
  The Hyde Effective Death Penalty and Antiterrorism Act was introduced December 15, 1995. Written to attempt to control acts of terrorism in America. According to the ACLU, such legislation gives the Executive Branch the authority to determine what groups would be labeled as terrorist organizations. It increases the opportunity for government infringement in the area of wiretapping and the confiscation of personal records on an unprecedented scale. Closely related to Hyde's very similar H.R. 2703, the Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act. Major features of it were merged into H.R.2703/ S.735 before passage. H.R. 2768 itself did not pass, per se.
• hr896_95.bill
  Introduced by Representatives Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Norman Dicks (D-WA). Prohibits fund-raising for "terrorist organizations." Increases use of wiretaps in "terrorism" cases, including "providing material support." Referred to Judiciary Committee.
• hr896_95_aclu.analysis
  Opposes H.R. 896 because it would severly infringe on constitutional rights. Aliens would not be afforded due process of law as Classified Information Act would be ignored. "Terrorism activity" criteria is dangerously broad, and would allow for FBI "fishing expeditions."
• hr896_s390_95_cnss.analysis
  Analysis of the Counterterrorism bill drafted by the Clinton adminsitration by the Center for National Security Studies. The analysis looks at the new powers that would be created that violate many precepts of the constitution and the normal American judicial system.
• hr896_s390_95_nlg.alert
  National Lawyers Guild alert about anti-terrorism bill HR896/S390. (symlinked to s390_hr896_95_nlg.alert)
• mcintyre_dateline_criticism.letter
  Dave McIntyre's criticism of NBC Dateline (4/26/95) report on the availability of bomb-building information on the Internet.
• militia.charter
  Charter for the controversial Usenet newsgroup misc.activism.militia
• militia_moderator_censorship.letters
  Letters from the moderator of misc.activism.militia and the moderator of the Waco mailing list explaining that they are stepping down due to pressure from employers/hosts.
• militias_online.article
  Brief (extremely brief) article about militias online. Contains a quote from EFF's own Mike Godwin.
• okc_media_reactions.article
  Collection of articles about foreign media reactions to the Oklahoma City bombing.
• online_militias.article
  Article about militia organizations and information online. Includes a quote from EFF's Eric Tachibana.
• post_bombing_censorship_epic.release
  EPIC press release summarizing the letter to Sen. Specter (see epic_to_specter.letter)
• rhetoric_of_violence_agre.article
  Article by Phil Agre about the violent, anti-government rhetoric of radio talk-show hosts and influential political figures and the possible connection between this rhetoric and the Oklahoma City bombing.
• s1762_96_feinstein.amend
  New version of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Net censorship legislation, going after "bomb-making" info on the Internet. Based on her amendment to the 1995 Senate anti-terrorism bill, this one is an amendment to the 1996 Defense Authorization bill. Passed the Senate, late July, 1996.
• s3_95.bill
  Violent Crime Control and Law Enf. Improvement Act of 1995. Introduced by Bob Dole. Among other things, would extend wiretapping authority and restrict appeals for those convicted of terrorist crimes (whatever those are.)
• s735_051195_meeks.article
  Article by Brock Meeks describing the Senates discussion about censoring the internet.
• s735_95.bill
  Introduced by Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995. Requires Secretary of State to provide Speaker of House and Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with list of products and technologies which could be used to promote or engage in terrorist activities, including "critical technologies." This version (the final, Senate-passed version) includes an amendment by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) to restrict "bomb-making" information on the Internet and other networks (see s735_95_feinstein_amend.draft for the original version of this amendment and s735_95_feinstein_amend_draft_eff.notes for an EFF analysis of it. The version included in S.735 as it passed was substantially less threatening to free speech. Passed senate, and, with amendments, the House.
• s735_95_bill.old
  S.735 as introduced (does not contain the Feinstein Internet censorship amendment.
• s735_95_cdt.alert
  Alert dealing with the Senate hearings that tried to determine if and how the Congress should limit speech on the internet dealing with bombs and other potentially dangerous information.
• s735_95_clinton.comment
  Statement made by President Clinton regarding the anti-terrorism bill and how he supports it.
• s735_95_epic.analysis
  Questions appropriate scope of government power regarding S. 735 and Antiterrrorism Amendments Act of 1995. Antiterr. Amend. Act extends electronic surveillance capabilities of FBI, particularly wiretap capabilities. Establishes Telecommunications Compliance Fund to permit Attorney General to pay telephone companies and other firms to design wiretap-ready technology.
• s735_95_feinstein_amend.draft
  Amendment to s735 intorduced by Senator Feinstein intended to stop people from teaching how to create explosives with intent of criminal acts. Gutted before passage. A version has been reintroduced, July 96, as an amendment to S.1762.
• s735_95_feinstein_amend_draft_eff.notes
  EFF summary of the Feinstein amendment and analysis of it.
• s735_95_gage.alert
  Alert about the anti-terrorism bill, stating that it is overbroad and unecessary and why it is so.
• s735_95_internet_terrorism.article
  Article regarding the Senate hearings on the anti-terrorism bill and analysis of what went on.
• s735_hr2703_96.act
  the Hyde/Dole "Effective Death Penalty and Public Safety Act of 1996", a.k.a. "the Comprehensive Antiterrorism/Terrorism Prevention Act", as passed. Includes elements of H.R.2768. Internet censorship provision was gutted, but many other "features" of this bill are cause for concern, including changes to criminal forfeiture law, "Removal Procedures for Alien Terrorists", "Access to certain confidential INS files through court order", subpoenas for bank records, "Study of publicly available instructional material on the making of bombs...", Habeas corpus "reform", limits on appeals, etc. All in all, one of the most threatening pieces of legislation ever passed by the US Congress. Signed into law, 1996, as Public Law 104-132.
• s761_95.bill
  Bill introduced by Senator Daschle that has the intent to improve the ability of the U.S. to respond to the international terrorist threat. As of May 15, 1995. Read the second time and then placed on the calender.
• s761_95_bill.old
  Bill introduced by Senator Daschle that has the intent to improve the ability of the U.S. to respond to the international terrorist threat. As of May 5, 1995.
• sale_unabomber.analysis
  _Nation_ editor and self-described luddite Kirkpatrick Sale's (often favorable) analysis of the Unabomber manifesto. Sale identifies fairly strongly with the bomber's central notion that industrial/technological society is oppressing the individual, and that it will probably collapse, though he is very critical of the Unabomber's vision of the future (such as it is), his planning, as well as his reasoning and intelligence.
• terrorism_trends.article
  Center for National Security Studies article about trends in terrorism, and how they conflict with public perception and do not provide reason to alter current government policy.
• unabomber.manifesto
  The "manifesto" of the "Unabomber", one or more luddites responsible for the death and maiming of several people in academic and technology circles. The document was essentially censored by the FBI, until its eventual publication in a DC newspaper.