The Anti-Terrorism Laws in the United States

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The Anti-Terrorism Laws in the United States

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Introduction

• Terrorism is system violence by an assailant.
• It is planned in advance.
• Aimed at civilians and often carried out by a
  sub national group.
• 9/11 2001 attack was the recently adverse terror.
• It was done by the al-Qaeda in Washington DC and
  New York City.

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The Patriot Act

• Was law on in a bid to tighten national security
  of the US after the 9/11 attack.
• The title of this law is an acronym for USA
  PATRIOT.
• It meat Uniting and Strengthening America by
  Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
  and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

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Provisions of the Patriot Act

• It allowed security agents to do the following on
  people suspected to have terrorism intentions
• Use wiretapping intelligent information.
• Share wiretapped information with the grand jury
  without any limitation.
• Sifting through their internet communication.
• Access their financial and credit information.
• Their detention upon certification by the
  attorney general.

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The strengths of the Patriot Act

• Wiretapping improved security information.
• Curtailed the funding of actual terrorism.
• Tightening of US border security.
• Ensured maximum homeland security.

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Weaknesses of the Patriot Act

• Did not specify the point at which wiretapping
  can be implemented.
• Lack of dominion of FISA in foreign countries.
• Act did not give the US government powers to
  control telecommunication, internet and their
  respective service providers.

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Threats of the Patriot Act

• Acts are pitched against the provisions of the
  bill of rights.
• Indefinite detention of a non-citizen is a
  threat to the national security of the US.

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The effectiveness of the Patriot Act in curbing
terrorism

• Identification people linked with terrorist
  activities.
• Limits the channels of relaying information by
  masterminds of terrorism.
• Allows indefinite detention of non-citizen
  suspects of terrorism.
• Freezing funding of terrorist activities.

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