Contains twenty-eight articles that provide opposing viewpoints on whether the war on terrorism is justified, whether measures to protect the homeland threaten civil rights, whether domestic antiterrorism efforts make Americans safe, and the effect of the U.S. war on terrorism on the rest of the world.
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End states who sponsor terrorism / Leonard Peikoff -- War exacerbates terrorism / Independent/UK -- The war on terrorism is really a struggle for oil / Michael T. Klare -- The war on terrorism is not a struggle for oil / Peter Ferrara -- The war on terrorism is being fought to expand U.S. world dominance / Jim Lobe -- The war on terrorism is being fought to foster democracy worldwide / George W. Bush -- The war in Iraq was justified / Dan Darling -- The war in Iraq was not justified / Joseph Cirincione -- The USA PATRIOT Act threatens civil liberties / Kelly Patricia O'Meara -- The USA PATRIOT Act does not threaten civil liberties / Kate O'Beirne -- Racial profiling is a threat to civil liberties / Peter G. Simonson -- Racial profiling is not a threat to civil liberties / Roger Clegg -- Detaining immigrants to prevent future terrorist attacks violates their civil liberties / Anita Ramasastry -- Detaining immigrants to prevent future terrorist attacks does not violate their civil liberties / Bradford A. Berenson, Richard Klingler -- The Department of Homeland Security will make Americans safer / Tom Ridge -- The Department of Homeland Security will not make Americans safer / Ron Paul -- Restricting immigration will make Americans safer / John D. Perazzo -- Restricting immigration will not make Americans safer / Donald Kerwin -- Arming airline pilots will protect U.S. travelers / Kathleen Parker -- Arming airline pilots will not protect U.S. travelers / George Will -- Using face recognition technology will make Americans safer / Joihn D. Woodward Jr. -- Using face recognition technology will not make Americans safer / Philip E. Agre -- The U.S. war on terrorism has caused a decrease in worldwide terrorism / Colin L .Powell -- The U.S. war on terrorism has caused an increase in worldwide terrorism / Georgie Anne Geyer -- The U.S. war on terrorism undermines the Israeli war on terrorism / Andrew Bernstei -- The U.S. war on terrorism supports the Israeli war on terrorism / Impact -- The U.S. war on terrorism has made the United Nations irrevelant / W. James Antle III -- The U.S. war on terrorism has not diminished the relevance of the United Nations / Terrell E. Arnold.