On AlterNet: counterterrorism

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The New Surveillance Society: How "Community" Policing Follows Your Every Move

Nancy Murray, Kade Crockford, TruthOut and ACLU Massachusetts. September 8, 2011.

A new notion of "community policing" has emerged, where monitoring communities has taken the place of solving crimes.

Obama Is Secretly Deploying Elite U.S. Forces to Countries Across the Globe

Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com. June 4, 2010.

Teams working for the Joint Special Operations Command have been deployed to Iran, Georgia, Ukraine, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Yemen, Pakistan and the Philippines.

Obama's Terror Policies Get Mixed Reviews From Amnesty International

Agence France PresseMay 28, 2009.

Amnesty lamented Obama's "limited action" on inhumane detention policies, as well as his inaction on seeking accountability for past abuses.

The Counterterrorist Companion

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. September 10, 2007.

The new book, 'The Counterterrorist Companion,' is an amusing reminder that the most potent weapon in the fight against terrorism is to not be terrorized.