open, but in a state of largely forgotten limbo. Aggressive surveillance continues at home and abroad, but civil libertarians have lost the political battle for now. The Obama Homeland Security department has ended the Bush administration’s color-coded terror alerts. We won’t be hearing any more election-influencing messages from Osama bin Laden.
The Obama presidency, to be sure, hasn’t been without its nasty arguments about terrorism.
open, but in a state of largely forgotten limbo. Aggressive surveillance continues at home and abroad, but civil libertarians have lost the political battle for now. The Obama Homeland Security department has ended the Bush administration’s color-coded terror alerts. We won’t be hearing any more election-influencing messages from Osama bin Laden.
ReplyDeleteThe Obama presidency, to be sure, hasn’t been without its nasty arguments about terrorism.
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