This video tells the story of the “Detroit Sleeper Cell,” the first terrorism trial after 9/11. Here, a reporter who covers terrorism for The New York Times recalls the charged atmosphere at the time and the consequences for the Justice Department.
A wider view of the War on Terror may be necessary, but it is by no means more comforting.
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Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the ACLU, talks with Rachel Maddow about President Obama's announcement of a sea change in U.S. counterterrorism strategy and the suggestion that we are at the beginning of the end of the war on terror.
"We ask that the FBI be directed to publicly produce documentation to support these claims, and that until and unless this is done, its officials be directed to withdraw these assertions. The FBI’s accompanying actions should also be immediately withdrawn for the following additional reasons."
The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed after the attacks of 11 September 2001, and provides the legal cornerstone for the so-called US "war on terror". It allows the US government to wage war at anytime, any place and on anyone deemed a threat to national security – with remarkably little evidence needed.
Silenced: Documentary Movie Preview
Preview for documentary SILENCED, about four U.S. government whistleblowers on the war on terror.
How a Washington Global Torture Gulag Was Turned Into the Only Gulag-Free Zone on Earth
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