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John Brennan’s Counterterrorism Vision vs. American Muslim Reality

By | 06.17.10 | 2:30 pm

John Brennan, President Obama’s chief counterterrorism, intelligence and homeland security adviser, is probably the foremost advocate of the proposition that domestic counterterrorism efforts will fail if they don’t treat American Muslims as partners. That attitude informed the National Security Strategy’s pledge to “clearly communicate our policies and intentions, listening More…

FBI Guidelines Renew Fears of Spying

By | 10.01.09 | 12:22 pm

Newly released guidelines from the Justice Department are calling renewed attention to the fact that the FBI is allowed to initiate “assessments” of individuals or groups without any factual basis for believing they’ve done anything wrong.