Author(s): R.C. Leone

Current Affairs

Prominent scholars, journalists, historians and activists detail what the Bush administration has done and is doing to undermine American civil liberties. "Liberty Under Attack" is the powerful and timely sequel to "War on Our Freedoms", a book which set out to address how the civil liberties of Americans were being undermined in the name of national security. When the first book was published back in 2003, there was a hope that the risk was temporary - a brief era of reaction to the terrible events of 9/11 - but five years after the attacks, the changes set in motion have broadened as the struggle against terrorism continues. In "Liberty Under Attack", experts and activists report on the diverse actions taken in the name of security, that serve to undermine American liberties, constitutional principles and America's moral standing in the world.