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26 Cards in this Set
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Liberty and Security Balance |
Having to give up some rights in order to have more chances of safety. |
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Taliban |
A terrorist organization that formed a government in Afghanistan and retained control over it from 1996 to 2001. |
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Conventional Military Methods |
Ground tropes on either side being engaged in combat. |
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Covert Military operations |
An action planned and executed so to hide the identity of the sponsor |
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Insurgency |
A violent rebellion against the authorities. |
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Terror Networks |
Terrorist organizations that are interconnected |
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IED |
A single bomb made and used by unauthorized forces. |
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Guantanamo Bay |
A well known American terrorist prison where suspects of terrorism are interrogated. |
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Abu Ghraib |
A city in Iraq where it was thought biological weapons were being made in a baby food factory |
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Waterboarding |
A type of torture where you pseudo drown a victim by strapping them to a board and dumping water on their face via towel |
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Extraordinary Rendition |
The transfer of a detained person to an area where you are interrogated and in detention. |
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UAV |
Robotic planes designed to carry out aerial attacks with no ground tropes. |
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Economic and political weapons |
Things like sanctions and embargoes. |
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Money Laundering |
Making money looks like it came from a different source |
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Sovereignty |
A supreme power of authority |
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Civil Liberties |
Personal rights and freedom: Unalienable rights. |
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Civil Defense |
An effort to protect citizens from military attack |
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Infrastructure |
Basic system of a city, the base pf anything |
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Imminent Threats |
Danger is going to be immediate, instantly met. |
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Border Control |
How one handles immigrants and people attempting to cross into the border. |
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Patriot Act |
A bill signed by Bush on Oct 26 meant to enhance security. |
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Intelligence sharing |
The ability to exchange information through stated or cities through the feds. |
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Wiretap |
It means spying on a person's means of technological contact, usually audio related. |
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Fourth Amendment |
Protection against Unnecessary Search and Seizure |
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Racial Profiling |
Basing your downlow opinion on someone, or even making a assumption about them and their criminal potential because of race. |
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Military Tribunals |
A trial carried out entire by military officials, the army as the judge and jury. |
