Don T Sacrifice Our Liberties Analysis

The Disturbing Effects of Terrorism The article “Don’t Sacrifice our Liberties” by Cait Murphy states some interesting facts about terrorism. Murphy states that “the human cost of terrorism is unfathomable and the economic cost is incalculable”, but she insinuates that we have the responsible to determine the cost to our freedom. She goes on to argue that we loose a lot of our personal liberties in the unwanted wake of terrorism. “Air travel will never be the same; security checks will be more stringent, time-consuming, and invasive.” She also reveals that these effects will be present every time we enter a plane. Murphy feels that “America has a bad habit of taking a tragedy, like Columbine and then going overboard to combat it, such as …show more content…
September 11, caused most Arab descendants to be viewed as suspects to the United States. “The CIA has been hiding and interrogating some of its most important Ai Qaeda captives at a Soviet-era compound in eastern Grope, according to United States and foreign officials familiar with the arrangement” (Priest Para 1). “The hidden global internment network is a central element in the CIA unconventional war on terrorism” (Priest Para 3). These captured suspects can be held in this secret prison legally for as long as possible without being charged for any crime. Nobody knows who these suspects are, or if they are being treated fairly. United States military have revealed numerous reports on prisoner abuse in Afghanistan by using newspapers and news channel stations. When Arabs descendants hear this disturbing news, their hate for Americans becomes stronger. Most Americans feel that most Arab foreigners secretly encourage terrorist attacks to support terrorism. I think that foreign suspects should be treated fairly, until proven guilty. However, some people still treat Arab descendants with no natural affection because of the crimes committed by some people from their same