Civil Liberties and the War on Terror Story aired: Friday, July 04, 2003
All this week we've been looking at ways in which the War on Terror may be eroding civil liberties we take for granted and we've been speaking with people who mostly think it is a dangerous trend.
But just to turn the question around, what if the United States today has freedom to spare and can afford to jettison just a little of it? Is it okay if a few thousand Americans, most of them innocent, endure things no American should endure -- imprisonment with no charge -- if it means keeping a handful among us from bringing down skyscrapers with jumbo jets?
Guests:
Michael Glennon, professor of international law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
