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Customs and Border Protection

Debate Central (National Center for Policy Analysis)

Debate Central (National Center for Policy Analysis)

Defense Department Torture Memo (Newsweek/MSNBC)

Article entitled New Torture Furor by Michael Hirsh and dated June 8, 2004
Text of March 6, 2003 memo entitled WORKING GROUP REPORT ON DETAINEE INTERROGATIONS IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
Believed to be legal arguments for justifying intense interrogation tactics
Concludes that President as commander-in-chief may not be bound by international laws on torture

DefenseLINK (Dept. of Defense)

Defense Department speeches and press releases searchable by date or keyword
Links to Defense Department agencies
Comprehensive review of national defense strategy and recommendations for modernizing the military
Current news about the war on terrorism

Department of Homeland Security

Coordinates the U.S. defense against terrorism
Links to Ready.gov for detailed information to help citizens prepare for terrorism
Advice to citizens, first responders and governments in case of a terrorist attack

Department of Justice

Numerous legal briefings and public guidelines
U.S. Attorney's manual has a section on civil rights
The bottom of the Legal Documents page includes information on the Lindh, Moussaoui and Reid cases

Department of Justice Oversight: Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism

Hearing before the Senate Judificary Committee in December 2001 on the implementation of the USA Patriot Act

Detainee Affairs

Subsection of Defenselink with articles on detainee prison conditions
Links to military commissions and lawsuits regarding detainees
Additional page focusing on Guantanamo Bay
- Biographies of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay

Detainment (National Center for Policy Analysis)