Difference between revisions of "US Department of Homeland Security"
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* '''2007-09-14''' [http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2007/09/homeland-securi.html Homeland Security Blanket]: handy for those duck-and-cover exercises | * '''2007-09-14''' [http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2007/09/homeland-securi.html Homeland Security Blanket]: handy for those duck-and-cover exercises | ||
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+ | * [[wikipedia:User talk:63.162.143.21]]: apparently someone(s) at the DHS have been adding seemingly random or useless text to Wikipedia |
Revision as of 01:50, 26 December 2007
The US Department of Homeland Security was created primarily in response to the 9/11 attacks, with President George W. Bush both announcing its creation (on 2001-09-20) and signing it into law. Its creation was controversial, and many people continue to regard it as a bad idea.
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Editorial Comments
The DHS is also responsible for the dubious color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System, whose purpose is unclear and which seems primarily designed to ensure elevated levels of fear among the general citizenry and thus more likely to support the Bush administration (a study has demonstrated that fear motivates voters to prefer Bush over Kerry [1]; the Bush administration seems well aware of their position as the party of choice for the fearful).
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Related Articles
- Homeland security: the general issue of securing a country from attack
News
- 2006-03-24 Homeland security group to meet away from public eye (slashdot)
- 2006-03-15 DHS Gets Another F in Computer Security (slashdot)
- 2006-03-06 Warning! Financial responsibility can lead to terrorism
- 2006-03-03 For DHS, Freedom is Not a Priority
Humor
- 2007-09-14 Homeland Security Blanket: handy for those duck-and-cover exercises
Notes
- wikipedia:User talk:63.162.143.21: apparently someone(s) at the DHS have been adding seemingly random or useless text to Wikipedia