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Ad Hoc Security Doesn't Cut it at Home

6 years later, US safeguards still off the mark, Slate argues

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 12, 2007 7:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – America’s ad hoc security is still off the mark, says Slate’s Daniel Byman: It fosters fears, ignores US Muslims and never plans from a terrorist’s point of view. “The very concept of homeland security is new for Americans,” Byman writes,... Read full story »

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