The US “war on terror” has restricted the freedom of individual Americans – but to a lesser degree than in previous conflicts, a study said on Monday.
Freedom House, a US group best known for its work overseas, expresses “grave concern” at measures such as extraordinary rendition, “mistreatment of those in US custody” and warrantless wiretaps.
But it says: “The war on terrorism has resulted in significantly fewer violations of individual freedom than previous conflicts.”
The other incidents it cites include the mass detention of Japanese-Americans during the second world war, and Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency investigations of thousands of US citizens opposed to the Vietnam war.
Report warns of threats to freedom in US (Financial Times, 5 May 2008)
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