Fordham University Law School
Karen J. Greenberg is director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University Law School, a nonpartisan think-tank, and the author of Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State and The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days. She is a former executive director of the Center on Law and Security at New York University Law School.
America and the 'forever war' Anyone born in the US since September 11 has lived an entire lifetime in a nation at war. Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump have warned of threats from overseas -- but allies as well as enemies feel the real threat is America's unparalleled power. The total cost is up to $5.6 trillion, but less than one percent of the population has served -- and without shared sacrifice, foreign battlefields seem far away. Now the so-called "war on terror" is coming home, as Congress encourages local police to adopt military strategies and equipment designed for combat. In the name of ensuring freedom abroad, are we in danger of losing freedom at home? In December of the year 2000, this program went on the air. Less than a year later, everything changed.
FBI Makes an Arrest in a Case of Domestic Terrorism The Department of Justice says this was a case of domestic terrorism, that the plan would simulate the kind of bombings that took place in Europe. Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghan was arrested last week . He entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction . Investigators later described this as an advanced stage of a plot to detonate explosives made from beauty supply chemicals. The arrests come amid a flurry of other terrorist cases, including that of Michael Finton , a California-born convert who used the name Talib Islam, and Maher Husein Smadi , a 19-year-old Jordanian. But those cases apparently pale in comparison to what Zazi had planned, according to prosecutors.
FBI Makes an Arrest in a Case of Domestic Terrorism The Department of Justice says this was a case of domestic terrorism, that the plan would simulate the kind of bombings that took place in Europe. Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghan was arrested last week . He entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction . Investigators later described this as an advanced stage of a plot to detonate explosives made from beauty supply chemicals. The arrests come amid a flurry of other terrorist cases, including that of Michael Finton , a California-born convert who used the name Talib Islam, and Maher Husein Smadi , a 19-year-old Jordanian. But those cases apparently pale in comparison to what Zazi had planned, according to prosecutors.
The Enemy of the People Newsrooms have seen threats, suspicious packages, even shootings. Can they win back trust?
The roofs above our heads What do our houses reveal about us – and what do they say about living in California?
The Voting is Over, but the Campaign Continues Women had a major impact on the midterm elections. So did $5 billion in campaign spending. Meantime, Democrats now lead the House while Republicans dominate the Senate, and the politics of division continues on Capitol Hill. We’ll hear how former House Speaker Newt Gingrich helped start an era of gridlock and perpetual campaigning.
Construction continues at new Inglewood stadium The most expensive sports stadium in US history is rising from a huge hole in the ground in the South Bay city of Inglewood. In just two years Inglewood will play host to both L.A. football teams, the Rams and the Chargers, and add a million square feet of retail, office space, a hotel, parks and even a lake! As the 70,000-seat stadium site takes shape, the city around it is anticipating big changes -- some welcome and some worrisome.