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Redefining State Power and Individual Rights in the War on Terrorism

Jonathan Hafetz

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This Essay will use the phrase "war on terrorism" to describe the United States' armed conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces.Although the Obama administration has refrained from using this phrase, it has maintained that the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist groups and continued many "war on terrorism" policies.

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Key concepts: Terrorism, Political science, State (computer science), Interrogation, Law, Civil liberties, Power (physics), Rhetorical question