Imaginary Homelands

want to tell you. It’s probably something you need to help, but they just want to feel important and be the keeper of the info. This has been a big problem in the intelligence community and one that has been discussed repeatedly. Intelligence of Homeland Security Intelligence is something meant to be share within the proper channels. If you are in the know, with a need to know, then you should be able to view it. Even after the towers fell, we were scrambling through seas of information and trying

nearly impossible as the whole town was in chaos. The local authorities could have coordinated with various Homeland security agencies to restore normalcy. The Coordinated Responses and Key Resources office of the president has come up with three main strategies to respond to disasters and protect the critical infrastructure in the USA. The President has charged the National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS) with the responsibility to address the vulnerabilities that involve more than one sector

Security Administration (TSA) was establish in response of 9/11 terrorist attack in the U.S. Also since this attack the U.S. has established a countermeasure security strategy to prevent a future attack with the transportation system. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are responsible for protecting the nation’s transportation networks from attack, safeguarding airports and airplanes, mass transit system, highways, seaports, railroads and buses. This paper will in-depth discuss the history of the

All species experience fear, for fear is pivotal to survival. All humans and most species of animals fear loud sounds and falling. But humans grow to learn fear: fear of clowns, spiders, heights, water, insects, et cetera. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first inaugural address, in which he spoke those famous words that would be heard for decades to come: “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror…” (Roosevelt). While these words were

which would have suggested the presence of an imminent threat. The U.S. Patriot Act helped to break the perceived wall which prevented the sharing of information and which led to many of the intelligence failures. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in order to streamline and merge existing federal agencies with either overlapping jurisdictions or disparate functions. The DHS functions are primarily the coordination of aviation law

Homeland Security is the intersection of evolving threats and hazards with traditional government and its responsibilities for civil defense emergency response law enforcement, customs border control and immigration. Moreover, the term “enterprise” is a national effort that refers to the collective efforts and shared responsibilities of federal, state local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental and private-sector partners as well as individuals ( U.S. Department of Homland Security, 2010). Since

Homeland Security vs. National Security Based upon the opinions stated in the video lecture and research obtained online, it would appear that even “experts” cannot completely agree on the definitions of homeland security and national security. However, there are several basic distinctions; national security is generally associated with foreign affairs and defense, while homeland security is associated with preparing for and protecting the nation against terrorism and other hazards such as natural

Privacy is a respectable notion that most of us ask for. Countries fight each other for it, people get arrested if they invade it, and it is one of the biggest issues in The United States of America. Privacy is a big topic here because a lot of people care about what others see, how they see them, and how they interpret what they do. However, the National Security Act was placed in 1974 for America’s citizens to be protected from the people around us and from other countries that could pose a threat

The U.S. Constitution ensures our privilege of security and the privilege to be free from unreasonable search and seizures. But to what degree is unreasonable? I believe that these rights might be misinterpreted depending on the circumstance that is happening. In the event that something is to affect the health and happiness of the common people, in other words, national security. At that point I do believe these rights should to be put on delay for the occasion. I feel that national security is

On September 11, 2001, 19 members of a terrorist group called al-Qaeda who were lead by Osama bin Laden were responsible for the attacks and organised by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Mohammed Atef. The terrorist group hijacked four U.S. airplanes and used them to strike various targets on the East Coast. The carefully planned attacks killed 2,996 people, including 19 terrorists, and more than 6,000 others were wounded, making it the worst attack on the United States in history. The September Eleven