New Book Analyzes Effects of USA Patriot Act Upon Civil Liberties and Terrorism



May 13, 2005 -- Three of the nation's leading social critics and writers have praised the latest book by Walter Brasch. Noam Chomsky, distinguished professor emeritus of linguistics at MIT, calls America's Unpatriotic Acts (Peter Lang, Feb. 2005) "a lucid and well-documented study of the PATRIOT Act that reveals in meticulous detail how far we have traveled down that road" to giving up Constitutional rights in the name of security.    

Paul Krassner, syndicated columnist, author, and editor of The Realist (1968-2001), the nation's leading counter-culture magazine, says, "America's Unpatriotic Acts serves as a red alert, spotlighting domestic terrorists who reek with arrogance as they assault our civil liberties." Krassner notes the book is "Responsibly researched and diligently documented, transcends liberal/conservative labels to reveal the utter arrogance behind cutesy acronyms" of programs that reduce America's civil liberties.

Barbara Reed, professor of media studies at Rutgers, points out the book is "a persuasive, and expertly documented indictment against the tactics of fear that resulted in the PATRIOT Act and the government's use of it to skirt the Bill of Rights and promote a political agenda." She says Brasch "comprehensively reports the story with page-turning suspense."

As Brasch notes in his 14th book, "attacks upon the USA Patriot Act transcend liberal and conservative doctrine." Brasch interviewed dozens of civil rights advocates, Congressional members and staff, executive branch staff, citizens caught up in the Act's web, members of the judiciary system, and others.

The book is available through Peter Lang Publishing or from www.walterbrasch.com





New Book Analyzes Effects of USA Patriot Act Upon Civil Liberties and Terrorism