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The article offers information on Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked what became known as the "Pentagon Papers," bringing an end to the Vietnam War.

The article reports on the policy issued by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it will no longer require non-immigrant travelers to fill out a paper form I-94 upon arrival in the U.S. effective April 30, 2013. A new automated system will be implemented by the CBP. The agency hopes to streamline the entry process for travelers, facilitate security and reduce federal costs with the automated system.

Reports that the U.S. government's list of banned airline passengers has grown from just 16 names on September 11, 2001 to thousands of people in 2004 amid signs of internal confusion and dissension over how the list is implemented. Tight security maintained over the list; Lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union under the Freedom of Information Act on behalf of two women from San Francisco, California.

The F.B.I's insistence that the bureau examine the private papers of the late journalist Jack Anderson is reported. Anderson spent a number of decades in Washington investigating government corruption and the actions of secretive government agencies such as the F.B.I. and the C.I.A. Anderson's family vows to go to jail rather than give access to the F.B.I. The bureau contends that it is illegal for private unauthorized persons to possess classified materials, which the collection allegedly contains.

The article looks at the rough treatment of foreigners traveling into the U.S. with faulty visa papers. Department of Homeland Security officials have acknowledged that with increased efforts to keep terrorists out of the U.S. since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, some mistakes and harsh handling of foreigners, who only had small paperwork errors or were caught in a bureaucratic circle, had occurred.

An editorial is presented which discusses the first National Security Strategy report of U.S. President Donald Trump on topics including national security policy, the significance of country's leadership, and global stability of allies.

Focuses on the capability of police to get in the way of keeping papers secret in the U.S. Release of a secret document describing omens of a catastrophic terrorist attack in 2001; Capability of political imperatives to sometimes force officials to set aside government's normal procedures for classifying and declassifying national security information; Federal rule in releasing secret information.

The article reports that the U.S. Homeland Security officials informed the Senate Finance Committee that the nation require new border security arrangements. The officials informed that the border guards are facing problems in identifying counterfeit driver licenses and birth certificates. Customs and Border Protection's assistant commissioner, Jayson Ahern informed lawmakers that implementing stringent requirements for people coming into the country should not be delayed.

The U.S. Treasury Departments' inspector general reported that treasury officials should not have released 140 of 19,000 documents that former Secretary Paul H. O'Neill requested and was given after his dismissal in December 2002. O'Neill, however did nothing wrong , the investigations concluded. The inspector general said that material should have been classified first. He said that mislabeling had caused the release of the national security or sensitive but unclassified material, however no one had broken any law.

The article focuses on the poised threats to the integrity of access to documents and artifacts of national importance following the controversies that have arisen in the scholarly community in the U.S. These controversies are the permission of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration for some federal agencies to withdraw classified documents from public view, the agreement of the Smithsonian Institution with Showtime Networks Inc. to create an on-demand cable-television channel, and the intent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to search the papers of the late investigative journalist Jack Anderson. According to historians these controversies should be a matter of concern to the entire scholarly community and the largest public because if these continue, all threaten the Americans' understanding of the past, and the present.

This article reports on research materials that may be used for terrorist purposes. The U.S. National Security Advisory Board for Biosecurity has made recommendations that colleges and research institutions review papers and presentations that may serve terrorist purposes. The recommendations also have asked research-review panels to provide contextual and explanatory information within research that may minimize terrorist concerns.

The article focuses on China's annual nuclear defense white paper. It states that the U.S. is the major threat facing that country. China also views a number of security issues related to energy and other non-military areas as threats. China believes that the U.S. could cripple it by disrupting oil shipments from the Middle East during a conflict. The report criticized the U.S. for accelerating its realignment of military deployment to enhance its military capability in the Asia-Pacific region.

The article focuses on the reasons why the documents about Hurricane Katrina were not released by the U.S. government because the papers may demonstrate the incompetence in evacuating the stranded. The papers trail is bound to demonstrate that the federal government knew that 48 hours before the storm but did not do anything to protect lives and property. According to "The Washington Post," the Department of Homeland Security distributed a copy of these papers before the storm.

The article informs that the Homeland Security Department today called on the cargo industry to help develop a national strategy to ensure the protection of the United States' supply chain. More than 20,000 containers enter the United States daily, Homeland Secretary said, and jurisdictions in the distribution process overlap. To begin the effort, he presented a working paper to cargo industry stakeholders during the first of a two-day meeting hosted by the Homeland Security Institute. That paper recommends that U.S. customs officials create a multilateral information-sharing system with its foreign trading partners and establish international standards for security, data and system architectures.

Shortly after the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden took to the U.S. Senate floor to tout a novel idea. What this country needs," he said in a floor statement on improving emergency information systems, "is essentially a technology equivalent of the National Guard: a National Emergency Technology Guard — NET Guard — that in times of crisis would be in a position to mobilize our nation's information technology community to action quickly." About a year later, the Senate passed a bill to create the NET Guard by voice vote and U.S. President George W. Bush ultimately endorsed the idea as part of the law creating the Homeland Security Department. But nine months after that act was signed, the volunteer IT teams exist only on paper and the idea appears to be on the backburner at Homeland Security.

BEIJING -- The Chinese military said Thursday that while the security situation in Asia and the Pacific was generally stable, it was becoming ''more intricate and volatile,'' with no clear solutions for tension points like the divided Korean Peninsula and with the United States increasing its involvement in regional issues. The military's vision was laid out in a national defense white paper, a document published every two years since 1998. The paper tried to walk a line between trumpeting the modernization efforts of the Chinese military and assuaging the fears of foreign governments and analysts that the fast-growing People's Liberation Army would be used for expansionist purposes or regional dominance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China said Tuesday that it faces threats from independence movements related to Taiwan, Tibet and the western desert region of Xinjiang, and that American arms sales to Taiwan jeopardize stability in Asia. The assessment came in a white paper on national defense released by the State Council, China's cabinet. The paper said that ''China's security situation has improved steadily,'' but that ''being in a stage of economic and social transition, China is encountering many new circumstances and new issues in maintaining social stability.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the views of the new National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, which was asked by U.S. President George W. Bush's administration to develop ways of balancing the need to publish scholarly results while protecting national security and public health. The Board says that scientists and government officials must avoid censoring or blocking legitimate research on infectious diseases in the name of preventing terrorists from using those findings. The creation of the board comes at a time of growing worries about the potential for terrorists to misuse scientific findings, and there are calls for tighter controls on what gets published.

Comments on the efforts of the government to regulate scientific communication for the prevention of terrorism in the U.S. as of October 11, 2002. Observations on intelligence report gathering before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Views of scientist Abigail Salyers on the censorship of scientific communication; Uses of research.

Discusses the admission by 'The New York Times' that its coverage of the trial of former United States nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee was flawed in certain ways. Belief of many that the newspaper was partially responsible for the poor treatment Lee received; Information on Lee and the allegations of his wrongdoing regarding national security; Increasing scrutiny of the press in the US.

The author discusses the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid policy of former President Barack Obama for voluntarily disclosing the names of most visitors to the White House due to national security risks and privacy concerns.

The article reports that U.S. House Democrats unveiled their national security vision that recommends enlarging the military's ground forces by 100,000 troops and bolstering recruiting and retention. Their 15-page position paper criticizes the White House for "fiscal irresponsibility" and seeks to institute pay-as-you-go budget rules. Adding 100,000 troops to the military's end-strength would add roughly $10 billion annually to personnel costs alone, a pricey proposition that military leaders have feared would put expensive modernization programs at risk.

This article reports that the U.S. House Intelligence Committee approved by voice vote a renewal of the PATRIOT Act, including Democratic provisions that would place modest controls on the ways the FBI can monitor terror suspects. In the House Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, lawmakers decided to eliminate most of the PATRIOT Act's expiration dates, but they extended for 10 years the sunsets on the roving wiretaps and the so-called library provision, which permits secret warrants for books, records, papers, documents and other items from businesses, hospitals and other organizations.

The author reflects on U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to register and grant working papers to millions of undocumented people who have been working in the country for several years, highlighting several security concerns that may arise from the immigration plan.

In this article the author discusses research by scientists regarding the transmission of the H5N1 virus strain of influenza, or avian flu, in ferrets and examines censorship of this research by the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. He argues that restricting the publication of such research, which was done by the Board to protect national security, could be detrimental to studies examining how the virus could be passed in humans. Comments regarding its potential use by terrorists are also included.

NOGALES, Mexico -- Despite its intent to ''discourage and deter'' unlawful entry to the United States, Arizona's tough new immigration law is not what prevented Veronica from sneaking into the state without papers. After all, she had already endured a harrowing train ride, escaped dangerous drug traffickers and eluded Mexican authorities who were after the money she had stuffed in her underwear. Veronica did not make it to the United States, she said glumly, simply because she got nervous. Her palms got sweaty and she slipped off the pole she and others in her group were shimmying up to get over the border fence and into Arizona. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Justice Department indicated that it was not backing away from the argument used by the Bush administration that courts should use national security concerns to block a lawsuit brought by an Islamic group that says its rights had been violated. Department lawyers filed papers with a Federal District Court in San Francisco asking for a stay in a judge's ruling that the ''state secrets'' doctrine could not be used in the Islamic group's lawsuit. The group, al-Haramain, has argued that its officers and lawyers were illegally wiretapped in a secret surveillance program by the National Security Administration. The Justice Department under President Bush invoked the state secrets doctrine in asking the court to dismiss the case. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article looks at how bestselling author Richard Florida is moving to Canada, where he will teach business economics and direct the Center for Jurisdictional Advantage and Prosperity at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. According to the article, Florida coined the term "creative class." Previously, Florida was a public policy professor at George Mason University. He also taught at Carnegie Mellon University and founded the think tank, Creative Class Group. In an article published in "Harvard Business Review," Florida stated that religious intolerance and security issues in the U.S. could lead to a brain drain.

Reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is on the verge of scrapping a $170 million computer overhaul that is considered critical to the campaign against terrorism but has been riddled with technical and planning problems. Last-ditch efforts to evaluate the mounting problems in creating a "paperless" work system and to determine whether any parts of the project can be salvaged; Possibility of using off-the-shelf software instead of the expensive customized features it has unsuccessfully sought to develop; Setback for the F.B.I. in a decade-long struggle to escape a paper-driven culture and replace antiquated computer systems that have hobbled counterterrorism and criminal investigations; Suggestion that the success of the effort is critical to domestic security.

Discusses the efforts of Carlos Feliz to care for his daughter Virginia, after his wife Berly was deported. How Berly was deported to Honduras after an immigration office found an old deportation order when she went to have her work papers renewed; Claims that there are tens of thousands of children who lose a parent to deportation annually; Impact of the broken families on schools and mental health clinics nationwide; Enforcement of laws by the Department of Homeland Security which do not allow immigration officers to consider family ties before enforcing an old order of removal; Efforts of federal officials to refer children to social services if necessary and leave time for parents to make appropriate arrangements for their children.

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that warnings of a possible terrorist attack on New York City contained in an August 2001 White House briefing paper never reached City Hall, but likely would not have changed local security precautions, the Associated Press reported. The briefing referred to evidence of buildings in New York possibly being cased by terrorists. "If that information had been given to us, or more warnings had been given in the summer of 2001, I can't honestly tell you we'd do anything differently," Giuliani testified.

Focuses on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and its surveillance of Puerto Rican groups. Effort of Ramón Bosque-Pérez to preserve the FBI records on the independence movement in Puerto Rico; Details of the secret files, which have been declassified; Inventory of the files at Hunter College in New York by the researcher and students working for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies; History of the political movements in Puerto Rico; Assassination attempt on President Harry S. Truman; Directives from FBI director J. Edgar Hoover concerning the surveillance of activists; How the existence of the FBI papers was discovered; Indication that there were informants on the island; Role of Pedro Albizu Campos in Puerto Rico's Nationalist Party and the struggle for independence.

Presents a report released by the U.S. National Research Council that would prevent biological researchers from providing information to terrorists. Primary goal of the council; Function of institutional biosafety committees; Remarks from Center for Strategic and International Studies director David Heyman on the report.

Reports that homeland security officials called on citizens to purchase duct tape, plastic sheeting, and food and water to prepare for a possible chemical or biological terrorist attack. Advice to Americans to assemble disaster-supply kits, including food, water, and medical supplies; Perception that advance preparation could save lives during a disaster; Raising of the terrorism alert level to "orange" by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush; Idea that the government has complicated the ability of the public to assess threat levels by issuing vague warnings which lack specific information on timing or mode of attack.

Discusses how the U.S. homeland security policy affected the lives, work and civil rights of foreign college students and scholars. Changes in Iranian student Yashar Zendehdel's view of the U.S.; Failure of Cuban lecturer Carlos Alzugaray Treto to get a visa; Impact of the policy on privacy rights of library readers. INSETS: 10 Research Projects Meant to Keep You Safer;10 New Courses That Take On Terrorism.

The article discusses anger and national security in the U.S. and the author argues that while civil rights in the U.S. were expanding so was in interest in expanding democracy abroad and increasing security. The author expresses the view that since World War II, efforts to strengthen democracy have been dampened by a greater interest in private life versus the public good as evidence, the author points out, by the Cold War and the resulting nuclear arms race and widespread fear of nuclear war. Other topics include violent events that took place as a result of the civil rights movement, anticommunism, fear of crime and harsher punishments for offenders, the growth of gated communities and a stronger emphasis on protecting oneself at home.

Discusses how the U.S. homeland security policy affected foreign students and scholars. Significance of educational exchanges for foreign policy and foreign relations; Economic benefits that the U.S. has gained from educating foreign students; Measures that tend to affect foreign students and scholars; Recommendations.

"You are not entering that plane, period," a customs official told him. Then he took out a pen and wrote "cancelled" in capital letters and drew a line through his visa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reflects on a survey on foreign policy goals of the U.S. conducted by Pew Research Center. According to the survey, the best way to gain bipartisan appeal is to focus on national security and economic security. The author emphasizes that the survey showed conflicting partisan priorities between the Republicans and the Democrats.

The author discusses aspects of the international sanctions in Iran due to the threat of nuclear weapon and terrorism in the U.S.

The author discusses aspects of the nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran which was cancelled due to the treat of the agreement to the national security of the country under the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the October 23, 2014 issue including "Lawmakers riled over Obama's plan in Iran deal," "Klinghoffer: A drama onstage and off," and "Doubt, questions plague Freundel converts."

In this article the author discusses a decision by the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to restrict the publication of experimental research regarding the transmission of the H5N1 virus strain of avian influenza. She comments that the Board acted in the best interests of U.S. national security by preventing the research from being accessible to the public, possibly even terrorists, and urges universities to take a leadership role in guiding scientific research.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to topics related to the Jewish community in the U.S. including the imprisonment of agent Jonathan Pollard, The Homeland Security Committee hearings into the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism, and the article "Debt of gratitude" in the March 2011 issue.

In this article, the author discusses the U.S. plans to win the war in Afghanistan, which affects the country's economy and national security. He comments that the government has been spending much on the plans of the winning the war, which do not work. The author cites that there will be no unity set in Afghanistan due to its diversity in governmental structures and cultures. He mentions that the decision of Congressman Barbara Lee was correct, in which she uses the wisdom to win the fight.

The article reports that several U.S. Republican Party foreign policy veterans have criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's foreign policy proposals, stating that Trump's policies will undermine U.S. national security.