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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- With new violence flaring, Iraqi officials announced a national security law Wednesday that gives the interim government the power to declare martial law and detain suspects during anti-terror sweeps.
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Human Rights Minister Bakhtiar Amin likened the law to the U.S. Patriot Act -- passed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 -- and said it was prepared "to protect the lives of the Iraqi people."
I know that in a war zone, and in an area with unsure security, you need to have a firm control over the overall security of your country.. But is this healthy for a country that is just now experiencing freedoms that it was denied for so long? Will this push more people against the new government? Especially modelling the laws against the patriot act, a law that will forever be debated by civil libertarians, privacy activists and human rights advocates?
Im not trolling.. I would love for this thread to stay non political.. Id love to not hear a single bush bashing comment, or anything of the like.. I havent been in Tilted politics for awhile because of those types of responses.. I'd just love to hear a good debate
*edit = fixed the link*