"Running head: AMERICA YEARS AFTER 9111America years after 911Student’s nameInstitutionAMERICA YEARS AFTER 9112America years after 911Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, shook various aspects of the American society,from thegovernment to the common person. Consequently, America’s imperviousness wasshattered leading to effects such as stringent security measures and an increased war on terroragainst radical Islamists, whose main aim is to cause harm on American soil. Currently, Americais experiencing significant challenges brought about by its greatest dilemma: how to protect thecitizens without seeming to trample on individual liberties that have been in place for the last twocenturies. The need to ensure the Americans are protected has brought about significant effects invarious aspects of the American society. For instance, compared to the pre 911 era, it is nowcommon to find comprehensively armed officers in places such as stadia and airports, somethingmost Americans find both unsettling and calming. In addition, the federal bureau hasrevolutionized its mode of operation to that of an intelligence-based organization in its efforts tocounter evolving terrorist threats (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2016). In the spirit of safetyand cooperation, Americans are now ready for security inspections or to walk through securityscanners at airports as they board aircraft (Smith, 2011).All these measures are a consequent ofthe implementation of America’s Patriotic Act, which sought to broaden the powers of theexecutive branch to allow for intensive surveillance as well as through investigations.AMERICA YEARS AFTER 9113Unfortunately, civil right organizations are crying foul due to what they considerinfringement of citizens’ constitutional freedom and rights. This has brought about a huge debateon issues such as listening in on private conversations or reading private emails without seekingprior consent from a judge in the form of a warrant. Tapping private conversations or intercepting emails began during George Bush’sadministration. In 2002, a year after September 11, the NSA was authorized to intercept calls aswell as emails from individuals suspected of having terrorist links.Security officials now claimthere is no need for warrants as they take the time to acquire and by the time they are issued, it islikely that they will have lost vital intelligence information necessary to stop attacks (Smith,2011). The civic society has been outraged citing Fourth Amendment rights, which protectcitizens against seizures or irrational searches, an interpretation of which is that security officialsought to operate within the confines of a valid warrant. The American government took its war on terror beyond its borders in search ofperpetrators of terrorism. To ensure safety at home, it had to find the master minders of terroristorganizations such as Al-Qaeda.The Obama administration sought and terminated Osama binLaden in Pakistan. Some terrorists have been caught and detained in America’s foreign detentioncenters such as Guantanamo Bay in Cuba (Smith, 2011). It has been argued that America haspushed its war on terror too far since most of the detainees have not been formally tried in a lawcourt. It is likely that America is pushing its war on terror beyond acceptable limits, to the pointof neglecting human rights, the very rights it is known to champion for in its foreign policy. AMERICA YEARS AFTER 9114After September 11, 2001, basic constitutional rights of the American citizens may havebeen infringed upon to ensure terrorist activities are detected and prevented before they happen.However, this claim requires intensive research to find additional information on this subject.This paper would require statistical data from civil rights societies or human rights watch for thearguments made in herein to hold."