Commentaries on the effect on civil liberties of the "war against terrorism

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The "Observer" Sunday newspaper (2.12.01) carries to commentaries on the "war against terrorism" and the effect on civil liberties. Nick Cohen in his column "Bring out your dead: Government anti-terrorist proposals have less to do with 11 September than we are asked to believe" looks at changes in the EU and UK: Nick Cohen

Patricia Williams, professor of law at Columbia University in New York City writes on: "After 11 September, the US introduced laws which mirror the worst excesses of some dictatorship - This dangerous patriot's game": Patricia Williams

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