http://www.metafilter.com/10650// Comments on MetaFilter post Comments on 10650 Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:37:00 -0800 Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:37:00 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/10650/ <a href="http://www.csis.org/homeland/">Homeland defense</a> is a concept that is too vague. Is it another tactic for promoting a missle defense? I am interested in finding out what the tasks involved will be. post:www.metafilter.com,2001:site.10650 Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:59:53 -0800 Sqwerty homelanddefense homeland defense http://www.metafilter.com/10650/#139588 this is being discussed lengthily in the comments for the <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/10640">Bush speech post</a>. It will be very interesting to see what powers exactly this new cabinet member has. My own 2 cents: just like everything else, it will be determined by what the media can discover and what the public will tolerate. This is a new era of worry for the American people, though -- I hope no majority of us is willing to tolerate too much.... comment:www.metafilter.com,2001:site.10650-139588 Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:37:00 -0800 mattpfeff