Systematic Gerrymandering of Declared Threats and Legality of Response
Opportunistic exceptionalism underlying promulgated rules of governance
Introduction
Defining threat, especially from terrorism
Defining legality, especially in response to threat
Defining proof, especially in a context of perceived threat
Enabling gerrymandering through doublespeak in response to threat
Unsuspected “crown jewels” of intelligence community: backdoors to the mind?
Ensuring confidence in democratic supervision
Enabling oversight through simulation of requisite complexity
Transforming from paranoia through metanoia and hyponoia?
