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SocietyThe dystopian legal architecture of the ‘war on terror’ must be dismantled

A quarter-century after 9/11, the security order created in its aftermath remains embedded in law, the article argues. It says tools developed for indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay, counterterrorism surveillance and national-security enforcement are now being applied to Palestine solidarity protesters and migrants, and calls for this permanent architecture to be dismantled.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-09-11 13:24Original

The dystopian legal architecture of the ‘war on terror’ must be dismantled
The dystopian legal architecture of the ‘war on terror’ must be dismantledSociety