Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Since the September 11th attacks, both at home and around the
world politicians, scholars and security moms are arguing about the
words we use and what they mean. There has been debate over exactly
who is a terrorist or what terms like "the war on terrorism" or
"homeland security" represent. As we enter into a second Bush
Administration, it is a good time to consider the impact of the
words we use in creating and sustaining U.S. policies. It is time
to examine whether the words we use in our security policies are
the correct ones. We must ask whether our policy statements
actually mean what we intend them to say.
More About the Speakers
Panel 1: Speaking to the
World
Panelists:
Spencer Ackerman
Associate Editor,
The New Republic
Judith Yaphe
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies,
National Defense University
Said Arikat
Bureau Chief,
al-Quds
Moderator:
Daniel Kaniewski
Deputy Director,
Homeland Security Policy Institute,
The George Washington University
Panel 2: Speaking to
Ourselves
Panelists:
Siobhan Gorman
Homeland Security/Justice Correspondent,
National Journal
Elisa Massimino
Director, Washington DC Office,
Human Rights First
Deroy Murdock
Columnist, Scripps Howard News Service
Moderator:
Jennifer Marshall
Director, Domestic Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
Hosted By
Rebecca Hagelin
Senior Communications Fellow
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