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America's War Within
America's War Within, led by the Center for Investigative Reporting, deeply examined the first 10 years of the war on terror. There were several findings stemming from work conducted throughout the year. First, a little-known but costly intelligence arm of the Department of Homeland Security did not meaningfully contribute to the war on terror and instead generated reams of "intelligence spam." Second, a private counterterrorism team at the Mall of America ensnared innocent shoppers by reporting them to authorities for "suspicious activity," part of a national initiative promoted by the federal government to college and analyze threat intelligence, much of which has dubious value. Third, local police around the country have stockpiled combat-style equipment with the help of some $34 billion in federal homeland security grants contributing to a "militarization" of law enforcement, even though violent crime is dropping and terrorist attacks are rare.
Tags: terrorism; violence; grants; Department of Homeland Security
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Under Suspician at the Mall of America
The story lifts the veil for the first time on one of the nation's leading programs for fighting terrorism: federal officials have been spurring private businesses to report potential terrorists to law enforcement agencies. The investigation focuses on a program that's been cited by the press and members of Congress as a model -- the private counter-terrorism unit at the Mall of America near Minneapolis, one of the biggest malls in the U.S.
Tags: FBI; Mall of America; terrorism; law enforcement
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Mall of America Fire Hazards.
35 million people visited The Mall of America in 1992. The #1 tourist attraction in the U. S. has design plans that don't meet fire codes.
Tags: TAPE; fire hazards; inspections.
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ABC PrimeTime Live sends two young men, one white and one black, to St. Louis, Missouri, to test the racial feelings of middle America; documents, via hidden cameras, that the black man is treated with suspicion, fear and discrimination, while the white man is accepted with ease; shows men in a shopping mall, at a car dealership, and attempting to rent an apartment, Sept. 26, 1991.
Tags: TAPE