FREE SECRET POWER WITHIN: ZEN SOLUTIONS TO REAL PROBLEMS PDF Chuck Norris | 185 pages | 05 Oct 1998 | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc | 9780553069082 | English | New York, United States Chuck Norris - Wikipedia Jump to navigation Skip navigation. Warrantless Wiretapping — In Decemberthe New York Times reported the National Security Agency was tapping into telephone calls of Americans Secret Power within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems a warrant, in violation of federal statutes and the Constitution. Furthermore, the agency had also gained direct access to the telecommunications infrastructure through some of America's largest companies. The program was confirmed by President Bush and other officials, who boldly insisted, in the face of all precedent and the common understanding of the law, that the program was legal. And, the agency appears to have been not only eavesdropping on the conversations of Americans in this country without warrants, but also using broad "data mining" systems that allowed it to analyze information about the communications of millions of innocent people within the United States. In Augustin a lawsuit brought by the ACLU, a federal judge in Detroit found the program both unconstitutional and illegal. The U. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit overturned that decision because it found the plaintiffs could not prove with certainty they were wiretapped but they did not rule on the legality of the program. The ACLU is considering an appeal. In the meantime, the th Congress chose basically to sanction the exact same program in August of The law that makes the warrantless wiretapping program legal is scheduled to sunset in Februaryalthough Congress plans to take up legislation before then. The government continues to claim that it has the power to designate anyone, including Americans as "enemy combatants" without charge. Sincesome "enemy combatants," have been held at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, in some cases without access by the Red Cross. Investigations into other military detention centers have revealed severe human rights abuses and violations of international law, such as the Geneva Conventions. The government has also engaged in the practice of rendition: secretly kidnapping people and moving them to foreign countries where they are tortured and abused. It has been reported the CIA maintains secret prison camps in Eastern Europe to conduct operations that may also violate international standards. Congress made matters worse by enacting the Military Commissions Act, which strips detainees of their habeas rights, guts the enforceability of the Geneva Conventions' protections against abuse, and even allows persons to be prosecuted based on evidence beaten out of a witness. See www. The Growing Surveillance Society — In perhaps the greatest assault on the privacy of ordinary Americans, the country is undergoing a rapid expansion of data collection, storage, tracking, and mining. Over and above the invasion of privacy represented by any one specific program, a combination of new technologies, expanded government powers and expanded private-sector data collection efforts is creating a new "surveillance society" that is unlike anything Americans have seen before. Abuse of the Patriot Act — Several provisions of the Patriot Act were set to expire at the end of and, despite opposition from across the political spectrum and more than community and state resolutions expressing concern about the Patriot Act, Congress reauthorized the law without reforming its most flawed provisions to bring these extraordinary powers back in line with the Constitution. Since then, the Justice Department's Inspector General found that the FBI Secret Power within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems issued hundreds of thousands of national security letters, a majority against U. In Septemberthe ACLU won a landmark victory when a judge struck down the national security letter provision of the Patriot Act because part of the statute violated both the First Amendment and the separation of powers doctrine. Government Secrecy — The Bush administration has been one of the most secretive and nontransparent in our history. The Freedom of Information Act has been weakenedthe administration has led a campaign of reclassification and increased secrecy by federal agencies including the expansion of a catch-all category of "sensitive but unclassified"and has made sweeping claims of "state secrets" to stymie judicial review of many of its policies that infringe on civil Secret Power within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems. It even refused to grant government investigators the security clearances they needed to investigate the illegal and unconstitutional Secret Power within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems wiretapping program. The administration has also expressed interest in prosecuting journalists under the Espionage Act of essentially trying to quell the media's role in exposing questionable, illegal and unconstitutional conduct, including the maintenance of secret CIA prisons abroad and the NSA wiretapping program. 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Political Spying — Government agencies — including the FBI and the Department of Defense — have conducted their own spying on innocent and law-abiding Americans. In August the Pentagon announced that it would be shutting down its TALON database program, which illegally gathered information on anti-war activists across the country. The government has apologized for wrongfully detaining 13 people as material witnesses. Some were imprisoned for more than six months and one actually spent more Secret Power within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems a year behind bars. Attacks on Academic Freedom — The Bush administration has used a provision in the Patriot Act to engage in a policy of "censorship at the border" to keep scholars with perceived political views the administration does not like out of the United States. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging this ideological exclusion, charging that it is being used to prevent United States citizens and residents from hearing speech protected by the First Amendment. The government has moved to overclassify information and has engaged in outright censorship and prescreening of scientific articles before publication. Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Print. Related Issues National Security. The secret to solving global issues? Fewer secrets, more collaboration | World Economic Forum Carlos Ray " Chuck " Norris born March 10, is an American martial artistactor, film producer, and screenwriter. Norris went on to appear in a minor role in the spy film The Wrecking Crew Friend and fellow actor Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in Way of the Dragon While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested to him that he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! His second lead Good Guys Wear Black became a hit, and Norris became a popular action film star. Norris would go on to star in a streak of bankable independently-made action and martial arts filmswith A Force of OneThe Octagonand An Eye for an Eye This made Norris an international celebrity. This led Cannon films to sign Norris into a multiple film deal, starting with Missing in Actionwhich proved to be very successful and launched a trilogy. Norris started to work almost exclusively on high-profile action films with Cannon, becoming their leading star during the s. Films with Cannon included Invasion U. AThe Delta ForceFirewalkeretc. Apart from the Cannon films, Norris made Code of Silencewhich was received as one of his best films. In the s, he played the title role in the long running television series Walker, Texas Rangerfrom until Norris made his last film appearance to date in Sylvester Stallone 's The Expendables 2 Throughout his film and TV career Norris diversified from his regular endeavors. He is a noted writer, having penned books on martial arts, exercise, philosophy, politics, Christianity, western novels, and biography. He was twice a New York Times bestselling author, first with his book on his personal philosophy of positive force and the psychology of self- improvement based on personal anecdotes called The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story Norris also appeared in several commercials endorsing several products most notably being one of the main spokespersons for the Total Gym infomercials. InNorris found a new fame on the Internet when Chuck Norris facts became an Internet meme documenting humorous, fictional and often absurd feats of strength and endurance. Although Norris himself did not produce the "facts", he was hired