The civil liberties the Constitution guarantees are a cornerstone of the United States. They protect us from random government searches, assure speedy trials and the right to counsel, and give means to challenge detentions under habeas corpus.

But, since 9/11, many of these rights have been grievously infringed by the very people charged with defending our Constitution. They tell us they’re doing it for our own good, to keep us safe. But, does our safety require us to surrender the very principles that make the United States what it is?

Kathleen Puckett, Ph.D., and Terry Turchie answer with an emphatic no. Turchie led the federal task force that cracked the UNABOMBER case, and Puckett was the behavioral expert. They contend that what they learned from that and other homegrown terrorist cases can be used to defeat international terrorism, within the rule of law and under the Constitution.

Don’t miss what these FBI insiders have to say about these
and other issues:

• How torture undermines our efforts to get crucial information and wastes valuable resources.

• Why terrorism is a law enforcement issue — not a military one.

• How the Department of Homeland Security is dangerously mishandling the war on terror.

• Which investigatory tactics used to catch the UNABOMBER and Eric Rudolph can be used to defeat international terrorism.

CREDENTIALS: Terry Turchie is a former FBI deputy assistant director of counterterrorism. Kathleen Puckett is a former FBI psychological profiler in the counterterrorism unit. Their new book is titled HUNTING THE AMERICAN TERRORIST: The FBI’s War on Homegrown Terror.

AVAILABILITY: California and nationally via telephone
CONTACT: Kathleen Puckett, (559) 658-7637 (CA); kmpuckett@mac.com