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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '2003-02-26T02:54:30'
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title: American Security State
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As we move toward the creation of an American security state, the New York Times magazine [asks what such a place might look like](http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/magazine/23FORTRESS.html?pagewanted=print&position=top "Fortress America").