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#963 Abraham Newman - Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy

The Dissenter

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Post-9/11 Government Response and Legacy of Economic Network Utilization

The chapter delves into the post-9/11 period where the U.S. government enacted new legislation like the Patriot Act to target terrorist financing. This response involved leveraging economic networks and surveillance to disrupt terrorist operations, with these measures later expanded to address issues beyond terrorism.

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