{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/6aa02e6d4f0fa94d53b63291?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Terror Century – Did the War on Terror become a war on freedom?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/1788882445810-67f4cc50-f9ad-4eee-ae83-cc6f53c87f1d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>A three-part mini-series from The Bunker…</em>&nbsp;In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks 25 years ago, an enraged America stumbled into the quagmires of Afghanistan and Iraq. At home the Bush Administration created a new security culture which began to erode freedoms in America and around the world. Are we still living with the compromises Americans made during that feverish decade?&nbsp;</p><p>On this episode <strong>David Cole</strong>, author of <em>Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror</em>, explains how the USA PATRIOT Act and other measures ran out of control… what 9/11-era surveillance means in the age of Big Tech… and whether the freedoms Americans temporarily suspended ever fully came back.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>• Find out if you’re owed on car finance at <a href=\"http://refundclub.co.uk/bunker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">refundclub.co.uk/bunker</a></p><p>• Refund Club is a trading style of Sandsford Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA no. 8008114). Checking is free. A fee is payable only if your claim is successful. Eligibility: car finance taken out in the UK between 2007 and 2021. The average claim is around £829 per agreement; this is an average and not a guarantee of the amount you will receive. You can also claim yourself for free by contacting your lender or the Financial Ombudsman Service. <a href=\"http://refundclub.co.uk/bunker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">refundclub.co.uk/bunker</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/bunkercast</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production: Simon Williams and Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.</em></strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.podmasters.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.podmasters.co.uk</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Podmasters"}