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Another criticism is that the "war on terrorism" is effectively an act of [[terrorism]] in itself. Critics point to incidents such as the [[Bagram torture and prisoner abuse]] scandal, the [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse]] scandal, the alleged use of [[chemical weapons]] against residents of [[Fallujah]] [http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7216], and the use of military force to disperse anti-American demonstrations in Iraq [http://www.unknownnews.net/031222liberatediraq.html][http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=168].
[[Libertarianism|Libertarians]] believe that the "war" is wrong because it makes [[national security]] into such a high [[government]] priority, that any sacrifice of personal [[liberty]] and [[freedom]] is deemed necessary, no matter how large or small [http://www.againstwot.com]. They believe this leads not only to an unjustified erosion of liberty, but also to a general climate of [[fear]] in which people become unwilling to exercise [[civil liberties]]. They argue that this will lead to the public being [[Slavery|enslaved]] in a [[mass surveillance]] regime, as everyone eventually comes under the suspicion of being a potential terrorist.
Critics claim that a [[strategy of tension]] was employed prior to the [[Iraq War]], which is now being repeated against countries described as the "[[axis of evil]]", including [[Iran]].
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