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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004Homeland Security
The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the phrase as "a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur." Where did this phrase originate? Are there other definitions? Haf >The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United >States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Where did this phrase originate? Are there other definitions? Es ist von "Heimatsicherheitsabteilung"? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany  Signature"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com >>The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United >>States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Es ist von "Heimatsicherheitsabteilung"? Vot? SignaturePeter > The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. > . . . > Where did this phrase originate? Are there other definitions? This names a new high government (cabinet?) position in the USA, Secretary of Homeland Security, created after the 9/11 catastrophe. This was the agency that promulgated an "orange alert" in December. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) > The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United > States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Where did this phrase originate? Are there other definitions? The combination of "Heimat" and "Sicherheit" has strong overtones of Nazism for me. SignatureMartin Ambuhl >> The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United >> States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >The combination of "Heimat" and "Sicherheit" has strong overtones of Nazism >for me. Me, too. I cringed when I first heard the phrase applied to a US agency, and still feel oppressed because it's there. Maybe young people who don't remember WWII don't have that feeling. I get a similar feeling when I hear about the "Patriot Act." Such bullshit. Carter Carter Jefferson carterj98@mindspring.com http://carterj.homestead.com/ In alt.english.usage on Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:44:36 GMT Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl@earthlink.net> posted: >> The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United >> States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >The combination of "Heimat" and "Sicherheit" has strong overtones of Nazism >for me. Yes. You're right. s/ meirman If you are emailing me please say if you are posting the same response. Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years Indianapolis, 7 years Chicago, 6 years Brooklyn NY 12 years Baltimore 20 years > In alt.english.usage on Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:44:36 GMT Martin Ambuhl > <mambuhl@earthlink.net> posted: [ ... ] > >The combination of "Heimat" and "Sicherheit" has strong overtones of Nazism > >for me. > > Yes. You're right. Of course he's right. Why would he describe his own feelings erroneously? SignatureBob Lieblich I'm right,too >>In alt.english.usage on Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:44:36 GMT Martin Ambuhl >><mambuhl@earthlink.net> posted: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Of course he's right. Why would he describe his own feelings > erroneously? Logically, I suppose you're right. But I've noticed that when my wife tells me what her feelings are, sometimes she seems to be wrong about them. But I don't tell her that. \\P. Schultz In alt.english.usage on 25 Jan 2004 22:29:13 GMT hafnium178@aol.com.ma.ndo (Hafnium178) posted: >The phrase "homeland security" has become prominent since 9/11. The United >States government, in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, defines the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Where did this phrase originate? Are there other definitions? I'm sure. But the phrase itself grates on me tremendously. Americans, USAns are defined by their relationship to each other and to the Constitution and shared American values. Not by our relationship to the land. It should have been domestic security or national security or physical security. (Even though "domestic" derives from the word for home.) >Haf s/ meirman If you are emailing me please say if you are posting the same response. Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years Indianapolis, 7 years Chicago, 6 years Brooklyn NY 12 years Baltimore 20 years |
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