An Associated Press investigation uncovered numerous examples of racial profiling by the NYPD. The City Council should immediately undertake a full, public accounting of the NYPD’s intelligence activities and set up a system for ongoing oversight of these activities.

The "war on terror" has brought fundamental changes to America's place in the world, our international priorities and our system of laws. Although people may disagree about whether the past decade's changes have made us safer, there is no doubt they have undermined our historical commitment to human rights.