1. The War on Terror is a new kind of war because it’s not really being fought against one country, army, or government, it’s a war against “terror” itself, which isn’t tied to a specific place or enemy. P. Williams explains this by saying “a war against terrorism is a war of the mind, so broadly defined that the enemy becomes anybody who makes us afraid.” That’s a big difference from traditional wars, where you’re fighting an actual government and military, and you defeat their army and they surrender. Since the enemy isn’t tied to a nation army, anyone deemed an terroist can be seen as a suspect and this kind of war doesn’t really have an end point.

2. Roving wiretaps seem to violate the 4th Amendment because they allow one warrant to cover multiple devices instead of requiring a separate, specific warrant for each one. Normally, the 4th Amendment requires the government to clearly identify the exact device being searched before they can tap it, but roving wiretaps remove that requirement, allowing surveillance to follow a person across multiple devices instead of being tied to one specific, identified device.

3. Sneak and peek warrants also seem to violate the 4th Amendment because they allow the government’s federal agents to search a home or business in secret. The Fourth Amendment is built around the idea of notice and accountability during a search, the person being searched is supposed to know it’s happening, partly to make sure the search stays within legal limits (like preventing police from planting evidence or searching beyond what the warrant allows). Sneak and peek warrants violates that.