The terrorist attack on two five star hotels in Mumbai has led to a lot ofjingoism and muscle-flexing in the media, and on the streets. "Enough isenough", "We will not pay our taxes", "we must destroy terroristtraining camps in Pakistan" are the kind of cries that are being heard veryfrequently. "Get tough on terror" is the new mantra and, among otherthings, getting tough means bringing tougher laws. The UPA governmentwhich repealed POTA just 4 years ago because it was found to be draconian,misused and counterproductive, has now used the jingoism to enact a "tougherterror law" in the form of amendments in the already draconian UnlawfulActivities Prevention Act. These amendments were introduced in Parliament on the15th December and passed the next day with virtually no debate andwithout any opportunity to civil society to study, digest and debate theimplications of the amendments.