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  • Bounding the Global War on Terrorism by Jeffrey Record US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute December 2003 - Dr. Jeffrey Record examines three features of the war on terrorism as currently defi ned and conducted: (1) the administration’s postulation of the terrorist threat, (2) the scope and feasibility of U.S. war aims, and (3) the war’s political, fi scal, and military sustainability. He fi nds that the war on terrorism—as opposed to the campaign against al-Qaeda—lacks strategic clarity, embraces unrealistic objectives, and may not be sustainable over the long haul. He calls for down-sizing the scope of the war on terrorism to reflect concrete U.S. security interests and the limits of American military power [PDF 372 Kb]

  • CALL Newsletter: Operation OUTREACH Center for Army Lessons Learned OCT 03, No. 03-27 -- "This newsletter represents the efforts of two teams from the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) that deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of Operation OUTREACH. (...) The team found many items to cover, but mainly focused on intelligence- and fire support-related issues: Intelligence (General), Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Operations, Targeting (aspects from both intelligence and fire support), Fire Support, and Random Observations. Following is a compilation of their observations." [PDF 592 Kb]

  • FM 34-52: Intelligence Interrogation 8 May, 1987
    Given the ongoing interest in the detention and interrogation of prisoners of war and detainees being held at facilities in Afghanistan, the CENTCOM theater of operations and at Camp X-ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, we thought an examination of primary source documents might shed light on this misunderstood operation. FM-34-52 is an authoritative document which gives guidence on the proper handling of enemy prisoners of war, and detainees under the Geneva Convention, and describes in great detail the tactics, techniques, and proceedures for screening POWs and detainees, exploiting captured documents, and methods and approaches for interrogation. Although the 1992 version of this manual is more current, this version published in 1987 is the only version publically available. Only minor differences exist between the two documents as doctrine rarely changes over time.

  • TARNAK FARM BOARD OF INQUIRY FINAL REPORT Tarnak Farm Board of Inquiry (BOI), Department of National Defence of Canada, September 13, 2002 -- The final report from the Tarnak Farm Board of Inquiry (BOI) that investigated the April 17 incident that resulted in the death of four and injuries to eight Canadian soldiers serving with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) Battle Group in Afghanistan. The final report contains details surrounding the incident and provides supporting information that enabled the Board to reach its conclusions. [MS Word Version 2.87 Mb]

  • Operation Enduring Freedom: Why a Higher Rate of Civilian Bombing Casualties
    Project on Defense Alternatives, Briefing Report #11 Carl Conetta 18 January 2002
    Despite the adulation of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) as a "finely-tuned" or "bulls-eye" war,1 the campaign failed to set a new standard for accuracy in one important respect: the rate of civilians killed per bomb dropped. In fact, this rate was far higher in the Afghanistan conflict -- perhaps four times higher -- than in the 1999 Balkans war.

  • HTD Tech Dev Portal Defeat Lt Col Tom Ward - August 1, 2001
    [FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY]
    A “combustion-like” vice detonation process resulting in a long-duration, high temperature and pressure environment. Recommendation to DUSD (AS&C) Breakfast Club: Approve the Thermobaric ACTD for an FY02 Start

  • Transcript of the Bin Laden Video [PDF]
    The U. S. government released a copy of a videotape of Osama bin Laden obtained by U.S. forces in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in late November. The tape was released with an English translation and English subtitling, prepared independently by George Michael, translator, Diplomatic Language Services; and Dr. Kassem M. Wahba, Arabic language program coordinator, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.

  • Indictment: United States of America -v- Zacarias Moussaoui, a/k/a "Shaqil", a/k/a "Abu Khalid al Sahrawi"
    Grand Jury indictement against Zacarias Moussaoui, a native of France of Moroccan ancestry, on the charges of conspiring with Usama bin Laden and al Qaeda to murder thousands of people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania on September the 11th

  • Al Qaeda Training Manual [PDF]
    Selected parts of an Al-Qaeda training manual released by the US Department of Justice and originally located by the Manchester (England) Metropolitan Police during a search of an Al Qaeda member's home. The manual was found in a computer file described as "the military series" related to the "Declaration of Jihad." The manual was translated into English and was introduced earlier this year at the embassy bombing trial in New York. [Warning] File Size: 8.5 Mb

  • The Joint Targeting Process and Procedures for Targeting Time-Critical Targets (TCTs)
    Effective coordination, deconfliction, and synchronization maximize force against the enemy while reducing the potential for fratricide.

  • Joint Publication 3-09.1: Joint Laser Designation Procedures (JLASER) [PDF]
    This publication provides joint procedures for employing laser designators with target acquisition systems and laser-guided weapons to enhance the combat effectiveness of joint US forces.

  • Joint Publication 3-09.3: Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support (CAS) [PDF]
    This publication provides tactics, techniques, and procedures for use by supported and supporting commanders, terminal controllers, air control agencies, and aircrews in fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft to attack targets in close proximity to friendly forces. It presents options the joint force commander can employ in the planning and execution of close air support in joint operations.

  • Interagency and International Research and Development Requirements for Combating Terrorism
    Technical Support Working Group - DoD News Briefing, Thursday, 29 Nov 2001 - 2:00 pm

  • Interagency and International Research and Development Requirements for Combating Terrorism Briefing Slides
    Technical Support Working Group - DoD News Briefing, Thursday, 29 Nov 2001 - 2:00 pm

  • Responsibility for the Terrorist Atrocities in the United States, 11 September 2001 - An Updated Account
    Updated version of the document released by Tony Blair providing the evidence that bin Laden is behind the Sept. 11 attacks

  • Military Order: Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism
    Executive Order by George W. Bush allowing terrorists to be tried by military tribunals. "To protect the United States and its citizens, and for the effective conduct of military operations and prevention of terrorist attacks, it is necessary for individuals subject to this order (...) to be detained, and, when tried, to be tried for violations of the laws of war and other applicable laws by military tribunals"

  • "The Campaign for the Caves: The Battles for Zhawar in the Soviet-Afghan War" by Lester W. Grau and Ali Ahmad Jalali
    The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Volume 14, September 2001 - As the base expanded, Mujahideen used bulldozers and explosives to dig at least 11 major tunnels into the south-east facing ridge of Sodyaki Ghar Mountain. Some of these huge tunnels reached 500 meters and contained a hotel, a mosque, arms depots and repair shops, a garage, a medical point, a radio center and a kitchen.

  • "Underground Combat Stereophonic Blasting, Tunnel Rats and the Soviet-Afghan War" by Lester W. Grau & Ali Ahmad Jalali
    The United States Army fought subterranean battles in the tunnels of Vietnam. Following a few tear gas grenades or a charge of C4 plastic explosive, "tunnel rats" would go underground to find Viet Cong or North Vietnamese combatants or materiel. Small, slender soldiers, armed with a flashlight and a .45 caliber pistol, would crawl into the Vietnamese tunnels for reconnaissance and possibly close combat. Almost all of the Vietnam-era tunnel rats have left active duty by now, but the need to train for this type of underground combat remains.

  • Pentagon Seeks Ideas on Combating Terrorism [PDF]
    The Department of Defense announced today that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and the Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office Technical Support Working Group are jointly sponsoring a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) asking for help in fighting terrorism. The BAA, issued Oct. 23 (No. 02-Q-4655), and with initial responses due by Dec. 23, 2001, specifically seeks help in combating terrorism, defeating difficult targets, conducting protracted operations in remote areas, and developing countermeasures to weapons of mass destruction. Its objective is to find concepts that can be developed and fielded within 12 to 18 months.

  • Counterterrorism Analysis Course
    Introduction to Terrorist Intelligence Analysis, by the Defense Intelligence College

  • FM 1-108: Doctrine for Army Special Operations Aviation Forces
    US Army Doctrine for Army Special Operations Aviation Forces Field Manual

  • FM 7-85: Ranger Unit Operations
    US Army Ranger Unit Operations Field Manual

  • Her Majesty's Government's Campaign Objectives
    The British Goverment released this document, titled "Defeating International Terrorism: Campaign Objectives", on October 16, 2001. "The overall objective is to eliminate terrorism as a force in international affairs. There are immediate objectives relating to UBL, his organisation and Afghanistan and wider objectives relating principally to the campaign against international terrorism more generally."

  • FBI Warns of New Acts of Terrorism
    The FBI issued a press release on Oct. 11 warning of a significant risk of additional terrorism in "several days"

  • Can Congress be trusted with Intelligence Secrets?
    "Few Members of Congress have expertise in national security matters at the time they are elected ... Members of Congress (...) rarely have the time to keep abreast of day-to-day developments ... Members and staff say they are too busy to read the voluminous number of intelligence reports that come in each day ... Intelligence agencies, interestingly enough, actually give Congress high marks for protecting intelligence information".

  • Responsibility for the terrorist atrocities
    04 Oct. 2001-- The document released by Tony Blair providing the evidence that bin Laden is behind the Sept. 11 attacks

  • 11 September 2001: The Response [PDF]
    03 Oct. 2001-- House of Commons Reserach Paper 01/72 which examines the reaction within the United States, the United Kingdom and the wider international community to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. It contains background information on the main suspect, Osama bin Laden, and the al-Qaeda network, and looks in detail at the situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the wider region. It also details the military options available and the relevant issues of international law.