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- Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State April 30, 2008
- National Strategy for Homeland Security The White House Oct 2007
- President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team The White House 03 Aug 2007
- President Bush Signs "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11" into Law The White House 03 Aug 2007
- President Bush Discusses War on Terror in South Carolina The White House 24 Jul 2007
- National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland Office of the Director of National Intelligence July 2007, Released 17 Jul 2007
- National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan One Year Summary The White House Released 17 Jul 2007
- Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State April 30, 2007 -- "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."
- Verbatim Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing for ISN 10024, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad 10 Mar 2007, Released: 15 Mar 2007
- RESPONSE TO DOJ INSPECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT ON FBI’S USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS Federal Bureau of Investigation 09 Mar 2007
- Transcript: DoD Press Briefing on New Military Commissions Rules 18 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Principal Deputy General Counsel Dan Dell’Orto and Legal Advisor Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway, Office of Military Commisions
- Court Order Filed in ACLU v. Nat'l Security Agency United States Court of Appeals for the Six Circuit 04 Oct 2006 [PDF]
- Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States:" dated April 2006 Office of the Director of National Intelligence April 2006, Released Sept. 26, 2006
- Letter Exposes New Leader in Al-Qa`ida High Command Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy Released 25 Sep 2006 -- "On 7 June 2006, American military forces executed an air strike on an al-Qa`ida safe-house near Baqouba, Iraq, killing Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, al-Qa`ida‘s commander in Iraq. U.S. and Iraqi forces subsequently acquired numerous documents from that safe-house. (...) The captured letter sheds new light on the friction between al-Qa`ida’s senior leadership and al-Qa`ida’s commanders in Iraq over the appropriate use of violence."
- al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence September 2006 -- "Almost five years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States remains a nation at war. Al-Qaeda and Islamist extremist terrorist groups with like-minded goals and ideologies remain one of the most immediate strategic threats to the national security of the United States. Nonetheless, the threat we face today is quite different from the terrorist threat that we faced prior to September 11, 2001."
- Press Conference of the President The White House 15 Sep 2006
- Letter to Sen. Warner and Sen. Levin on Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions by retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense 12 Sep 2006 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense, we write to express our profound concern about a key provision of S. 3861, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, introduced last week at the behest of the President. We believe that the language that would redefine Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions as equivalent to the standards contained in the Detainee Treatment Act violates the core principles of the Geneva Conventions and poses a grave threat to American service-members, now and in future wars."
- President's Address to the Nation The White House 11 Sep 2006
- President Bush Discusses Progress in the Global War on Terror The White House 07 Sep 2006
- Fact Sheet: Progress Report: Fixing the Problems Exposed by the 9/11 Attacks The White House 07 Sep 2006
- President Discusses Creation of Military Commissions to Try Suspected Terrorists The White House 06 Sep 2006
- Fact Sheet: The Administration's Legislation to Create Military Commissions The White House 06 Sep 2006
- Army Publishes New Intelligence Manual Army News Release 06 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Army announced today the publication of Field Manual (FM) 2-22.3, “Human Intelligence Collector Operations.”
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Deputy Assistant Secretary Stimson and Lt. Gen. Kimmons from the Pentagon 06 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Cully Stimson and Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Lt. Gen. John Kimmons
- National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 Update -- "America is at war with a transnational terrorist movement fueled by a radical ideology of hatred, oppression, and murder. Our National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, first published in February 2003, recognizes that we are at war and that protecting and defending the Homeland, the American people, and their livelihoods remains our first and most solemn obligation. (...) This updated strategy sets the course for winning the War on Terror. It builds directly from the National Security Strategy issued in March 2006 as well as the February 2003 National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, and incorporates our increased understanding of the enemy."[PDF Version [1.64MB]]
- 06-10204: American Civil Liberties Union et al., v. National Security Aagency / Central et al. Memorandum and Order by Judge Anna Diggs Taylor issued 17 Aug 2006. [PDF]
- 06-10204: American Civil Liberties Union et al., v. National Security Aagency / Central et al. Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction by Judge Anna Diggs Taylor issued 17 Aug 2006. [PDF]
- Remarks by the President Upon Arrival in Wisconsin The White House 10 Aug 2006
- Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Announcing a Change to the Nation’s Threat Level for the Aviation Sector US Dept. of Homeland Security 10 Aug 2006 -- The Department of Homeland Security is taking immediate steps to increase security measures in the aviation sector in coordination with heightened security precautions in the United Kingdom
- Press Conference with Secretary Chertoff, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Transportation Security Administration Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Other Senior Administration Officials US Dept. of Homeland Security 10 Aug 2006
- Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at Press Conference regarding British Airline Terror Plot Dept. of Justice 10 Aug 2006
- Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism UK House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Select Committee 02 Jul 2006 -- "This is the seventh Report in a series on foreign policy aspects of the 'war against terrorism'. Our predecessor Committee launched this inquiry following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA. These Reports, supplemented by other Reports on the decision to go to war in Iraq, on British-US relations and on human rights, have contributed to the ongoing debate on both the causes of terrorism and the United Kingdom's response to it."
- 05-184: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld US Supreme Court 29 Jun 2006 [PDF 1.31 MB]
- Draft report – Part II (Explanatory memorandum): Alleged secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers involving Council of Europe member states Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe 07 Jun 2006
- Report on the Progress of the Director of National Intelligence in Implementing the "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004" Office of the Director of National Intelligence May 2006
- Government Response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 UK Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee May 2006 -- "This Report sets out a number of conclusions and recommendations based on our work examining the intelligence and assessment prior to the July terrorist attacks in London." [PDF]
- Intelligence and Security Committee: Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 UK Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee May 2006 -- "On 7 July 2006 fifty-two people were killed in the terrorist attacks in London. The Intelligence and Security Committee has examined the intelligence and security matters relevant to the attacks and I enclose with this letter a Report which covers our findings." [PDF 660KB]
- Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Homeland Security Council May 2006 -- "This Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza further clarifies the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental entities, including Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities and regional, national, and international stakeholders, and provides preparedness guidance for all segments of society." [PDF 2.49MB]
- Country Reports on Terrorism 2005 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2006 -- "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."
- Secretary General’s report under Article 52 ECHR on the question of secret detention and transport of detainees suspected of terrorist acts, notably by or at the instigation of foreign agencies. Council of Europe 28 Feb 2006
- The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned The White House 23 Feb 2006
- Prepared Remarks for Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Ohio Terrorism Indictments Press Conference US Dept. of Justice 21 Feb 2006
- Situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay United Nations Comission on Human Rights 16 Feb 2006 -- The present joint report is submitted by five holders of mandates of special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights who have been jointly following the situation of detainees held at theUnited States Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay since June 2004.
- Transcript: Press Briefing on the West Coast Terrorist Plot by Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism The White House 09 Feb 2006
- Transcript: President Discusses Progress in War on Terror to National Guard The White House 09 Feb 2006
- Prepared Statement of Hon. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States 02 Feb 2006 -- Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Wartime Executive Power and the NSA’s Surveillance Authority
- Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United State 02 Feb 2006 -- Testimony by Ambassador John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Transcript: Remarks By General Michael V. Hayden: What American Intelligence & Especially The NSA Have Been Doing To Defend The Nation Office of the Director of National Intelligence 23 Jan 2006
- Information Memorandum: Alleged secret detentions in Council of Europe member states Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe 22 January 2006
- Legal Authorities Supporting The Activities Of The National Security Agency Described By The President U.S. Department of Justice 19 Jan 2006 -- As the President has explained, since shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001, he has authorized the National Security Agency (“NSA”) to intercept international communications into and out of the United States of persons linked to al Qaeda or related terrorist organizations. The purpose of these intercepts is to establish an early warning system to detect and prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack on the United States. This paper addresses, in an unclassified form, the legal basis for the NSA activities described by the President (“NSA activities”).
- Transcript: President Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona The White House 28 Nov 2005
- Fact Sheet: Securing America Through Immigration Reform The White House 28 Nov 2005 -- Addressing the Customs and Border Protection agents stationed in southern Arizona, the President discussed the strategy to secure the border, prevent illegal crossings, and strengthen enforcement of immigration laws.
- Transcript: Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Press Conference Regarding the Indictment of Jose Padilla US Department of Justice 22 Nov 2005
- Jose Padilla Charged with Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Nationals Overseas, Providing Material Support to Terrorists US Department of Justice 22 Nov 2005 -- A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an 11-count superseding indictment that charges Jose Padilla and four additional defendants with conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and providing material support to terrorists as part of a North American terrorist support cell.
- National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza National Security Council 01 Nov 2005 -- The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza guides our preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic, with the intent of (1) topping, slowing or otherwise limiting the spread of a pandemic to the United States; (2) limiting the domestic spread of a pandemic, and mitigating disease, suffering and death; and (3) sustaining infrastructure and mitigating impact to the economy and the functioning of society. [PDF Version]
- Letter from al-Zawahiri to al-Zarqawi Released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 9 Jul 2005 but released on 11 Oct 2005 -- Translated version of a letter between two senior al Qa'ida leaders, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, that was obtained during counterterrorism operations in Iraq.
- New Orleans Population Survey · Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering By Dr. Jeanne Hurlbert, LSU Research Professor, Dept. of Sociology and Dr. John J. Beggs, LSU Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology. Extracted from Annual Interim Progress Report: Assessment and Remediation of Public Health Impacts Due to Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events by Ivor Ll. van Heerden, Ph.D. and Kathryn Streva Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, Louisiana State University December 21, 2004 -- "The primary focus of this survey is to understand better how individuals in the New Orleans area would be affected by, and would respond to, a major hurricane."
- Hamdan, Salim Ahmed vs. Rumsfeld, Donald H. U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit July 15, 2005 [PDF]
- Unclassified Executive Summary: Army Regulation 15-6: Final Report Investigation into FBI Allegations of Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Detention Facility 09 Jun 2005 -- "This AR 15-6 investigation found only three interrogation acts in violation of interrogation techniques authorized by Army Field Manual 34-52 and DoD guidance. (...) The AR 15-6 found no evidence of torture or inhumane treatment at JTF-GTMO." [PDF]
- Country Reports on Terrorism 2004 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State 27 Apr 2005 -- "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."
- Final Report: Assessment of Detainee Medical Operations for OEF, GTMO, AND OIF Office of the Surgeon General of the Army 13 Apr 2005 -- "On 12 November 2004, The Army Surgeon General, LTG Kevin C. Kiley, directed the Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, MG Lester Martinez-Lopez, to lead a multidisciplinary Functional Assessment Team (the Team) to assess detainee medical operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)." [PDF 7.85 MB]
- Rail Security Act of 2004. Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) 4 Oct 2004 – Directs the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security to complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation. Requires the Under Secretary, based on the assessment, to develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005.
- Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support Department of Defense June 2005 [PDF 1.17 MB]
- HOOD COMPLETES KORAN INQUIRY SOUTHCOM 03 Jun 2005 -- Brigadier General Jay Hood, commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, completed his inquiry into the validity of allegations of Koran mishandling by U.S. personnel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday.
- Enclosure 1: Description of Incidents [PDF]
- Enclosure 2: Excerpts from JTF-Guantanamo, Standard Operating Procedures [PDF]
- AN FBI INSIDER’S GUIDE TO THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT By Mike German - The FBI is unable to police itself because it maintains illegitimate, discredited internal investigation and disciplinary procedures, which make it impossible to identify and correct problems inside the agency. This is a critical deficiency that allows all other deficiencies to exist.
- A Chronology of Significant International Terrorism for 2004 National Counterterrorism Center 27 Apr 2005 -- "The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) originally compiled this chronology of significant, international terrorist incidents in support of the Department of State’s publication “Patterns of Global Terrorism,” which was formerly used to fulfill the Department’s reporting responsibilities under Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(d). The Department has decided to submit a new report, “Country Reports on Terrorism,” in fulfillment of its reporting mandate. As the newly created “knowledge bank” of the U.S. Government on international terrorism, the NCTC is providing this original chronology for the American public." [PDF 2.83 MB]
- Civil Action No. 02-299, etc.: In Re: Guantanamo Detainee Cases Memorandum Opinion Issued January 31, 2005 by Judge Joyce H. Green [PDF 3.12Mb]
- Civil Action No. 02-299, etc.: In Re: Guantanamo Detainee Cases Order Issued January 31, 2005 by Judge Joyce H. Green [PDF]
- Civil Action No. 04-1142: Khalid v. George W. Bush Memorandum Opinion & Order issued January 19, 2005 by Judge Richard J. Leon [PDF 1.48 Mb]
- AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 03 Jan 2005 -- We, the undersigned, are retired professional military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces. We write to express our deep concern about the nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General, and to urge you to explore in detail his views concerning the role of the Geneva Conventions in U.S. detention and interrogation policy and practice.
- PLANNING SCENARIOS: Executive Summaries The Homeland Security Council July 2004 -- "The Homeland Security Council (HSC) - in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal interagency, and state and local homeland security agencies - has developed fifteen all-hazards planning scenarios for use in national, federal, state, and local homeland security preparedness activities. These scenarios are designed to be the foundational structure for the development of national preparedness standards from which homeland security capabilities can be measured."
- The National Response Plan December 2004 -- In Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, the President directed the development of a new National Response Plan (NRP) to align Federal coordination structures, capabilities, and resources into a unified, alldiscipline, and all-hazards approach to domestic incident management. This approach is unique and far reaching in that it, for the first time, eliminates critical seams and ties together a complete spectrum of incident management activities to include the prevention of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from terrorism, major natural disasters, and other major emergencies. The end result is vastly improved coordination among Federal, State, local, and tribal organizations to help save lives and protect America's communities by increasing the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident management. [PDF 4.24 Mb]
- Transcript: Attack on U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah US Department of State 07 Dec 2004 -- James C. Oberwetter, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Consul General Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
- Civil Action No. 02-299, etc.: Guantanamo Detainee Cases -- Amended Protective Order Issued November 8, 2004 by Judge Joyce H. Green [PDF 157 Kb]
- Civil Action No. 04-1519: Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld -- Memorandum Opinion & Order Issued November 8, 2004 by Judge James Robertson [PDF 156 Kb]
- Report of an Inquiry into the Alternative Analysis of the Issue of an Iraq-al Qaeda Relationship Office of Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee 21 Oct 2004 -- "This report is the result of an inquiry initiated on June 27, 2003 by Senator Carl Levin, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and conducted by the SASC Minority Staff. The report focuses on 1) the establishment of a non-Intelligence Community source of intelligence analysis in the office of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith; and 2) the extent to which policy makers utilized that alternative source rather than the analyses produced by the Intelligence Community (IC) with regard to the Iraq-al Qaeda relationship." [PDF 206 Kb]
- Nuclear Security - Measures to Protect Against Nuclear Terrorism International Atomic Energy Agency 11 August 2004 -- "At its meeting in March 2002, the Board of Governors considered the report entitled Protection Against Nuclear Terrorism: Specific Proposals (GOV/2002/10), and approved in principle the proposals for Agency activities in the area of nuclear security. The Board requested that the Director General should report periodically on progress made in implementation of the proposals and the funding thereof." [PDF]
- Nuclear Security - Measures to Protect Against Nuclear Terrorism Supplementary Information to GOV/2004/50-GC(48)/6 [PDF]
- Final Report of the 9-11 Commission National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States 22 Jul 2004
- 03-6696: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld US Supreme Court 28 Jun 2004 [PDF 822 KB]
- 03-334: Rasul v. Bush US Supreme Court 28 Jun 2004 [PDF 520 KB]
- 03-1027: Rumsfeld v. Padilla US Supreme Court 28 Jun 2004 [PDF 516 KB]
- DoD Provides Details on Interrogation Process 23 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense today released documents related to the development of interrogation procedures at Guantanamo. These documents are made available to demonstrate that the actions of the U. S. Defense Department are bound by law and guided by American values.
- Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003 US Department of State April 2004 -- The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released April 2004 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act. Includes the revised data and corrections released on June 22, 2004. See the remarks by US Secretary of State Colin Powell
- Supplementary Material Office of the Deputy Attorney General 1995, Declasified and Released 28 Apr 2004 -- Additional material declassified and released by the US Dept. of Justice. [PDF 1.44 Mb]
- Report to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: The FBI's Counterterrorism Program Since September 2001 Federal Bureau of Investigation 14 Apr 2004 -- "Since the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have implemented a comprehensive plan that fundamentally transforms the organization to enhance our ability to predict and prevent terrorism. We overhauled our counterterrorism operations, expanded our intelligence capabilities, modernized our business practices and technology, and improved coordination with our partners." [PDF 3.44 Mb]
- Memo on Instructions on Separation of Certain Foreign Counterintelligence, and Criminal Investigations Office of the Deputy Attorney General 1995, Declasified 10 Apr 2004 -- "The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have been conducting criminal investigations of certain terrorist acts, (...) we believe that it is prudent to establish a set of instructions that will clearly separate the counterintelligence investigation from the more limited, but continued, criminal investigations." [PDF 785 Kb]
- Declassified August 6, 2001 Daily Presidential Brief: Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US The White House Declassiffied and Approved for Release 10 Apr 2004 -- "Clandestine, foreign government, and media reports indicate Bin Ladin since 1997 has wanted to conduct terrorist attacks in the US. Bin Ladin implied in US television interviews in 1997 and 11998 that his followers would follow the example of WOrld Trade Center bombing Ramzi Yousef and "bring the fighting to America."" [PDF 214 Kb]
- Testimony by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, before the 9/11 Commission 08 Apr 2004
- Testimony by Richard A. Clarke, Former National Coordinator for Counterterrorism, National Security Council, before the 9/11 Commission 24 Mar 2004
- Text from Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi Letter Coalition Provisional Authority 12 Feb 2004
- Annual Report, Vol. 5: Forging America's New Normalcy: Securing Our Homeland, Protecting Our Liberty The Advisory Panel To Assess Domestic Response Capabilities For Terrorism Involving Weapons Of Mass Destruction 15 Dec 2003 -- "This document represents the fifth and final report of the panel. The strategic vision, themes, and recommendations of the Fifth Annual Report to the President and the Congress of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction were motivated by the unanimous view of the panel that this report should attempt to define a future state of security against terrorism-one that the panel has chosen to call "America's New Normalcy.""
- GAO: Drinking Water Security
- Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General July 17, 2003 -- The USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, enacted by Congress and signed by the President on October 26, 2001, provides expanded law enforcement authorities to enhance the federal government's efforts to detect and deter acts of terrorism in the United States or against United States' interests abroad. Section 1001 of the Patriot Act directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to undertake a series of actions related to claims of civil rights or civil liberties violations allegedly committed by DOJ employees. It also requires the OIG to provide semiannual reports to Congress on the implementation of the OIG's responsibilities under Section 1001. This report - the third since enactment of the legislation - summarizes the OIG's Patriot Act-related activities from December 16, 2002, through June 15, 2003.
Accompanying Letter - S. REPT. NO. 107- 351 / H. REPT. NO. 107-792: Report Of The Joint Inquiry Into The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001 - By The House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence And The Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, December 2002, Released 2003
- First Interim Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 08 Jul 2003 -- "The 9/11 Commission will report on the facts and circumstances surrounding the attacks of September 11, 2001. It will review, identify, and evaluate lessons learned and make recommendations for the future. While we analyze the terrorist danger around the world, we are also addressing sensitive policy and intelligence issues across the federal government and beyond. In the last six months, the Commission has launched the most wide-ranging outside investigation of American national security in the history of the United States." [PDF 36 Kb]
- Transcript: Background Briefing on Military Commissions 03 Jul 2003 -- "Today the President has determined that six enemy combatants currently detained by the United States are subject to his military order of November 13, 2001. The President determined that there is reason to believe that each of these enemy combatants was a member of al Qaeda or was otherwise involved in terrorism directed against the United States."
- "VICTORY Act - Vital Interdiction of Criminal Terrorist Organizations Act of 2003" June 27, 2003
- Report of the Government of the United States called for under Security Council resolution 1455 (2003) 22 April 2003 -- "The United States Mission hereby submits the report called for under paragraph 6 of resolution 1455 (2003) (see annex). The Government of the United States welcomes the opportunity to describe in detail the steps it has taken to implement the al-Qa`idah/Taliban sanctions regime, which constitutes a key part of the international community's counter-terrorism efforts." [PDF 166 Kb]
- The September 11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks Office of the Inspector General, Department of Justice April 2003 -- Pursuant to our responsibilities under the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act) and the Inspector General Act, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated this review to examine the treatment of detainees arrested in connection with the Department's September 11 terrorism investigation. (...) In this report, we discuss the actions of senior managers at the Department, the FBI, the INS, and the BOP, who established the broad policies and led the investigation in response to the September 11 attacks; the actions of the INS, which processed and detained many of the aliens arrested in the aftermath of September 11; and the actions of the BOP, which housed many of the detainees. [PDF 13.2 Mb]
- Report to Congress regarding the Terrorism Information Awareness Program -- Detailed Information DARPA May 20, 2003 -- "Since 1996, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been developing information technologies to counter asymmetric threats. Although the individual efforts attacked significant pieces of the problem, they lacked an integrated approach. September 11, 2001, brought home the need for a new research focus on interpretation. Already in possession of individual pieces of the counterterrorism puzzle, DARPA created the Information Awareness Office (IAO) in January 2002 to integrate advanced technologies and accelerated their transition to operationl users." [PDF 1.28 Mb]
- Report to Congress regarding the Terrorism Information Awareness Program -- Executive Summary DARPA May 20, 2003 -- "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is charged with conducting research and development for the Department of Defense (DoD). By doing so, DARPA furnishes DoD with leading-edge technologies to help the department execute its critical national security mission. (...) Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) is such a prototype system/network." [PDF 26.6 Kb]
- DoD Military Commission Instructions 02 May 2003 -- The General Counsel of the Department of Defense issued eight military commission instructions that would facilitate the conduct of possible future military commissions. The instructions issued include crimes and elements of offenses as well as other administrative guidance and procedures for Military Commission participants to facilitate the conduct of full and fair trials.
- U.S. Department of State Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 30 April 2003 -- The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released April 2003 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act.
- The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets February 2003 -- This document defines the road ahead for a core mission area identified in the President's National Strategy for Homeland Security-reducing the Nation's vulnerability to acts of terrorism by protecting our critical infrastructures and key assets from physical attack. This document, the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, the Strategy, identifies a clear set of national goals and objectives and outlines the guiding principles that will underpin our efforts to secure the infrastructures and assets vital to our national security, governance, public health and safety, economy, and public confidence. [PDF 1.74 Mb]
- The National Strategy to Secure CyberSpace February 2003 -- Our Nation's critical infrastructures are composed of public and private institutions in the sectors of agriculture, food, water, public health, emergency services, government, defense industrial base, information and telecommunications, energy, transportation, banking and finance, chemicals and hazardous materials, and postal and shipping. Cyberspace is their nervous system-the control system of our country. Cyberspace is composed of hundreds of thousands of interconnected computers, servers, routers, switches, and fiber optic cables that allow our critical infrastructures to work. Thus, the healthy functioning of cyberspace is essential to our economy and our national security. This National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace is part of our overall effort to protect the Nation. [PDF 981 Kb]
- FEMA Readiness Guide< FEMA -- In addition to the natural and technological hazards described in this publication, Americans face threats posed by hostile governments or extremist groups. These threats to national security include acts of terrorism and acts of war. The following is general information about national security emergencies. For more information about how to prepare for [PDF 627 Kb] Rather than being a new and unique informational piece, this document is simply the 'National Security Emergencies' chapter out of FEMA's 'Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness' guide.
- Are You Ready? How you can stay prepared White House Feb 7, 2003 -- In addition to the natural and technological hazards described in this publication, Americans face threats posed by hostile governments or extremist groups. These threats to national security include acts of terrorism and acts of war. The following is general information about national security emergencies. This document, released by the White House, is simply the 'National Security Emergencies' chapter out of FEMA's pre-existing 'Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness' guide.
- Management of National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams
Office of the Inspector General, DoD -- Report No. D-2001-043 (Project No. D2000LA-0023) (Formerly Project No. 0LA-0117) January 31, 2001 -- The Consequence Management Program Integration Office (CoMPIO) did not manage the WMD-CST program effectively. Specifically, CoMPIO failed to provide adequate guidance, training, and equipment for the 10 CSTs. Additionally, the Army process for certification of the teams lacked rigor and would not provide meaningful assurance. Lastly, safety issues identified by the WMD-CSTs were unresolved. As a result, the program had slipped significantly and none of the teams were fully operational [PDF Version 817 Kb]
