Presents case studies of the local first responding units to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon to extract best practices for responding to future incidents. From the National Institute of Justice
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=951
Argues that terrorists use new digital media to publicize their attacks and manipulate public opinion. Describes the new environment of warfare against media-savvy insurgents and possible courses of action for the U.S. military. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB295/index.htm
A collection of 17 declassified U.S. government documents which show U.S. officials struggling to understand the nature of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan during the period prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. From the National Security Archive.
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/2(supp)
Presents the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. Emphasizes efforts to resolve conflict situations in Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Also devotes attention to efforts to reduce terrorism. From the United Nations.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22373_20091008.pdf
Discusses Navy irregular warfare and counterterrorism operations and initiatives and the potential oversight issues for Congress, especially the degree of emphasis such activities will have in future Navy budgets. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.preventwmd.gov/static/docs/report/WMDRpt10-20Final.pdf
Subtitled: A Progress Report on America's Preparedness to Prevent Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Offers 13 recommendations for reducing the risk of vulnerability to a terrorist act. Expresses particular concern about the bioterrorism threat. From the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_wp_impacts_911.pdf
Examines the macroeconomic impacts of the 9/11 attack on U.S. real GDP growth and the unemployment rate. Real GDP growth fell immediately after the attack but recovered completely; unemployment fell and never recovered. Working paper from the Department of Homeland Security.
Text of the assessment that the current situation in Afghanistan is serious and deteriorating by Stanley McChrystal, Commander of the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force. From the Washington Post.
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIGr_09-64_Jul09.pdf
Results of an investigation into the security implications for commercial aviation of federal government use of a No Fly list and other subsets of the Terrorist Screening Database to conduct passenger prescreening. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/torture_archive/comparison.htm
Offers parallel views of the CIA Inspector General's Report on Detention and Interrogation Activities, which was prepared in May 2004, released in part by the Bush Administration in May 2008, and then in somewhat fuller form by the Obama Administration in August 2009. From the National Security Archive at George Washington University.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40752_20090811.pdf
This report provides a background and analysis of military commissions rules under the Military Commissions Act. Also identifies pending legislation, and describes proposals suggested by the Obama Administration. Finally it offers charts showing the composition, powers, and jurisdiction of the military tribunals, and a comparison of procedural safeguards of military commissions compared to courts-martial. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
