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US Government Information

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
"The IC is a federation of executive branch agencies and organizations that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States."

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  • Guantanamo Bay Inquiry
    "The FBI on January 2, 2007 released documents related to an internal inquiry in 2004 of FBI personnel who had served at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since September 11, 2001 and had observed any aggressive interview techniques, interrogations, or mistreatment of detainees by representatives of law enforcement, the military, or the FBI."

U.S. Senate - Select Committee on Intelligence - Iraq Intelligence Reports

The White House - National Security Council

U.S. House - Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

DefinseLink

[The 9-11 Commission] National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
"...is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."

  • Hearings
    "Staff statements, prepared testimony, archived video, and transcripts will be posted in the online archive as they become available.
    • Staff Statement No. 15: Overview of the Enemy - (dead link) (June 16, 20004)
    • Staff Statement No. 16: Outline of the 9/11 Plot - (dead link) (June 16, 2004)

U.S. v. Zacarias Moussaoui
"The jury has rendered a verdict in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. The verdict was for life in prison instead of execution for his role in the attacks of 9/11 on the United States."

  • Trial Exhibits
    "The following web pages link to all 1,202 exhibits admitted into evidence during the trial of U.S. v. Moussaoui, with the exception of seven that are classified or otherwise remain under seal. This is the first criminal case for which a federal court has provided access to all exhibits online."
  • Appeal - See U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - (dead link)

The President's Daily Brief
Documents: The 6 August 2001 PDB headlined "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US."
- National Security Archive, George Washington University

The White House (historical messages)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
"One of the primary mandates of the Department of Homeland Security is to educate the public, on a continuing basis, about how to be prepared in case of an emergency--including a possible terrorist attack."

  • Legislation - (dead link)
    • Homeland Security Act of 2002 - (dead link)
  • Speeches & Statements - (dead link)
  • Publications & Reports - (dead link)
  • Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge (March 17, 2003)
    Raised threat level from an Elevated to High risk
  • Ready.gov
    "Terrorism forces us to make a choice, Don't be afraid...Be Ready"
    Sections include: Overview ; Make a Kit ; Make a Plan ; Be Informed ; Biological Threat ; Chemical Threat ; Explosions ; Nuclear Blast ; Radiation Threat.
  • Threats & Protection - (dead link)
    • Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness
      "...brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters."
      • National Security Emergencies - (dead link) [.pdf]
        Discusses: Terrorism ; Chemical and Biological Weapons ; Nuclear and Radiological Attack ; Homeland Security Advisory System.
        - From FEMA
    • Dirty Bombs

FirstGov - America Responds
Sections include: Protect Yourself ; Travel Safely ; Help Your Country

  • Learn More About Terrorism - (dead link)
    Sections include: Reference and Library Resources ; Information About Terrorism and Terrorists ; Current and Proposed Laws Regarding Terrorism ; Presidential Executive Orders ; Presidential Proclamations ; The Courts ; Anti-Terrorism Training ; Worldwide Support of the War on Terrorism.
  • Remember and Pay Tribute to September 11 - (dead link)
    Remembering September 11th one year later.
  • Government Agencies Perform After September 11, 2001 - (dead link)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Congressional Budget Office

Congressional Reports
"Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. There are two types of reports House and Senate Reports and Senate Executive Reports. The database for the current Congress is updated irregularly, as electronic versions of the documents become available."

Counter-Terrorism
"The origins of this web site lie in recommendations made by the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group convened by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs to examine the counter-terrorism tools available to law enforcement and first responder communities."

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  • Guantanamo Bay Inquiry
    "The FBI on January 2, 2007 released documents related to an internal inquiry in 2004 of FBI personnel who had served at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since September 11, 2001 and had observed any aggressive interview techniques, interrogations, or mistreatment of detainees by representatives of law enforcement, the military, or the FBI."

Federal Computer Week

  • Homeland Security: Preparing for Tomorrow's Battles - (dead link) (September 2002)
    Special Supplement

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

GAO Reports - Terrorism
- U.S. Government Accountability Office

Library of Congress - Federal Research Division - Terrorism Studies - (dead link)

  • Bibliography of Future Trends in Terrorism - (dead link)
    Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, September 1998, Authors: LaVerle Berry, Glenn Curtis, Rex Hudson.
  • Media Interactions with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies - (dead link)
    Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, September 1998, Authors: LaVerle Berry, Amanda Jones, Terence Powers.
  • The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism: Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why? - (dead link)
    Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, September 1999, Author: Rex A. Hudson

National Agricultural Library

  • Biosecurity, Bioterror & the Threat to Agriculture - (dead link)

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - (dead link)
  • National Library of Medicine
    • Biological Warfare - (dead link) (English or Spanish)
      Sections include: Anthrax ; Smallpox ; Plague ; Brucellosis ; Botulism ; Tularemia ; Q Fever ; Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers ; Selected References ; Internet Resources ; Books.
    • MEDLINEplus: Anthrax
      Includes: Overviews ; Alternative Therapy ; News ; Prevention/Screening ; Research ; Specific Conditions/Aspects ; Treatment ; Directories ; Organizations ; Children.
    • MEDLINEplus: Biological and Chemical Weapons - (dead link) (English or Spanish)
      Includes: News ; Overviews ; Coping ; Prevention/Screening ; Research ; Specific Conditions ; Treatment ; Organizations ; Children.
    • MEDLINEplus: Smallpox
      Includes: News ; Overviews ; Clinical Trials ; Coping ; Diagnosis/Symptoms ; Pictures/Diagrams ; Research ; Specific Conditions/Aspects ; Directories ; Organizations ; Children ; Teenagers.

National Security Agency

National Technical Information Service

  • Homeland Security & Fighting Terrorism
    "Here we list the technical and research reports received during the last month related to this topic."
    [Note: There is a charge to download most reports]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
"The IC is a federation of executive branch agencies and organizations that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States."

U.S. Air Force Air War College - Terrorism Page

U.S. Army

  • Counterinsurgency
    "The manual is designed to fill a doctrinal gap. It has been 20 years since the Army published a field manual devoted exclusively to counterinsurgency operations..."
    Field Manual No. 3-24. Marine Corps Warfighting Publication No. 3-33.5, December 2006.

U.S. Army - Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)
[Restricted]

  • Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare - (dead link)

U.S. Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
"After a year of study that included the review of thousands of documents and hundreds of interviews with knowledgeable observers from both within and outside the intelligence community, the Commission presented its report to the President on March 31, 2005."

U.S. Congressional Budget Office

  • Homeland Security and the Private Sector (December 2004)
    "This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper, prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, examines the role of the private sector in responding to the threat of terrorism in the United States since September 11. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective, impartial analysis, the paper makes no recommendations."

U.S. Department of Defense (includes historical statements)

  • DoD USS Cole Commission Report (January 9, 2001) - (dead link)
    "The attack on USS COLE (DDG 67), in the port of Aden, Yemen, on 12 October 2000, demonstrated a seam in the fabric of efforts to protect our forces, namely in-transit forces. Our review was focused on finding ways to improve the US policies and practices for deterring, disrupting and mitigating terrorist attack on US forces in transit."
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
    "The Defense Threat Reduction Agency safeguards America and its friends from weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high explosives) by reducing the present threat and preparing for the future threat."
  • Chem-Bio Defense - (dead link)
  • Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) - (dead link)
    The Official DoD Anthrax Information Web Site
    Sections include: The Threat ; The Disease ; The Vaccine ; Safety ; Effectiveness
  • Anthrax Library - (dead link)

U.S. Dept. of Energy - Energy Supply Security
"This web site provides links to energy supply security information within EIA, the federal government, and non-governmental sources. Its focus is on both domestic energy supply shortages, and international events that affect energy security on a global basis."

  • Oil Market Disruptions & Vulnerability - (dead link)
    Sections include: Disruptions & Events ; Disruption Analysis ; Oil Import Dependency ; World Oil Production Capacity ; World Oil Stock Availability ; Related Topics.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security - See Above

U.S. Department of Justice

  • Counter-Terrorism
    "The origins of this web site lie in recommendations made by the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group convened by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs to examine the counter-terrorism tools available to law enforcement and first responder communities."
  • Indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui (12/11/01)
  • Ashcroft: Transcript of News Conference Regarding Zacarias Moussaoui - (dead link) (12/11/01)
  • Justice Official Discusses U.S. Terrorism Investigation - (dead link) (11/28/01)
  • Ashcroft, Mueller Warn of "redible" Threat Against U.S. - (dead link) (10/29/01)
  • Ashcroft on Sentencing of Embassy Bombing Terrorists - (dead link) (10/18/01)
  • Ashcroft Outlines Proposed Changes in Anti-Terrorism Laws - (dead link) (09/24/01)
  • Transcript- DOJ Officials Brief on Terrorist Investigation - (dead link) (09/14/01)
  • Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
  • Al Qaeda Training Manual - (dead link)
    "The attached manual was 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."

U.S. Department of State

  • The Network of Terrorism
    "A summary of what is known about the terrorist attacks of September 11 and their connection to Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. The site also links bin Laden and al Qaeda to previous attacks on American lives; summarizes the oppressive conditions of life under the Taliban regime; provides a sampling of opinion from the Islamic world; and describes American humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. A photo gallery documents the unforgettable horror of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."
  • Rewards For Justice
    The goal of the Rewards for Justice Program is to bring international terrorists to justice and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States...Under the program, the Secretary of State may offer rewards up to $25 million for information that prevents, frustrates, or favorably resolves acts of international terrorism against U.S. interests worldwide, or leads to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of terrorists responsible for such acts."
  • Response to Terrorism - (dead link)
  • (selected statements & briefings)
  • Leahy Fears Tribunals May Go Beyond Traditional Justice - (dead link) (12/06/01)
  • U.S. Issues Third General Warning of Potential Attacks - (dead link) (12/03/01)
  • Homeland Security Director on Potential Terrorist Attacks - (dead link) (12/03/01)
  • Secretary Powell Condemns Terrorist Bombings in Jerusalem - (dead link) (12/01/01)
  • Statement by President Bush on Bombings in Jerusalem - (dead link) (12/01/01)
  • Ashcroft Offers Immigration Benefits for Info on Terrorism - (dead link) (11/29/01)
  • Bush Says Iraq Must Permit Weapons Inspections - (dead link) (11/26/01)
  • White House Says War on Terror Still Focused on Afghanistan - (dead link) (11/26/01)
  • Bolton Says Iraq, North Korea Violate Biological Weapons Pact - (dead link) (11/19/01)
  • Fact Sheet: U.S.-Russian Cooperation Against Bioterrorism - (dead link) (11/13/01)
  • President Bush's UN General Assembly Speech - (dead link) (11/10/01)
  • Bush, World Leaders Unite Against Terrorism - (dead link) (11/10/01)
  • Human Rights Essential to War on Terrorism, U.S. Tells OSCE - (dead link) (11/09/01)
  • Bush, O'Neill, Powell, Ashcroft on Terrorism Money - (dead link) (11/07/01)
  • Powell on Terrorism to Security Advisory Council - (dead link) (11/07/01)
  • U.S., Pakistan Want to "Resolve the Threat of Terrorism" - (dead link) (11/06/01)
  • Ridge, Mueller Brief on Terrorism Investigations - (dead link) (11/02/01)
  • Bush Says Anti-Terrorism Struggle Not Against Muslims - (dead link) (11/02/01)
  • Ashcroft Briefs on New Anti-Terrorism Immigration Policies - (dead link) (10/31/01)
  • Fact Sheet: President Bush on Immigration Policy - (dead link) (10/29/01)
  • Rumsfeld Says Taliban to Blame for Casualties - (dead link) (10/29/01)
  • Powell Attacks Terrorists as Threat to Civilization - (dead link) (10/26/01)
  • State's Taylor Says Terror Attacks Brought World Together - (dead link) (10/26/01)
  • Senate Joins House in Approving Anti-Terrorism Bill - (dead link) (10/25/01)
  • Ashcroft Warns Terrorists That U.S. Will Find Them - (dead link) (10/25/01) State Dept. Mail Worker Hospitalized with Anthrax - (dead link) (10/25/01)
  • Bush Says Series of Terrorist Actions "Will Not Stand" - (dead link) (10/24/01)
  • Two U.S. Postal Worker Deaths Probably Caused by Anthrax - (dead link) (10/22/01)
  • Joint Statement on Counterterrorism Issued by Bush, Putin - (dead link) (10/21/01)
  • Fact Sheet: White House Welcomes APEC Statement on Terrorism - (dead link) (10/21/01)
  • Bush Calls War on Terror "The Urgent Task of Our Time" - (dead link) (10/20/01)
  • Administration Officials Discuss Anthrax Situation in U.S. - (dead link) (10/18/01)
  • Burns: Terrorism Must Not Shape MidEast Peace Agenda - (dead link) 10/17/01)
  • Fact Sheet: Biological Weapons Convention Parties, Signatories - (dead link) (10/17/01)
  • Powell, Musharraf Discuss Terrorism, Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/16/01)
  • Senate and House Approve Similar Anti-Terrorism Bills - (dead link) (10/12/01)
  • Bush Says Substantial Progress Made in the War on Terrorism - (dead link) (10/11/01)
  • Fact Sheet: U.S. List of Most Wanted Terrorists - (dead link) (10/10/01)
  • Powell Outlines Hopes for Post-Taliban Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/10/01)
  • Muslim American Leader Condemns Terrorism - (dead link) (10/09/01)
  • Myths and Facts- The International Strikes on Terrorists - (dead link) (10/08/01)

Powell Identifies Foreign Terrorist Organizations - (dead link) (10/05/01)

  • Deputy Secretary of State Armitage on War Against Terrorism - (dead link) (10/03/01)
  • NATO Says Conclusive Data Links Al Qaida to Sept. 11 Attacks - (dead link) (10/02/01)
  • Bush Briefs Congressional Leaders on War Against Terrorism - (dead link) (10/02/01)
  • Fact Sheet- Results of Anti-Terrorism Campaign, Sept. 14-30 - (dead link) (10/01/01)
  • Transcript: Rumsfeld Says Anti-terrorism Efforts Are Broad-Based - (dead link) (09/25/01)
  • Fact Sheet- Executive Order on Terrorist Financing - (dead link) (09/24/01)
  • Ashcroft Outlines Proposed Changes in Anti-Terrorism Laws - (dead link) (09/24/01)
  • Bush, Powell Talk with World Leaders on Fight Against Terrorism - (dead link) (09/18/01)
  • Bush- "Whatever It Takes, As Long As It Takes" - (dead link) (09/15/01)
  • Transcript: Powell Calls for Global Coalition Against Terrorism - (dead link) (09/12/01)
  • Pre-September 11
  • Link to Official Texts and Commentary - (dead link)
  • Fact Sheet: On Criminal Charges Against Usama Bin Laden - (dead link) (05/12/00)
  • "True Threats" Facing U.S. From Terrorist Nations, Bush Says - (dead link)
  • (August 15, 2001)
  • Country Reports on Terrorism
    "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."
  • Rewards for Justice
    "Now, you can help stop terrorists!"
    "Terrorists sometimes rely on college and university libraries and databases to obtain information...Terrorists rarely lodge alone...If you observe these or similar activities, you may have information that can help the Rewards for Justice Program..."

U.S. House - Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

U.S. Senate - Select Committee on Intelligence - Iraq Intelligence Reports

U.S. Dept. of the Treasury

  • Terrorists - (dead link) [.pdf]
    Overview of Sanctions

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Counter-Terrorism Section - (dead link)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) - (dead link)

  • Laws, Regulations, and Guides - (dead link)
  • Immigration and Nationality Act - (dead link)

U.S. Navy

  • Strategic Insights
    "...is an electronic journal offering timely, concise assessments of U.S. and international security issues. While the journal is intended especially for U.S. military personnel and defense policymakers, we also welcome the interest of students and the public."

United States Postal Service

United States Secret Service

  • National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)
    "...was created to provide leadership and guidance to the emerging field of threat assessment. Specifically, NTAC will offer timely, realistic, useful, and effective advice to law enforcement and other professionals and organizations with responsibilities to investigate and/or prevent targeted violence."

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

U.S. Senate - Select Committee on Intelligence - Iraq Intelligence Reports

West Point - Combating Terrorism Center
"...the Center has been actively involved in supporting the Global War on Terror through education, research, and policy analysis."

  • Teaching Terror
    "This website is dedicated to supporting the study of terrorism and counterterrorism. It is hoped that the information resources provided here will be of use to academics, students, policymakers, and others engaged in understanding and combating global terrorism."
  • Ansar al-Sunnah Demands Retribution from Al-Qa'ida in Iraq for Killings - (dead link)
    "On January 13, 2007 a message demanding retribution for the killing of Ansar al-Sunnah (AAS) fighters by Al-Qaíida in Iraq (AQI) was transmitted by AASí Judicial Committee to AQIís Emir, Abu Hamzah al-Muhajir."

Finding Aids

Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001
"Since the attacksñand our responses to themñgrew out of historical circumstances, this bibliography is not limited to documents that directly concern September 11. Many of them do, but others show how we have dealt with terrorism in the past, what the political circumstances of past terrorist acts were, how we have prepared in the past and for the future, what our weaknesses to future attacks are, what kind of future attacks are likely, and from whence those future attacks are likely to come."
- U.S. Government Information, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries

FindLaw - Special Coverage: War on Terror
Sections include: News ; Commentary ; Cases ; Documents ; Laws ; Web Sites ; Boards.

Government Publications on Terrorism - (dead link)
"Below is a small sample of U.S. federal government information on terrorism. Everything included on this page is available on the Internet."
Government Documents & Maps, University of Maryland Libraries

Illinois State University Milner Library Government Information - Terrorism
"This web resource was created in an attempt to bring together in one site, information at many governmental levels (federal, state, local, and international) concerning the recent terrorist activities against the United States. In addition to including information from governmental representatives, this site also includes background information in the form of governmental research and legislation."
By Angela Bonnell, Government Documents Librarian

Legal Information Institute (LII)
Cornel University Law School

National Defense University Library

  • Homeland Security Resources: A Compilation - (dead link)
    "This compilation of homeland security resources is focused on reports and research published after the terrorist attack on 9-11-2001."
    Sections include: Web Gateways ; Organizations ; Current Information ; Bibliography.

See also Iraq Crisis - U.S. Government Resources




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