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Reports
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Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat. May 2008.
- This report discusses "how violent Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda are using the Internet to enlist followers into the global violent Islamist terrorist movement and to increase support for the movement, ranging from ideological support, to fundraising, and ultimately to planning and executing terrorist attacks. In the second section of this report, we examine the increasing number of homegrown incidents and the judgments of the intelligence and law enforcement communities that there will likely be additional homegrown threats in the future. The third section explores the four-step radicalization process through which an individual can be enticed to adopt a violent Islamist extremist mindset and act on the ideology's call to violence. Section four identifies the disturbingly broad array of materials available on the Internet that promote the violent Islamist extremist ideology. The availability of these resources is not haphazard, but is part of a comprehensive, tightly controlled messaging campaign by al-Qaeda and like-minded extremists designed to spread their violent message. The fifth section of the report examines how these materials facilitate and encourage the radicalization process. Finally, the report assesses the federal government's response to the spread of the violent Islamist message on the Internet and concludes that there is no cohesive and comprehensive outreach and communications strategy in place to confront this threat. The report does not discuss relevant classified tools and tactics employed by the law enforcement and intelligence communities, but does recognize that there is no plan to harness all possible resources including adopting new laws, encouraging and supporting law enforcement and the intelligence community at the local, state, and federal levels, and more aggressively implementing an outreach and counter-messaging campaign on the Internet and elsewhere."
Source: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate (All by Source). Large File: 1.7+ Mb.
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Information Security/Technology :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues. September 2007.
- "According to the U.S. State Department 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Saudi donors and unregulated charities have been a major source of financing to extremist and terrorist groups over the past 25 years.” The September 11, 2001 attacks fueled criticisms within the United States of alleged Saudi involvement in terrorism or of Saudi laxity in acting against terrorist groups. The final report released by the bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) indicates that the Commission “found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded [Al Qaeda].” The report also states, however, that Saudi Arabia “was a place where Al Qaeda raised money directly from individuals and through charities” and indicates that “charities with significant Saudi government sponsorship” may have diverted funding to Al Qaeda. U.S. officials remain concerned that Saudis continue to fund Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL32499.
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Al Qaeda :
Miscellaneous Resources
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Palestinian Territories: Background and U.S. Relations. July 2007.
- This CRS Report explores the current and historic relationship the U.S. has had with Paliestine. It also highlights complications that have arisen with the 2006 election of Hamas.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source).
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Associations
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Southwest Pacific: U.S. Interests and China's Growing Influence. July 2007.
- "Although small in total population (approximately 8 million) and relatively low in economic development, the Southwest Pacific is strategically important. Some experts argue that weak political and legal institutions, corruption, civil unrest, and economic scarcity could lead to the creation of failed states or allow for foreign terrorist activity within their borders." This CRS report examines the effect of waning U.S. support and the implications of allowing China to further it's anti- democratic agenda in an area considered to be the back door to our nation.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL34086.
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Miscellaneous Resources
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Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy. June 2007.
- “In addition to describing the structure and development of the Afghan narcotics trade, this report provides current statistical information, profiles the narcotics trade's participants, explores narco-terrorist linkages, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. The report also considers current policy debates regarding the counternarcotics roles of the U.S. military, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL32686.
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Al Qaeda
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Terrorist Precursor Crimes: Issues and Options for Congress. May 2007.
- Thus Congressional Research Service (CRS) report resents various types of precursor crimes to finance terrorism and aid terrorists and its implications for Congress.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source).
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Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006. February 2007.
- "For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Congress mandated that the Comptroller General of the United States report to the Congress on U.S. assistance to the West Bank and Gaza.8 In response to this mandate, we reported in September 2006 on the steps USAID had taken to help ensure that U.S. assistance did not support terrorist activities in the West Bank and Gaza.9 In this report, also in response to the mandate, we examine the status of (1) USAID's obligations and expenditures10 of the fiscal years 2005 and 2006 appropriations for the West Bank and Gaza and (2) the fiscal year 2005 supplemental appropriation in greater detail to determine whether USAID allocated the funds in accordance with congressional guidance."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-443R.
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Suicide Terrorism
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China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues. January 2007.
- "Using a variety of unclassified consultations and sources, this CRS Report discusses the national security problem of the PRC's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990s."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL31555.
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Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries. January 2007.
- "Personal data security breaches are being reported with increasing regularity. Within the last few years, numerous examples of data such as Social Security numbers, bank account, credit card, driver's license numbers, and medical and student records have been compromised. A major reason for the increased awareness of these security breaches is a California law that requires notice of security breaches to the affected individuals. This law, implemented in July 2003, was the first of its kind in the nation."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL33199.
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Cyberterrorism :
Information Security/Technology :
Security for Business and Private Citizens
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Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background. January 2007.
- "This report provides an overview of madrasas, their role in the Muslim world, and issues related to their alleged financing by Saudi Arabia and other donors. The report also addresses the findings of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the “9/11 Commission”) and issues relevant to the 109th Congress."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RS21654.
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Miscellaneous Resources
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Economically Targeted Terrorism: A Review of the Literature and a Framework for Considering Defensive Approaches. 2007.
- "This document examines the economic consequences of terrorism. It focuses on understanding
the elements that might shape terrorist decisionmaking if inflicting economic damages is a primary goal, as well as on laying out the range of defensive approaches that might be taken to protect nations from economic targeting."
Source: RAND (All by Source | Source Website).
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Bioterrorism Countermeasure Development: Issues in Patents and Homeland Security. November 2006.
- "Encouraging the development of new counterterrorism technologies and ensuring affordable access to new drugs and medical devices are both significant goals. These aspirations may potentially conflict, however. Introducing augmented patent- and exclusivity-based incentives may stimulate innovative firms to engage in the R&D for new countermeasures, as well as to shepherd these products through time-consuming and costly marketing approval procedures. Commentators have expressed concern, however, over whether such heightened protections for innovators will be in proportion with the risks and costs of developing new countermeasures. Striking a balance between encouraging the development of new countermeasures and maintaining the traditional goals of our public health system is a central concern
of the current discussion with respect to homeland security."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL32917.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Domestic Legislation
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Foreign Assistance: Recent Improvements Made, but USAID Should Do More to Help Ensure Aid Is Not Provided for Terrorist Activities in West Bank and Gaza. September 2006.
- "Responding to a 2005 mandate to the Comptroller General of the United States, we examined fiscal year 2005 assistance to the West Bank and Gaza to, among other things, ensure that the required antiterrorism measures were implemented. In addition, we reviewed the financial audit reports of West Bank and Gaza contractors and grantees (and significant subcontractors and subgrantees) prepared by the USAID Office of the Regional Inspector General–Cairo (RIG) in response to a 2003 mandate and subsequent mandates. Among other things, the audits examined the awardees' compliance with antiterrorism provisions."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-1062R.
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Federal Funding Information
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Terrorism Risk Insurance. September 2006.
- This report is an extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2005, whose purpose it was to collect information about terrorism risk insurance. Some of the findings from this report note that, generally, terrorism insurance costs have gone down, largely due to having better risk measurement tools. More of this report delves into some of the specifics of terrorism risk insurance, including the economic reasonings. Largely, this report reviews the 2005 Act, noting trends in the risk insurance industry before and after Septermber 11, 2001.
Source: Department of the Treasury, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Terrorism Risk and Insurance
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Terrorist Financing: Agencies Can Improve Efforts to Deliver Counter-Terrorism-Financing Training and Technical Assistance Abroad. April 2006.
- "In this testimony, GAO discusses the report's findings about challenges related to (1) TFWG's [Terrorist Financing Working Group] coordination of the counter-terrorism-financing training and technical assistance abroad and (2) Treasury's measurement of results and provision of information needed to assess OFAC's [Office of Foreign Assets Control] efforts to block terrorist assets."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-632T.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Impact of 9/11 and Other Terrible Global Events on Tourism in the U.S. and Hawaii. February 2006.
- The report discusses "recent trends in travel and tourism in the U.S. and Hawaii to ascertain how the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and subsequent terrible global events affected their tourism flows and the manner and pace of their recovery."
Source: East West Center (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: No. 87.
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September 11
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Terrorism and Tourism in the Asia Pacific Region: Is Travel and Tourism in a New World After 9/11? February 2006.
- The report discusses "trends in travel and tourism in selected Asia Pacific countries before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) to consider the question of whether or not the global tourism has fundamentally changed since 9/11."
Source: East West Center (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: No. 86.
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2006 Annual Report. January 2006.
- "Keeping the financial sector operating whether it be terrorists, power outages or pandemic flu requires a well coordinated strategy among the principle organizations. This report identifies the risks and strategy for keeping the financial sector operating in times when its continuity could be compromised."
Source: Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (All by Source | Source Website).
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Federal Funding Information :
Homeland Security
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Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005. December 2005.
- This act discusses the extension of the "applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002."
Report Number: 109-144.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the Prevention of the Use of the Financial System for the Purpose of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. November 2005.
- This directive discusses a third money laundering directive adopted by the European Parliament and Council in September 2005 whereby the reporting obligation is extended specifically to cover terrorist financing and which requires the licensing or registration of money remittance offices.
Source: EUR-Lex (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: 2005/60/EC.
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Legal Material :
Regional, Hemispheric, or Limited Jurisdiction Agreements
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