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Selected U.S. Government Sources on Terrorism and Afghanistan

By Atifa Rawan, Social Services Librarian
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Index to this page

U.S. Government Agency documents on terrorism
Legislation
Non-U.S. Government documents on terrorism
Maps, Country Studies & News


 
 

U.S. Government Agency documents on terrorism

Center for Disease Control
"Investigating Disease Outbreaks under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention," Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, No. 6, (Nov-Dec 2000), pages 595-600. 
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/pastcon.htm
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) http://www.cia.gov/
International Terrorism: Challenge and Response (World Affairs Council, 11/16/1998)
http://www.cia.gov/cia/di/speeches/intlterr.html

"The Role of Intelligence Services In a Globalized World" (National Intelligence Council, 5/21/2001)
http://www.cia.gov/nic/speeches/speeches/role_intel_services.htm

Challenges to US National Security (National Intelligence Council, 1/24/2001)
http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/gannon_speech_01242001.html

Listing of U.S. and International intelligence agencies. Center for the Studies of Intelligence 
http://www.cia.gov/csi/

Congress (see also Legislation)
The Attack on the U.S.S. Cole Hearing, (House Armed Services Committee, October 25, 2000) 
http://www.house.gov/hasc/schedules/2000.html 

Foreign Terrorists in America (fiche), February 24, 1998 
http://www.senate.gov/%7Ejudiciary/wltecf24.htm 

"Authorized U.S. Strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan against the Usama Bin Laden Organization," Communication from the President of the United States, August 21, 1998 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong006.html
(Select 105th Congress and House Documents, search "105-308")

"Periodic Report on the National Emergency with Respect to the Taliban in Afghanistan," Communication from the President of the United States, January 17, 2001 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong006.html
(Select 107th Congress and House Documents, search "107-16") 

IC21: The Intelligence Community in the 21st Century, Appendix C: Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization 1949-1996 (Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/house/intel/ic21/ic21018.html

"U.S. Policy in the Muslim World," Peace Watch, 1:3 (April 1995): 1, 10-11. 
(Congressional Publication 3.P 31:15-2/V. 1/NO. 3) 

"Terrorism, Afghanistan, & Regional Instability," Peace Watch, 5:1 (December 1998): 8-9. 
http://www.usip.org/pubs/archives.html

Countering the Changing Threat of Terrorism (U.S. National Commission on Terrorism) 
http://w3.access.gpo.gov/nct/ 

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) http://www.dia.mil/

Department of Defense

Department of Defense Almanac 
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/

Pentagon Fact Sheet 
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon/facts.html 

History of the Pentagon 
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon/about.html 

Welcome To The Pentagon
http://www.dtic.mil/ref/html/Welcome/Wlcm.htm 

Jihadi Groups, Nuclear Pakistan, and the New Great Game (Army War College, 8/2001)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14542 [PDF file]

Terrorist Group Profiles, 1996-2000 (Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School)
http://web.nps.navy.mil/~library/tgp/tgp2.htm

The Terrorism Threat and U.S. Government Response: Operational and Organizational Factors (U.S. Air Force Academy, 3/2001)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13594 

"Afghanistan: The Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict," Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly, 31:1 (Spring 2001): 85-98. 
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/01spring/jalali.htm

"The Military Response to Terrorism," Naval War College Review, 53:2 (Spring 2000): 13-39. 
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/press/Review/nwcrindex.htm

National Defense University Press (full-text books online) 
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/books/books.html 

Strategic Forum Index (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University)
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/h6.html

    No. 35, July 1995 - The Next Enemy 
    No. 67, March 1996 - Islamic Radicalism in the Arabian Peninsula: Growing Risks 
    No. 127, September 1997 - The Threat of Bioterrorism 
    No. 137, April 1998 - Security of the Western Hemisphere, International Terrorism and Organized Crime 
Antiterrorism Individual Protective Measures, February 1997 
(Defense Department Publication, D 5.2: AN 8)
Department of Health & Human Services
Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection Workshop Report, March 10-12, 1999.
(Health and Human Services Publication HE 20.7102: W 89/10) 

Proceedings of the Seminar on Responding to the Consequences of Chemical and Biological Terrorism, July 11-14, 1995.
(Health and Human Services Publication HE 20.2: C 42/2) 

Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/ 
"Inventory of State and Local Law Enforcement Technology Needs to Combat Terrorism," National Institute of Justice, January 1999. 
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/rsrcdocs.htm 

Responding to Terrorism Victims, Oklahoma City and Beyond, October 2000. 
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/respterrorism/welcome.html 

"Office for Victims of Crime International Activities," OVC Fact Sheet, July 1999. 
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/factshts.htm 

Department of State
Response to Terrorism
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/

Patterns in Global Terrorism (Index, 1995-2000) 
http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/gt_index.html 

"To Catch a Virus: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century," State Magazine, October 2000, pages 16-17 
http://www.state.gov/www/publications/statemag/index.html 

Political Violence Against Americans, 1993-98 
(Earlier Title: Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans) 
http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/annual_reports.html 

Afghanistan: Soviet Occupation and Withdrawal, December 1988 
(State Department Publication S 1.129:179)

Federal Aviation Administration
National Airport Status Summary 
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyFAA/flyfaa_plain_main.html 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov/
Terrorism in the United States, 1996-1999
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terroris.htm

Threat of Terrorism to the United States, 5/10/2001 
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/freeh051001.htm 

Scientific Support to Terrorism Investigations, Forensic Science Investigations, 1:2 (July 1999).
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july1999/murchltr.htm

Federal Emergency Management Organization (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/
Federal Response Plan 
http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/frp/

Terrorism Backgrounder [PDF file, 219K]
http://www.fema.gov/library/terrbk.pdf

Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, 2000 
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.102:T 27)

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations: Company Officer, March 2000 
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.108:EM 3/STUD)

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations: Emergency Medical Services, March 2000 
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.108:EM 3/2/STUD)

Terrorism Preparedness and Response, 2001 
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.2:T 27) 

Government Accounting Office (GAO)
Reports and Testimony Relating To Aviation Security 
http://www.gao.gov/index.html

Reports and Testimony Relating To Terrorism 
http://www.gao.gov/index.html

Combating Terrorism: Selected Challenges and Related Recommendations. GAO-01-822, September 20
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01822.pdf [PDF file 9,518K]

National Commission on Terrorism (NCT), see Congress

National Intelligence Council (NIC), see Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

National Security Agency (NSA) http://www.nsa.gov/

Office of the President (see also Legislation)

"Continuation of Emergency Regarding Terrorists who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process," Communication from the President of the United States, January 19, 2001 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong006.html
(Select 107th Congress and House Documents, search "107-29") 

Ethnolinguistic Groups in Afghanistan, (map) 
(Office of the President Publication PREX 3.10/4:AF 3/10) 

Muslim Distribution, (map) 
(Office of the President Publication PREX 3.10/4:M 97/6/995) 

White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, February 12, 1997 
(Office of the President Publication PR 42.8:AV 5/AV 5)

Pentagon, see Department of Defense

United States Institute of Peace (USIP), see Congress

United States National Commission on Terrorism, see Congress

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Legislation

Executive Order 13099: Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process. 
http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=78164315543+2+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve 

Executive Order 12333: United States intelligence activities
http://www.cia.gov/cia/information/eo12333.html 

Senate Joint Resolution 22
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_bills&docid=f:sj22enr.txt 
 
 

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2000
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong005.html 
(Select 106th Congress and House Reports, search "106-731") 
 
 

FindLaw Special Coverage of America Attacked 
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism/documents.html

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Non-U.S. Government Documents on Terrorism

INTERPOL http://www.interpol.int/ 
Interpol's involvement in the fight against international terrorism 
http://www.interpol.int/Public/Terrorism/default.asp 
Organization of the American States
America's response to terrorism
Rand Corporation
National Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Also Known as Gilmore Commission Toward a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism 
http://www.rand.org/nsrd/terrpanel/
Strategic Intelligence (Loyola University Political Science Dept.)
http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html

Terrorism Database from Centre for Defense and International Security Studies (UK)
http://www.cdiss.org/terror.htm
Afghanistan Resources - http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/afghanweb/

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Maps, Country Studies & News

Afghanistan, a Country Study, 1986 (Area Handbook Series) 
(Defense Department Publication, D 101.22:550-65/986) [also available in PDF format

Pakistan, a Country Study, 1995 (Area Handbook Series)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pktoc.html 

Government Maps of Countries in the News (Illinois Institute of Technology Library)
http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/maps/maps.htm
 
 

CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ 

September 11 and Beyond: News Sources (NAU Cline Library)

 

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