2006

2005    top

Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (Report to Congress October 2005) PDF-44 pages
The first section of this report discusses on stability and security in Iraq and enumerates goals and progress regarding Iraq’s political stability, security environment, and economic progress. The second section of the report, on Security Force Training and Performance, gives indicators of the training and development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).

Arrest and Detention of Material Witnesses: Federal Law In Brief and Section 12 of the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention
Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3199) (September 8, 2005) PDF-19 pages
Overview of the law under the federal material witness statute that authorizes the arrest of material witnesses, permits their release under essentially the same bail laws that apply to federal criminal defendants but favors their release after
their depositions have taken.

2004    top

Dictionary of Terrorism (2004)
REFERENCE  HV6431 .T56 2004 CATALOG RECORD

A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility [December 2, 2004]
Report of the Security General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change. The UN High-level Panel sets out a new vision of collective security for the 21st century.

Final Report of the Special Master for the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (2004) PDF 120 pages
Accounting of the operation and administration of the Fund. The Fund is a unique Program created in the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 97% of the families of deceased victims who might otherwise have pursued lawsuits for years have received compensation through the Fund. The Fund distributed over $7.049 billion to survivors of 2,880 persons killed in the September 11th attacks1 and to 2,680 individuals who were injured in the attacks or in the rescue efforts conducted thereafter. The average award for families of victims killed in the attacks exceeded $2 million. The average award for injured victims was nearly $400,000.

Compensation for Losses from the 9/11 Attacks (November 2004) [Rand]
Examines the benefits received by those who were killed or seriously injured on 9/11 and the benefits provided to individuals and businesses in New York City that suffered losses from the attack on the World Trade Center.

The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Official Government Editiont
Executive Summary: PDF-34 pages
"The Commission’s Final Report provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks." –Excerpt from report

Monograph on Terrorist Financing (2004)
Monograph on 9/11 and Terrorist Travel (2004)
These two reports were issued by the 9/11 Commission at the time it released its final report (see above link).

Outline of the 9/11 Plot (Staff Statement No. 16) PDF-20 pages
Statement released June 2004 by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9-11 Commission) about the plan and participants in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

Chronology of Non-Significant International Terrorist Incidents, 2003 (revised 6/22/2004)
Revision of the State Department's 2003 Patterns of Global Terrorism report indicating 208 terrorist attacks as having occurred in 2003, with 625 dead. When the report was released in April, it counted 307 deaths in a total of 190 terror attacks.

Letter from Congressman Henry Waxman to Secretary of State Colin Powell on the inaccuracies in the Global Terrorism Report, 2003. (May 17, 2004) PDF-4 pages
Daily press briefing on errors in Patterns of Global Terrorism Report.

Global Terrorism Report Incorrectly Documented Drop in Number of Attacks (June 15, 2004)
Information about Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003, a report released by the Secretary of State on April 29, which will undergo revisions to correct inaccurate and incomplete data. The data was compiled by the Terrorist Threat Integration Center.

Patterns of Global Terrorisms, 2003
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.

Note: Corrected Year in Review, Appendix A, and Appendix G were posted on June 22, 2004. Numbers in the text, specifically numbers of killed and wounded, will be revised to reflect to corrected Appendices.

Homeland Security Funding Analysis
This is Chapter 3 of Budget of the United States Government. Analytical perspectives, FY 2005.
Print: DOCS DESK Y 1.1/7:108-146/ v. 3 CATALOG RECORD
Online: Analytical Perspectives PDF-408 pages. Note: While viewing title page, in left frame click on box to left of CROSSCUTTING PROGRAMS then HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING ANALYSIS.

Human Rights Violations under Saddam Hussein: Victims Speak Out : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, November 20, 2003 (2004)
DOCS/US  Y 4.IN 8/16:H 88/38 CATALOG RECORD

Iraq: Status and Prospects for Reconstruction, Resources: hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, July 29, 2003 (2004)
DOCS/US Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.108-255  CATALOG RECORD

Lessons Learned: The Inspector General's Report on the 9/11 Detainees: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, June 25, 2003 (2004)
DOCS/US   Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.108-257 CATALOG RECORD

Afghanistan: democratization and human rights on the eve of Constitutional Loya Jirga: joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, November 19, 2003
DOCS/US  Y 4.IN 8/16:H 88/39 CATALOG RECORD

Understanding Terrorism: Psychosocial Roots, Consequences, and Interventions (2004) [not a government document]
5th Floor South HV6431 .U35 2004 CATALOG RECORD

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Brief overview of Iraq and U.S. Foreign Policy
REFERENCE E183.7 .H28 2004, pp. 470-473 CATALOG RECORD

2003    top

Building Intelligence to Fight Terrorism (September 2003) [Brookings Institution] PDF-8 pages
Policy Brief from the Brookings Institution with analysis on the Bush Administration policies.

2003 Report to Congress on Combating Terrorism [OMB] (September 2003) PDF-77 pages
Unclassified report on government-wide spending to combat terrorism. Information on Executive Branch spending, programmatic initiatives, and priority terrorism-related areas for FY 2002 through FY 2004. The information is derived from data gathered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from involved departments and agencies.

America's Role in Nation Building: From Germany to Iraq [RAND] (2003)
Full Report
Executive Summary PDF- 17 pages
Excerpt from press release: "America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq reviews more than 50 years of U.S. efforts to transform defeated and broken enemies into democratic and prosperous allies. The authors conclude that rebuilding Iraq will be difficult but possible, and use historical perspective to illuminate today's headlines."

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
Excerpt from Introduction: "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."

Combating Terrorism: Protecting the United States, parts I and II: hearings before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, March 12 and 21, 2002 (2003) PDF-210 pages

The New Foreign Policy: U.S. and Comparative Foreign Policy in the 21st Century (2003) CATALOG RECORD

The Concept and Practice of Jihad in Islam," Parameters, Spring 2003, pages 82-94.

2002     top

Patterns of Global Terrorism [annual]

Annual report: "The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report 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."

 

Congressional Reports: Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001

In February 2002, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence agreed to conduct a Joint Inquiry into the activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community in connection with the terrorist attacks perpetrated against our nation on September 11, 2001. This report (available as both S. Rept. 107-351 and H. Rept. 107-792) consists of 832 pages that presents the joint inquiry’s findings and conclusions, an accompanying narrative, and a series of recommendations.

 

Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001 [Thomas]

Bills and resolutions signed into law relating to the September 11 attacks.

Findings of the Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 (December 10, 2002) PDF-10 pages

Recommendations of the Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 (December 10, 2002) PDF-16  pages

World Trade Center Building Performance Study (May 2002)

Homeland Security: The New Role for Defense (February 2002) PDF-8 pages
This is an 8-page issue of Strategic Forum from the National Defense University.   

2001     top

Note publication date: September 10, 2001: Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, September 10, 2001 Catalog Record

Online: PDF-41 pages [For mentions of Osama bin Ladin and Al Qaeda, see page 1, page CRS-9, and page CRS-13]
     Important: Search for bin Ladin rather than bin Laden. There are 104 occurrences of bin Ladin.

Print: DOCS/US  LC 14.2:T 47/2001 

 

Hart-Rudman Commission and the Homeland Defense (September 2001) PDF-41 pages

Discusses the assumptions underlying the diagnosis and threat assessment made by the Hart-Rudman Commission.

 

Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001 [Thomas Legislative Information]

This Library of Congress site gives links to bills and joint resolutions signed into law, including the USA Patriot Act (HR 3162).

The Taliban and Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Security and Options for International Action: Special Report - United States Institute of Peace (2001)

Bioterrorism: Public Health and Medical Preparedness (October 9, 2001)

PDF-26 pages

 

Re-thinking Terrorism In Light Of A War on Terrorism (September 26, 2001) PDF-10 pages

RAND report.

 

Jihadi Groups, Nuclear Pakistan, and the New Great Game (August 2001)

Catalog Record & Internet Link

"Afghanistan: The Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict," Parameters: Journal of the US Army War College, vol. 31, no. 1 (Spring 2001), pages 85-98. Catalog Record

 

"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

Print: DOCS/US  Y 1.1/7:107-29

Online: Internet Version:  NOTE: Select 107th Congress and House Documents, search "107-29"

2000     top

The Taliban: Engagement or Confrontation? hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, July 20, 2000 (2001) Catalog Record & Internet Link

Print:  DOCS/US  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-868
Online: INTERNET VERSION:  NOTE: Select 106th Congress Senate Hearings and search 106-868

Bioterrorism: Homeland Defense: The Next Steps: An Executive Summary of the Rand Symposium, February 2000, Santa Monica CA (2000) PDF-38 pages

 

Global Terrorism: South Asia--The New Locus: hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, one hundred sixth congress second session, JULY 12, 2000. Serial No. 106-173

INTERNET VERSION:  NOTE: Select 106th Congress House Hearings and search 106-173

 

Counterterrorism and Infrastructure Protection (2000)

INTERNET VERSION:  NOTE: Select 106th Congress and Senate Hearings, search terrorism and "bin laden"

 

Domestic Preparedness in the Next Millennium (2000)

INTERNET VERSION:  NOTE: Select 106th Congress and Senate Hearings, search terrorism and "bin laden"

Periodic Report on the National Emergency with Respect to the Taliban in Afghanistan: communication from the President of the United States transmitting a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Taliban in Afghanistan that was declared in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) (2001) Catalog Record & Internet Link

Print: DOCS/US  Y 1.1/7:107-16 
INTERNET VERSION - NOTE: Select 107th Congress and House Documents, search 107-16

 

"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 Catalog Record & Internet Link

DOCS/US  HE 20.7817:6/6

 

Preparedness Against Terrorism Act of 2000 (2000) NOTE: Select 106th Congress and House Reports, search "106-731"

DOCS/US  Y 1.1/8:106-731

 

Dollars for Terror: The United States and Islam (2000) Catalog Record

 

"The Military Response to Terrorism," Naval War College Review, vol. 53, no. 2, (Spring 2000), pages 13-39. Catalog Record

 

"To Catch a Virus: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century," State Magazine, October 2000, pages 16-17.

The Attack on the U.S.S. Cole Hearing... October 25 2000

DOCS/US  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:999-2000/65

 

Responding to Terrorism Victims, Oklahoma City and Beyond (October 2000)

 

International Terrorism: A Compilation of Major Laws, Treaties, Agreements, and Executive Documents (2000)

DOCS/US  Y 4.IN 8/16:T 27/3
MICROFICHE COPY: CIS 2000 H462-9

1999     top

Terrorism in the United States, 1996-1999

Terrorism in the United States (1988-1997) Catalog Record

Extremist Movements and Their Threat to the United States (1999)

INTERNET VERSION:  NOTE: Select 106th Congress and Senate hearings, search terrorism and "bin laden"

 

Political Violence Against Americans (1999-) Catalog Record & Internet Link

For earlier years, see Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans (scroll down to this title)

"Inventory of State and Local Law Enforcement Technology Needs to Combat Terrorism," National Institute of Justice, January 1999. Scroll down to this title.

"Office for Victims of Crime International Activities," OVC Fact Sheet, July 1999.

1998     top

International  Terrorism Conventions (State Department) (1998)

"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. NOTE: Select 105th Congress and House Documents, search "105-308"

DOCS/US  Y 1.1/7:105-308

Security of the Western Hemisphere, International Terrorism and Organized Crime - No. 137 - Strategic Forum (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University) (1998) Catalog Record

DOCS/US  D 5.417:137

1997     top

Antiterrorism Individual Protective Measures (1997) Catalog Record

DOCS/US  D 5.2: AN 8

 

The Threat of Bioterrorism - No. 127 - Strategic Forum (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University) (1997) Catalog Record & Internet Link

DOCS/US  D 5.417:127

 

Final report to President Clinton / White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (February 12, 1997) Catalog Record & Internet Link

DOCS/US  PR 42.8:AV 5

 

Ethnolinguistic Groups in Afghanistan (map) (1997) Catalog Record

DOCS/US  PREX 3.10/4:AF 3/10

1996 and earlier years       top

Islamic Radicalism in the Arabian Peninsula: Growing Risks - No. 67 - Strategic Forum (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University) (1996) Catalog Record & Internet Link

DOCS/US  D 5.417:67

 

The Next Enemy — No. 35 — Strategic Forum (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University) (1995) Catalog Record & Internet Link

DOCS/US  D 5.417:35

 

Proceedings of the Seminar on Responding to the Consequences of Chemical and Biological Terrorism, July 11-14, 1995 Catalog Record

DOCS/US  HE 20.2: C 42

Muslim Distribution (map) (1995) Catalog Record

DOC/US  PREX 3.10/4:M 97/6/995

"U.S. Policy in the Muslim World," Peace Watch, Vol. 1, No. 3 (April 1995), pages 1, 10-11. 

DOCS/US  Y 3.P 31:15-2/V. 1/NO. 3

Afghanistan: Soviet Occupation and Withdrawal (December 1988) Catalog Record

DOCS/US  S 1.129:179

Country Studies       top

Afghanistan: A Country Study [Area Handbook Series] (1986) Catalog Record
     Print: DOCS/US  D 101.22:550-65/1986
     Online: Afghanistan: A Country Study (1997)

Pakistan: A Country Study [Area Handbook Series] (1995) Catalog Record
     Print: DOCS/US  D 101.22:550-48/995
     Online: Pakistan: A Country Study (1994)