Here are some more URL's, including extensive information on the very dangerous anti-terrorism bills in Congress, which are coming down to the wire right now. Thanks to everyone who contributed. I'm sorry I couldn't send this material out last night. I was having network problems (again). RRE home page: <http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/rre.html> Please forward these links to anyone who can use them. attack, investigation, and war Stakes Never Higher in Combat That Must Come Before the Snow http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/06/world/world1.html Elite Army Division Soldiers Gear Up to Go the Distance http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079924oct06.story Emphasis on Small, Covert Operations http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079913oct06.story British Subs Will Fire Missiles (the British press is full of leaks, but what's real and what's psych warfare?) http://www.guardian.co.uk/waronterror/story/0,1361,564370,00.html US Pressed on Nuclear Response http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8353-2001Oct4.html Hezbollah and Hamas Put on Back Burner http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/04/international/04GROU.html Ayman Al-Zawahiri: Attention Turns to the Other Prime Suspect http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jir/jir011003_1_n.shtml British Say Islamic Group Taught Combat Courses in US ("it ran the training in the US because of less restrictive gun laws there.") http://www.newsday.com/ny-wolond04.story British government's evidence in the attacks http://www.pm.gov.uk/text/default.htm Bush resistance to approaching the UN Security Council http://prospect.org/print/V12/18/halperin-m.html Toppling of Arab Regimes Called Wider Goal of Terror http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079520oct05.story Over There: FBI's Limited Power on Foreign Soil http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZPAHB0FSC anti-terrorism bill argument for a sunset clause in the anti-terrorism bill http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/nj/taylor2001-10-02.htm Do New Anti-Terrorism Proposals Pass Constitutional Muster? http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZKRW2IGSC argument against Bush's proposals to restrict civil liberties http://prospect.org/print/V12/18/cole-d.html The Terrorism Bill Does Too Much and Not Enough http://www.tnr.com/101501/rosen101501.html Leahy on "Protecting Constitutional Freedoms in the Face of Terrorism" http://www.senate.gov/~leahy/press/200110/100301.html text of the Senate's anti-terrorism bill http://www.senate.gov/~leahy/press/200110/USA.pdf http://www.senate.gov/~leahy/press/200110/100401a.html Indefinite Detention Based Upon Suspicion Under the New Anti-Terrorism Act http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20011005_ramasastry.html Surveillance Warrants Keep Secret Court Busy http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20011004/3508205s.htm concerns about efforts to revise government controls on strong encryption http://www.acm.org/usacm/crypto/crypto-controls-memo.html overly-broad definition of "terrorism" in the Administration's proposal http://www.acm.org/usacm/terrorist-memo.html ACLU Calls New Senate Terrorism Bill Significantly Worse http://www.aclu.org/safeandfree/ "Sunset Clause" Could Trip Up Anti-Terror Bill http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079529oct05.story Judge Strikes Down Parts of 1996 Terrorism Law http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079527oct05.story security and civil liberties Paul Wolfowitz wants to replace Posse Comitatus (add up their proposals and you're well on the way to martial law) http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-attacks-defense-strategy1004oct04.story Britain as a Cautionary Tale for a New Age of Surveillance http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/magazine/07SURVEILLANCE.html?pagewanted=all Florida's Continued Alert Status Criticized http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/112393.htm recommendations to help secure computing infrastructure against attacks http://www.acm.org/usacm/crypto/comp-sec-memo.html hard-to-evaluate claim that the hijackers used steganography http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/DailyNews/PRIMETIME_011004_steganography.html The Supreme Court Returns to a Changed Legal Landscape http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20011003.html Censorship After 9/11: The Bill Maher "Coward" Comment http://www.holtuncensored.com/members/column269.html FBI testimony to the Senate about terrorist groups http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/freeh051001.htm Senator Rethinks Stance on Students http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079922oct06.story FAA, Airlines Stalled Major Security Plans http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-100601air.story Watchdog Sites Shut Down in Interest of National Security http://newsfactor.com/perl/story/13990.html Security Breaches Vary Widely at US Airports http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/10/05/inv.airport.security/ Tighter Airport Security Is Just a Flight of Fancy http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000079574oct05.column bioterrorism the poor anthrax guy: maybe it was the industrial hog waste that got him http://www.sptimes.com/News/100501/State/Terror_or_accidents.shtml France Prepares for Bio Terror Attacks http://213.159.10.102/francemain.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=14705 "taking precautions against bioterrorism may not be as futile as you think" http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/03/precautions/print.html Soviet Anthrax Lying Unguarded on Test Island http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/10/04/wanth04.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/10/04/ixhome.html tolerance (or lack thereof) sick argument from a conservative hero for mass deportation of immigrants http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ucac/20011003/cm/detainment_isn_t_enough_1.html conservative hero Ann Coulter's amazing paper trail http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0111.coulterwisdom.html Islamists Out, Says French Far-Right Leader http://www.ttc.org/pa11005b.htm relevance of the Japanese-American internment to the current situation http://monkeyfist.com/articles/787 "what are some examples of Islamophobia in the media?" http://www.patelscornershop.com/imwintro.asp Sometimes-Hostile Scrutiny Difficult for San Diego's Muslim Community http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-000079572oct05.story For Muslims, Benevolence Prevails Over Backlash http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13999-2001Oct5.html Afghan Music's Awkward Pause http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/04/arts/04POPL.html it's not even a good time to be an Afghan hound http://nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20011004/719227.html commentary Listen to the Damned http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4266864,00.html Muslims Abhor the Double Standard http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-000079717oct05.story The Spirit of Munich Is Alive in the Middle East (some people are comfortable with the Manicheanism that makes it never end) http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,252-2001313763,00.html Terror and Liberalism http://prospect.org/print/V12/18/berman-p.html A War Economy ... But Without the Usual Wartime Stimulus? http://prospect.org/print/V12/18/galbraith-j.html Bad Business as Usual for Iran and Great Satan http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/06/world/world5.html Saddam's Shadow Haunts Quiet Americans http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/06/world/world6.html The Need for the US to Take a More Multilateral Approach to Terrorism http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20011004_dworkin.html Word of Caution to US: Paki Knavery Afoot (I have no idea) http://www.omaid.com/english_section/curr_issue.htm#item1 Bio-Chem Hype Spreads Like a New Form of Infectious Disease http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-000079716oct05.story The Long View: What Is Attack's Place in History? http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/06/arts/06HIST.html?pagewanted=print unbelievably vile attack on African-American leaders (e.g., claiming on zero evidence that they have been disloyal) http://www.spinsanity.org/post.html?2001_09_30_archive.html#6133856 media and information first minutes of the media's response to the attacks http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-10-05/cols_ventura.html reflections on TV coverage of terror http://prospect.org/print/V12/18/stossel-s.html criticism of excessive media focus on bin Laden versus the whole network http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-000079457oct05.story Bin Laden Taunts the West With His Video Show http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/06/world/world4.html Books on Terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalists http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20011003.html Media Gain Respect After Attacks http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000079918oct06.story The September 11th Source Books http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB55/index1.html Mid-East Realities http://www.middleeast.org/mernew.htm background Almost All Heroin Routes Lead Back to Afghanistan http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia_china/story.jsp?story=98020 US and Britain Accused of Creating Heroin Trail http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?dir=1&story=98021&host=1&printable=1 aftereffects of the US attack on Sudan in 1998 http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4268146,00.html US military wanted to kill Americans to provoke war with Cuba (January 2001) http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/jointchiefs_010501.html response Engineer Finds Clues in WTC Wreckage http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/10/05/inv.attacks.steel/ Assessment of the Airline Industry's Estimated Losses http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-02-133r The Big Bank's Dirty Little Secret http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus/2001/000088.html Bush's Jobless Aid Plan Assailed http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13875-2001Oct5.html Gephardt Says He Will Fight Bush on Trade http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/05/politics/05TRAD.html end
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