RRE links relating to the September 11th attacks, roughly in reverse
chronological order
"Intended" US Target Mystifies Villagers
Report Linking Anthrax and Hijackers Is Investigated
(recall that the anthrax in Florida was not as refined as in Washington)
The ABC's of Jihad -- From the US
"alleged Israeli spy activity in the United States"
A Rush to Fix Ground Zero's Damaged Dike
Rumsfeld Today Outlined the Structure of Wartime Military Commissions
Lessons From The Nuremberg Trials for Al Qaeda Members' War Crimes Proceedings
Holocaust Was Aided By Swiss, Study Says
Minor Atrocities of the Twentieth Century
Denver Police Spied on Activists, ACLU Says
Identity Card Delusions
US, Mexico Set Plan For a "Smart Border"
How Codebreakers Cracked the Secrets of the Smart Card
investigations of what suspected terrorists have been reading
(and, you'll recall, new laws define terrorism very broadly)
clear explanation of the problems with the new tribunal rules
US Faces High Hurdles in Seeking Death for Moussaoui
investigation of alleged international money laundering
US Arms Illegally Go to "Axis of Evil"
$3.2 Million Stolen From Heathrow
(once again, airport security at its best)
Biometrics to Get an XML Standard
more on legal problems with fingerprints
the PR firm behind the strategy of associating environmentalists with terrorism
reaction to the Saudi anti-Semitic article
history of the article's claim
jargon watch: the phrase "no moral equivalence" is dangerous
(it means "their guys kill so they're bad; our guys are good so they can kill")
International Campaign for Justice for the Victims of Sabra and Shatila
Sucking the Oxygen Out of a Cave
Afghan Camps Turn Out Holy War Guerillas and Terrorists
(lengthy survey of their curriculum -- not good)
Old-Fashioned Hide-Outs Fuel High-Tech Weaponry
Europe Takes War on Al Qaeda to Courtrooms
Nature of Threat in Georgia Gorge a Matter of Dispute
Stability, America's Enemy
Pipeline Politics Taint US War
"... American troops, indefinitely, around both Afghanistan and Israel"
What Price Oslo? by Edward Said
UN Information System on the Question of Palestine
FBI Agents Blamed for Delayed Files on McVeigh
Epidemic of Terror Beatings in Ulster
cluster-bombing of civilians in Colombia
tourist and dining guide to Ground Zero
Can Free Speech Undermine Freedom?
How the War on Terrorism Affects the Public's Right to Know
Bush-Senate Fight Brews Over Extent of US Secrecy
Internal Security Is Attracting a Crowd of Arms Contractors
("network-centric warfare" means pervasive surveillance woven into daily life)
Al Qaeda's Grocery Lists and Manuals of Killing
Al-Qaeda Dead Have Vanished
Official: Al-Qaida Moving Money Again
(I'm curious how they could know all this and not know enough to nab them)
"secret CIA project to investigate sending anthrax through the mail"
US Official: Missile Test "Still Not Realistic"
(they call it "success-oriented testing")
Declare War Before Going to War
In Last Piles of Rubble, Fresh Pangs of Loss
("I don't like it down here one bit")
comment on museums' documentation of the September 11th attacks
Saudi Government Daily: Jews Use Teenagers' Blood for "Purim" Pastries
(among other things -- scroll down)
US Using New Law on Secret Evidence
Bush Finally Sees Combat
(why choose an exercise to break up a demonstration? the symbolism is ominous)
Speeding Up the Checkout Line With Biometrics
(I can't stand this use of "about": "It's about customer convenience and security")
Human Rights Bulletin System
Experts Question "Trade-Offs" in US Security
"alternatives to unsightly hunks of concrete to deter attacks on buildings"
Nuclear Posture Review Excerpts
Congress Investigates Missile Defense Cover-Up Controversy
What One Prominent Pakistani Thinks His Country Should Do With Its Nukes
anniversary of the US firebombing of Tokyo
Shareholders in the Bank of Terror?
the terrorists' visas
(at least *someone* can get their paperwork through the INS)
Iran Contra Alumni in Bush Government
Judge's Ruling Challenges Terrorism Roadblocks
USA: Post 11 September Detainees Deprived of Their Basic Rights
US Sends Suspects to Face Torture
Planning for Martial Law?
(subscription required)
Bill Bennett announces plans to denounce war dissenters as anti-American
(e.g., using the dishonest phrase "blame America first")
jargon watch: study the dismissal of privacy issues in the final quote
(reframing the issue in a narrow-sounding way, whether it makes sense or not)
At Airport Gate, a Cyborg Unplugged
article that uncritically repeats vendors' hype about face recognition
Remains of 11 Firefighters Are Found at Trade Center
("the collapse compressed 30 floors into no more than 20 feet")
radio story about New York firefighters
The World Trade Center: Before, During, and After
more conspiracy theory about flight 77
(fascinating in its own cracked way -- as if you could hide a whole airplane)
and there were lots of eyewitnesses
Bin Laden's Men Wait to Take Bloody Revenge
Sheikh Gilani's American Disciples
America as Sparta
To Keep a Population in Line, Wage Perpetual War Against a Vague Enemy
National Review's Editor Suggests Nuking Mecca
(it's the death of conscience)
Human Rights Not a Foreign Policy Concern
(conscience is back in fashion, except when it's not)
The Killing of Mohammed Salah by Israeli Police on 8 March 2002
(includes graphic images)
During Gaza Raid, Some Civilians Slain Without Apparent Provocation
Terrorist Pilots' Student Visas Arrive
("the INS is the Mickey Mouse Club of federal agencies")
DC Favors Flat Fee For Traffic Cameras
Air Force Seeks Better Security From Microsoft
ACLU: Police Illegally Monitor Protest Groups
US Works Up Plan for Using Nuclear Arms
US Expands Its Presence Across the Globe
"Bush may pursue Al Qaeda even in countries that do not ask for a US presence"
planning a war against Iraq
US Military in Georgia Will Increase Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Security
The Big Guys Work For the Carlyle Group
long article on the supposed "revolution in military affairs"
DNA-matching of World Trade Center victims
"children attempted to build a barricade from stones and a burning tire"
("an Israeli jeep burst easily through the rubble")
Civil Liberties Take Back Seat to Safety
conservative comment on the surveillance state we're building
New War Building Up in Central Mindanao
Military Officers Criticize Rush to Use Ground Troops
jargon watch: study the quick, hazy caricature of media reports in 1st para.
(notice the word "various", the hyperbole, the lack of specifics, etc)
photos of the plane hitting the Pentagon
Government Gone Underground
the military plans to have soldiers calling in airstrikes using Windows CE!
(hopefully the coordinates for Redmond won't be the defaults)
Postol vs. the Pentagon
Bush Policy Endangers American and Allied Troops
Airline Allegedly Hindered Marshals
EDS, Oracle Launch Airport Security Wares
(they're called "Known Traveler" and "Secure Employee")
OASIS Members Form Technical Committee to Define XML Standard for Biometrics
Department of Defense Biometrics Management Office
US Tells How Rescue Turned Into Fatal Firefight
How Bin Laden Got Away
Intercepted Al Qaeda E-Mail Is Said to Hint at Regrouping
background on the "thermobaric" bomb
Worldwide Equipment Guide
review of a documentary based on film from the World Trade Center attack
conspiracy theory that the Pentagon was hit by something other than an airplane
MIT Team Tied to Questionable Missile Studies
Why Missile Defense Won't Work
Doubts Are Cast on the Viability of Saudi Monarchy for Long Term
India: A Madness of Politics, Not Religion
jargon watch: study how he avoids mentioning Palestinian civilian deaths
(attacks on civilians by everyone are wrong)
Thoughts About America by Edward Said
Ashcroft Asks Telcos to Help Track Terrorists
Ridge Says Arming Pilots "Doesn't Make a Lot of Sense"
United States Military Commissions: A Quick Guide to Available Resources
Marines develop slime for crowd control
anti-Arab ugliness in New Hampshire Senate primary
Tranquil Winter Olympics Serving as Blueprint for Security Operations
US Planes Pound Enemy as Troops Face Tough Fight
(does anyone have URL's from specialized publications with technical detail?)
Does Bin Laden Matter to the Defense Department Any More?
Why Bin Laden Plot Relied on Saudi Hijackers
Southeast Asian Terror Exhibits Al Qaeda Traits
lawsuit against anti-narcotics fumigation in Ecuador
Noam Chomsky on the Drug-Terror Link
Terrorism as Pretext
"the militia's leader ... has a long history of being annoying"
background on domestic terrorism in the West
extreme repression in Zimbabwe
US Seeks DNA of All Captives in Afghan War
The Patriot Act: Last Refuge of a Scoundrel
Shadow Government Is at Work in Secret
(they're right, which is why they shouldn't abandon nonproliferation programs)
Right-Wing Montana Militia Plotted Killings, Sheriff Charges
(does anyone have URL's with background on terrorism in the West?)
Official Count of September 11th Victims
Airports Screened Nine of September 11th Hijackers, Officials Say
this is very dangerous: permanent war, permanent delegitimation of dissent
another argument for letting the CIA spy domestically
(the goal, however, is to be a free country)
Bag Scanning System Called Easily Foiled
automated face recognition "for a state that has requested anonymity"
(okay, if the state's citizens can do the same)
A Critical Appraisal of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Afghanistan War
A Selection of Daniel Pearl's Work
US Begins Anti-Terror Assistance in Georgia
Retired Generals Call for Sharon to Rethink Strategy
(does anyone have documents from this campaign?)
Alternatives to Illicit Crops in Colombia Have Made Little Progress
White House Angered at Plan for Pentagon Disinformation
A False News Story About False News Stories?
(their history of falsehood is vast, but I'm not sure the NYT story was right)
more on the very symptomatic rehabilitation of John Poindexter
The File Room Censorship Archive
The Disappeared
Jerry Falwell's comments on Islam
conservative denunciation of Pat Robertson
New Front on Ecoterror?
(vandalism is bad, but inflating the word "terrorism" is extremely dangerous)
London Mayor Approves London Congestion Charges
("a toll area policed by 230 video cameras")
In the Name of Safety: Video Surveillance
Colleges Fear Anti-Terrorism Law Could Turn Them Into Big Brother
read the fourth paragraph of Bush's speech to the Japanese Diet
(I suppose he meant to say "half a century")
yet somehow it's not included in this list of stumbles from the trip
(which ignores the big picture: the consequences of his extremist rhetoric)
Musharraf Takes on Spy Agency
"US retracting a pledge not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states"
Bush's War in Afghanistan: A Case of Big Mission Creep?
Europe Seethes as the US Flies Solo in World Affairs
How the Left Undermined America's Security by David Horowitz
(it's like a visit to another planet)
"National Guard units across the country fake troop level reports"
The Video Surveillance Debate
Risks Prompt US to Limit Access to Data
Whose History Is It, Anyway? The Public's or the Officials'?
US Spy Planes Seek Out Filipino Guerrillas
full-blown war in Colombia
Al-Qaeda: After Afghanistan
article about the Debkafile online news site
(you too can be famous by running a shoddy, irresponsible Web site)
"Reality" TV Eagerly Marches Off to War
(making war cool again)
Anthrax Expert Stands By Her Claim
Behind the Brentwood Anthrax Attack
The Story Behind the Towers
Imagine New York
(public input to the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site)
US Will Not Lie to Public, Defense Chief Says
(unlikely -- they're rebuilding the Reagan administration in every other way)
Two PAC Missiles Fail to Hit Target in US Land-Based Missile Defense Test
Using 21st Century Technology to Defend the Homeland
FAA, Air Traffic Controllers at Odds Over Security
Airport Security Test Exposes Flaws
Government Security, Washington, 23-25 July 2002
Guantanamo Bay lawsuit involving Australian detainee and others
More Online Security Woes for FBI's Data Firm
(this is the same company that supplied bad "felon" lists to Florida)
"Smart" Biometric Passport Plans Mooted
(a wise man said, "a little bit of smartness has a special name: stupidity")
Robertson Calls Islam a Religion of Violence, Mayhem
US Backing Helps Warlord Solidify Power
Bin Laden's No 2 "Captured in Iran"
(who knows)
conservatives gung-ho for war with Iraq
the seriously creepy return of John Poindexter
Pentagon Readies Efforts to Sway Sentiment Abroad
leading politician gives major war speech -- press writes about his beard
refugees dying in Afghanistan
New York Debates Competing Visions for Rebuilding Devastated Downtown
extensive censorship of biology research
The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals
Justice Department Hiding Secret Weekly Reports to the Attorney General
"smart" biometric ID cards in Hong Kong
Center for Identification Technology Research
Larry Smarr's talks on future Internet architecture and applications
(some of which involve pervasive sensor networks with privacy implications)
Scientists Recount US Biodefense Labs' Security Lapses
Airlines Fended Off Security Upgrades
Al Qaeda Tunnels, Arms Cache Totaled
The Philippine Wars
What Islamist Conspiracy?
FBI Says Arson Killed Woman Accused in License Scheme
jargon watch: "Daschle has chosen to align himself with the axis of evil"
(we are numb to the most extreme calumnies against even slight dissent)
US: Military Aid After 9/11 Threatens Human Rights
Bush Should Reject China's Misuse of "Anti-Terror" Campaign
Fighting Terror With Databases
mysterious disappearing evidence in the case against Lotfi Raissi
airports buying surveillance technology with no coherent plan
Canada Customs Set to Use Iris Scans at Airports
Uganda spent money on face recognition to find thirty doubly registered voters
(and for some reason the face recognition company seems proud of this)
US troops under Philippine command
Officials Say Not All Detainees at Camp X-Ray Are Muslim
Review: Afghan Civilian Deaths Lower
John Poindexter Takes Over New Agency to Thwart Attacks on US
Khatami Urges Immature US Leaders to Wake Up, Change Policy Toward Iran
what does it say that conservatives are organizing to promote Steve Emerson?
(plenty of people warned of terrorism without getting major things wrong)
Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025 (August 1996)
public interest groups' letter against driver's license as a national ID card
Your Papers, Please: From the State Drivers License to a National ID System
CIA, FBI Developing Intelligence Supercomputer
Why Your Digital Data Could One Day Disappear
Big Brother Is Watching You Read
Watchdog Might Urge DNA Theft Be Made an Offence
Does the White House Have a Press Blacklist?
Senate Debates Election Overhaul
Road Named for a Confederate Stirs Uncivil Debate
(it doesn't even occur to us to label the threats as terrorism)
US Lets Airlines Continue Dealings With Argenbright
How Briton Hid Deadly Boot Bomb on Jet
Military Fuses Old, New to Create a Lethal Force
"a weapons smorgasbord"
Unknown Toll in the Fog of War: Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
Civil Affairs Troops Aim to Win Afghan Hearts, Minds
Taliban's Enemies Emerge From the Shadows
Philippine Army Attacks Guerrilla Positions
(somehow it seems like a global war should be a bigger deal than this)
September 11th Has Scrambled Our Concept of War
September 11th Story: The Silence of the Birds
what happened to all the stuff people donated on September 11th
(answer: nobody knows)
Grim Scavenger Hunt for DNA Drags on for September 11th Families
(brave new world)
E-mail Transformed Personal Communication After September 11th Attacks
The Koran as a Classroom Lesson? At the Right Time, Yes
Arab Americans Insist Ashcroft Clarify Offensive Remarks
Can Missile Defense Work?
MIT Professor Alleges Fraud in Missile Defense Research
Public Entity Risk Institute Symposium Papers
jargon watch: classic PR approach to promoting a national ID
(delimit "concerns", then offer "points" that sound good but lack substance)
Robbers Flee With $6.5m in Heathrow Airport Heist
(insert caustic comment on airport security)
test of iris scanning at Heathrow
Digital Dog Tags: Would You Wear One?
TiVo's Data Collection and Privacy Practices
How to Fake a Passport
US Footprints in Steppes of Central Asia
Searching for Osama
more on Otto Reich, now ass't secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs
Patten Lays Into Bush's America
The Threat to Patriotism by Ronald Dworkin
peaceful protest defined as terrorism in a Utah bill
Modernizing the State Identification System
(but with dysfunctional DMV's, biometrics just mean better false identities)
Cyber Security Research and Development Act, HR 3394
Problems with the Technology Export Control Bill
(danger to international communication about cryptography)
"reasons why Mr. Bush may prefer to whip up irrational war hysteria"
Bush's Comments Bolster Old Guard in Tehran
Is North Korean Threat Overstated?
(it's a bad place, no doubt about it, but extreme language doesn't help anyone)
the United States' not entirely admirable history in the Philippines
the war on terror lets us admit that military aid to Colombia is about oil
(next stop: Venezuela)
Is a US Bioweapons Scientist Behind Last Fall's Anthrax Attacks?
(requires subscription)
Computer Wins Afghan Battlefield Spurs
Robot Weapons Convince Sceptics
US Military Might Gains Greater Power From Anti-Terror Campaign
New Weapon Systems Are Budget Winners
indictment of John Walker Lindh
images purporting to show an Army attack on a Taliban tank
(they're interesting images whatever they are)
article about scrounging for old Russian hardware in the Kandahar airport
No Oases for Saudi Youths
Airport Security Revamp in the Works in Boston
Michael Moore on his book almost not getting published
(this is why media concentration is dangerous)
Bush is proposing to spend more on defense than the next 25 countries combined
radio program discussing the "axis of evil"
where suicide bombers come from
The Sonic Memorial Project
(search for audio artifacts from the World Trade Center towers)
jargon watch: "every multiculturalist is a recruiting officer for al-Qaeda"
(this kind of vast, hyperbolic, primitive thought-form is now utterly routine)
Angered by Snubbing, Libya, China, Syria Form Axis of Just as Evil
(I guess they all listen to Anthrax)
"Trusted" Air Travelers Would Minimize Wait
Air-Security Chief Doubts Value of ID Cards for "Trusted" Fliers
UK Move Towards Compulsory ID Cards
circuit court decision upholding a right to refuse to identify oneself
Data Show Shoddy Due Process for Post-September 11th Immigration Detainees
A Security Net of Sawhorses and Soldiers
report from the Afghan village that we attacked based on bad intelligence
Bush Keeps Terror Photo "Scorecard"
Bush's Speech Shuts Door on Tenuous Opening to Iran
(he'd rather have an enemy than engage with an emerging democracy)
yet he omitted Syria, whose government has no redeeming value at all
"Israeli peace group that supports soldiers who refuse repressive assignments"
Pearl Uncovered Jaish-Pak Govt Complicity: Paper
(I have no idea)
Al Qaida May Have Tried to Kill Clinton
(but it's UPI so who knows)
a bunch of photos to accompany the Post's series on the White House at war
civilian technology influencing the military
Muslims Feel September 11th Chill as Mecca Plays It Safe
thoughtful article on anti-terrorist legislation by Bruce Ackerman
Bush May Ax Police Technology Program
ABA Defies Bush on Tribunals
the government is still ignoring "brain fingerprinting"
(thankfully)
Factional Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan, 40 Killed
(I'm struck how even a very short article from local media feels informative)
More US Troops Arrive in Philippines
Terror War Expansion Troubles Allies
"Shoe Bomber" Suspect Linked to Two Other Plots
Indonesian Cleric Had Role in Skyjackings, Officials Say
(the problem is that we mostly just have to believe the "officials")
Itinerant Malaysian Cleric Emerges as Terrorist Leader
Split Widens Over Israeli Reservists Refusing to Serve in Palestinian Areas
argument for returning to a law enforcement model against terrorism
(in other words, even if it was a war last month, it's not a war now)
1's and 0's Replacing Bullets in US Arsenal
"US is so much more advanced than its NATO allies that it doesn't need them"
("only one air force can operate in the dark using night-vision equipment")
eight-part series purporting to describe how the White House went to war
Bush Seeks Big Five-Year Buildup at Pentagon
(and with tax cuts, he knows there'll be no money for anything else)
Sorting Military Spending from Squandering
("some key things to watch for in the huge defense-budget boost")
Pro-Bin Laden Speech Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charge
(he was a jerk, but it was the crowd, not him, that was disorderly)
radio story on the proposal to create massive dossiers about air travelers
(they sound good in the abstract, but they're expensive and unreliable)
Canadian rules for collecting information on air passengers
(search for Aeronautics Act in each)
Mixed Reviews on Anti-Terror Interview Plan
The Pentagon's War Reporting Rules Are the Toughest Ever
declassified US documents on human rights in Peru
Mexico's Supreme Court Demanding Inquiry Into '68 Massacre
(does anyone have URL's for background and documents on this? Spanish is fine)
Screener Discusses His Role in San Francisco Airport Security Breach
(why on earth is Argenbright still in charge of airport security?)
About Citizen Corps
Terrorist Information and Prevention System
("truckers, letter carriers, train conductors, ship captains, ...")
E-Business Edgy After Hackers Shut UK Firm
(it could be anyone)
Warning to Three Nations Downplayed
(he was being "more rhetorical than historical")
US and Philippines Launch Joint Hunt for Islamic Gang
Bush Jab at Philippines as Terrorist Haven Piques Local Leaders
The Colder War
jargon watch: this attack on public opinion is the pure essence of conservatism
(and he evidently agrees with Burke that prejudice is a good thing)
Intricate Screening of Fliers in Works
(Robert O'Harrow Jr. has broken a lot of important privacy stories)
surgically implanted identification chip for potential kidnapping victims
(but they don't say how many people have actually had them installed)
Immigration Judges Call for Independent Court
FBI: Terrorists Use Internet
(the evidence is not real definite -- the news is that they're saying it)
claim that al-Qaida cased Salt Lake City
Nuclear Power Plants Targeted for Terror
(they represent the obsolete centralized approach to power generation)
Terrorists Noted Flaws in Security, Report Says
"Bush's startling speech justifying national missile defence"
Tragedy Does Not Give America a Free Hand
Candidate Calls NAACP "Terrorists"
(calling peaceful protests "terrorism" betrays an authoritarian mentality)
Malkin Erases Some/All Distinction in Attack on Protesters
Terror Link Seen in Identity Thefts
interesting details on the security alert at SFO
(with face recognition false alarms we'll be clearing terminals all the time)
FBI terrorist most wanted lists
(these appear to be the source for airport face recognition system databases)
Some States Track Parolees by Satellite
Geographic Gaffe Misguides Anthrax Inquiry
(it's fascinating to watch trivial things become important in retrospect)
Before the Towers Fell, Fire Department Fought Chaos
suit to gain media access to legal hearings of detainee
Biometrics: Facing Up to Terrorism
Biometric Consortium Conference, Arlington, VA, 13-15 February 2002
introduction to electromagnetic pulse weapons
ChoicePoint Public Sector: Helping Government to Serve the Citizens
("search over 10 billion records on individuals and businesses")
Afghans Blame US for Slaying Innocents During School Raid
After Green Beret Operation, Townspeople Have Questions About Bound Bodies
Seeking Safety, Manhattan Firms are Scattering
(replace all that office space with mixed-residential buildings)
Efforts to Track Foreign Students Are Said to Lag
(it's harder than it sounds)
Standardized Drivers' Licenses Could Be Boon, Burden to Business
Iceland Places Trust in Face-Scanning
"the great age of code breaking is over"
(unreliable -- there's little or no evidence that al Qaeda used strong crypto)
America's Chaotic Road to War
How Bin Laden Network Spread Its Tentacles
- http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,636449,00.html
- http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,587375,00.html
- http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,640079,00.html
- http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,577943,00.html
- http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,577971,00.html
- http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,576688,00.html
long article on Mohamed Atta
Pentagon Plans New Command For US
CIA's New Celebrity Exposes Its Failings
WTC Fresh Kills Investigative Site
Out of the Rubble, Artifacts of Anguish Saved for Posterity
Powell Asks Bush to Reverse Stand on War Captives
A Questionable US Strategy in Southeast Asia
Feuding Afghan Tribes Said Misleading US Forces
US: Phase II of Our War Will Satisfy India
Differences Surface Between India and US: Issues Concerning Pakistan
Warlord Death "Link With Sharon Case"
(but then everyone had a motive)
notice the weird writing style -- you can't quite tell who's being mocked
(this sort of diffuse, dissociated nastiness is common in the Washington Times)
Will Walker's Statements Be Admitted Against Him?
Captives and the Law
(the underlying problem is the confusion between war and crime)
Delegations Praise Detainees' Treatment
The Military Tribunals on Trial
(it's amazing how much has been written on this, compared to other things)
Bush Proposes Tracking System for Noncitizens
jargon watch: on profiling -- study the anti-logic in the first four paragraphs
(this sort of thing is normal on the Journal's opinion pages)
Operation Enduring Freedom: Why a Higher Rate of Civilian Bombing Casualties
Shoe-Bomb Flight: A Trial Run?
(informative article from a few weeks ago)
For the Sufis, Taliban's Fall Means a Revival
Analysis of the Source of the Anthrax Attacks
Irradiated Mail Sickens US Workers
(also from a few weeks ago)
Police in Chechnya Accuse Russia's Troops of Murder
new attempts to define peaceful demonstrations as felony "eco-terrorism"
(inflated uses of the word "terrorism" are incredibly dangerous)
Europeans See Americans "Making Up Rules" on Taliban in Cuba
What Is an "Unlawful Combatant", and Why It Matters
Strengthening Homeland Security
(what they're proposing)
"aggregators that sell info to the feds aren't liable for its accuracy"
The New National ID Card Is In Your Wallet
Qaeda Moving Into Indonesia, Officials Fear
(but let's not give Indonesia's military too much of an excuse)
Philippine Military Admits It Needs US Help
(good details about US military activities in the Philippines)
The al-Qaeda Getaway
Pashtun Ire Toward US Grows
conservatives again advocating that we ignore international law
(this problem is unfortunately bipartisan)
the distributed computing project that's working on the anthrax toxin
Why Bush Deserves His Share of the 9/11 Blame
The Oliver North and Osama Connection ... or Not
(I get so much junk that comes labeled "unbelievable!" -- like, duh)
Names of Post-September 11th Detainees Not Forthcoming: Justice
Treatment of Taliban Raises Concerns, Europeans Say
CIA Takes on Major New Military Role
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport Deploys Face Recognition
(without mentioning terrorism)
National ID in Development
("but enthusiasm for the system appears to be fading, poll says")
remarkable age skew in a poll on wiretapping
more on the tract advocating a massive high-tech surveillance state
Uncovering Alleged Government Purchases of Electronic Personal Data
East Timor Truth Commission Will Look Into 1974-99 Atrocities
(which were much worse than anything in countries that receive more publicity)
Microsoft alleges that software pirates fund terrorists
(but the study allegedly proving it isn't online)
Conduct of War Is Redefined by Success of Special Forces
("we have more junior level access to important intelligence than ever before")
Oxfam response to Afghanistan
(plus interesting documents on reconstruction)
Somali views of "Black Hawk Down"
Libya "to Pay Damages for Lockerbie"
Anthrax Missing From Army Lab
Missing Army Microbes Called Non-Infectious
When the Cage Bursts
(Gaza after Arafat)
jargon watch: it's partly their fault so it's none of ours
(this tornado of jargon exemplifies a larger pattern, e.g., in debates on race)
more conservative opposition to the national ID card
huge number of fraudulent drivers' licenses issued by the California DMV
(September 2000)
further controversy about the prisoners in Cuba
UK Terror Detentions "Barbaric"
Anthrax Probe Centers on Labs
police rounding up alleged terrorists in Leicester, England
jargon watch: "Liberals love erasing the truth" -- it's the new hate
(and it's immediately followed by a stream of truth-obliterating fabrications)
Using Technology to Detect and Prevent Terrorism
(tract advocating a massive, invasive high-tech surveillance state)
Invading the Courts: We Don't Need Military "Tribunals" to Sort Out the Guilty
(a different precedent than the ones you've heard about)
US Troops Set Up Philippines Camp
Police Charge Suspected Al-Qaida Chief
indictment, US v. Reid
"in return for security in the region, the US will snap up central Asia's oil"
ALERT: National ID Cards from DMV? Protect Your Privacy!
Airport Chief Reconsiders Face Recognition Technology for Green
(after learning that the vendor's claims were overblown)
What To Do With Al-Qaeda Prisoners
The Chronic Insecurity of the US Nuclear Weapons Complex
Shoe Bomb Briton Named as Key Agent in Bin Laden's Network
Al Qaeda Trained Bombing Suspect, Indictment Says
Spy Trip Log Matches Reid's Travels
United States of America v. John Philip Walker Lindh
Outfit Banned, But Extremism Survives in Pak
Islam in the United States -- US Deptartment of State
Universal Military Training and Service Act of 2001
(search under "bill number" for HR 3598)
The US Is Determined to Dominate the World's Richest New Oil Source
Bush Fuels Oil Conspiracy Theory
America's Homegrown Terrorists
"what is really at stake in Mindanao, an island long coveted by Washington?"
What Awaits US "Military Advisers" in Basilan?
Unprecedented RP-US Exercise
Keep Out, MILF Warns US, RP Men
Jolo Folk Massacre 6 Rangers
Anti-Terror Campaign Cloaking Human Rights Abuse
US: Geneva Conventions Apply to Guantanamo Detainees
(we don't defend people's rights because we like them)
US Pressed on Detainees' Treatment
On Defensive, General Says Prisoners Get Mats, Even Bagels
(and Froot Loops)
California Wiretapping Bill Dealt Legal Setback
"standard for identification information on driver's license applications"
marvelously language-intensive briefing slides on Army PKI/smart card plans
manuals for hacking through "social engineering"
(why break cryptography when you can just ask people to give you the password?)
Bush, Citing Security, Bans Some Unions at Justice Department
(they will use terrorism as an excuse to pursue *any* agenda)
complete archive of presidential directives and executive orders
Chemical Plants Fail to Cut Hazards as Concerns of Terrorism Grow
Activists Document Apparent Chechen Killings
numerous administration claims about post-Sept. 11th social changes are false
(war is not good for you)
the smear campaign against Barbara Kingsolver
(they constantly spread lies about their opponents)
Special Forces Sent To Philippines Fight
CIA Looks to Los Angeles for Would-Be Iranian Spies
French conspiracy site about the Pentagon attack
(it's got some interesting pictures anyway)
interview with Noam Chomsky
(requires subscription)
Bush Faces Flak Over Family Links With Winner of US Defence Contract
"Special Case" INS Detainees Decline, But Not as Fast as Ashcroft Reckons
"BlackBerry as an electronic gateway to state and federal criminal databases"
ACLU Skewers DMV Proposal As "De Facto" National ID
All 50 States Agree to Upgrade Driver's Licenses
Taking "Freedom" Out of the Freedom of Information Act?
report from Bagram, Afghanistan
Manual for a "Raid"
Terror Suspects Face Credit Card Fraud Charges
Australian in a Cage, But Still No Answers
information on the US-Afghanistan Reconstruction Council
programs relating to Afghan Americans at the Museum of Natural History, NYC
UK callup of military intelligence reservists
Emerging Alternatives in Palestine by Edward Said
unpleasant call for war in India
"conservatives who obstructed Clinton's efforts to fight terrorism are now ..."
(requires subscription)
HHS Secretary Says Agencies Must Speak With One Voice
(part of a broad pattern of suppressing scientific opinion within the gov't)
How Politics Helped Redefine the Missile Threat
States Seek National ID Funds
State DMVs Plan to Combat License Fraud
("nationalizing driver's license databases raises fears")
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
(including information about biometrics and the de facto national ID)
video of an announcement about interlinking of drivers' licenses
You'll Love Those National ID Cards
recent court decision on fingerprint evidence
links to more fingerprint challenges
New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims
more on the tribunals against Nazi saboteurs in 1942
(the problem with war is that strong feelings lead to dangerous precedents)
Flight Crews Will Get Training in Self-Defense
paper on the consequences of 9/11 for the concept of international security
Saudi-Backed Web Supports Terrorism, Book Asserts
story about a firefighter who was pulled alive from the World Trade Center
Afghanistan/USA: Prisoners Must Be Treated Humanely
(we don't defend people's rights because we like them)
Nuremberg Documents Online
more on the assassination of an American gun control activist
left-wing radio archives
the suicide pilot in Tampa was a Young Republican
(by jargon logic this means that all Republicans are moral degenerates)
Somalia Assails US Terror Allegations
India Puts Its No Nonsense Face Forward
In the Pit, Dark Relics and Last Obstacles
Video Captures September 11th Horror in Raw Replay
firefighters' call for a World Trade Center investigation
We Must Try to Find Out Why the Twin Towers Fell
ABC News Special Report: "Planes Crash Into World Trade Center" (transcript)
(from a conspiracy site, but I have no reason to believe it's wrong)
Escort of Hijacked Aircraft
Aircraft Piracy (Hijacking) and Destruction of Derelict Airborne Objects
Why Grammar Is the First Casualty of War
Reconstructing Afghanistan on Oil and Gas
indictment, US v. Rubin and Krugel (JDL people)
Pentagon Proposed Pretexts for Cuba Invasion in 1962
("may be the most corrupt plan ever created by the US government")
New Cockpit Door Standards Issued
US Selling Papers Showing How to Make Germ Weapons
Al Qaeda Feared To Be Lurking In Indonesia
Oil Negotiations with Taliban May Have Interfered With Efforts to Get Bin Laden
(I'm not persuaded yet about these particular accusations)
speech by FBI agent who later resigned because FBI wasn't fighting terrorism
(he died in the World Trade Center attack weeks later)
The Ghost of Terror Past
(more on Otto Reich and the double standard that everyone knows about but us)
German claims that the US translation of the bin Laden video was faked
(I have no opinion -- second URL is a rough English translation)
Saudi Arabia's Anti-American Fiction
The Rise of Complex Terrorism
US acknowledges that missile attacks are less likely than numerous others
The John Ashcroft Players Present: Our Bill of Rights
(the current arguments are precisely how authoritarian regimes get started)
A Wiretap In Every Home
(replicating the Patriot Act in the states, starting alas with California)
The Summit on Privacy, Security and Safety, New York, 5-6 March 2002
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
The Complex World of Iranian News
A War of Loose Ends
New US Envoy to Kabul Lobbied for Taliban Oil Rights
(he's of Afghan descent, but he's a conservative Republican first)
Taleban in Texas for Talks With Unocal on Gas Pipeline (1997)
Unocal Corporate Charter Revocation Action Center
(they were negotiating with the Taliban, deal with Burma, etc etc)
US Efforts to Make Peace Summed Up by "Oil"
Arms Buildup Is a Boon to Carlyle Group
Carlyle's Way
Ravaged Psyches in a Generation of Fighting
Wave of US Immigration Likely to Survive September 11th
(glad to hear it -- immigration now has strong support across the spectrum)
Security Poor at International Terminals
(does anybody have a URL for this report?)
The National ID Card That Isn't, Yet
The PR-Driven Heritage Foundation Homeland Security Task Force Report
New Attorney General FOIA Memorandum Issued
Media's Patriotism Provides a Shield for Bush
(Bush states goals and tells his people to do anything to achieve them)
Invisible War on Terror Accelerates Worldwide
"why militant Islamicists in Central Asia aren't going to go away"
Dubyaman cartoon
war news links
liberal war opinion
Media Education Foundation
(video of interviews about the war with liberal leaders)
large collection of left-wing war resources
FBI Reorganizes to Combat Terrorism and Cybercrime
Political Dissent Can Bring Federal Agents to Door
Airlines Test Out "Clean" Lists
National ID: Beware What You Wish For
resources on national ID cards
Sensor Networks, San Diego, 22 February 2002
Trade Organization Says Anthrax Treatment Kills Memory Cards
New Virus First to Infect Shockwave Flash
(we are living in the Stone Age)
"researcher claims hacker could steal funds from Citibank's c2it.com"
how to make an electromagnetic bomb
(though I don't know how credible the source is)
Homeland Security, Homeland Profits
US May Store, Not Destroy, Warheads Cut in Accord
(their word means nothing)
The Day Ashcroft Censored Freedom of Information
Bush's attempt to keep his gubernatorial records secret despite Texas Law
An Executive Order Richard Nixon Would Love
Remote Afghans Are Slowly Starving
Good And Bad Terrorism?
Our Own Terror Cells
(requires paid subscription)
The Necessity of Fear
(no comment)
excellent rant about the incompetent FBI and the malevolent Saudis
(Hitchens should stick to ranting at people who deserve it)
stuff that that West got from Islam
Still Digging for Lost Sons After a Million Tons of Pain
Tribunal Injustice
(shortcomings even of the leaked improvements to the tribunal plans)
Has John Walker's Religious Quest Convinced the Administration to Go Easy?
(he's a fool at best, but as far as I can tell they have no proof of a crime)
Saudis Freed From US Jails Claim Maltreatment
(but apparently give few details)
Upgraded Driver's Licenses Are Urged as National ID's
Nuclear Threat Initiative
US Military Reportedly in Somalia
(we're in another secret global war, just like the Cold War)
Hunt for Twenty Terror Ships
(hey, maybe we'll do something about the "flags of convenience" system)
Al-Jazeera Interview With Top Al-Qa'ida Leader Abu Hafs "The Mauritanian"
The Political Life of Pakistan's General Babar (May 2001)
(interview with Interior Minister who coordinated support of the Taliban)
Afghanistan Media Dossier 2002
(review of psychological warfare operations)
State Department Works to Create Brand of the Free
Occidentalism
(Islamist anti-Westernism compared with the early 20th C Japanese far right)
The Trouble With the CIA
"the American embrace of terrorism was global"
Firefighter Mag Raps 9/11 Probe
Clipper to Carnivore: Balancing Privacy, Law Enforcement and Industry Interests
jargon watch: attacking due process by presupposing that the accused are guilty
(the whole point of a trial is to determine whether they're terrorists or not)
The Rule of Law: Indispensable to a Wider War
Drawing a Blank: The Failure of Facial Recognition Technology in Tampa, Florida
Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy (1997)
"nuclear industry ignored warnings that reactors were vulnerable to terrorism"
Politics vs. Air Safety
War Command Center in US, Thanks to IT Advances
Gul Agha Gets His Province Back
A Body and Spirit Broken by the Taliban
Worries of al-Qaida in Somalia
Muslims and the West After September 11
report critical of the DoE's inspection of nuclear weapons
History of "Buffer Overflow" Security Problems -- especially in C
(maybe you have to be a computer person to realize what an outrage they are)
w00w00's Instant Message: Listen Up, AOL
ACLU Frowns on Face-Recognition Tool
Euro Bank Notes to Embed RFID Chips by 2005
(this makes it more likely that everything else will embed RFID chips)
Bin Laden's Special Complaint With the World Trade Center
13 More Bodies Recovered at World Trade Center Site
The War in Afghanistan by Noam Chomsky
Timeline of Competition between Unocal and Bridas for the Afghanistan Pipeline
Human Rights and Terrorism in the Central Asian OSCE Member States
Battling Islamic "Puritans"
Anti-Occupation Activists Question US Aid
hopelessness of the Middle East
al-Qaeda cell in the Philippines
Indian military's propaganda site about Kashmir
FBI May Use Keystroke-Recording Device Without Wiretap Order
Staffing at US-Canadian Border Cut Despite Concerns
Digital Images Will Verify Identity of Visitors to US
Computer in Kabul Holds Chilling Memos
Terror Cells Survived Hasty "Mopping Up"
Blame Is Hotly Disputed in Shoe-Bomb Case
For Yemen, a Risk and an Opportunity
large collection of war images and video
The Legacy of the Taliban Is a Sad and Broken Land
"aid workers say they are in awe of the fortitude of the Afghans"
For Muslims, Bin Laden's Star Is Fading as Quickly as It Rose
Two Worlds Paired by War
radio story about the Newfoundlanders who cared for passengers grounded on 9/11
Emerging From the Wreckage Not a Hero, but a Better Man
UN Fears Abuses of Terror Mandate
ACLU Exec Voices Concerns
The FBI's House Calls
(people being reported as criminals for expressing dissent)
Ashcroft's Hypocrisy
information commissioner quitting over UK's draconian anti-terrorist laws
IMTs: Support in Any Emergency
Louis Freeh's legacy of insularity and incompetence at the FBI
(Republicans protected him because he fed their scandal machine)
"New" US War: Commandos, Airstrikes and Allies on the Ground
Many Say US Planned for Terror but Failed to Take Action
How a Report on Terrorism Flew Under the Radar
MI5 Blunders Over Bomber
The Making of a Human Timebomb
Bush to Ignore Rule on Written Notices of Intelligence Actions
Seeking an Arab View of News
How Islam Lost Its Way
(a call for secularism)
Pak, India to Exchange List of Nuclear Facilities
"Plan Colombia" Leads the US Into the Heart of Darkness
Missile Defense: The Untold Story
Healing After Terror
right-wing claim that Israeli spies breached the feds' wiretapping system
(I have no idea whether it's true; the news is simply that they're claiming it)
Security Overhaul for Wireless Networks
Military Action Against Terror Begins
(it's official: we're engaged in secret war around the world)
Taliban's Victims Face Dire Winter
US Bombs Leave Wasteland
How We Could Still Lose in Afghanistan
the ugliness of blaming all liberals for John Walker
(and the vile Weekly Standard now says that al-Qaeda is just another NGO)
Terror Cells Slip Through Europe's Grasp
Holy War Lured Saudis as Rulers Looked Away
"news that doesn't make it into mainstream media"
(links mostly relating to the war, with summaries)
analyzing national ID card proposals
(e.g., "what problem are IDs trying to solve?")
Mubarak Says Military Trials Were Always "Right" Policy
(using US and UK abrogation of civil liberties to justify its own repression)
press unfreedom in the US as seen from Egypt
(not that they are claiming to be remotely free)
jargon watch: opposition to racial profiling is a "war on the police"
(dissolve the issue into blurry concepts and issue wild accusations)
"Backflow" Water-Line Attack Feared
(I had no idea)
The Iraq Hawks: Can Their War Plan Work?
Rights Activists Worry Over US-Indonesia Military Ties
Language of War Claims Its Own Victims by Umberto Eco
Laughable Campaign to Alter Muslims' Image of US Falls Short
Afghan Journalism's Postwar Mission
(someone should help the United States build an independent press too)
Tracking Bioterror's Tangled Course
Sanaa Seeks to Bring Home Up to 500 Yemeni Fighters From Afghanistan
President Ali Saleh: Yemen Supports Hamas Operations
Yemen news and resources
extensive Yemen links from the local phone company
Yemen Times Online
Critics' Attack on Tribunals Turns to Law Among Nations
secret arrests and military tribunals make us less safe, not more
that 1942 Court decision on tribunals wasn't supposed to be a precedent either
more on face recognition cameras
Al-Qaeda Were Among Convoy Dead: Afghan Minister
US Finds Bin Laden's Uranium
Former Minister Says Fugitive Taliban Leaders Living Life of Luxury in Pakistan
Would-Be Suicide Bomber Not Sri Lankan: Colombo
Shoe Bomb Graphic
(sports shoes are full of compartments and electronics, so it's evolution)
information on plastic explosive C-4
how to make C-4 (supposedly)
(don't try this at home)
Next Up: Saddam
(Saddam is a bad dude, but the bottom line is there's nothing much we can do)
a claim that even *Sudan* is now our ally
(say it's not so)
Why Not Spare Somalia the Ravages of War
Army Harvested Victims' Blood to Boost Anthrax
Terrorism and the Present Danger: A Perspective for the American Left
America the Unready
Threat of National ID
ECE Team Helps Build the Ultimate Surveillance System
(a small window on the world of research about sensor fusion for surveillance)
shouting down a speaker is freedom of speech!
(imagine how lost someone would have to be to write this letter)
jargon watch: accusing people of the views that they are arguing against
(they do this constantly: spreading lies through their media echo chamber)
Opportunism in the Face of Tragedy
(survey of repression in the name of anti-terrorism in a dozen countries)
Passenger Describes Helping Subdue Man Trying to Set Fire to Shoe on Jetliner
Flight Instructor Warned FBI of Use of Jet as a Weapon
Little Change in Security
the Red Cross as a study in organizational pathology
Muslims Must Not Leave Their Message to Oprah
Did Kohl Around Bin Laden's Eyes Poison His Brain?
(I have no idea)
A Nation's Children Forge a Shared Memory
Trade Center Site Becomes Evolving World of Its Own (read this)
("ironworkers are the unsung heroes, according to everyone else at the site")
issues in rebuilding the World Trade Center
Horn of Africa: al-Qaida Regroups?
UK Warships Raise Fears of Anti-Terror Campaign in Somalia
news from Somalia
(may crash Netscape)
Somalia news site based in Toronto
The Campaign Against Terrorism: Prospects After the Fall of the Taliban
Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq
International Federation of Iranian Refugees
Pashtuns Have Cornered Omar "And Will Lynch Him"
US Inquiry Tried, but Failed, to Link Iraq to Anthrax Attack
Compound 1080: Invisible Threat?
History in the News: Middle East History, Society, and Culture Resources
Yemen Pursues Hunt for Bin Laden Fighters After 17 Killed
Yemen: Map and CIA Fact Book
Somalia: Map and CIA Fact Book
Philippine War's New Front
Philippines: Map and CIA Fact Book
Flight School Warned FBI of Suspicions
Database Flaws Could Hamper Any National ID System, Experts Warn
"Voluntary" Police Interviews of Middle-Easterners Are Wrongful and Ineffective
White Paper on the Assassination of Union Leader Casimiro Huanca
Architects Ask, "What Did I Do to Cause This?"
Bin Laden Translation Omitted Sections That Would Embarrass Saudi Arabia
Broad Effort Launched After '98 Attacks
leftist rant against thoughtless leftist opposition to the war
(in the old days, the left couldn't wait to make war on fascists)
Voices From Behind the Veil
long two-part radio story about Arabs' views of the United States
Why Are They So Angry At Us?
entertaining rant about Osama bin Laden
FBI Investigates Possible Financial Motive in Anthrax Attacks
the United States harbors terrorists
(you will recall that George Bush even pardoned one of them)
very creepy interview with the guy who's implanting ID chips of people
(you must hear his list of potential scenarios for using them)
A Pitch for Smart Postal Stamps
(someone's law: everything in the world is growing a digital shadow)
Smarter Driver's Licenses
(someone else's law: say no to anything that's "smart")
"a look at the FBI's computer surveillance scheme"
jargonheads think in stereotypes so primitive that one fact can prove anything
(it's a wonder they can feed themselves)
Omar in the High Country Where Opium Flowers Grow
Graphic: Taliban in Prisons in Afghan
Chemical, Nuclear Plans Found in Training Camp
Yemen Said to Attack Suspected Bin Laden Supporters
claim that the bin Laden tape doesn't legally prove his guilt
Psyching Out the Taliban
(but then Americans have been subject to psychological warfare for years)
Kabul's Footballers Gear Up
Economic Impact of Terrorist Attack
signals surveillance technology in Afghanistan
German Firm Probes Final World Trade Center Deals
claim that investigations of Clinton kept the FBI from stopping terror
The John Walker Attack on Liberalism
Generosity, Harry Potter, and the Fight Against Evil
Official: CIA Uses Anthrax, But No Link to Letters
"what we still don't know about anthrax"
Anthrax's Dogged Detective
US Overstates Arrests in Terrorism
(once again, inflating the word terrorism to include almost everything)
Ghost of a Tribunal Should Haunt Ashcroft
"firm plans to sell implantable ID devices that can store data about you"
Coercive and Illegal Tactics Torpedo Scores of Cook County Murder Cases
claim that the FBI is trying to get data stolen by the BadTrans worm
Experts Say Decision Could Undermine Online Journalists
Graduation Speech Cut Short by Hecklers
Will Spyware Work?
The NRC: What, Me Worry?
"Above the Law": An Interview With Greg Palast
Asymmetrical Politics
The Struggle for the Soul of the 21st Century by Bill Clinton
community values showing up in focus groups
Media Research Center admits that it attacks anyone it disagrees with
Conservatives Quiet on Falwell Remarks
(not all quiet, but still)
Falwell Is Raising Money to Press Conservative Family Agenda
(I guess we'll see how many people agree with him about God and 9/11)
What Walker Knows -- And What He Faces
(if Walker represents all liberals then McVeigh represents all conservatives)
explanation of the war etc for children
(bottom half of this page)
"DO NOT USE wire stories which lead with civilian casualties"
Psychological Operations (PSYOP) in Time of Military Conflict
MEMRI "spreads calumny in an effort to stir up malice toward Muslims"
The Carlyle Group
more on government LSD experiments during the Cold War
Japan Broke US Code Before Pearl Harbor, Researcher Finds
Capitol Hill Anthrax Matches Army's Stocks
US Scientists Deplore Army's Silence on Anthrax Program
Wind May Explain Mystery Anthrax Cases
New Anti-Terror Law Brings Consternation
The Supreme Court Case Cited in Support of Military Tribunals
A Dangerous List to the Right
(finally, conservative -- albeit Democratic -- dissent from the ACTA list)
Ashcroft's Protection of the Rights of Possible Terrorists to Possess Firearms
State Backs Off Crackdown at DMV
Fraudulent Passports Key Weapon for Terrorists
National ID Card Gaining Support
derivative article endorsing a totalitarian society of ubiquitous surveillance
(with the usual bogus claim that the powerful will magically be surveilled too)
Chemical Plants Are Feared as Terrorist Targets
(community groups have been raised concerns about these plants for years)
Nuclear Sites Ill-Prepared For Attacks, Group Says
(would anything short of a police state be adequate to protect them?)
Ten Commandments Become Weapon in Church-State Battle
(you'd think that theocracy would be a little bit out of style right now)
In Case of Terrorist Attack
(guide for CEO's)
Republicans won't rebuild New York because it votes Democratic
Saudi Clans Working With US Oil Firms May Be Tied to Bin Laden
Bush Advisers Cashed In on Saudi Gravy Train
The White House Connection: Saudi "Agents" Close Bush Friends
How We Lost Afghanistan
US Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan: A Comprehensive Accounting
Transcript of Bin Laden Videotape
the videotape itself
Farewell Message from Azzam Publications
program about Israeli/Palestinian conflict through the lives of children
Army Working on Weapons-Grade Anthrax
FBI Queries Expert Who Sees Federal Lab Tie in Anthrax Cases
FBI Confirms "Magic Lantern" Project Exists
Wounded Army Captain Details Teamwork Against Taliban
How Many Dead? Major Networks Aren't Counting
US in Secret Move to Widen War on Terror
Fear of US Strikes Grips Somalia
Kabul Deal Promotes Regional Stability?
US Ties to Saudi Elite May Be Hurting War on Terrorism
try to follow the logic of these headache-inducing columns from the Wash. Times
(they're about John Walker, or about Judaism being a "grey area", or something)
John Walker Lindh's alleged Usenet postings
indictment, US v. Moussaoui
(everyone's wondering why this French citizen isn't getting a military tribunal)
Central Casting's "Terrorist" Studies, and Then Warns
Engineers Study WTC Destruction
Massport to Test High-Tech ID Check
review of new biometric products
Rumsfeld Wants Every Member of al Qaeda Imprisoned
(it's hard to be sympathetic to al Qaeda, but what precedent does this set?)
Antivirus Firms: FBI Is Out of Line
McCarthyism Watch
(everyone please grow up!)
Orders to Purge Records Have Librarians Worried
Conservatives Set Sights on Senator Leahy
(this is so vile)
here is one of the alerts
(you wouldn't know from it that they've already given him massive authority)
Pat Robertson's nasty treatment of Islam
Military Wary of Topographic Map's Release
Recent Safety Hazards at Aging Nuclear Plants
DOE Amends Rules on Nevada Nuclear Waste Site
Sociological Research on September 11th
Norah Vincent isn't just stupid -- she's evil
(watch her project her own indiscriminate hatred into the people she hates)
Kandahar on Brink of Chaos as Warlords Ready for Battle
Two Hundred Peacekeepers, Too Many Warlords
The Unseen Side of the Inter-Afghan Talks in Germany
In Baltimore, an Afghan Restaurateur Fights Against the Taliban
(two of Karzai's brothers run Helmand Afghan restaurants)
How My Friend Outwitted the Mullahs
Video Shows CIA Threatened to Let Prisoner Be Killed
Working With the CIA
translated excerpts from alleged al-Qaeda Training Manual
My Beating by Refugees Is a Symbol of the Hatred and Fury of This Filthy War
articles relating to Afghanistan humanitarian issues
Taliban Ex-Allies Air Few Regrets
How Omar Led Taliban to Power, Then Defeat
jargon watch: liberals in general are responsible for John Walker
(study the tricks they use to lump half the country into a stereotype)
"those who say relativism made Walker don't know what they're talking about"
(stereotypes come so easily to some people)
article about Tamim Ansary's widely circulated message of September 12th
(but no evidence for its speculation that the message had a material effect)
Terror Money Hard to Block, Officials Find
Battlefield Clues Key to Bush's Next Step
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
The War of Words
(propaganda campaigns from previous wars)
A Compilation of Evidence and Comments on the Source of the Mailed Anthrax
Ex-Anthrax Makers Want FBI to Talk With Them
(they should change their name to Abdul)
anti-abortion terrorist feels that Ashcroft is on his side
Anthrax Pervades Florida Site, Experts See Likeness to That Sent to Senators
Lobbyists Seek Special Spin on Federal Bioterrorism Bill
Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know
(advertisement for a satellite and webcast training program)
Testimony of Attorney General John Ashcroft, December 6, 2001
widespread condemnation of Ashcroft likening dissent to treason
jargon watch: tendentiously vague language lets you deny everything
(jargonheads talk in a netherworld just beyond the reach of rational thought)
Closing Down Debate: Ashcroft's Attack on Dissent
(including analysis of Mindy Tucker's even more objectionable follow-up)
ACLU FOIA request for information on detainees
Bush's (former) stand against secret evidence
Ashcroft's (former) stand against secret evidence
Innocent Are Caught in Cross Hairs of the Hunt for Suspected Terrorists
National Identification Schemes and the Fight Against Terrorism
Students Who Speak Out Against War Find Themselves Battling to Be Heard
Franklin Graham says he doesn't blame Islam, then goes right ahead and does so
("the terrible deeds that are committed as a result of Islamic teaching")
jargon watch: check out this lie about what Michael Moore said
(this is the newspaper that constantly claims to speak in the name of truth)
Stimulus Bill May Mean Tax Breaks for Corporate America
(these tax breaks have almost nothing to do with economic stimulus)
FAA Put Security Testing on Hold
Airport Design in US Took a Big Hit on September 11th
interview with a Muslim legal scholar on the validity of bin Laden's claims
We Are the War Criminals Now
investigating the concrete used in the World Trade Center
article about the supposedly prescient Samuel Huntington
(the one who's trying to start a war between civilizations)
Beijing Produces Videos Glorifying Terrorist Attacks on "Arrogant" US
(imagine what Chinese propaganda would be like if they had US jargon tech)
conspiracy theory: not only is it about oil, but the communists have won
President's Statement on Caspian Pipeline Consortium
Perspectives on September 11th from the Social Sciences
In 1941, Americans Gamely Stumbled Off to War
Treat the Army of God as a Terrorist Organization
Anthrax Won't Halt Santa's Letters
Justice Kept in the Dark
Ashcroft Deconstructed
("the attorney general cast defenders of civil liberties as traitors")
The Ashcroft Smear
Blurring the Lines Between Tribunals and Military Justice System
(Ashcroft accusing critics of "fog" is pure projection)
Popularity Proves Poor Way to Measure Anti-Terror Laws
(and conservatives support them much more strongly than moderates and liberals)
The USA PATRIOT Act and the US Department of Justice: Losing Our Balances?
Criminal Enforcement Against Terrorists
military tribunal resources
Attacking the Academy in the Name of Saving It
(detailed analysis of the bizarre ACTA report)
Congressman Talks of Inquiry of Portland Police
more on the student who was suspended for trying to start an anarchy club
conservative hero Ann Coulter makes her living saying horrible things
(e.g., "Bush should expand the military tribunals to ... liberal lawyers")
Americans and Allies Are Getting Different Stories
dramatic increase in classification of government information during 2000
(the Republicans have long fought public accountability)
Security Concerns Drive Rise in Secrecy
resources on smart weapons
(this is one of the sites that had been taken down earlier)
Seven Good Reasons to Stand Up for Information Freedom on Bioweapons Research
Airbus pilot's response to "NTSB Birdbrains Sticking Heads in Rockaway Sand"
Do Disposable Cell Phones Pose a Security Threat?
special report on security
Allies Direct the Death Rites of Trapped Taliban Fighters
("going to their doom with a defiance verging on the flamboyant")
CIA Blunder Sparked Taleban Revolt That Became a Mass Suicide
Amnesty Calls for Prison Revolt Inquiry
My Lai in Afghanistan
(I'm not persuaded about this)
US Planes Rain Death on the Innocent
A Village Is Destroyed. And America Says Nothing Happened
Afghan "Highwaymen" Return
Minority Afghans Tell Taliban Atrocities
Differences Intensify Among Northern Alliance Commanders
weekly columns from a reporter now missing in Afghanistan
technical obstacles to cooperation among the military services
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst
Russia, Oil, and Conspiracy Theories
Russia Checkmated Its New Best Friend
(it's about oil)
photographs from Afghanistan
Bush Appointee Linked to Terrorism
"in all but name, the United States is at war with Pakistan"
The Muslim Revolt That Never Came
Rebuilding Afghanistan?
(heck, Bush isn't even willing to rebuild New York)
The Laws of War
The War Powers Act of 1973
dangerous thought-pattern: we have been oppressed so we can do whatever we want
(the Israelis are hardly alone in this, but that doesn't make it right)
The Real Story of Flight 93
Clinton Maps Out Road to Peace
jargon watch: Washington Times Keeps the Clinton Spin Rolling
(the lie echoes through the media, to the point where *not* lying is "bias")
the quotes in this article on Fox Conservative News are a jackpot of jargon
jargon watch must-read: David Horowitz's demented response to our WTC courses
(scroll past the pundit raving nonsensically based only on the course *names*)
story about objectivity in coverage of Islamic and Arab World issues
US a Terrorist State: Chomsky
the strange history of the World Trade Center
Bush's first reaction to WTC: "There's one terrible pilot."
(I am not making this up)
article about watching ground zero on a live video camera
Afghanistan: Maps, News, Photos, More
A Failure of Intelligence?
"Terrorists Have Won" Declarations Make Us All Losers in the End
"Day of Reconciliation" Worship Service in Congress Mixes Church and State
(its purpose is to appease the God who supposedly attacked the WTC)
White House Sought to Soften Anti-Terrorism Legislation for Tobacco Companies
(wow)
the bottommost depths of PR exploitation of the terrorist attacks
Kangaroo Courts
Careless With The Constitution? The Problem With Military Tribunals
Why Congress Must Curb Bush's Military Courts
Using Our Fears to Justify a Power Grab
Null and Void: Guarantees of Liberty
Tribunal Comparison Taints Courts-Martial, Military Lawyers Say
"Ashcroft has sought to conceal menacing facts of the Bush tribunal order"
A Realistic Look at Terrorism Trials by Military Commission
John Dean supports tribunals
Robert Bork argues for extending military tribunals to include US citizens
(I am not making this up)
Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism
Bush Law Chief Tried to Drop Habeas Corpus
Ashcroft Seeking to Free FBI to Spy on Groups
FBI Agents Rebel Over New Powers
Amnesty letter to the US government about Mazan Al-Najjar
(held and deported on secret evidence)
list of the identified detainees charged by the US
defense lawyers refusing to defend people accused of ties to the attacks
(but without defense lawyers, innocent people go to jail)
Congressional Research Service: The Fifth Amendment
NYC Surveillance Camera Project
US Assumes Global Cyber-Police Authority
Antivirus Vendors Split Over FBI Trojan Snoops
FBI "Magic Lantern" Reality Check
Geeks and Spooks
A New Legal and Military Approach to Terrorism
Uniform Code of Military Justice
EU plans "suspected protester" database
jargon watch: quotes from Lynne Cheney's odd speech at Princeton
(her opposition to teaching about Islam in response to 9/11 is bizarre)
Many People Saying Bad Things
(best response to Cheney's list of alleged enemies of civilization)
Photographer at Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Threatened With Treason Charge
(it's a good thing the Constitition defines treason so carefully)
Who EU Calling a Terrorist?
(no civil rights for terrorists! but the term's been defined very broadly)
Bush Freezes Suspected Terror Assets
Somalis Said to Feel Impact of US Freeze of al-Barakaat
conflict at the NRC over nuclear power plant security (February 1999)
Emergency Preparedness and the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
NTSB Birdbrains Sticking Heads in Rockaway Sand
Flight 587 Probe Turns to Pilots' Rudder Training
investigation of flight 990
Loose Nukes
Bioterror: What Can Be Done?
bioweapon horrors
Ames Strain of Anthrax Limited to Few Labs
Republican thugs are trying to paint environmental groups as terrorists
(and equating minor property destruction with mass murder)
Cybersecurity Chief Pushes Early-Warning System
(another bureaucracy to protect society from Microsoft's products)
The Bush Administration and Secrecy
Hiding Presidential Papers
Suit Filed to Reverse Presidential Papers Order
The Web Never Forgets
(that sensitive information you're supposed to delete is still out there)
more on "brain fingerprinting"
ID Mouse Has Finger on Security Concerns
Terrorism Bill "Biggest Threat to Competition Since RIP"
Translations From New York's Ethnic Press
Hundreds of Troops Dozed in the Sun. These Were the Taliban Elite
Victorious Warlords Set to Open the Opium Floodgates
Hidden Letters Reveal Dark Secrets of School for Terror
Twisted Laws Fueled Reign of Terror by Talib Police
Probe Reconstructs Horror, Calculated Attacks on Planes
Beating the Terrorists: Egypt Used Torture to Crack Network
Terror Links in Europe: MI5 Knew for Years of London Mosque's Role
Command Given Homeland Defense Mission
The War for Oil Subtext in Afghanistan
The True Cost of Oil
After Bombs Must Come Civil Rights
US Targets Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen
Mexico's War on Terror
Personal Faith and State Loyalty
Muslim Leadership Crisis
What Went Wrong in the Arab World? Ask Yourself
Learning From Israel and Its Mistakes
Vanished Victims of Israelis Return to Accuse Sharon
Journal Axes Gene Research on Jews and Palestinians
A Hard Look at Iraq Sanctions
Ashcroft to Face Tough Senate Grilling on Tribunals
("the wave of arrests did not materialize")
Anti-Terror Wiretap Rule Is Illegal
anti-terrorism bill had almost nothing to do with the September 11th attacks
(the main exception was the part about money laundering)
America's "Disappeared"
Pakistani comment on civil liberties in the United States
"anti-terrorism bill undermines human rights convention and rule of law"
All the Presidents' Words Hushed
US Frames New Rules for Visas to Saudis
post-9/11 life is tough on immigrants
Bloodbath Fears as Bombers Queue to Blitz Siege City
Silent Sensors Lie in Wait for Bin Laden
His Grasp of Spin Is Chilling ...
(Osama bin Laden's recruiting video)
US State Department slide show about the war
trying to make Islam into the new Communism
Aloof Terrorists Were Town's Elite
A Bosnian Blueprint for Afghanistan
US Efforts to Make Peace Summed Up By "Oil"
Master of the Afghani Lutes
Latest 9/11 Lesson: Government, Like Charity, Is Us
Scientists: Anthrax "Almost Certainly" From US Defense Lab
FBI Is Watching Case of Missing Biologist
a bad attitude
Rabid Journalists and Pundits Push Bush to Extremes
Apocalyptic Theology Revitalized by Attacks
Sleepers Suffer WTC Nightmares
jargon watch: rebut an accusation by mechanically asserting a double standard
(notice how he depends on the listener to be unaware of liberals' actual views)
Military Favors a Homeland Command
The Posse Comitatus Act: A Principle in Need of Renewal
Legal Powers Are Expanded in Bush Plan
("any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws")
Abandoning the Constitution to Military Tribunals
The WWII Tribunal That Bush Is Citing as a Precedent Was Model of Deception
Visitors to US Can Expect Probing Terrorism Questions
(including the questions themselves and the document that prescribes them)
New South Wales Internet Censorship Bill 2001
An Organization on the Lookout for Patriotic Incorrectness
(making clear how little evidence they needed to make grave accusations)
"The spirit of Islam is the spirit of the antichrist"
Breaking Law or Principles to Give Information to US
After September 11th, Echelon Attracts New Attention, New Questions
US Shuts Down Somalia Internet
Logan Airport to Reinstate Security Firm
Zimbabwe Correspondents Accused of "Terrorism"
(this is where we're headed if we let the word "terrorism" keep inflating)
Microsoft Makes Its Pitch on Security, Cyber Terror to House
The British Connection: Judge Says Cleric Is Vital Link
In Utah, a Government Hater Sells a Germ-Warfare Book
"the Justice Department isn't investigating violent militants on the right"
No TV, No Chess, No Kites: Taliban Penal Code, From A to Z
CIA-Backed Team Used Brutal Means to Break Up Terrorist Cell in Albania
radio story about the caves of Afghanistan
article about a videotape of the attack on the World Trade Center
interviews with the people of Parkesburg, Pennsylvania (population 3,500)
(i.e., the same number of people who were killed on September 11th)
criticism of tribunals
Waking Up in Another Country, Not Our Own
(criticism of unlimited detentions of foreigners)
Police Are Split on Questioning of Mideast Men
US Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan
Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime
Legal Controversy and the FBI's "Carnivore" Program
FBI Pushes Telcos to Ease Monitoring
(they've been doing that for several years)
High-Tech Airport Security Devices Displayed
conflicting views about chemical information on government Web sites
the original version of Lynne Cheney's list of alleged enemies of civilization
(try not to propagate these URL's -- download it yourself and post or forward)
ftp://ftp.media.mit.edu/wex/defciv.pdf
American Council of Trustees and Alumni Defends University of New Mexico Prof
(when controversy erupted, they issued this)
Sketches for a New Blacklist
Lynne Cheney's Free Speech Blacklist
Up With Dissent
British Taliban Fighters "May Face Treason Charges"
Suicidal Ignorance by Edward Said
Pentagon Fires on Critical Scientist
Investigators Liken Anthrax in Leahy Letter to That Sent to Daschle
(with interesting details of the operation that found it)
German 911 links
good amateur pictures of the World Trade Center collapse
New York's Ground Zero of Grief
civil liberties and security
Bush White House Asserts Power Rivaling That of FDR
"alarm bells at the recent actions of the British and American governments"
MPs Savage Terror Bill
(maybe this will be the issue that finally splits Labour)
"rigged trials are no way to deal with suspected terrorists"
some liberals are caving in to conservative attacks on civil liberties
ACLU Calls on Fresno Airport to Stop Using Face ID System
Congress Hears National ID Opinions
In Immigration Cases, Information on Hearings and Court Records Is Restricted
"FBI developing a virus to obtain encryption keys"
(not completely clear what this means)
Iris Recognition
American Airlines: fatal accidents, legal problems, security problems, etc
Lynne Cheney demands ideological conformity on college campuses
(she has an ugly history of attacks)
"feds find weird art but not anthrax terrorists at the Art Car Museum"
Christian Leader Condemns Islam
war
Kabul Greets Its New Dawn
Savage Victory
Strange Stories of Suicides as "Bin Laden's Foreigners" Refuse to Surrender
The Rout of the Taliban
The Afghan Way of War
(detailed account of Mazar campaign)
Target Approval Delays Irk Air Force Officers
Secret CIA Units Playing a Central Combat Role
graphic images of a Taliban soldier caught and killed by Alliance
In a Rancid Jail the Deposed Lords of Kabul Await Death
Mujahideen Back to "Rob and Beat Us"
Slouching Towards Balkanization
Nuke Manual Looks Like Internet Hoax
Making a Molehill of the Moral High Ground
interesting war facts from the a column for military people
links between far-right extremists and Islamic radicals
(a global far-right alliance against the US, so conservatives blame the left)
Antrax Hoaxers Should Be Treated Like the Terrorists They Are
This Is Not a Test
("after attacks US implemented emergency plans envisioned only in nuclear war")
I Tried To Be Patriotic
(conspiracy theory doubts about the fall of the World Trade Center)
As Dig Goes On, Emotions Are Buried Deep
The Rarely Told Story of WWII
(American bombing in Germany)
another "terrorism" video game
(may not work under Explorer)
civil liberties and security
Despite Some Concerns, Civil Liberties Are Taking a Back Seat
(the hidden problem here is that the word "terrorist" covers a huge territory)
Bush Going Too Far Curtailing Our Rights
Historic High Court Ruling Is Troublesome Model for Modern Terror Trials
Extremist Groups: New Organizational Models Empowered by Networked Systems
Energy Firms Stand Guard Amid Threats
Urgent Efforts to Prevent Thefts of Trucks for Use as Bombs
Fallout Follows Logan Ouster of Security Firm
fighting gang violence with respect in Pasadena
news and information
long article on al-Jazeera
US More Tightlipped Since September 11th
(survey of the problems)
Are Americans Getting the Full Picture?
Rumsfeld: US Forces in Ground Combat
Taliban Withdrawal Was Strategy, Not Rout
Pakistan Boxed Into a Corner
War in the Dark
Is There a Good Terrorist?
article about network warfare
"advocates for women's freedoms under a post-Taliban government"
propaganda article trying to link anti-globalization protesters to terrorists
(study the full range of jargon techniques, e.g., just making things up)
Documents on Terrorism
Bosnia's Islamic Infusion
literary quotes related to September 11th
Oil Barons Court Taliban in Texas (December 1997)
("the Taliban ministers and their advisers stayed in a five-star hotel")
news coverage
portal for Afghan news, music, etc
A Yugoslav Journalist's Advice to US Media
Al-Jazeera Reporter Says He Was Beaten by Anti-Taliban Afghans
civil liberties
Seizing Dictatorial Power
White House Push on Civil Liberties Steps Bypasses Congress
USA: Presidential Order on Military Tribunals Threatens Principles of Justice
Ashcroft's Unlawful Rule
Bush's Jihad Against Civil Rights
column defending Bush's plan for military tribunals without due process
(the author has defended many right-wing legal outrages in the past)
The New Regulation on Attorney-Client Conversations Threatens Fourth Amendment
The Bill of Rights (as recently modified)
The Net Effect: How Not to Fight Terror
Some Lessons for the Attorney General From the 1919-20 Terrorist Attacks
criticism of Pat Leahy's role in the politics of the anti-terrorism bill
Security Panel to Call for National Identity Cards
the centralized police database you hear about is already real in China
UK: Creating a Shadow Criminal Justice System in the Name of Fighting Terrorism
"ill-conceived proposals to deal with religious incitement"
Amusement Parks Studying Surveillance Technology
security
None Jailed Appear Linked to Attacks
Bush Blinked in Confrontation on Airline Security
Chef Flew to O'Hare With Cleavers in Bags
Security Company Is Ousted at Logan
Pro-, Anti-US "Hacktivists" Battle in Cyberspace
(grow up)
Bioterrorism Articles
See This Goop? It Kills Anthrax
Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Decontamination Equipment
Fraudulent Identification and Biography
documentation for a ludicrously complicated security patch from Microsoft
Microsoft's plan to suppress information about security vulnerabilities
"Southern Alliance" in the Offing?
Executions of POW's Cast Doubts on Alliance
interview with Osama bin Laden threatening to use nuclear weapons
Oil Diplomacy Muddled US Pursuit of Bin Laden, New Book Contends
Asia Times comment on right-wing calls for imperialism in the West
War on Terror: My Cow
Eleven Concerns About the Justice of the Afghan War
books and essays about the attack and war from University of Chicago Press
Limbaugh Whitewashes His Jennings Misquotes
(over and over, when he's caught doing something outrageous, he lies about it)
"why did the World Trade Center buildings fall down when they did?"
(temporary link)
Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax
Corporate Patriotism by Ralph Nader
where do the lies on talk radio come from? here's a case study
Face Scanning at Airports: Ready for Prime Time?
Risks of National Identity Cards
In Sweeping Campus Canvasses, US Checks on Mideast Students
Federal Register notice about listening in on attorney-client communications
war
Bin Laden: Yes, I Did It
Rebels Mount Four-Legged Offensive
assorted links on the BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter"
The Humanitarian Front
Nuclear Threat Is Real, Experts Warn
Terrorism and Architecture, Los Angeles, 17 November 2001
(click on the promo banner)
New Bill Targets Disease Spread
Fearing Attack, Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Plant Ceases Toxic Chemical Use
The Battle for Hearts and Minds
British Take a Blunter Approach to War News
Lifting the Veil on How Israelis Got the A-Bomb
civil liberties
Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act That Relate to Online Activities
conservative opposition to the anti-terrorism act
The National ID Card: If They Build It, Will It Work?
On Amending the Fourth: Another Grave Threat to Liberty
Somalis Protest US Raid, Store's Closure
Britain Placed Under State of Emergency
Privacy Lecture Series, Toronto
war
Ground War Strategies, Part 2: The Northern Alliance Offensive
Support Deepens for the Taliban, Refugees Report
Bin Laden's PR Blunder
survey of world opinion with links
A War We Cannot Win by John Le Carre
Bombing of Afghanistan is Illegal and Must Be Stopped
"the terrorism properly is categorized as a criminal act, not an act of war"
Militarization in the Age of Globalization
"a huge shift of intelligence power away from the Pentagon to the CIA"
read Bill Clinton's speech about the war
now see the Washington Times twist it
(while making room for one personal slight against him for every 140 words)
and watch the Washington Times' distortions ripple through a braindead press
(even Andrew Sullivan, having mindlessly propagated them, is mortified)
Uncle Sam Wants Napster!
(very odd)
Sources: Middle Eastern Terrorists Have South American Link
(no surprise: the same area housed the Nazis who ran our friends' regimes)
Manufacturing Dissent: Chomsky Dissembles on Afghan Hunger
(it's not just Rush Limbaugh who falsely declares the media to be silent)
a frightening trend: wholesale fabrications that find their way into print
(by now a whole generation has grown up surrounded by aggressive irrationality)
campaign against war profiteering
Official Blames Defeat on Flier That Wrongly Linked Her to Afghanistan
investigation
US Agents Were Told: Back Off Bin Ladens
("soon after George Bush became president")
Lessons from the Al Qaeda Cult Handbook
aviation security
Why DeLay, Armey and Bush are Dead Wrong on Airline Security: Part 1
(with many links)
legislators know from personal experience what a joke airport security is
The Leader in Airport Security, and in Lapses
(meet the company that House Republicans are going to the wall to defend)
local radio station's report on security at the Denver Airport
privacy and civil liberties
DOJ Field Guidance on New Authorities Enacted in the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act
proposal for expanded law enforcement access to Social Security files
Congress Probes Death Data Security
FTC Chief Grilled on Privacy at First Congressional Hearing
Ashcroft Proposes to Eavesdrop on Attorney-Client Conversations
Council of Europe Adopts First Cybercrime Treaty
Europe Reruns Through Spy Bill
Irish cell phones are being used as tracking devices
Interrogating a Suspected Terrorist
Screening, Travel IDs Sought for Air Safety
(i.e., massive, detailed, centralized dossiers on most of the population)
Fed Cybersecurity Chief: ID Plan Unpopular
Go Slow on National Identification Cards
Online Index Documents Post-Sept. 11th Censorship, Free Speech Incidents
Maher Expects to Be Axed
(this would be a very dangerous precedent)
freedom of information
Eclipsing the Sunshine of E-Government
Bush Tries to Close the Vault of History
(listen as his people lie to cover up his father's crimes)
The Problems With Bush's Executive Order Burying Presidential Records
(John Dean has become a remarkably valuable commentator)
Bush Urged to Rescind Order on Presidential Materials
Bush Attempts to Have His State Papers Declared Federal Property
Amid War, GAO Puts Legal Fight With Cheney on Hold
millions of Afghans are starving in the desert
(and when they die this winter, the Muslim world will blame us)
It's About Oil
A Difficult War by Ahmed Rashid
Bin Laden Rails Against Crusaders and UN
"The Second Half of 48": The Sharon-Ya'alon Plan
Synthesis: Ground Zero, the Internet, and Networked Society
(with many links)
Wars of the Wide Area Networks
Crisis Response May Harm US Economy
article on Carlyle Group's hiring of former world potentates (May 2001)
Pat Robertson's partnership with Osama bin Laden's diamond dealer
Sites Claiming to Fight Bioterrorism Investigated
(an explosion of crackpot medical stuff is feeding the net's hypochondriacs)
American Folklife Center's September 11 Documentary Project
Afghanistan for Children
Enduring Freedom Picture Cards
war
The Week It All Went Wobbly for the West
Talk Grows of a Major US Troop Deployment
Big Ground Force Seen as Necessary to Defeat Taliban
(I don't like where this is going)
Thousands of Troops in Big Afghan Push "Within Weeks"
A Vigorous Debate on US War Tactics
Hawks Push Unfamiliar Allies Into a Belligerent Embrace
US Goals "Foggy" to Some Would-Be Allies
(that's because of the power struggle in Washington)
More and More, War Is Viewed as America's
The Coalition Is Broad, But Can It Hold?
Hunting Bin Laden: US Stymied by Slippery Target
Torture, Treachery and Spies: Covert War in Afghanistan
Voices from the Region: Interview with Commander Abdul Haq
(interview about two weeks before his death)
US Changing Color of Airdropped Food Packs
(not good)
Osama bin Laden might have some of Russia's missing nukes
Bin Laden May Have Miniature Nukes
Opponent's Escape Triggers Rebellion Threat Against Taliban Leader
US Mum Over Performance of Combat UAVs
"Great Game II" Has a Wealth of Players
General Gives Uzbek Leader Warm Words and Spotlight
extreme repression by our good friend Uzbekistan
With the Northern Alliance
Pacific Plan Seeks Clues to Al Qaeda Contacts
Somalia Draws Anti-Terrorist Focus
Rising Muslim Power in Africa Causes Unrest in Nigeria and Elsewhere
White Power and Al Qaeda Unite Against America
Musharraf Walking a Tight-Rope
Dissent Threatens Pakistani Leader
Pakistan Wary of Its New-Found Friend
(i.e., us)
The Risks to Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal
Pakistan Panics Over Threat to Nuclear Arsenal
propaganda war
US Campaign on a Second Front: Public Opinion
Stop Bombing, and Start Thinking "Hearts and Minds"
Psychology is the Key to Victory
Rumsfeld Shows How Truth Is Our Most Potent Weapon
Brand of the Free
(inept US public relations campaign)
anthrax and biowar
States Urged to Update Antiquated Public Health Laws
A Muscular Lobby Tries to Shape Nation's Bioterror Plan
Anthrax Probe Is Assailed
Take the Bin Laden Halloween Mask Off the Anthrax Threat
US Hate Groups Have Some Ties to Germ Warfare
Fifteen Exposed to Dead Cows Treated for Anthrax
site that gathers absurd anthrax-hysteria stories
Pasco Man With a "Sore Loserman" Sticker Arrested in Anthrax Scare
The Threat Extends to Our Burgers
Food Industry Tightens Security
Panel to Propose National Vaccine Laboratory
bizarre US military anthrax vaccination propaganda site
(you may recall that the subject has been intensely controversial for years)
"why W. isn't talking about anthrax"
Flu Season and the Anthrax Scare
(directory of links, including many not mentioned here)
Analysis: Threat From Disease Weapons
Ventilation Systems Vulnerable, Officials Say
Smallpox
US Sets Up Plan to Fight Smallpox in Case of Attack
And Now, the Good News About Smallpox
civil liberties and security
Anti-Terrorism Law Likely to Bring Domestic Apparatus of Unprecedented Scope
Massive, Secret Detention Effort Aimed Mainly at Preventing More Terror
Terrorist Net Catches Some Who Aren't
Clock Ticks on Terrorism-Related Detentions: New Law May Force DOJ's Hand
Government Asks Court to Consider Case of Professor Accused in Secret Papers
Critics Say Illinois Gov. Ryan's Anti-Terrorism Plan Too Broad, Redundant
(a prime example of inflating the word "terrorism" to cover almost everything)
Privacy in an Age of Terror
New Law Contains ID-Card Proposal
(but then it's the Washington Times, which prints the lies that others won't)
Americans Mull National ID Cards
States Devising Plan for High-Tech National Identification Cards
national ID debate
left-right coalition politics of privacy
Will Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe?
ACLU: Face Recognition Systems Ineffective
(study the fascinating doubletalk in the "false sense of security" quote)
The Fourth Amendment Doesn't Say What Most Libertarians or Judges Think It Does
Judge Rules Against Anti-War Student
(hello? the US is worth defending because it protects "disruptive" speech)
Student, Principal Spar Over Anarchy Club, Clothing
"law would force high schools to give students' info to the military"
Senate Measure Seeks Airline Passenger Lists
Karl Marx Led to My Arrest as a Terrorist in Germany
("you can't travel with books like this, said the arresting officer")
military call for proposals on anti-terrorism technology
(this is the very odd document whose press release I sent out before)
https://www.bids.tswg.gov/tswg/bids.nsf/DownloadBAAs/02-Q-4655/$FILE/ATL+BAA+Package2.pdf
Newly Appointed Cyberspace Security Czar Aims to Prevent "Digital Pearl Harbor"
(but I have yet to see much evidence that he knows what he's talking about)
threat of nuclear terrorism
Atomic Agency Warns of Nuclear Terror Risk
Are Nuclear Power Plants Secure?
European Nuclear Industry Hit by Terrorism Fallout
No Room for Mistakes: Rethinking Nuclear Technology
Ridge on the Ledge
Ashcroft Reveals Immigration Crackdown
The Return of "Fortress Europe"?
Visa Process to Allow More Time for Background Checks
Pentagon Crash Highlights a Radar Gap
(it's true: we don't know remotely enough about where the planes are)
martial arts training for flight attendants
Pilots Attack Security Measures
DeLay's Arm-Twisting Won Airport Security Fight for GOP
Bipartisan to All Partisan on Air Security
Stalemate in Congress Irks Security Experts
GOP Moderates See Dangers in Bush's Stance on Aviation Security
(votes on airport security and corporate tax rebates will be issues in 2002)
Almanac of American Politics 2002
the Republicans' amazing "stimulus" proposals
Operation Enduring Avarice
(in-your-face war profiteering by Republican campaign contributors)
Bush Proposal Is More Troubling in Key Respects Than the House "Stimulus" Bill
Stimulus for Whom?
they're using the cover of wartime to give money to Texas oil companies
meet the leader of this travesty, Ways and Means chair Bill Thomas
Wartime Tax Legislation and the Politics of Policymaking
Recession Expected to Spread Worldwide
For the First Time Since Ike, a Whiff of US Deflation
(deflation is dangerous: another reason why these "stimulus" plans are nuts)
Islam and the Muslim world
"We Will Replace the Bible with the Koran in Britain"
British Muslim Support for Terror
Britain Ignores the Angry Muslims Within at Its Peril
A Different Perspective: Muslim Websites in Britain
(the Muslim community in the UK is extremely different from that in the US)
Survey on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Job Famine That Feeds Terror
Saudi Royal Family Faces a Battle Against Bin Laden Followers
Yes, This Is About Islam by Salman Rushdie
The Anger of the Damned
column about anti-Semitism in the Muslim world
(no, it's not like Hitler, but it's still reprehensible)
The Role of Faith in Peacemaking: An Islamic Perspective
Mutual Misperceptions: The Historical Context of Muslim-Western Relations
Pakistani American news and information portal
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
Experts on Islam Pointing Fingers at One Another
The Making of Afghanistan
"The Taliban Are Well Liked"
(we have to ask ourselves why the Taliban haven't collapsed as promised)
Afghans Are Their Own Best Keepers
Muslim Leaders Attack Extremists' Claims
A Quiet Throng Hopes to Show "Correct Islam"
comment
"Terrorism": The History of a Very Frightening Word
It's Only Going To Get Worse
"we should stop the bombing and intensify the international police hunt"
Mistake to Declare This a "War"
all in one place, a complete catalogue of the stereotypes of war opponents
(plus rebuttals, some valid, hopefully provoking better arguments in response)
The Real "Fifth Column"
(not liberal intellectuals but the far right)
Flight 93 Shot Down?
(I have no idea)
The Role of Pakistan's Military Intelligence Agency in the 9/11 Attacks
utterly pointless but super-well-produced fake propaganda site
The US Must Make the Transition From Informal to Formal Empire
Which America Will We Be Now? by Bill Moyers
How America Responds to the Unexpected
anti-war advertisement from South Africa
Wider War Watch: The War on Terrorism and the Impetus to Widen It
The War on Terrorism, the World Oil Market and the US Economy
America and the War
more blithering about war dissent from Norah Vincent
(this column is so stupid that it isn't even jargon)
Grover Norquist's Strange Alliance With Radical Islam
(it blows my mind that conservatives treat Grover Norquist as a leader)
How the Right-Wing Zealots Misuse the Word of God and of Our Founding Fathers
The Mini-Jihads of David Horowitz
leading "Christian" commentator pushing for nukes against Afghanistan
(and repeating the shameful propaganda about the bombing of Japan)
jargon watch: observe how the most extreme lies can be packaged as innuendoes
(I guess many conservatives enjoy this sort of weapons-grade nastiness)
news and information
journalists and locals exploiting one another in Central Asia
Media Still Wait to Be Called Up
In Wartime, Government Considers Media a Menace
Focus on Civilian Casualties Would Be "Perverse"
Bibliography on Terrorism, Bioterror, the Middle East, and 9-11 Related Issues
investigation
Revealed: The Bloody Pages of Al-Qaeda's Killing Manual
argument that Ayman al-Zawahiri is the real leader of Al Qaeda
In Overheard Calls, Terrorists Spoke of Major Attack, Officials Say
Hijackers' Meticulous Strategy of Brains, Muscle and Practice
Nuclear Plot Suspects Freed After Mix-Up
FBI Raids Trenton, NJ Apartment
19 Terrorists Obtained Social Security Cards
response
In Neckties or Fire Helmets, Victims Shared a Work Ethic
Service Brings Flight 11 Passenger Home
Secret CIA Site in New York Was Destroyed on September 11th
Toxic Chemicals Released From World Trade Center Wreckage
Twin Towers Are at Center of Brawl Over Payments and Rebuilding
House GOP Says McCain Will Pay for "Humor"
(gosh, I thought it was liberals who were humorless -- so hard to keep track)
Republicans believe in the free market, except when they don't
(most of their beliefs are like that -- the case at hand is insurance)
background
The Ex-Presidents' Club
(the Carlyle Group)
war
Confusion Over War's Next Phase as Ground Attack Stalls
Heat on Bush Team as Battle Strategy Comes Under Fire
A Puzzling War
America's "Elite" Troops
US Pilots Are Tested by Complex and Sometimes Perilous Missions
List of Incidents Where US Bombs Have Struck Non-Military Targets
Afghan Survivors Recount Bombings
Bus Wreckage Testament to Stray US Attack
Afghanistan: Accountability for Civilian Deaths
Taliban Claim US Using Chemical Weapons
Desperate Call From the Valley of Death: "Help Us..."
(capture and execution of Abdul Haq)
what Abdul Haq was trying to do
Bush Gives Green Light to CIA for Assassination of Named Terrorists
CIA Weighs "Targeted Killing" Missions
My Journey to the Taleban Stronghold
Warlords: For Sale or Rent
Afghanistan: The Pipeline War?
Pentagon Shuffles Command
(messing with Posse Comitatus)
The Situation in Afghanistan and Its Implications for International Peace and Security
Straw: War May Last Indefinitely
Why Can't They Find Where He's Hiding?
Survey Shows Doubts Stirring on Terror War
New Sense of Impatience Is Emerging
Many Americans Who Deplore Terrorist Acts of September 11th Question US Actions
For Afghans, No Hope, No Help, No Time Left
Aid Agencies Prepare for "Anarchy" in Afghanistan
On Way to Afghan Valley, Relief Travels a Perilous Road
US Lesson: How to Tell Cluster Bombs From Food
(why cluster bombs should be illegal)
Tehran Gripped by Worst Rioting Since Revolution
Above America, NATO Crew Keeps Its Radar Eyes Peeled
Colombia Investigating Miami Ties to Paramilitaries
Scenario Planners Trying to Predict the Unthinkable
propaganda war
Al-Qaida Is Winning War, Allies Warned
Get the Message Out
(propaganda war)
Beating Bin Laden in the West Bank
Lies, Damned Lies and War Propaganda
US Appears to Be Losing Public Relations War So Far
Bad Moves in the War of Words
We Need People, Not Propaganda, to Sell America to the World
Egypt's Elite Torn by Arab Roots and Western Ties
War Without Witnesses
(except that Al Jazeera has all the video of mangled bodies it can use)
home-grown nuts
US Fringe Groups Praising Terrorist Actions
Hate Groups Applaud Terror Attacks, Watch Reaction Warily
Anthrax Attacks "Work of Neo-Nazis"
FBI Probing Anthrax Threats to Abortion Clinics in 17 States
Terrorist Hoax Cases
One Reported Case on Sentencing for Bioterror Threats (US v. Leahy)
Anthrax Team Seeks US "Mad Scientist"
Anthrax Preparation Indicates Home-Grown Origin
A Study of Racist "Christian" Theologies
anthrax and biowar
The Odyssey of an Anthrax-Tainted Envelope and a Trail of Death and Illness
Anthrax Letter Imperiled Many En Route to Washington, DC
Little Red "Bites" Were the First Sign That I Was Victim
A Public Health Mystery Is Transformed Into a Criminal Investigation
Congressional Mail Still Untested Two Weeks After Daschle Anthrax Letter
New York Worker's Anthrax Deepens Mystery
New Jersey Anthrax Case Poses a Mystery
Postal Workers Union to Sue for Anthrax Tests
Germ Tests Point Away From Iraq
Sorting the Mail, Searching for "a Shadow Enemy"
Past Bioterrorism Arrests Have Relied Mostly on Luck
New Bioterror Sentence Guidelines Set
Efforts to Calm the Nation's Fears Spin Out of Control
Particles Are Tiny, but Damage Can Be Great
Learning Anthrax, Case by Case
Anthrax Prods a Rewriting of Medical Dogma, Quickly
Anthrax Cases Unleash Worries About Pets
(let's keep the paranoia under control)
Iran Says US Paying for Giving Anthrax to Iraq
Design of Newer Buildings Reduces Bioterrorism Risk
Today's Germ War, Yesterday's Weapons
A Closer Look at "Chem-Bio Detectors"
Funding the Impossible a Specialty for DARPA
Access to Microbes Is Easily Obtained
Authorities Discover How Little They Know
Developing Warning System for Biological Attack Proves Difficult
Feel Sick? Diagnosis Hysteria
You Can't Cure Fear of Terrorism With Antibiotics
another article about the 1957 anthrax outbreak in New Hampshire
US Starts High-Speed Smallpox Vaccine Programme
Rapid Spread of West Nile Virus Has Health Officials Scrambling
How New York's Mosquito-Spray Campaign Spawned a Deadly Neurotoxin
AOL President: Anthrax Attacks Will Boost Internet Traffic
(twit)
investigation
The Making of the World's Most Wanted Man
Victory Could Hinge on Islamabad's Spy Agency
Pakistani Intelligence Had Links to Al Qaeda, US Officials Say
Italian Tapes Portray Young Arabs Operating on the Edges of Islamic Terror
Probe Targets Cleric in London
A Glimpse Behind the Plot Against the American Embassy in Paris
15 Hijackers Obtained Visas in Saudi Arabia
Hijackers Were From Wealthy Saudi Families
Bin Laden's Sister Implicates Arab Royals
All Suicide Bombers Are Not Alike
MI5 Turns to Newsgroups to Find Bin Laden Supporters
PBS Frontline: Trail of a Terrorist
Partners in "Jihad": Bin Laden Ties to Taliban
Veiled Messages of Terrorists May Lurk in Cyberspace
(I have no idea if this is credible)
Balkan Zealots Planned Suicide Attacks
Jubilant Calls on September 11th Led to FBI Arrests
civil liberties and security
the anti-terrorism act that is now law
Liberties Lost: Unintended Consequences of the Anti-Terror Law
overly broad definition of "terrorism" in the anti-terrorism bill
New Search Law Likely to Provoke Fourth Amendment Challenge
Ralph Nader's speech about civil liberties
Why The Terrorism Bill Doesn't Go Far Enough
anti-terrorism politics in Germany
FBI Gaining Net Rights
Stu Baker: Fox News Goes Overboard on Internet Wiretap Story
Governor Gilmore Gives Recommendations on Cyber Terrorism
We Don't Need a Secret New "Cyber Court" for Hackers
electromagnetic bombs could throw civilization back 200 years -- for $400
Treasury Department Unit Notes Rise in ID Theft, Hacking
NIST Computer Security Resource Center
Detentions After Attacks Pass 1,000, US Says
("the secret detention of 800 is frighteningly close to 'disappearing'")
Secrecy on Arrests Fuels Rights Debate
FOIA request for information on people secretly detained since September 11th
Groups Decry Secrecy, Demand List of Prisoners
With Powers Like These, Can Repression Be Far Behind?
Anti-Terror Tools Include High-Tech
article about digital license plate readers
Oakland Airport to Get Facial Recognition Technology
Green Airport (Rhode Island) to Install Face-Recognition Technology
Airport Security Crackdown Ordered
(I will believe it when I see it)
FAA Looking at Ways to Prescreen Frequent Flyers
Focus Shifts for Hearings on LAX Expansion Plan
(local politics of airport security)
Taking Care of Business
(shocking politics of airport security and handouts to big business)
Republican Zealotry
(on airport security)
Most Airport Limo, Bus Drivers Aren't Screened
Arming Pilots Isn't Realistic
FAA Culture of Bureaucracy Stymies Security Reform Efforts, Critics Say
The Big One
(preventing nuclear terrorism)
Rethinking Security at the San Onofre Nuclear Plant
A Chance to Avoid Nuclear Disaster
Private Flights Are Halted Near Nuclear Installations
(about time)
Pentagon Seeks Ideas on Combating Terrorism
(odd)
The Many Fronts of Homeland Defense
They'd Kill for Their Receivables
("the credit card lobby works the Hill -- and endangers lives")
Postings to Aid Security Leave Gaps in West
Bush Seeks to Tighten Immigration
With Security Tight, Border Officials Focus on Fake ID's
Refugees at America's Door Find It Closed After Attacks
Asylum Seekers to Be Given ID Cards
Companies Move Away From Centralized Offices
Some Companies Find Opportunity for Profit in War on Terror
Spy Agencies Facing Questions of Tactics
Olympian Security as a Town Prepares for Games
freedom of speech, press, and information
Terrorism Law Could Restrict Speech
"journalist is taken into custody by police and forced to destroy photos"
Robert "Fightin' Bob" LaFollette Defends Free Speech in Wartime (1917)
article on Bush administration secrecy
CNN Discussion Bans "Indym3d14", Covers Up Censorship
Secrecy Moves in Tallahassee Are Perilous Affront to Public
Information Lockdown
Government Clamps Down on Agency Web Sites
Security Concerns Prompt Army to Review Web Sites, Access
Cursor Launches the Internet's Most Complete Al-Jazeera Resource
Afghan Media Monitor
(translating articles from the Pashto press in Peshawar)
comment
How to Lose a War
10 Reasons to Stop Bombing Afghanistan
"the House's stimulus package is so bad it's downright unpatriotic"
Forgoing More Tax Cuts Is the Price of War
campaign against the House's retroactive repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax
Bill Moyers speech about wartime opportunists corrupting democracy
Can Democrats Still Play the Game?
Liberal Activists Finding Themselves Caught Between a Flag and a Hard Place
argument that US has an advantage in winter warfare in Afghanistan
September 11th Tragedy Marks Another Historical Turning Point
A Sad State of Affairs
(libertarian analysis by Ron Paul (R-TX))
US Bows to Turkey
weird conspiracy site
Hidden Agenda Behind War on Terror
The New War Against Terror by Noam Chomsky
America's Terrorist Training Camp
"on Sept. 11 we learned all the things about Saudi Arabia that we didn't know"
Pressure on the Saudi Safety Valve
on the theory that the war is really about access to Caspian region oil
War Is Peace -- Now We Know
Working-Class Heroes
US Ineptness Invites More Terrorism
Past Provides Lessons for Afghanistan's Future
No More Jury Trials for Terrorists
(filled with ugly rhetoric)
jargon watch: calling people "traitors" whether it makes sense or not
Tom DeLay tells Pat Robertson he wants a religious ceremony in the Capitol
(recall that Robertson thinks that God attacked the World Trade Center)
Forcing God's Hand: Why Millions Pray for the Destruction of Earth
Islam and the Muslim world
In Arab World, Stifled Dissent Seen at Extremism's Root
Muslims Love Bin Laden
(the guy's a right-winger, but one does wish the denunciations were louder)
support for bin Laden among Muslims in France
Egyptian Islamist "Set Up Internet Sites for Bin Laden Network"
Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precept and Practice
Palestinian Denounces September 11th Culprits but Justifies Some Violence
American Muslim Organizations Call for End to Bombing
Moderates Start Speaking Out Against Islamic Intolerance
Rep. Issa Says His Arab Name Kept Him Off Flight
How Islam Won, and Lost, the Lead in Science
response
"Can't Cry Hard Enough": A Tribute to the Victims of September 11, 2001
(Shockwave)
article about a guy who evacuated people from the World Trade Center
Passenger on Ill-Fated Flight 93 a Hero by Any Label
Towers of Missing Paperwork
Red Tape at Red Cross: Groups Now in a Tangle
Terrorism Attacks Spur House Plans for Sharp Hikes in Defense Funds
On Campus and Off, Antiwar Movements See New Vigor
Bin Laden Family Strives to Reestablish Its Reputation
Terror's Damage: Calculating the Devastation
Lloyd's Group Sees Terror Profit
Power, Imagination and New York's Future
background
FBI Wary of Investigating Extremist Muslim Leaders
speculation about anti-Taliban military activity back in June
Afghanistan by Friedrich Engels (1958)
(includes a concise history of the English defeat)
Hydrocarbons and a New Strategic Region: The Caspian Sea and Central Asia
The Lawless Frontier Between Afghanistan and Pakistan (2000)
Islam Through Western Eyes (1980)
Online, Conspiracy Searchers Find Plots Virtually Everywhere
war
The War of the Night
US Special Forces Beat Retreat as Enemy "Fought Back Like Maniacs"
Taliban Fires on Bazaar; Two Sellers Die
Tenacious Taliban Cling to Power
Taliban Battle Will Be Tough, US Concedes
US Forces Set to Battle "Myth" of Cave Fighters
Taliban Forces Halt Alliance Advance
US Bombing Tactics Ineffective, Says Opposition
Cluster Bombs Stoke Humanitarian Crisis Fears as Civilian Toll Mounts
counting the casualties
UN Says US Bombs Struck Mosque, Village as Civilian Casualties Mount
War Descends Like a Scythe on Innocent Afghan Village
US Planes Bomb a Red Cross Site for Second Time
High-Tech US Bombs Are Precise but Not Perfect
Kandahar: A Once Grand City Reduced to Ruins
We Won't Stop for Ramadan: US
Experts Challenge Military, Political Tacks in Central Asia
US Wakes Up to Osama's Nuke Dreams
Muslim Allies Getting Restive About the War in Afghanistan
US DOD "Background Briefing" on Enemy Denial and Deception
Naming of Hijackers as Saudis May Further Erode Ties to US
Bush Thanks Saudis for Anti-Terrorism Aid
(he's lying)
Israeli Raid Turned Village Into War Zone
West Bank Villagers Describe Raid as "Like a Horror Movie"
Vigilantes Blamed for Attack on Palestinians
Debate Emerges Over Sharon's Motives
Definitions of Terrorism Dog US Officials
(terrorism has long been a political word)
Witnesses Say Soldiers Kill 200 in Nigeria
"Conflict Index" Warns When a Nation Faces Civil War
E-Mail Capability Changes Lives of Sailors Far Away
propaganda war
War Needs Good Public Relations
Pentagon Hires Image Firm to Explain Airstrikes to World
(the government's cluelessness on the propaganda front is truly worrying)
Ad Group May Help Sell US to Muslim, Arab Countries
US Broadcasts "Not Being Heard"
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's Interview with Al Jezeera
A Harvest of Anger at the US
anthrax and biowar
FBI and CIA Suspect Domestic Extremists
Anthrax Probe Shifts to Homegrown Hate Groups
Additive Made Spores Deadlier
(more evidence for a domestic source)
Salmonella Vials Sent to Former President Clinton's Office
argument that the anthrax attacks are far-right domestic terrorism
anthrax and the militia movement
Agents Start Digging Up Old Files on Anthrax Hoaxes
background on anthrax threats at clinics
1998 criminal complaint against domestic would-be bioterrorists
Rush Limbaugh's rant likening Tom Daschle to Satan
Few Agree on Who Wrote Anthrax Letters
Origin of Anthrax Letters Elusive
Evidence Reveals Few Clues to Powder's Source
Osama Bought Anthrax for 10G
(I have no independent confirmation of this)
Years Ago, the Military Sprayed Germs on US Cities
US Admits Secret Bio Tests on Unwary Sailors in 1960s
Attack: Anthrax Bacteria Likely to Be US Military Strain
US Says Anthrax Germ in Mail Is "Ames" Strain
Contradicting Some US Officials, Scientists Call Anthrax Powder High-Grade
New Case, New Fears in a Complex Mystery
Anthrax Checks Widen as Officials Admit Error
Stung by Criticism, Officials Meet to Coordinate Efforts on Anthrax
How to Botch a Crisis
"almost as scary as anthrax was the incompetence in Washington"
(but I'm sympathetic: nobody ever had to face this before)
Postal Workers Critical of Government Response
Postal Workers' Illness Set Off No Alarms
Cipro, but No Testing for Postal Workers
(nearly incomprehensible story from the Times' chief character assassin)
Through Rain, Snow ... and Anthrax?
Accuracy of Test at White House Mail Site Questioned
disturbing political spin on the fallout of Afghanistan versus Washington
French Anthrax Scare Spreads to Drinking Water
Pranksters, Panicked Americans Perpetrate Hoaxes
Mother Mails Son's Ashes, Triggering Anthrax Scare
What To Do If You Receive an Anthrax Threat
Past Studies of Anthrax Have Limited Use in Current Outbreak
Shining Light on Biowar Dark Winter
Research Could Offer New Defenses Against Anthrax
Anthrax
Anthrax: Pre-Publication and Special Issue
Congress Trying to Guard Food Supply
The Nixon Administration's Decision to End US Biological Warfare Programs
Saddam Connection: West Nile Virus the First Bioweapon?
(but, as usual with newsmax, the evidence is basically nonexistent)
New Scientist's Bioterrorism Page
Some 10,000 People Take Anthrax Drug
Ciprofloxacin: The Dispute Over Compulsory Licenses
Cipro Frenzy Bodes Ill for Online Drug Sales, Regulators Say
Anthrax Vaccine: Changes to the Manufacturing Process
skepticism on anthrax vaccine
Biopesticide and Bioweapons
Add This to the Bioterror Menu: Designer Disease
(speculation)
Amid Fears, Junk Mail Is Dropping Its Disguises
Could "Smart Mail" Ease Postal Fears?
Could This Be the End of Snail Mail?
civil liberties and security
Bush Signs Into Law New Enforcement Era
Antiterrorism Bill Passes; US Gets Expanded Powers
New Anti-Terror Laws for US
Terror Bill's Effects to Be Immediate
Tough Anti-Terror Campaign Pledged
Legislation Gutting Privacy Standards Passes; Several Provisions Survive Sunset
Memo to Ashcroft: Read "Marbury"
Law Could Open Doors for Net Surveillance
("Ashcroft will direct prosecutors and FBI to monitor Internet traffic")
FBI Seeking to Wiretap Internet
House bill provides oversight of Carnivore
Surveillance: Businesses to Hold E-Mail Records for 12 Months
German Carriers Told to Install Cyber-Snooping Tech
Internet Could Reveal Sensitive Information to Enemies
Pakistani Hackers Deface US Site With Ultimatum
Information Warfare
"cyber-liberties swept away by tidal wave of security concerns"
"today's curbs on freedom are nothing compared with earlier wars"
(the Wall Street Journal is leading the assault on civil liberties)
extreme assault on civil liberties in Florida
Airlines Aggressively Profile Fliers
Amsterdam airport using iris scanning
Logan Will Test Face-Data Security
face recognition systems at "several Logan airport checkpoints"
Army Kicks Off New Secure Smart ID Card Era
ID System for Port Workers Considered
Two in France Sentenced for Supplying Fake IDs to Extremists
National ID Card System Failing to Attract Supporters
(despite what you hear from Oracle's hype machine and the San Jose Mercury)
Pentagon Makes Rush Order for Anti-Terror Surveillance Technology
("against faraway enemies, as well as American airports and shopping malls")
Risks, Costs Weighed in Terror Response
panel discussion on wartime civil liberties issues
Convention Against Torture
US Ratification of the Convention Against Torture
(search on "United States")
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
US Map of Human Rights Groups
Airline Safety and Politics
Airport Security Companies Talk of Lawsuits If US Takes Over Their Duties
(ugh)
House Zealots Block Anti-Terror Efforts
Safety Panel Nudges Agency on Revising Pilot Rest Rules
Air Security May Require IT Overhaul
(if so then it will take years and be a nightmare)
F-16s Force Down Small Plane
Man Boards Plane With Pistol
(they fired the employee who let him through -- that'll fix it!)
conservative opposition to airport safety and money laundering regulations
Crime, Illicit Markets, and Money Laundering
Anti-Money Laundering: Efforts in the Securities Industry
Agents to Track Money
Agencies Seek Better Ways to Spot Terrorist Funds
Bin Laden's Nuclear Threat
Terrorism and Nuclear Power
Nuclear Plants' Vulnerability Raised Attack Concerns
IOC Official: US War on Terrorism Puts Salt Lake City Games in Doubt
For This Homeland Defender, Terror Is a Local Matter
Error and Attack Tolerance of Complex Networks (2000)
Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security (1982)
arguments that it's all about oil
"Afghanistan as a corridor to the untapped fuel reserves in central Asia"
"a pro-western Kabul regime should give the US an Afghan route for Caspian oil"
Route to Riches
The Geopolitics of War
A Essay on the Events of September 11 2001 to the Anti-Globalisation Movement
US Seeks Export Route for Turkmen Gas, Bypassing Iran
comment
sources of the problem in Saudi Wahhabism
Arab Intellectual: We, Not the US, Are the Lawful Parents of Bin Laden
(you might have to scroll down a bit)
"Now Is the Time for Islamic Introspection"
September 11 Attacks Impossible Without Help of US Groups
Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
It's Time Americans Asked, "Why Us?"
What Powerful States Call Terrorism May Be an Inevitable Response to Injustice
("inevitable" is a weasel word, but "terrorism" is too often used selectively)
A True Patriot Can Pose Hard Questions
Anti-Terrorism Questions for Bush
Unintended Consequences
(of US policy in Iran)
Holy War: America Keeps Its Faith in the B-2 Bomber
At the Pace of the Offensive, the Taliban Will Survive the Winter
Bush's Mideast Charade
"Brutality Smeared in Peanut Butter"
("why America must stop the war now")
Unilateralism Dead? That's a Myth Perception
Heritage Foundation Hawks
A New Agenda to Counter Terrorism
crumbling public sector makes US vulnerable
Poor Services Aid Terrorists
the CPUSA argues that the Soviet Union was Afghanistan's best friend
(some interesting history, though)
Islamic Militancy in Central Asia: What Is to Be Done?
Taliban Should Be Overthrown by the Uprising of Afghan Nation
"we have privatized our national security in many dangerous ways"
Don't Scare the Public With Vague Warnings
Reassurance Through Illusion, Rhetoric, and Fear-Mongering
ACLU, Unlike Taliban, Fights for Rights of All Americans
Why Al Gore Would Be a Better Wartime President
Sealing Off the Capitol Would Wound Democracy
Take a Guess: Who's Going to Pay for the Terror Economy?
the shameful House "stimulus" bill
Lawmakers' Votes on Economic Legislation Will Test Talk of Bipartisanship
Ripple Effect From Attack: Suppliers Have No Demand
(this is why the House "stimulus" bill is a lie: without demand, why invest?)
return to ideology in the House
abject evil of the House "stimulus package"
House Consideration of Republican "Stimulus" Bill
argument for economic stimulus in the normal sense of the word
(recessions are caused by a lack of demand, not a lack of investment)
news, information, and freedom of expression
Squelching the News in Democracy's Name
Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism
The Media, the Military, and Striking the Right Balance
Media Are Out of Step With Democracy: Acting as a Branch of Government
New War Takes an Unclear Approach to Giving Out Information
Suppression Stifles Some Sites
Taliban Reports Arrest of Japanese Journalist
Jerry Falwell Tries to Cash In on Controversy
text of Sunera Thobani's speech
(the one that set off the National Post)
Online Agitators Breaching Barriers in Mideast
Guerra Contra el Terrorismo
(animated information graphics on the war)
US Terrorist Attacks: Global Terrorism Resources
Where to Find Military Information
investigation
The Story of Ziad Samir Jarrah
(alleged terror pilot on flight 93)
Business-Class Suspect Caught in Container
Tracking Bin Laden's Disciples: Wiretaps Unravel Networks
Germany Admits Failure to Detect Terrorist Plot
Attackers Did Not Know They Were to Die
Egypt Terrorism Case Shows Limits to Allies' Cooperation
Friends of Terror Suspect Say Allegations Make No Sense
tolerance
story about a Muslim family in New Jersey
Hate Crimes Against Muslims Nationwide Abate
Muslim Population Inflated, Studies Find
In a Shift, Muslim Groups Cast Themselves as Loyal Critics
Tug of Faith Unsettles British Muslims
response
Unearthing an Elusive Death Count
notes on the robots used in the WTC search
New York Attack Site Emits Toxins, Data Show
Competing Plans Hope to Shape a Trade Center Memorial
Manhattan Neighbors Plan to "Rely on the Local Folks"
town in Canada that put up huge numbers of stranded passengers on Sept. 11th
Dems Propose Creating E-Congress
The Transformation of Defense and Proliferation Policies After September 11th
Bin Laden Family to End Ties to Carlyle
The Case for Catastrophe Bonds
evidence that Republicans are behind the recall attempt against Barbara Lee
(you may recall that they secretly backed a Green in Washington State)
A Year Later, Bigger Government Suddenly Gets a Better Reception
background
Cuban intelligence file on Orlando Bosch, terrorist who Bush Sr. pardoned
war
US to Launch More "Fierce and Bloody" Afghan Raids
The Ground War: Into the Fray
Under the Devastating Fire of the Spectres
CIA Told to Do "Whatever Necessary" to Kill Bin Laden
("Cheney says war against terrorism 'may never end'")
Taliban Placing Hopes on Age-Old Hit-and-Hide Strategy
despite predictions, a few days of bombing hasn't caused the Taliban to crumble
Alliance May Get US Nod to Take Kabul
Today the Soldiers Hurl Taunts; Tomorrow It Will Be Rockets
Help for Rebels as Bush Takes Gloves Off
article about one of our nastiest "allies" in Northern Afghanistan
Straw Calls for Quick Response to Taliban Collapse
Meeting in Orange County, Afghans Talk of Rebuilding Nation
At Pentagon, Worries Over War's Costs, Consequences
("you've probably created hundreds of new terrorists")
Bush Works to Define a War Without Clear Lines
US Said to Pledge Not to Expand War
Afghanistan "Small Piece" of War, Top US Brass Says
full-text scripts of radio the US is broadcasting into Afghanistan
"I know where bin Laden is"
Pakistan's Wild West
Propaganda War May Miss Targets
Allies' Support Steady, but Concern Is Growing
US Still Unilateralist: French Foreign Minister
How the US and Britain Reward Countries Offering Support in War Against Taliban
US Looks to Drones for Edge on Battlefield
For Toughest US Troops, Highest-Tech Combat Gear
Fernandes Warns of "Specific Action" Against Pak Proxy War
(danger of escalation in Kashmir)
Vietnam Calls Orange County Group Terrorists, Demands Halt
Prominent Lawyer Killed in Mexico
(this is terrorism)
the problem of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Wall of Denial Foils Investigators
Secrets of the Saudis
The High, Hidden Cost of Saudi Arabian Oil
US Must Press Tainted Kingdom
Feeling Sensitive, Saudi Sheiks Ask US Press to Lay Off
Few Checks on Saudis Coming to US
Saudi Arabia Warns Citizens to Avoid Militants
Oil Omissions: Bush Sr, Cheney Have Big Stakes in Saudi Status Quo
Tracking Bin Laden's Money Flow Leads Back to Midland, Texas
Muslim world
Israel Intensifies Assault on Palestinians
In Arab World, Palestinian Plight Eclipses Afghanistan
Java's Angry Young Muslims
Why Peshawar's Youth Are Tinder for Islamic Extremism
How Restive Are Europe's Muslims?
Milan Mosque Denies Link as Terror Incubator
Police May Swoop on Baker Street Mullah
The View From the Mosque
"violent eruptions in Nigeria may have more to do with politics than religion"
Some Muslims Want to Kill Bin Laden Because He's Soft
Interpreting Islamic Law for American Muslims
Moderate Muslims Fear Their Message Is Being Ignored
Bombing Carves a Rift Among Muslims in US
New York Cleric's Departure From Mosque Leaves Mystery
Muslim Makes Bin Laden a Laughing Matter
Osama Bert Laden
The Crusaders' Giant Footprints
Seeing Jesus From a Centuries-Old Muslim Perspective Is Fascinating
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Islam Has Become Its Own Enemy
investigation
Arrests Have Yielded Little So Far, Investigators Say
Al Qaeda's Tracks Deepen in Europe
In Paris, a Frightening Look at Terror's Inconspicuous Face
FBI Inquiry Finds No Evidence of Al-Qaida Cells in Britain
FBI Considers Torture as Suspects Stay Silent
(just this once, they figure -- we can stop whenever we want)
Some Got Warning: Don't Go Downtown on September 11th
No Insider Trading Before New York Attacks, Says FSA
Egyptian Raised Terror Funds in US in 1990's
Money Trail Leads to Gulf Accounts
Focus of FBI Is Seen Shifting to Terrorism
(amazing if true)
anthrax and biowar
On Many Fronts, Experts Plan for the Unthinkable: Biowarfare
Prompt Response for Politicians, a Slower One for Postal Workers
Anthrax Concerns Mount in Postal Service
Washington Post Office: Being Left in Gloom of Night Over Threat
In Anthrax Puzzle, Some See Evidence Pointing Within US
Anthrax Attacks Now Being Linked to US Right-Wing Cranks
Domestic Extremists Ready to Take Advantage of Anthrax Scares
Emboldened Abortion Foes Use Anthrax Threat to Spread Fear
Anthrax Threats Common at Clinics
Soviets' Silent Hysteria
(the anthrax outbreak that they covered up)
US Agrees to Clean Up Anthrax Site in Uzbekistan
Q&A series on the anthrax attacks from the Palm Beach Post
(a real newspaper)
Fears of Global Anthrax Threat Grow
Anthrax: An Old Scare
Bush tries to use the anthrax attacks to erode Congress' spending authority
Antibiotic May Not Be the "Protection" You Envision
"instant screening for anthrax is now possible"
Scientists Hunt Genetic Print of Anthrax Spores
Germ Banks Stock Dishes of Anthrax
Staging Battle Against Anthrax in Mail Rooms
Ironing Your Mail Not Such a Hot Idea
Secret US Germ Tests Threat to Treaty (9/5/01)
Emergency Plans Made to Head Off Smallpox
UN's Smallpox Terror Alert
Vets Warn of Terrorist Food Threat
skepticism about the danger of chemical etc terror
Keeping Panic at Bay
Coded Images Show Plans for Massive Germ Attack on US, Killing Millions
(if this is a parody then it's a work of genius; if not then ...)
civil liberties and security
Terror Probe Raises Concerns About Civil Rights
"Who Is This Kafka That People Keep Mentioning?"
(an innocent Saudi who was been swept up in the recent police raids)
Civic Center Security Called Too Restrictive
(people are being required to show ID to attend public meetings)
History Speaks Ill of Power to Snoop
Chretien Not Keen on Sunset Clause in Terror Bill
(opposition to a sunset clause has no rational justification)
Hijacking Justice in the Name of National Security
Democracy and Justice Are Casualties
latest key escrow proposal is abandoned
Sneak and Peek Search Warrants on Anti-Terrorism Legislation
Bad Oracle: ID Cards Pick Up Steam
Digital IDs Can Help Prevent Terrorism by Larry Ellison
(or at least they can help sell databases)
Citibank Attacks Money-Laundering Regulations
"badly needed money-laundering legislation may be killed by special interests"
Egypt Renews Call to Put Nuclear Installations in ME Under IAEA Supervision
Sellafield Attack "Could Be Worse Than Chernobyl"
Democrats Push for Airline Security Bill
Feds: Airport Security Firm to Admit Violation
DeLay Forges Ahead With GOP Plan for Airport Safety
(embracing the private security companies despite their endless violations)
Airports Deactivate Thousands of Defunct Security Badges
Lax Security Still Plagues Many Airports
("Every airport had its own security. They were little empires.")
For Flight Crews, Security Is New Focus
Terrorism and Technology in the New Millennium
(very strange but sort of instructive)
architectural consequences of the terrorist attacks
Blacklisted Groups Visible on Web
news and freedom of expression
right-wing Canadian newspaper's campaign against a war dissident
(search for "Thobani" at the National Post site)
defenses of Thobani
what Thobani actually said
The Right's Fights for Free(ish) Speech
the demand for lock-step wartime uniformity is not the American way
AAUP Statement Decries Attempts to "Demonize" Scholars Critical of War
Bush's War at Home: Government Censorship, Secrecy, and Lies
A New Crop of War Reporters
hazards of reporting on the war
criticism of British reporter who tried to sneak into Afghanistan
Thirty Journalists Reported to Be Held Hostage by Afghans
Arab TV-News Station Is Playing It Fair
Mideast News Network Has Fans Here
The CNN of the Arab World Deserves Our Respect
Military Is Putting Heavier Limits on Reporters' Access
another site with links to world newspapers
comment
Bush Is Giving Bin Laden the War He Wants
The Wrong Battle Plan
America's Ill-Conceived War on Terror
Why This War Will Not Work
We Can't Win This Way
"Unclear Objectives"
This Is the Third World War and the Stakes Are High
A Half-Baked Plan to Oust Saddam
"Nuke 'em" Not a Valid Tactic
The So-Called Evidence Is a Farce
Don't Blame It on Bill Clinton
Quarterly Forecast: Emerging from the Wreckage
The Dollar Could Be Headed for Hard Times If OPEC Switches to the Euro
Evil Evildoers of Evil
("how to feel patriotic and yet not reassured by Bush and company")
There's More to This War Than "Goodness vs. Evil"
comment from an international mediator at a Mennonite university
If the CIA Had Butted Out of Iran
(our opposition to democracy in the Middle East is come back to bite us)
Egyptian report on the US antiwar movement
jargon watch: stop abusing moral language to pretend that others have no morals
(Americans should stand up to this kind of toxic sophistry)
jargon watch: "let's take back our schools, churches and charities"
(a fabulous museum of jargon techniques honed down to the flick of a wrist)
background
Who the Afghans Are and What Motivates Them: A Reading List
Taliban May Have Origin in Ancient Tribe of Israel
University Helped US Reach Out to Taliban
Did China Buy US Cruise Missiles From Bin Laden?
links from the Study of Islam Section at the American Academy of Religion
Bin Laden's Oxford Days
article on Halliburton's dealings with Iraq during Dick Cheney's time as CEO
Oil Development, Conflict and Displacement in Western Upper Nile, Sudan
links relating to Caspian region oil
Journal of Counterterrorism and Security International
CIA Internship Program
response
Sifting Mountains of Debris for Slivers of Solace
New York State of Minds Now Emotionally Fragile
nobody is having a good day
after the attacks, Republican smears have stopped working in Virginia
Afghans Report Beginning of Backlash
Muslim Students Find Montana Town Friendly
Once-Insular Americans Studying Up on the World
war
More Than 100 GI's Participate in Helicopter Assaults
Special Forces Operate Ground Campaign
Special Troops Ready to Search and Destroy
US Arms Unmanned Aircraft
Why Bombing Can Go Wrong
Military Plans Informed by Polls
All Options Stink
War on Many Fronts
Pace of US Campaign Stirs Unease
(among people who want the maximum possible violence)
Lacking a Center, Terrorist Networks Are Hard to Find, Let Alone Fight
Fighting a Spreading Anti-US Fire
US Embassy in Bosnia Closes for Security
Conflict Profile: Uzbekistan
Indonesia at the Crossroads: US Weapons Sales and Military Training
In Tajikistan, Calls for a Jihad Fall on Weary Ears
Republican loon supports using nuclear weapons in Afghanistan
Bounty Hunter Bill Introduced by Paul
We Won't Clean Up the Mess, Says UN
Gun Control Leader Bucked the Tide
(and was assassinated -- this is terrorism)
anthrax and biowar
At Anthrax Ground Zero
("this is no time for panic, they kept saying in Florida")
Government's Anthrax Muddle: Many Voices, Few Facts
("it's not clear who is in charge")
Two Tested for Anthrax; Letter to Clinic Stirs Alarm
(a positive test at a clinic would have serious implications)
US Abortion Clinics in Anthrax Scare
Anthrax Anxiety at Top UN Environmental Agency
anthrax threats against Americans are nothing new
(but they're threats against liberals, so we don't much care)
Arrest on Germ Warfare Charge Start of a Legend? (February 1998)
US Militia, Not Osama Behind Anthrax Scare: Expert
(this is hardly proven, and the attacks may have several sources)
Who Made the Anthrax?
Iraq's Chemists Bought Anthrax From America
"there is no evidence to suggest Iraq is behind the anthrax attack"
Anxious About Anthrax
Panic Carries Its Own Threat of Contagion
(but for the jargon-minded, "hysteria" means any opposition to conservatism)
Cure May Be Health Hazard
(overuse of antibiotics may lead to drug-resistant anthrax)
Germ Expert Says Panicky People Can Iron Mail
FBI-based graphic on how to spot suspicious mail
Labs Asked To Verify List Of Hazardous Materials
Anthrax for Export (April 1998)
Obtaining Anthrax Not Very Difficult
American Type Culture Collection
(order bacteria and viruses online)
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Considerations for Investing Resources in Chemical and Biological Preparedness
Biological Warfare Canaries
(biodetector chips)
Anthrax and Bioterrorism Webliography
(including many medical and public health resources not listed here)
Public Health Emergency Response
CDC Calls Public Health IT a "Pony Express" System
Lack of Anthrax Database Cited
Appropriate Responses to Bioterrorist Threats
(British Medical Journal)
Psychological Implications of Chemical and Biological Weapons
US Fear of Bioterrorism Spreads as Anthrax Cases Increase
Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know
(webcast from the CDC)
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
bioterrorism and anthrax directory sites
How Do You Test for Anthrax?
Why Vaccines Are Our Best Shot
Medscape Resource Center -- Bioterrorism
Expert Picks Apart Government's Handling of Anthrax Investigations
The Real Nature of Bioterrorism
The International Anthrax Scare
Anthrax Scares Mount Across UK
Russians Are Unfazed by Anthrax, a Common Rural Problem
(and not just in Russia)
proposed constitutional amendment to address mass death of Congress members
investigation
Incident Report at Airport Cited Two Hijacking Suspects
Whether Grounding Jets Prevented Hijackings Is Still Unclear
Point Man in a Painful Hunt
Atta Skillfully Evaded Authorities in the US
Probe Unraveling Saudis' Role
The Mind of a Terrorist
More Than a Deputy, This Man Could Be Bin Laden's Inspiration
(Ayman al-Zawahiri)
Terrorist Network of 19 Hijackers
radio story about social network analysis of terrorist networks
(the same techniques could be used against legitimate groups or consumers)
ID card controversies
Sun and Oracle's campaign for a national ID card
lengthy report on the Virginia DMV where the hijackers got their false ID's
(including lots of high-quality PR doubletalk from the DMV spokesperson)
Public Relations Machinery Gears Up Behind Ellison's National ID Card Proposal
the "smart ID card" industry is using the terror attacks to promote its wares
The Case for a National ID Card
(not)
civil liberties and security
Why Free Speech and Other Rights Are Not as Safe as You Might Think
The Military Mind and Civil Defense
(the militarization of society as a threat to democracy)
"how the eavesdropping legislation vastly alters the existing legal terrain"
Who Will Watch the Watchmen?
New Face of Security Troubling to Advocates of Privacy
Oakland to Be First US Airport to Use Face-Recognition ID System
Between Theory and Practice: The Surveillance Camera Players
Rush to Round Up Suspects Raises Fears Over Civil Rights
ACLU Asks Ashcroft for Details on Widespread Detention
How Conservatives Became the ACLU's Best Friends
(the title is an exaggeration, but civil liberties are a left-right issue)
"a man was kept off a recent flight because of a book he was carrying"
Canada Pushes Broad Antiterror Measure; Some Fear Erosion of Rights
Executive Order Establishing the Office of Homeland Security
Measures to Keep Weapons From Terrorists Found to Be Weak
Report: FBI Probe Targeted Drugs, Not Terrorism
"long-ignored US-Canada crossing getting beefed-up security in wake of attacks"
Postal Security Is Hardly First Class
Terrorist Awareness
About Covert Activities Against Activist Groups
(I don't know this guy, but on a quick skim it's consistent with my knowledge)
No to "Total Security"
nuclear security
Nuclear Weapons Complex Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack
Terrorists Eye Nuclear Plants, Expert Says
National Guard Troops Deployed to Nuclear Plants
aviation security
the airport security companies are crawling out from under their rock
(and they've bought the Republicans)
Airlines Foiled Police Logan Probe
(now they're getting a bailout -- preposterous)
Aviation Security Firms Transformed
Screeners at Dulles Fail Test
jargon watch: create selective associations to smear government workers
(why don't they ever refer to the police or military as "government"?)
FAA to Tighten Checks on Airport Workers
(a little)
Questions About Airport Security
article on plans for tamper-proof transponders
Luggage Loophole for US Skies Stirs Fears
Nonmetallic Knives Defy Heightened Air Security
Security Is Prime Topic at Airport Architecture Fair
Airbus Leaps Ahead on Cockpit Doors
money laundering
Officials Fault Past Efforts on Terrorist Assets
US Seeking a Stronger Role for Banks on Terrorists' Cash
political opposition to scrutiny of offshore bank accounts
Narco News Editorial on Citigroup and White Collar Terrorism
cyber security
Terror Attack Highlights Problem in Telecom Sector's Monopoly Legacy
("nation's networks may be too concentrated" -- duh)
Net Security: An Oxymoron
New Malicious Computer Worm Preys on Anthrax Scare
How We Lost The High-Tech War of 2007
(a conservative nightmare from 1996)
Recording Industry Exploits WTC Tragedy to Hack You
Bush Forms Cyberterrorism P