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