Terrorism & Current Issues
Selected U.S. Government Sources on Terrorism and Afghanistan
By Atifa Rawan, Social Services Librarian
University of Arizona Library
FirstGov: America Responds
U.S. Government Agency documents on terrorism
Non-U.S. Government documents on terrorism
U.S. Government Agency documents on terrorism
Center for Disease Control
- "Investigating Disease Outbreaks under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention," Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, No. 6, (Nov-Dec 2000), pages 595-600.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/pastcon.htm
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) http://www.cia.gov/
- Listing of U.S. and International intelligence agencies. Center for the Studies of Intelligence
http://www.cia.gov/csi/
Congress (see also Legislation)
- "Periodic Report on the National Emergency with Respect to the Taliban in Afghanistan," Communication from the President of the United States, January 17, 2001
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong006.html
(Select 107th Congress and House Documents, search "107-16") - "Terrorism, Afghanistan, & Regional Instability," Peace Watch, 5:1 (December 1998): 8-9.
http://www.usip.org/pubs/archives.html
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) http://www.dia.mil/
Department of Defense
- Department of Defense Almanac
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/ - Pentagon Fact Sheet
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon/facts.html - History of the Pentagon
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon/about.html - Welcome To The Pentagon
http://www.dtic.mil/ref/html/Welcome/Wlcm.htm - Jihadi Groups, Nuclear Pakistan, and the New Great Game (Army War College, 8/2001)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14542 [PDF file] - Terrorist Group Profiles, 1996-2000 (Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School)
- The Terrorism Threat and U.S. Government Response: Operational and Organizational Factors (U.S. Air Force Academy, 3/2001)
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS13594 - "Afghanistan: The Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict," Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly, 31:1 (Spring 2001): 85-98.
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/01spring/jalali.htm " - National Defense University Press (full-text books online)
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/books/books.html - Strategic Forum Index (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University)
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/strforum/h6.htmlNo. 35, July 1995 - The Next Enemy
No. 67, March 1996 - Islamic Radicalism in the Arabian Peninsula: Growing Risks
No. 127, September 1997 - The Threat of Bioterrorism
No. 137, April 1998 - Security of the Western Hemisphere, International Terrorism and Organized Crime - Antiterrorism Individual Protective Measures, February 1997
(Defense Department Publication, D 5.2: AN 8)
Department of Health & Human Services
- Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection Workshop Report, March 10-12, 1999.
(Health and Human Services Publication HE 20.7102: W 89/10) - Proceedings of the Seminar on Responding to the Consequences of Chemical and Biological Terrorism, July 11-14, 1995.
(Health and Human Services Publication HE 20.2: C 42/2)
Department of Justice
- "Inventory of State and Local Law Enforcement Technology Needs to Combat Terrorism," National Institute of Justice, January 1999. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/173384.pdf
- Responding to Terrorism Victims, Oklahoma City and Beyond, October 2000.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/respterrorism/welcome.html - "Office for Victims of Crime International Activities," OVC Fact Sheet, July 1999.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/factshts.htm
Department of State
- Response to Terrorism
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/ - Patterns in Global Terrorism (Index, 1995-2000)
http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/gt_index.html - "To Catch a Virus: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century," State Magazine, October 2000, pages 16-17
http://www.state.gov/www/publications/statemag/index.html - Political Violence Against Americans, 1993-98
(Earlier Title: Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans)
http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/annual_reports.html
Federal Aviation Administration
- National Airport Status Summary
http://fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov/
- Terrorism in the United States, 1996-1999
- Threat of Terrorism to the United States, 5/10/2001
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/freeh051001.htm - Scientific Support to Terrorism Investigations, Forensic Science Investigations, 1:2 (July 1999).
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july1999/murchltr.htm
Federal Emergency Management Organization (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/
- Federal Response Plan
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml - FEMA Terrorism Informational Web Site
- Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, 2000
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.102:T 27) - Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations: Company Officer, March 2000
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.108:EM 3/STUD) - Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations: Emergency Medical Services, March 2000
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.108:EM 3/2/STUD) - Terrorism Preparedness and Response, 2001
(FEMA Publication FEM 1.2:T 27)
Government Accounting Office (GAO)
- Reports and Testimony Relating To Aviation Security
http://www.gao.gov/index.html - Reports and Testimony Relating To Terrorism
http://www.gao.gov/index.html - Combating Terrorism: Selected Challenges and Related Recommendations. GAO-01-822, September 20
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01822.pdf [PDF file 9,518K]
National Commission on Terrorism (NCT), see Congress
National Intelligence Council (NIC), see Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
National Security Agency (NSA) http://www.nsa.gov/
Office of the President (see also Legislation)
- Ethnolinguistic Groups in Afghanistan, (map)
(Office of the President Publication PREX 3.10/4:AF 3/10) - Muslim Distribution, (map)
(Office of the President Publication PREX 3.10/4:M 97/6/995) - White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, February 12, 1997
(Office of the President Publication PR 42.8:AV 5/AV 5)