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	Counterterrorism Center Awaits Presidential Action
		The nation's primary agency for analyzing terrorist threats and planning counterterrorism operations at home and abroad is waiting for President Bush to name its director and settle whether that person will report directly to the president or go through Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte.
		It also is to conduct "strategic operational planning" for counterterrorism operations at home and abroad "integrating all elements of national power." Carrying out the operational plans is left to the CIA, the FBI and Defense Department units, along with diplomats and Treasury Department officials where appropriate.
		Since many of its employees are from the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, which has also sent personnel to help the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and Negroponte's office, there has been concern voiced by some within the agency that the CIA is being drained of experienced people.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/02/AR2005060201819_pf.html (784 words)

	The Instruments of Counterterrorism
		Counterterrorism, which involves an array of activities that exceed the term "counterterrorism," includes effective use of diplomacy, law enforcement, financial controls, military power, and intelligence gathering, says Paul R. Pillar, a national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia with the National Intelligence Council.
		Counterterrorism includes diplomacy designed to harmonize the efforts of foreign governments on the subject.
		And all of these functions aimed at actively countering terrorist operations are in addition to the many defensive measures, taken by the private sector as well as by various levels of government, designed to protect against terrorist attacks.
	www.iwar.org.uk /cyberterror/resources/threat-assessment/pj63pillar.htm (2011 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Counterterrorism in Retrospect - Martha Crenshaw
		The result is a rich chronological analysis that allows for comparisons across different administrations and demonstrates that the shortcomings of the country's counterterrorism policy are long standing.
		The history of U.S. counterterrorism efforts is replete with the creation of new bodies and institutional overhauls.
		Counterterrorism cannot be allowed to slip to the periphery of vital U.S. interests.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /20050701fareviewessay84414/martha-crenshaw/counterterrorism-in-retrospect.html (2867 words)

	Counterterrorism
		I welcome this opportunity to discuss the policy of the administration on counterterrorism, to describe the threat of terrorism in the United States, and to bring you up-to-date on how the FBI is using the counterterrorism resources Congress has provided over the past several years to address this problem.
		The remaining unobligated 1996 counterterrorism amendment funding consists of no-year construction and violent crime reduction funds for several major, multi-year initiatives, primarily the construction of a new FBI Laboratory facility and the FBI command center.
		The dynamic nature of the counterterrorism threat to the United States is a significant challenge to the FBI, as well as all of the other federal, state, and local agencies involved in combating terrorism.
	www.fas.org /irp/congress/1997_hr/ss970513f.htm (4691 words)

	Counterterrorism
		Counterterrorism is one of five initiatives established for FDA to address five critical challenges facing the agency.
		The counterterrorism initiative focuses on the Agency’s responsibilities to quickly respond to terrorism and to enhance food security.
		The scope of the Agency's Counterterrorism activities includes both the civilian and military sectors of the population.
	www.fda.gov /oc/mcclellan/counterterrorism.html (3844 words)

	FBI's counterterrorism chief retiring - The Boston Globe
		WASHINGTON -- The FBI's top counterterrorism official announced his retirement yesterday after three months on the job, marking the latest in a wave of departures from the senior ranks of the FBI since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
		Larry Mefford, a 24-year FBI veteran who became executive assistant director for counterterrorism and counterintelligence in July, will leave at the end of the month to take a top security job for a large casino firm in Las Vegas, FBI officials said.
		One FBI official said that Mefford, 53, left in part because of family ties in Nevada and because of the lucrative offer to be a top security official at the company controlled by casino magnate Steve Wynn.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2003/10/09/fbis_counterterrorism_chief_retiring (338 words)

	Counterterrorism Diplomacy and Intelligence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Counterterrorism may be defined as the use of personnel and resources to preempt, disrupt, or destroy terrorists and their support networks (Kushner 2003).
		The prefix "counter" in words such as counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and counterespionage is intended to mean that any effort taken will be proactive, aggressive and offensive, as opposed to any reactive or simply defensive strategy which might be implied by other terms such as anti-terrorism or responding to terrorism.
		The most common uses of diplomacy in counterterrorism include: developing bilateral or multilateral anti-terrorist policies; arranging for the sharing of intelligence; arranging permission for law enforcement authorities from one country to come in and arrest (or interrogate) a suspected terrorist in another country; and establishment of appropriate sanctions on sponsors of terrorism.
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/429/429lect03.htm (7472 words)

	Information Awareness Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The TIA program was researching, developing, and integrating technologies to virtually aggregate data, to follow subject-oriented link analysis, to develop descriptive and predictive models through data mining or human hypothesis, and to apply such models to additional datasets to identify terrorists and terrorist groups.
		Notwithstanding the defunding of TIA and the closing of the IAO, several TIA projects continued to be funded under the classified annexes to the Defense and the Intelligence appropriation bills in 2003 and subsequently.
		For example, several TIA projects were funded through the National Foreign Intelligence Program for foreign counterterrorism intelligence purposes by the National Security Agency as Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA) under the classified annex to the 2004 DOD Appropriations Act as contemplated in §8131 thereof.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Information_Awareness_Office (2200 words)

	Counterterrorism: A New Organizing Principle for American National Security? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In perhaps no corner of the world does the counterterrorism paradigm have the potential to transform U.S. policy more than in the Middle East, where relations with traditional Arab partners Saudi Arabia and Egypt are now in question.
		A sustainable counterterrorism strategy must recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to counterterrorism and that the effort must be integrated into a larger strategy that allows the United States to reap the benefits and counter the dangers of our increasingly interdependent world.
		By placing counterterrorism in the framework of securing our broader national interests, the United States will not only be more effective in reducing the long-term threat from terrorists, but will also help assure that the fight against terrorism does not inadvertently weaken our overall security and prosperity.
	www.brook.edu /press/REVIEW/summer2002/steinberg.htm (2428 words)

	Counterterrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The contributors touch on aspects of counterterrorism such as diplomacy, intelligence and counterintelligence, psycho-political means, international law, criminal law enforcement, military force, foreign aid, and homeland security, showing not only how these tools are currently being employed but how often they are being underutilized as well.
		Terrorism and counterterrorism are placed in strategic perspective, including how terrorism might be applied as an asymmetric strategy by less-capable adversaries.
		The U.S. counterterrorism strategy should include political warfare, placing at risk those things the terrorists hold dear, a credible threat of force against states or groups that support acquisition of weapons of mass destruction, and maintaining cooperation with other nations engaged in the war on terror.
	www.apcss.org /core/Library/ct.htm (5890 words)

	USATODAY.com - Transit at top of domestic counterterrorism list (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Counterterrorism planners throughout the nation are examining many more possible threats than suicide bombs on subways, although New York City officials regarded that danger as great enough to start spot-checks of bags and packages carried into the huge subway system.
		The potential use of roadside bombs, which insurgents in Iraq have employed to devastating effect, is another area of particular concern, said a U.S. intelligence official with direct knowledge of counterterrorism planning.
		Counterterrorism officials worry most about biological weapons attacks carried out by a terrorist cell consisting of U.S. citizens, former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge said.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-07-25-tranist-top-domestic-concern_x.htm (688 words)

	Counterterrorism in India - Council on Foreign Relations
		The IB oversees an interagency counterterrorism center similar to the CIA.
		Some measures, such as the ability to keep terror suspects in custody without bringing them to trial, met with objections, and the law was repealed in 2004 after allegations that officials were abusing their powers.
		Other counterterrorism measures have since been slipped into subsequent legislation, though after the recent Mumbai bombings, some Indian politicians are calling for the law to be restored.
	www.cfr.org /publication/11170/counterterrorism_in_india.html (1876 words)

	Kenya Counterterrorism Law May Set Trend - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Despite considerable progress in regional counterterrorism initiatives, the challenges of turning training into real capabilities were illustrated by the acquittal of seven alleged terrorists in Kenya in June.
		The Kenyan case is part of a wider backdrop of counterterrorism activity in the region and in Africa as a whole.
		As one of the target states and a recipient of considerable antiterrorism assistance, Kenya's government is under intense U.S. pressure to pass the counterterrorism law.
	www.forbes.com /home/business/2005/07/20/kenya-tanzania-antiterrorism-cx_0720oxan_eastafrica.html (782 words)

	Terrorism, US Intelligence, Counterterrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		During the Fall of 2000, Clarke and other counterterrorism officials learned of a promising and energetic Air Force effort that was already trying to arm the Predator with missiles.
		Clarke and Assistant DCI Charles Allen urged flying the reconnaissance version of the Predator in the Spring as soon as the weather improved and using the armed Predator against bin Laden as soon as possible.
		Two veteran Counterterrorism Center officers who were deeply involved in bin Laden issues were so worried about an impending disaster that one of them told us that they considered resigning and going public with their concerns.
	www.proconservative.net /PCVol6Is086KojmIntelligence.shtml (4925 words)

	Bridging the Transatlantic Counterterrorism Gap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Governments on each side of the Atlantic frequently assert that counterterrorism cooperation is essential to solving the problem, and they join together to condemn outrages such as the July 7, 2005, attacks in London.
		Yet, counterterrorism cooperation is not purely a day-to-day activity.
		Thus, according to Cofer Black, then the Department of State's counterterrorism coordinator, "[d]iffering [U.S. and European] perspectives on the dividing line between legitimate political or charitable activity and support for terrorist groups similarly clouds the picture.
	www.brookings.edu /views/articles/fellows/shapiro20060901.htm (949 words)

	White House strikes back at former counterterrorism adviser (3/23/04)
		The White House Monday launched a multipronged attack on former White House "counterterrorism czar" Richard Clarke, who has recently criticized the Bush administration for its handling of the war on terrorism and for seeking nonexistent connections between prewar Iraq and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
		And the question that ought to be asked is, what were they doing in those days when he was in charge of counterterrorism efforts?" Cheney said.
		The criticism of Clarke's counterterrorism record continued yesterday on the floor of the Senate.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0304/032304gsn1.htm (1200 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Counterterrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		After the Supreme Court's June ruling that the military commissions created by President Bush to try alleged enemy combatants accused of war crimes were unlawful, Congress held hearings in July to explore the future of the military commissions.
		On July 19, 2006 Katherine Newell Bierman, Counterterrorism Counsel for the U.S. Program, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, urging Congress to construct a system based on the UCMJ and MCM that respects the fair trial standards embodied in Common Article 3.
		She encouraged Congress to uphold the principles of fair justice and humane treatment and to win back the moral high ground that has long been the legacy of the United States' rule of law.
	www.hrw.org /doc/?t=ct (1202 words)

	Counter-terrorism - SourceWatch
		Paul K. Davis and Brian Michael Jenkins, Deterrence and influence in counterterrorism: a component in the war on al Qaeda (http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1619/MR1619.pdf), RAND Corporation, 2002.
		Counterterrorism and Incident Response (http://www.llnl.gov/nai/rdiv/rdiv.html); Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and International Security.
		The International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (http://www.iacsp.com/) (IACSP).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Counterterrorism (767 words)

	Counterterrorism Watch - AJC
		Counterterrorism Watch, created by AJC’s Division on Middle East and International Terrorism (DMEIT), is a web-based resource designed to inform and educate professionals and the general public about international terrorism and efforts to contain it.
		She is a lecturer in Zionist history and the Arab-Israeli conflict at the University of Memphis.
		Steven Pomerantz is a former FBI assistant director and chief of its Counterterrorism Operations.
	www.ajc.org /site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.1026767/k.7854/Counterterrorism_Watch.htm (271 words)

	NINDS Counterterrorism and Neuroscience Workshop: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		The military focus on developing prophylactic and post-exposure treatments for a narrow range of agents may not be the ideal approach for counterterrorism research.
		The vaccinia virus, the active component of the smallpox vaccine, is associated with a rare incidence of encephalitis.
		The NINDS organized the April 7-8, 2004 Counterterrorism and Neuroscience Research Workshop to identify specific counterterrorism research gaps that would provide the framework for defining the goals of a research agenda, and to develop strategies for implementing this research among federal and non-federal laboratories.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /news_and_events/proceedings/counterterrorismworkshop2004.htm (1973 words)

	Severing of U.S.-Uzbek Ties Over Counterterrorism - Council on Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The move came on the heels of a July 5 joint declaration by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security body of which Uzbekistan is a member, that called on the United States to set a timeline for the complete withdrawal of its military forces from the region.
		Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried called the decision “very disappointing,” while two U.S. congressmen, William D. Delahunt (D-MA) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are petitioning the Pentagon to cease its payments to Tashkent—the United States owes $23 million for past use of its military base.
		On September 23, the first Russian-Uzbek joint counterterrorism exercises were held in Uzbekistan.
	www.cfr.org /publication/8940/severing_of_usuzbek_ties_over_counterterrorism.html (1330 words)

	AlterNet: Noam Chomsky's Golden Rule
		In his first new book since the controversial bestseller "9/11," Noam Chomsky concentrates his criticism of U.S. policy on a single principle which is easily recognizable as the Golden Rule: that one should apply to oneself the same standards one applies to others.
		He is among the foremost critics of the world's sole remaining superpower, and arguably embodies the heart and soul of the progressive movement.
		Chomsky points out that the distinction between terrorism and counterterrorism is often a matter of perspective, though the counterterror tends to be far more terrible.
	www.alternet.org /story.html?StoryID=15719 (914 words)

	Forbes.com: U.S. terrorism policy spawns steady staff exodus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Former counterterrorism officials said at least half a dozen have left the White House Office for Combating Terrorism or related agencies in frustration in the 2 1/2 years since the attacks.
		Similar charges were made by Bush's former counterterrorism czar, Richard Clarke, who told the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that the administration ignored the al Qaeda threat beforehand and was fixated on Iraq afterward.
		One current counterterrorism official said while the Iraq campaign had been a "huge resource drain," this held true for all major events that compete for scarce resources.
	www.forbes.com /iraq/newswire/2004/04/07/rtr1326389.html (975 words)

	Syllabus for Counterterrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is an upper-level course covering the criminological and criminal justice study of terrorism and counterterrorism.
		It focuses primarily upon whether or not efforts and activities associated with counterterrorism should be typically law enforcement-oriented or military-oriented, particularly considering that the rules governing intelligence gathering by law enforcement are far more restrictive than those governing the collection of intelligence by military and other non-law enforcement organizations.
		It should be considered a second-level terrorism course which generally takes the content of an introductory terrorism course to the next level by examining selected complex problems with regard to civil liberty tradeoffs and long-term impacts of a war on terrorism on society.
	faculty.ncwc.edu /toconnor/450/default.htm (368 words)

	Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
		The primary mission of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) is to forge partnerships with non-state actors, multilateral organizations, and foreign governments to advance the counterterrorism objectives and national security of the United States.
		Working with our U.S. Government counterterrorism team, S/CT takes a leading role in developing coordinated strategies to defeat terrorists abroad and in securing the cooperation of international partners.
		The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism is led by Ambassador-at-Large Henry A. Crumpton.
	www.state.gov /s/ct (255 words)

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