Public Agenda Special Edition: Terrorism

Introduction

Overview

Bioterrorism

Public Opinion

Sources and Resources

Sources and Resources

Terrorism

Terrorism: Questions & Answers
Web site examines the war on terrorism and homeland security. A joint effort of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Markle Foundation
http://www.terrorismanswers.com/home/

Terrorism Research Center
Independent institute's Web site is dedicated to research on terrorism
http://www.terrorism.com

Jane's Information Group
British-based publisher's Web site is a resource for military, aerospace and terrorism information
http://www.janes.com

Federation of American Scientists
Web site operated by nonprofit organization that analyzes issues dealing with science, technology and public policy
http://www.fas.org

Al Qaeda

War on Al-Qaeda
Web site operated by BBC News offers background stories, breaking news and historical information on the war on terrorism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/

Who Is bin Laden?
Discussion of the terrorist leader and his organization, al Qaeda, from MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.com/news/627355.asp?cp1=1

Al Qaeda "Training Manual"
This 12-chapter document was seized by British police during an anti-terrorist investigation and became public during the trial for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa.
http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/trainingmanual.htm

PBS Frontline
This documentary series has done several reports on al Qaeda, with good companion Web sites: Inside the Terror Network, In Search of Al Qaeda and The Man Who Knew.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/network/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/search/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/

Biological and Chemical Terrorism

Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page
Web site operated by Monterey Institute of International Studies' Center for Nonproliferation Studies
http://cns.miis.edu/research/cbw/index.htm

The Chemical and Biological Terrorist Threat and the U.S. Response
Analysis written for Henry L. Stimson Center, a Washington, D.C.-based private research group specializing in military technology
http://www.stimson.org/cwc/ataxia.htm

Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security
The federal agency charged with coordinating domestic security and counterterrorism.
http://www.dhs.gov

9/11 Commission Report
Independent inquiry that investigated how the Sept. 11 attacks happened and offered recommendations for reform. Offers looks at the history of both al Qaeda and U.S. counterterrorism efforts as well as the events of Sept. 11.
http://www.9-11commission.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Web site for agency that coordinates federal response to domestic emergencies
http://www.fema.gov/

Office for Domestic Preparedness
Justice Department Web site provides links to reports and agencies dealing with domestic terrorism
http://odp.ncjrs.org/

International Relations

U.S. State Department
Department's Web site also issues annual report, Patterns of Global Terrorism
http://www.state.gov

Council on Foreign Relations
Web site for nonpartisan group specializing in international relations; site includes a terrorism resource center
http://www.cfr.org

Foreign Policy Association
Non-profit organization founded in 1918 dedicated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world.
http://www.fpa.org

U.S. Agency for International Development
Federal agency in charge of foreign aid, with a key role in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.usaid.gov

Afghanistan

Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan
Official site of the transitional government. Elections are scheduled for October.
http://www.afghanistangov.org/

Afghanistan Online
Web site offers information on Afghan history and culture
http://www.afghan-web.com/

Special Report: Afghanistan
Collection of news reports and background on Afghanistan by PBS News Hour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/afghanistan/index.html

CIA World Fact Book -- Afghanistan
CIA offers broad look at Afghanistan, including information on population, economy and geography
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html

Islam and the Arab world

Islamic Studies
Web site by Alan Godlas, professor of religion at the University of Georgia, offers overview of Islam and related subjects
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/

IslamiCity
Web site includes information on the culture and history of Islam
http://www.islam.org/

United Nations Arab Human Development Report
2002 Report identified three "human development deficits" in the Arab world: political freedom, women's empowerment and effective use of knowledge.
http://www.undp.org/rbas/ahdr/

Arab Americans

American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee
Web site for nonpartisan, nonsectarian civil rights organization focusing on Arab Americans and their culture
http://www.adc.org

Arab American Institute
Web site for organization that represents Arab American interests in government and politics. Site includes breakdown of Arab American population
http://www.aaiusa.org/index.htm

100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans
Q&A on Arab Americans published by Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/arabs/index.htm

Iraq

ArabNet-- Iraq
An overview of history, culture and politics, with links to Iraq-oriented websites.
http://www.arab.net/iraq/index.html

CIA World Factbook -- Iraq
Includes history, demographics, maps and political structure.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html

United Nations News Focus on Iraq
Iraq developments from the UN
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=50&Body=Iraq&Body1=inspect

United States Central Command
Joint military command leading U.S. forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.centcom.mil/

U.S. Embassy in Iraq
http://baghdad.usembassy.gov/

UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Committee
International agency assigned to search for, remove and disarm Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
www.unmovic.org