| Iraq |
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Alternative Resources on the U.S. War Against Iraq. From the International Responsibilities Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table. |
Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq's WMD (CIA) |
The
Conflict in Iraq. (Research Paper) United Kingdom
House of Commons Library. Summary of events in the
buildup to the conflict, a general outline of the
main developments, and an initial post-conflict assessment. |
Government
Views of Iraq. (City College Libraries, New York).
Links to government and other information about Iraq:
history of conflicts, weapons inspections, human rights,
maps, U.S. policy, reconstruction. Includes UN documents;
regularly update. |
Iraq
War Debate 2002/2006 (Univ. of Michigan comprehensive
site) |
IraqWar.info:
Operation Iraqi Freedom Nongovernmental site which
posts news stories from various media worldwide and
U.S.. government news releases; very current.. Includes
casualty counts. |
Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq Monthly reports from the Defense Department about the current situation. |
U.S.
Dept. of Defense. home page. |
War in Iraq Forces: U.S. and Coalition Casualties. From CNN. For those killed, gives a picture, age, unit, hometown, and details how killed. |
War in Iraq Forces: POW/MIA From CNN. Gives information on past and present prisoners of war for all coalition forces. |
War With Iraq Primary sources, from Dartmouth. Includes a section on the Bush Doctrine/Preemption Strategy. |
| White
House Page on Iraq. Includes press releases
and speeches by the President and other officials.presidential
speeches |
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| September
11, 2001 and Afghanistan |
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| 9-11 Commission (Formally National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.) National Archives site. Also available at the Univ. of North Texas CyberCemetery here |
| Afghanistan:
A Country Study (Library of Congress, Federal Research
Division). Dated but still valuable online book (1997)
with much information on Afghanistan's history and culture. |
| "Afghanistan:
Anatomy of an Ongoing Conflict," Parameters:
U.S. Army War College Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1 (Spring
2001), pp.85-98. |
| Annotated
Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the
Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September
11, 2001 (Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries) |
| Authorized
U.S. Strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan against the Usama
Bin Laden Organization, Communication from the President
of the United States, August 21, 1998, House Document
105-308. Copy also in GOVPUB FICHE Y 1.1/7:105-308 |
| Background
Note: Afghanistan U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of
South Asian Affairs. May 2006.. Provides current information
on the country's history, people, economy, political
conditions, government, etc. |
| OMB
Watch: Access to Government Information Post September
11th. List of federal and state government web sites
which have deleted information due to security concerns. |
| September
11 Web Archive Commissioned by the Library of Congress |
| Terrorist
Attacks on the U.S., September 11, 2001 (Evergreen
State College, Olympia, WA) |
| Transcript
of Usama Bin Laden Videotape of November 2001. |
| The
War on Terrorism: Afghanistan and the Taliban |
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| Terrorism |
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| See also Federal
Publications by Subject: Foreign
Affairs/Defense |
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| Alternative
Resources on the U.S. "War Against Terrorism"
Links to varied resources from many organizations,
posted by the American Library Association, International
Responsibilities Task Force |
| America
Responds (FirstGov site) Provides links to information
on September 11, travel and safety information, how
to help your country, personnel locators, National Guard
and Reserves, humanitarian crisis response and how to
help, and sources of information on Iraq. |
| American
Civil Liberties Union USA Patriot Act Site Contains
much information about the Act and the Domestic Security
Enhancement Ace ("Patriot II"). Includes commentary,
court cases, and detailed analysis, as well as the text
of the Act. Has linkes to Conservative Voices Against
the USA Patriot Act. |
| Afghanistan and the Taliban from East Carolina University. Not current but contains useful links |
| America's
War Against Terrorism (University of Michigan
comprehensive site)http://www.lib.ecu.edu/govdoc/afghanistan.html |
| America's
War on Terrorism (Federation of American Scientists).
Includes links concerning weapons of mass destruction,
strategy and weaponry, and congressional action. |
| Counterterrorism
Office, U.S.Dept. of State. Includes links to Patterns
of Global Terrorism annnual report and international
counterterrorism initiatives. |
| Country Reports on Terrorism (Formerly Patterns of Global Terrorism). From the Dept. of State. Annual. |
| Department of Defense Military Commission Order #1: Procedures for Trials by Military Commissions of Certain Non-United States Citizens in the War |
| Executive
Orders Issued by President Bush Includes orders
relating to homeland security. |
| Federation
of American Scientists Military Analysis Network
Congressional Research Service military and national
security documents index; includes international affairs.
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| Federation
of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program:
Terrorism Links to web sites and online documents
on September 11 and terrorism, mostly from various government
agencies. |
| GlobalSecurity.org |
| Government Accountability Office Selected Intelligence Reports (via Federation of American Scientists) |
| Government
Information on World Terrorism (Illinois Institute
of Technology) Makes available official reports from
the United States and foreign governments. Includes
links to government maps of countries in the news. |
| Intelligence
and Law Enforcement: Countering Transnational Threats
to the U.S., updated December 3, 2001 (Congressional
Research Service) |
| International
Contributions to the War on Terrorism from some
of the countries that have lent their support. Fact
sheet, June 7, 2002. |
| National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. (9-11 Commission) |
| The
National Security Agency: Issues for Congress, updated
January 16, 2001 (Congressional Research Service) |
| Office
of Homeland Security |
| Oklahoma
City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention
of Terrorism |
| Patterns
of Global Terrorism Annual report by the Secretary of State, including controversial 2003 report which will be revised. Paper version of 2001 ed. in GOVPUB REF S 1.138:2001 in
print. Older editions in GOVPUB U.S. |
| Political
Violence Against Americans (Bureau of Diplomatic
Security's Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis
(DS/DSS/ITA). Provides a comprehensive picture of
the broad spectrum of political violence that American
citizens and interests have encountered abroad on
an annual basis. |
|
Ready.gov. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security |
| Response to Terrorism. U.S. State Department International Security page. |
| STINET:
Scientific and Technical Information Center.
Clearinghouse for Department of Defense documents.
Many publications on terrorism and homeland defense
available in full text. |
| Terrorism:
A Select Guide to Information (University of Buffalo
site) |
| Terrorism:
and Attacks and Responses (Vanderbilt University
site) Organizes links by subject and by source (e.g.
government agencies, international responses, educational
sites) |
| Terrorism: Background and Threat Assessments. from the Federation of American Scientists. |
Terrorism
in the United States, 1996-1999 (annual)
GOVPUB U.S. J 1.14/22: 989-997 (annual) |
| Transportation
Security Administration |
| U.S
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations from
Infoplease.com, with information about each. The official
State Dept. listing of organizations. A 2001 Report
on Foreign Terrorist Organizations gives legal aspects
of these designations. |
|
U.S. Depository Library Web Sites on Terrorism and Homeland
Security |
| U.S.
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
U.S.
National Commission on National Security/21st Century
(Hart-Rudman Commission)
(at CyberCemetery, University of North Texas) |
| U.S.
Office of Homeland Security |
| U.S.
State Department Publications on Terrorism Archived
site on pre Sept. 11 publications. Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Designations, Patterns of Global Terrorism,
Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against
Americans, and various fact sheets under "Fighting
Terrorism." |
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