Sociology of Terrorism

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America's War Against Terrorism
Presented by the University of Michigan's Government Document Department. Contains many useful links to articles and sites that focus on the events of September 11th, counterterrorism, previous attacks and more. - lib.umich.edu/govdocs/usterror.html

Attack on America: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Terrorism
East Carolina University's Joyner Library hosts this site. Focuses on the Taliban and Osama Bin-Laden. Links to useful articles on these subjects. - lib.ecu.edu/govdoc/terrorism.html

GlobalSecurity.org: Attack on America
Contains satellite photos, news reports, information on Afghanistan, information on Operation Enduring Justice and Operation Noble Eagle, and more. - globalsecurity.org/military/ops/penttbom.htm

Hot Topics: Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. September 11th, 2001.
This well organized web site is produced by Evergreen University in Washington State. The site includes Federal Government Sources, New York City Sources, photos, and much more. The Federal Government Sources are organized by Agency. - evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/hotopics/sept11/index.html

Terrorism Law and Policy - JURIST
Available online at: jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism.htm
A guide to documents published by government and private research agencies. Topics include Terrorism and Terrorists, discussing the background of terrorism, terrorists/terrorist groups, and threat assessments; Counterterrorism Policies, containing the latest statements from U.S. and international agencies and U.S. reports, hearings, and policy studies; anti-terrorism laws; counterterrorism and human rights; and terrorist trials.

The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. 2004.
Available online at: gpoaccess.gov/911/index.html

9/11 and Terrorist Travel. Staff Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Available online at: 9-11commission.gov/report/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf

Center for Defense Information: Terrorism.
Available online at: cdi.org/program/index.cfm?programid=39
CDI's Terrorism Program is designed to provide insights, in-depth analysis and facts on the military, security and foreign policy challenges as the United States, and the world, faces terrorism. The project will look at all aspects of fighting terrorism, from near-term issues of response and defense, to long-term questions about how the United States should shape its future international security strategy.

FindLaw Legal News: Special Coverage: War on Terror.
Available online at: news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism/
Extensive terrorism resources from FindLaw. The news section brings together the latest headlines on terrorism, Al Qaeda, detentions at Guantanamo Bay, the latest threat conditions, and more. Also find commentary, legal cases, documents (including the report of the 9-11 Commission and related testimony), and discussion boards. Includes resolutions from Congress, NATO, and other organizations.

International Information Programs: USINFO.STATE.GOV.
Available online at: usinfo.state.gov/is/international_security/terrorism.html
IIP designs, develops, and implements a variety of information initiatives and strategic communications programs, including Internet and print publications, traveling and electronically transmitted speaker programs, and information resource services.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Available online at: nsgtmo.navy.mil/JTFgtmo/
News, press releases, photos, MP3 audio clips, and biographies.

MIPT Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism. Available online at: db.mipt.org/mipt_rand.cfm
RAND-MIPT Terrorism Incident Database - serves to monitor all terrorism incidents worldwide, both domestic and international, and to make them available to the public.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. Monograph on Terrorist Financing. Staff Report to the Commission.
Available online at: 9-11commission.gov/report/911_TerrFin_Monograph.pdf

Office of Management and Budget. OMB 2003 Report to Congress on Combating Terrorism. September 2003.
Available online at: whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/2003_combat_terr.pdf
"Unclassified report on government-wide spending to combat terrorism." It provides information on Executive Branch spending, programmatic initiatives, and priority terrorism-related areas for FY 2002 through FY 2004.

Patterns of Global Terrorism. Washington, U.S. Department of State, 2003.
Available at:state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2003/c12108.htm

SITE Institute (The Search for International Terrorist Entities).
Available online at: siteinstitute.org/

U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Available online at: dhs.gov/dhspublic/

USAF Counterproliferation Center. Air National Guard Conflict 21.
Available online at: c21.maxwell.af.mil/cts-home.htm
"Our mission is to identify and develop innovative ideas for research, leveraging of resources, and institutional changes needed to meet the challenges of homeland security, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and future conflict scenarios. This includes the matching up of research results (from any source) with ANG, USAF, and DoD issues and problems."

WebMDHealth.com.
Available online at: my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default.htm
Use the search box to locate information on bioterrorism, highly contagious diseases and vaccine programs.

Television Archive: a library of world perspectives concerning September 11, 2001
Archive of television broadcasts all over the world regarding the September 11 attacks. - client.alexa.com/tvarchive/html/
usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/
terrorism.com/index.shtml
fas.org/terrorism/
nato.int/terrorism/index.htm
jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism.htm
emergency.com/cntrterr.htm
terrorismanswers.com/
terrorismanswers.com/thisweek/
fema.gov/library/terrorf.htm
ict.org.il/
fas.org/irp/threat/terror.htm
whitehouse.gov/response/
un.org/terrorism/
redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html
cia.gov/terrorism/
cdi.org/terrorism/
terrorismlibrary.com/
state.gov/www/global/terrorism/stop_terrorism.html
whitehouse.gov/response/
cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/mideast/
terrorism.com/terrorism/groups.shtml
iht.com/frontpage.html
nolalive.com/terror/news/
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/