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Germany Arrests OPEC Terror Suspect
October 15, 1999 | adminGermany has arrested a suspect in the 1975 terrorist attack on OPEC headquarters in Vienna in which 70 people were taken hostage and three killed. AP news
Organizing for Information Warfare: The Truth is Out There!
October 15, 1999 | adminThis paper is a follow-up to the award winning “Information Terrorism: Can You Trust Your Toaster?”. It examines some of issues surrounding the U.S. capability to respond to attacks against its critical infrastructures and recommends that valuable lessons can be extracted from our thirty year history of combating terrorism. While this paper was written in 1997, it was only circulated within the U.S. government. It is now being made available to the public through the TRC. Read it in PDF format
Senate Hearing – States Unprepared for Cyberterrorism
October 14, 1999 | adminU.S. Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, says that U.S. emergency managers deserve praise for Arigorous preparation in advance of the millennium date change, but development of a long-term strategy is necessary to address cyberterrorism and information warfare — two Y2K-related threats not addressed in federal emergency plans. Testimony from Virtual Hearing
British Police Advise Russians On Terrorism
October 14, 1999 | adminBritish bomb and forensic experts have been advising Russian law enforcers, who are investigating a wave of bomb attacks which killed nearly 300 people. Reuters
Four of the seven UN hostages taken in Abkhazia released
October 14, 1999 | adminGunmen in the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia Thursday released four of the seven U.N. officials held hostage since Wednesday after a round of negotiations. UPI
World Trade Center Bombers Resentenced
October 14, 1999 | adminFour Muslim militants convicted of bombing the World Trade Center were resentenced in federal court Wednesday as one of them warned that the United States may splinter like the Soviet Union. The District Judge in the case had some interesting comments for the four men. Full Article
Nightline Bioterrorism Discussion
October 13, 1999 | adminOn Tuesday evening, ABC's Nightline held a discussion on Biowar/Bioterrorism. SecDef Cohen, Secretary Donna Shalala, and NSC advisor Richard Clarke were all interviewed. Unedited Transcript and the Real Video of the interview are available. (Please note – the Real Video component does not contain the full interview.)
Charleston Considers Labeling KKK a Terrorist Group
October 13, 1999 | adminCNN reports that the city of Charleston is considering labeling the KKK as a terrorist organization in order to prevent them from holding public marches. We invite you to share your comments on this subject in our forum area. CNN Article
Travel Advisory – Pakistan
October 13, 1999 | adminThe State Department has issued a travel advisory relating the events that took place yesterday in Pakistan. Unconfirmed analysis also indicates that counterterrorist professionals should be concerned with the new government's potential ties to bin Laden. Advisory
Nichols Loses Appeal
October 12, 1999 | adminThe U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday let stand the sentence of life in prison and the conviction of Terry Nichols for conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal without comment or dissent. Reuters Story