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Senator Wants Terror Czar After Virus Outbreak: Says Encephalitis Response Shows
October 19, 1999 | adminSen. Charles Schumer is calling for a review of the federal response to the recent outbreak of West Nile-like virus and says the U.S. government should appoint a terrorism czar. AP
Bioterrorism: It"s Only a Question of Time
October 19, 1999 | adminWhen a killer virus carried by mosquitoes hit New York last month, the CIA and FBI did not rule out an act of bioterrorism. President Clinton has already said that he expects an attack against a U.S. city within the next five years, and is spending $2.8 billion to prepare for the consequences. How real is the threat of chemical and biological terrorism? The Times
UN Security Council puts spotlight on increase in global terrorism
October 19, 1999 | adminThe UN Security Council is focusing on the increase in global terrorism with a fresh call for international co-operation to prevent terrorist acts and to bring perpetrators to justice. Against a backdrop of recent bombings and killings — from Russia and Kosovo to East Timor and Burundi — the council is holding an open meeting today to adopt a resolution renewing the United Nations' commitment to combat terrorism. AP
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.)