see also Defense, Military, and National Security

9/11 Commemorations and Information - government information related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Find national memorials in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. See online exhibits.  Read and hear stories of survival, loss, and heroism.  (General Services Administration)

The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism report World at Risk can be downloaded

Trends in Terrorism: 2006 - report for Congress surveys trends in terrorism, including more "micro-actors" (small autonomous groups and individuals), increased sophistication, and an overlap of terrorism with international crime. Includes statistics and policy discussions. (U.S. Department of State, Foreign Press Centers) {July 2006}

Patterns of Global Terrorism - Annual report to Congress on detailed assessments of foreign countries where significant terrorist acts occurred, and countries about which Congress was notified pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979 (the so-called terrorism list of countries that have repeatedly provided state support for international terrorism)

Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2003 brief chronology (State Department)

Country Reports on Terrorism, 2008 and Country Reports on Terrorism for 2007 - issued in some form (the older version under the title Patterns of Global Terrorism) since 1968; to view them from 1995+ see online {State Department}

Uniting Against Terrorism: Recommendations for a Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy - report of the Secretary General {May 2006} and the

United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy was adopted by UN Member States on September 8, 2006.

Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has released it's report on Al-Qaeda {9/06}

Postwar Findings about Iraq's WMD Program and Links to Terrorism and How They Compare with Pre-War Assessments - 151 page report evaluates CIA prewar assessments of Iraq's WMD capability and its links to terrorism. (Senate Intelligence Committee, 9-8-06)

National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - Four points: prevent attacks, deny WMD to rogue states, deny terrorists support from rogue states, and deny terrorists the control of any nation. {September 2006}

Patriot Act of 2001 -an act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the US and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. {1/3/2001}

Decade of Deception and Defiance: Saddam Hussein's Defiance of the United Nations {Sept. 2002}

Government Sources

• Office of Homeland Security (White House)
• America Responds to Terrorism (FirstGov, General Services Administration)
• Bioterrorism - health and safety concerns
• Al Qaeda Training Manual Response to Terrorist Attacks (Department of Justice)
• Possible Impacts of Major Counter Terrorism Security Actions on Research,  Development, & Higher Education (Congressional Research Service)
• U.S. Policy on Counterterrorism - Presidential Decision Directive 39, (White House) [6/21/95]

Library Sources

• Depository Library Web Sites on Terrorism & Homeland Security (American Library Association)
• Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Oklahoma Department of Libraries)
• Afghanistan Country Study & Government Publications Illinois Institute of Technology Library)

Other Sources and non-governmental

• Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism - knowledge base, information center, responder and lessons learned sections
• American Bar Association Task Force on Terrorism & the Law - report and recommendations on Military Commissions)
• War on Terrorism: Saddam Hussein and Iraq - Covers news, government documents, human rights, military options, weapons inspection, and the impact of sanctions, additional links
• Terrorism: Background & Threat Assessments andTaleban 'the Seekers' - Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program)

• Maps of areas that were attacked on September 11, 2001 (maps.com)
• Access to Government Information Post September 11 (OMB Watch)
• tapes- the unedited 9/11 tapes from the New York Fire Department, released 8/12/2006

Misc.

Violent Islamist Extremism, The Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat or from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's website

"Political Violence Against Americans," 2008   (no reports produced from 2003-2007)  and a previous study "Lethal Terrorist Actions Against Americans: 1973-1986"

Rewards for Justice - the program is to bring international terrorists to justice and prevent acts of international terrorism against the U.S.