Russia`s cybercrime squad fears the next al-Qaeda attack may be on crucial computer networks. These days the Moscow`s Directorate R`s bread-and-butter work is computer and mobile-phone fraud. But …
USDoS Terrorist Group Profile – Al-Fatah
Headed by Yasser Arafat, Fatah joined the PLO in 1968 and won the leadership role in 1969. Its commanders were expelled from Jordan following violent confrontations with Jordanian forces during the …
Continue Reading about USDoS Terrorist Group Profile – Al-Fatah
TRC Bookstores Recommends – No Heroes – Inside the FBI`s Secret Counter-Terror Force
No Heroes - Inside the FBI`s Secret Counter-Terror Force by Danny O. Coulson is an interesting account of the creation of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team which may be of interest to many TRC visitors. …
CALENDAR OF SIGNIFICANT DATES
06/08/1967Middle East - The Palestinian terrorist group Sa`iqa (Thunderbolt) was founded. 06/08/0000United Kingdom - Queen`s Birthday 06/09/1987Italy - Attacks on the U.S. Embassy06/09/1965Oman - The …
Long-term 9/11 fallout may be costly
Fears about the immediate economic impact from Sept. 11 proved to be overblown, when global growth resumed and stock markets rebounded just a month or two later. But the longer-term effects on the …
Senate OKs $31.5B Anti-Terror Bill
The Senate approved an anti-terrorism bill early Friday after hoisting its cost beyond $31.5 billion in a challenge to a White House that has threatened to veto the package as too expensive. Full …
NATO Must Attack Terrorists Before They Hit, Rumsfeld Says
As NATO seeks to maintain relevance as a military alliance, it must take the war on terrorism to the terrorists by pre-emptive attacks on shadowy networks or hostile states armed with biological, …
Continue Reading about NATO Must Attack Terrorists Before They Hit, Rumsfeld Says
Tech factors in port protection
The House passed legislation June 4 that would give the Coast Guard greater powers in the war against terrorism and would rely on the Customs Service to help protect U.S. ports, using technology to do …
USDoS Terrorist Group Profile – Japanese Red Army (JRA)
An international terrorist group formed around 1970 after breaking away from Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction. The JRA was led by Fusako Shigenobu until her arrest in Japan in November 2000. …
Continue Reading about USDoS Terrorist Group Profile – Japanese Red Army (JRA)
TRC Bookstores Recommends – Biological Weapons: Limiting the Threat
Biological Weapons: Limiting the Threat, edited by Joshua Lederberg, is a superb collection of essays covering a wide spectrum of issues (threat, history, detection, policy for response, biological …
Continue Reading about TRC Bookstores Recommends – Biological Weapons: Limiting the Threat