Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the US: selected internet resources
Contents include: general information; Taliban; opposition groups; al-Qa'ida & Osama bin Laden; government statements; voices of peace; human rights in Afghanistan; Afghans in diaspora; and news sources & online journals. From the Library, University of California, Berkeley
America Attacks
Resources for teachers from the New York Times. Includes Interdisciplinary lessons (developed in partnership with The Bank Street College of Education in New York City. For grades 6-12); news snapshots; related articles; and useful web sites
APEC Leaders Statement on Counter-terrorism, Shanghai, October 21
al-Qaida (The Base)
From Terrorist and Insurgent Organisations: a bibliography compiled July 2000 by the Air University Library, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. For teachers
America Attacks
A New York Times special providing access to both recent and past coverage of the tragedy of September 11, including archived articles on Osama Bin Laden. Includes photos and videos, and links to forums
America Responds
Includes resources for coping with the recent terrorist attacks and the resulting investigation and military action including lesson plans, advice for families, and background information from PBS
America's Crisis: Asian Perspectives
Contains information on the attacks and how they will affect Asian societies and governments. Includes links to information about suspected terrorists' groups, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Islam. From AsiaSource
Documents on Terrorism
A collection of primary texts related to terrorism, including Director of Central Intelligence Tenet's statement before the Senate Select Committee on the "Worldwide Threat 2001: National Security in a Changing World" of February 7, 2001; the 24th Conference of European Ministers of Justice Resolution No 1 on Combating International Terrorism (October 2001); and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. From The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
A fairy tale at Christmas
Coverage of the war on terrorism in Afghanistan has played down the civilian deaths and 4 million refugees, feeding a new US doctrine of terror. By Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian, Monday December 17, 2001
M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
The Institute promotes the principles of nonviolence to prevent violence and resolve personal and public conflicts through research, education, and specific programs. Includes articles, photographs, words of wisdom, and a timeline from the life of Gandhi; philosophical perspectives on world conditions; and links to sites advocating approaches to peace and nonviolence
How Osama Bin Laden Works
Who he is and what he has against the U.S. From How Stuff Works
How Terrorism Works
An overview on the range of terrorist activity from How Stuff works
Hunting Bin Laden
This PBS Frontline site investigates Bin Laden's life story, his network and his role in terrorist attacks. Includes video interviews with bin Laden, information about his fatwahs and writings, information on the U.S. Embassy bombings and the U.S. retaliatory missile strikes, and reports from the New York Times
Hypocrisy and talking heads
What the national media is not telling us about these terrorist attacks. By Norman Solomon Creators Syndicate at WorkingForChange
The International Policy Institue for Counter-Terrorism
A comprehensive resource on international terrorism and counter-terrorism. Includes a database on terrorist organizations, attacks, articles, and news. For teachers
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
Online Newshour Extra
Includes Reacting to War, and Fighting Terrorism
Osama Bin Laden Video
Excerpts from the video and the full transcript (English translation) at CNN.com
The Project on Defense Alternatives
Promotes the development of a "transitional security policy" for the US, which would serve to create conditions favorable to the advent of regional and global cooperative security regimes. A project of the Commonwealth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Response to September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Contains links about US House and Senate bills and acts related to terrorism. From the Center for Democracy and Technology
September 12, 2001 A Quick Reaction
By Noam Chomsky
Strange Victory: A critical appraisal of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Afghanistan war. A Project on Defense Alternatives Research Monograph #6 by Carl Conetta, 30 January 2002
Terrorism & the Domestic "War on Terror"
A links list from FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting)
Terrorism and the Developing World: Terrorism, Imperialism and Globalization
John Harriss, director of the Development Studies Institute at The London School of Economics and Political Science, considers the economic, political and cultural contexts for the emergence of terrorist movements: "The enemy that we are now fighting--terrorism--is to an important extent a creature created by western imperialism, headed up by the US..." From Fathom
Terrorism and Security Collection
The full text of 26 National Academies Press publications related to bioterrorism, laboratory safety, and cryptography, among other topics, are available for free reading online. Titles include Airline Passenger Security Screening (1996), Chemical and Biological Terrorism (1999), Firepower in the Lab (2001), Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents (1998), Improved Fire and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors (1995) and Black and Smokeless Powders (1998). Keyword searches within each publication can be performed.
Terrorism is a Term That Requires Consistency: Newspaper and its critics both show a double standard on terror
April 8, 2002 by Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
The Terrorism Project
Provides insights, in-depth analysis and facts on the military, security and foreign policy challenges invoked by terrorism. From the Center for Defense Information; a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to independent research on the social, economic, environmental, political and military components of global security.
The Terrorism Research Center
Contains essays and thought pieces on current issues, as well as links to other terrorism documents, research and resources
Terrorism Trends and Prospects
International security expert Bruce Hoffman discusses the history of terrorism and its continued challenge to international security in a chapter from Countering the New Terrorism: RAND, 1999. (In .pdf format)
U.S. Imperialism Plans for War in Colombia
A report by Andy McInerney in Workers World, August 8, 2002
World In Crisis, Media In Conflict
Providing commentary, analysis, guides and resources from the Media Channel. For teachers
World Trade Center / Pentagon Terrorist Incident
From the Interfaith News Network
