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How We Train Our Cops to Fear Islam
Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, regularly declares that the police must be our "eyes and ears" in the effort the secure the United States against terrorism. Over the last ten years, this conviction has fed billions of federal and state dollars to a flourishing market in counterterrorism courses for state and local law enforcement. No one, however, has been paying attention to what cops are actually taught.
Tags: police; Department of Homeland Security; terrorism; counterterrorism
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FBI found direct ties between 9/11 hijackers and Saudis living in Florida; Congress kept in dark
Disclosing the existence of a decade-old FBI investigation into the abrupt departure of a Saudi family from the luxury home in a gated community near Sarasota, FL. two weeks before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Law enforcement later used gatehouse security records to determine the home was visited by vehicles used by the hijackers. Despite FBI claims that Congress has been briefed, no documentation proving that statement has been provided.
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Under Suspician at the Mall of America
The story lifts the veil for the first time on one of the nation's leading programs for fighting terrorism: federal officials have been spurring private businesses to report potential terrorists to law enforcement agencies. The investigation focuses on a program that's been cited by the press and members of Congress as a model -- the private counter-terrorism unit at the Mall of America near Minneapolis, one of the biggest malls in the U.S.
Tags: FBI; Mall of America; terrorism; law enforcement
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The Informants
The report examines the prosecutions of 508 defendants in terrorism related cases and finds that nearly half the prosecutions involved the use of informants, many of them incentivized by money.
Tags: terrorism; prosecutions; informants
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The Only Thing Worth Dying For
The book tells the story of how Hamid Karzai came to power as the president of Afghanistan. It recounts of the story of the eleven Green Berets tasked with the seemingly impossible mission of fomenting a rebellion among the Pashtun Tribal belt, against the Taliban during the weeks after September 11, 2001.
Tags: Hamid Karzai; Afghanistan; taliban; War on Terror
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Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World
The book examines the Iraqi civil war, its causes and how it came to an end. It provides the persepective of Iraqi militiamen, Iraqi security forces, Iraqi civilians, and American soldiers, officers and officials.
Tags: Middle East; counterinsurgency; Iraq; Taliban; Aghanistan; War on Terrorism
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Terror in Times Square
The CBS investigation of Times Square Bomber, Faisal Shahzad, connected the lone wolf to terrorists in Pakistan.
Tags: Times Square Bomber; Faisal Shahzad; terrorism; bombing; Pakistan
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Brian Ross Investigates: The Printer Bomb Plot
Exclusive reports reveal key details in the plot to send packages containing explosive devices to the US. ABC's stories include the first identification of the suspect and the first photo of the suspected package.
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"Homegrown Terror"
In this 60 Minutes broadcast, CBS investigates "homegrown terrorism." The war on terrorism has been heavily focused on Al Qaeda, but individual terrorist who are raised in the U.S. often have little or not contact with the organization. These people often avoid the "law enforcement's radar." This report is intended to provide new insight on the topic of terrorism on U.S. soil.
Tags: terrorism; Al Qaeda; Taliban; Somali; Obama; Minneapolis; al-Shabaab
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Top Secret America
The story covers the country's vast national security and intelligence system and determines if it is really fulfilling its purpose of keeping citizens safe. It details the organizations and private companies that are part of system, but kept from public view.
Tags: national security; Top Secret America; oversight; terrorism; 9/11