Agenda Reading

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	Selected International Affairs Publications & Resources State Department Counter-Terrorism Resources Patterns of Global terrorism Chronology of terrorism incidents Statistical charts on terrorism, 1981-2000 Foreign Terrorist Organizations Global Security.org The Washington Post news updates on espionage The Washington Post columns on intelligence issues International Herald Tribune Links to newspapers in other countries The Los Angeles Times Time Magazine Newsweek Magazine The Economist The Globalist Foreign Affairs Magazine Middle East Insight Magazine The Jerusalem Report Washington Institute for Near East Policy United States Institute of Peace Brookings Institution Council on Foreign Relations Asia Society Woodrow Wilson Int'l Center The Heritage Foundation SAIS/Johns Hopkins Speakout.com U.S. Department of State State Dept Country Background Notes United Nations North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Clinton era White House web site (National Archives) CIA World Factbook Back to the top		READINGS Books Required: Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence by Abram N. Shulsky, Gary James Schmitt Paperback: 247 pages Publisher: Brasseys, Inc.; ISBN: 1574883453; 3rd edition (May 15, 2002) Recommended: Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency by James Bamford Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Anchor Books; ISBN: 0385499086; (April 30, 2002) Traitors Among Us: Inside the Spy Catcher's World by Stuart A. Herrington, Colonel Stuart A. Herrington Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Harvest Books; ISBN: 0156011174; 1 Harvest edition (October 2000) Index of reading available online Note: Some links may require a free subscription to the NY Times online Overview White Hats Spy vs Spy Intrigue of the Mideast Bazzar Coded Messages Eyes in the Skies The Main Enemy Using Military Intelligence New materials added during the semester OVERVIEW Early Warnings - NY Times May 2002 Learning the lingo - Spy Museum (DC) History of espionage - NYT feature History of espionage - NYT 9/8/2002 American the Invulnerable? Nations critique dependence on US intelligence capability - NYTimes July 2002 Former US intel chiefs comment on failures - NYT 9/8/2002 Congressional inquiry on US intelligence failures (PDF download) Excerpts from testimony on congressional inquiry (9/19/2002) Little changed since 911 at CIA and FBI - NYT 9/8/2002 Testimony by CIA Director George Tenet on security threats facing the United States Before Sept 11, 2001 (2/7/01) New Testimony by CIA Director George Tenet on security threats facing the United States After Sept 11, 2001 (2/6/2002) WashPost Clinton's Counter Terrorism efforts (Part 1) WashPost Clinton's Counter Terrorism efforts (Part 2) WashPost Bush's Counter Terrorism efforts WashPost CIA Tracked Bin Laden WashPost The "Bojinka" plot NYT Terrorism Beyond Islam NYT The Singapore Plot NYT The U.S. Embassy/Africa Bombing Plot NYT Bin Laden Before Sept 11, 2001 - I NYT Bin Laden Before Sept 11, 2001 - II NYT Afghanistan Terrorism Before Sept 11, 2001 Back to the top White Hats A "New" War? WashPost: CIA Plays New Combat Role in Afghanistan WashPost: CIA Combat Role Prompts Infighting Among U.S. Militaries New agencies coordinate intelligence daily - NYT 12/2002 CIA files on Congo made public - WP 7/21/2002 CIA murder authority broadened - NYT 12/15/02 Editorial on CIA testimony - WP 10/21/2002 Back to the top Spy vs Spy CIA defector dies in Moscow - WP 7/21/02 Russia reinstates KGB leader's image - NYT 9/17/2002 CIA connections in Chile - NYT 9/22/2002 Spy case timeline - WP 6/16/2002 Back to the top Intrigue of the Mideast Bazzar CIA and Iraq - WP 10/20/2002 Religion as an intelligence tool - NYT 12/20/2002 US ignored links to Saudi Arabia - NYT 11/23/2002 US gave secrets to 911 suspect - NYT 9/27/2002 US covertly aided Iraq in 1980's - NYT 8/18/2002 NYT An Egyptian Spy Helps the U.S. Track Bin Laden NYT:Islam In the World (graphic) National Geographic: The World of Islam National Geographic: Map of the Islamic World (Caution! large download; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view) Washington Post on the USS Cole Attack in Yemen (Oct 2000) WashPost Terrorism in Yemen Photo gallery - The Cole Attack The Cole Attack (graphic) NYT Yemen's Role in Today's War on Terrorism NYT Political Islam in Saudi Arabia Washington Institute on the Cole incident Back to the top Coded Messages NSA failed in 911 clues - WP 6/2/2002 NSA critique - NYT 9/8/2002 US missed al-Qaeda clues - NYT 9/8/2002 FBI admits 911 might have been detectable - NYT 5/30/2002 FBI admits stumbling on terrorism - NYT 6/2/02 Focus on foreign threats ignored domestic ones - NYT 9/18/2002 Many clues are not secret - NYT 6/2/2002 Monitoring the Internet - 12/20/2002 Back to the top Eyes in the Skies Commercial satellites aid national intelligence - WP 12/15/2002 Private satellites give public a view - NYT 9/22/2002 Spy plane espionage (U-2) - National Security Archive More at bottom of page (below) Back to the top The Main Enemy CIA Warned pentagon of Guerrilla Tactics - NYT 3/28/2003 CIA feels political pressure in preparing Iraqi reports - NYT 3/23/2003 Tools of Big Brother - NYT 12/23/02 Domestic spying to increase - NYT 5/30/2002 Domestic info security - WP 11/24/2002 CIA inquiry on al-Qaeda flawed - NYT 9/23/02 Changing the rules - NYT 6/2/02 CIA helps CIA change - WP 5/2002 Agency lapses surprise congress -NYT 9/29/2002 A plan for change (Scowcroft) - WP 7/15/2002 Critics of US intel received White House brushoff - WP 5/26/2002 News media handling of intel criticism after 911 - WP 5/26/2002 US missed warnings of 1998 attack - NYT 9/19/2002 Domestic intelligence - WP 8/30/2002 Domestic "TIPS" program editorial - WP 7/14/2002 Back to the top Using Military Intelligence Flawed intelligence in Afghanistan war - NYT 7/21/2002 Pentagon plans covert disinformation - NYT 12/16/2002 Pentagon irked by private satellite info on Iraq war - NYT 9/22/2002 Back to the top NEW MATERIALS during the semester (updated 4/27/2003) US-Saudi relations strong after Iraq war - WashPost 4/27/2003 US-Saudi relations frayed after Iraq war - NYT 4/30/2003 US exits Saudi Arabia after Iraq war - NYT 4/30/2003 FBI agent and Chinese double-agent - WashPost 4/20/2003 FBI agent and Chinese double-agent - NYT 4/20/2003 NYT Editor's book on Spies in the Skies - NYT 4/2/2003 NYT Editor's book on Spies in the Skies - NYT 3/23/2003 Difference between "intelligence" and "evidence" - WashPost 2/2/2003 Satellites see activity at North Korea nuclear sites - NYT 1/31/2003 Iraq intelligence vs Cuba intelligence - NYT 2/4/2003 Back to the top