BiodefenseEducation.org: Terrorism

Terrorism - Letter From Jedda - Young Osama

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:51:08 GMT

New Yorker - Where and how terrorism begins. Osama bin Laden’s first lessons in jihad.

Terrorism - Bio-terror strike 'is inevitable'

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:17:41 GMT

BBC - The world must face the inevitability of a bio-terror attack by al-Qaeda, the head of Interpol has warned.

Terrorism - Your bioweapon is in the mail

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:07:42 GMT

UPI - A New Scientist magazine study suggests it would not be difficult for a terrorist to obtain genes from the smallpox virus or a similarly vicious pathogen.

Terrorism - Terrorism Could Hurl D.C. Area Into Turmoil

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:20:18 GMT

Washington Post - A look at what the possible effect of a bioterrorist attack could be on Washington DC.

Related editorial: Washington Post - The Anthrax Metaphor.

Terrorism - Soviet Germ Factories Pose New Threat

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:35:41 GMT

Washington Post - In facilities across the former Soviet Union, stockpiles of deadly pathogens remain vulnerable to terrorists and organized crime.

Terrorism - Crying wolf on bioterror?

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:03:02 GMT

UPI - It is all too easy to "cry wolf" in a post-Sept. 11 world, but the risk of biological terrorism is only one more risk among thousands of other risks that affect human society.

Triage is just as essential an element of counterterrorism as it is of medicine and public health policy. In a world where car and truck bombs can kill over 100 people without warning on a crowded street, and where there are so many other competing priorities for government action, one has to be extremely careful about giving any given threat priority over the others, and even more careful about what to call for in terms of public policy.

The years since Sept. 11 have shown that it is far easier to throw money at a problem than it is to solve one, and it is far easier to focus noisily on the worst case than it is to produce credible risk assessments.

Terrorism - Bioweapons a threat, says speaker

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:27:17 GMT

Pitt News - Dr. Tara O'Toole, the CEO of the Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, believes that the use of biological weapons is "potentially imminent."

Terrorism - Al Qaeda's Bio Weapons

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:24:26 GMT

Associated Press - Al Qaeda had progressed much further toward developing a particular biological weapon before the Sept. 11 attacks than the United States realized, the presidential commission investigating intelligence on weapons of mass destruction found.

Terrorism - U.S. Report Lists Possibilities for Terrorist Attacks and Likely Toll

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:45:17 GMT

New York Times - The Department of Homeland Security, trying to focus antiterrorism spending better nationwide, has identified a dozen possible strikes it views as most plausible or devastating, including a scenario involving an anthrax attack.

Terrorism - Interpol sounds bio-terror alarm

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:40:37 GMT

BBC - The world is ill prepared for the looming threat of a biological terror attack, the head of Interpol has said.

Terrorism - Mapping the Global Future

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:03:47 GMT

National Intelligence Council - The Executive Summary of the report quoted last month as saying that the US would be at risk in the future of an attack by terrorists using biological weapons.

Terrorism - Al Qaeda's New Front

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:00:50 GMT

Frontline - An investigation into the threat radical jihadists pose to Western Europe and its allies - including the U.S. Read the Transcript, and the Interviews, Special Reports, and essay on Al Qaeda Today.

Terrorism -Iraq War is Breeding a New Generation of Professional Terrorists

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:51:00 GMT

Guardian - The chaos of Iraq is giving rise to a new generation of "professional" terrorists who will eventually replace al-Qaida as a global threat, according to a report by the National Intelligence Council. The report warns that the US faces an increasing risk of an attack involving biological agents.

More from the Washington Times - Inside the Ring

Terrorism - The Education of a Holy Warrior

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:00:29 GMT

New York Times Magazine - Where terrorism begins - In a Pakistani religious school called the Haqqania madrasa, Osama bin Laden is a hero, the Taliban's leaders are famous alums and the next generation of mujahedeen is being militantly groomed. This article, written before 9/11, remains timeless.

Terrrorism - Al-Qaeda seeks toxins for biowarfare attack

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 11:53:17 GMT

Sunday Times - The international pursuit of Osama Bin Laden has not stopped his Al-Qaeda network from seeking to build weapons of mass destruction, senior US officials said last week. Recent intelligence indicates that the group is turning its attention to chemical and biological weapons.

Terrrorism - Technical Hurdles Separate Terrorists From Biowarfare

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:42:02 GMT

Washington Post - A look at the myriad technical obstacles that terrorists who might try to manufacture biological weapons could face, problems that would confound even skilled scientists who tried to help them, biological warfare experts say.

Terrorism - Bin Laden's Vision Becoming Reality

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:20:07 GMT

Defense and the National Interest - An interesting evaluation of the current state of the war on terrorism.

Terrorism - The Terror Web

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:29:03 GMT

New Yorker - Were the Madrid bombings part of a new, far-reaching jihad being plotted on the Internet? An excellent look into what Al-Qaeda is morphing into...

Terrorism - CIA says Iran, Qaeda pursued nuclear weapons

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:53:11 GMT

Reuters - The CIA believes al Qaeda's biological warfare program is primarily focused on anthrax for mass casualty attacks.

Terrorism - Biological attacks 'next terror step'

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:11:35 GMT

Australian Associated Press - Terrorist groups were using chemical and biological agents in their training and it was just a matter of time before they used them for war, Dr Rohan Gunaratna, the head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Singapore's Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies, said at a conference yesterday.