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Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Bhutto
Assassination in Pakistan
11 Dec 2007 -- VBIED
Attack on U.N. Compound Algiers, Algeria, can be found at:
http://www.emergency.com/2007/Algeria_UN_attk_11Dec2007.htm
11 January, 2007
-- "Comments on 'Perceptions' and the War in Iraq," By Paul Anderson,
EmergencyNet News Correspondent
http://www.emergency.com/2007/iraq_counter-insurgency_perceptions.htm
Nov 21, 2006, Vol. 12, No.
324 --
The Face of
Terror; Britons Need to Know About the
Fanaticism that Threatens Them,
Times of London (includes ERRI
commentary)
August
22, 2006, International Terrorism, Region: Pakistan/India/Kashmir, In the
Spotlight: Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM), by/from Center for Defense Information (CDI),
w/ additional references, can be found at:
http://www.emergency.com/2006/jem_backgrndr.htm
30 July 2006:
ERRI Analysis Of Situation in Mid-East (Latest Hezbollah/Israeli Conflict), can
be found on the internet at:
http://www.emergency.com/2006/Hezbollah_israel_crisis07-30-06.htm
Tue, 11 Jul 2006, 16:27CDT -- EmergencyNet
News: Summary and Chronology of Bombay (Mumbai) Train Bombings, 11 July 2006,
Can be found at:
http://www.emergency.com/2006/Mumbai_train_bmbing_11Jul2006.htm
25 Dec 2005 - 09:00CST:
The Continued Morphing and Spread of Al-Qaeda
05 August
2005 08:00CDT: Chicago Institute Issues World-Wide
Terrorism Advisory Following Attacks in England and
Egypt:
http://www.emergency.com/2005/thrt_advry_05aug2005.htm
Series of
EmergencyNet News "Real-time" Reports Concerning Bombings and Attempted Bombings
in London, England- 07 July and 21
July 2005
to present...
01 May 2005
"Are Terrorism
Threats Against the United States at the Lowest Level since 9/11?"
Analysis by ERRI about the Washington Post article which reports that the
terrorist threat is "lower" than in recent times. We disagree.
Can be found on the internet at:
http://www.emergency.com/2005/ter-threat-low_may05.htm
Please also see:
Attorney
general refutes recent reports of diminished risk
From Kevin Bohn; CNN, Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Posted: 9:49 PM EDT (0149 GMT
Chronology of
Significant Terrorist Events - 2004, Can be found at:
http://www.tkb.org/documents/Downloads/NCTC_Report.pdf
28 Apr 2005
2004 -- Country Reports on Terrorism
State
Department Report
WASHINGTON, DC: These reports are submitted in compliance with Title 22 of
the United States Code, Section 2656(f) (the "Act"), which requires the
Department of State to provide Congress with a full and complete annual report
on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section
(a)(1) and (2) of the Act.
NOTE: This report is no longer called "Patterns of Global Terrorism" as
it was in previous years; it is now called
"Country Reports on
Terrorism."
To view the PDF files, you will need to download at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat
Reader .
In addition to the individual report files listed below, this report is also
available as a single file.
-- Table of Contents
-- Chapter 1 -- Legislative Requirements and Key Terms
-- Chapter 2 -- Overview
-- Chapter 3 -- Global Jihad: Evolving and Adapting
-- Chapter 4 -- Building International Will and Capacity to Counter Terrorism
-- Chapter 5 -- Country Reports A
-- Chapter 5 -- Country Reports B
-- Chapter 6 -- Terrorist Groups
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/45313.pdf
(Caution - large file - will require long
download on slow connections)
Click here for a list of 15 nightmare terror scenarios, graphic, from NYTimes
Homeland Security Department:
http://www.dhs.gov
Zarqawi Planning U.S. Hit?
USA/IRAQ: Two weeks after intelligence officials confirmed that
Osama bin Laden had sent a
message to Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, urging him to
plan attacks on U.S. soil, details are emerging from one of al-Zarqawi's
lieutenants about what the man behind many of the terrorist attacks in Iraq
could have in mind.
Intelligence officials tell TIME that interrogation of a member of al-Zarqawi's
organization, who was taken into U.S. custody last year and has been described
as a top aide, indicates that al-Zarqawi has given ample consideration to
assaults on the American homeland. According to a restricted bulletin that
circulated among U.S. security agencies last week, the interrogated aide said
al-Zarqawi has talked about hitting "soft targets" in the U.S., which could
include "movie theaters, restaurants and schools."
Want to know more? Visit the Mar. 21, 2005 issue of TIME magazine at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1037626,00.html
Additional reference: "Real
Time" Coverage of Hostage/Barricade Incident at School in Beslan, North Ossetia,
Russia, 01-17 Sep 2004, which can be found at:
http://www.emergency.com/2004/Ossetia__school_hostage.htm
08 March, 2005 Threats
of Terror Attacks on High-Tech Firms in India, can be found at:
http://www.emergency.com/2005/bangalore_threat_030805.mht
05 Mar 2005: "The
Rise of Islamic Militancy in the Netherlands (Europe),"
Series of Real Time EmergencyNet News Reports From Aug 19,
2004 to Present
DCI Porter J. Goss's testimony on "Global Intelligence
Challenges 2005: Meeting Long-Term Challenges with a Long-Term
Strategy" before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
--
http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/2004/Goss_testimony_02162005.html
15 Feb 2005
U.N. Team Predicts Rise in Terror Attacks
UNITED NATIONS -
According to the Associated Press and a report appearing today on the Houma
Courier website, a U.N. team monitoring sanctions on al-Qaeda predicted
Tuesday there will be an escalation of terrorist attacks, saying the network
remains determined to strike around the world.
Terrorism involving al-Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction remains among
the paramount global threats, the team said in a report.
"The team sees no let up in the determination of al-Qaeda, the Taliban and
their associates to continue their campaign of terror. It sees al-Qaeda
continuing to spread its message to all parts of the world, and a further
escalation in terms of brutality of attacks," the report said.
"Whatever the situation in Iraq, al-Qaeda's global terrorism will continue
and will remain a challenge to all states," it added.... Click here for the
entire article:
http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050215/API/502150752
A similar article appears on the USAToday website at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-02-15-un-terror_x.htm
LATEST FROM GAO
Homeland Security: Agency Plans, Implementation, and Challenges
Related to the National Strategy for Homeland Security. GAO-05-33,
January 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-33
Highlights -
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0533high.pdf
New DHS Head Named...
WASHINGTON, DC: President Bush has chosen federal appeals court judge Michael Chertoff to be his new Homeland Security chief.
Judge Chertoff has been a Judge on the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since June 2003. Prior to that, he
was Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department
of Justice, where he directed the national prosecution effort against terrorism,
as well as major prosecutions of corporate fraud. From 1994-2001, he was a
partner at the law firm of Latham & Watkins. From 1983-1990, Judge Chertoff was
a federal prosecutor in New York City and New Jersey, and from 1990-1994, he
served as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. Watch this space for more official
information...
The U.S. National Response Plan
is now available from DHS. The documents are as follows:
National Response Plan and Annexes
December 2004
(PDF, 114 pages, 2MB)
http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRPbaseplan.pdf
National Response Plan
December 2004
Full Version (PDF, 426 pages, 4MB)
includes all annexes, "Emergency Support Function Annexes", "Support
Annexes", and "Incident Annexes."
http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRP_FullText.pdf
Radical Iraqi Groups Threaten 'Un-Islamic'
Election in Iraq
According to Mujahedeen "Democracy is Apostasy"
(What its really all about...)
IRAQ:
According to a report by
ABCNews (Australia) and AFP (Agence
France Presse),
radical Islamist groups in Iraq said in an Internet statement Thursday they
considered democracy "farcial and un-Islamic" and warned that no-one who took
part in next month's polls would be safe.
"Those who participate in this dirty farce will not be sheltered from the blows
of the mujahedeen," said a statement posted on an Islamist website signed by the
Al Qaeda linked "Ansar Al-Sunnah," the "Islamic Army in Iraq" and the "Army of
the Mujahedeen."
US-led forces and the Iraq security apparatus are boosting their numbers across
the country fearing attacks by insurgents aimed at derailing the January 30
elections in Iraq, the first since the downfall of former president Saddam
Hussein last year.
"Democracy is a word of Greek origin meaning the sovereignty of the people...
this concept is considered apostasy, contrary to the doctrine of one God and
Sharia (Islamic law)," the statement from the three groups said.
"Democracy is a farce created by our enemies to confer what they call legitimacy
on the new government which is subservient to the crusaders and executes their
orders."
"To try to ensure these elections succeed would be the greatest gift to America,
the enemy of Islam and the tyrant of our time," it added.
-- Source:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1274882.htm
[ERRI analysis by Sr. analyst C. L. Staten: "This report, in a nutshell,
points out a fundamental part of the problems we must face. Radical Islam is
trying to force a confrontation based on "religion as politics." They can't seem
to understand (or they just reject) the concept of separation of church/state
and this appears to be a deep "sticking point," with the militants. Unless the
Western Democracies are willing to give up this basic premise (unlikely) and
allow theocracies and the establishment of a "state religion" in Iraq and
elsewhere (more unlikely), there will always be a conflict with this more
militant and fundamentalist wing of Islam."]
2004 & Beyond: Madrid, Beslan Show Terror War Far From Won
Prague (RFE/RL) A year ago, Madrid was
best-known for its art, nightlife, and world-class soccer team.
Beslan was hardly heard of at all outside the small Russian republic of North
Ossetia.
Yet in 2004 both entered a growing lexicon of places that have suffered horrific
attacks.
In the Spanish capital, 192 people were killed in simultaneous train bombings in
March that appeared timed to influence the country's general elections. The
attack was blamed on Islamic militants with ties to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda
terrorist group.
In Beslan, six months later, Chechen militants with possible international
involvement seized a primary school and took hundreds hostage. At least 340
people, including many children, died in a botched rescue effort by security
forces.
The past year also saw deadly attacks in Uzbekistan, Moscow, Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, and Indonesia, among other places.
Peter Bergen is a terrorism expert and author of the book "Holy War, Inc." He
told RFE/RL that 2004 could rival 2003 for the most terrorist attacks in a
single year. "The good news is that the organization [Al-Qaeda] has been
damaged," he said. "The bad news is that the wider ideological movement has
remained fairly vibrant and has been energized by the war in Iraq."
The United States justified the Iraq war as part of the fight against terrorism.
But in Bergen's opinion, the war aggravated anti-U.S. sentiment in the Muslim
world and could spawn a generation of new terrorists. "There's no doubt that
even if the Iraq war ended tomorrow, the foreign fighters who entered Iraq are
not going to go home and open coffee shops and falafel stands," he said. "They
are going to be part of an international jihadist movement, similar to the
movement that emerged out of Afghanistan in the '80s and '90s." -- Source:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/
library/news/2004/12/sec-041217-rferl01.htm
WASHINGTON, DC: Co-authored by the
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Heritage Foundation, was
the product of a task force of experts from academia, research centers, the
private sector, and congressional staff. The evaluation used 4 criteria to
evaluate whether DHS could meet its mandate from the Homeland Security Act of
2002: management, roles and missions, authorities, and resources.
Key recommendations include:
-- creating an Undersecretary for Policy, to improve policy making
-- a "flattened" organizational structure, consolidating agencies with
overlapping missions, eliminating directors of border and transportation
security, preparedness and response, and information analysis and infrastructure
protection (with those agencies reporting directly to the secretary via the
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security) eliminating wasteful spending by a
"risk-based mechanism for department-wide resource allocation and grant-making
and by developing pre-determined 'response packages' to respond to catastrophic
terrorism." "Clarifying authorities and national leadership roles for
bio-defense, cyber-defense, and critical infrastructure protection."
-- Improving departmental oversight by having the DHS report to a single
permanent oversight committee in the House and the Senate rationalizing
congressional committee structure and establishing (vs. the nearly 80 committees
that now have their fingers in the pie).
The report issues yet another call to change the formulas used to allocate
spending to one based on risk (Congress has deferred action on that contentious
issue until the next session. Overall, it said "Congress and the Administration
should develop a comprehensive plan to restructure the department, including
establishing a nonpartisan commission to review the performance of the
department and assess its capacity to fulfill the missions outlined in the
Homeland Security Act in the areas of management, missions, authorities, and
resources and to report back within six months."
Reference:
http://www.csis.org/hs/041213_dhsv2.pdf
(requires Adobe .pdf reader/plg-in to
review this file)
Can also be found at:
http://www.emergency.com/pdf/041213_dhsv2.pdf
Stolen Crop-Duster - TSA Advisory
On November 1, 2004, a crop dusting aircraft was stolen from Ejido Queretaro,
near Mexicali, Mexico. Although there is currently no indication that this has
any connection to terrorist activity, the theft is cause for concern. Past
information indicates that members of al-Qaeda may have planned—or may still be
planning—to disperse biological or chemical agents from crop dusting aircraft.
The stolen aircraft has been identified as a Piper PA 25, Pawnee, and is similar
to one depicted below. It is registered in Mexico and bears the tail number
XBCYP. If you see the aircraft described above, you should immediately contact
the TSA General Aviation Hotline at (866) 427-3287. (See
http://www.eaa.org/communications/ eaanews/advisory.pdf for picture of
aircraft type)
Advisory – Security Information for Aerial Application Operators/Airports
Law enforcement agencies continue to investigate suspicious incidents and
inquiries involving crop dusters and spray equipment. In September 2001, the
National Agricultural Aviation Association issued an advisory to its members.
The advisory warned members to “be vigilant to any suspicious activity relative
to the use, training in or acquisition of dangerous chemicals or airborne
application of same including threats, unusual purchases, suspicious behavior by
employees or customers, and unusual contacts with the public.” The advisory also
instructed individuals to report any suspicious circumstances or information to
local FBI offices.
TSA wants to remind aerial application operators and airport operators to review
the security measures contained in the TSA Information Publication, Security
Guidelines for General Aviation Airports (available at
http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/ editorial/editorial_1113.xml ), and the
National Agricultural Aviation Association security measures (available at
www.agaviation.org). For example, aerial
application operators and airport operators are encouraged to consider the
following:
• Store aircraft and crop protection products in locked hangars with
electronic security systems when not in use.
• Park and disable loader trucks, forklifts, or other equipment to block
aircraft.
• In cases where the aircraft must be left outdoors, use propeller locks,
propeller chains or tiedowns on aircraft.
• Remove batteries from planes and disassemble engines from unused aircraft.
• Install hidden security switches to prevent unauthorized startup of the
aircraft.
• Outdoor security lighting around hangars and operations is encouraged.
• Establish contact with Federal and local law enforcement agencies to
coordinate responses to security breaches at agricultural aviation facilities.
Encourage operators to list the appropriate law enforcement agency telephone
numbers in a prominent place within their operations.
Persons should report any suspicious activity immediately to local law
enforcement and the TSA General Aviation Hotline at 866-GASECUR (866-427-3287).
SEEKING INFORMATION
WASHINGTON, DC: The FBI is urgently seeking information on the identity of
the person pictured here--a self-proclaimed American jihadist using the alias 'Azzam
the American, aka 'Azzam Al-Amriki
He may currently be located outside the United States.
To give you as much information as possible on this person, we are attaching
clips from the video interview he recently gave, and the transcript of those
clips. We hope you might recognize him from his voice, his body language, or the
style and content of his speech.
Streaming video of the video clip
(RealVideo)
MPEG of the video clip
Transcript of the video clip
If you have any information that might lead to identifying and/or locating
this person--or his interviewer-- please contact the USG immediately.
Use our
Submit a Tip form located on this
website.
In the U.S., contact the
Joint Terrorism Task Force at your nearest FBI office or contact your
closest law enforcement agency.
Overseas, you may contact your closest U.S. Embassy.
Source for announcement: http://www.fbi.gov/
[Asst. webmaster note: Also please see 28 Oct 2004, ADAM
YAHIYE GADAHN below. An Imam in California says he identified the man pictured
above as the man pictured below. This has NOT been officially confirmed by U.S.
government sources. Please also see
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137087,00.html for additional reference]
Record Oil Prices Caused by Conflicts/Insurgencies

ERRI crisis analysts have previously reported on several occasions about a "rising insurgency" in Nigeria...and suggested that it could even be part of a larger plot to increase world oil prices and engage in a kind of "economic warfare" against the United States and her allies.
Reference: Please see: 24 Sep 2000, ERRI To Examine Oil as A "Weapon of
Asymmetric Warfare" on the net at:
http://www.emergency.com/2001/2000_topten.htm)
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Raising the threat level to orange allows for increased protection in and around buildings that require it and will also raise awareness for employees, residents, customers and visitors.
Residents in these areas might expect to see special buffer zones to secure perimeters of buildings from unauthorized cars and trucks, restrictions to affected underground parking, security personnel using identification badges and digital photos to keep track of people entering and exiting buildings, increased law enforcement presence, and robust screening of vehicles, packages and deliveries.
This latest threat information serves as a reminder that terrorists still strive to harm the United States. There are, however, some basic steps people can take to prepare themselves and their families to handle emergencies of all kinds: Make a family emergency plan, Get an emergency supply kit, and Be Informed.
To access local preparedness information:
To find out more information about latest threat information, please visit www.dhs.gov.
Reports That Led to Terror Alert Were Years Old, Officials Tell NYT
WASHINGTON, DC: Much of the information that led the authorities to
raise the terror alert at several large financial institutions in the New
York City and Washington areas was three or four years old, unnamed
intelligence and law enforcement officials reportedly told Douglas Jehl and
David Johnson of the New York Times on Monday. They reported that they
had not yet found concrete evidence that a terrorist plot or preparatory
surveillance operations were still under way.
But, the officials continued to regard the information as significant and
troubling because the reconnaissance already conducted has provided Al Qaeda
with the knowledge necessary to carry out attacks against the sites in
Manhattan, Washington and Newark. They said that history has shown that Al
Qaeda has often struck years after its operatives began surveillance of an
intended target.
Taken together with a separate, more general stream of intelligence, which
indicates that Al Qaeda intends to strike in the United States this year,
possibly in New York or Washington, the officials said even the dated but
highly detailed evidence of surveillance was sufficient to prompt the
authorities to undertake a global effort to track down the unidentified
suspects involved in the surveillance operations.
"You could say that the bulk of this information is old, but we know that Al
Qaeda collects, collects, collects until they're comfortable,'' said one
senior government official. "Only then do they carry out an operation. And
there are signs that some of this may have been updated or may be more
recent.''
President Bush said the alert issued on Sunday reflected "a serious
business.'' He said at a White House news conference, "We wouldn't be
contacting authorities at the local level unless something was real.''
Communication Deficiencies Hamper
Homeland Fight Against Terrorism By Paul Anderson, EmergencyNet News
Correspondent ERRI analysts have previously reported
on and advocated better information sharing between local, state, federal and
military agencies. They believe that this is only viable option to be able to
"connect the dots" and prevent further vulnerabilities within the continental
United States. See: http://www.emergency.com/intelops.htm and
http://www.emergency.com/2002/intel_11Sep01.htm
Evolving Terrorist Threats; Chicago
Analyst Explores "Two Terror Tracks" Chicago, IL: Terrorist threats
has evolved, into a much broader and more diffuse situation than ever before,
with a new strategy of attacks by loosely affiliated groups against highly
vulnerable (soft) targets.
ERRI senior national security
analyst, Clark Staten, said on Friday that he believes that there may
actually be "two tracks of terror attacks." One track is a more centralized path
and of larger magnitude, probably coming with direction, specially personnel,
and financing from the remaining leadership of Al-Qaeda, and involving
potentially long-term planning. The second track seems to involves more
opportunistic attacks and less sophisticated planning and execution. These
lesser attacks are carried out by Al-Qaeda motivated local cells, are generally
of a limited significance, and essentially self-directed. ERRI continues to
look for additional evidence to support these hypothesis' and will provide
additional details if/when they emerge. 21:00CST - 09 Nov 2003 Chicago Institute Issues World-Wide
Terrorist Alert In keeping with advice from the U.S. State Dept., ERRI reminds U.S.
citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps
to increase their security awareness and to lessen their vulnerability,
particularly in the Mid-East and Far-East. Americans should maintain a low
profile, vary routes and times for all necessary travel, and treat mail from
unfamiliar sources with additional suspicion. During an assessment
meeting held earlier Sunday, ERRI analysts said that they also could not
exclude the possibility of an attack in the continental United States in
the near term. EmergencyNet News continues to monitor events worldwide and will
provide additional advisories and alerts as circumstances dictate...
D.O.S. Patterns of Global Terrorism -2003
Released by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2003/c12108.htm -- Html format
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/31912.pdf
-- .PDF format
(7MB)
Testimony of Mr. George Tenet, Director of Central Intelligence, Central
Intelligence Agency
Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby (USN), Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
http://intelligence.senate.gov/0402hrg/040224/witness.htm
IMPORTANT REFERENCE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
FEMA: "Fire and Emergency Services Preparedness Guide for the Homeland
Security Advisory System" -- First Edition - January 2004 --
click here to
view/download copy (Note: Requires Adobe Acrobat
plug-in/viewer to read)
UNITED STATES: The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the
Information Age has released a report on Tuesday saying that the U.S. Government
has not taken advantage of the technology expertise available to it in relation
to fighting the war on terrorism. The 168-page report entitled "Creating A
Trusted Information for Homeland Security" said the nation’s system for
analyzing and sharing intelligence purportedly has a number of gaps in it.
The report alleges major deficiencies in communications between state and
federal agencies, between intelligence and law enforcement and between public
and private sector arms of government. It proposes that a System-wide Homeland
Analysis and Resource Exchange (SHARE) network be created to allow multi-agency
access to information, extending the anti-terrorism capabilities through
intelligence of agencies in the United States.
According to the Markle Foundation, the SHARE network would need to distinguish
useful signals about terrorist activity from "noise" and maximize the ability
for agencies to make sense of the information. The full report can be found
online at:
http://www.markletaskforce.org/Report2_Full_Report.pdf
(caution, large file, probably difficult
on slow internet connections - Requires Adobe .pdf reader/plug-in to view)
By Paul Anderson
Chicago, IL (EmergencyNet
News) -- Clark Staten, executive director of the Chicago-based Emergency
Response & Research Institute (ERRI) this evening issued a world-wide
terrorist warning concerning an increased possibility of terrorist
attacks against American and allied embassies, military facilities,
businesses and citizens...worldwide. "Given the current tactical
circumstances in the Mid-East and the ever escalating rhetoric by
various militant organizations, we feel that we must urge additional
caution and awareness for Americans everywhere at this time," Staten
said.
"Although we have no information about specific targets at this time,
various threat indicators and warnings -- including at least two recent
messages purportedly from Usama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri
-- would seem to indicate that it is only reasonable and prudent
to increase the overall U.S. defense posture at this time," Staten
added.
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2003
DHS ANNOUNCES $2.2 BILLION FOR STATE AND LOCAL
FIRST RESPONDERS
States Apply Through One Form in Streamlined Online Process
For the first time, states can apply online for their allocated grants using one
form that will serve as a “one-stop-shop” application for three different
programs that benefit first responders and will provide additional resources to
state and local government counterterrorism efforts.
“No longer will our state and local partners have to go to different places
within the department to apply for terrorism-related funding. It ensures that
nationwide, Homeland Security officials have one place where they can tap into
the resources as well as the information they need,” said Secretary of Homeland
Security Tom Ridge. “State and local communication and coordination, after all,
reflects the very nature of homeland security, the federal government working
with the home towns of America to keep our country safe and free.”
Since March 1, DHS will have allocated or awarded over $6 billion dollars in
grant funding for first responders from the FY ’03 Budget, the FY ’03
Supplemental and the FY ’04 Budget to help first responders across the country
enhance their capabilities and provide additional resources for state and local
governments to protect their citizens and critical infrastructure.
The $2.2 billion dollars allocated to DHS from the FY ’04 Budget will be
distributed as part of three programs that provide significant resources to the
state and local governments in different areas. These three programs are the
State Homeland Security Program, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention
Program and Citizen Corps.
Under the new system, the State Administrative Agencies apply with one
application form online as part of the Homeland Security Grant Program,
streamlining the process with which DHS distributes the funds through the state
governments. In addition to the single application, DHS is launching an
interagency grants and training website on the DHS website at
www.dhs.gov/grants.
The website provides information on homeland security and public safety grant opportunities offered by the Department of Homeland Security and other federal Departments and Agencies including HHS, DOJ and the EPA and a link to the Compendium of Federal Terrorism Training for State and Local Audiences, an interagency site for training opportunities available to state and local emergency personnel.
Included in this edition:
-- Military Mutiny in Manila
-- Iraq Delivers Warning to the Western World
-- Australian Network Says it will Aid Terrorists
-- Warnings and Advisories
-- U.S. Intelligence Accused of not Understanding Pre-9/11 Terrorist Threat
25 July 2003
Report Says U.S. Intelligence Failed To Grasp Pre-9/11 Terrorist
Threat
WASHINGTON, DC:
According a congressional report released on Thursday, U.S. intelligence agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, share the blame for failing to "disrupt" the 9/11 attacks by keeping would-be terrorists out of the country or trying to unravel their plot. Those agencies possessed a wealth of information stretching back years about terrorist leader Usama bin Laden, his associates and their activities. Still, none of the intelligence indicated the exact time, location and method of the 9/11 attacks, the report says.According to the nearly 900-page joint House-Senate document, which is the most exhaustive account to date about what the government knew and when about bin Laden and his plans to attack the United States, congressional investigators concluded that the intelligence agencies, including the FBI, "too often failed to focus on that information and consider and appreciate its collective significance in terms of a probable terrorist attack."
Also, the agencies didn’t "demonstrate sufficient initiative in coming to grips" with the terrorist threat. According to the report, "some significant pieces of information in the vast stream of data being collected were over-looked, some were not recognized as potentially significant at the time and therefore not disseminated, and some required additional action on the part of foreign governments before a direct connection to the hijackers could have been established. For all those reasons, the intelligence community failed to fully capitalize on available, and potentially important, information."
The committee’s report is a narrative of how 19 Middle Eastern hijackers commandeered four commercial aircraft and flew them into U.S. landmarks and a field in Pennsylvania. It documents specific pieces of information intercepted by a number of agencies, including the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency, that the committee deemed relevant to the 9/11 attacks.
The report’s authors also blamed both the administrations of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The report said: "Between 1996 and September 2001, the counterterrorism strategy adopted by the U.S. government did not succeed in eliminating Afghanistan as a sanctuary and training ground for bin Laden’s terrorist network." The government, the report found, was too dependent on law enforcement as a means of combating terrorism, and didn’t rely enough on military or intelligence actions abroad. This judgment is also consistent with an assessment made by ERRI analysts after the bombings of the two U.S. embassies in Eastern Africa.
Intelligence officials have reportedly largely dismissed the congressional report in private, saying it offers few conclusions about intelligence lapses that haven’t already been heard. Some current and former intelligence officials have defended the agencies, particularly the CIA, as having paid attention to the terrorist threat since the mid-1990s. One senior intelligence official, who asked to remain anonymous, noted that CIA Director George Tenet was one of the few senior federal officials drawing attention to bin Laden’s role in financing global terrorist operations in the 1990s. Decide for yourself...click the link below to download your own copy of the the report (be advised...multi-megabyte file - over 800 pages)...
WASHINGTON,
DC: February 2002, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence agreed to conduct a Joint
Inquiry into the activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community in connection
with the terrorist attacks perpetrated against our nation on September 11,
2001. This report (available as both S. Rept. 107-351 and H. Rept. 107-792)
consists of 832 pages that presents the joint inquiry’s findings and
conclusions, an accompanying narrative, and a series of recommendations.
Click the link
for access to the entire report:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/911.html
ERRI Monthly Briefing -- 06 July 2003
The ERRI Monthly Briefing (Vol. 2, No. 5) is now available for download at http://www.emergency.com/2003/ERRI_Jul03.pdf
Included in this edition:
-- U.S. Says High Probability Al-Qaeda will use WMD
-- Resistance Group Claims Responsibility for Iraq Attacks
-- New Lab in Richmond Assigned to Bioterror
-- SL May Have Killed 60,000
-- Threats and Advisories
-- Al-Qaeda Gains African Footholds Amid Weak Security in the Region
06 July 2003 -- TODAY'S CENTRAL FOCUS:
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
The following fact sheet was released by the White House July 1, 2003
Fact Sheet: Progress in the Global War on Terrorism
"As long as terrorists and their allies plot to harm America, America is at war. We did not choose this war. Yet, with the safety of the American people at stake, we will continue to wage this war with all our might.
"From the beginning, we have known the effort would be long and difficult, and that our resolve would be tested. We know that sacrifice is unavoidable. We have seen victories in the decisive defeat of two terror regimes, and in the relentless pursuit of a global terror network. Yet the war on terror goes on. We will not be distracted, and we will prevail." -- President George W. Bush, July 1, 2003.
Defeat of Two Terror Regimes
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan:
-- Eliminated the repressive Taliban regime
-- Denied al-Qaida safe-haven from which to plan, train, and conduct
operations
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
-- Ended a regime that possessed weapons of mass destruction, harbored
and supported terrorists, suppressed human rights and defied the just
demands of the United Nations and the world
-- Stopped Ansar al-Islam, an al-Qaida affiliate, from operating in
northeastern Iraq
-- Eliminated from Iraq the Abu Musab al-Zarqawi network, which had
established a poison and explosives training camp in northeastern Iraq
-- Shut down the Salman Pak training camp where members of al-Qaida had
trained
Pursuit of Global Terror Network:
-- Since September 2001, over 3,000 al-Qaida suspects have been detained
in over 90 countries
-- Almost all of those directly involved in orchestrating the September 11th
attacks are now in custody or confirmed dead
-- Of the senior al-Qaida leaders, operational managers, and key
facilitators we have been tracking, 65 percent have been captured or killed
In the global war on terrorism, the United States and its allies have:
-- Denied al-Qaida its sanctuary in Afghanistan
-- Removed the Taliban regime which supported and provided sanctuary to al-Qaida
-- Disrupted al-Qaida's finances
-- Dismantled entire al-Qaida cells throughout the world
-- Captured or killed many of al-Qaida's top leaders from the 9/11 period,
including
9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaykh Muhammad,key plotters Ramzi bin al Shibh, Abu
Zubaydah and Muhammad Atef, USS Cole attack planner Walid Ba'Attash, and Abu
Yasir al-Jaz'iri, top al-Qaida facilitator
-- Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong have all
been strong partners in the War on Terrorism, arresting dozens of terrorist
leaders with al-Qaida ties
-- Pakistan has taken into custody more than 500 terrorist suspects,
including Ramzi bin al Shibh and Khalid Shaykh Mohammad
-- The U.S. is working closely with the Afghan and Pakistani governments to
deny sanctuary to terrorists moving into and among their border areas
-- The United Kingdom along with Spain, Italy, Germany, France and other
European nations have disrupted al-Qaida cells
-- Many Middle East and North Africa nations have sought and arrested al-Qaida
members
-- Yemen has taken action against numerous al-Qaida members. It was in Yemen
that al-Harithi was found and killed
-- Jordan arrested two individuals with links to al-Qaida who were
responsible for the murder of USAID employee Laurence Foley in Amman
-- Saudi Arabian authorities have uncovered terrorist operations in the holy
city of Mecca
-- Saudi Arabian security services captured Abu Bakr al-Azdi, who is
believed to be a central figure in the Riyadh bombing of May 12, 2003
-- Security services also killed a major al-Qaida operational planner and
fundraiser, known as "Swift Sword"
-- Morocco arrested al-Qaida operatives planning attacks against U.S.
shipping
-- Djibouti is hosting the U.S. military as they pursue al-Qaida and others
in the Horn of Africa
-- Since 9/11, the U.S. and other countries have frozen over $137 million,
much of which was supporting al-Qaida operations
-- We have developed partnerships with both Canada and Mexico to stop
illicit border crossings and facilitate legitimate trade and travel.
-- In the United States, al-Qaida associated cells were dismantled in
Buffalo, New York, and Portland, Oregon and arrested individuals charged
with supporting the Egyptian-based Al-Gamat Al-Islamiyya.
Terrorist Tracking and Threat Integration
To improve intelligence sharing and coordination, the President directed the establishment of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), whose partner agencies include CIA, FBI, DHS, DOD, and State.
-- The FBI established the National Joint Terrorism Task Force and we
have expanded FBI-led interagency Joint Terrorism Task Forces investigating
terrorist activity around the country to 66.
-- The Attorney General established the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task
Force to identify and locate terrorists.
-- The State Department has developed tamper-resistant visas and new digital
passports.
03 July 2003
Erroneous Information About ERRI 2002 Annual Terrorism Report Circulating on the Internet
CHICAGO, IL -- According to reliable sources in Washington, someone has circulated an erroneous and potentially libelous report on a well-known security mailing list, suggesting that ERRI (the parent of this website) was engaging in some sort of "surreptitious propaganda," directed at smearing the U.S. military headquarters in Washington, DC. Upon hearing about the posting, ERRI CEO and U.S. Army veteran Clark Staten said in response, "Nothing could be further from the truth...the poster's apparent confusion concerns a Muslim terrorist/criminal organization called "The Pentagon" which has been active in the southern Philippines for several years," Staten added.
On page 9 of 16 pages of the ERRI 2002 Annual Terrorism report (see download link immediately below), there is, in fact, a listing for "The Pentagon," which actually is a force of between 100-200 Muslim separatist rebels, who have carried out kidnappings, bombings, and other violent acts in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines. This group is also believed affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and/or may have ties to Al-Qaeda. Both the Philippine and U.S. government have designated "The Pentagon" a terrorist organization.
While we sincerely regret any misunderstanding
about this issue, we also must suggest that whomever posted this criticism
of our 2002 terrorism report is not very familiar with the identification of international
terrorist organizations, or they had some other (unknown) motive for making
such
allegations in a public posting. Further questions or comments about this
issue can be be directed to:
webmaster@mail.emergency.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Clark Staten, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: +1 773-631-3774
Internet E-Mail:
sysop@mail.emergency.com
Or alternatively, Analyst Jeremy Zakis: +61 41 620 5005
jzakis@mail.emergency.com
Download Full Report:
http://www.emergency.com/2003/ERRI_2003_Ann.pdf
Islamic Terrorists Conduct 56% of 2002 Attacks, But Colombia Still The Most Violent Country (Annual Terrorism Report)
CHICAGO, IL -- Jun. 18, 2003 -- Islamic terrorism accounted for 56 percent of all terrorist attacks in the world during 2002, but Left Wing Rebels ensured Colombia remained the most dangerous country in the world. The Emergency Response and Research Institute (ERRI) today released the ERRI Annual Report into International Terrorist Activity 2002 with a warning that the 33 percent decline in terrorist attacks compared with the previous year was more an "aberration" rather than a lasting "trend".
Clark Staten, Senior Analyst and CEO of ERRI, says that successes in the U.S.-led war on terrorism played a significant role in breaking up the Al-Qaeda network, but warned that the major terrorist organizations were now reorganizing and adapting to the current world climate.
"The nature of global conflict is changing. It is the considered opinion of the ERRI that there is a general paradigm shift underway in regard to how future conflicts will unfold," Staten says.
The terrorists of the 90's and 21st century seem less interested in public opinion about themselves, as those of previous decades did and are now more interested in "larger body counts of their perceived enemy," Staten adds.
According to the annual report, Islamic terrorism remained the most dominant making up 56 percent of all attacks in 2002, compared with left and right wing terrorist attacks which made up only 36 percent. Colombia was again the most dangerous country where terrorism is concerned, recording a total of 37 major attacks for the year.
The ERRI Annual Report into International Terrorist Activity 2002 reports monthly terrorism statistics and charts the trends between 2001 and 2002.
Copies of the ERRI Annual Report into International Terrorist Activity
2002 are now available online at
http://www.emergency.com/2003/ERRI_2003_Ann.pdf
or can be obtained by e-mailing Jeremy Zakis, ERRI Counterterrorism
Analyst, at jzakis@mail.emergency.com
ERRI June Counter-Terrorism and National Security Briefing
In This Issue...
-- What the World Must Understand About Terrorism -
Page 2June 2003, Volume 2, Issue 4, Click here to download/read.
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Ambassador Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Remarks at On-the-Record Briefing on the Release of the Annual Patterns
of Global Terrorism 2002 report
Washington, DC
April 30, 2003
Click here to review the entire report:
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The FREE ERRI Monthly Counter-Terrorism and National Security Briefing for March, 2003 is now available for download at http://www.emergency.com/2003/erri_Mar03.pdf
Included in this edition:
-- FBI Warns that Al-Qaeda Remains Biggest Terrorist Threat to CONUS
-- Report That Iraq's Chemical and Biological Capabilities Are Stronger
-- California Identifies 624 Possible Terrorist Targets
-- Pentagon Reports That Iraq Deployment is Combat Ready
-- February 2003 Terrorism Statistics
-- More News From Iraq and Afghanistan
-- Warnings and Advisories
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Radio
interview w/ERRI's Clark Staten, Topic: Homeland Security - WBEZ Public
Radio (NPR)
http://www.wbez.org/audio_library/ram/848/848_030321b.ram
23 Feb 2003
U.S. Officials Warn Of Attacks By Lone Terrorists
WASHINGTON:
Law enforcement and intelligence officials said in interviews with the newspaper that they believe the threat of such attacks by individual extremists is growing because of the possibility of a U.S.-led war against Iraq. The officials said a war would inflame anti-American sentiment throughout the Arab world, adding to a litany of causes that have stoked hatred of the United States. One of the main issues expressed by many Arabs is their belief that the United States has supported Israel in its effort to put down the Palestinian uprising. And some people may decide to strike against American targets almost on the spur of the moment.
The Times said in its report that analysts regard the new taped message believed to be from the fugitive Usama bin Laden as a summons to his followers, and perhaps to new sympathizers, to conduct actions against the American targets in response to the possible war in Iraq. Counter- terrorism officials have long feared that a solitary terrorist with an automatic weapon or one committed to a suicide bombing could inflict heavy casualties in the United States.
April 8, 2002: Change in Terrorism Tactics Reported; Suicide Bombers Could Have Major Implications
11:30CST - 20 Feb 2003
Ashcroft
Announces New Terrorism Arrests
EmergencyNet News first reported about Palestinian Islamic Jihad fund-raising activities in the United States, and about their involvement in S. Florida in 1997.
Click here to read that report...Homeland Security - Citizen Preparedness Information Announcement

View and print a copy of the new citizen preparedness brochure from
www.Ready.gov: "Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now." Download PDF or call 1-800-BE-READY for more information. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
27 Feb 2003 - Terrorism Alert Level Lowered
WASHINGTON, DC:
ERRI/EmergencyNet News Counter-Terrorism and National Security Monthly Report, February 2003, Volume 2, Issue 2 ( large file: 265KB, requires Adobe .pdf reader/plug-in to review)
Tom Ridge Assumes Command of New
Cabinet Agency
Department 0f Homeland Security Website -- http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
21 Jan 2003

ERRI Terrorism and Nation Monthly Security Report Jan. 2003, Vol. 2, No. 1
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POTUS Signs Law Creating Department Of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON:
Speaking at a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House, POTUS said he would nominate the secretary of the navy, Gordon England, as deputy director of the new department, and former Arkansas representative Asa Hutchinson as the department's under secretary for border and transportation security. Hutchinson currently heads the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). All three nominations are subject to approval by the Senate...
President Bush Signs Homeland Security Act
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25 Oct 2002 "A year after 9/11, America remains dangerously unprepared to prevent and respond to a catastrophic terrorist attack on U.S. soil," says the
United States Commission on National Security report, which was sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. "In all likelihood, the next attack will result in even greater casualties and widespread disruption to our lives and economy." "The need for immediate action is made more urgent by the prospect of the United States going to war with Iraq and the possibility Saddam Hussein might threaten the use of weapons of mass destruction in America."
Click here to read the New York Times story...
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New Hart/Rudman Report: U.S. Commission on National Security
The panel also found that most local police and fire departments did not have chemical protection gear, portable detection equipment for chemical, biological or nuclear agents or adequate training programs for dealing with such attacks. Click here to download the .pdf report from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Now Available....

ERRI/EmergencyNet News Special Report on the Attacks
of 9/11
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"One Year After; 9/11 First Anniversary Special Report," compiled by ERRI
and EmergencyNet News...
19 Sep 2002
US Intelligence Said To Have Failed To Heed Terror Warnings
WASHINGTON:
ERRI's Clark Staten said of the hearings this morning, "This Congressional inquiry can not be simply an attempt at 'finger-pointing' or engaging in 'political recriminations'." "This issue is too important for that...and any political operative, regardless of party, who tries to exploit the tragedy of 09/11 for political advantage should be put out of office at the next election," Staten continued. "What is needed is actual change in the mind-set and actions of all who protect, defend, and govern our great nation...America can no longer allow continued political game-playing, 'cold-war' mentality, nor operational planning and staffing left over from a decades long struggle with the former Soviet Union," Staten added.
"We must move faster, plan better, be more innovative, and train harder
than our adversaries, if we are to hope to defeat them...that should be what
these hearings are all about...finding immediate solutions to long
developing problems that have been all but ignored by at least part of the
government in the past," the veteran analyst continued. "To do less will
potentially result in hundreds or even thousands of deaths or injuries to
American citizens...we CAN NOT allow that to happen again," Staten
concluded.
18 Sep 2002
U.S. Officials Say Terror Cells Can Strike At Will
WASHINGTON:
30 Aug 2002
THREAT MATRIX:
Guidelines On How To Spot Bombers Given To Israelis
ISRAEL:
More than a hundred Israelis have been killed in scores of Palestinian homicide attacks over the past few years. The information is produced in a free pamphlet, entitled "Only Together Will We Stop Terror." According to the pamphlet, the signs of spotting a bomber are:
-- Wearing unseasonably warm attire.
-- Protruding bulges in
clothing.
-- Sweating, mumbling or fidgeting.|
-- Avoiding
police.
-- Trying to fit into crowds.
As Israelis have become more vigilant in recent months, homicide/suicide bombers have employed new tactics to avoid detection, such as dying their hair to look more European and by dressing in Israeli army uniforms or as Orthodox Jews.
The pamphlet says that in looking out for car bombs, people should be suspicious of mismatched license plates, vehicles parked in unusual locations or if the car is weighed down at the back, because of explosives in the trunk. Citizens who suspect a homicide attacker or car bomb are urged to stay calm, inform police immediately and keep the suspect in sight but at a safe distance.
ERRI counter-terrorism analysts said that the clues for identification
of bombers may be just as applicable in other parts of the world as they
are in Israel, and that similar tactics may be employed elsewhere by
Al-Qaeda or other associated terrorist organizations.
30 July 2002
AFGHANISTAN: A top Afghan intelligence official reported on
Tuesday that a would-be homicide bomber with more than a half-ton of
explosives packed into his car was just 300 yards from the U.S. Embassy on
Monday when he was stopped by a chance traffic accident. Foreign
intelligence information indicated the alleged terrorist, who was captured
by Afghan authorities after a car chase through Kabul, is a foreigner and a
member of the al-Qaeda terror group. -- *Assessment by ERRI's C. L. Staten: Our most current assessment at
ERRI suggests that lower level Al-Qaeda associates are in the midst of
undertaking a series of small or medium strikes on "easier" targets to
retain public attention...and to include car bombings and assassinations.
See above. These acts are being undertaken by "independent cells" with
motivation by (and funding?), but little direction from top leadership of
Al-Qaeda. It would be our estimate that we will see this trend continue and
that there is a greater than even chance of an attack of much greater
magnitude (possibly involving Weapons of Mass Destruction) during August or
September. We are particularly concerned about a major "anniversary attack"
on Sept. 11th, 2002, in the continental U.S.
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11 June 2002
Resource Notification
CSIS Addresses The Threat of a "Dirty Nuclear Weapon"
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) developed a
terrorist attack scenario and a one-day workshop to address a plausible -
large - cross-jurisdictional crisis in Washington, DC. The overall purpose
of the workshop was to help frame the planning requirement (end state), for
the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) led crisis-planning
effort, by identifying some of the key issues and friction points to be
resolved in the event of a detonation of a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
in downtown Washington, D.C. To review the report, click below:
http://www.csis.org/features/crisisreport.pdf
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09:40CDT - 10 June 2002
"Dirty Bomb" Plot Thwarted Says Attorney General
By Paul Anderson
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a short
time ago that the U.S. government had thwarted a radical plot to engage in
the use of "dirty bomb" within a U.S. city. Secondarily, Ashcroft's
announcement indicated that the plot, allegedly included a U.S. citizen of
Hispanic descent, who "converted" to Islam. the suspect was
identified by authorities as Abdullah Al-Mujahir, aka Jose Padilla.
ERRI's Clark Staten said "ERRI has warned on several occasions about the possibility of the use of conventional explosives, piggy-backed with radioactive materials...it looks like, had the 'bad guys' had their way, that concern was to have become frightfully true." "These are not real nuclear bombs, but rather, access-denial and fear-mongering weapons," Staten added.
Ashcroft said that the information concerning Al-Mujahir's plot came from "multiple, independent, and corroborating sources." Padilla is reportedly being transferred to military custody. Few other official details were made immediately available, and EmergencyNet News is monitoring the implications of this statement and will provide additional details as more becomes available...
Additional References:
(1)
http://www.emergency.com/2002/suicide_implications.htm
(2)
http://www.emergency.com/2001/binladen_nuke.htm
(3)
22:00CDT - 22 Apr
2002: Zubaydah Says Al-Qaeda Can Build a
Dirty Bomb...
Outside Reference:
(1)
Dirty
Bombs: Response to a Threat; FAS Public Interest Report
(2)