Terrorism Prevention and Response
Because American cops are on the front lines in counterterrorism, the Terrorism Prevention and Response topic page is updated with news and information to protect the homeland from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
A public policy and safety model that openly displays an aversion to the use of force in self-defense may embolden, encourage terrorists
Police agencies will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
Interagency planning, training and exercises are critical components of response actions
Operations were part of a widespread NYPD program to collect intelligence
The last line of defense, the first line of detection...where one stop can make a difference
You have to let your mind go into the deepest, darkest hole of pure evil in order to truly imagine those “worst of the worst” plans the opposition might dream up
Attack intended to coincide with one-year anniversary of bin Laden’s death
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in front of US military tribunal, victims’ families to watch on closed-circuit TV at military bases
Offers detailed advice on how to start huge forest fires in America with timed explosives
Until the end, bin Laden remained focused on attacking Americans and coming up with plots
Terrorist training manuals in PDF format in German, English and Arabic were among the documents found
The public will soon be able to read some of Osama bin Laden’s last written or typed words
Comments follow criticism of the agency’s domestic intelligence operation
Anders Behring Breivik claimed to be speaking as a commander of an “anti-communist” resistance movement
Talked about scattering ricin, obtaining and using explosives
Pentagon clears way for military court at Guantanamo Bay
Ad uses the incident to try and recruit new members
Using the drug has advantages in recruiting psychology
Osama bin Laden’s family scattered following September 11
Judge had dismissed charges of plotting war against government
The images appear to have been taken from the point of view of the killer
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville is prosecuting the case
Under the U.S. Privacy Act, the FBI is generally prohibited from maintaining records on how people practice their religion unless there is a clear law enforcement purpose
Mohamed Merah’s weeklong motorcycle shooting rampage killed three French paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi
The French police were able to link Merah’s shootings through ballistic tests and were eventually able to isolate and discover the gunman’s identity through technical means
Members of the militia are charged with conspiring to rebel against the government, conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction and other weapons crimes
It remains unknown if Mohamed Merah, who is suspected of killing three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three French paratroopers in Toulouse this month, was among the training group
NY mayor: ‘Police department can follow leads and threats wherever they come from’
Suspect wanted in the killing of three Jewish schoolchildren earlier this week
Officials have discussed details, but the administration won’t disclose records
