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.
Having a comprehensive, written policy is very important in managing inmates who wish to radicalize others towards terrorist behavior
Patrol officers need to be suitably prepared, trained and equipped to deal with terrorist attacks
It has been 10 years since the attack, and the lessons learned remain relevant to all police officers today
As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement’s primary defensive tool to combat terrorism remains in patrol and traditional policing methods
Throughout history there have always been (and always will be) those in this country willing to risk all and sometimes sacrifice all for others
We’ve had dozens of attempted attacks by radicalized Islamist terrorists here in the United States since 9/11, and only in the case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was there any degree of ‘success’ on the part of the attacker
Members of the domestic terrorism group also plotted to kill a judge, claiming courts should have no authority over them
Ali Asad Chandia to 15 years in prison for helping a leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group obtain paintball pellets for training exercises in Pakistan
The House and the Senate spending plans would slash up to $100 million for the Justice Department’s Integrated Wireless Network
Saudi attending college in Texas was indicted on a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction
Millions have been spent on new radio systems, but the Port Authority fears needless deaths of LEOs if an attack happens
“Holy crap!” a man in the helicopter shouts as the building collapses on itself. “The whole tower’s down!”
Some Muslims fear that their phones and e-mails are being screened and monitored
The arrest of a Saudi citizen in Texas on charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction shows that grassroots militants still pose a threat
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, who was legally in the U.S. on a student visa, plan to hide bomb materials inside dolls and baby carriages to blow up dams, nuclear plants, and other high-profile targets
Gives lawmakers time to discuss the future of the law enforcement tools that some call an infringement on civil liberties
Among the nearly 3,000 Americans to be murdered on 9/11, were 23 New York Police Department officers and 37 Port Authority officers
Includes 165 million for police surveillance cameras in lower Manhattan and Midtown — a $14.6 million increase
While police K-9s are prevented from sniffing human beings in typical law enforcement settings — entry to prisons notwithstanding, of course — bringing K-9 explosives detection out of the cargo hold and into the airport security lines may make a lot of sense
An American contractor describes a violent encounter in Afghanistan
The Turkish ferry Avrasya-Eurasia was hijacked by gunmen supporting Chechen fighters against Russia, who took 200 hostages aboard the ship
One of Mexico’s most ruthless, tactically proficient criminal gangs has spread from an original 31 mercenaries into a sizable private army and criminal enterprise
A firsthand account of a former commander of a US military antiterrorism unit
The world continues to focus on North Korea’s nuclear program and naval attacks on the South, as North Korea builds a special operations behemoth
Erkel recounts his experience being kidnapped by Islamic militants
Individual terrorists, small cells continue to pose a threat to American soil
A Belarussian TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 was shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2007
Do private citizens, who are clearly in the crosshairs of the enemy, have the right to self-defense by hacking or otherwise engaging on jihad sites?
One of the best-trained teams in Brazil, in the last 21 years TIGRE has sustained a success rate of 100 percent
The emergence of pirates off the east coast of Africa is a direct consequence of the brutal Somali Civil War
Terrorist groups realize that merely having the capability to put together a radioactive IED can tap into public fear
A skilled operator who can infiltrate his adversaries’ neighborhoods may be the most valuable counter terrorism weapon
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