Hot Paper Topics
Attack on America / Terrorism / Iraq War

• 9-11 Commission Report -- Full-text online. "provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."

• Academic Info: Afghanistan -- A scholarly directory of Web resources related to Afghanistan.

• Academic Info: Iraq -- A scholarly directory of Web resources related to Iraq

• Afghanistan Country Study -- from the U.S. Dept of State

• Al Qaeda -- U.S. government documents and sites on Al Qaeda

• Al Qaeda: Profile and Threat Assessment -- from the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. in .pdf format.

• America's Global Role --  The Understanding the Issue section lays out the facts and policy alternatives, while the Public Opinion section offers a detailed profile of public thinking about the issue.

• America's  War Against Terror-- CNN in-depth report.

• America's War in Iraq -- CNN in-depth report

• Annotated bibliography of Government documents related to the threat of terrorism & the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001

• Anthrax -- the medical side from MedlinePlus.

• Aptitude for Destruction -- a two volume .pdf document that covers "Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism" Click here for Volume I   & Volume II.

• Arab Political Systems: Baseline Information and Reforms -- "It provides easily accessible baseline information about the political systems of Arab countries, with links to official documents and websites, and will be frequently updated to provide information about reforms being introduced."

• Attack on America -- a wide array of coverage and news reports, plus information on the peace movement.

• Aviation Security -- a list of U.S. government documents

• Beyond Intractability -- "A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict." This extraordinary collection of documents includes case studies, online courses and educational simulations, conflict news, and expert interviews. Most importantly, it offers a collection of essays, rich with historical examples, that help you understand the causes and dynamics of conflict, and the way intervention strategies work.

• Chemical Emergency Prepardedness

• Center for Biosecurity -- from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Full-text articles and reports in .pdf format. Links too.

• Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response-- from the American Medical Association.

• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections -- Includes facts sheets, key articles, bibliography, case studies, official remarks, etc.

• Combating Terrorism: Interagency Framework and Agency Programs to Address Overseas Threat -- a 274 page report put out by  the U.S. GAO includes tables and charts. .pdf format

• Comparing Christianity and Islam -- by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.

• Congressional Bills about the Iraq War   -- recent efforts by Congress to end the war. Type in to the search box "Iraq War" and hit enter.

• Faces of the Dead -- database of  American soldiers who were slain in Iraq, search by last name, hometown or home state.

• FAS Profile of the Taliban

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Foreign Terrorist Organizations -- a list by the US State dept.

• Global Security News and Reports -- lots here for a good paper!

• Government Views of Iraq --"site concentrates on Government documents and information and while the bulk of the resources are from the United States, there are international entries as well. Resources include such items as U.S. Congressional Hearings and Resolutions, Federal Agency reports, transcripts of press conferences and briefings, USAID Fact Sheets, legislation, news releases and Presidential Communications, as well as texts of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the Geneva Conventions and Protcols, selected international treaties and information on governance post Saddam Hussein including regulations, memoranda, orders and public notices from the Coalition Provisional Authority as well as resources re the Iraqi national elections on 30 January 2005 and information re the Iraqi Transitional Government."

• Homeland Security-- from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Full Text reports and papers.

• Homeland Security and Open Government -- a set of links

• Intelligence Systems & Programs -- from the Federation of American Scientists, this includes a selection of official and unofficial resources on intelligence gathering, policy, functions, and operations.

• Irag Special Weapons -- Part of the Federation of American Scientists’ analysis of Weapons of Mass Destruction held by countries of the world.

• Islam -- some resources in general.

• Islam and Islamism -- from an interview with Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum. 

• Maps -- Includes  Afghanistan and Iraq. 

• Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism ( MIPT ) -- "is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security training partner serving the nation's 850,000 uniformed officers and law enforcement leadership we talk of "countering terrorism with knowledge".  In addition to all of our program and activities, MIPT maintains a high-quality library with special emphasis on making resources available online so anyone can learn about terrorists and what they do."

• National Commission on Terrorism -- Countering the changing threat of International Terrorism, a report in PDF format. Click here for web version.

• National Infrastructure Protection Center -- seems to have merged into the Dept. of Homeland Security. Good Luck, guys!

• Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism -- annual reports on global terrorism from the U.S. Department of State; look on the right menu bar for Country reports. Click here for Dept of State homepage. Click here for Clinton era reports.

• One Year Later: September 11 and the Internet-- an in-depth report from the Pew Internet Project about how the terrorist attacks affected online content and changed the way Americans feel about Internet use.

• Patriot Act, United States -- scary stuff.

• Patterns of Global Terrorism -- reports for every year from 1995 to 2000. PDF format.

• Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead -- National Intelligence Estimate from the NIC, "The Director of National Intelligence serves as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC), overseeing and directing the implementation of the National Intelligence Program and acting as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters."

• Responding to a Biological or Chemical Threat: A Practical Guide

• Saddam Hussein Sourcebook -- declassified secrets of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship from the National Security Archives.

• September 11 and beyond -- a great index site from the Librarian's Guide to the Internet.

• September 11th Sourcebooks -- from the National Security Archives

• The "Taguba Report" on Treatment of Abu Ghraib Prisoners in Iraq

• Timeline of path to war with Iraq -- "maps the rollout of the administration’s false intelligence claims about Iraq, as typified by that mythical uranium from Africa at the center of the Valerie Plame Wilson case, and to contrast that often-fictional narrative with the contradictory intelligence that the White House failed to divulge to the public as it told and sold its story." by Journalist Frank Rich.

• Terrorism -- This page from the GAO (US Governmental Accountability Office) lists reports and testimonies related to terrorism issued since April 1979.

• Terrorism -- from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this includes definitions of terrorism and background information.

• Terrorism in the United States -- annual reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, full-text. Click here for a database of Congressional bills, type in the word terrorism and hit enter.

• Terrorism Terminology -- a glossary "organized by topics: terrorism, war, geopolitics, religion, homeland security, disaster recovery and miscellaneous. In some cases, the glossary notes alternative spellings of Arabic and other non-English words. Others may have alternative spellings not noted here. Highlighted links will open in a new window, taking you to sites offering more information on selected topics."

• Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.: September 11, 2002 --a great selection of State and Federal documents along with a photo gallery.

• Text of Colin Powell's Presentation to the U.N. Security Council 2/2003

• Torture Question -- from PBS Frontline, it offers an analysis and primary sources as well as a video tour of Guantanamo's security facilities & a slideshow of Abu Ghraib

• United Nations Action against Terrorism -- pulls together all aspects undertaken by the U.N.

• United States Military Medicine in War on Terror Prisons -- database of primary documents

• UNESCO and Iraq --   Current news items and detailed coverage on Iraqi cultural heritage and the Oil for Food Program.

• War on Iraq - CNN Special Report - Latest News and background.

• Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Commission of the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding WMD. The Official Report in BOTH .pdf and html. A Primary Source document.

• Weapons of Mass Destruction -- a set of links compiled by an Air Force Librarian

• Web Archive of the Sept. 11 Attack -- webArchivist.org is working with The Internet Archive in collaboration with the Library of Congress to identify and archive pages and sites related to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. Will include Arab and non-western pages as well. 

• World Perspectives -- from international media sources. How is the rest of the world reporting this?

• World Trade Center Attack: The Official Documents

• World Trade Center Building Performance Study -- in .pdf format.

Coping With The Aftermath:

• St Ambrose University Responds

• A Tribute to the Victims -- worth the wait of it's loading. A photo essay.

• Portraits of Grief  -- from the New York Times, searchable, one paragraph descriptions (with a photo) of 9/11 victims that brings alive each personality and brings home the tragedy of their loss to us all.  
  

• Helping Children Cope
  • How to recognize post-trauma stress in you or your children. A page of very concrete suggestions, particularly for younger children: Support Your Child's Spirit during Times of Crisis.
  • Talking to your Children about War -- from Purdue University.