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Updated as of 2 October 05

Today in History:

On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. 

Quote of the Day:

"In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys."

A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004)

Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

Take the Ann Coulter Quiz

Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out.

"History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors"

Teaching isn't such a novel idea

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Bioterrorism

Contemporary Terrorist Organizations

How to Write an Essay

Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.

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TASK Information Updates

Terrorism Cybrary

Terrorism Filmography

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Forthcoming Books

The books listed below deal with terrorism and may be of interest to students enrolled in the class. Unfortunately, the works are not yet published; however, they should be available by the end of the summer.

The Cell (27515 bytes) John Miller and Michael Stone, The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It (New York: Hyperion, 2002) Available August 14, 2002. The book involves the failure of the FBI and CIA to discover an Al Qaeda cell in Brooklyn shortly before 9/11.

Forbiden Truth (37366 bytes) Jean-Charles Brisard, Forbidden Truth: U.S. Taliban Secret Oil Diplomacy, Saudi Arabia and the Failed Hunt for Bin Laden (New York: Thunder's Month Press, 2002). The book involves a host of  conspiracy theories involving Washington and Central Asian oil and natural gas interests, as well as the failed effort to get bin Laden before 9/11. The books is a bestseller in France, but has been refuted by American scholars. The book is available on July 12, 2002.

Out of the Blue (23125 bytes) Richard Bernstein, Out of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001 (New York: Times Books, 2002). The book will reach bookstores in September. The book will cover all aspects of the tragedy of  9/11.