War on Terror
http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror.asp
The GlobalIssues.org site is a unique site that provides insights into
global issues that may be misrepresented but are all closely related.
This web page has the following sub-sections:
. Reaction to the September 11, 2001 events
. Resulting War on Terror
. Mainstream Media
. Will violence lead to more violence?
. Using Fear
. President Bush losing the war on terror
. Additional articles and links
Australian Department of Defence:
www.defence.gov.au
Australian National Security:
www.nationalsecurity.gov.au
Terrorism Research Centre (USA):
www.terrorism.com
United Nations Action Against Terrorism:
www.un.org/terrorism
Lessons from London and Considerations for Australia: London Terrorist
Attacks, 7 July 2005 http://www.ema.gov.au/
Emergency Management Australia
Scroll down & click on this section:-
The terrorist attacks in London on 7 July 2005 prompted the Australian
Government and all the jurisdictions to ask the question of how they would
manage a similar event should it occur in Australia. On 23 February 2006,
St John Ambulance Australia and Emergency Management Australia co-hosted a
workshop in Canberra on the lessons from the disaster. This is the
report
compiled from the workshop. (2802 KB PDF)
Site contains images from the terrorist attack, as well as summaries of
what worked well during the attack, and summaries of what aspects of
emergency services response can be improved and how.
Protecting Australia Against Terrorism 2006
http://www.pmc.gov.au/publications/protecting_australia_2006/index.cfm
The publication Protecting Australia Against Terrorism 2006 updates and
builds on the 2004 edition of Protecting Australia Against Terrorism to
provide a comprehensive overview of Australia's domestic and
international counter-terrorism strategy, policy and arrangements. It: .
explains the steps the Australian Government has taken to protect
Australians and Australian interests against the threat of terrorism .
outlines the government's partnership with state, territory and local
governments as well as the private sector in developing the nation-wide
counter-terrorism capability.
Protecting Australia Against Terrorism 2006 comprises two parts. Part I
describes Australia's national counter-terrorism strategy. It can be read
by itself to gain a broad understanding of the strategy or in conjunction
with
Part II, which provides greater functional details about Australia's
national counter terrorism capabilities.
September 11, USA (2001)
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/dayofterror/
Go to section on right hand side of the page SinceSeptember 11.
The page is no longer updated so some links do
not work. Links which do
work and that may be useful are:-
Day of Terror
. Slide Show: Destruction of W.T.C.
Portraits of Grief
. Slide Show: Scenes of Mourning
Photographer's Journals
. A Wounded City Images & audio commentary
UN Action to Counter Terrorism
http://www.un.org/terrorism/
September 11, 2001
http://www.september11news.com/
September 2001 Daily Timeline & Images.
A Daily Chronology and Timeline of Events
From September 11, 2001 to September 30, 2001.
On This Day : September 11
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/11/newsid_2514000
/2514627.stm
BBC site. Contains still pictures and audio accounts of what happened on
September 11 in the "Witness In Pictures" section.
A Mission To Die For
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/atta/default.htm
Four Corners, Monday 12 November, 2001 ABC TV
Includes transcript of program, interviews and pictures.
Four Corners reporter Liz Jackson goes in search of an answer to the
September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center by following the
life of hijacker Mohammed Atta.
Five Years
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2006/s1735120.htm
Four Corners, 11 September, 2006
Five years on, Liz Jackson asks what have we learned from 9/11?
Read the full program transcript.
Read additional interview transcripts, read more about Australian and
international counter-terrorism policies and agendas, plus relevant links
and related 4 Corners programs.
Prime Suspect
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/archives/2001b_Monday17September2001.htm
Four Corners, 17 September, 2001
Includes transcript of program
The world's most wanted man right now is Osama bin Laden, the suspected
mastermind behind the catastrophic terror attack on New York and
Washington.
While America and its allies reel from the events of this week, Four
Corners
profiles the Saudi renegade who has been officially labelled the prime
suspect behind the most devastating single act of terrorism in history?
Bali Bombing, Bali (2002)
The Bali Confessions
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/20030210_bali_confessions/defaul
t.htm
Four Corners, 10 February, 2003
As the accused bombers prepare for trial, and possibly the death penalty,
Four Corners retraces the mission that killed at least 190 people,
including
88 Australians, and shook Australia's sense of security.
Includes program transcript; pictures and profiles of suspects; chronology
of events; 13 reasons for bombing.
After Bali
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/20030915_after_bali/default.htm
Four Corners, 15 September, 2003
Ahead of the first anniversary of the Bali bombings, a compelling personal
account of the atrocity that took 202 lives and shattered countless
others.
Includes program transcript.
Still At Large
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/20031103_still_at_large/default
htm
Four Corners, 3 November, 2003
The survival - and revival - of regional terror group Jemaah Islamiah...
Four Corners reports that while JI may be on the run, it is simultaneously
regrouping and planning its next strike.
This investigation reveals JI as a fluid and dynamic network, able to
react quickly to circumstances and to regenerate itself.
As leaders are caught or killed, new ones step up. When the pressure is
on,members fan out to evade capture, sometimes dividing into new cells.
The Network
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/archives/2002b_Monday28October2002.htm
Four Corners, 28 October, 2002
After Bali, where next will terrorists strike? Security agencies can only
guess as they assess potential targets and slivers of intelligence.
This special Four Corners progam is a road map to terror in our
neighbourhood.
London Bombing (2005)
London Terror
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/london.bombing/
CNN Special Report
Includes articles; pictures & audio; map; timeline.
London Attacks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2005/london_explosions/default.stm
BBC Special Report. Includes articles; pictures; analysis of events;
bomber
profile.
7 July : One Year On
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2006/7_july_one_year_on/default.stm
BBC Special Report - People across the UK have marked the first
anniversary
of the 7 July London attacks that claimed 52 lives.
Includes Bombers Unmasked; bomber profiles; a summary of events; pictures
and audio.
Madrid Bombing (2004)
Madrid train Attacks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2004/madrid_train_attacks/default
.stm
BBC Special Report. Includes articles; pictures, timeline.
Massacre in Madrid
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/madrid.bombing/
CNN Special Report. Includes newspaper articles; pictures; map; Images of
Chaos slideshow
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