Report of the National Commission on Terrorism

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The Report of the National Commission on Terrorism, also known as the Bremer Commission, "Countering The Changing Threat of International Terrorism", Pursuant to Public Law 277, 105th Congress, was published June 2000. Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III served as Chairman, and Maurice Sonnenberg served as Vice Chairman.

Contents

[edit] Conclusions

  • International terrorism poses an increasingly dangerous and difficult threat to America.
  • Countering the growing danger of the terrorist threat requires significantly stepping up U.S. efforts.
  • Priority one is to prevent terrorist attacks. U.S. intelligence and law enforcement communities must use the full scope of their authority to collect intelligence regarding terrorist plans and methods.
  • U.S. policies must firmly target all states that support terrorists.
  • Private sources of financial and logistical support for terrorists must be subjected to the full force and sweep of U.S. and international laws.
  • A terrorist attack involving a biological agent, deadly chemicals, or nuclear or radiological material, even if it succeeds only partially, could profoundly affect the entire nation. The government must do more to prepare for such an event.
  • The President and Congress should reform the system for reviewing and funding departmental counterterrorism programs to ensure that the activities and programs of various agencies are part of a comprehensive plan.

The most controversial conclusions included the Report's call "for the monitoring of all foreign students, using criminals and terrorists as American spies, and making wiretapping easier" (Lodal, 2001, p. 100).

[edit] Commissioners

(See Appendix C of the Report)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Lodal, Jan (2001). The Price of Dominance: The New Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Challenge to American Leadership. Council on Foreign Relations. ISBN 0-87609-274-1

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