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Search results for "counter-terrorism" ...
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Under Suspician at the Mall of America
The story lifts the veil for the first time on one of the nation's leading programs for fighting terrorism: federal officials have been spurring private businesses to report potential terrorists to law enforcement agencies. The investigation focuses on a program that's been cited by the press and members of Congress as a model -- the private counter-terrorism unit at the Mall of America near Minneapolis, one of the biggest malls in the U.S.
Tags: FBI; Mall of America; terrorism; law enforcement
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"Burning Rage"
This story covers the rising threat of eco-terrorists in the U.S. In May, 2005, John Lewis, Deputy Director of the FBI, testified on Capitol Hill that domestic terrorism by radical environmental groups such as the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front were the biggest threat to American security. 60 Minutes set out to either prove or disprove Lewis' testimony and found that, indeed, such groups were responsible for a rising number of arson and bomb attacks.
Tags: Eco-terrorism; domestic terrorism; FBI; ecology; environment; counter-terrorism
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Rendition
The story investigates the CIA's practice of "rendition", the abducting of terrorism suspects in foreign countries and transporting them to countries where they can be interrogated, which sometimes includes torture. The investigation uncovered secret flights by CIA aircraft, the rendition of a suspect from Sweden to Egypt, and the transport of others to Uzbekistan. The report includes an interview with a German citizen who had allegedly been rendered by mistake.
Tags: terrorism; rendition; CIA; war on terrorism; Egypt; Uzbekistan; abduction; counter-terrorism; Sweden
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Rural Gangs Series
This investigation showed the spread of big-city gang activity into rural areas and small towns. After 9/11, many local anti-gang units were cut in favor of counter-terrorism forces. Consequently, gangs are growing and there is little resistance. The investigation focuses specifically on gang activity in Durham, North Carolina.
Tags: gangs; bloods; crips; drug running; arms sales; extortion; gang wars; North Carolina Gang Investigators Association
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Series on Unconventional Warfare and Special Forces
"This series examines the unconventional threats in Afghanistan/Pakistan and postwar Iraq and the effort by U.S. military force to adapt from a cold-war mode of operating to counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations. Sanctuaries, hostile terrain and population, weak or ambivalent local allies, and the limited number of U.S. personnel who have trained in the small-unit culturally attuned counter-insurgency tactics all contribute to continuing U.S. frustrations in both Afghanistan and Iraq."
Tags: military operations; pentagon; army; foreign relations; Bin Laden; Pakistan; Baghdad
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Warrior Class
This is an in-depth report on the US troops and their efforts to counter terrorism. The article looks at the US troops in Colombia, fighting the armed rebels in the country. The reporter covers the activities of the Special Forces in their efforts to train the Colombian troops.
Tags: US Troops; Defense; war against terrorism; counter terrorism; special forces
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Tossed Out of America
The Tribune followed a planeload of Pakistani men deported from the United States to examine the effectiveness and impact of counter - terrorism programs implemented by the Bush administration. The investigation found that the programs are not terribly effective, but rather that they cause rifts and tension between governments and within cultures and families.
Tags: exportation; immigration; September 11; homeland security
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Terrorist Hunter
This story is the memoir of a counter - terrorism expert. She has penetrated front groups of anti - American terrorist organizations operating in America. The book chronicled her escape from Iraq to Israel, her involvement in US intelligence gathering and her infiltration of various terrorist organizations.
Tags: BOOK