 |  | | February 2007 | The Counter Terrorist SSI Newsletter | | | |
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 | Taheri-Azar pleads not guilty |
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| Ann Forte - News 14 Carolina | | Faces 18 charges for allegedly trying to run people over  The man who police say drove an SUV through a popular gathering spot on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted first degree murder and assault in an Orange County courtroom Wednesday. |
| Tech's dark potential troubles terror expert |
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| Frank Davies - MediaNews Washington Bureau | | Richard Clarke has set out to write something much more than a fast-paced airport read.  Five years from now, a wave of cyber attacks cripples the Internet infrastructure and global finance. One terrorist assault targets a supercomputer hub at Moffett Field near Mountain View. At the same time, accelerated advances in computer science and biotechnology raise the prospect of genetic enhancement that could lead to "super kids,'' and computer hookups to the brain that could alter the nature of humanity. In Richard Clarke's new thriller "Breakpoint,'' an unusual blend of science fiction, politics and tech talk, the world is a more dangerous place. China is a prime suspect in the attacks, along with Russian mobsters, a shadowy group of hackers and some right-wing anti-technology militants. |
| Webcast: Focus on prevention of suicide bombings in Israel |
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| Heidi Cool - Case Western Reserve University | | Yale University professor Edward Kaplan to be the featured speaker  Suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians were once the favored tactic of terrorists. Israeli deaths from suicide bombings peaked in the spring of 2002, but countermeasures dramatically lowered the number of successful bombings since then. Click here to view the lecture Webcast. |
| Bratton, Baca seek federal help to open terrorism academy |
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| Patrick McGreevy and Stuart Pfeifer - LA Times | | LAPD Chief Bratton, joined by Sheriff Baca, will press U.S. officials for creation of a national school for law enforcement training.  Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton is heading to Washington, D.C., to pitch federal authorities on the creation of a national anti-terrorism academy. He will be joined by Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who has begun seeking local support for a separate tactical training center where officers could get hands-on experience in responding to terrorist threats. The two projects could make Southern California a national center for terrorism study, Bratton said Friday. |
| Qaeda Eyes New Attacks Here |
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| Eli Lake - NY Sun | | "Why send 20,000 only? Why not send 50,000 or 100,000?"  Al Qaeda's second in command yesterday taunted President Bush on the eve of his State of the Union address, saying the American leader should send more troops to Iraq so that terrorists could kill more Americans.
Al Qaeda sent the message to jihadist Web sites as ABC News and The New York Sun confirmed that coalition forces had disrupted a new Al Qaeda plot last summer to launch multiple attacks on American cities. |
| Homemade Bombs Found After 'Al Qaeda' Notes Threaten City |
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| Local 6.com | | 'Each Note Referenced al Qaeda'  Notes threatening that Kissimmee, Fla., would be bombed by al-Qaeda recently found scattered through the city led to the discovery of homemade bombs inside a 20-year-old's home, police told Local 6 News.
"The exact message on one of the notes, we are told, (is) 'The city of Kissimmee is going to be bombed by al Qaeda, God willing,'" Local 6's Jamie Guriola said. Some of the notes were found on vehicles parked at the Moose Lodge located on 1019 North Main Street and a vehicle parked at the First Christian Church located at 415 North Main Street. |
| Fearing terrorist attack, UK labs step up security |
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| Nandini Jawli - The Pioneer | | "As terrorists look for new ways to endanger life, we have to take action to be one step ahead."  Amidst warnings of terrorists training in germ warfare, security of British laboratories dealing with deadly viruses, would be strengthened. The safety measures for stocks of around hundred deadly viruses and bacteria would be strengthened. These include biological agents for polio, rabies, tuberculosis, avian flu and food poisoning bacteria. Some sources of tropical and Middle Eastern illnesses are also included. |
| Geospatial intel moves out from the shadows |
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| Wilson P. Dizard III - Government computer news | | NGA makes increasing use of imagery and sensor data  The recent decision to elevate the use of advanced geospatial intelligence to an independent office within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency signals the spy world’s increasing reliance on the technology. NGA has launched its Advanced Geospatial Intelligence (AGI) office under director Mike Geggus, an Air Force veteran and former science applications specialist with the Air Staff as a special home for the scientists and technologists who create the new intel products. |
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