The U.S. Government and Terrorism - Before 9/11

General Links Recent Terrorism Attacks Targeting the United States or U.S. Personnel (1983--2000) (CNN Special) Congress passes anti-terrorism bill (CNN, Apr. 18, 1996) Terrorism trial begins in NY: 3 men accused of plotting to bomb 11 planes headed for U.S. (CNN, May 13, 1996) G-7 leaders pledge to fight terrorism 2 days after bomb kills 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia (CNN, Jun. 27, 1996) CNN - Video conference targets world crime, terrorism - December 15, 1998 CNN - CIA tries new strategy to deter terrorism - March 1, 1999 Are We Prepared for Terrorism Using Weapons of Mass Destruction? Government's Half Measures (Cato, Nov. 27, 2000) Report of U.S. Commission on National Security in Jan. 2001 Warned About Terrorism Executive Summary of U.S. Commission on National Security Report (State Department, Jan. 31, 2001) U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century: The Hart-Rudman Commission Guarding against an attack: Hart-Rudman Commission Report (CNN, Feb. 1, 2001) We can't say they didn't warn us: Hart-Rudman Commission (Guardian, Oct. 2, 2001)