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9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPSfor June 26, 2003

***HEADLINES***1) Treatment of Detained Immigrants Is Under Investigation (NYT)2) Treatment Of Detainees Defended (WP)3) N.J. Judge Unseals Transcript In Controversial Terror Case (WP)4) Jordanian Testifies in German Terror Trial (AP)5) Exclusive: A Texas Attack? Chasing Al Qaeda in America (Newsweek)6) Malawi: US took 5 eyed in Al Qaeda link (AP)7) Report: Saudis Arrested with Govt. Building Plans (Reuters)8) Va. Grand Jury Probes Group of Muslim Men (WP)9) U.S. Documents Link Muslim Cleric to Al Qaeda (Reuters)

***FULL-TEXT***1) Treatment of Detained Immigrants Is Under InvestigationBy ERIC LICHTBLAUNew York TimesWASHINGTON, June 25 The Justice Department's inspector general said today that his officewas investigating possible abuses by federal prison guards in Brooklyn against illegal immigrantsdetained after the Sept. 11 attacks, but the head of the federal prison system vigorously defendedhis agency's handling of the inmates.The inspector general, Glenn A. Fine, briefed lawmakers on a highly critical report delivered byhis office earlier this month on the treatment of Sept. 11 detainees, and said that investigatorshad "serious concerns" about a pattern of verbal and physical abuse faced by 84 illegalimmigrants at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.Investigators found that some guards slammed inmates against walls, dragged them by theirarms, stepped on the chains between their ankle cuffs and made slurs and threats like "you willfeel pain" and "you're going to die here," Mr. Fine told members of the Senate JudiciaryCommittee.Although Justice Department officials have declined to bring criminal charges against anycorrections officers in Brooklyn so far, Mr. Fine said his office was conducting an internaladministrative review of certain officers, who he said numbered fewer than 10, and mightrecommend disciplinary action."We're looking at all options, wherever that leads us," he told a reporter. He added, however, thathis office had not found any evidence that physical or verbal abuse ha d been condoned by higherofficials.Harley G. Lappin, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testifying at the same hearing,defended the handling of the illegal immigrants and suggested that any instances of abuse ifthey occurred were isolated. Mr. Lappin said the bureau's highly restrictive conditions, in which9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPS 1


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9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESSCLIPSfor June 27, 2003

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1) U.N. Group Finds No Hussein-AI Qaeda Link (NYT)2) UN terrorism unit finds no link between Iraq, Al Qaeda (AP)3) Distorted Intelligence? (Newsweek)4) Bush Officials Lose R ound in Prosecuting Terror Suspect (NYT)5) Saudi Arabia Arrests a Suspect in the Riyadh Bom bings (NYT)6) U.S. Pledges to Avoid Torture (WP)7) Judge Releases Transcripts in 9/11 Fake IDs Case (AP)8) UN report: Em bargo not stopping Al Qaeda (CSM)9) Taliban regroups - on the road (CSM)10) Terror Suspect Details Cleric's Role in Attacks (LAT)11) War Against Terror Com es To Africa (USA Today)

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1) U.N. Group Finds No Hussein-AI Qaed a LinkBy TIMOTHY L. O'BRIENNew York TimesUNITED NATIONS, June 26 - Thechairman of the monitoring group appointed by the UnitedNations Security Council to track Al Qae da told reporters here today that his five-member teamhad found no evidence linking Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein's adm inistration in Iraq.A report issued by the monitoring group did find that, despite "marked successes" in the fightagainst Al Qaeda, a new generation of Qaeda-trained terrorists, as well as veterans of the group,continue to threaten the global comm unity.The report praises the capture of several senior Qaed a operatives an d successful efforts to blockthe group's access to the international banking system, but said recent bombings in Saudi Arabia,Morocco and elsewhere suggest that Al Qaeda "and its associated groups still pose a significantthreat to international peace and security."Michael Chandler, the chairma n of the monitoring group, cautioned that the absence of evidencelinking Mr. Hussein to Al Qaeda was not definitive."That doesn't mean to say it doesn't exist," Mr. Chandler said, bu t simply that his team has foundno such evidence.During Security Council testimo ny in February, before the United States-led w ar with Iraq,Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said that Al Qaeda training camps existed in northeastern Iraq.Mr. Chandler acknow ledged Mr. P owell's findings toda y and did not contest them, noting that thecamps Mr. Powell referred to may have been destroyed by American military strikes.9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPS


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From: Stephanie Kaplan [[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:09 AMTo : Commissioners; [email protected]: Press Clips for July 16, 2003

COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATESClips for July 16, 2003

Editorial: Post-9/11 slowdown; Panel needs cooperation, not evasion (Sacramento Bee)Future of Terror Case Is in Judge's Hands (NYT)Prosecutors Stymied by Moussaoui (AP)

Fake Goods Support Terrorism, Interpol Official Is to Testify (NYT)U.S. Deports Charity Leader in Visa Dispute (NYT)Post-Sept. 11 Study Finds Increase in Bias Complaints by Muslims in U.S. (WP)Liberty Is Security (WP)US fails to 'connect the dots' by pooling its terrorist watch lists (FT)The planned use of military tribunals to hear terrorist cases may affect the trials' credibility (FT)Profiteers Of Pain (WP)White House protests cuts on terrorist data (Washington Times)Showdown Nears Over Terrorism Detentions (LAT)) A Military Commission For Moussaoui (WSJ)

Editorial: Post-9/11 slowdown; Panel needs cooperation, not evasionBee Editorial

e bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, which is looking into what went wrong before 9/11 and how to preventattacks, is making slow progress. The reason seems to be that the Bush administration isn't being very helpful.e commission says that the executive branch is insisting on having monitors sit in on interviews, a practice it says - unanimouslyamounts to intimidation. It also complained about facing delays or (in the case of the Pentagon) no response to requests forof documents. If this persists, the panel says, it may not be able to produce a full report by next May, when Congressit must finish its work.

Chairman Thomas Kean, a former Republican governor of New Jersey, bent over backward to give the Bushthe benefit of the doubt, saying he assumed it "underestimated the scale of the commission's work and the fullof support required." Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton, a Democrat and former congressman, was equally circumspect.seems unduly charitable. President Bush signed the legislation creating the panel reluctantly. The worst laggards amongagencies seem to be the Defense and Justice Departments, the ones most likely to be embarrassed by evidence ofsecurity procedures prior to 9/11.

e solution, suggested by some, would be for Congress to extend the deadline for completion of the 9/11 commission's work fromMay until after the 2004 election.


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Susan GinsburgFrom: Lisa Sullivan [[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, July 08 , 2003 8:07 AMTo: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected]: From 7/8 CQ Homeland Security Online

Remote Control to Keep Planes Away From No-Fly ZonesA University of C alifornia scientist may have a way to k eep airplanes out of restricted airspace. Thesystem, dubbed "Soft Walls" by its inventor, uses global positioning satellites, databases of no-flyzones, and auto-pilot systems to steer aircraft away from restricted airspace by remote control.Resistance wo uld increase if a hijacker or confused pilot struggled against the shift. "The idea is to givethe pilot as much control of the aircraft as possible consistent with the fact that the pilot wou ld not beallowed to enter a no-fly zone," Edward Lee, a professor at University of C alifornia at Berkeley , said inan interview. Lee first proposed the system to Pentagon officials after the Sept. 11 attacks. Now,aviation experts at NASA are reviewing his plans. Caitlin HarringtonFeds Begin Test-Driving Truck Safety DevicesThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety A dministration began road testing technologies that could protecttrucks carrying hazardous materials last week. The tests, wh ich will last through the end of 2004,involve 100 trucks equipped with technologies such as remote disabling devices that can stop hijackedvehicles in instances of kno wn terrorist attacks and driver verification systems that use passwords,fingerprints and smartcards. The tests will help federal officials determine the costs and benefitsassociated with the variou s technologies. Anjali CordeiroU.S. Muslim Leader Banned From CountryA federal appeals court in Chicago has ru led that the president of the U nited Mu slim Am ericansAssociation, who was refused reentry to the Un ited States in January, can be banned permanently. SabriSamirah7"3o7"k Jordanian citizen who has lived in the United States since 1990, was refused re-admittance to theTJnitedl!tales after visiting his mother in Jordan. Federal officials said he posed_anational ^ecurity threat and had problems with his imm igration status. In March, a federal judge ruledthe government nad acted improperly in barring him. 1 he AssociatecTPress said Thursday an appealscourt panel ruled the jud ge lacked jurisdiction in the case and said A ttorney G eneral John Ashcroft ha sthe discretion to declare individuals a threat to national security. Those declarations, the court said, areno t subject to appeal. Jeremy TorobinACLU Documents Local Resistance to Anti-Terror PoliciesThe Am erican Civil Liberties Union marked Independence Day with a new report documenting growingresistance to the anti-terrorism law kno wn as the USA Patriot Act (PL 107-56). According to the A CL U,more than 130 comm unities in 26 states as well as the state legislatures of A laska, Hawaii andVermont h ave adopted resolutions urging police and other local officials to not cooperate w ith thelaw. Attorney General John Ashcroft has sought to downplay concerns about the post-9/11 laws, arguingat a June 19 meeting with two dozen journalists that "the Patriot Act has become a critical reason for oursuccess in the w ar against terrorists, stopping further attacks in the United States." Jeremy Torobin Text of the A C L U reportLisa M. SullivanStaff Assistant

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The Open DoorHow Militant Islamic TerroristsEntered and Remainedin the United States, 1993-2001By Steven A. Camarota

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Kristy MangosArizona Daily WildcatLanguage analysis doctoral student Muhammad Al-Qudhaieen speaks yesterday in front of Old Mainabout being detained while traveling on an AmericaWest flight to Washington D.C. Al-Qudhaieen and afriend were questioned by the FBI after the flightcrew thought they were acting suspicious.

By Audrey DeAndaNpvemberSO, 1999 Talk about this storyA UA doctoral student ana^4^1w Saudi Arabian airlinepassenger are still trying to getb>e^:the-sh0Gk of being detainedon an America West airlines frlght^U days ago ir^wh at theyclaim was ethnic discrimination.University of Arizona doctoral student Muh ammad Al-Qudhaieen and Arizona State University doctoral studentHamdan A l-Shalawi have yet to determine if they will take anylegal action.

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