Government Information

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20071001/PRAdecision.pdf

Decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that a presidential executive order, #13233, issued by George Bush in 2001 is invalid, in part, because it causes the Archivist of the U.S. to act arbitrarily, capriciously, and contrary to law by relying on the executive order to delay the release of presidential papers. Posted by the National Security Archive.

http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/terrorism/index.html

Includes an overview of the history of terrorism, descriptions of terrorist behaviors and motivations, a review of terrorist group organizations, and the threat posed by terrorists to U.S. military forces at home and abroad. From U.S. Army Intelligence, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/library/iwg2007.pdf

The final report to Congress on the largest single-subject declassification program ever performed by the U.S. government. Released to Congress in April 2007 but just made available to the general public. From the Interagency Working Group, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32170.pdf

A list covering hundreds of instances in which the U.S. has sent troops abroad, including the 11 instances in which the U.S. has formally declared war, encompassing five wars: the 1812 War with Great Britain, the war with Mexico in 1846, the war with Spain in 1898, and the 1st and 2nd World Wars. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf

Highlights recent social and economic indicators for rural areas for use in developing programs of assistance to rural areas. From the Economic Research Service.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/sr190.pdf

Examines the experiences of U.S. democracy promoters in working with legal Islamist parties and their leaders over the past decade in three countries: Morocco, Jordan, and Yemen. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/resources/kosovo-breaking-deadlock


Describes events since the failure of the UN Security Council to appove the plan for peace prepared by former Finnish President Ahtisaari. From the U.S. Institute of Peace

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB787.pdf

Argues that the efforts of the Egyptian government to retain tight control in the name of anti-terrorism is impeding the democratization process. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.