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DOJ Terrorist Attack and Emergency Planning Information

"Now is the time for us to come together as a nation and offer our support and prayers for victims and their families, for the rescue workers and law enforcement, and for every one of us who has been changed forever by this horrible tragedy."

Attorney General John Ashcroft

 Emergency Planning:
 DOJ Emergency Preparedness Manual
 FBI Web Site
 FBI Field Offices Contact Information
 Submit Tips and Public Leads to the FBI
 United for a Stronger America: Citizens' Preparedness Guide
 Awareness of National Security Issues and Response [For U.S. Corporations, Law Enforcement and Other Government Agencies]
 Critical Incident Protocol -- A Public and Private Partnership
 Emergency Responder Guidelines
 NIJ Critical Incident Technology Program
 Walk-Through Metal Detectors for Use in Concealed Weapon and Contraband Detection. January 2003.
 Guide for the Selection of Personal Protection Equipment for Emergency First Responders. November 2002.
 State and Local Domestic Preparedness Technical Assistance Support Helpline.
 ATF Seminar on Terrorism and Explosives
 Domestic Preparedness Training Videos. [For State and Local Agencies]


Attorney General Statements:
04/13/04, Attorney General John Ashcroft Testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
03/04/04, Attorney General Prepared Remarks on Terrorism Prosecutions and Convictions
10/16/03, Attorney General Remarks on Plea Agreements in the Portland, Oregon, Terror Cell Case
06/05/03, Attorney General Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the USA PATRIOT Act and the War on Terrorism
06/04/03, Attorney General Remarks at Justice Department Terrorism Roundtable
06/03/03, Attorney General Statement on Detroit Verdict in U.S. v. Koubriti, et al
05/15/03, Attorney General Announces Indictment for the Bombing of the U.S.S. Cole
03/04/03, Attorney General Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, "The Terrorist Threat: Working Together to Protect America"
02/27/03, Joint Statement of the Attorney General and Secretary Ridge on Returning the Threat Level to Elevated (Yellow)
02/20/03, Attorney General Announces Arrests and Indictment of Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
02/10/03, Attorney General Media Availability Regarding the Guilty Plea of Enaam Arnaout
02/07/03, Attorney General Announces Threat Condition Designation Elevated to High Risk
01/28/03, Attorney General Statement on President Bush's Creation of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center
11/06/02, Attorney General Announces Indictment of Three Individuals for Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs and to Provide Material Support to al Qaeda
10/09/02, Attorney General Announces Indictment of Alleged Terrorist Financier
10/04/02, Attorney General Announces Arrests of Suspected Terrorist Cell Members
09/24/02, Attorney General Addresses Threat Level Status Questions
09/10/02, Attorney General Announces Increase in National Threat Level
04/09/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Indictment of Four Associates of Sheikh Abdel Rahman
03/28/02, Department of Justice To Seek Death Penalty In Moussaoui Case
03/20/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Addresses United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
03/14/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Indictment In the Daniel Pearl Kidnapping And Murder Case
03/05/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces National Security Coordination Council
02/06/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Administrative Rule Change to Board of Immigration Appeals
02/05/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Indictment of John Walker Lindh
01/25/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Identity of Suspected Terrorist
01/17/02, Attorney General Ashcroft and FBI Director Mueller Release Information To Aid The Public In Seeking Five Suspected Terrorists
01/16/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Nine-count Indictment Against Richard Colvin Reid
01/15/02, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Criminal Charges Against John Walker Lindh
12/15/01, Attorney General Transcript News Conference with Italian Interior Minister Claudio Scajola Ministry of the Interior Rome, Italy
12/15/01, Attorney General Transcript News Conference with Italian Interior Minister Claudio Scajola Ministry of the Interior Rome, Italy
12/14/01, Attorney General Transcript News Conference with German Interior Minister Otto Schily Berlin, Germany
12/12/01, Attorney General Transcript News Conference with US Ambassador William S. Farish December 12, 2001 London, England
12/11/01, Department Of Justice Indicts Moussaoui For September 11 Attacks
12/06/01, Attorney General Ashcroft Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, "Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism"
12/04/01, President Bush, Attorney General Ashcroft, Secretary O'Neill Announce Freeze of Accounts and Assets Linked To The Hamas Terror Organization
11/29/01, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces Responsible Cooperators Program
11/27/01, Attorney General Ashcroft Provides Total Number of Federal Criminal Charges and INS Detainees
11/26/01, Attorney General Ashcroft Announces the Appointment of the Special Master to Administer the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund
11/14/01, Attorney General Ashcroft and INS Commissioner Ziglar Announce INS Restructuring Plan
11/08/01, Attorney General Ashcroft and Deputy Attorney General Thompson Announce Reorganization and Mobilization of the Nation's Justice and Law Enforcement Resources
11/07/01, Department of Justice Shuts Down Several Financial Networks Exploited by Terrorist Groups
10/31/01, Attorney General Ashcroft Outlines Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force
10/29/01, Attorney General Ashcroft and FBI Director Mueller Issue Terrorist Threat Advisory Update
10/25/01, Anti-terrorism Act of 2001 To Be Immediately Implemented When Signed Into Law by President Bush
10/23/01, Attorney General Ashcroft and German Interior Minister Schily Detail German Terrorist Cell
10/18/01, Four Terrorists Sentenced to Life For Participating in the Bombings of American Embassies
10/16/01, Department of Justice to Prosecute and Punish Those Who Issue False Anthrax Threats
10/12/01, Man Indicted for False Statements to FBI Regarding Attacks
10/12/01, AG News Briefing With HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson
10/10/01, President Bush, Attorney General Ashcroft, Secretary of State Powell, and FBI Director Mueller Unveil Most Wanted Terrorist List
10/08/01, Attorney General Ashcroft News Briefing
10/04/01, AG & FBI Director Hold Media Availability with State and Local Law Enforcement Officials
10/02/01, AG Holds Media Availability with Canadian Solicitor General Lawrence MacAulay
9/28/01, AG Remarks at Press Briefing with FBI Director Mueller
9/27/01, AG Remarks at Press Briefing with FBI Director Mueller
9/25/01, AG Prepared Remarks Before Senate Judiciary Committee
9/24/01, AG Testimony Before House Committee
9/24/01, Press Release: AG Outlines Antiterrorism Legislation
9/21/01, AG & FBI Director Remarks at WTC Tour
9/21/01, AG News Conference at WTC
9/20/01, Remarks at Pennsylvania Crash Site
9/19/01, Remarks Following His Tour of the Pentagon
9/18/01, Press Briefing at FBI Headquarters
9/17/01, AG & FBI Director News Conference at FBI Headquarters
9/14/01, AG & FBI Director News Conference at FBI Headquarters
9/13/01, Remarks on Benefits to Families of Public Safety Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
9/12/01, Remarks on Terrorist Investigation
9/11/01, Statement Regarding Terrorist Attacks
   
Deputy Attorney General Statements:
9/14/02, Remarks Regarding the Terrorist Cell in Buffalo New York

Assistant Attorney General Statements:

9/13/01, Statement Regarding the Treatment of Arab, Muslim Americans or Americans of South Asian Descent

Al Qaeda Training Manual

Legal Documents:
05/02/03, Portland Terrorist Cell Superseding Indictment
02/20/03, Tampa Terrorist Cell Indictment
10/03/02, Portland Terrorist Cell Indictment
07/15/02, John Walker Lindh Criminal Information
07/15/02, John Walker Lindh Plea Agreement
07/15/02, John Walker Lindh Statement of Facts
07/15/02, John Walker Lindh Waiver of Indictment

03/28/02, Department of Justice To Seek Death Penalty In Moussaoui Case
02/06/02, Government's Filing in Support of Detention for John Walker Lindh
02/05/02, Indictment of John Walker Lindh
01/16/02, Criminal Complaint of Richard Colvin Reid
01/16/02, Criminal Indictment of Richard Colvin Reid
01/15/02, Criminal Complaint of John Walker Lindh
12/11/01, Indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui

FBI Alerts:
03/21/03, "Be on the Lookout" alert for Adnan G. El Shukrijumah
10/24/02, FBI Issues Threat Communication on Al-Qaeda Targeting the US Railway Sector
10/09/02, FBI Distributes Message to State and Local Law Enforcement
05/21/02, Threat Information Given to Law Enforcement in New York
04/19/02, FBI Announces Threat Information About US Financial Institutions
10/12/01, What to Do If You Receive a Suspicious Letter or Package
10/11/01, Warning of Possible Future Terrorist Attacks

Press Releases:
04/09/04, Randall Todd Royer and Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Hamdi Sentenced for Participation in Virginia Jihad Network
03/04/04, Defendants Convicted in Northern Virginia 'Jihad' Trial
03/04/04, Saudi National Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Hamas and Other Violent Jihadists
02/13/04, Earnest James Ujaama Sentenced for Conspiring to Supply Goods and Services to the Taliban
12/17/03, Sahim Alwan Sentenced for Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
12/03/03, Mukhtar Al-Bakri Sentenced for Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
11/19/03, Superseding Indictment Adds New Charges Against Ahmed Abdel Sattar, Lynne Stewart, and Mohammed Yousry
11/17/03, Yemeni Citizens Charged with Material Support to Al Qaeda Extradited to the United States
10/28/03, Iyman Faris Sentenced for Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
9/18/03, Two Defendants in ‘Portland Cell' Case Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Contribute Services to the Taliban, Federal Weapons Charges
9/16/03, New Terrorist Screening Center Established
6/19/03, Ohio Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
5/21/03, Seventh Defendant Named in Buffalo Cell Case, Charged with Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
5/19/03, Mukhtar Al-Bakri Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
5/15/03, Al Qaeda Associates Charged in Attack on USS Cole
5/12/03, Yasein Taher Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
4/14/03, Earnest James Ujaama Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Supply Goods and Services to the Taliban
3/25/03 Yahya Goba Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
3/24/03, Second Defendant in Buffalo Cell Case Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
3/04/03, Yemeni Citizens Arrested for Conspiring to Provide Support to Al Qaeda, Hamas, and Other Terrorist Groups
3/07/02, Final Regulations of September 11th Compensation Announced
11/01/01, New Handbook Offers Guidance for Victims of Terrorism
10/26/01, Ashcroft Directs Law Enforcement Officials To Implement New Anti-terrorism Act
10/3/01, Justice Department Awards More Than $15 Million to Help Victims of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
9/27/01, Photos of Nineteen Hijackers
9/14/01, FBI List of Nineteen Suspected Terrorists
9/13/01, Departments of Justice and Treasury Deploy Marshals, Border Patrol and Customs Officials to U.S. Airports
 Complete List of FBI Press Releases
 Complete List of DOJ Office of Public Affairs Press Releases

Civil Liberties:
 Community Relations Service Sponsors Briefing on the USA Patriot Act for Arab Americans and Muslim Leaders
 Assistant Attorney General Ralph Boyd Statement Regarding the Treatment of Arab, Muslim Americans or Americans of South Asian Descent
 Initiative to Combat the Post-9/11 Discriminatory Backlash
 Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination, English and Other Language Versions
 Twenty Plus Things Local Law Enforcement Agencies Can Do to Prevent or Respond to Hate Incidents Against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs
 Twenty Plus Things Schools Can Do to Respond to or Prevent Hate Incidents Against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs

Victims Compensation:
 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Pays Over $2.6 Billion to Date
 Last Day for Filing a Claim to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was December 22, 2003
 Special Master Kenneth Feinberg Announces September 11th Compensation Fund Regulations

Fraud Schemes:
 Possible Fraud Schemes - Solicitation of Donations for Victims of Terrorist Attacks

Employee Information:
 Employee Emergency Preparedness Information
 Guidance on the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks

Other Federal Sites:
 Department of Homeland Security
 Department of State
 Department of Health and Human Services
 Federal Emergency Management Agency
 Department of Defense
 Department of the Treasury
 Federal Aviation Administration
 White House

 

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 Key Information:

 Victim Assistance Information:
 1-800-331-0075
 (TTY 1-800-833-6885)
 International families may call
 collect
 (00)(1)(414) 359-9751, 9am - 5pm  (EST)
 Monday-Friday
 translation services available
 September 11th Victim
   Compensation Program

 Report Crime Information to
   Your Local FBI Field Office
 Report Fraud Schemes:
 1-877-FTC-HELP
 (TTY/TDD 202-326-2502)
 Public Safety Officers' Benefits



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