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9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPS for 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 Investigation By ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times WASHINGTON, June 25 — The Justice Department's inspector general said today that his office was investigating possible abuses by federal prison guards in Brooklyn against illegal immigrants detained after the Sept. 11 attacks, but the head of the federal prison system vigorously defended his agency's handling of the inmates. The inspector general, Glenn A. Fine, briefed lawmakers on a highly critical report delivered by his office earlier this month on the treatment of Sept. 11 detainees, and said that investigators had "serious concerns" about a pattern of verbal and physical abuse faced by 84 illegal immigrants at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Investigators found that some guards slammed inmates against walls, dragged them by their arms, stepped on the chains between their ankle cuffs and made slurs and threats like "you will feel pain" and "you're going to die here," Mr. Fine told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Although Justice Department officials have declined to bring criminal charges against any corrections officers in Brooklyn so far, Mr. Fine said his office was conducting an internal administrative review of certain officers, who he said numbered fewer than 10, and might recommend disciplinary action. "We're looking at all options, wherever that leads us," he told a reporter. He added, however, that his office had not found any evidence that physical or verbal abuse had been condoned by higher officials. 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 — if they occurred — were isolated. Mr. Lappin said the bureau's highly restrictive conditions, in which 9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPS

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9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPS for June 27, 2003 "HEADLINES***

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 Round in Prosecuting Terror Suspect (NYT) 5) Saudi Arabia Arrests a Suspect in the Riyadh Bombings (NYT) 6) U.S. Pledges to Avoid Torture (WP) 7) Judge Releases Transcripts in 9/11 Fake IDs Case (AP) 8) UN report: Embargo 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 Comes To Africa (USA Today) ***FULL-TEXT***

1) U.N. Group Finds No Hussein-AI Qaeda Link By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN New York Times UNITED NATIONS, June 26 - The chairman of the monitoring group appointed by the United Nations Security Council to track Al Qaeda told reporters here today that his five-member team had found no evidence linking Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein's administration in Iraq. A report issued by the monitoring group did find that, despite "marked successes" in the fight against Al Qaeda, a new generation of Qaeda-trained terrorists, as well as veterans of the group, continue to threaten the global community. The report praises the capture of several senior Qaeda operatives and successful efforts to block the 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 significant threat to international peace and security." Michael Chandler, the chairman of the monitoring group, cautioned that the absence of evidence linking Mr. Hussein to Al Qaeda was not definitive. "That doesn't mean to say it doesn't exist," Mr. Chandler said, but simply that his team has found no such evidence. During Security Council testimony in February, before the United States-led war with Iraq, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said that Al Qaeda training camps existed in northeastern Iraq. Mr. Chandler acknowledged Mr. Powell's findings today and did not contest them, noting that the camps Mr. Powell referred to may have been destroyed by American military strikes. 9-11 COMMISSION DAILY PRESS CLIPS

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Subject: Press Clips for July 16, 2003 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES Press Clips for July 16, 2003 ***HEADLINES***

1) Editorial: Post-9/11 slowdown; Panel needs cooperation, not evasion (Sacramento Bee) 2) Future of Terror Case Is in Judge's Hands (NYT) 3) Prosecutors Stymied by Moussaoui (AP) 4) Fake Goods Support Terrorism, Interpol Official Is to Testify (NYT) 5) U.S. Deports Charity Leader in Visa Dispute (NYT) 6) Post-Sept. 11 Study Finds Increase in Bias Complaints by Muslims in U.S. (WP) 7) Liberty Is Security (WP) 8) US fails to 'connect the dots' by pooling its terrorist watch lists (FT) 9) The planned use of military tribunals to hear terrorist cases may affect the trials' credibility (FT) 10) Profiteers Of Pain (WP) 11) White House protests cuts on terrorist data (Washington Times) 12) Showdown Nears Over Terrorism Detentions (LAT) 13) A Military Commission For Moussaoui (WSJ) ***FULL-TEXT*** 1) Editorial: Post-9/11 slowdown; Panel needs cooperation, not evasion Sacramento Bee Editorial The bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, which is looking into what went wrong before 9/11 and how to prevent future attacks, is making slow progress. The reason seems to be that the Bush administration isn't being very helpful. The commission says that the executive branch is insisting on having monitors sit in on interviews, a practice it says - unanimously - amounts to intimidation. It also complained about facing delays or (in the case of the Pentagon) no response to requests for certain kinds of documents. If this persists, the panel says, it may not be able to produce a full report by next May, when Congress says it must finish its work. Commission Chairman Thomas Kean, a former Republican governor of New Jersey, bent over backward to give the Bush administration the benefit of the doubt, saying he assumed it "underestimated the scale of the commission's work and the full breadth of support required." Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton, a Democrat and former congressman, was equally circumspect. That seems unduly charitable. President Bush signed the legislation creating the panel reluctantly. The worst laggards among government agencies seem to be the Defense and Justice Departments, the ones most likely to be embarrassed by evidence of slipshod security procedures prior to 9/11. One solution, suggested by some, would be for Congress to extend the deadline for completion of the 9/11 commission's work from next May until after the 2004 election.

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Remote Control to Keep Planes Away From No-Fly Zones A University of California scientist may have a way to keep airplanes out of restricted airspace. The system, dubbed "Soft Walls" by its inventor, uses global positioning satellites, databases of no-fly zones, and auto-pilot systems to steer aircraft away from restricted airspace by remote control. Resistance would increase if a hijacker or confused pilot struggled against the shift. "The idea is to give the pilot as much control of the aircraft as possible consistent with the fact that the pilot would not be allowed to enter a no-fly zone," Edward Lee, a professor at University of California at Berkeley, said in an interview. Lee first proposed the system to Pentagon officials after the Sept. 11 attacks. Now, aviation experts at NASA are reviewing his plans. — Caitlin Harrington Feds Begin Test-Driving Truck Safety Devices The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began road testing technologies that could protect trucks carrying hazardous materials last week. The tests, which will last through the end of 2004, involve 100 trucks equipped with technologies such as remote disabling devices that can stop hijacked vehicles in instances of known terrorist attacks and driver verification systems that use passwords, fingerprints and smartcards. The tests will help federal officials determine the costs and benefits associated with the various technologies. — Anjali Cordeiro U.S. Muslim Leader Banned From Country A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled that the president of the United Muslim Americans Association, who was refused reentry to the United States in January, can be banned permanently. Sabri Samirah7"3o7"k Jordanian citizen who has lived in the United States since 1990, was refused readmittance to theTJnitedl!tales after visiting his mother in Jordan. Federal officials said he posed_a national ^ecurity threat and had problems with his immigration status. In March, a federal judge ruled the government nad acted improperly in barring him. 1 he AssociatecTPress said Thursday an appeals court panel ruled the judge lacked jurisdiction in the case and said Attorney General John Ashcroft has the discretion to declare individuals a threat to national security. Those declarations, the court said, are not subject to appeal. —Jeremy Torobin ACLU Documents Local Resistance to Anti-Terror Policies The American Civil Liberties Union marked Independence Day with a new report documenting growing resistance to the anti-terrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act (PL 107-56). According to the ACLU, more than 130 communities in 26 states — as well as the state legislatures of Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont — have adopted resolutions urging police and other local officials to not cooperate with the law. Attorney General John Ashcroft has sought to downplay concerns about the post-9/11 laws, arguing at a June 19 meeting with two dozen journalists that "the Patriot Act has become a critical reason for our success in the war against terrorists, stopping further attacks in the United States." — Jeremy Torobin • Text of the ACLU report Lisa M. Sullivan Staff Assistant

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The Open Door How Militant Islamic Terrorists Entered and Remained in the United States, 1993-2001 By Steven A. Camarota

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Kristy Mangos Arizona Daily Wildcat Language analysis doctoral student Muhammad AlQudhaieen speaks yesterday in front of Old Main about being detained while traveling on an America West flight to Washington D.C. Al-Qudhaieen and a friend were questioned by the FBI after the flight crew thought they were acting suspicious. By Audrey DeAnda NpvemberSO, 1999

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A UA doctoral student ana^4^1°w Saudi Arabian airline passenger are still trying to getb>e^:the-sh0Gk of being detained on an America West airlines frlght^U days ago ir^what they claim was ethnic discrimination. University of Arizona doctoral student Muhammad AlQudhaieen and Arizona State University doctoral student Hamdan Al-Shalawi have yet to determine if they will take any legal action.

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