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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Third Public Hearing • July 9,2003 • Russell SOB, Room 253

Agenda for "Terrorism, Al Qaeda, and the Muslim World"

9:00 AM Hearing Commences

Opening Statement by Chairman Kean

PANEL ONE: Al Qaeda

Rohan Gunaratna, Head of Terrorism Research and Associate Professor, Institute for Defence

and Strategic Studies, Singapore and author of Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror

Mamoun Fandy, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace and author of Saudi Arabia

and the Politics of Dissent

Marc Sageman, Lecturer, Solomon Asch Center for the Studyof Ethnopolitical Conflict,

University of Pennsylvania

11:00 AM PANEL TWO: States and Terrorism

Laurie Mylroie, Adjunct Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and author of Study of

Revenge: Saddam Hussein's Unfinished W ar Against America

Judith Yaphe, Senior Research Fellow and Middle East Project Director, Institute forNational

Strategic Studies, National Defense University

MurhafJouejati, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Lecturer, George

Washington University

Mark Gasiorowski, Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University

1:00 PM Break

2:00 PM PANEL THREE: The Challenge within the Muslim World

Rachel Bronson, Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign

Relations

Steven Emerson, Executive Director of the Investigative Project and author of American

Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among U sGilles Kepel, Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Paris and author of Jihad: The Trail

of Political Islam

Dennis Ross, Director and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East

Policy

4:00 PM Hearing Concludes. Press availability to follow.

All times and panels ar e subject to change. Visit www.9-llcommission.gov for most current information.



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Dear Melissa Coffey, / \

Many thanks for your mail. It looks fine. Except my first name, thatwrites with 2 Ls : "Gilles".

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From:"" <[email protected]>

To:

Gilles Kepel <[email protected]>

Cc:"" <[email protected]>,"" <[email protected]>,""

<tdowling@9-l lcommission.gov>,"" <dmaceachin@9-l lcommission.gov>

Subject:Re: Commission web site

Dear Professor Kepel,

Thank you for your e-mail. I a m responding by e-mail rather than by phonebecause it is currently 3 AM Paris time.

First, the entire hearing, inclu ding your panel, w ill occur on the 9th. (Yourpanel will be from 9 to 11 AM on the 9th. There will be two other panels laterin the day.)

Second, we will pay for business class. (Thank you for graciously pointing ou t

that you do not need reimburseme nt for a hotel roo m.)

Third, the other members of your panel are l)former Assistant Secretary ofState Richard Murph y, who is with the Council on Foreign Relations; 2)Professor John Esposito, who is Director of the Center fo r Christian-MuslimUnderstanding at Georgetown University; and 3) independent scholar StevenEmerson.

W e will call yo u tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon or evening Paris time to

finalize an d confirm. Thank you!

Yoel TobinStaff Member


Quoting Gilles Kepel <[email protected]>:

> Dear Mr Tobin>> I'm now back in my Paris office. Could yo u be so kind as to give me a ring> as soon as you read this e-m ail, as I have to tighten my schedule if we> w ant to mak e it? It would actually be more conven ient for me w ere it to> take place on the 9th rather than the eight.>

> Many thanks fo r letting me know asap

>>

> All best>> G K>>> A t 10:29 19/06/03 -0400, vous avez ecrit:



> >Dear Professor Kepel:»> >It was a pleasure talking to you today. If you wo uld like to learn more> >about

> >the Comm ission, our web site is http://www.9-l lcommission.gov . As we> >discussed, I will call you shortly to follow up on our discussion today.»> >Yoel Tobin

»Staff Member> >National Comm ission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States



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Dear Professor Kepel:

It was a pleasure talking to you today. If you would like to learn more about

the Commission, our web site is http://www.9-llcommission.gov . As we

discussed, I will call you shortly to follow up on our discussion today.

Yoel Tobin

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Dear Commissioners:

Attached please find a draft agenda for the July 9th hearing.

For lead questioners, we propose the following:

Commissioners Roemer, Gorton and Gorelick for the al-Qaeda panel;

Commissioners Lehman, Ben-Veniste, and Thompson for State Sponsors panel;

Commissioners Hamilton, Fielding, Cleland for the Muslim World panel.

(The Chair is not specifically designated)

We will send briefing books to you Monday night, arriving Tuesday. Members of

Team 1 will be in touch with you on Tuesday July 1st to set up times to meet

with you/answer questions/provide additional materials prior to July 9th

hearing.

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Third Pub lic Hearing • July 9, 2003 • Russell SOB, Room 253

"Terrorism, Al Qaeda, and the Muslim W orld"

9:00 AM Hearing Commences


PANEL ONE: Al Qaeda

VRohan G unaratna, Head of Terrorism R esearch and Assoc iate Professor, Institute fo r Defence

id Silfrtegic Studies, Singapore and author o f Ins ide Al Q aed a: Glo b a l N et w or k of Terror

idy, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace an d au thor o f S a u d i A r a b i a

a n d thePblitics o f D i s s e n t

• c Sageman, Lecturer, Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Confl ict ,

University of Pennsylvania

11:00 AM PANEL TWO: States an d Terrorism

\L4urie Mylroie, author o f Study o f R e v e n g e : S a d d a m H u s s e i n 's Unf i n i she d W a r A g a i n s t

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\Jjidith Yaphe, Senior Research Fellow an d Middle East Project Director, Institute for

WaticmaJ'Strategic Studies, N ational D efense University

VMurhaf Jouejati , Adjunc t Scholar, M idd le East Institute an d Lecturer, G eorge W ashington

UniversityGasiorowski, Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University

1:00 PM Break

PANELJFHREE: The Challenge within the Muslim World

Tennis Ross, D irectorand Ziegler distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for NearEast Policy,J^ g I ~k &* t f > (^L

I ) - Rachel Bronson, Council onForeign Relations

Kepel, Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Paris and authbr o f J i h a d : T he Tr ai l o f

Pol i t ica l I s lam OC" " I tYirrcif' i

Steven Emerson, Executive Director of the Inves tigative |Project A nd author o f A m e r i c a n

Jihad: T he T e r r o r i s t s L i vi n g A m o n g U s

4:00 PM Hearing Concludes. Press availability to follow.

A ll t imes a n d p a n e l s a re subject to c h a n g e . Visit www.9 -l lco mmiss io n .g p ir f6 r mo st cu rren t in formation.




Notes from Conference Call with Team 1June 26, 2003

Participants: Commission staff members: Ellie Hartz , Stephanie Kaplan, EmilyWalker,Team 1: Tom D owling, Nicole G randrimo, Yoel TobinFSC: Carol Ashley, Kristen Breitweiser, Patty Casazza, Beverly Eckert, MonicaGabrielle, Mindy Kleinberg, Carie Lemack, Robin Wiener, Lorie Van Auken

Families of September 11th: Stephen Push

Family Steering Committee Perspective

1) Althou gh there is value in a brief overview of the Al Qaeda and terrorismfrom an historical perspective, the Commission's public hearings should be more

substantive and investigative in nature.

2) To heigh ten public support and respect for its investigation, the Com missionshould publicly explore our government's links to Al

Qaeda:* include public testimony of field agents with first hand knowledge of Al

Qaeda, who can speak to our government's involvement, policies an d failures* suggested witnesses* anonymou s author of "Through Our Enemy's Eyes"* Jean C harles Brissard

* O ' Neil colleague(s)* Ray McGovern, CIA analyst for 27 years

3) The C ommission should publicly ask specific qu estions about the Al Qaeda

groupas it relates to September 11th

4) The families and the public are seeking accou ntability and assurances thatth e factors contributing to the terrorist attacks have been corrected so that

we are safer now .

June 28, 2003

Dear Commissioners:

Months ago, we were told that each topic in the Commission's mandate will haveon e public hearing and Al Qaeda is scheduled fo r July 9th. After learningdetails

of th e agenda fo r that hearing, w e have concerns that, in its current format,

salient questions w ill not be asked pu blicly.

To combat the lack of favorable press thus far, the Commission can use theupcoming public hea ring to polish its image. R ather than expen ding its limitedtime and resources on a strictly informationa l forum about Al Qaeda and state-sponsored terrorism, th e Comm ission should schedule public testimony from field

agents and others with first hand knowledge of Al Qaeda, who can speak to ourgovernment's involveme nt and policies. A sking crucial questions of thosewitnesses about interrelationships between the oil industry, our government,



Saudi Arabia, the CIA and Al Qaeda will attest to the 9/11 Commission's resolve

to fulfill its mandate for a rigorous investigation.

We are frustrated that the administration and various government agencies arestalling and are giving only token coo peration while their possible m alfeasanceand culpa bility rema in undisclosed and, seemingly, uncha llenged. Bureaucratsare still protecting their turf and no one seems to be ch allenging that

behavior.Isnt

this the same environm ent that led to September 11th? Have anylessons been learned?

We consider the work of the Comm ission to be an investigation into the murderof 3,000 people. The Commission m ust ferret out all contr ibuting factors,regardless of whether they involve mistakes, incompetence or something moresinister. Then, and only then, w ill the full accountability we seek beachieved. Only then will the Commission be able to make cogent recommendations

fo r protecting ou r nation from future terrorist attacks.

Sincerely,

The Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Independent Comm ission

FSC Questions abou t Al Qaeda and State Sponsored Terrorism

1) Wh at connections did our governm ent have with the terrorists prior to 9/11?

* State department negotiations with Taliban re: pipeline through Afghanistan

* interaction with the Taliban and/or bin Lade n* CIA training an d arming of terrorists

2) W hat is the state of the Afghan pipeline now ?* When was the deal to co nstruct it finalized?

* Who was involved?* How is the pipeline being protected?* Who profits from the connections as the pipeline passes through each country?* Who has rights to the pipeline?

3) Why isn't Saudi Arabia on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism?

4) Why are the FBI and CIA seeking to exclude evidence abo ut Saudi involvementwith terrorists (See Exclusive: CIA and FBI press Congress to exclude

intelligence on the Saudi role with 9/11 terrorists by Linda R obinson andEdward T. Pound: http://www .usnews.com/usnews/usinfo/press/saudi.htm )

5) In what ways might ou r government's policies toward Saudi Arabia have

contributed to September 11th?

6) Why was Saudi Arabia given preferential treatment above all othernations in imm igration? (Visa Express)

* W hat was the reason for creating the Visa Express?* Prior to Sept. 11, Visa Express permitted approximately 97 percent of Saudiapplicants to obtain visas without face-to-face interviewshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73485,00.html



7) Why w ere bin Laden's Saudi relatives wh isked out of Am erica so quickly whenother planes were grounded after the attacks?* Who gave perm ission for them to leave?

8) On September 9th the president had a war plan on his desk to go intoAfghanistan.

* What was the origin of this plan?

* Why was this plan drawn up even before the September 11th attacks?

9) Intelligence was told in March of 2001 to back off investigating terrorists.* Who gave the order?

* W h y ?

10) Why did Donald Rum sfeld, immediately after the September 11th attack, saythat Saddam H ussein was involved?

11) Does the FBI h ave proof that it was in fact Al Qaeda that perpetrated 9/11 ?* Do they kn ow if the names the hijackers used were their real name s?

12) Did Atif Ahmad have a connection to Atta as well as to Moussaoui?* Is Atif Ahm ed a British double agent?

13) W hat is the tru th about the arrest of El Atriss who sold fake IDs to two9/11 terrorists? There are discrepancies between the NY Times and WashingtonPost accounts of his arrest and release.

* Atriss is an Egyptian national who committed a crime. W hy hasnt he been

deported?

14) Who were the terrorist info rman ts work ing with the F BI?a.) What did the FBI learn from them?

b. ) What were the 9/11 warnings provided by these informants?c.) What w as done with these warn ings to protect the American pub lic?

15) How did, and do, US energy policies play into Islamic terrorism?

* the Caspian Sea pipeline?* Dick Cheney's energy task force?

16) How do corporate and big busine ss interests play into foreign policydecisions?* Enron pre 9/11; Halliburton, Bechtel pre and post 9/11?

* Wh at are the names of the companies w hich are getting contracts in foreigncountries and how do they influence ou r foreign policy?

17) What role did American think tanks, which make policy recommendations to theadministration, play in Am erican foreign policy decisions and the proliferationof Al Qaeda?

18) Regarding sharing of intelligence pre and post 9/11:* Did U.S. intelligence agencies share info rma tion about Al Qaeda with foreigngovernments?* Did foreign governments share information with our government about Al Qaeda?* If so, what inform ation was shared abo ut threats w ithin the U.S. and from

which countries did it come?* Who received this information an d what did they do with it?* What changes have been made in sharing intelligence?



19) Why did President Bu sh specifically request a briefing on Al Qaeda in

August 2001?

20) What is the connection between the Bush family and bin Laden?

21) Regarding the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), which is a collaborationbetween the FBI and NYPD, also at times NYS Police, NY/NJ Port Authority PD and

theUS Secret Service:

* w as the JTTF aware of 20 warnin gs of an im pending terrorist w hich werementioned in Joint Intelligence Inquiry testimony?* What did the JTTF know prior to 9/11 regarding potential terrorist attacks inNY C and specifically, the W TC?* Was the JTTF informed of any warnings regarding the impending attacks fromagencies of foreign governments?* What was the nature of the warnings?* Wh at, if any, security precautions were taken as a result of the war nings?* W hat inform ation did the JTTF pass up the chain of comm and?

22) On the issue of state sponsored terrorism :* W hy did Mahm ood A hm ed, Director of Pakistan's secret service, the (ISI) orderSaeed Sheikh to wire $100,000 to hijacker Mohamed Atta?

* What was Mahm ood Ahm ed's relationship w ith Al Qaeda?* Where did the money come from?* Did officials in Pakistan know in advance about the terrorist attack?* O n Septem ber 11th, Mahm ood A hmed had a breakfast m eeting in Washington, D.C.with House and Senate Intelligence C om m ittee chairm en, Rep. Porter G oss andSenator Bob Graham. What were they discussing?

23) To combat terrorism* W hat sanctions can the U.S. place on indiv idua ls of non-terrorist stateswh o aided and abetted terrorists through funding or other means?* If there is no recourse, will the CIA continu e to m onitor their activitiesin the future?

* Will the State Department and other allied countries seek to ban their entry

into the U.S. and their nations?* Ho w long does an indiv idual rem ain a terrorist threat according to ourpolicies?* W ill those individuals be banned from doin g business with the U .S.?* Since September llth, has our government developed specific policies

regarding individ ual sponsors of terrorism?

24 ) Were individu als with ties to terrorists or states wh ich sponsor terrorisminvolved in shorting airline an d other stocks w hich were im pacted by the

terrorist attacks on September 11th?



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Subject: Re:Travel Itinerary 07JUL SVC GASIOROWSKI

BTW, will I be mailed a ticket for this flight? If so,

address is:

Mark Gasiorowski

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From: Mark Gasiorowski <[email protected]><P

To: " " <mcoffey@9-11 commission.gov>4P'

S u b j e c t : Re: B i o g r a p h y

Thanks for all the info.

I would be grateful if you would make the travel arrangements. I

have another engagement in Washington the day before (on July 8),so I would like to fly up July 7 and return on the evening of

July 9, after th e panel. Please let me know if there is a

problem with that. I will take care of my hotel room for the

night of July 7, but please get me a hotel room for July 8. If

possible, please get one fairly near the Hearings so I can easily

pick up my suitcase at the hotel on the way to the airport.

As for flights, I would like to arrive from New Orleans (where I

live) at Washington/National on July 7 in the evening but no

later than about 9 pm and depart late enough on July 9 so I won't

have to rush from the hearings. I don't really care which

airline I fly on, but I would like fairly short/direct flights.

There is a US Airways direct flight leaving N.O. at 4:30 pm onJuly 7 and a return flight on July 9 departing DCA at 6:25 pm

(via Pittsburgh)

that would be ideal. And

please send me the flight details to look at before you buy them

irrevocably.

Thanks for your help on this.

Mark Gasiorowski

Department of Political Science

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA

Phone: (225) 578-2550

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Here are a few questions about the panel:

1. Do you know yet when the panel will occur on July 9, or atleast whether it will be in the morning or afternoon? —

2. How and when should I make travel arrangements?

3. Is the 6-8 page statement I am to prepare supposed to be 6-8

single-spaced pages or 6-8double-spaced pages? —A(-\L - C P

Thanks for your help.

Mark GasiorowskiDepartment of Political ScienceLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA 70803 USAPhone: (225) 578-2550

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From: "" <[email protected]>^

To: "" <[email protected]>4f

Co: "" <[email protected]>^

Subject: Fwd: Re: invitation to participate in 9-11 commission panel

FYI-

Mark will cover Iran on Panel 3 (state sponsorship)

Forwarded message from Mark Gasiorowski <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:33:07 -0500

From: Mark Gasiorowski <[email protected]>

Reply-To: Mark Gasiorowski <[email protected]>

Subject: Re: invitation to participate in 9-11 commission panel

To: " " <[email protected]>

Yes, I would be happy to. Please send me additional details. If

you'd like to talk about it. vou can reach me almost all the time

before then at home: I I I live in New Orleans and

am rarely at my LSU office in the summer.

Mark Gasiorowski

Department of Political Science

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA

Phone: (225) 578-2550


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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:54:04 +0800

From: "Rohan Kumar Gunaratna (Dr)" <[email protected]>^


Subject: RE: Invitation toparticipate in 9-11 Commission hearing

Dear Mr Powlincr: Please ask the person responsible for my travel to phone me -

| |by 11 a.m. NY time. Rohan—

Original Message

From: [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 11:06 PM

To: Rohan Kumar Gunaratna (Dr)

Subject: Invitation to participate in 9-11 Commission hearing

Dear Dr. Gunaratna,

The US Government's 9-11 Commission will be holding a public hearing on July 9 0

in Washington, DC to consider the origin, development and likely future course

of Al Qaida and related Islamic extremist groups. Your participation in that

hearing, which will bring together a number of scholars and experts, would be

of immense value to the Commissioners and their work. Should you be interested

in participating, I would be happy to discuss the hearing and travel

arrangements with you. The Commission strongly hopes you will be able to

attend.

Thomas Dowling

tdowling@9- llcommission .gov

202-331-4072


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Dear Melissa:

As a favour to me, I shall be grateful if you co.u'Ld invite

Mr Tanner Campbell

Vice President

and Mr Scott Campbell

President

Maritime Intelligence Group

Washington DC for the hearing on the,-9th.

tcampbell^T

Tanner:I

Rohan

Original Message

From: [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:12 PM

To: Rohan Kumar Gunaratna (Dr)

Subject: RE: Agenda and information on July 9 Hearing

Hello Dr. Gunaratna,

I am writing to find out if you would like for the commission to purchase a

shuttle ticket and make arrangements for a hotel room for you, or if you are

planning to change your ticket to fly directly to Washington. Please let me

know at your earliest convenience.

Melissa Coffey

Staff Assistant

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

Upon the United States

202-331-4080 (voice)

202-296-5545 (fax)

Quoting "Rohan Kumar Gunaratna (Dr)" <[email protected]>:

> Thank you, Rohan>

> Original Message

> From: [mailto:[email protected]]

> Sent: Tue 1/07/2003 9:20 AM

> To: Rohan Kumar Gunaratna (Dr)

> Cc:

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Subject: Agenda and information on July 9 Hearing

> Hello Dr. Gunaratna,

>

> Please find attached a confirmation letter and agenda for the

Commission' s

> July

> 9 hearing in Washington, DC. As you will note, you are on the 9:00am

panel

>

> The Russell Senate Office Building is located between C Street and

> Constitution

> Avenue on Capitol Hill.

>

> Regarding your travel, we regret the confusion about the location of the

> hearing. The Commission will pay for you to take the shuttle from New

York

> on

> July 8th,and to stay in a hotel near the hearing location that night,

or

> will

> pay the fee for you to change your itinerary to fly directly toWashington.

> I

> understand that your wife traveling with you presents some difficulty

as far

> as

> changing the itinerary. Please accept our humblest apologies for the

> confusion. Let me know how to proceed.

>

> Thank you .

>

> Best regards,

>

> Melissa Coffey

> Administrative Assistant

> National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

> Upon the United States

> 202-331-4080 (voice)

> 202-296-5545 (fax)

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Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 18:49:17-0400

From: PhlipZalikow <[email protected]>4[P

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Original Message

From: Marc Sageman [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:25 AM

To: philip zelikow

Subject: Possible collaboration

Dear Philip,

I hope you remember me from my presentation last Tuesday at the National

Academy on al Qaida. \ looked up the 9-11 Co

collaborate with you and the commission. You mentioned that your task /

is divided in several branches, one of which is about al Qaida. Would /you be able to put me in touch with them? I am excited about this

possibility. Thanks.

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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 18:17:00 -0400

From: Marc Sageman <[email protected]>^To : " " <[email protected]>4F

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Subject: Re: Did you receive my statement?

Melissa,

Yes. Mycell phone is I I See you Wednesday, or tomorrow ifneed be. I'll probably arrive in late afternoon.

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INTERNAL DRAFT NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION


Public Hearing • July 9, 2003 • Location (tentative) 253 Russell SOB

Draft Agenda for "Terrorism,Al Qaeda, and the Muslim World"

9:00 Ajyi Hearing Commences


\L ONE: Al Qaeda

Roharj Gunaratna, Head of Terrorism Research and Associate Professor, Institute for Defence

\.and. Strategic Studies, Singapore and author of Inside A l Qaeda: Global Network of Terror

[anipun Fandy, Senior Fellow, United States Instituteof Peace an d authorof Saifdi Arabia

'and th e Politics of Dissent _ * „ . ,-\ • jWao

™ c ; . . V 3 T U P & t > > M . f r f . r & v i / Y i . S V V C A J O L / y y i c i 1. -^ .Marc daysman, member, American rsycnplogioalAsaociatrem pi'e&ideiitlal paneromterrorism

PANEL TWQrStates and Terrorism

"LaurieMylroie; author of S tudy of Revenge: Saddam Hussein's Unfinished W a r Against

America \ Juu^ihv¥apne?;Senlpr7Ke.sfRrSrp'HejiwcaM Institute fo r Nat io

Strategic Studies, National Pefense University -Cjrt" [a ! ) "\_ Nou^c.

M u r h a f Joueja t i . Sch6lar-in-Residence at theMiddle East Instituteand a lecturer at _ , ^

Georgetewn University. V * / °s 03/ n

1:00 PM

2:00 P M

Ma rk Gasiorowslg, Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University

Break/

PANEL THREE: The Challenge within the Muslim World

Richard Mu rp h y , Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the C r m n d l on

Foreign Relations

4:00 PM

[GifleslCepeljjProfessor, Instituteof Political Studies, Paris and author of Jihad: T h e Tra i l

of Political M a m

Steven Emerson, Executive Director of the Investigative Project and authorof Amem.

J ihad: T h e Terrorists Living Among Us*.

John Esposito, Professor of Religion and InlBI'nallo'hil Affairs and of1 Islamic Studies, anc

Founding Director, Center fo r Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University

Hearing Concludes. Press availability to follow.

A ll times a nd pane ls a re subject to change. Visit www.9-llcommission.gov for the most current information.



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'anel One- W hy Middle East Terrorist Groups?

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Bernard Lewis, emeritus professorat Princeton

Gilles Keppel, Franch scholar. v\«T-|>~Ml/Vt)<j2. I

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Martha Crenshaw. Wesleyan U niversity in Connecticut

Karen A rmstrong, independen t scholar

Panel Two- Emergence of Spe

Rohan Gunaratna. University of St Andrews- Al Qaida

Steven Emerson, independent scholar.

Mamoun Fandy- Professor, NDU , -'Saudi Islamist opposition

Marc Sageman- Al Qaida

Panel Three - tates and Terrorist Groups\\

aurie Mylroie- Iraq

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Phoebe Marr- Iraq \

Shibley Telhami. Professor at Maryland. How Arab States see costs/benefits of

sponsorship

Richard Murphy, Council on Foreign Relations. USPolicies and the Rise of Islamist \

Fundamentalism

Fuad Ajami - Johns Hopkins

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Hearing Check-list for Commission Teams

'Identify panel topics and potential witnesses.

a Draft invitation letters to potential witnesses. — \ Collect contact information for witnesses,

a Prepare andsend invitation letters. - n\&J(JUi£<x

a Secure and then interface with witnesses.

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a Collect prepared statements (via email in MS Word) in advance of the hearing.

a Collect witness narrative biographies (via email in MS Wordj^n advance of the hearing.*•——""""

a Collect briefing materials related to each panel.

a Brief Commissioners prior to the hearing on an as neededBasis.

a Collaborate with Al on opening statements on an as needed basis,

a Prepare a set of suggested questions for each panel.

a Determine if any witnesses will require travel orders.

a Determine if witnesses have any A /V or presentation needs.

a Greet witnesses on the hearing day, and ensuring all witnesses are present.

a Draft and send follow-up thank you letters.

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Cc: "" <[email protected]>^P,"" <[email protected]>4P

Subject: Calling witnesses

Team 1 witness contacts:

We have guidance from Lee but haven't yet closed the loop with Tom.

Nonetheless, we should proceed as follows:

1) We will have 4 panels.

2) Invite all 16 witnesses.

3) Indicate to first panel witnesses that we are likely to hold the panel on

morning of July 9th, but there is a possibility that we would have their panel

on Tues. afternoon July 8th.

4) Guidance for the other panels follows: Panel 2, Wed. morning, time TBD;

Panel 3 late-morning, early afternoon, TBD; panel 4 afetrnoon, time tbd.

The philosophy above is (a) all 16 are solid witnesses; (b) If all 16 accept,

we really can't handle them all in one day; (c) If we have up to 12 or 13

witnesses, we can handle them in one day.




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CSTPVCentre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence

A bou t C S TP V Mission Statement:Centre Staff

Research TheCentre fortheStudyQfTerrorjsmandPo|itica|Violence (CSTPV)

P hi'OUfS wasesta':|lished in 1994. Itaims to investigate the roots of politicalu ica ions violence, to develop a body o f theory spanning it s various disparate

P^ elements, and to study the impact o f violence, and responses to it, at

ome societal, governmental, andinternational levels.

For Academic, Media and General Inquiries:

Centre for the Study of Dr Magnus RanstorpTerror ism andPolitical Violence DirectorUniversity of St Andrews Tel: +44 (0)1334 462933S t Andrews, Fife KY16 9A L or +44 (0)7711 066025United Kingdom Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 (0)1334 476161 Professor Paul WilkinsonFax: +44 (0)1334 462937 Chairperson

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About CSTPVCentre for the Study o f Terrorism and Political Violence

AimsOrganisationMain Activities of CSTPVPlans for Future ProjectsFunding

Aims

The Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV)wa s established in 1994. It aims to investigate the roots of politicalviolence, to develop a body of theory spanning its various disparateelements, and to study the impact of violence, and responses to it, atsocietal, governmental, and international levels.

Organisation

The Centre is part of the School of Social Sciences in the University andis affiliated to the Department of International Relations, an d three of thesenior staff of the Centre are full teaching members of the Department ofInternational Relations (Professor Wilkinson, Dr. R anstorp and DrRichmond).

The general policy of the Centre is developed in collaboration with theCSTPV A dvisory Council. The Council m embership is as follows:

Mr Carl Bildt (former Swedish Prime Minister and UN Envoy for the

Balkans)Mr Jayantha Dhanapala (UN Under Secretary General forDisarmament)Mr Giandomenico Picco (UN Under Secretary General)Professor John Beath (Head of School of Social Sciences)Professor Alex P. Schmid (Erasmus University & UN TerrorismPrevention Branch)Professor Martha Crenshaw (Wesleyan University)Professor Paul Wilkinson (Chairman an d Director, CSTPV )Mr Brian Jenkins

Main Activities of CSTPV

Th e Centre has a wide-ranging and intensive research programme. Th eprojects undertaken reflect the specialist interests of staff members andthe availability of research funding from external funding organisations.

Professor Wilkinson ha s specialised for ma ny years in researchingdemocra tic and international responses to terrorism , and on the specificproblems of aviation terrorism and security. His most recent books areAviation Terrorism an d Security (with Brian Jenkins) and TerrorismVersus democracy: The Liberal State Response .

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Dr Magnus Ranstorp specialises in the study of political violence andterrorism in the Middle East and in particular the growth and influence offundamentalist Islamist movements. His latest book is Hizballah inLebanon: The Politics of the Western Hostage Crisis. He is currentlycompleting a textbook on The Changing Face of Terrorism as well as abook entitled In the S ervice of AI-Qaeda: Radical Islamic Movements.

Dr Oliver Richmond is a specialist in the study of conflict resolution. Hislatest book, The UN and Security, was published last autumn.

Dr Rohan Gunaratna has specialised in two aspects of the study ofterrorism: trends an d developments in terrorism in Asia, and thedevelopment and roles of the international support ne tworks of terroristorganisations.

Plans for Future Projects

Collaborative Projec ts with Business

CSTPV already has a strong record of cooperation with particularindustries, notably civil aviation, tourism, the security industry, and the

mass media in the m onitoring and an alysis of trends in terrorism andpolitical violence affecting particular sectors. Subject to availability ofresources and the continuing interest of business and industry in our field

of specialism, w e plan to extend this work.

An Investigation into the Extent and Quality of Teaching

about Political Violence in Higher Education

CSTPV plans to seek funding fo r this project from the EuropeanCommission an d other E uropean bodies to conduct a pilot study involvingEuropean universit ies an d higher education institutes. If successful, thisproject would be extended with studies of higher ed ucation work in this

field in other regions of the world.

Th e Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks in the UK

In January 2002, the Economic and Social Research Council, a major UKgrant -- awarding body, invited proposals for rese arch on the UKresponse to 9/11 and its afterm ath, which wo uld concentrate on thedomestic management of terrorist attacks in the UK. A success ful jointbid was submitted by the Centre for the Study of Terror ism an d PoliticalViolence at St Andrew s University and the M ountbatten Centre forInternational Studies at Southampton University. The project is headedby Profe ssor Paul Wilkinson of St Andrews. Th e Southampton team is ledby Frank Gregory and includes Professor John Simpson and Dr Darryl

Howlett. Tw o other projects have also been funde d by the ESRCinitiative; one is based in King's College, London (Pr ofe sso r Sir Lawre nceFreedman) and the other is at Lancaster University (Professor MichaelDillon)

The St Andrews - Southampton Project's principle goal is to investigateand assess the quality of U K m anagement of possible or actual terroristattacks. The project seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of the

state of the UK response, based on past experience and the impact of9/11. It will look at both public and private sector response issues. It will

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also include consideration of the contribution of the EU's response

strategy and draw upon comparative response data from the US, France

and Germany.

The Project runs from September 2002 to August 2004.

Funding

The CSTPV is an independent academic research centre. Its work is

supported by grants and contracts from a variety of trusts, foundations,

international organisations and donations from business and industry.

The research and educational work of the Centre is growing, and it is nowinternationally recognised that independent research of the kind we are

engaged in is needed more than ever. CSTPV is therefore actively

seeking substantial additional funding in order to be able to meet this

need. Individuals and organisations interested in making donations or

funding specific projects should make enquires in the first instance to the

University of St Andrews Development Office.

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