Released on June 5 by the National Commission on Terrorism and posted online in its entirety by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), this new report contains a number of recommendations that have raised objections among civil libertarians, parts of the Arab-American community, and others. The commission, composed of private experts and former federal officials, was created in the wake of the US embassy bombings in Africa in 1998 and has heard the testimony of hundreds of witnesses. Among its recommendations are enhanced monitoring of foreign students enrolled in US schools, using the CIA or military instead of the FBI to lead investigations into terrorism on US territory, the repeal of regulations that supposedly prohibit the CIA from using unsavory informants, and the levying of sanctions against Greece and Pakistan for not "cooperating fully" against terrorism under a statute Congress passed in 1996. Users can read the full text in HTML format at the FAS site.
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