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Can't We All Just Get Along?:Improving the Law Enforcement-Intelligence Community Relationship. Center for Strategic Intelligence Research, 2007. Washington, D.C.: NDIC Press, 2007.
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This book is a collection of essays that explore law enforcement intelligence techniques and their utility.

**Excerpt from Preface**

The FBI vs. CIA turf battles of the Cold War are the stuff of Washington legend. Things are much better now. They were getting better anyway, and then 9/11 accelerated the process. But… there is room for improvement. The first essays in this book lay out some of the intelligence techniques that have proven effective in either Law Enforcement (LE) or the Intelligence Community (IC) and that might be useful to exchange and apply. They are followed by essays that point out some of the difficulties inherent in integrating the two communities. We conclude with a few abstracts of recent work done at the National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC) on other aspects of this topic. The bibliography is a compilation of key sources from the authors’ works but it is by no means exhaustive.

Available on the Internet:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS92836

Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets. U.S. Congressional Budget Office, January 2008.
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**Excerpt from Preface**

Consumers in the past have not responded very much to small fluctuations in the price of gasoline. The recent large increases have led many people to make adjustments in the way they drive and in the kinds of vehicles they buy. This CBO report relates rising gasoline prices to changes in how fast people drive, the volume of highway traffic, and rail transit ridership. It also examines the effects on market shares, fuel economy, and pricing of cars and light trucks purchased over the past several years. This study provides an indication of the kinds of adjustments consumers will make if gasoline prices continue to rise, and of the implications of rising gasoline prices for policies that would discourage gasoline consumption and thus limit the growth in carbon dioxide emissions. As part of the CBO’s mandate, this is an objective, impartial analysis that makes no recommendations. The study is broken down into four sections: Gasoline Prices and Driving Behavior, Gasoline Prices and Vehicle Markets, Study Data, and Analytical Approach and Econometric Results.

Available on the Internet:
http://cdm266301.cdmhost.com/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p266401coll4&CISOPTR=1787

The Constitution of the United States of America as amended: unratified amendments, analytical index. United States Congress – House document: no. 110-50
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This document contains the original text of the Constitution, along with the signatories. A brief historical note is included discussing the need for a new Constitution, the original debates, and the ratification process. Additionally, there is a section detailing the Amendments to the Constitution and each amendments ratification information. There is also a section on the six amendments that were submitted to the States and not ratified. Finally, there is an extensive index to the Constitution and Amendments.

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS92620

Fellowships, Opportunities abound for promising degree candidates in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Engineering. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development.
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This is a great booklet providing information on fellowships from the Environmental Protection Agency for students majoring in a traditionally recognized environmental field, social anthropology, urban and regional planning, or the decision sciences.

Available on the Internet: http://tinyurl.com/5n9p7r

Gross, Max L. A Muslim Archipelago: Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia. Washington, D.C.: NDIC Press, 2007.
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*Abstract by Storming Media: http://www.stormingmedia.us/52/5266/A526674.html

Southeast Asia continues to beckon policymakers and scholars alike to revisit its history in spite of the tomes of appraisals already written, deconstructive or otherwise. Because of a significant presence of Muslims in the region, and particularly in the wake of 9/11, it invariably attracts the attention of foreign powers drawn by the specter of terrorism and focused on rooting out radical Islamist groups said to be working with al-Qaeda. Dr. Max Gross has written an impressive account of the role of Islam in the politics of Southeast Asia, anchored by a strong historical perspective and a comprehensive treatment of current affairs. The result is very much a post-9/11 book. The origins of Jemaah Islamiyah and its connections with al-Qaeda are carefully detailed. Yet, unlike much of the post-9/11 analysis of the Muslim world, Dr. Gross's research has been successful in placing the phenomenon of terrorism within a larger perspective. While recognizing that al-Qaeda's influence on regional terror networks remains unclear, it behooves us to be reminded that, regardless of the nature and extent of the linkages, to dismiss terrorism as a serious threat to security would be na ve to the point of recklessness. The Muslim Archipelago is a profoundly Islamic region, and Jemaah Islamiyah is only a small portion of this reality. The attention Dr. Gross pays to ABIM in Malaysia, of which I was a part, and the civil Islam movement in Indonesia, of which the late Nurcholish Madjid was a principal spokesman, is greatly appreciated. Those unfamiliar with the background and role of the traditional Islamic PAS party in Malaysia, as well as the Darul Islam movement in Indonesia, will find the author's account highly beneficial. The MNLF, the MILF, and Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines, as well as the various Islamic movements in southern Thailand, are also carefully explained.

Renewing the Spirit of National and Community Service – Hearing before the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities – Committee on Education and Labor – U.S. House of Representatives – 110th Congress, 1st Session – April 19, 2007.
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The Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities discussed and heard speeches concerning innovative programs with a focus on opportunities for service to assist in keeping America competitive in the global knowledge economy and help renew the spirit of national and community services.

Available on the Internet:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:34538.pdf

Paying for a College Education: Barriers and Solutions for Students and Families – Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness – Committee on Education and Labor – U.S. House of Representatives – 110th Congress, 1st Session – May 1, 2007.
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The Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness conducted a series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The prior committee hearings discussed how the United States is falling behind in producing college graduates and how well we are preparing low-income and first-generation students for college. This hearing addresses the removal of financial barriers to college education.

This just released Rand report has been in the news a lot today

How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida

Abstract: All terrorist groups eventually end. But how do they end? The evidence since 1968 indicates that most groups have ended because (1)they joined the political process (43 percent) or (2) local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members (40 percent). Military force has rarely been the primary reason for the end of terrorist groups, and few groups within this time frame have achieved victory. This has significant implications for dealing with al Qa'ida and suggests fundamentally rethinking post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism strategy: Policymakers need to understand where to prioritize their efforts with limited resources and attention. The authors report that religious terrorist groups take longer to eliminate than other groups and rarely achieve their objectives. The largest groups achieve their goals more often and last longer than the smallest ones do. Finally,groups from upper-income countries are more likely to be left-wing or nationalist and less likely to have religion as their motivation. The authors conclude that policing and intelligence, rather than military force, should form the backbone of U.S. efforts against al Qa'ida. And U.S. policymakers should end the use of the phrase "war on terrorism" since there is no battlefield solution to defeating al Qa'ida.

PDF of report -- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG741.pdf

News release -- http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/07/29/

Congressional briefing --
http://www.rand.org/congress/activities/2008/07/29/

Research brief -- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9351/

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The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point is pleased to announce the release of its second report of al-Qa'ida's foreign fighters in Iraq: Bombers, Bank Accounts, and Bleedout: al-Qa`ida's Road in and Out of Iraq. The report expands on an analysis of al-Qa'ida in Iraq personnel records conducted by the CTC in December 2007. The report can be accessed at:

http://www.ctc.usma.edu/harmony/pdf/Sinjar_2_July_23.pdf

New Raw Data

Bombers, Bank Accounts, and Bleedout not only expands on the analysis of the Sinjar Records conducted in the first report, it also introduces a host of new data, including:

*Statistics on the exact number and nationality of foreign fighters held by the US at Camp Bucca in Iraq.

*Contracts signed by AQI's foreign suicide bombers

*Contracts signed by AQI fighters entering and leaving Iraq

*Accounting sheets signed by various fighters that indicate funding sources and expenditures

*Several narratives describing AQI's network in Syria, personnel problems, and ties to Fatah al-Islam in Lebanon

*Weapons reports, etc.

Findings

The report has several major new findings:

*Foreign Fighters were an important source of funds for AQI;Saudi Fighters contributed far more money than any other nationality

*Far more Syrians and Egyptians are held at Camp Bucca than were listed in the Sinjar Records, which likely reflects the demographic shift away from those nationalities

*Approximately 75% of suicide bombings in Iraq between August 2006 and August 2007 can be attributed to fighters listed in the Sinjar Records.

*"Bleedout" of fighters from Iraq is occurring, but in relatively small numbers. Nonetheless, these individual fighters will likely be well-trained and very dangerous. The primary threat from these fighters is to Arab states, Af-Pak, and perhaps Somalia.

*Smuggling of all kinds across the Syrian/Iraqi border has long been linked to corruption in both Syria and Iraq, which limits both government's ability to crackdown.

*Fighters that contributed money to AQI were more likely to become suicide bombers.

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**Book description by the Combat Studies Institute**

On Point II is the US Army's first historical study of its campaign in Iraq in the decisive eighteen months following the overthrow of the Baathist regime in April 2003. The book examines both the high-level decisions that shaped military operations after May 2003 as well as the effects of those decisions on units and Soldiers who became responsible for conducting those operations.

The authors, historians at the US Army's Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, based this account on hundreds of interviews with key participants and thousands of primary documents. Critical chapters in this book address the decision to disband the Iraqi Army, detainee operations (including the incidents at the Abu Ghraib prison), reconstruction efforts, and the Army's response to the growing insurgency.

At the core of On Point II is the dramatic story of how after May 2003, the US Army reinvented itself by transforming into an organization capable of conducting a broad array of diverse and complex "Full Spectrum" operations. This was the new campaign that confronted American Soldiers beginning in May 2003 as they strived to create stability in Iraq.

A review of this work by Christopher McKnight Nichols and R. Joseph Parrott is available from the History News Network at:

http://hnn.us/articles/52724.html

This is not information published by the government; however, Mike Wallace did interview a number of individuals related to the government such as Members of Congress or Cabinet Secretaries.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/film/holdings/wallace/

**Following text taken from "The Mike Wallace Interview" Collection website.**

Mike Wallace rose to prominence in 1956 with the New York City television interview program, Night-Beat, which soon developed into the nationally televised prime-time program, The Mike Wallace Interview. Well prepared with extensive research, Wallace asked probing questions of guests framed in tight close-ups. The result was a series of compelling and revealing interviews with some of the most interesting and important people of the day.

The Mike Wallace Interview ran from 1957 to 1960, but the Ransom Center collection includes interviews from only 1957 and 1958. In the early 1960s, Mr. Wallace donated to the Ransom Center kinescopes of these programs and related materials, including his prepared questions, research material, and correspondence.

Copyright of all of the interviews is held by Mike Wallace, who generously agreed to allow the Ransom Center to present them here in their entirety. Any further use of this material requires the permission of both Mike Wallace and the Ransom Center.

There are 65 interviews in the Ransom Center's collection. Five are on audio tape, and the others are kinescopes, 16mm recordings of the television programs made by filming the picture from a video monitor. These 16mm films were transferred to video and, along with the audio tapes, were digitized. The interviews were then transcribed and were both embedded in the video files in the form of subtitles and included on the website as text files.

The Commission to Assess the Threat to United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack has released their latest and it can be found along with related information at their website --

http://www.empcommission.org/index.php

Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack: Critical National Infrastructure can be found at:

http://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf

The EMP Commission was established as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2001 and "reestablished via the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to continue its efforts to monitor, investigate, make recommendations, and report to Congress on the evolving threat to the United States from electromagnetic pulse attack resulting from the detonation of a nuclear weapon or weapons at
high altitude."

Duties of the EMP Commission include assessing:

1. The nature and magnitude of potential high-altitude EMP threats to the United States from all potentially hostile states or non-state actors that have or could acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles enabling them to perform a high-altitude EMP attack against the United States within the next 15 years;

2. The vulnerability of United States military and especially civilian systems to an EMP attack, giving special attention to vulnerability of the civilian infrastructure as a matter of emergency preparedness;

3. The capability of the United States to repair and recover from damage inflicted on United States military and civilian systems by an EMP attack; and

4. The feasibility and cost of hardening select military and civilian systems against EMP attack.

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The Intelligence Community has released it new report "Vision 2015: A Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise."

According to the excerpt "Vision 2015 expands upon the notion of an Intelligence Enterprise, first introduced in the National Intelligence Strategy and later in the 100 and 500 Day Plans. It charts a new path forward for a globally networked and integrated Intelligence Enterprise for the 21st century, based on the principles of integration, collaboration, and innovation."

The report can be found at http://www.dni.gov/Vision_2015.pdf
or from http://www.dni.gov/index.html

The other previous reports include:

Information Sharing Strategy
http://www.dni.gov/reports/IC_Information_Sharing_Strategy.pdf

Data Mining Report --
http://www.dni.gov/reports/data_mining_report_feb08.pdf

100 Day Plan
http://www.dni.gov/100-day-plan/100_FOLLOW_UP_REPORT.pdf

100 day plan follow up --
http://www.dni.gov/100-day-plan/100_FOLLOW_UP_REPORT.pdf

500 Day Plan
http://www.dni.gov/500-day-plan.pdf

status updates - day 100 --
http://www.dni.gov/500-day-plan/500dp_100.pdf

status updates - day 200 --
http://www.dni.gov/500-day-plan/500dp_200.pdf

status updates - day 300 --
http://www.dni.gov/500-day-plan/500dp_300.pdf

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The link for the actual policy referenced below is

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/d20080709cmpolicy.pdf