(U//FOUO//LES) California Military Department Antiterrorism Bulletin March 2010.
Author Archive for Public Intelligence
Archistrategos.
Department of Homeland Security
(U//FOUO) DHS Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Homemade Explosive Warning
(U//FOUO) Terrorists could use the explosive Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), also referred to as acetone peroxide, in an attack against the United States. In December 2001, British shoe-bomber Richard Reid tried to detonate an explosive device with TATP as the initiator while aboard a flight from Paris to Miami. TATP can be made from hydrogen peroxide, acetone, and sulfuric acid. These ingredients are commonly available from drug stores, hardware stores, and car batteries. TATP is extremely sensitive to impact, friction, static/sparks, and heat, and may react violently to drug field testing.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
COMISAF Campaign Overview June 2010
Commander, International Security Assistance Force Campaign Overview June 2010.
Department of Homeland Security
(U//FOUO) DHS Protective Security Coordination Division
(U//FOUO) DHS Protective Security Coordination Division, March 31, 2010.
Department of Homeland Security
(U//FOUO) HITRAC Homeland Security Threat Overview
(U//FOUO) HITRAC Homeland Security Threat Overview, October 2007.
U.S. Army
FM 31-27 Pack Animals in Support of Special Operations Forces
This manual provides guidance for training Army special operations forces (ARSOF) personnel in the techniques of animal pack transport and for organizing and operating pack animal units. It captures some of the expertise and techniques that have been lost in the United States (U.S.) Army over the last 50 years. The chapters on care, feeding, and veterinary medicine compose a considerable portion of the manual; however, this material is not intended as a substitute for veterinary expertise nor will it make a veterinarian out of the reader. ARSOF personnel must have a rudimentary knowledge of anatomy and physiology, common injuries, diseases (particularly of the feet), feeding, and watering to properly care for the animals and to avoid abusing them from overloading or overworking.
European Union, United States
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) July 2010 Draft
EU Restricted, U.S. Confidential Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) July 2010 Draft.
Headline
Afghan Children
Intelligence Fusion Centers, New Jersey
(U//FOUO) New Jersey ROIC 2009 Threat Information
(U//FOUO) The NJ ROIC Analysis Element has no information regarding any specific, credible threat to New Jersey or the U.S. Homeland at this time. Due to an active, federal counterterror investigation, the NJ ROIC Analysis Element produced this overview of potential targets of terrorist activity and the tactics, techniques, and procedures that extremists may use. It was produced with information from FBI and DHS, based on analysis of police investigations, thwarted plots, and past terrorist attacks.
Afghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ISAF Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Profile and Branch Locations
ISAF Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Profile and Branch Locations, August 2009.
Montana
Confidential Montana Department of Corrections Gang Guide
Confidential Montana Department of Corrections Gang Guide, November 2007.
Afghanistan, Department of Defense
Human Terrain System Afghan Saffron Report
Saffron, referred to by some as “red gold,” has been in demand for centuries. The Latin name for the plant which bears the delicate spice is Crocus sativus L. Saffron growing has been promoted in Afghanistan in recent years in response to a call from the Afghan government to investigate economically viable licit alternatives to poppy. Due to the significant labor costs inherent to saffron production, saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Not only are saffron profits competitive with opium, in relation to other licit crops, but saffron needs little water during growth, requires minimal refinement, and has a low volume and weight, making it easily transportable.
Afghanistan, Department of Defense
Human Terrain System Report: Salafist and Wahhabist Influence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in many ways an unlikely home for radical Islamic ideologies. Afghan religious life until the 1950s was, and in many places still is, traditional, conservative, rural, and mystical. Just as Afghanistan was politically and ethnically highly fragmented, religious life has also varied tremendously depending on region, ethno-linguistic group, and degree of urbanization.
Department of Homeland Security
(U//FOUO) DHS Independence Day 2010 Awareness Note
(U//FOUO) The Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center (HITRAC) produces Infrastructure Protection Notes to provide information on risks impacting the critical infrastructure community including terrorist threats, natural hazards, and other events. This IP Note is a joint publication of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Homeland Counterterrorism Division and the Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), and is designed to
promote security awareness and to identify actions that the critical infrastructure community can take to mitigate risks to the Nation’s critical infrastructure. As an update to the 26 May 2010 IP Note: Preparing for an Evolving Terrorist Threat, this IP Note serves as a reminder for the critical infrastructure community to remain vigilant during the 4 July 2010 Independence Day holiday.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs Monthly Data Breach Report April 2010
FOUO Department of Veterans Affairs Monthly Data Breach Report April 2010.
Department of Homeland Security
DHS National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Overview
DHS and DOJ officials have announced a new partnership to provide leadership for enhanced development of the Global Justice XML Data Model as a base for the deployment of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). NIEM will provide enhanced capabilities for organizations to share data across federal, state, local and tribal lines. This paper gives an overview of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). It outlines the background, concepts, objectives and the development strategy for implementing NIEM.
Intelligence Fusion Centers, Louisiana
(U//FOUO) Louisiana Fusion Center Fake Anti-Virus Malware Warning
Over the past few days, there has been an increase in computers infected with Fake spyware and anti-virus malware. These infestations produce a popup stating that your machine is infected with viruses and offer a way to remove them. The object of this software is to trick you into believing you have viruses that need to be removed. A scan will launch after you “click” anywhere on the message and will request payment for removal of the “viruses”.
Corporate
Corexit 9500, EC9500A, EC9580A Product Safety Sheets
Nalco Corexit 9500, EC9500A, EC9580A Product Safety Sheets, May-June 2010.
World Health Organization
WHO Report: Right to Health in Occupied Palestinian Territory
WHO Report: Right to Health in Occupied Palestinian Territory, August 2009.
United Nations
UN Occupied Palestinian Territory Food Security Report
The main driver of Palestinian food insecurity is of a political nature, as key elements of vulnerability are rooted in the military and administrative measures imposed by the Israeli occupation – closure regime, permits, destruction of assets – as well as settlement expansion and derived infrastructure multiplication – access to land and water, bypass roads, etc. Soaring food prices, falling incomes and growing unemployment are jeopardizing the livelihoods of Palestinians, leading to heavy debt and changes in family eating habits. Previously self-reliant families are progressively falling into the poverty trap and are unable to escape from their situation in the absence of job opportunities. Furthermore those with work are facing increasing difficulties to manage due to unadjusted salaries, a degrading economic environment and high dependency ratios.
Department of Defense
DoD Network Quantitative Capability Delivery Increments (QCDI) Overview
FOUO DoD Network Quantitative Capability Delivery Increments (QCDI) Overview, May 12, 2010.
Canada
Canadian Forces Crowd Confrontation Operations Manual
This manual is based on the precept that crowd confrontation situations could occur on any CF operation. The doctrine has been
designed to facilitate the use of CCO as a unique operation, which may be a subset of any other CF operation. Where peace support operations (PSO), domestic operations, or armed conflict examples are used, the concepts presented are intended to cover all operations. The manual stresses that the CCO hierarchy can be applied during any operation to assist in the decisions of what equipment to acquire or deploy and what training is to be based on.
United States
Maurice R. Greenberg
Maurice Raymond “Hank” Greenberg was born May 4, 1925 in New York City, the son of a Jewish candy store owner Jacob Greenberg. His father died when he was seven and his mother, Ada Rheingold, married a dairy farmer who lived in the Catskill mountains. Greenberg lied about his age in 1942, claiming he was seventeen, so that he could enlist in the Army. He later became an Army Ranger, landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day and participating in the liberation of Dachau in 1945. After the war, Mr. Greenberg received his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami Florida in 1948 and earned his L.L.B. from New York Law School in 1950.
Customs and Border Protection
U.S. DHS/CBP Female Suicide Bomber Threat Assessment
(U/FOUO) In the aftermath of the Christmas Day suicide bombing attempt over Detroit, it has become apparent that terrorist organizations continue to scrutinize and attempt to circumvent border security procedures by using a variety of methods. One such method that has not been fully analyzed is the possible use of female operatives. The media has recently reported information suggesting that al-Qa’ida will expand the scope of the female suicide bomber outside of Iraq to include western airliners.
Corporate
Bernie Madoff Client List
Bernie Madoff List of Counterparties, February 3, 2009.