[…] “Instead of only passing resolutions decrying terrorist attacks after they occur, we must cooperate more closely to keep terrorist attacks from happening in the first place,” Bush said in his eighth and final address as president to the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 23. “Instead of treating all forms of government as equally tolerable, we must actively challenge the conditions of tyranny and despair that allow terror and extremism to thrive.”

[…] A truck blast outside the six-story Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on September 20 killed at least 53 people and wounded at least 266, according to Interior Ministry officials. Two Americans were among the dead. Since that attack, Pakistani security forces have killed more than 60 insurgents in the northwest tribal regions in a drive to deny safe havens to al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents. Bush said the United States regards Pakistan as a key ally. “We want there to be economic prosperity and we can work together,” the president said.

[…] Fast action by Embassy security personnel and host nation Embassy forces, aided by the Embassy’s security systems and its emergency procedures, were vital in limiting the harm to Embassy employees and to the public who regularly visit the Embassy. This callous attack reminds us that American and locally-employed staff at our embassies serve the United States in many dangerous environments worldwide.

[…] The U.S. Embassy condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms. Today’s events demonstrate that terrorist criminals will not hesitate to kill innocent citizens and those charged with protecting them in pursuit of their agenda of terror.
The Embassy is working closely with senior Yemeni government officials to investigate this incident. We will rely on continued close cooperation with Yemeni authorities to complete a thorough investigation and to bring the perpetrators of this heinous terrorist crime to justice.

[…] September 11, 2001, was etched into America's memory when 19 terrorists attacked us with barbarity unequaled in our history. On Patriot Day, we cherish the memory of the thousands of innocent victims lost, extend our thoughts and prayers to their families, and honor the heroic men and women who risked and sacrificed their lives so others might survive. Since 9/11, we have recognized the threat posed by terrorists to the safety of the American people and worked to protect our homeland by fighting terrorists abroad.

[…] This war cannot be won, however, if we treat terrorism primarily as a matter of law enforcement. Law enforcement is an essential part of our strategy –- but our strategy cannot be limited to law enforcement alone.

[…] The United States became a Nation at war on September 11, 2001. In this war, we are using all assets of national power to keep the pressure on the enemy and the American people safe from harm. The War on Terror will be won on the offense – and that is where America's fight against terrorism must remain.

[…] The United States condemns today’s attack in Tripoli, Lebanon that was directed against both civilians and those working to protect the Lebanese people and to secure Lebanon’s independence and sovereignty.

[…] It is fitting that today in Nairobi and in Dar es Salaam, Kenyans and Tanzanians, families and friends, are also gathering to commemorate the departed. In Nairobi, the blast that took the lives of 218 Kenyans and Americans, while thousands more were injured in the streets around the embassy.

[…] Al-Qaida member Salim Hamdan was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after a military commission found him guilty August 6 on five of eight charges of providing material support to terrorism. The court proceeding at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II.

[…] The “unspeakable” bombing by al-Qaida of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 10 years ago strengthened the long-standing ties that bind the American, Kenyan and Tanzanian people, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said August 7. Speaking on the 10th anniversary of the bombings, Rice said the nearly simultaneous terrorist attacks on both facilities “did not destroy our spirit.”

[…] Today marks the tenth anniversary of the al Qaida terrorist attacks against U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
In Dar es Salaam, the terrorists killed 11 people and wounded more than 85 others; the blast in Nairobi killed 218 people and injured approximately 5,000.
We remember today those who lost their lives or were injured in the attacks, their families, and their loved ones.

[…] I am honored to be with all of you to remember those we lost on this day 10 years ago in an unspeakable attack on our embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. I want to welcome both family members who lost loved ones and the survivors of that tragic day.

[…] OCA provides a single point of contact in the Department for employees and families, and is an advocate within the Department, with other federal, state and local agencies, and in the private sector, providing assistance in gaining access to benefits and compensation, counseling, community services, and other support. The duration of services is determined by the needs of families and may continue for months or years.

[…] “Gli istituti finanziari, le grandi aziende europee e le multinazionali stanno rapidamente prendendo le distanze dall’Iran, che è ormai sempre più isolato nel contesto internazionale.” Lo ha affermato il Sottosegretario del Tesoro americano con delega sul terrorismo e l’intelligence finanziaria, Stuart A. Levey, durante una conferenza stampa tenutasi martedì 15 luglio all’ambasciata USA di Roma.

[…] I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces around the world.
This supplemental report covers operations in support of the war on terror and in Kosovo.

[…] Experts who study terrorist behavior characterize them as opportunists looking to exploit any weakness. One especially worrisome area for potential exploitation is poorly controlled nuclear material. That is why elements of the international community seeking to combat terrorism and prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons are working in concert through the voluntary Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism.

[…] The threat of nuclear terrorism is something many people avoid thinking about. But California Representative Adam Schiff, who created the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Nuclear Security, says ignoring the problem will not make it disappear. He supports ongoing efforts by world leaders to channel energy into imagining the direst scenario. Such leaders, of course, want to prevent a nuclear attack from coming to pass. But if they can’t do that, they want to be prepared to respond.

[…] A member of an Afghan Taliban cell was convicted today by a jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on charges of narcotics distribution and narco-terrorism, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher announced.

The conviction represents the first time a defendant has been convicted in U.S. federal court of narco-terrorism since the statute was enacted in March 2006.

[…] The U.S. Treasury Department safeguards financial systems against illicit use, such as financing for terrorists, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins and other national security threats. The department also provides guidance to U.S.-based charities on minimizing the risk of terrorist exploitation. On May 15, at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT), join Treasury Department official Michael Rosen to discuss the United States and the international community’s response to this complex issue.