Counter-terrorism task force beefs up shopping center security
As the holiday shopping season goes into full swing, the New York State Counter-Terrorism Zone 4 unit comprised of police in Rockland, Orange and Sullivan counties yesterday activated its team with random checks of high profile areas in the region.
Law enforcement officers were at shopping centers and other highly trafficked areas yesterday discussing terrorism indicators and distributing “See Something Say Something” flyers.(snip)
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/ShpCtr_sec-01Dec05.htm
The Al-Qaida Guide to Kidnapping
By Yassin Musharbash
Kidnapping is okay -- so long as it serves political or financial goals for a terrorist organization. It's also fine if it draws attention to a political issue like, say, Chechnya. You should also stay distant from hostages -- literally -- lest you get to close to them, both physically and mentally. These are just a few of the parting tips offered by a top al-Qaida strategists before he was killed in 2004.(snip)
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,387888,00.html