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“Shannen Rossmiller, American Hero”
by Daniel Pipes
Sat, 15 May 2004
updated Sat, 10 Jan 2009
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Jan. 9, 2009 update: Rossmiller announced yesterday her plans to join with an unnamed defense contractor to teach internet counterterrorism to a “cyber corps” of intelligence experts. As the only known private U.S. citizen who has successfully initiated arrests and convictions of terrorists, she has helped with 214 espionage and terrorism cases. But Rossmiller found it too taxing testify in open court and plans not to become part of the chain of evidence again. The responsibility of making the prosecution’s case in the Reynolds trial persuaded her to turn to teaching. “I was vomiting blood before I had to testify in court against Reynolds. I developed kidney stones and a bleeding ulcer. It takes you down. I thought it was going to be the end of me. … There are a lot of people who can be trained to do what I do. I don’t want the notoriety or the pressure. I can teach people who will be paid professionals, not volunteers like me.”
For a Fox News Channel report on her and the announcement, see “Fighting Cyberterror.”