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1. The Center for Terrorism Law will host an international conference to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The conference will be held on September 8, 2011, at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas. The conference is entitled: The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Bush to Obama – Legal and Policy Issues in the War on Terror. Leading subject matter experts will present and debate the full realm of legal and policy issues that have emerged in the ten years of America’s War on Terror to include: definitions of terms related to terrorism, unlawful enemy combatants, interrogation issues, civil litigation, domestic terrorism, the views of all three branch of government, cyber security, assassination, use of force, military commissions, bioterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, humanitarian intervention, and indefinite detention. The conference will be free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Please contact [email protected] to register for this conference.

2. The Center for Terrorism Law with the Ambivium Institute on Security and Cooperation, will co-host the 2nd Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security, September 14-15, 2011, at the Inter-American Defense Board, 2600 NW 16th Street, Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and is entitled: The Ongoing Afghanistan War, the War on Terror, and from Clausewitz to Beyond - New Centers of Gravity. Please contact [email protected] to register for this conference.

3. The Center for Terrorism Law has prepared a chapter on interrogation issues for a book entitled: Contemporary Debates in Terrorism. The book will be published by Routledge Publishing Company and will be edited by Professor Richard Jackson (Aberystwyth University) and Samuel Justin Sinclair (Harvard University).

4. Professor Addicott is writing a new law review article on domestic terrorism. The extensive work will be finished sometime in the late 2011.

5. The Center for Terrorism Law is a non-profit 501(c)(3). We operate entirely on private donations and public grants. We are seeking sponsors for the two

1 upcoming national security conferences set out at 1. and 2. above. If you are interested in supporting these conferences by becoming a sponsor please contact [email protected].

6. Professor Addicott will be conducting the following speeches in the month of September:

1) 6 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, to the San Antonio Chapter of ASIS, San Antonio, TX. 2) 8 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Rule of Law in the War on Terror, at the Center for Terrorism Law’s Tenth Anniversary of 9/11Conference: Legal and Policy Issues in the War on Terror, San Antonio, TX. 3) 8 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Role of Religion in Terrorism, at the Center for Terrorism Law’s Tenth Anniversary of 9/11Conference: Legal and Policy Issues in the War on Terror, San Antonio, TX. 4) 10 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, at the Tea Party in Kerrville, Kerrville, TX. 5) 14 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, at the 2nd Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security: Tenth Anniversary of 9/11The Ongoing Afghanistan War, the War on Terror, and From Clausewitz to Beyond New Centers of Gravity, Washington, DC. 6) 20 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, at the Greater Houston Council of Federated Republican Women, Houston, TX. 7) 30 September 2011, Addicott will speak on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, at the Associated Security Services & Investigators of the State of Texas Annual Conference, Brownsville, TX.

7. Professor Addicott conducted the following media events and public speeches for the month of August:

Media:

1. 1 August 2011, WILM AM 1450, Wilmington, DE radio interview (topic: Abdo was Motivated by Radical Islam in Terror Plot at Fort Hood).

2 2. 1 August 2011, WOAI AM 1200, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Terror Attack Suspect Hasan Continues to Receive Pay and Allowances in Pre-Trial). 3. 4 August 2011, KTSA AM 550, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Terror Plot at Fort Hood and Base Security). 4. 4 August 2011, YNN, Austin, TX TV interview (topic: Abdo Terror Arrest at Fort Hood Reflects Radical Islam). Interview can be viewed in its entirety at: http://austin.ynn.com/content/top_stories/279767/fort-hood-plot- suspect-s-case-headed-to-grand-jury?r=4265173277. 5. 8 August 2011, Wall Street Journal, newspaper article, page A 1 (topic: Elite Force Died in Bid to Save Comrades). 6. 8 August 2011, KTRH AM 740, Houston, TX radio interview (topic: Firing of Two Police Officers in Fort Hood 2009 Terror Attack). 7. 8 August 2011, KURV AM 710, McAllen, TX radio interview (topic: Shoot Down of US Chinook in Afghanistan Kills Special Forces). 8. 8 August 2011, WNRP AM 1620, Pensacola, FL radio interview (topic: Local Taliban Fight Leaves Over 30 Dead in Chinook Crash). 9. 8 August 2011, WFLF AM 540, Panama City, FL radio interview (topic: Special Forces Killed in Taliban Shoot Down). 10. 8 August 2011, WTKS AM 1290, Savannah, GA radio interview (topic: Attack by Taliban Kills American Rescue Attempt). 11. 8 August 2011, WILM AM 1450, Wilmington, DE radio interview (topic: Taliban RPG Kills Navy SEALS and Others). 12. 8 August 2011, WOAI AM 1200, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Navy SEALS Killed in Shoot Down of Chinook by Taliban). 13. 8 August 2011, KTSA AM 550, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: 22 Navy Seals Killed in Deadliest Attack in Afghanistan War). 14. 8 August 2011, KNEW AM 910, San Francisco, CA radio interview (topic: Firing on US Chinook Results in 30+ Casualties in Afghanistan). 15. 8 August 2011, America Tonight with Kate Delaney, national radio interview (topic: Tragic Loss of US Troops in Chinook Shoot Down). 16. 8 August 2011, WOWO AM 1190, Fort Wayne, IN radio interview (topic: Navy SEALS Suffer Huge Loss in Attack on Rescue Mission). 17. 8 August 2011, WHBC AM 1480, Canton, OH radio interview (topic: Tragic Loss of Navy SEALS in Afghanistan Combat). 18. 8 August 2011, WRCG AM 1420, Columbus, GA radio interview (topic: Potential for Taliban Propaganda in Wake of Chinook Shoot Down). 19. 8 August 2011, WREC AM 600, Memphis, TN radio interview (topic: Pentagon Confirms Shoot Down of American Chinook by Taliban).

3 20. 8 August 2011, WSYR AM 570, Syracuse, NY radio interview (topic: Taliban Attack on Navy SEALS Sends Shock Through the Military). 21. 8 August 2011, KLIF AM 570, Dallas, TX radio interview (topic: Attack by Taliban on Chinook Kills Navy SEALS). 22. 8 August 2011, WAJR FM 95.9, Morgantown, WV radio interview (topic: Navy Seals Suffer Loss by Taliban RPG Attack). 23. 8 August 2011, KFBK AM 1530, Sacramento, CA radio interview (topic: Deaths of American Rescue Attempt Causes Relook at Afghanistan War). 24. 8 August 2011, KOGO AM 600, San Diego, CA radio interview (topic: Policy Implications for Shoot Down in Afghanistan). 25. 9 August 2011, Pat Campbell Show KFAQ AM 1170, Tulsa, OK radio interview (topic: Taliban Shoot Down of American Aircraft). 26. 17 August 2011, KTSA AM 550, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: War Spending and the Military Industrial Complex). 27. 18 August 2011, KCMO AM 710, Kansas City, MO radio interview (Lone Wolf Terrorism is Patterned in Radical Islam). 28. 18 August 2011, WREC AM 600, Memphis, TN radio interview (topic: Obama and Lone Wolf Terrorist Comments). 29. 18 August 2011, WAJR AM 1440, Albany, NY radio interview (topic: Lone Wolf Terrorism and Obama’s Remarks Don’t Connect). 30. 18 August 2011, WOAI AM 1200, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Obama Talk on Lone Wolf Terrorism). 31. 18 August 2011, WIND AM 560, Chicago, IL radio interview (topic: More Talk Regarding Lone Wolf Threat to USA). 32. 18 August 2011, WHFB AM 1060, South Bend, IN radio interview (topic: Lone Wolf Terrorism and Radical Islam). 33. 19 August 2011, Pat Campbell Show KFAQ AM 1170, Tulsa, OK radio interview (topic: Rick Perry’s National Security Positions). 34. 19 August 2011, KOKC AM 1520, Oklahoma City, OK radio interview (topic: Governor Rick Perry on National Security Issues). 35. 21 August 2011, PODCAST, American Bar Association’s TIPS Disaster Preparedness and Response Initiative (topic: Cyber Security – Terrorism, Crime, and Hostile States). The PODCAST can be heard at the following blog: http://disasterpreparednessandresponse.blogspot.com/. 36. 22 August 2011, WILS AM 1320, Lansing, MI radio interview (topic: Obama Has Not Plan for a Post-Qaddaffi Relationship). 37. 22 August 2011, WOKV AM 690, Jacksonville, FL radio interview (topic: Obama’s Libya Policy Exhibits Strength and Weakness).

4 38. 22 August 2011. WPRO AM 630, Providence, RI radio interview (topic: Replacement Government in Libya will Oppose U.S. Interests). 39. 22 August 2011. WOAI AM 1200, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Libya Falls to the “Rebels”). 40. 22 August 2011, Richard Dixon Show WAPI FM 100, Birmingham, AL radio interview (topic: What Next in Libya?). 41. 22 August 2011, WPLZ FM 95.3, Chattanooga, TN radio interview (topic: Goals in Libya to Remove Qaddaffi Apparently did not Include Thoughts About the Consequences). 42. 22 August 2011. WREC AM 600, Memphis, TN radio interview (topic: American Policy Towards the New Libya). 43. 22 August 2011. KTRH AM 740, Houston, TX radio interview (topic: Fifteenth Anniversary of Al-Qa’eda Declaration of War on the U.S.). 44. 22 August 2011, KCMO AM 710, Kansas City, MO radio interview (Libya Will Probably Fall to Radical Islam). 45. 22 August 2011, WXKS AM 1200, Boston, MA radio interview (topic: Issues of Power Vacuum in Libya Spell Trouble for the U.S.). 46. 22 August 2011, WILM AM 1450, Wilmington, DE radio interview (topic: Obama’s Use of Force Causes Libya to Fall to the Rebels). 47. 22 August 2011, KLIF AM 570, Dallas, TX radio interview (topic: Attack by Rebels on Tripoli Spells the End of Qaddaffi). 48. 22 August 2011, WSJK AM 530, Champagne, IL radio interview (topic: What Happens Next in Libya?). 49. 23 August 2011, The Guetzloe Report, WEUS AM, Orlando, FL radio interview (topic: Survey of Status of Middle East and the So-called “Arab Spring). 50. 23 August 2011, WOAI AM 1200, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Libya and Obama’s Plan to Assist in the “New” Government). 51. 24 August 2011, KTRH AM 740, Houston, TX radio interview (topic: Tenth Anniversary of 9/11and Precautions for Islamic Terrorism in the U.S.). 52. 25 August 2011, Listserv of Robert Chesney, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, regarding upcoming conference by Center for Terrorism Law. See jnslp.files.wordpress.com/.../proof- ctl_conference_brochure-0... 53. 26 August 2011, Lars Larson Show, national radio interview (topic: Libya’s Future). 54. 28 August 2011, KENS 5, San Antonio, TX TV interview (topic: Libya and the Middle East).

5 55. 30 August 2011, WPRO AM 630, Providence, RI radio interview (topic: Governing in Libya will Prove Wisdom of Driving Qaddaffi Out of Power). 56. 30 August 2011, WNRP AM 1620, Pensacola, FL radio interview (topic: Fast and Furious Scandal Gets Attention of Congress). 57. 30 August 2011, WHK AM 1420, Cleveland, OH ratio interview (topic: What Happens Next in Libya?) 58. 30 August 2011, WFLA AM 970, Tampa Bay, FL radio interview (topic: Qaddaffi is Gone and What Follows May be Worse for US Interests). 59. 30 August 2011, WOAI AM 1200, San Antonio, TX radio interview (topic: Obama’s War in Libya Will Result in Greater Hazards to US Interests). 60. 30 August 2011, WILM AM 1450, Wilmington, DE radio interview (topic: Libya Rebels Demand More NATO Help and Offer Little in Return). 61. 30 August 2011, KIDO AM 580, Boise, ID radio interview (topic: Rebels in Libya Show Little Sign of Moderation). 62. 31 August 2011, WNRP AM 1620, Pensacola, FL radio interview (topic: Fast and Furious Scandal Widens to Holder’s Desk).

Speeches:

1) 4 August 2011, Addicott spoke on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Annual Meeting, Austin , TX. 2) 6 August 2011, Addicott spoke on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11and Cyber Terrorism, at the Alabama Military Law Symposium, University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL. 3) 17 August 2011, Addicott spoke on Cyber Legal and Policy Issues for Business and Government, at the Business Executives for National Security, Austin, TX. 4) 19 August 2011, Addicott spoke on Terrorism Law and Policy in Law Enforcement, to the FBI National Academy, Quantico, VA. 5) 30August 2011, Addicott spoke on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, to the St. Mary’s University School of Law Federalist Society, San Antonio, TX.

Jeffrey F. Addicott Distinguished Professor of Law & Director, Center for Terrorism Law