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Download Background Guide United States 9/11 Joint Commission on Counter-Terrorism Table of Contents FROM YOUR DIRECTOR-GENERAL ............................................................................................................................. 2 FROM YOUR CHAIR........................................................................................................................................................... 3 JOINT BACKGROUND INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................... 4 9/11 TIMELINE .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 TERRORISM IN THE UNITED STATES ....................................................................................................................... 7 AL QAEDA BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................... 9 COMMITTEE BACKGROUNDS ....................................................................................................................................... 9 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 CONGRESSIONAL ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 10 TOPIC 1: STRUCTURAL ISSUES ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 TOPIC 2: NEW EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 CHARACTER LIST ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIFIC INFORMATION .................................................................................... 14 HISTORY .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 TOPIC 1: DOMESTIC AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 TOPIC 2: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ................................................................................................................................................. 17 QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 CHARACTER LIST ................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ............................................................. 20 TOPIC 1: DOMESTIC AFFAIRS .................................................................................................................................................... 21 TOPIC 2: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ...................................................................................................................................... 21 CHARACTERS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Princeton Model United Nations Conference 2019 1 United States 9/11 Joint Commission on Counter-Terrorism FROM YOUR DIRECTOR-GENERAL Dear Delegates, It is my privilege to welcome you to the Princeton Model United Nations Conference. My name is Justin Curl, and I am honored to be your Director General of Crisis Committees this year. I am a sophomore in the Computer Science Department with certificates in Statistics & Machine Learning and Engineering Management Systems. On campus, I am a member of the Model UN Team, the Princeton Debate Panel, and a volunteer for the Mercer County suicide hotline. This is my second-year staffing PMUNC, I was a crisis director for the Joint Crisis Committee last year. I had a wonderful experience last year and am excited to be back again staffing PMUNC this year. I am from Los Angeles, California. I am not excited for the cold that awaits us all come November, but luckily, we have the heat of lively competition and new friendships to warm our hearts at PMUNC. I first joined the lovely activity of Model UN in college, and I have had an amazing experience competing on the college circuit. I hope you do not let the thrill of competition to distract you from the chance to learn something from your fellow delegates and building strong friendships. Crisis committees are a unique opportunity to form relationships with the 12-15 other students in committee. These committees will push you to creatively combine your long-term strategy with short-term events, spinning each update to your advantage. Success in crisis will require delegates to think critically and quickly to persuasively respond to constant crises coming out of the back room. Constantly balancing the goals of individual delegates with the success of the entire committee, delegates in crisis represent Model UN and politics at its best. This year we have an excellent slate of topics lined up, including a committee analyzing Orwell’s Animal Farm in the context of the USSR, another addressing Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, and another responding to 9/11 among others. Both myself and my chairs have been working all summer to lay the foundations for the best PMUNC experience possible. Please read through the background guide, start thinking about your arc, and get ready to have an amazing weekend of fun at PMUNC. All the best, Justin Curl Princeton Model United Nations Conference 2019 2 United States 9/11 Joint Commission on Counter-Terrorism FROM YOUR CHAIR Welcome, Delegates, My name is Scott Overbey, and I’m a sophomore at Princeton studying in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (basically a mix of political science, economics, history, and public policy) from Cincinnati, Ohio. I’m chairing the Congressional committee for the Counterterrorism JCC. I wanted to chair the Congressional committee, since I’m greatly interested in politics, especially the internal power dynamics that influence which bills are passed. While I did debate in high school, I actually didn’t start doing Model UN until I got to college, so thank you to Nick Jain (one of Princeton’s captains) for convincing me to try it out. I have participated in any practice committees within the Princeton team, and I competed last year at NYU and will compete this fall at the University of Pennsylvania. When it comes to academics, I am incredibly interested in poverty and inequality in the United States, especially when concerning housing and welfare reform. I also have an unhealthy addiction to following American politics, so hit me up outside of committee if you want to discuss anything going on in DC or around the nation. This past summer, I worked as a legal clerk for Legal Aid of Greater Cincinnati where I lobbied for housing law reform in my hometown and worked pro bono eviction cases. I also ran a half ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run). Afterwards, I headed northwest Peru with Princeton’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders where we worked on our project, a 20 km gravity fed water pipeline that is going to service a community of over 70 families. Other random facts about me include: 1. I once caught 32 M&M’s in my mouth in a row 2. I can whistle really well 3. I’m a certified Scuba Diver 4. I was known as “The Cincinnati Guy” for the first month of freshman year after a facebook post I wrote discussing why Cincinnati is amazing went viral among the Great Princeton Class of 2021 5. I absolutely adore ABBA. 6. My favorite musical is Come From Away 7. My three favorite cities in the USA are Cincinnati, Chicago, and Washington DC. Lastly, if you want to contact me with any questions, or anything else, I’m available at [email protected] and 513-600-1580. I can’t wait to meet y’all, and I’m hoping for a great committee! Best, Scott Overbey Princeton Model United Nations Conference 2019 3 United States 9/11 Joint Commission on Counter-Terrorism UNITED STATES 9/11 JOINT COMMISSION ON COUNTER-TERRORISM JOINT BACKGROUND INFORMATION In the
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