Rice can not…this is part of Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism – see below.
-Bruce http://www.progressive.org/webex05/wx041805.php April 18, 2005 _____ Rice Erases Terror Scoreboard The Bush motto seems to be, if you can't beat terrorism, stop keeping score. Condoleezza Rice, who has been getting all sorts of underserved praise in the mainstream media these days, just decided to deep-six the State Department's annual report on international terrorism, according to a story by Jonathan S. Landay of Knight Ridder. The report, which has been published annually for the past 20 years, was an ongoing source of embarrassment for the Bush Administration. Last year, the report grossly understated the number of actual terrorist attacks, which allowed the Bush Administration to trumpet its progress in the war on terror. But when the facts came out that the number of attacks was actually up, the State Department was forced to publish a revised report. Rather than repeat that embarrassment, and rather than admit that the number of terrorist incidents may be three times higher this year than last, Rice decided to erase the scoreboard. A former CIA analyst told Knight Ridder that the number of terrorist attacks last year was 625, up from 175 in 2003. And that doesn't even count Iraq. So much for progress. Representative Henry Waxman of California couldn't believe Rice's decision. "This is the definitive report on the incidence of terrorism around the world," he said. ěIt should be unthinkable that there would be an effort to withhold it--or any of the key data--from the public." But the unthinkable is Bush policy. He pledged to rid the world of terror. He's succeeded only in ridding the tally of terror. -- Matthew Rothschild The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released May 2002 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act. http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2001/ § 2656f. Annual country reports on terrorism Release date: 2004-09-20 (a) Requirement of annual country reports on terrorism The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report providing— (1) detailed assessments with respect to each foreign country— (A) in which acts of international terrorism occurred which were, in the opinion of the Secretary, of major significance; (B) about which the Congress was notified during the preceding five years pursuant to section 2405(j) of the Appendix to title 50; and (C) which the Secretary determines should be the subject of such report; (2) all relevant information about the activities during the preceding year of any terrorist group, and any umbrella group under which such terrorist group falls, known to be responsible for the kidnapping or death of an American citizen during the preceding five years, any terrorist group known to be financed by countries about which Congress was notified during the preceding year pursuant to section 2405(j) of the Appendix to title 50, and any other known international terrorist group which the Secretary determines should be the subject of such report; (3) with respect to each foreign country from which the United States Government has sought cooperation during the previous five years in the investigation or prosecution of an act of international terrorism against United States citizens or interests, information on— (A) the extent to which the government of the foreign country is cooperating with the United States Government in apprehending, convicting, and punishing the individual or individuals responsible for the act; and (B) the extent to which the government of the foreign country is cooperating in preventing further acts of terrorism against United States citizens in the foreign country; and (4) with respect to each foreign country from which the United States Government has sought cooperation during the previous five years in the prevention of an act of international terrorism against such citizens or interests, the information described in paragraph (3)(B). (b) Provisions to be included in report The report required under subsection (a) of this section should to the extent feasible include (but not be limited to)— (1) with respect to subsection (a)(1)— (A) a review of major counterterrorism efforts undertaken by countries which are the subject of such report, including, as appropriate, steps taken in international fora; (B) the response of the judicial system of each country which is the subject of such report with respect to matters relating to terrorism affecting American citizens or facilities, or which have, in the opinion of the Secretary, a significant impact on United States counterterrorism efforts, including responses to extradition requests; and (C) significant support, if any, for international terrorism by each country which is the subject of such report, including (but not limited to)— (i) political and financial support; (ii) diplomatic support through diplomatic recognition and use of the diplomatic pouch; (iii) providing sanctuary to terrorists or terrorist groups; and (iv) the positions (including voting records) on matters relating to terrorism in the General Assembly of the United Nations and other international bodies and fora of each country which is the subject of such report; and (2) with respect to subsection (a)(2) of this section, any— (A) significant financial support provided by foreign governments to those groups directly, or provided in support of their activities; (B) provisions of significant military or paramilitary training or transfer of weapons by foreign governments to those groups; (C) provision of diplomatic recognition or privileges by foreign governments to those groups; (D) provision by foreign governments of sanctuary from prosecution to these groups or their members responsible for the commission, attempt, or planning of an act of international terrorism; and (E) efforts by the United States to eliminate international financial support provided to those groups directly or provided in support of their activities. (c) Classification of report (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the report required under subsection (a) of this section shall, to the extent practicable, be submitted in an unclassified form and may be accompanied by a classified appendix. (2) If the Secretary of State determines that the transmittal of the information with respect to a foreign country under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section in classified form would make more likely the cooperation of the government of the foreign country as specified in such paragraph, the Secretary may transmit the information under such paragraph in classified form. (d) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term “international terrorism” means terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than 1 country; (2) the term “terrorism” means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents; and (3) the term “terrorist group” means any group practicing, or which has significant subgroups which practice, international terrorism. (e) Reporting period (1) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall cover the events of the calendar year preceding the year in which the report is submitted. (2) The report required by subsection (a) of this section to be submitted by March 31, 1988, may be submitted no later than August 31, 1988. http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00002656-- -f000-.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! 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