IS290-1 News Media
Personalization and Point of View:
Script type 1:
Terrorism alert script: 1. information/evidence gathered
2. target/terrorists/action determined
3. information/ evidence verified
4. target/terrorists/action named in alert to media
5. media reports information in alert, possible additional information to inform
(terrorism-script $alert
((ptrans (Actor ?Person) (Object ?evidence) (to ?gather))
(mtrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(determine (target)
(terrorists)
(action))
(mtrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(verify) (target)
(terrorists)
(action))
((verify) (Actor) (Object ?target) (object ?terrorists) (object ?action))))
(atrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(alert) (?media)
(to ?evidence)
(to ?warning))
(ptrans (Actor ?media) (Object ?alert) (to?warn)
(Object ?additional information) (to?inform))))
Script type 1:
(terrorism-script $alert
((ptrans (Actor ?FBI) (Object ? information) (to ? emerged))
(mtrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(determine (target)
(Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei; dozen associates of al-Rabeei)
(action))
(mtrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(verify) (US
Interests)
(Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei; dozen associates of al-Rabeei)
(action))
((verify) (Actor) (Object ?target) (object ?terrorists) (object ?action))))
(atrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(alert) (?media)
(to ?intelligence)
(to ?warning))
(ptrans (Actor ?media) (Object ?alert) (to?warn)
(Object ?additional information) (to? learned) ( from?news media)
North American terrorist activities are chronicled here at emergency.com.
(of ?warnings before FBI
system))))
Script 2:
Date: February 12, 2002
Location:
WASHINGTON
Action: issued
terrorist alert
Terrorist: Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei; a dozen associates of al-Rabeei
Target: the United States or against U.S. interests; not
specific about possible
targets
Evidence: after
information emerged; recent information
from interviews of detainees
in Afghanistan and
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where several al-Qaida operatives are being held
Other Information or Viewpoints: local law enforcement
officials have complained they learned from news media about the warnings before they saw the alerts over the FBI communications system
Yemen has 18,000,000+ people, comparable to the State of
NY. Yemen is slightly smaller than
West Virginia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/12/national/11WIRE-FBI.html?pagewanted=print
February 12, 2002
F.B.I. Issues New Terror
Alert About Yemeni
Man
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON -- The FBI issued an extraordinary terrorist alert Monday night, asking law enforcement and the American public to be on the lookout for a Yemeni man and several associates who might be plotting a terrorist attack as
early as Tuesday.
The FBI scrambled to put the warning out after information emerged
that one or more people
were involved. Officials said the intelligence, while deemed credible, was not specific about possible targets.
The alert identified one possible attacker as Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei, a Yemeni national born in Saudia Arabia in 1979. It listed about a dozen associates of al-Rabeei.
The bureau planned to put photos and information on a Web site to help Americans identify the possible perpetrators.
"Recent information indicates a planned attack may occurred in the United States or
against U.S. interests
on or around Feb. 12, 2002. One or more operatives may be involved in the attack," the alert to 18,000
law enforcement agencies said.
The alert asked police "to
stop and detain" any of the named individuals in alert and that all "should be considered extremely dangerous."
Law enforcement officials, speaking
on condition of anonymity, said the alert was prompted by recent
information from interviews of detainees in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where several al-Qaida operatives are being held.
Law enforcement officials said
there was no evidence
that al-Rabeei had entered the United States.
The alert did not say whether the attack was planned or involved Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.
Before Monday, FBI and Homeland Security
officials had issued
three general alerts
urging all Americans to be cautious and on the lookout for possible terrorist activities.
The last was issued Dec. 3 and was supposed to last through the holidays. It has since been extended through the Winter Olympics in Salt
Lake City and is supposed to
expire around March
11.
In addition, the FBI has issued numerous narrower alerts to specific industries when uncorroborated information about threats to their facilities emerges. In
the last month,
such alerts went to nuclear power plant operators and to operators of Internet sites
cautioning about possible threats.
On some occasions, local law enforcement officials
have complained they learned from news media about the warnings before they saw the alerts over the FBI communications system.
Monday's warning was carefully organized to ensure that police, news media and the public
learned about them at the
same time, officials
said.
Copyright 2002 The New York
Times Company
Photos of the suspects are located on the FBI site.
ARTICLE 5
Script type 1:
(terrorism-script $alert
((ptrans (Actor ?FBI) (Object ?recent information) (to ?obtain))
(mtrans (Actor ?FBI) (Object
(determine (US)
(Fawaz Wahya al-Rabeei)
(terrorist attack))
Yeman has 18,000,000 people compared to Indias 1
billion. Yemen is comparable in population to the state of Imphal, India. Yemen is
comparable in size the the state of Mizoram, India.
(mtrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(verify) (US)
(terrorists)
(action))
((verify) (Actor) (Object ?target) (object ?terrorists) (object ?terrorist attack))))
(atrans (Actor ?Person) (Object
(issued) (?media)
(to ?evidence)
(to ?warning))
(ptrans (Actor ?media) (Object ?warning) (to?issued)
(Object
?additional information) (to?inform) (object ? 23-year old Fawaz Wahya al-Rabeei))))
Script
2:
Date: February 12, 2002
Location: New York; Afghanistan
Action: The FBI has issued
a warning to all law-enforcement agencies
and the American public;
Yemeni man and several of his associates may be plotting a terrorist attack ; FBI identified one possible
terrorist as
23-year old Fawaz Wahya
al-Rabeei
Target: on US
targets
Evidence: Recent information indicates; was based on
information obtained
in Afghanistan and
from detainees at
the US Navy base
in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
where several Al-Qaida and
Taliban soldiers are
being held
Other
Information:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020213/main5.htm
Similar to the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
FBI issues new terror warning
Dharam Shourie
New York, February 12
The FBI has issued a warning to all law-enforcement agencies
and the American public
that a Yemeni man and several of his associates may be plotting a terrorist attack on US targets as early as today.
Alerting about
the possibility
of an attack, the
Federal Bureau of
Investigation last night said
the warning was based on information obtained in Afghanistan and from detainees at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
where several Al-Qaida and
Taliban soldiers are being
held.
As a result of US military operations
in Afghanistan and ongoing interviews of detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, information has been available regarding threats to US interests, the FBI said.
Recent information indicates a planned attack may occur in the USA
or against US interests
in the country of
Yemen on or around February 12, 2002. One or more operatives may be involved in the attack, said the alert.
The FBI identified one possible terrorist as 23-year
old Fawaz Wahya al-Rabeei,
a Yemeni national
who was born in Saudi Arabia and said he might have a dozen
associates. PTI
On October 16, 2001 the Indian cabinet approved the
Prevention of Terrorism
Ordinance, which will likely be considered by the Indian Parliament during
its winter session. The new law enacts a broad definition of terrorism that includes
acts of violence or disruption of essential services carried out with
"intent to threaten the unity and integrity of India or to strike terror
in any part of the people." It also criminalizes the failure to
provide authorities with "information relating to any terrorist
activity." Terrorism is a problem in India as well. For the latest news, look at the Terrorism
Update on India.
[Source: Human
Rights Watch]