"That reality describes the world of a group of Central Asians,
mostly Uzbek by nationality, who went through local terrorist schools
in the mid-1990s. Their course of study is laid out in 10 remarkable
notebooks we acquired in 2001–2002. Covering topics such as the use
of weapons, the making of poison, and the ideology of jihad, the notebooks
offer a unique window into a frightening mind-set that predates
the expansion of Osama bin Laden’s network in the region and still
holds sway in much of Central Asia..."

The Terrorist Notebooks

I have profound respect for the ALA in light of recent political events. I'm glad they are around and have their eyes open for the rest of us. I did not know about this. -K.

The American Library Association (ALA) today welcomed the Department of Justice's decision to rescind its request that the Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents instruct depository libraries to destroy all copies of five Department of Justice publications addressing forfeiture. The Justice Department claimed that the documents are "training materials and other materials that the Department of Justice staff did not feel were appropriate for external use." ALA disagreed with this categorization of the public documents, two of which are texts of federal statutes, and with the instruction to destroy them. ALA trusts that there will be no repetition of such unjustified instructions to destroy government information.

This is a fairly questionable decision.

ALA welcomes Department of Justice decision to rescind destruction request

Very interesting.....

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