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Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Holds Fourth Annual Congressional Briefing on Terrorism 4 May, 2001 Arlington, Va. - The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies invites you to attend its Annual Congressional Briefing on Terrorism 2001: Group Profiles hosted by Congressman Curt Weldon on May 9th. The Potomac Institute will release its two most recent publications on terrorism at the briefing: Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network by Yonah Alexander and Michael S. Swetnam and ETA: Profile of a Terrorist Group by Alexander, Swetnam, and Herbert M. Levine. According to the U.S. State Department's new report, Patterns of Global Terrorism 2000, "the year 2000 showed that terrorism continues to be pose a clear and present danger to the international community." Both al-Qaida and ETA are cited in the State Department report as among the most active terrorist groups in the world. WHEN: Wednesday, May 9, 2001 WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club SPONSORS: International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS), Potomac Institute for Policy Studies The Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies; and The Inter-University Center for Legal Studies OPENING REMARKS: Michael S. Swetnam, President and Chairman, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies CHAIRMEN: Professor Yonah Alexander, Senior Fellow and Director, ICTS, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Professor Edgar Brenner, Co-Director, Inter-University Center for Legal Studies SPEAKERS: Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA), House National Security Committee Ambassador Javier Ruperez, Embassy of Spain Mr. Steven Monblatt, Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
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