**September 21, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report**

\(1\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?:

Bandow, Doug. \"The Quality of Cruelty.\" The American Spectator,
September 18, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10367]{.underline}](http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10367)

\[Excerpt: \"As I travel the globe, I keep looking for evidence that
Islam is the religion of peace and Judaism and Christianity are using
violence to advance their faiths. Strangely, I have yet to discover
Christian converts filling a truck with dynamite and destroying a
mosque. Or congregants at a Jewish temple torching a Muslim madrassah.
I\'m looking for cases of Mormons hijacking a plane to crash into
downtown Islamabad, Hare Krishnas kidnapping and beheading Muslim aid
workers, and Bahais taking over a cruise ship and tossing overboard a
handicapped, elderly Muslim. I\'m still waiting.\"\]

Dowd, Allen W. \"Muslims Prove Papal Infallibility.\" FrontPageMagazine,
September 19, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=24480]{.underline}](http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=24480)

\[Excerpt: \"Those are the facts about his speech. But the facts do not
matter, at least not within the Islamic world, which, according to the
Washington Post, \'feels besieged in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks.\' Really? Who knew Manhattan, Shanksville, Washington, Netanya,
Haifa, Bali, Beslan, London, and Madrid were part of the \'Islamic
world\'?\.... Today, as with cartoon jihad that marred January and
February, Islam\'s outrage is an outrage. These violent, pitiful
overreactions within the Islamic world beg a thousand questions: Do
Muslims outside the West ever turn the critical eye on themselves? Where
are the condemnations for those who use a holy book as a weapon of
mass-murder? Why doesn\'t Pakistan\'s parliament condemn what is being
done in the name of Islam inside its own borders and what its madrassa
teachers are spawning beyond its borders?\"\]

Elder, Larry. \"Islamofascists to Pope Benedict XVI: \'Apologize - Or
Else\'.\" Jewish World Review, September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/elder092106.php3]{.underline}](http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/elder092106.php3)

\[Excerpt: \"So there you have it. The West, says the pope, pursues
reason without faith - and Westerners failed to riot. But when the pope
accuses Islam of pursuing faith without reason - Islamofascists demand
an apology . . . or else.\"\]

Fields, Suzanne. \"Misleading By Misreading.\" Jewish World Review,
September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/fields092106.php3]{.underline}](http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/fields092106.php3)

\[Excerpt: \"The modern world today is engaged in an unprecedented
attempt to understand Islam, confronting its two faces - one ferociously
bent on destroying everything Western and the other professing
appreciation for the Western values underlying peaceful secular and
pluralistic societies. Optimists see the smiley face of Islam, and
applaud. Pessimists see a mask covering the motives of evil men who are
determined to eradicate Western civilization as we know it, and
despair\.... Oriana Fallaci, who died last week, was an effective
Cassandra in identifying threats posed by radical Islamic states. In her
book \"The Rage and the Pride,\" she asked: \"Aren\'t Islamic tyrannies
as unacceptable and inadmissible as the fascist and communist ones?\"
That\'s the question, harsh but real, that we must deal with if
civilization survives the radical Islamic threat.\"\]

Fisher, Ian. \"Some Say Apologies By Pope Are Too Much.\" New York
Times, September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/20/news/pope.php]{.underline}](http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/20/news/pope.php)

\[Excerpt: \"\'It\'s about time that somebody from the western,
Judeo-Christian religions finally came out stating that some of the
teachings of Muhammad are used violently\'\.... For many Catholics,
Benedict\'s speech - for all its complexity and all that remains unclear
about what he meant to say - marked a turning point in this papacy and,
perhaps, a historic moment of clarity: that just as his predecessor,
John Paul II, played a key role in ending communism, supporters say that
Benedict\'s role may be to speak out against radical Islam.\"\]

Gerecht, Reuel Marc. \"The Pope\'s Divisions.\" Wall Street Journal,
September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008973]{.underline}](http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008973)

\[Excerpt: \"Think of the awfulness that we\'ve observed in the last
years: the suicide terrorism in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, but
especially the holy-warrior carnage in Iraq, where Sunni diehard
believers have tirelessly slaughtered Shiite women and children. Then
think of the tepid, not always condemnatory, discussions these
atrocities have provoked among devout, especially fundamentalist,
Muslims. We should have seen many more Westerners and Muslims posing
painful questions about the well-being of Islamic culture and faith.
With the exception of President Bush\'s remarks about \'Islamofascism,\'
which provoked dyspeptic reactions inside the U.S. government and out,
the administration has generally avoided using powerful language
connecting Islam to terrorism\.... Islam is so often today the loudly
proclaimed faith of men who define their relationship to God through
violence.\"\]

Hitchens, Peter. \"Is This What They Mean by \'Muslim Tolerance\'?\"
Daily Mail (UK), 16Sep06. At:

<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/newscomment.html?in_page_id=1787&in_article_id=405456>

\[Excerpt: \"For years Liberals in the West have spread the myth of
\"Muslim tolerance\". It does not exist and never did. Where Islam
rules, other faiths must cringe in humiliated subjection.\"\]

Hutton, Will. \"Only Reason Can Conquer Intolerance.\" The Observer
(UK), September 17, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1874207,00.html]{.underline}](http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1874207,00.html)

Jacoby, Jeff. \"The Missing Muslim Outcry.\" Jewish World Review,
September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://jewishworldreview.com/jeff/jacoby092106.php3]{.underline}](http://jewishworldreview.com/jeff/jacoby092106.php3)

\[Excerpt: \"Of course nobody\'s faith should be gratuitously affronted.

But the real insult to Islam is not a line from a papal speech or a
cartoon about Mohammed. It is the violence, terror, and bloodshed that
Islamist fanatics unleash in the name of their religion - and the
unwillingness of most of the world\'s Muslims to say or do anything to
stop them.\"\]

Lileks, James. \"Mum\'s the Word, Lest We Provoke a Lethal Tantrum.\"

Jewish World Review, September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://jewishworldreview.com/0906/lileks092106.php3]{.underline}](http://jewishworldreview.com/0906/lileks092106.php3)

\[Excerpt: \"If you mock Islam with a drawing or a novel, you get riots
and dead people. News of mishandled holy books yields riots and dead
people. Insufficiently reverent short films by a Dutchman yields a dead
person, specifically the Dutchman. Now we add this detail: Quoting
medieval religious colloquies is a reasonable justification for burning
churches, shooting a nun and holding up signs demanding that the pope
convert to Islam or saw off his own head\..... This is a new twist: Now
history itself cannot be discussed. Since it\'s difficult to predict
what else will enflame the devout, Islam has to be treated with unusual
deference, like a 3-year-old child with anger management problems\....

But it\'s not what we say that truly offends. It\'s what we are. The
West\'s lack of interest in joining the Ummah is an affront in
itself\...If you believed that the West\'s apostasy was an affront to
G-d, you\'d spend your leisure hours torching straw popes too.\"\]

McDonagh, Melanie. \"The Pope\'s Message of Greater Dialogue Achieves
the Opposite.\" Telegraph (UK), September 16, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/09/16/do1602.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2006/09/16/ixopinion.html>

\[Excerpt: \"It looks, from this miserable episode, as if you can only
have a conversation that deals - however remotely - with Islam on Muslim
terms. Not much of a dialogue, then.\"\]

New York Times. \"The Pope\'s Act of Contrition.\" September 20, 2006.

Accessed at:
[[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/20/opinion/edpope.php]{.underline}](http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/20/opinion/edpope.php)

\[Excerpt: \"Muslim leaders need to condemn the specific acts of
violence that followed the pope\'s speech. Even more important, they
must work against the nurturing of grievance that magnifies and
politicizes insults, giving them a destructive dynamic\.... The pope and
the Vatican can also do more.\"\]

Ramadan, Tariq. \"A Struggle Over Europe\'s Religious Identity.\"
Tribune Media Services, September 20, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/20/opinion/edramadan.php]{.underline}](http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/20/opinion/edramadan.php)

\[Excerpt: \"\...the mass protests we have been witnessing,
characterized primarily by uncontrollable outpouring of emotion, end up
providing a living proof that Muslims cannot engage in reasonable debate
and that verbal aggression and violence are more the rule than the
exception.\"\]

Spencer, Robert. \"The Guardian of Islamic Extremism.\"
FrontPageMagazine, September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=24506]{.underline}](http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=24506)

\[Excerpt: \"Notable among the spokesmen for appeasement and
accommodation of violent Islamic intimidation was Karen Armstrong,
author of the popular books Islam: A Short History and Muhammad: A
Biography of the Prophet. Armstrong on Monday published a piece in The
Guardian entitled \'We cannot afford to maintain these ancient
prejudices against Islam: The Pope\'s remarks were dangerous, and will
convince many more Muslims that the west is incurably Islamophobic.\' It
is exquisitely ironic that she would term the Pope\'s remarks, rather
than the Muslim reaction to them, \'dangerous\' - particularly after a
nun in Somalia and a lay Christian in Iraq were murdered in apparent
expressions of anger against the Pope. The Pope\'s words didn\'t kill
these people, violent Muslims did; but that fact, and the inappropriate
violence of their reaction, forms no part of Armstrong\'s calculus. As
far as she is concerned, violent Islamic rage against the West,
including the rage against the Pope, is all the fault of the West.\"\]

Sunday Times. \"Let The Pope Preach.\" September 17, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2088-2361364,00.html]{.underline}](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2088-2361364,00.html)

\[Excerpt: \"The clash of civilisations is not between Christianity and
Islam, it is between nations that encourage religious diversity and
those which practise religious intolerance. It is between those who
favour open debate and those who think free speech is anathema. The Pope
may or may not have known what a hornets\' nest he was stirring up. Even
if he did, there was nothing inappropriate, within context, in what he
said.\"\]

\(2\) GLOBAL WARMING:

Eilperin, Juliet. \"White House Outlines Global Warming Fight.\"

Washington Post, 21 Sep 2006. At:

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092001697.html?referrer=email>

\[Note: The 244-page \"Climate Change Technology Program Strategic
Plan,\"

referenced in the article, can be accessed at:

[[http://www.climatetechnology.gov/]{.underline}](http://www.climatetechnology.gov/)

\(3\) HOMELAND SECURITY:

Newsday. \"King Must Not Cave to Industry - Back Stronger Chemical Plant
Security.\" 21Sep2006.

<http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-middle4898647sep20,0,1012920.story?coll=ny-editorials-headlines>

\(4\) HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT \-- COLLEGE COURSE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:

Received for review from lead course developer, Dr. William Waugh, Jr.,
a revised draft of Session 1, \"Introduction and Orientation.\"

\(5\) KATRINA:

Associated Press. \"La Nursing Home Owners Face Cruelty, Homicide
Charges.\" 21 Sep 2006. At:

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092001517_pf.html>

\[Excerpt: \"The owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after
Hurricane Katrina were indicted Wednesday on charges of negligent
homicide and cruelty to the infirm.\"

\(6\) MATERIALS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW:

Homeland Defense Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 8, August 2006. (Monthly
published by Homeland Defense Journal, Arlington, VA,

[[http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com]{.underline}](http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com/).)

\(7\) PREPAREDNESS:

Associated Press. \"Legislation on Pets in Emergencies Is Sent to
Bush.\"

September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/washington/21brfs-008.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>

\[\"Congress called for emergency preparedness plans that include
helping individuals and families with pets, under legislation sent to
President Bush. The bill calls for state and local emergency
preparedness plans to make provisions for families with pets and
individuals with service animals. It grants the Federal Emergency
Management Agency the authority to help state and local governments
develop emergency and evacuation plans that take pets and service
animals into account. It also authorizes some federal financial help for
states establishing emergency shelters for people and their pets.\"

Related to this article, I received today an email from CPM (Contingency
Planning) concerning it\'s \"CPM 2006 East Conference\" (Plan to
Prevail) \-- asked the question: \"Of those people who refused to
evacuate their homes during Hurricane Katrina, what did 44% of
respondents give as the reason?\" Their answer: \"\...they did not want
to leave their pets.\"\]

\(8\) WAGNER COLLEGE, STATEN ISLAND, NY \-- EM MBA \"VIRTUALLY\"
APPROVED:

Talked with Dean Maureen Connolly at Wagner College today, who tells us
that a new Track in Emergency Management within the existing Masters of
Business Administration, has been all but finally approved. Just passed
the second of three major committee approvals. One more to go and it is
believed that this will go well. So much so that it is planned that the
new program will roll out this coming Spring Semester 2006, even if
under a \"Special Topics\" umbrella \-- with the first two offerings
being \"Principles of Emergency Management,\" and \"Social Aspects of
Disaster.\" For additional information, Dean Connolly can be reached at:
<mconnoll@wagner.edu>.

\(9\) WAR ON TERROR:

Government Accountability Office. Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal
Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect
Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened. Washington DC:
GAO-06-1015, 39 pages, September 21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1015]{.underline}](http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1015)

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Al-Qaeda: The Many
Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat. Washington DC, September 2006, 35
pages. Accessed at:

[[http://intelligence.house.gov/Reports.aspx?Section=11]{.underline}](http://intelligence.house.gov/Reports.aspx?Section=11)

Shrader, Katherine. \"Hoekstra Calls For Broader Terror Plan.\"

Associated Press, 20 Sep 2006. At:

<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060920/ap_on_go_co/terrorism_intelligence;_ylt=Am9TKqNqooaQcwVisSU0S8g8KbIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA>

\--

\[Excerpt: \"The House Intelligence Committee chairman said Wednesday
that the United States must attack Islamic extremism with more than
military might by focusing on social and economic work in countries
cooperating in counterterrorism efforts.

Thomas, Cal. \"Bush\'s Undeclared War.\" Jewish World Review, September
21, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas092106.php3]{.underline}](http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas092106.php3)

\[Excerpt: \"It is one thing for President Bush to say the United States
is not at war with Islam, but what if Islam sees itself at war with the
United States, indeed the entire West? That\'s what one hears from
various imams, Arab and Islamic media and sermons throughout the world.
Jews are referred to as apes and pigs and Christians are called
cross-worshippers and crusaders. Jews and Christians don\'t riot when
slandered, but Muslims do at the smallest perceived slight. That is not
an example of a developed religion or a developing society. That is
medieval\.... I am not optimistic that the words of President Bush will
have much influence (or even be heard) in the part of the world that
demonizes him and calls the United States the \'Great Satan\'.\"\]

\(10\) WAR ON TERROR \-- AFGHANISTAN:

Marzban, Omid. \"Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: From Holy Warrior to Wanted
Terrorist.\" Terrorism Monitor, 21 Sep 2006. At:

[[http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370138]{.underline}](http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370138)

\[Excerpt: \"\...the most recent government investigation shows that
Hekmatyar is leading the insurgency in the northern and eastern parts of
Afghanistan, while Mullah Omar and his al-Qaeda ally, Osama bin Laden,
operate in the south and the west. It is believed that these three
leaders form a triangle that has been labeled the \'Triangle of
Terror\'.\"\]

Gulf Times (Qatar). \"Afghanistan Worst Victim of Terrorism, Says
Karzai.\" 21 Sep 2006. At:

<http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=108764&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23>

\(11\) WAR ON TERROR \-- AL-QAEDA:

Bazzi, Mohamad. \"Evolving Al-Qaida, Still A Threat.\" Newsday (NY),
September 5, 2006. At:

<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-woqaid0905,0,763687.story?coll=ny-world-promo>

\(12\) WAR ON TERROR \-- IRAQ:

Kenen, Joanne. \"Senate Democrats Plan Probes Into Iraq War.\" Reuters,
September 20, 2006. At:

<http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060920/2006-09-20T220724Z_01_N20237903_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-IRAQ-USA-CONGRESS-DC.html>

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

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Emmitsburg, MD 21727

\(301\) 447-1262, voice

\(301\) 447-1598, fax

wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov

[[http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu]{.underline}](http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu)

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