Among several recommendations, it says the U.S. should ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism. Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Greece are all mentioned specifically in the report. It also says that the Secretary of State should designate Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, subject to all applicable sanctions. The report also recommends that senior U.S. officials should be required to participate annually in national exercises to test counterterrorism-response capabilities. Following is the text of the executive summary of the report.
International terrorism poses an increasingly dangerous and difficult threat to America.
Today's terrorists seek to inflict mass casualties, and they are attempting to do so both overseas and on American soil. They are less dependent on state sponsorship and are, instead, forming loose, transnational affiliations based on religious or ideological affinity and a common hatred of the United States. This makes terrorist attacks more difficult to detect and prevent. Countering the growing danger of the terrorist threat requires significantly stepping up U.S. efforts. The government must immediately take steps to reinvigorate the collection of intelligence about terrorists' plans, use of all available legal avenues to disrupt and prosecute terrorist activities and private sources of support, convince other nations to cease all support for terrorists, and ensure that federal, state, and local officials are prepared for attacks that may result in mass casualties.