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CBRNE-Terrorism
Newsletter®
Volume 41
(February 2012)

Copyright® 2012
Editor-in-Chief
BG (ret) Ioannis Galatas MD, MA, MC
Consultant in Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Medical CBRN Planner
Senior Terrorism/WMD Analyst
CBRN Scientific Coordinator @ RIEAS
VC Greek Intelligence Studies Association (GISA)
Athens, Greece

Contact e-mail: [email protected]

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Editor’s Corner
• 2012 Editorial
• Editor’s choices

Reading Public
• Who is reading the Newsletter?

Original Papers
• What were the real objectives of Aum Shinrikyo?
• Plague flea – The original weapon of mass destruction

Chem News
• Terrorists who use nerve gas and other agents could be tracked down using new test
• When planning for terrorist chemical weapons, pharmacists may be crucial
• Inside a Company: HCE-HAZARD Control Engineering GmbH (Germany)
• Tokyo subway attack fugitive surrenders
• Aum cult fugitive was turned away from Tokyo police station
• How to create a safe room
• New software release – CoBRA 4.4
• Hezbollah suspect leads Thai police to chemical stash
• OPCW: Info about Libya’s CWAs
• Level A/B suits for first responders – a comparison study of relevant global market
• New portable chemical detector for military, first responders
• New scanner allows liquids back into aircraft cabin baggage
• Unsecured Libyan Weapons: Regional impact and possible threats
• Worries over Syria Chemical Weapons Arsenal
• Thinking underwear for warriors
• New UK plan could bring internationals complicit in Halabja massacre to justice
• US Army agency completes mission to destroy chemical weapons
• Weapons of Mass Casualties and Terrorism Handbook
• Inspectors uncover Qaddafi’s hidden WMD stockpile
• Molecular dynamics to combat chemical terrorism
• Bioterrorism and WMDs education for Nevada healthcare professionals
• Aerosolized scopolamine protects against micro-installation inhalation toxicity to sarin
in guinea pigs
• Post-exposure treatment with nasal atropine methyl bromide protects against micro-
installation inhalation exposure to sarin in guinea pigs
• New crime-fighting tools aim to deter and nab terrorists
• The Syrian dictatorship prepares for chemical warfare
• Trident One mass decon shower
• Did you know this? – CWA manual detection methods
• Unmanned aerial systems to detect CBRN contamination zones

Bio News

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• Using bacteria to detect toxins in water
• The bioterrorist next door
• An outbreak of anthrax among drug users in Scotland, December 2009 to December
2010 – A report on behalf of the National Anthrax Outbreak Control team
• Fatal avian influenza (H5N1) infection in human, China
• Should medical journal print info that could help bioterrorists?
• Bio-attack fears for England fans
• The difficulty in regulating life sciences articles in open journals – A balancing act
• CU scientists advance research of lethal Listeria
• Thousands of deadly bracelets made from toxic plant recalled
• Caution about a bio-terror attack on the US milk supply
• WHO – Botulism prevention
• Dangers of milk and dairy products – The Facts
• Got milk microbes?
• The case of botulinum toxin in milk – Experimental data
• Analyzing a bio-terror attack in the food supply – The case of botulinum toxin in milk
• Chicago’s new bio-attack response facility
• Google Flu Trends – Correlation with emergency department influenza rates and
crowding metrics
• Link found between PTSD and respiratory illnesses in 9/11 responders
• United Kingdom stockpiling anthrax vaccine doses ahead of Olympics
• UK administers smallpox vaccine to medical personnel for bio-terror response
• Revisiting Aum Shinrikyo – New insights into the most extensive non-state biological
weapons program to date
• Weaponized H5N1 compared to atomic bomb creation
• Health and safety plans at London 2012 Olympic Games
• Canadian led research team develop new model to anticipate disease outbreaks at
2012 Olympics
• New way to stop bleeding
• Are You Ready? – Take the test on bio-preparedness
• Has bird flu biology opened bio-terror box?
• How fake bio-terrorism attacks became a real problem
• How ready are we for bio-terrorism?
• India to open High Security Disease Research Lab
• Woman professor mailed anthrax parcel to Pak PM’s office
• Portable device quickly detects pathogens in developing countries
• Vulnerability to anthrax varies widely
• 9/11 First Responders see cancer rates triple
• UK “not ready” for bio-terror attack
• Pre-positioning antibiotics for anthrax
• Disarming the botulinum neurotoxin
• Emergent BioSolution’s warns that bio-terrorism is a major threat
• Anthrax decontamination foam used in meth lab cleanup

Dirty News
• 14,000 US deaths tied to Fukushima reactor disaster fallout
• Iran’s nukes and Israel’s dilemma
• The Iran decision – The pros and cons of the military option
• New method may lead to improved detection of nuclear materials
• Are “suitcase nukes” a genuine concern?
• Iran plans one-kiloton underground nuclear test in 2012
• Satellite imagery detects thermal “uplift” signal of underground nuclear tests

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• Iran and the undeclared campaign
• North Korea from 30,000 feet
• Interpol Chief: No specific intelligence for 2012 Olympics will be targeted
• Nuclear material stolen from Egyptian nuclear power plant site
• Radioactive material stolen in Egypt
• Nuclear terrorism – A rational choice for Terrorists?
• Virtual plumes – The emergency preparedness solution
• Al Qaeda in pursuit of nuclear weapons/radiological material
• US offer nuke clean-up help
• Fission products in National Atmospheric Deposition Program – Wet deposition
samples prior to and following the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant incident
• Elevated radioactivity levels found in North Anna well

Explosive News
• Researchers develop glow in the dark explosive detectors
• Turn-on fluorescence in tetraphenylethylene-based metal-organic frameworks – An
alternative to aggregation-induced emission
• Death of fourteen bomb dogs sparks $1 million lawsuit
• CBRN devise neutralization
• New laser tech could detect roadside bombs
• MLK parade bomber
• Newest army weapon to thwart bombs – Paintball guns
• Detect hidden threats with a simple wipe or spray
• Terror suspect says ammonia in his “cool-packs” not for bombs
• Canada tests explosive detecting ticket readers
• 55 dog teams to protect Olympics
• Reveal imaging’s liquid explosives detector passes European test
• Child create molecule that could be used for energy storage or explosives
• New version of Molotov cocktail bomb used in recent Athens’ riots
• Iranian terrorist in Thailand blows off his own legs in attack
• Terror changes its spots
• Magnet bomb poses new worry for security agencies
• Bombs hidden in $27 portable radios – Iranians using well-disguised explosives
against Israeli targets around the world
• Colombia: Rats trained to detect explosives
• Simple sensitive TNT detection

Cyber News
• “Anonymous” hackers target US security think tank
• 2012 in an Olympic year – Get prepared for Olympic cybercrime too
• First EU-report on Maritime cyber-security
• Will Kim Jong Un be for cyber-warfare what his dad was for nukes?
• McAfee releases 2012 cyber threat predictions
• Stratfor – Lessons Learned
• Japan develops virus to counter cyber-attacks: But can it be used?
• Kaspersky Lab Cyber-threat 2012 forecast
• Stuxnet and Duqu part of assembly line
• TSA: Hackers manipulated railway computers
• Cyber crime to “overtake terrorism” as top threat facing the US
• Ranking countries’ cyber-attack preparedness
• Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies (MCIS) – 2012 Yearbook

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• Lockheed Martin’s NextGen cyber lab

Terror News
• Hezbollah denies US money laundering charges
• Al Qaeda rebranding itself to boost its image
• ShotSpotter expands to Midwest
• StressVest adds physical consequences to training
• Why is there no honest discourse about terrorism’s roots?
• Al Qaeda chiefs quit Pakistan for Africa
• Smoke screening
• Al Qaeda and the rise of China – Jihadi geopolitics
• Rail security and the terrorist threat
• This how we’ll close Strait of Hormuz
• Iran and al Qaeda – Working hand in bloody glove
• Water cannons, lasers, sonic weapons – Fighting Somali pirates with science
• The new nexus of narco-terrorism: Hezbollah and Venezuela
• Iron Triangle on terror – Iran, Hezbollah and Los Zetas?
• 6,681 killed in 2,782 terror attacks in 2011
• Al Qaeda 2012 – Will it be resurgence or defeat?
• Who are the five al Qaeda terrorists who transited Romania?
• The rise and fall of al Qaeda – Debunking the terrorism narrative
• The rise and fall of al Qaeda
• Muslim terrorists give Nigerian Christians ultimatum: Leave or Die
• Global terror: Potential flashpoints in 2012
• Tripping up terrorists
• Thirty US car dealers caught in Hezbollah terror-financing scheme
• Bureau of Counterterrorism
• The Islamist Winter: New report suggests extremist views winning in Libya
• 35 radical Islamic terror training camps are now openly operating inside the United
States
• The rise of al Qaeda’s franchises
• New Book: Terrorist suicide bombings – Attack interdiction, mitigation and response
• War on cancer vs. war on terror
• The unaddressed threat of female suicide bombers
• New Book: Terrorists in love – The real lives of Islamic radicals
• Who is Somalia’s al-Shabaab?
• The genesis of terrorism in the Sahara – Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
• Al Qaeda members gripe over cash crunch
• Terrorist designation of the al Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
• Terror groups recruiting with social media
• British military gears up to secure 2012 Olympic Games
• Somali piracy boosts Puntland economy
• Is al Qaeda infiltrating Syria through Lebanon’s Beka’a Valley?
• The American Military presence and terrorist safe havens in the Southern Philippines
• Terrorists who planned to bomb fuel lines at JFK get life in prison
• Al Qaeda’s Center of Gravity in a post-Bin Laden world
• Somali Piracy: 2011 Annual Update
• Islamic extremism remains Norway’s biggest threat
• US braces for new terror threats
• Facial biometrics meet gunshot detectors

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• In death al Awlaki lives on
• Mapping terrorist networks to better understand how they operate
• Denmark – Millions sent abroad to finance terrorism
• A Hezbollah threat in Thailand?
• NYPD developing portable body scanner for detecting concealed weapons
• Understanding the developmental dynamics of terrorist organizations
• Armed, ready and waiting – Special forces give a show of strength on the Thames
ahead of mammoth Olympic test of British security
• Do social media help or hurt terrorism?
• Is Thailand a new terrorism playground?
• Al Qaeda planned to take German hostages
• Argentina nabs Iranian-Hezbollah cell, aborts third Habab attack
• Beyond Bin Laden: Future trends in terrorism
• Addressing the challenge of MANPADS proliferation
• When have MANPADS been used against civil aviation?
• Al Qaeda in Iran
• How the MI5 watchers trapped the home-grown terrorists
• Do you live near a terrorism “hot spot” according to this map?
• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol selects RescueSim virtual reality technology to prepare
for airport incidents
• What really motivates the Islamists?
• Terrorists focus on five US urban counties, but rural areas not exempt
• Terror group “planned for future”
• “Lone wolf” terror threat warning
• Al Qaeda bid for Brit girl bombers
• Homegrown terrorism down for second year in a row
• The economic cost of Somali piracy – 2011
• The human cost of Somali piracy
• Counter-piracy activities matrix (on-line)
• Pirates kill captain, engineer in attack off Nigeria waters
• London Olympics security report warns of extremist threat in host borough
• Al Qaeda seeks new alliances, new conflicts
• Jihadist opportunities in Syria
• New Counter-Terrorism for 2012
• “Underwear Bomber” sentenced to life for attempted Christmas Day attack
• Researchers propose new approach to tackle terrorism
• Statue of Liberty next on hit list?
• Somali pirates take more risks and rethink tactics
• The myth of the end of terrorism
• Is al Qaeda still a terror threat to US?
• Desperate measures – Somalia’s al-Shabaab joins al Qaeda

New Upcoming Events
• 2012 – Conferences, workshops, training

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Editorial
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Year 2011 was marked with a constant increase of our reading audience! Newsletter is
now reaching more than 60 countries around the globe. Following a six months poll amongst
our readers we decided to go bimonthly. Staring from current issue, the CBRNE-Terrorism
Newsletter will be uploaded every two months. Next issue will be ready by the end of April
2012. In addition we added a Blog into our Newsletter’s website in order to cover news on daily
basis. There are so many things happening around the world that need special attention and
we think that this was a proper way to address the continuous information of our audience
involved in CBRNE and counter-terrorism operations.
Year 2012 would be a very interesting year since the London 2012 Olympiad is just a
few months away. Mega sport events were always an attractive target for international terrorists
and Summer Olympics will be no exception. We sincerely hope that it will be a peaceful
Olympiad and we are sure that British security forces and agencies will do their best to provide
a safe environment for athletes, visitors and global spectators. Our only concern has to do with
the preparedness of medical/hospital community to deal with mass casualties deriving from a
real CBRNE terrorist incident in megapolis environment. Although we are sure that London’s
Ambulance Service is well prepared and trained (HART teams) there are some doubts about
acute care hospitals’ preparedness.
In this issue we are still short out of advertising – in that respect we reduced prices
even more and if this does not work we will continue to incorporate ads from other sources as
part of your information process. We stress once more that ads’ money is not for profit but for
expanding our activities in the area of CBRNE/CT information – i.e. conferences, visits,
participation in forums etc.
It is important to realize that CBRNE-CT issues are kind of “passion” for us and not a
main stream profession for profit. Even if the ads will not work out well, we will continue to edit
the Newsletter even in its previous amateuristic format because it is the content that matters
not how the whole thing looks like! It is self-evident that your remarks, comments and
suggestions are more than welcomed and will be highly appreciated and incorporated in future
issues!
Enjoy the CBRNE-Terrorism Newsletter and if you really like it, please feel free to pass
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BG(ret) Ioannis Galatas, MD, MA, MC

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2011: the year in review
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/30/2011-end-of-year-review

Firefighters tackle a blaze in Tottenham, north London, as trouble flared on 7 August following the
shooting by police of Mark Duggan. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

It wasn't the sight of a double-decker bus ablaze on Tottenham High Road that stunned Britain as it
awoke one morning in August. It wasn't even the historic building smouldering in ruins, or the trail of
burnt-out police cars. What chilled the country turning on the news that summer Sunday was footage of
a young woman calmly trying on trainers before looting them while police stood by helplessly and
watched.
As night fell, violence spread across the capital as mobs of masked youths hurled missiles at riot police
and ransacked shops, making off with trolley-loads of TVs, clothes, jewellery, groceries, even nappies.
In growing disbelief, the country watched looting break out in broad daylight; shop owners across
London frantically boarded up and fled, but by nightfall Croydon looked like a scene from the Blitz and
the Sony factory in Enfield was a blazing inferno. Fire crews stood impotent in the face of jeering mobs,
journalists were beaten, press cameras stolen, even leafy Ealing and yuppie Clapham weren't safe as
looters rampaged through department stores. As the contagion spread to Bristol, Birmingham,
Manchester and Liverpool, cities that only days earlier had looked perfectly normal teetered on the brink
of anarchy.
It took four days to restore order, but the legacy of those days will dominate conversation for years to
come. Chaotic night courts hastily convened to process the first arrests, which have now exceeded
3,000, saw judges handing down sentences almost as shocking as the riots themselves. One looter was
convicted of stealing a lick of ice-cream; he'd walked into a patisserie, helped himself to a scoop, but
didn't like the flavour so handed the cone to a woman – and was jailed for 16 months. Another got six
months for stealing bottled water worth £3.50. Court reports began to read like scenes from a Victorian
novel – though deportation to Australia would probably have been too good for the "feral rats" in the
eyes of the tabloids, whose front pages screamed Shop A Looter!
Police expect arrests to reach 12,000 by next summer, as officers scan through 200,000 hours of CCTV
footage, but the debate about what happened, and why, will go on even longer.
"Sheer criminality", denounced the home secretary, displaying an interesting grasp of
nuance. "Parts of our society," David Cameron declared, "are not broken but sick" – an
unfortunate choice of words, given that in street slang used by the very parts he was
talking about, "sick" is the highest form of compliment. Others blamed the police, whose

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fatal shooting of a father of four in Tottenham ignited the violence. Or was it down to the cuts? Gangs?
Twitter? For some it was nothing more than outright greed – or, as one commentator put it, "just a form
of late-night shopping where you don't have to pay".
Another pundit's dismay revealed less about the lawlessness of the rioters than the ignorance of the
commentariat, when he expressed bewilderment at their unaccountable lack of concern about
"promoting the global brand of London in the runup to the 2012 Olympics" – as if hoodies on Hackney
estates speak of nothing but.
If there was any early political consensus, it was that the riots were "nonpolitical". For Labour this was
disappointing, even embarrassing – for how could brazen theft be a legitimate protest? – while to the
Tories it was proof that they couldn't be to blame. But what could be more political than a generation
deprived even of political consciousness, knowing only frustrated consumerism, and believing power
lies not in Downing Street but JD Sports?
"People that have got nothing," offered one looter, "wanted to show they had nothing." But from
painstaking analysis, a more complex set of motivations slowly began to emerge. "I thought, wow, like,
there's actually a force against the government," said another rioter. "To put the riots into perspective, I
thought of it as a war between the youth and the government, police." For many who took to the streets
this summer, it was a war against a political and economic system that was no longer working.
Five people lost their lives in the four days when Britain lost control. Hundreds have since lost their
liberty. Livelihoods and homes were lost, the financial losses will run into hundreds of millions, and the
loss of faith in each other is unquantifiable. A harbinger of global breakdown on an epic scale, the riots
turned out to be just one ripple in a devastating storm that swept across the world, making 2011 a year
of incalculable loss.
The young Tunisian fruit seller who set himself on fire last December could never have imagined what
the flames would spark. Within a month, President Ben Ali's 24-year dictatorship was over. Weeks later,
the government of Jordan had gone, too – and the Arab spring had only just begun.
The bloodied corpse of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seen in an image taken from video footage,
20 October. Photograph: Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters

The Egyptians filling Cairo's Tahrir Square quickly grew into an unstoppable human tide, and by
February President Mubarak's 30-year reign was over. If he'd hoped to save himself with his parting
message to the nation – "I am proud of you as the new Egyptian generation calling for
a change to the better, dreaming and making the future" – he clearly didn't know his own
people very well, for he was promptly detained, fined $33.6m and charged with murder.
And still the Arab spring was yet to claim its greatest prize. For 42 years, the mad dog of
Libya had tyrannised his own people, terrorised the west – and still managed to wind up as

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