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==Funding==
 
==Funding==
"Supported under Award Number #MIPT-2003D-C-001, Terrorism Knowledge Base, from the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) and the [[Office for Domestic Preparedness]], U.S. [[Department of Homeland Security]]." [http://www.tkb.org/AboutTKB.jsp]  
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"Supported under Award Number #MIPT-2003D-C-001, Terrorism Knowledge Base, from the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) and the [http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/ Office for Domestic Preparedness], U.S. [[Department of Homeland Security]]." [http://www.tkb.org/AboutTKB.jsp]  
  
==[[data mining|Data Mining]]==
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==Data Integration==
  
 
"In order to create the premier source for anti-terrorism information, the Terrorism Knowledge Base integrates data from": [http://www.tkb.org/AboutTKB.jsp]  
 
"In order to create the premier source for anti-terrorism information, the Terrorism Knowledge Base integrates data from": [http://www.tkb.org/AboutTKB.jsp]  
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*[[DFI International]]'s research on terrorist organizations.  DFII's [http://www.dfi-intl.com/shared/bios/m_travis.cfm?method=1111 Matthew Travis] was "lead designer and manager" and [http://www.dfi-intl.com/shared/bios/p_vincenzes.cfm?method=1101 Philip J. Vincenzes] was "responsible for technical oversight of the recent launch" of the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base.
 
*[[DFI International]]'s research on terrorist organizations.  DFII's [http://www.dfi-intl.com/shared/bios/m_travis.cfm?method=1111 Matthew Travis] was "lead designer and manager" and [http://www.dfi-intl.com/shared/bios/p_vincenzes.cfm?method=1101 Philip J. Vincenzes] was "responsible for technical oversight of the recent launch" of the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base.
  
==Comment==
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:and provides an umbrella organization for "first responders" at all levels of government and community.
Operated by the U.S. Government, this is what they want you to think about terrorism and its prevention. Picture that; when you want to know some important facts and details, they tell you that it's a matter of [[national security]] and they withhold the information. This is the most secretive administration in U.S. history. So when they offer information, ...
 
 
 
It is not only their determinedly (and hypocritically) self-oriented viewpoint, in light of the strict secrecy which this government maintains regarding any useful facts, this operation can most easily be understood as more of their [[propaganda]].
 
 
 
That said, and understood, it's sure to be a source of interesting, if not complete, information for somebody. Time and testing will tell.
 
 
 
Paid for by the beleaguered U.S. taxpayers.
 
  
 
==Contact details==
 
==Contact details==
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Latest revision as of 02:31, 11 September 2005

"The Terrorism Knowledge Base is sponsored by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing terrorism or mitigating its effects", in collaboration with The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) which is "the primary center for US government analysis of terrorism".

Funding

"Supported under Award Number #MIPT-2003D-C-001, Terrorism Knowledge Base, from the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) and the Office for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security." [1]

Data Integration

"In order to create the premier source for anti-terrorism information, the Terrorism Knowledge Base integrates data from": [2]

and provides an umbrella organization for "first responders" at all levels of government and community.

Contact details

Website: tkb.org
Domain name registration Created On:03-Jun-2003 by DFI International, providing "Strategic Consulting and Knowledge Management for Industry and Government."

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