ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss 9/11 Justice Department Report.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: A report released by the Justice Department's inspector general claims the FBI took too long investigating whether the illegal immigrants detained after the Sept. 11 attacks were linked to terrorism, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by USA TODAY USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. .com. The 194-page report stated the FBI held 762 people during the investigation for an average of 80 days. Physical and verbal abuse verbal abuse Psychology A form of emotional abuse consisting of the use of abusive and demeaning language with a spouse, child, or elder, often by a caregiver or other person in a position of power. See Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Spousal abuse. against detainees held in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. was also mentioned in the report. While almost all of the 762 detainees were charged with immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. violations, none were charged with terrorism. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Thomas Cushman, a professor of sociology at Wellesley College Wellesley College, at Wellesley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1870, opened 1875. Long a leader in women's education, it was the first woman's college to have scientific laboratories. , is a sociological theorist who can speak on cultural issues, human rights and genocide. Cushman's research focuses on post-communist cultures, human rights and genocide. He recorded an online course on propaganda in the modern world, and developed a course on the Internet, on hate sites and other forms of propaganda. He received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a visual image laboratory for courses about media and culture at Wellesley College. PR: Arlie Corday, 781-283-3321, acorday@wellesley.edu Professor Michael Stohl, of Purdue University, is an expert regarding terrorism, political violence and human rights. 765-494-9399, 765-494-4600 (University PR Phone) Professor Robert H. Puckett, of the Indiana State University Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a campus at Evansville (opened 1965). , Department of Political Science, can share his expertise on topics such as national security, human rights policy and political science. 812-237-2517, 812-237-7777 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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