A new bill has been introduced today in Congress to support victims of the 1983 Beirut Marine barracks terrorist bombing. The Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act would repurpose no-longer-needed COVID-19 funding to improve H.R. 8987, the Fairness for 9/11 Victims Act, by extending coverage to victims of the 1983 Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing and their families, increasing the available funds for this purpose.
The bill’s text can be found here.
The new National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin goes into effect at 2:00pm on December 1, 2022.
Read it here.
Retired Port Authority Detective Matthew Besheer has died at the age of 71.
He served in law enforcement for 37 years and was on the FBI-NYPD Terrorist Task Force that apprehended the 1993 World Trade Center bombers, reports Elaine Allen-Emrich of the Sun North Port.
Detective Besheer had retired from the PAPD in 2000 and returned to NYC on September 11, 2001.
Wake and funeral details will be posted.
