XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SAT JUNE 03 2000 19:01:48 ET XXXXX PANEL RECOMMENDS PENTAGON RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC TERROR THREAT The National Commission on Terrorism, created by Congress two years ago, will recommend [Monday] the U.S. military -- not the FBI or the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- as the organization that should coordinate the government's response in the event of a catastrophic terrorist attack on U.S. soil. The panel writes: The Pentagon's "ability to command and control vast resources for dangerous, unstructured situations is unmatched by any other department or agency." The 10-member commission's report on the changing threat of global terrorism-- based on a six-month investigation, involving more than 130 interviews -- is bound to raise civil liberty concerns. The commission is comprised of six Republicans and four Democrats -- all appointed by House and Senate leaders. Members are: Jane Harman, a former congresswoman; Paul Bremer, a former career diplomat; James Woolsey, former director of the CIA; Maurice Sonnenberg, a member of Clinton's foreign intelligence advisory board; Richard Betts, Columbia University; Juliette Kayyem, Harvard University; and others.
