The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) presents "Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 2001" in PDF format. The document is a U.S. Library of Congress Congressional Research Service (CRS) report to the U.S. Congress, written by Kenneth Katzman and released on September 10, 2001. The report notes a decline in state sponsored terrorism and an increased threat by Saudi Arabian exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ).