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  Terrorist Attacks
A Comprehensive History of the Terrorist Organizations Waging War in the 21st Century In the wake of the attacks against America on September 11, 2001, we have become aware that a new, almost invisible war is raging worldwide.
List of international terrorist attacks in Canada - This is a list of international terrorist attacks that occurred in Canada.
The attack marked the first comprehensive database of every suicide terrorist campaign has had a clear goal that is secular and political: to compel a modern democracy to withdraw military forces from the territory that the terrorists view as their homeland.
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  List of international terrorist attacks in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of international terrorist attacks that occurred in Canada.
September 22, 1966 - A bazooka attack on the Cuban embassy in Ottawa is made.
August 23, 1982 - Turkish military attaché to Canada, Col. Atilla Altikat, is assassinated by Armenian terrorists in Ottawa.
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 Encyclopedia: List of terrorist incidents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A handwritten note carried by the gunman claimed this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of Palestine".
Terrorist attacks on buildings or other inanimate targets often serve a symbolic purpose: They are intended more to draw attention to the terrorists and their cause than to destroy property or kill and injure persons, although death and destruction nonetheless often result.
Terrorists have often relied on bombs because they provide a dramatic, yet fairly easy and often risk-free, means of drawing attention to themselves and their cause.
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 Significant Terrorist Incidents 1961-2003: A Brief Chronology
Attack on the Munich Airport, February 10, 1970: Three terrorists attacked El Al passengers in a bus at the Munich Airport with guns and grenades.
Attack on a Restaurant in El Salvador, June 19, 1985: Members of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) fired on a restaurant in the Zona Rosa district of San Salvador, killing four Marine Security Guards assigned to the U.S. Embassy and nine Salvadorean civilians.
Attack on U.S. Embassy in Moscow, September 13, 1995: A rocket-propelled grenade was fired through the window of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, ostensibly in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Serb positions in Bosnia.
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 List of terrorist incidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
January 31: Laju incident: JRA–PFLP attack on a Shell facility in Singapore and the simultaneous seizure of the Japanese embassy in Kuwait.
A second Air India flight from Canada was targeted on the same day, but the bomb exploded at the Tokyo airport, in the luggage outside the aircraft, killing two baggage handlers, bringing the total death toll of the act to 331.
February 25: Baruch Goldstein kills 29 Palestinian civilians in an attack in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
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 Major Religions Ranked by Size
This world religions listing is derived from the statistics data in the Adherents.com database.
The list was created by the same people who collected and organized this database, in consultation with university professors of comparative religions and scholars from different religions.
This list is based primarily on the degree of doctrinal/theological similarity among all the various sub-groups which belong to these classifications, and to a lesser extent based on diversity in practice, ritual and organization.
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 Encyclopedia: Atrocities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In international law, more precise terms are war crime and crime against humanity.
Often, hostilities exceed the legitimate mandate of killing enemy combatants to include attacks upon unarmed or otherwise non-combative peoples.
It was predicted that the atrocities in Tual would spread to surrounding areas, and that the security forces would not take a firm action and would, in fact, take sides with one group; this is now happening.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Atrocities   (432 words)

  
 Terrorist Attacks - Council on Foreign Relations
It is based on accounts provided by witnesses, victims, and victims’ relatives, and a thorough review of records and reports of incidents in 2006 and through the first two months of 2007.
in the new Arctic,” in the International Herald Tribune.
This report argues that, with well-managed reform, the International Monetary Fund could play a useful role in resolving economic imbalances, and that this reform deserves U.S. support.
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 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Customs began adapting its targeting methodology for anti-terrorist and national security concerns and began to focus at the national level on arriving cargo and people at all ports of entry.
Many national security experts believe that a terrorist attack using a container as a weapon or as a means to smuggle a terrorist weapon, possibly a weapon of mass destruction, is likely.
Canada was also an essential partner in both increasing security and facilitating the flow of traffic at the borders by working with the U.S. to pilot the Container Security Initiative (CSI) through the Joint In Transit Container Targeting Initiative pioneered at the ports of Vancouver, Halifax, and Montreal.
www.9-11commission.gov /hearings/hearing7/witness_bonner.htm   (11823 words)

  
 The September 11 Terrorist Attacks and the Invasion of Iraq in Contemporary International Law
The US administration’s pursuit of the Al-Qaeda organisation and Taliban régime in Afghanistan, responsible for the September 11, 2001 international terrorist attacks, was supported by an international “coalition of the willing” and backed by the full legal authority of UN Security Council Resolutions.
International Law-based Responses to the September 11 International Terrorist Attacks, II.
Edward McWhinney, Professor of International Law is Member and President (1999-2001) of the Institut de Droit International, sometime Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and sometime Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Canada).
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 Hall of shame - Orlando Bosch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The primary goal of which was to attack, and in any way hurt the interests and objectives of those countries that had freely established diplomatic and commercial relations with Cuba.
The list of international terrorist attacks against the objectives of Spain, England, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and other countries that traded with Cuba, reached 78 in 1968, being condemned and repudiated by the international community.
Similarly, in 1978, from prison, Orlando Bosch planned and directed the execution terrorist activities against Mexico as a statement and response from the international terrorist elements, toward the government of Mexico in relation to the assasination of D'Artagnan Diaz Diaz by the criminals of CORU.
www.concentric.net /%7EGonzoid/obosch.htm   (4171 words)

  
 International Press - War on Terrorism - September 11 Terrorist Attacks - Iraq - Al-Qaeda
The desperation of the attackers, whoever they are, indicates that [they] were so strongly driven and angry at the Americans that they not only stopped caring for their own lives, they did not consider claiming the lives of thousands of other victims.
Terrorist attacks continue to be attempted against U.S. interests in the archipelago nations of the region.
But there are some countries, managed by terrorist governments, whose policies and strategies are based on terrorism without any regard for the laws, treaties, or resolutions of international law.
www.worldpress.org /specials/wtc/front.htm   (7641 words)

  
 International connection emerges in alleged Ontario plot: FBI
The arrest of 17 people accused of planning attacks in southern Ontario took on an international twist Saturday when the FBI said some Canadian suspects had been in contact with two men arrested by the U.S. on terrorism-related charges.
It is believed they met with at least three Toronto residents to discuss training and tactics, leading to a major international investigation and the arrests on Friday.
Bell Canada has apologized for allowing a punk rock reference to the Holocaust to appear in one of its subway and bus shelter advertisements.
www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2006/06/03/terrorists-georgia.html   (1367 words)

  
 www.NASFAA.org List of Scholarship Funds Aids Families of Victims of September 11 Attacks
While the primary purpose of this list is to provide financial aid professionals with the information they need to help students who may be eligible for these funds, it may also be used as a resource by families and others who were touched by the September 11 tragedies.
Survivors of the terrorist attacks who are severely and permanently disabled as a result of injuries sustained in the attacks or rescue and recovery operations.
Eligibility: Children and spouses of victims who died or were severely disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York City, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania, and the on-going rescue and recovery efforts.
www.nasfaa.org /linklists/911scholarship.asp   (9367 words)

  
 September 11 News.com - International Reaction - The 09-11-2001 Attacks on the USA With Archived News, Images, Photos, ...
September 11 News.com - International Reaction - The 09-11-2001 Attacks on the USA With Archived News, Images, Photos, & Newspapers from the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on New York City & the Pentagon.
International Reaction to the September 11, 2001 Attacks in
attacks would be "a turning point in the war against international terror."
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 FoodProductionDaily - USA
International food safety standards on fish, eggs and infant formulas are likely to be adopted next week at the annual meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Kiwis, conserved vegetables, milk powder, butter, ghee, baby food, instant coffee, alcohol, drinks, confectionery, and hi-breed corn seeds are among the most counterfeited articles in the world according to a new report.
Record-high international freight rates and increasing commodity prices are raising the costs of imports, says a new forecast report.
www.foodproductiondaily-usa.com /news/listnews.asp?m=6&y=2007   (1157 words)

  
 Infowars.com-- -- Government Prior Knowledge and Involvement in the 9-11 Attacks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A terrorist network funded by Osama Bin Laden was established in New York and California more than 10 years ago with operatives dispatched to America for training in aviation, urban warfare and sending booby-trapped letters.
Six years before suicide hijackers attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the FBI was alerted that Middle Eastern pilots were training at U.S. flight schools and at least one had proposed dive-bombing a jetliner into a federal building, according to documents and interviews with Filipino and U.S. authorities.
A suspected bomber on President Bush's new list of "most wanted" terrorists was in the FBI's grasp eight years ago for allegedly playing a role in the first attack on the World Trade Center, but he was released and then allowed to leave the country, authorities acknowledged Thursday.
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 [Devils-list] Hockey takes a back seat to harsh reality as U.S. terrorist attacks cast a pall
As the Leafs resident tough guy emerged from the dressing room at the Air Canada Centre to address reporters shortly before noon, he valiantly fought back tears.
He did not want to talk about hockey, about the newcomers who were added to the roster during the off-season or about the opening of training camp, which was scheduled for today in St. John's, Nfld.
A number of Leafs prospects were scheduled to get a head start on the rest of the team by flying to St. John's yesterday morning, but were forced to return to the ACC because of the imposed ban on all outgoing flights from Pearson International Airport.
www.badweb.com /lists/devils-list/2001-September/004107.html   (674 words)

  
 CNN.com - Justice asks for 9 groups to be added to terror list - July 22, 2002
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said his agency was expanding the definition of a terrorist organization and would formally ask the State Department to add the nine groups to the list of 39 terrorist organizations identified in December by federal authorities under provisions of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
Ashcroft was in Alberta, Canada, Monday for a meeting with top Canadian law enforcement officials on cross-border issues.
The Justice Department statement said "representatives of a number of terrorist organizations -- including al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah -- seek to enter the United States for networking and fund-raising purposes.
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 [A-List] Fwd: CRISIS UPDATE: The September 11th Terrorist Attacks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Citing press reports and testimonals from = intelligence experts, Ahmed suggests that the Bush administration knew = far more than it is letting on, and that the 9/11 intelligence failure = resulted from high-level administration blocks.
See: http://www.globalresearch.org/view_article.php?aid=3D235703012=20 And finally, Karen Talbot, Director of the International Center for = Justice and Peace, looks at the consequences of the new militarisation = of U.S. foreign policy after 9/11 in Venezuala.
In a detailed analysis, = Talbot exposes the Bush administration's role in giving a green-light to = the recent attempt at a military coup d'etat to topple popular = Venezualan leader Hugo=20 Chavez.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2002-June/019622.html   (460 words)

  
 NewsFromRussia.Com Canada ready for US cooperation to prevent terrorist attacks
Canada's new ambassador to the United States discovered this week that stating the obvious can cause a public relations disaster.
Frank McKenna, who is expected to arrive in Washington next month, told Canadian reporters that Canada is already a partner with the United States in a defense system designed to stop incoming missiles from terrorists or rogue states such as North Korea.
Martin, ending nearly two years of debate over whether Canada should participate in the development or operation of the multibillion-dollar program, said Ottawa would remain a close ally of Washington in the fight against global terrorism and continental security More details...
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 Markup: Uring the EU to Add Hezbollah to its Wide Ranging List of Terrorist Organizations; and Expressing Condolences ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Hezbollah has been known or suspected to have been involved in numerous terrorist attacks against Americans, including the suicide truck bombing of the United States Embassy and Marine Barracks in Beirut in 1983 and the Embassy annex in Beirut in 1984.
Hezbollah is a terrorist organization and their refusal to disarm should be a major concern to Europe and Lebanon.
This attack, which was the work of an al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group, was the most deadly terrorist attack ever on Spanish soil and the worst terrorist attack in Europe since the bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988.
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From the 1980 Granma article - "The list of international terrorist attacks against the objectives of Spain, England, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and other countries that traded with Cuba, reached 78 in 1968, being condemned and repudiated by the international community." There follows a detailed list of the 78 terrorist acts committed by Bosch.
On George Bush's pardon of anti-Cuban terrorist Orlando Bosch 7/12/02 World Socialist: from 10/99 - "According to the New York Time of August 17, 1989, Cuban right-wing congressperson Ros-Lehtinen met with former President Bush to negotiate Bosch's release.
Jeb Bush names first Hispanic to Florida's Supreme Court; grandson of Cuban dictator 7/10/02 Boston Herald: ``As an American whose family escaped a totalitarian (Castro) regime, I have learned to appreciate and defend democratic values and the rule of law,'' Cantero wrote.
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 PRODOS.COM internet radio - Ayn Rand, Science, Lateral Thinking, Rights, Capitalism, Art, Humour
Canada and so on — tell us that dictators like Castro are “freedom fighters” and that social systems like Capitalism are the root of all evil..
Palestinian terrorist groups have been competing with each other on who can create the most havoc and kill the most Israelis.
As the media portrays these terrorists and their brutal leadership as heroes and condemns Israel - the freest, most prosperous state in the Middle East - for seeking to defend herself...
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 Attacks - Internet Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Pentagon was the scene of one of the attacks.
Some of the suspects listed addresses in New Jersey, where one plane was hijacked.
OMB Watch list of government sites that have taken down information on their Web sites in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks (see also the National Journal story below on this)
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 International Travel News: September 11 on SS 'Norway' - Travelers' Intercom - cruise ship, 2001 U.S. terrorist attacks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
International Travel News: September 11 on SS 'Norway' - Travelers' Intercom - cruise ship, 2001 U.S. terrorist attacks
This was to have been a festive final transatlantic crossing for SS Norway, and many ship lovers from SSHSA, the WSS (World Ship Society) Liners List and other groups were aboard.
It was lunchtime on the North Atlantic between Canada and Scotland when Captain Sverre Sovsdnes announced over the P.A. system that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.
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