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| | Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressional Testimony |
 | | On August 30, 2000, Samuel pleaded guilty to two counts of animal enterprise terrorism and was sentenced on November 3, 2000, to two years in prison, two years probation, and ordered to pay $364,106 in restitution. | | | Acts of international terrorism are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government, or affect the conduct of a government. | | | International terrorism involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. |
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| | History News Network |
| | As the annual report of the State Department for the year 2000 stated, only nineteen U.S. citizens had been killed that year in acts of international terrorism. | | | Terrorism could flourish only in a surrounding that was at least partly democratic in character or, alternatively, in a wholly inefficient dictatorship. | | | The targets of nineteenth-century terrorism were kings, ministers, and generals. |
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| | India - Timeline Year 2000 |
| | He seeks the support of member states to Indias proposal at the UN for a comprehensive international convention against terrorism. | | | During his official visit to India, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia says cross border terrorism should be dealt with firmly, and extends support to Indias fight against terrorism. | | | India and Britain decide at a meeting in London to accord top priority to combating global terrorism. |
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| | Terrorism |
| | Terrorism Act 2000 The Terrorism Act 2000 is a current Act of Parliament - "An Act to make provision about terrorism; an... | | | Terrorism against Israel in 2000 The neutrality of this article is disputed. | | | Counter-Terrorism Unit The Counter Terrorism Unit ( CTU) is a branch of the intelligence community of the United States... |
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| | (I) Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism |
| | If the United States deems a country to "repeatedly provide support for acts of international terrorism," the US Government is required by law to add it to the list. | | | The judges in the case found that he acted "in furtherance of the purposes of...Libyan Intelligence Services.") Cuba continued to provide safehaven to several terrorists and US fugitives and maintained ties to state sponsors and Latin American insurgents. | | | The designation of state sponsors of terrorism by the United States--and the imposition of sanctions--is a mechanism for isolating nations that use terrorism as a means of political expression. |
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| | Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Democrats were split over the 2003 invasion of Iraq and increasingly expressed concerns about both the justification and progress of the War on Terrorism and the domestic effects including threats to civil rights and civil liberties from the USA PATRIOT Act. | | | Southern Democrats took notice of the fact that 1964 Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater had voted against the Civil Rights Act, and in the presidential election of 1964, Goldwater's only electoral victories outside his home state of Arizona were in the states of the Deep South. | | | Democrats hope the 2005 elections are a foreshadowing of the November 7, 2006, elections for the House, Senate, and governorships. |
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| | Truth on Kashmir and Terrorism in India |
| | In 2000, a bipartisan Congressional commission on terrorism recommended to the State Department that sanctions be imposed on Pakistan for its role in terrorism, but this report was ignored. | | | l Year 2000: a bipartisan congressional commission on terrorism recommended to the State Dept that sanctions be imposed on Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism. | | | The reason India is threatening military action against Pakistan is terrorism. |
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| | JS Online: Far from Mideast, home-grown eco-terrorism on rise |
| | But for years, there has been terrorism of a different kind, mostly seen on the West Coast but often played out right here in the Midwest, by activists opposed to certain treatment of animals, the manipulation of genetic material and the rending of earth by tiller and bulldozer. | | | Justin Clayton Samuel, a Washington state resident then in his late teens, was later extradited from Belgium to face federal charges in Madison in 2000. | | | And with a heightened sensitivity to terrorism of any stripe, the interests that are targets are hoping for more awareness and resources to combat the attacks. |
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| | Anarchists to be targeted as "terrorists" : Italy imc |
| | In 2000 and 2001 two trials concerning explosions during the so-called "years of lead" originally blamed on anarchists resulted in convictions for right-wingers acting with state collusion (see Statewatch bulletin vol 10 no 2 & vol 11 no 3/4). | | | Massimo Cacciari, the former centre-left mayor of Venice, has criticised attempts by centre-right politicians to assume that bombings are left-wing before investigations are carried out. | | | The report says that "anarchist terrorism" could be a symptom of the possible "resurrection of left wing terrorism" and refers to a series of terrorist attacks "in the southern part of the Union". |
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| | Removing Syria from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism |
| | Procedures for removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism are specified in the Export Administration Act (EAA) of 1979, as amended. | | | Would the United States require that Syrian president Hafiz al-Asad make a public renunciation of terrorism? | | | For two decades, U.S. policy has been geared to compel a change in Syrian behavior on terrorism by imposing economic and political penalties (i.e., sanctions). |
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| | Newsmaker Profile: George W. Bush |
| | In August 2000, a Texas judge set a new execution date for McGinn after newly released DNA tests corroborated a jury's verdict that he was guilty of murder. | | | The terrorism issue was the dominant theme of the convention; in his acceptance speech, Bush emphasized his determination to see through the war on terrorism. | | | Bush became the first Republican president to have his party gain seats in midterm elections. |
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| | Government Publications on Terrorism |
| | Countering the Changing Threat of International Terrorism : Report of the National Commission on Terrorism : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, June 15, 2000. | | | Combating Terrorism : Management of Medical Supplies : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, March 8, 2000. | | | International Convention for Suppression of Financing Terrorism : message from the President of the United States transmitting International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1999, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on January 10, 2000. |
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| | Eco-terrorism against Blacks goes unnoticed |
| | This racial terrorism was the stuff that torched nearly 100 or so Black churches in the mid-1990sso many that it led to an investigation by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. | | | At this writing, the eco-terrorism theory has been scrapped and something more familiar has been instituted as a motive, and conspiracy of White males has begun to be unraveled. | | | And because they were still doing that in 2000, it sparked a discussion of having a serious hate crimes bill. |
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| | The Spanish election of March 2004 |
| | As late as February, opinion polls were predicting that the PP would repeat their performance in the 2000 election. | | | Nonetheless, it is important to remember that Spain did not vote to abandon the fight against terrorism, it voted to protest the war in Iraq and the ruling party's perceived manipulation of the Madrid bombing investigation. | | | One week before the election, polls indicated that the PP was leading the Socialists by about 5% and 30 parliamentary seats. |
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| | Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | It also had a significant effect on the upcoming elections in Spain, due in part to the ruling government's insistence that the ETA was the prime suspect in the bombings, even as the evidence of Muslim extremist terrorism rapidly emerged from the police investigation and the press. | | | In the meantime, Spain lost all of its colonies in the Caribbean region and Asia-Pacific region during the 19th century, a trend which ended with the loss of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam to the United States after the Spanish-American War of 1898. | | | The executive branch consists of a Council of Ministers presided over by the President of Government (comparable to a prime minister), proposed by the monarch and elected by the National Assembly following legislative elections. |
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| | Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism Web Links: Library and Links: Jeannette Rankin Library Program: U.S. Institute of Peace |
| | The Rewards Program, a counter-terrorism rewards program "established by the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism, Public Law 98-533,...is administered by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security." The web site lists a number of terrorist acts with brief descriptions and photos. | | | Toward a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (December 15, 2000), III. | | | Numerous annotated web links on criminal justice and terrorism from Michigan State University Library. |
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| | ELECTION 2004: Bush is surging in swing states |
| | One key trend is that terrorism and national security top voters' list of concerns in Republican swing states and come in first or a close second for voters in the Gore-2000 swing states. | | | Four out of five voters said it would not influence their decision. | | | He's just not a credible man," said the retired administrator from University of Detroit-Mercy. |
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| | Klamath Falls Basin Congression Hearings Report - Sierra Times.com |
| | Terrorism is defined as: "The use (or threatened use) of force by a group or individual, to achieve political or social goals." The force in this case is a small dam on the north end of Klamath Falls, Oregon holding up 450,000 acre-feet of water from two counties - two states in need. | | | The issue at hand: Over 200,000 acres of farmland that has supplied a living for over 2000 farm families, merchants and tradesmen, and food for millions, is being erased from the face of the earth by the federal government - if they get their way. | | | At the hearings, the damage done by economic terrorism was expressed best by John Crawford, a lifetime farmer of the Klamath Basin. |
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| | Or support Hitl*r, terrorism and the legalisation of dangerous drugs and it's a forgone conclusion; seems to work for that dangerous lunatic Red Ken in the upcoming London mayoral election. | | | Re: [THFC] Fowler for Campbell [THFC] Fickle fans RE: [THFC] Fowler for Campbell Re: RE: [THFC] Armstrong [none] RE: [THFC] Fowler for Campbell Re: [THFC] TAG in Tottenham by-election RE: [THFC] Fowler for Campbell [THFC] TAG/Shares Re: [THFC] TAG in Election Fever ! | | | Subject: RE: [THFC] Fowler for Campbell IMHO it would be a tragic move for the club to sell off someone with the skill level and commitment to Spurs he has. |
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| | Ecoterrorism |
| | Pennsylvania considered a bill during its 2000 session to define the offense of environmental terrorism and to require restitution to the affected person or business. | | | The Federal Bureau of Investigation pursues eco-terrorism under federal domestic terrorism statutes and has established task forces to investigate cases. | | | Utah enacted HB 322 during the 2001 session to increase the penalties for crimes committed against animal enterprises (livestock, rodeos or fairs). |
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| | New York State Senate >> About the Senate >> Historical Timeline |
| | In the months to come, the United States deploys troops to Afghanistan to fight terrorism. | | | In December of 1653, the governor dismisses demands for increased self-government from a delegation representing the settlers. | | | New York State Senate >> About the Senate >> Historical Timeline |
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| | The Latest News from Human Rights Watch - 2000 |
| | (New York, November 17, 2000) Human Rights Watch today condemned the decision of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan to convict 12 men, nine of whom were tried in absentia, on terrorism and other anti-state charges. | | | (New York, November 21, 2000) Human Rights Watch said today that the arrest of an Acehnese activist on charges of "spreading hatred" and incitement were a throwback to Indonesia's authoritarian past. | | | (New York, November 8, 2000) Human Rights Watch today urged the Council of Europe not to vote to admit Azerbaijan as one of its members. |
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| | Eco-Terrorism Hearings Held in Congress |
| | In late 2000, however, ELF expanded its acts of terrorism to the East Coast, when they caused multi-million dollar damage to new homes on Long Island. | | | The Representative was concerned that too long these acts of terrorism were noted locally, while their national scope was ignored. | | | Walden and Rep. Darlene Hooley (D, Ore.) are sponsoring another bill with somewhat similar ideas, the Environmental Terrorism Reduction Act (H.R. 2583), but with a twist of defining a “high-intensity environmental terrorism area” that would make an area eligible for federal funds. |
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| | Democracies against terrorism: India-US Cooperation |
| | Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, addressing the US Congress in October 2000, had said that distance and geography provide no nation any immunity against international terrorism. | | | Apart from the JWG and the Cyber Terrorism Forum, issues relating to the fight against terrorism figure in almost all bilateral discussions between India and the United States, including at the highest level. | | | Both India and the Unites States have been the prime targets of international terrorism, although our country has suffered its barbaric deeds for a much longer time for over two decades. |
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| | End Time Phenonema |
| | The Howard government has been bringing in new anti-terrorism laws to counter terrorist threats, however it will be at the expense of civil liberties and multiculturalism. | | | The Howard government is also attempting to introduce new industrial laws federally at the expense in my opinion of working class people, so lets hope the Unions and state governments are able to stop these horrendous laws from going through. | | | Well here in Australia, politics are interesting as usual. |
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| | BBC NEWS Americas In quotes: World reacts to US poll |
| | Foreign leaders have been reacting to the US presidential election as John Kerry concedes victory to George W Bush. | | | I think international terrorism had a goal of frustrating Mr Bush's victory in the election, and Bin Laden's statement in the final phase of the US presidential race showed it in bold relief. | | | Tony Blair: "We must be relentless against terror" |
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| | Democratic Platform Assails Administration (washingtonpost.com) |
| | The 2004 platform is shorter than the one adopted in 2000 and is notable for how much more it deals with terrorism and national security than recent platforms. | | | It will be presented to the Democratic National Committee's full platform committee for approval July 9 to 10 in Miami, and will be adopted by the party at the national convention in Boston at the end of the month. | | | "Almost one-half of this document is centered on national security." She said it is designed to show the party's seriousness about protecting the United States and to reflect Democrats' belief that voters want a change of direction. |
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| | 12 April 2000 - Northern Ireland Speech |
| | It is a singular acknowledgement of the gallantry and courage shown and in all too many cases the ultimate sacrifice paid by the members of the Constabulary during the past thirty years of terrorism and civil unrest. | | | And of course the RUC have for many years worked alongside the armed forces who themselves have shown that same character of duty and courage we are recognising today. | | | This award is an exceptional recognition of the outstanding contribution made by the RUC to peace in Northern Ireland. |
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| | afghanistan.asinah.net Encyclopedia with 2500 Afghan articles |
| | The Pakistan-Taliban alliance gave safe haven to Islamic terrorists (Al-Qaeda) and was the epicenter of Islamic terrorism. | | | Daoud and his entire family was murdered in 1978 when the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan lauched a coup and took over the government. | | | Since then, the country has known many governments and several civil wars. |
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| | afghanistan.asinah.net Encyclopedia with 2500 Afghan articles |
| | The Pakistan-Taliban alliance gave safe haven to Islamic terrorists (Al-Qaeda) and was the epicenter of Islamic terrorism. | | | Daoud and his entire family was murdered in 1978 when the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan lauched a coup and took over the government. | | | Since then, the country has known many governments and several civil wars. |
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