| | Terrorists and Terrorism
The war on terror begins with the al-Qaida network, which was responsible for the September 11 attacks, but the war will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated. But there are other terrorist organizations without global reach whose activities are as abhorrent as those who can reach the far corners of the earth. The war on terrorism came to the forefront of public awareness as a result of the 9/11 attacks, but the United States has long been in the forefront of efforts to counter terrorism at all levels.
The Department of State's Counterterrorism Office coordinates all U.S. Government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments. The Coordinator chairs the Interagency Working Group on Counterterrorism and the State Department's terrorism task forces to coordinate responses to major international terrorist incidents that are in progress. The Coordinator has primary responsibility for developing, coordinating, and implementing American counterterrorism policy, and information from that office is available through the link above or at left. Information from other sources is presented here when appropriate, as follows:
--09/10/03 Redesignation of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
--08/15/03 Designation of National Council of Resistance and National Council of Resistance of Iran under Executive Order 13224
--08/08/03 Designation of Shamil Basayev under Executive Order 13224
--04/22/04 Foreign Terrorist Organizations
--05/13/03 Redesignation of the Real IRA as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
--05/07/03 Designation of Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrok and Herri Batasuna under Executive Order 13224
--03/26/03 The International Terrorism Threat; Ambassador Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Testimony before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights ; Washington, DC
--03/05/03 Designation of “Countries of Particular Concern” Under the International Religious Freedom Act
--01/28/03 Strengthening Intelligence to Better Protect America
--11/18/02 Future Challenges in the War on Terrorism; Andrew P. N. Erdmann, Policy Planning Staff; Remarks to the Gaudino Forum, Williams College; Williamstown, MA
--11/13/02 Rewards for Justice Program; Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Remarks at the Rewards for Justice Rollout, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Washington, DC
--10/23/02 Foreign Terrorist Organizations List
--08/24/02 Beating the Terrorist Challenge; Andrew P. N. Erdmann, Policy Planning Staff; Joint Session of American Legion National Security and Foreign Relations Commissions; Charlotte, NC
--08/20/02 Fighting for Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
--08/15/02 Foreign Terrorist Organizations
--07/19/02 The Situation in Afghanistan; John D. Negroponte, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; Statement in the UN Security Council; New York, New York
--03/27/02 Interview by Liane Hansen of National Public Radio; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--03/13/02 Narco-Terror: The Worldwide Connection Between Drugs and Terror; Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information; Washington, DC
--03/10/02 Interview by Bob Schieffer and Gloria Borger of CBS's Face the Nation; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--03/01/02 Interview With Robert Novak and Al Hunt of CNN; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--02/20/02 Status and Treatment of Taliban and al-Qaida Detainees; Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues; Remarks at Chatham House; London, United Kingdom
--02/17/02 Interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Tokyo, Japan
--02/14/02 Be Heard: An MTV Global Discussion With Colin Powell; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--02/05/02 Defending Against Biological Terrorism
--12/13/01 Transcript of Usama bin Laden Videotape
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