Today’s topics: Terrorism/ World Oceans Day/Fishackathon/China/Russia/LGBTI Terrorism 08 June 2016
Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson The United States condemns today’s horrific terrorist attack in Tel Aviv in the strongest possible terms. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and our hopes for a quick recovery for those wounded. These cowardly attacks against innocent civilians ...
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By IRC | 9 June, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: China, LGBTI, Oceans Day, policy update, Russia, Terrorism
Today’s topics: / Security / Iraq / Cyber War / Christopher Columbus / Ukraine / Security 18 May 2016
Background Briefing on the U.S. Government’s Comprehensive Approach to Atrocity Prevention and Response It was about four years ago, a little more than four years ago, when President Obama announced that preventing mass atrocities was a national security priority of the United States in addition to being a moral ...
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By IRC | 19 May, 2016 | Categories:
News, Policy
| Tags: christopher columbus, Cyber War, Iraq, Security, Terrorism, Ukraine
U.S. Embassy London Press Office Statement in Response to July 25 Sunday Times Article on the Release of Al-Megrahi The United States strongly and consistently opposed in all its exchanges with Scottish and British officials the release or transfer under any scenario of convicted PanAm 103 bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi. The August 12, 2009 letter ...
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By Webmaster | 1 December, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Al-Megrahi, Lockerbie, Megrahi, Pan Am 103, terror, Terrorism
02 April 2014 Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 2, 2014 Below is the text of the fact sheet issued by the Co-Chairs (Turkey and the United States) of the Global Counterterrorism Forum on April 2, 2014. Begin text: The GCTF is an informal, multilateral counterterrorism (CT) platform that focuses on identifying ...
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By Webmaster | 1 December, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Clinton, counterterrorism, GCTF, terror, Terrorism
State Dept Fact Sheet : Terrorism Designations FAQs 10 July 2012 1. What are the different types of terrorism designations for groups and individuals? There are two main authorities for terrorism designations of groups and individuals. Groups can be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Under Executive Order 13224 a ...
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By Webmaster | 10 July, 2012 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: terror, Terrorism, Terrorism Designations
December 21, 2011 AG HOLDER: Thank you, Mr. [Frank] Duggan. It is an honor to stand with you, and a privilege to thank you for the work that you – and the other members of the Families of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 – have led in your search for healing, for answers, ...
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By Webmaster | 21 December, 2011 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Eric Holder, Lockerbie, Pan Am Flight 103, terror, Terrorism
08 September 2011 U.S. Department of the Treasury Fact Sheet Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Disrupting Terrorism at its Core Terrorist organizations rely on financing and support networks to sustain operations and launch attacks. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) has developed a sophisticated and comprehensive approach ...
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By Webmaster | 8 September, 2011 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: counterterrorism, Intelligence analysis, OIA, terror, Terrorism, Threat Finance Cells
26 July 2010 The July 25 Sunday Times article, “Revealed: US double-talk on Lockerbie,” included leaked excerpts of the August 12, 2009 letter from U.S. Embassy Chargé Richard LeBaron to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. The article does not accurately reflect the strong and consistent opposition of the U.S. government to the release or transfer ...
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By Webmaster | 26 July, 2010 | Categories:
Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Lockerbie, Megrahi, Pan Am 103, terror, Terrorism
August 20, 2009 The Obama administration says it is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Scottish Executive to release Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi, the only individual convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan American World Airways Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. In an August 20 statement, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remembered the ...
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By Webmaster | 20 August, 2009 | Categories:
Europe & Eurasia, Policy, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Bomber, Lockerbie, Megrahi, Pan Am 103, terror, Terrorism
