06 December 2001
Text: U.S. Places 39 Groups On Terrorist Exclusion List
(More may be added, official says) (610)
The U.S. Department of State has issued a terrorist exclusion list
that designates 39 groups, charities, and companies as "supporters of
terrorism" that are now subject to specific visa restrictions, State
spokesman Philip Reeker said December 6.
Attorney General John Ashcroft said December 6, in testimony before
the Senate Judiciary Committee, that he asked the State Department to
include these groups on the Terrorist Exclusion List. Reeker said the
groups were placed on the newly-created list under sections of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, which was recently amended by the new
USA PATRIOT Act.
The provisions of this law give U.S. authorities the power to deport
members of these groups or deny them visas for entrance into the
United States, Reeker said.
"This round of Terrorist Exclusion List designations is by no means
the last," Reeker said. "We will continue to expand the list as we
identify and confirm additional entities that provide support to
terrorists."
Following is a text of Reeker's remarks and the Terrorist Exclusion
List:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
December 6
STATEMENT BY PHILIP T. REEKER, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN
Statement on the Designation of 39 Organizations on the USA
PATRIOT Act's "Terrorist Exclusion List"
To further protect the safety of the United States and its citizens,
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in consultation with the Attorney
General, on December 5 designated 39 groups as Terrorist Exclusion
List (TEL) organizations under section 212 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended by the new USA PATRIOT Act. By designating
these groups, the Secretary has strengthened the United States'
ability to exclude supporters of terrorism from the country or to
deport them if they are found within our borders.
The campaign against terrorism will be a long one, using all the tools
of statecraft. We are taking a methodical approach to all aspects of
the campaign to eliminate terrorism as a threat to our way of life.
This round of Terrorist Exclusion List designations is by no means the
last. We will continue to expand the list as we identify and confirm
additional entities that provide support to terrorists.
Terrorist Exclusion List Designees: December 5, 2001
-- Al-Ittihad al-Islami (AIAI)
-- Al-Wafa al-Igatha al-Islamia
-- Asbat al-Ansar
-- Darkazanli Company
-- Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
-- Islamic Army of Aden
-- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
-- Makhtab al-Khidmat
-- Al-Hamati Sweets Bakeries
-- Al-Nur Honey Center
-- Al-Rashid Trust
-- Al-Shifa Honey Press for Industry and Commerce
-- Jaysh-e-Mohammed
-- Jamiat al-Ta'awun al- Islamiyya
-- Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB)
-- Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR) -- AKA: Interahamwe,
Former Armed Forces (EX-FAR)
-- First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) -- AKA: Grupo
de Resistencia Anti-Fascista Premero De Octubre
-- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) -- AKA: Army of the Righteous
-- Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) -- AKA: Continuity Army
Council
-- Orange Volunteers (OV)
-- Red Hand Defenders (RHD)
-- New People's Army (NPA)
-- People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD)
-- Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
-- Al-Ma'unah
-- Jayshullah
-- Black Star
-- Anarchist Faction for Overthrow
-- Red Brigades-Combatant Communist Party (BR-PCC)
-- Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus
-- Turkish Hizballah
-- Jerusalem Warriors
-- Islamic Renewal and Reform Organization
-- The Pentagon Gang
-- Japanese Red Army (JRA)
-- Jamiat ul-Mujahideen (JUM)
-- Harakat ul Jihad i Islami (HUJI)
-- The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
-- The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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