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This is not an unexpected development, though of course it is serious. For example, some groups have been banned in some EU countries but not in others - however, this legislation would "harmonise" bans between different member countries. Labelling groups as "terrorist" is of course done in part to try and isolate them. It could have grave consequences for supporters of national liberation struggles or for solidarity work. Steve K. ________________________________________ >From: Stasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Peoples War <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: Eireshaor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Anti-NATO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: EU/Ire: Six Irish groups placed on EU terror list - Ananova >[WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK >Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:58:59 -0000 > >HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK >--------------------------- > >Ananova : > >Six Irish groups placed on EU terror list >=========================== > >The European Union has introduced a package of anti-terrorism measures, >branding six Irish groups as terrorists. > >For the first time, EU governments have drawn up a list of domestic >organisations accused of terrorism by all 15 members. > >It includes the Continuity IRA and Real IRA along with protestant groups, >the Loyalist Volunteer Force, the Orange Volunteers, the Red Hand Defenders >and the Ulster Defence Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters. > >Also on the list are the Basque separatist group Eta, and the Greek >far-left >group November 17, responsible for the murder of British military attache >Brigadier Stephen Saunders in Athens in June 2000. > >The EU has also frozen the assets of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas >Izzedine al-Qassam, which it describes as the terrorist wing of Hamas. > >Individuals targeted included Imad Mughniyeh, who the EU named as a senior >intelligence officer of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, along with two other >Lebanese citizens, four Saudis and a Kuwaiti. > >The package also included a common definition of terrorist crimes accepted >by all 15 EU nations: agreement to deny safe haven to terrorists, their >supporters or financial backers; enhanced cooperation and information >exchange and tighter monitoring of asylum seekers to ensure terrorists do >not become refugees. > >Officials said national governments would act individually against those >domestic groups. They also said naming the groups as terrorists would >further isolate them and make it easier for police around the EU to >cooperate. > >Story filed: 12:52 Friday 28th December 2001 > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
