Voice from the Commonwealth Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
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Recent activities: Bombed a nightclub in Bali on Oct. 12, killing almost 200, including two Canadians.
Banned by: United States, Britain and Australia
Canadian concerns: Canadian citizen Mohammed Mansour Jabarah was trained by al-Qaeda and dispatched to Southeast Asia to help Jemaah Islamiyah organize bombings.
ABU SAYYAF GROUP
Base: Philippines
Recent activities: The kidnapping of 20 people from the Dos Palmos tourist resort on Palawan on May 27, 2001. Several abductees were murdered, including a U.S. citizen.
Banned by: United States, Britain and Australia
Canadian concerns: Canada continues to warn Canadian travellers they could be kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf.
AL AQSA MARTYRS BRIGADE
Base: Palestinian territories
Recent activities: On Jan. 5, a pair of suicide bombers set off explosives in a Tel Aviv shopping district crowded with civilians, killing 22. The group said the attack was carried out by a suicide unit ''with the help of Allah.''
Banned by: United States
Canadian concerns: Has support among some pro-Palestinian elements of Canada's Arab and Muslim populations.
POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE
Base: Palestinian territories
Recent activities: Assassinated Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi on Oct. 17, 2001.
Banned by: United States
Canadian concerns: PFLP member Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad, a convicted hijacker, lives with his family in Ontario. Since 1988, he has managed to fight deportation through the courts.
BASQUE FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY (ETA)
Base: Spain.
Recent activities: Detonated three bombs on June 21 to coincide with a European Union summit in Seville. Tourists and children were injured.
Banned by: United States and Britain
Canadian concerns: Ottawa issued a travel warning last month cautioning Canadians that ETA had threatened to kill tourists.
LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM
Base: Sri Lanka
Recent activities: Following two decades of violence, the LTTE entered into peace negotiations with the Sri Lankan government; however, there are recent reports the group continues to recruit children.
Banned by: United States and Britain
Canadian concerns: The LTTE raises millions of dollars a year in Canada through crime, front organizations and extortion migrants.
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