Terrorist Exclusion List Under USA Patriot Act (12-06-01)

PRESS STATEMENT
Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 6, 2001

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.

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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)

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Released on December 6, 2001