Bin Laden offers truce with Americans

Devious · Jan 19, 2006

yurdady1 said:

Man, people don't blow themselves up for nothing. thats all i'm gonna say on that

yurdady1 · Jan 19, 2006

lol...so they do it to fulfill their political agenda??...i would call that some sort of "religious war", yeah, bin laden said it himself as well as other terrorist leaders..i have never heard any of them tell their followers to do that because their group will somehow profit in a political stand point from that suicidal act...

Elmira · Jan 19, 2006

I don't know who to be angrier with anymore--the terrorists, for being such disgusting, horrible people--or our own government, for being so ignorant and feigning their omniscient intelligence?

Bin Laden may be failing, and so he wants a truce because he's losing. Or maybe he's not, what do I know...

I think we're playing a very dangerous game though. Optimism on our part is risky. The idea that you will win no matter what will only lead to carelessness and deplete the urgency of the situation. So it has. But what can you do. Gotta keep the morale high.

bigmack · Jan 19, 2006

bin laden warned the U.S before the sept 11 attacks.The warning went ignored.Look what happened

The exact same thing is gonna happen.And you know in advance,and had a choice to do something about it.

I feel sorry for the american people.When the new attacks happen,your president will be sitting reading picture books to 4 year olds

jimmyk88 · Jan 20, 2006

yurdady1 said:

*skips post*

Devious187 said:

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Bin_Laden#Afghan_Jihad:
"According to reports (by the BBC and others), the 1990/91 deployment of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia in connection with the Gulf War profoundly shocked and revolted bin Laden and other Islamist militants because the Saudi government claims legitimacy based on their role as guardians of the sacred Muslim cities of Mecca and Medina. After the Gulf War, the establishment of permanent bases for non-Muslim U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia continued to undermine the Saudi rulers' legitimacy and inflamed anti-government Islamist militants, including bin Laden. Bin Laden's increasingly strident criticisms of the Saudi monarchy led the government to expel him to Sudan in 1991."
Why are you questioning me on Bin Laden?I'm telling you what I know about him, I dont support everything he does.
Please mention a case where a Muslim leader of our time expelled non-muslims from an area under his control.You keep saying Saudi Arabia and Bin Laden.Bin Laden just happens to be a Saudi citizen, regardless of his power and money, he doesnt have the power to expel anyone from Saudi Arabia.Of it's 24 million population, over 6 million are foreigners, and a huge percentage are South Asian.Over 55% of the population of the U.A.E. are foreigners, with a South Asian population close to that of the Arabs.It's the same thing in all the Gulf, the foreign community actually makes a huge percentage.And almost all of them (except for a few special cases) don't and never will be granted Saudi/Gulf citizenship.They're not allowed 100% of a Business, it has to be registered under the name of a Gulf citizen, and he can turn his back on the foreigner whenever he wants and he can take his business (it rarely happens though).What are the Saudis going to lose if they kicked non-Muslims out?They will replace them with other Muslims in no time.
You're making it sound as if getting rid of Muslims from America is something you could do with a snap of your fingers and you wont lose shit.Lol, I advise you to read more on the Arab assets alone in the US.At the end of the day it's your loss.

Thanks, I know where Winnipeg is.

Got a better solution?

yurdady1 · Jan 20, 2006

funny how u had to look that common sense shit up. What's up with "skips post" totally pointless...and since you didn't continue i'm gonna add that he also got expelled from sudan and that's how he ended up in Afghanistan.....

arabic187 · Jan 20, 2006

http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3W3YRYX28TP8X0KR059WOK8TKK

watch it tell the end

yurdady1 · Jan 20, 2006

lmfao:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :thumb: :thumb: that's funny as hell!...

Khaled · Jan 20, 2006

yurdady1 said:

read these books,
Journey into Madness by Gordon Thomas
The Trap by Karim Bakradouni
the bets of the general by Carole Dagher
From Damascus to Jerusalem

these are backed up by high level witnesses, and some of these books are banned in some countries.

another example is the Taif Accord sponsored by The US which legitimizes Hezbollah as a political party, not just a terrorist organization.

Journey into Madness shows detail descriptions about negociations between Hezbollah and the CIA to retrieve William Buckly, chief CIA agent in Beirut, captured by Hezbollah in 1982.

Several talks have taken place between the Mossad, the CIA and Hezbollah about info concerning Ron Arad.

these are just a few examples, there are a lot more.

As far as having political Agenda's, Do you honestly think AlQuaeda for example is just doing it for religion. Al Quaeda has killed more muslims than Christians. You ony heard about it since september 11, but the operations existed long before that. And if so, how do u explain the attacks by Al Quaeda against Jordan, or Shia in Iraq???

Also, just because you are unwaare about something, doesn't mean it's a conspiracy. Unless you really believe that the US are doing everything for the sake of democracy.
Every faction is looking for it s own interest, it will be stupid to say that t's just a religious conflict.
or do your research if you wanna argue, don't believe vague quotes like the US never negiciates with terrorists, as if such negociations would be known to you.

yurdady1 · Jan 20, 2006

Khaled said:

That these books are banned in some countries and that there are some people that back it up that are all high level and shit, really means nothing to me... Wolfenstein is outlawed in Germany if not a lot of other countries. There has been many things that are supposeably backed up by high level officials but in fact they lie to try to disprove anything that they don't want us to believe... take the area 51 incident, oh wow, high level officials talking, hmmmm which one do you believe. This is the same case with the books you are talking about.

I thought you were gonna tell me about some books that were written by the goverment and said they declassified all the info. from those times...haven't heard anything about that, so i still doubt it's true... Is it possible that the U.S. has had deals with unfavorable opponents and shit, yes of course, what country would be as great as this one w/o good intelligence, but to say that we are gonna concede any victory to a person like Bin Laden would be a senseless and ignorant. The U.S. being into this war as much as it is would be dumb in leaving everything right now and saying ok we concede the land and all this shit to you, "please don't attack us", yeah just look at what that would cause...lol...2 countries to do w/e the fuck you please in...Bin Laden would become greater and totally be a problem, nope that's not gonna happen, i'm sorry but i dont' want my country to deplete most of our freedoms and become a ww2 germany where everyone of non-american decent will get killed...if you want that support this fucker and talk shit to our president...

I personally wouldn't have voted for him if i had the chance, but i mean, we already have him as a president so why not support him, and i'm not saying everything, but the most important decisions should be looked at realistically, and the "deal" that Bin Laden wants to make is totally unrealistic (we would never, even under the table, say yes you win)...

edit: sorry i just jotted shit down, hope you follow me, have 2 study 4 a teast...

Khaled · Jan 20, 2006

yurdady1 said:

i didn t mean the banning being a proof, but there are so many books describing such contacts, maybe all books about the subject even, but you refuse to admit its possible based on one vague statement.

also, these books are not fiction, and they are not conspiracy books, rather they are historical studies/records.

finslly, the Taif accord that ended the civil war is not secret at all.

who said anything about conceiding victory???
Ben Ladin is talking about a truce, which could mean a lot of things. it's not about abandonning their fight against terrorism. The US are doing really bad in Iraq, and they have to deal with the dsunnis if they want to leave without it being seen as a defeat.
as far as suport for bin Laden coming after quaeda s operations, i think it was clear to everybody that Afghanistan would be invaded as soon as al quaeda claimd september 11. Exposure is not always welcome for terrorists. So trust me, people who can set up operations such as the 9-11 are smarter than to do that for stupid religious reasons.

yurdady1 · Jan 20, 2006

i'm not sure how smart they would be, ok, i'm gonna kill myself for my land, or w/e ur claiming their reason is, but yet again they are getting paid, well their families actually and all that shit, but i mean how smart do you have 2 be to realize that killing yourself is not that great of an idea because ur families welfare is not a gurantee....i don't know but that sounds pretty stupid too me, and not too smart.... If you have ever heard a terrorist leaders speech you will know that yes they talk about both war and politics, but my point here is that they misinterpret the q'ran (their religious cause) and they also make people believe that politically everything they tell them to do is for the good of the people...i don't think so... I've actually talked to a friend that was from the middle east and a muslim and i asked him if what these "leaders" preached or talked about was really true, because i haven't really read the q'ran and i really have no intent to do it, but anyway, he said that what the "leaders" say is totally wrong and they misinterpret a lot of things from that book.... so i mean i'm not just looking at this in a westerners perspective but an actual person who is from there...(ur gonna say, but that's just one person or w/e, but the news (which is not always trustworthy, which u and i know), tv, books, internet sites, own ideas, and history proves that he is pretty much dead on with the facts and what i was thinking....
On the conceiding victory part. You said it yourself, "The US are doing really bad in Iraq, and they have to deal with the dsunnis if they want to leave without it being seen as a defeat." If the U.S. were to in any way agree to his truce (which won't happen), how the hell won't that be seen as a defeat??, only because it's not stated does that mean it wouldn't be seen as a defeat, i mean look back at Vietnam, we didn't say omg u killed a lot of us we are out you win, noooo, we actually were like, our people want us out so we left, which would kinda be the case with this truce. question: Was the Vietnam war looked as a victory? if say it was a victory then ur too igonrant to be having this converstion with me (although if it woulda kept going i have a feeling we woulda won), was it a loss? i hope you consider it that, i mean most people just argue that we coulda kept going and that we didn't have enough support and it was the people's fault, well in a way yes it's their fault but in the end it's still considered a loss in my book and shoud be in every1 elses....same will be the case with the truce offered by Bin Laden, and people will look at it in disgrace and see it as a defeat although no1 will want 2 admit it....

all-in-all, i think Bin Laden is a very smart man, yes i believe that if he used his power for good this world would be a much better place, but since he is not and he is the enemy, our target is his fucken head, and if not, something much better which would be to catch his ass alive....that being said, i really don't care to argue about shit that i already know, maybe if we were in person i would take you up on the debate and we could go on for days, but since it's pretty difficult to do that and i really don't want 2 go to Lebanon we won't have that opportunity....

Oh yes, and no offense but i sure hope that either the Jews (Israel) go back to Lebanon and kick some Hezbollahian ass, or the U.S. moves in on those fuckers and wipes them off the face of this earth...

XIAN · Jan 20, 2006

Yurdady1 said:

Yeah cuz...it's not like THAT'S never been done before! While we're at it, we might as well build walls and give them ID cards, that'll make everything allll better.

yurdady1 · Jan 20, 2006

no, walls won't stop them, i.e. Mexico, (no offense to anyone, i am from Mexican decent, diff.we are not terrorist bitches) so just killing them all would be great

:thumb:

Khaled · Jan 20, 2006

yurdady1 said:

ok, you seem to be missing the point:

1st of all, the people blowing themselves up are young easilly influenced muslims, they are not the brains behind Al-Quaeda. :rolleyes:

they might e stupid, but that doesn t mean Al-Quaeda is stupid also.
Ben Laden, Al Zawahiry, Al Zarkawi, the leaders... they are not putting themselves in danger. So your arguent about them being stupid doesn t stand.

as far as misinterpreting the quran, this is old news, it's just another form of control.

2nd, a truce doesn't mean that the US will withdraw like it did in Vietnam. Vietnam was a defeat for the US.
if the US cut a deal with Al Quaeda, it will be different. You will see in Iraq a period of stability (no attempts, no us support for the Shia, less media and propaganda about the Iraq problems, until the US can make a proper exit, which will seem like a job well done for the US.

As far as the Hezbollah are concerned, this just shows your ignorance.
You agree Nam was a defeat for the US, well, Lebanon was a defeat too for the US and The Israeli.
no offence taken since i m not pro Hizbollah....
(but i d love to see the US try to wipe them out, last time the marines came to lebanon in 82, it took 2 months for Hezbolah to send them back home.)

What did Hezbollah ever do to you by the way????
At least, Al-Quaeda, Hezbollah, and other terrorists organizations, have very good reasons to hate the US.

CESARE BORGIA · Jan 20, 2006

Some of yall motherfuckers are a little 2 simple minded, how the hell can you say the usa should agree to leave iraq? the only thing bush did wrong was say they had WMD's, If he would have said something like "There's people over there being mass murdered and tourtured at the hands of saddam and his regime and we cant let that continue, every day we sit back and watch, were that much more at fault, if we can stop this shit from happening then its our DUITY, are you going to sit back and watch as your neighbors are tourtured and murdered?" then there would have been no problem with going into iraq, as for the people saying we should bow down to osama and leave, what good will that do?, his war with america goes farther back than 9-11, anybody remember the first WTC bombing?, if we accept then that give every terrorist on the planet a free pass to do what they want and odds are bin laden will come back at us even harder after he pulls his destroyed terrorist group back together, the only way the war on terror will end is when ever terrorist on the planet is dead or locked up or when the world ends, the terrorist want the world to be under their control.

Devious · Jan 20, 2006

That argument wouldn't have worked either. You wanna know why? Because there are many countries where civillians are being slaughtered and tortured. People would say, well what about this country? or that country? There are places that are much worse off than Iraq that could really use the help of the US. They went after Iraq for their own political reasons.

Khaled · Jan 20, 2006

BADBOYKILLA20 said:

lol...
greatest post ever...

God bless America

just so you know, it was the US who brought Saddam to power...
they weren't worried about people's then, and they are not worried about their rights now.

one more thing, terrorism is an act of defence. If the US stop interfering in the middle east and supporting Israel, none of this would happen. stop letting cnn controle yor tiny brain, and stay away from what you don't understand

peace

DrugBa11ad · Jan 21, 2006

Or here's an even better point. would it be ok if all the indians left in north america started killing people in the us and canada? we stole their land from them, so they have the right to kill us all, right?

Yes.

CESARE BORGIA · Jan 21, 2006

Khaled said:

Ok, you explain what should be done if your so fucking smart, its narrow minded motherfuckers like you that dont look at all the peices of the puzzle lemme break it down to you.

I feal sorry for you if you actualy belive that, if thats true then explain thease attacks.

1946
January 7
Three American civilian officials killed when Nazi "Werewolf" terrorists burn down their house in Passau, Germany.
September 30
One US soldier killed when ambushed by terrorists at Fort McKinley, Philippines.

1948
March 7
Two American diplomats murdered by Viet Minh terrorists in Saigon, Indochina.

April 9
A Bomb explodes near US embassy in Bogota, Colombia, during an Organisation of American States conference.

May 8
American CBS correspondent George Polk murdered by three communists in Salonika, Greece, after he was lured to a meeting on a boat in the city's harbour. His body was dumped in the sea.

1950
November 1
Puerto Rican nationalists attack Blair House in Washington DC, United States, in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate US president Harry S Truman. One Secret Service agent and one terrorist were killed.
1954

March 1
Five US congressmen wounded when Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire in the Capitol Building, Washington DC, United States.

1958
June 27
Thirty US Marines kidnapped by Communist guerillas on Cuba, near the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay. All are eventually released unharmed.

1961
May 1
First ever United States aircraft hijacked and forced to fly to Communist Cuba. Puerto Rican-born Abntulio Ramirez Ortiz forced the National Airlines Corvair 44O to fly to Havana at gun point and was then given asylum. He was jailed for twenty years when he returned to Maimi, United States, in 1975.

1968
February 21
A Delta Airlines DC8 forced to fly to Havana, Cuba, in the first successful hijacking of a US commercial airliner since 1961. The hijacker was granted political asylum.

August 28
John Gordon Meir, US ambassador to Guatemala is murdered by a rebel faction when they force his official car off the road in Guatemala City and machine gun the vehicle. He is the first ever American ambassador to be assassinated by terrorists.

1969
September 3
U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped by the Marxist revolutionary group MR-8.

1970
July 31
In Montevideo, Uruguay, the Tupamaros terrorist group kidnapped USAID adviser Dan Mitrione; his body was found on August 10.

1972
May 11
US Army headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, attacked by Red Army Faction car bomb killing one American officer and injuring thirteen people. Three more US servicemen injured in another Red Army Faction car bomb attack on the US Army headquarters at Heidleburg, Germany, later in the month.

1973
March 2
U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Cleo A. Noel and other diplomats were assassinated at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Khartoum by members of the Black September organization.

May 4
U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, Terrence Leonhardy, was kidnapped by members of the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.

1979
November 4
Iranian radicals seize the US Embassy in Tehran, taking sixty-six American diplomats hostage. The crisis continues until 20 January 1981 when the hostages are released by diplomatic means.

1980
August 13
Air Florida flight from Key West to Miami, United States, hijacked by seven Cubans and flown to Cuba, where they released their hostages and taken into custody. Six further US airliners were hijacked to Cuba over the next month. All the passengers were freed without harm. Three passengers were killed when Cubans hijacked an aircraft in Peru and demanded to be flown to the United States.

1981
August 31
Large bomb explodes in the car park of the USAF base at Ramstein, Germany, injuring twenty people. The Red Army Faction claims responsibility.

September 15
Red Army Faction terrorists make unsuccessful rocket attacks on the car of US Army commander in West Germany, General Fred Kroesen.

December 4
Three American nuns and one lay missionary were found murdered outside San Salvador, El Salvador. They were believed to have been assassinated by a right-wing death squad.

1983
April 8
A U.S. citizen was seized by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and held for ransom.

April 18
Sixty three people, including the CIA's Middle East Director, are killed and 120 injured in a 400 lb. suicide truck bomb attack on the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The driver is killed. Responsibility is claimed by Islamic Jihad.

May 25
A U.S. Navy officer is assassinated by the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front.

October 23
Simultaneous suicide truck bombs on American and French compounds in Beirut, Lebanon. A 12,000 lb bomb destroys a US Marine Corps base killing two hundred and forty one Americans; another fifty eight Frenchmen are killed when a 400 lb device destroys one of their bases. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility.

November 15
US Naval officer shot by November 17 terrorist group in Athens, Greece, when his car stopped at traffic lights.

December 12
US Embassy in Kuwait targeted by Iraqi Shia terrorists who attempted to destroy the building with a truck bomb. The attack was foiled by guards and the device exploded in the Embassy fore-court killing five people.

December 17
US Army Brigadier General James Dozier kidnapped from his home in Verona, Italy, by Italian Red Brigades terrorists. He was held for forty five days until Italian special forces rescued him on January 26, 1982.

1984
March 16
CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, William Buckley, was kidnapped by the Iranian backed Islamic Jihad. He was tortured and then executed by his captors.

April 12
Eighteen US servicemen killed and eighty three people injured in bomb attack on restaurant near USAF base in Torrejon, Spain.

September 20
Suicide bomb attack on US Embassy in East Beirut kills twenty three people and injures twenty one others. The US and British ambassadors were slightly injured in the explosion which was attributed to the Iranian backed Hezbollah group

1985
February 7
Under the orders of narcotrafficker Rafael Cero Quintero, Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena Salazar and his pilot were kidnapped, tortured, and executed.

March 16
US journalist Terry Anderson is kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon, by Iranian backed Islamic radicals. He is released in December 1991.

June 9
US academic, Thomas Sutherland, at the American University, Beirut, Lebanon kidnapped by Islamic terrorists and held until November 18, 1991.

June 14
A Trans World Airlines flight was hijacked en route to Rome from Athens by two Lebanese Hizballah terrorists and forced to fly to Beirut. The eight crew members and 145 passengers were held for 17 days, during which one American hostage, a U.S. Navy diver, was murdered. After being flown twice to Algiers, the aircraft was returned to Beirut after Israel released 435 Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners.

August 8
Three US servicemen and seventeen injured in Red Army Faction bomb and gun attack on Rhein-Main airbase, Germany.

September 12
US academic at the American University in Beirut, Joseph Cicippio, seized in Beirut by Iranian backed Islamic terrorists. He is released on December 1, 1991.

October 7
Four Palestinian Liberation Front terrorists seized an Italian cruise liner in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, taking more than 700 hostages. One U.S. passenger was murdered before the Egyptian Government offered the terrorists safe haven in return for the hostages' freedom.

October 21
American businessman Edward Tracy kidnapped in Lebanon by Islamic terrorists and held for almost five years until August 11, 1991.

1986
March 30
A Palestinian splinter group detonated a bomb as TWA Flight 840 approached Athens Airport, killing four U.S. citizens.

April 5
Two U.S. soldiers were killed, and 79 American servicemen were injured in a Libyan bomb attack on a nightclub in West Berlin, West Germany.

1987
January 24
American citizens Jesse Turner and Alann Steen were seized in Beirut by Islamic terrorists. Turner was held until October 22, 1991 and Steen is released on 3 December 3, 1991.

April 14
US Navy club in Naples, Italy, bombed by Japanese Red Army killing five.

April 24
Sixteen U.S. servicemen riding in a Greek Air Force bus near Athens were injured in an apparent bombing attack, carried out by the revolutionary organization known as 17 November.

1988
February 17
US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel W. Higgens, kidnapped and murdered by the Iranian backed Hezbollah while serving with the United Nations Truce Supervisory Organisation in southern Lebanon.

April 14
The Organization of Jihad Brigades exploded a car bomb outside a USO Club in Naples, Italy, killing one U.S. sailor.

June 28
US Naval Attache killed in Athens, Greece, by Nov 17th terrorist group.

August 8
Pakistan president Zia Al Haq and US ambassador are killed, along with thirty seven other people, when a bomb explodes on a C-130 Hercules aircraft just after take off from Bahawalpu, Pakistan.

December 21
Pan Am Boeing 747 blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, by a bomb believed to have been placed on the aircraft at Frankfurt Airport, Germany. All 259 people on the aircraft were killed by the blast.

1989
April 21
The New People's Army (NPA) assassinate Col. James Rowe in Manila. The NPA also assassinate two U.S. government defense contractors in September.

1990
January 15
The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement bombed the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru.

May 13
The New People's Army (NPA) killed two U.S. Air Force personnel near Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines.

1992
January 17-21
A senior official of the corporation Philippine Geothermal was kidnapped in Manila by the Red Scorpion Group, and two U.S. businessmen were seized independently by the National Liberation Army and by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

1993
January 31
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorists kidnapped three U.S. missionaries.

February 26
World Trade Center in New York, USA, attacked by a massive bomb planted by Islamic terrorists.

April 14
Iraqi intelligence service attempt to assassinate former US President, George Bush, during a visit to Kuwait.

1994
September 23
FARC rebels kidnapped U.S. citizen Thomas Hargrove in Colombia.

1995
March 8
Two unidentified gunmen killed two U.S. diplomats and wounded a third in Karachi, Pakistan.

July 4
In India, six foreigners, including two U.S. citizens, were taken hostage by Al-Faran, a Kashmiri separatist group. One non-U.S. hostage was later found beheaded.

August 21
Hamas claimed responsibility for the detonation of a bomb in Jerusalem that killed six and injured over 100 persons, including several U.S. citizens.

September 13
A rocket-propelled grenade was fired through the window of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, as an apparent retaliation for U.S. strikes on Serb positions in Bosnia.

November 13
Seven foreigners, including a number of US servicemen, are killed in bomb attack on National Guard training centre at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

1996
January 19
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. citizen and demanded a $1 million ransom. The hostage was released on May 22.

February 15
Unidentified assailants fired a rocket at the U.S. embassy compound in Athens, causing minor damage to three diplomatic vehicles and some surrounding buildings. It is believed to have been carried out by the 17 November group.

February 16
Six alleged National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. citizen in Colombia. After 9 months, the hostage was released.

June 25
Islamic radical terrorists opposed to the western military presence in the Gulf region, explode a truck bomb next to a USAF housing area at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 American servicemen and 385 injuring more.

November 1
In Sudan, a breakaway group from the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers, including a U.S. citizen, an Australian, and a Kenyan. On December 9, the rebels released the hostages in exchange for ICRC supplies and a health survey for their camp.

December 11
Five armed men claiming to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped and later killed a U.S. geologist at a methane gas exploration site in La Guajira Department

December 17
Twenty-three members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took several hundred people hostage at a party given at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru. Among the hostages were several U.S. officials, foreign ambassadors and other diplomats, Peruvian Government officials, and Japanese businessmen. The group demanded the release of all MRTA members in prison and safe passage for them and the hostage takers. The terrorists released most of the hostages in December but held 81 Peruvians and Japanese citizens for several months.

1997

February 14
Six armed Colombian guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. oil engineer and his Venezuelan pilot in Apure, Venezuela. The kidnappers released the Venezuelan pilot on February 22. According to authorities, the FARC is responsible for the kidnapping.

February 23
A Palestinian gunman opened fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York City, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland, and France before turning the gun on himself. A handwritten note carried by the gunman claimed this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of Palestine."

February 24
National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. citizen employed by a Las Vegas gold corporation who was scouting a gold mining operation in Colombia. The ELN demanded a ransom of $2.5 million.

March 7
FARC guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. mining employee and his Colombian colleague who were searching for gold in Colombia. On November 16, the rebels released the two hostages after receiving a $50,000 ransom.

October 30
Al-Sha'if tribesmen kidnapped a U.S. businessman near Sanaa. The tribesmen sought the release of two fellow tribesmen who were arrested on smuggling charges and several public works projects they claim the government promised them. They released the hostage on November 27.

November 12
Two unidentified gunmen shot to death four U.S. auditors from Union Texas Petroleum Corporation and their Pakistani driver after they drove away from the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi. The Islami Inqilabi Council, or Islamic Revolutionary Council, claimed responsibility in a call to the U.S. Consulate in Karachi. In a letter to Pakistani newspapers, the Aimal Khufia Action Committee also claimed responsibility.

1998

March 21-23
FARC rebels kidnapped a U.S. citizen in Sabaneta, Colombia. FARC members also killed three persons, wounded 14, and kidnapped at least 27 others at a roadblock near Bogota. Four U.S. citizens and one Italian were among those kidnapped, as well as the acting president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and his wife.

August 7
US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar-es-Salem, Tanzania, heavily damaged by massive bomb attacks. US intelligence blames Islamic groups linked to Saudi dissident Osama Bin Laden.

November 15
Armed assailants followed a U.S. businessman and his family home in Cundinamarca Department and kidnapped his 11-year-old son after stealing money, jewelry, one automobile, and two cell phones. The kidnappers demanded $1 million in ransom. On January 21, 1999, the kidnappers released the boy.

December 28
Yemini militants kidnap a group of western tourists, including 12 Britons, 2 Americans, and 2 Australians on the main road to Aden. Four victims were killed during a rescue attempt the next day.

1999
February 25
FARC kidnapped three U.S. citizens working for the Hawaii-based Pacific Cultural Conservancy International. On March 4, the bodies of the three victims were found in Venezuela.

March 1
150 armed Hutu rebels attacked three tourist camps in Uganda, killed four Ugandans, and abducted three U.S. citizens, six Britons, three New Zealanders, two Danish citizens, one Australian, and one Canadian national. Two of the U.S. citizens and six of the other hostages were subsequently killed by their abductors.

March 23
Armed guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. citizen in Boyaca, Colombia. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility and demanded $400,000 ransom. On July 20, ELN rebels released the hostage unharmed following a ransom payment of $48,000.

May 30
In Cali, Colombia, armed ELN militants attacked a church in the neighborhood of Ciudad Jardin, kidnapping 160 persons, including six U.S. citizens and one French national. The rebels released approximately 80 persons, including three U.S. citizens, later that day.

June 27
In Port Harcourt, Nigeria, armed youths stormed a Shell oil platform, kidnapping one U.S. citizen, one Nigerian national, and one Australian citizen, and causing undetermined damage. A group calling itself "Enough is Enough in the Niger River" claimed responsibility.

August 4
An Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) faction kidnapped 33 UN representatives near Occra Hills, Sierra Leone. The hostages included one U.S. citizen, five British soldiers, one Canadian citizen, one representative from Ghana, one military officer from Russia, one officer from Kyrgyzstan, one officer from Zambia, one officer from Malaysia, a local Bishop, two UN officials, two local journalists, and 16 Sierra Leonean nationals.

December 23
Colombian People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces kidnapped a U.S. citizen in an unsuccessful ransom effort.

2000
June 27
In Bogota, Colombia, ELN militants kidnapped a 5-year-old U.S. citizen and his Colombian mother, demanding an undisclosed ransom.

August 12
In the Kara-Su Valley, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan took four U.S. citizens hostage. The Americans escaped on August 12.

October 12
In Sucumbios Province, Ecuador, a group of armed kidnappers led by former members of defunct Colombian terrorist organization the Popular Liberation Army (EPL), took hostage 10 employees of Spanish energy consortium REPSOL. Those kidnapped included five U.S. citizens, one Argentine, one Chilean, one New Zealander, and two French pilots who escaped 4 days later. On January 30, 2001, the kidnappers murdered American hostage Ronald Sander. The remaining hostages were released on February 23 following the payment of $13 million in ransom by the oil companies.

October 12
In Aden, Yemen, a small dingy carrying explosives rammed the destroyer U.S.S. Cole, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others. Supporters of Usama Bin Ladin were suspected.

December 30
A bomb exploded in a plaza across the street from the U.S. embassy in Manila, injuring nine persons. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is allegedly responsible.

2001

September 11
Two hijacked airliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Soon thereafter, the Pentagon was struck by a third hijacked plane. A fourth hijacked plane, suspected to be bound for a high-profile target in Washington, crashed into a field in southern Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 U.S. citizens and other nationals were killed. President Bush and Cabinet officials indicated that Usama Bin Laden was the prime suspect and that they considered the United States in a state of war with international terrorism.

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