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| ==In Cuba== | ==In Cuba== | ||
| The United States government has conspired with organized crime figures to assassinate the Cuban head of state. In August 1960, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, director of the ]'s Office of Security, proposed the assassination of ] by mafia assassins. Between August 1960, and April 1961, the CIA with the help of the Mafia pursued a series of plots to poison or shoot Castro |
The United States government has conspired with organized crime figures to assassinate the Cuban head of state. In August 1960, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, director of the ]'s Office of Security, proposed the assassination of ] by mafia assassins. Between August 1960, and April 1961, the CIA with the help of the Mafia pursued a series of plots to poison or shoot Castro <ref>www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html CIA, Inspector General's Report on Efforts to Assassinate Fidel Castro, p. 3, 14</ref>. | ||
| ==In Honduras== | ==In Honduras== | ||
| According to the final report of the Historical Clarification Commission, an independent human rights body that documented the mass killings by the Honduran government in the 1980s, the government of the United States, through various agencies including the CIA, provided direct and indirect support for ] death-squad operations that killed tens of thousands of civilians and raped and tortured many tens of thousands more. The report concluded that the U.S. government also gave money and training to a ] military unit that committed "acts of genocide" against the ]. |
According to the final report of the Historical Clarification Commission, an independent human rights body that documented the mass killings by the Honduran government in the 1980s, the government of the United States, through various agencies including the CIA, provided direct and indirect support for ] death-squad operations that killed tens of thousands of civilians and raped and tortured many tens of thousands more. The report concluded that the U.S. government also gave money and training to a ] military unit that committed "acts of genocide" against the ]. <ref> http://www.consortiumnews.com/1999/052699a1.html Consortium News, May 26, 1999 </ref> | ||
| ==In Iraq== | ==In Iraq== | ||
| According to former U.S. intelligence officials, the CIA orchestrated a bomb and sabotage campaign against ] that included civilian and government targets between 1992 and 1995 |
According to former U.S. intelligence officials, the CIA orchestrated a bomb and sabotage campaign against ] that included civilian and government targets between 1992 and 1995 <ref>http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0609-02.htm NY Times June 9, 2004</ref>. The civilian targets included at least one school bus, killing schoolchildren, and a movie theater, killing many people. | ||
| ==Other incidents== | ==Other incidents== | ||
| The United States has refused to put on trial or to extradite ], Guillermo Novo Sampol, Pedro Remon, and Gaspar Jimenezand to ] or ], although they are known to have perpetrated terrorist acts. |
The United States has refused to put on trial or to extradite ], Guillermo Novo Sampol, Pedro Remon, and Gaspar Jimenezand to ] or ], although they are known to have perpetrated terrorist acts. <ref>www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57838-2004Sep2.html Washington Post, Sept. 3, 2004</ref>. | ||
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Following incidents have been termed as acts of State terrorism by the United States of America governments.
In Cuba
The United States government has conspired with organized crime figures to assassinate the Cuban head of state. In August 1960, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, director of the CIA's Office of Security, proposed the assassination of Fidel Castro by mafia assassins. Between August 1960, and April 1961, the CIA with the help of the Mafia pursued a series of plots to poison or shoot Castro .
In Honduras
According to the final report of the Historical Clarification Commission, an independent human rights body that documented the mass killings by the Honduran government in the 1980s, the government of the United States, through various agencies including the CIA, provided direct and indirect support for Honduran death-squad operations that killed tens of thousands of civilians and raped and tortured many tens of thousands more. The report concluded that the U.S. government also gave money and training to a Guatemalan military unit that committed "acts of genocide" against the Mayans.
In Iraq
According to former U.S. intelligence officials, the CIA orchestrated a bomb and sabotage campaign against Baghdad that included civilian and government targets between 1992 and 1995 . The civilian targets included at least one school bus, killing schoolchildren, and a movie theater, killing many people.
Other incidents
The United States has refused to put on trial or to extradite Luis Posada Carriles, Guillermo Novo Sampol, Pedro Remon, and Gaspar Jimenezand to Cuba or Venezuela, although they are known to have perpetrated terrorist acts. .
References
- www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html CIA, Inspector General's Report on Efforts to Assassinate Fidel Castro, p. 3, 14
- http://www.consortiumnews.com/1999/052699a1.html Consortium News, May 26, 1999
- http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0609-02.htm NY Times June 9, 2004
- www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57838-2004Sep2.html Washington Post, Sept. 3, 2004
See also
List of acts labelled as state terrorism sorted by state
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