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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2511480/posts
US mulls putting Pakistan Taliban on terrorism list
Rueters ^ | 5-11-10 | Rueters
Posted on May 11, 2010 2:53:05 PM PDT by NoLibZone
* ‘Terrorist’ designation would lead to punitive measures
* Five Democratic senators urge Clinton to make the move (Adds more from State Department spokesman)
By Sue Pleming
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was looking into putting the Pakistani Taliban, the group tied to the failed car bombing in New York’s Times Square, on the U.S. list of “foreign terrorist” groups.
Adding the Pakistani Taliban to the list would trigger punitive measures such as freezing assets tied to the group, barring foreign nationals with links to it from entering the United States and making it a crime to give any material help.
“It is something we are considering in light of what happened, and obviously the investigation will yield information that might give us greater clarity,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters.
Crowley said there was a lengthy legal process before a group could be designated a “foreign terrorist organization” and he did not know when a decision would be made.
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