16:51 Jun 02, '05 / 24 Iyar 5765
A new government office, Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism, has opened in the United States in accordance with the Koby Mandell Act in order to pursue terrorists who kill Americans abroad. According to the Department of Justice, the new office will be responsible for "monitoring the investigation and prosecution of terrorist attacks against Americans abroad; working with the Criminal Division's Victim-Witness Coordinator, the FBI, US Attorneys' Offices and other departmental components to ensure that the rights of victims and their families are honored and respected; establishing a Joint Task Force with the Department of State; compiling pertinent data and statistics, responding to Congressional and citizen inquiries on the Department's response to terrorist attacks on Americans overseas; and filing any necessary reports with Congress." "This new office guarantees a voice for victims and their families in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists who prey on Americans overseas," said Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "Our commitment to these victims is as strong as our dedication to bringing their terrorist attackers to justice." The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) initiated the Koby Mandell Act three years ago and it was finally passed in 2004. The legislation was named after a 13-year old American citizen from Maryland, who immigrated to Israel with his parents and was brutally murdered by Palestinian Authority (PA) Arabs while on a hike near his home in the Gush Etzion town of Tekoa [south of Jerusalem -ed.] at the beginning of the Oslo War. Mandell is one of 52 Americans murdered by PA Arabs since the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993. ZOA President Morton A. Klein praised the move. "We wish to express our strong appreciation to Attorney General Gonzales for moving this process forward, and taking a critical anti-terrorism step to capture all foreign nationals, including Palestinian Arabs, who have murdered or harmed Americans overseas," Klein said. "We hope this office can begin to rectify the disappointing lack of U.S. pursuit of Palestinian Arab killers compared to the pursuit of non-Palestinian Arab killers of American citizens." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
