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Current List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (as of October 5, 2001)

1. Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)

2. Abu Sayyaf Group

3. Armed Islamic Group (GIA)

4. Aum Shinrikyo

5. Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)

6. Gama'a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group)

7. HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement)

8. Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)

9. Hizballah (Party of God)

10. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)

11. al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad) 12. Kahane Chai (Kach)

13. Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

14. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

15. Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK)

16. National Liberation Army (ELN)

17. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) 18. Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)

19. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

20. PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC)

21. al-Qa'ida

22. Real IRA

23. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

24. Revolutionary Nuclei (formerly ELA)

25. Revolutionary Organization 17 November

26. Revolutionary People's Liberation Army/Front (DHKP/C)

27. Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL)

28. United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)

Terrorist List

They have been on the list since September 23rd.

Here is what this new order does:

"Although the United States Government has already blocked any assets in this country directly linked to these groups, designation under E.O. 13224 provides the authority to act against individuals and organizations that associate with the named terrorist groups."

Executive Order 13224

[RightWhale]

Rather than the alphabetical list, they should provide a priority list. Update the priority list daily, moving each organization up or down the list based on it's current and past actions and proclamations. For example, a Hizbolla call from Damascus for Death to Israel or support to the PLO would adjust Hizbolla's rank up a notch.