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The Home Office Minister pointed out in one of his addresses that "the most significant terrorist threat to the UK and to UK interests abroad comes from Al Qaida and associated networks. Senior AQ members, including its leader Osama bin Laden, have stated publicly that the UK and UK interests are a priority target for them. There have been a number of attacks specifically targeting UK interests based overseas. In November 2003, five people died in an Al Qaida car bomb attack on the British Consulate and HSBC in Istanbul." (Home Office, 2007)
Therefore, the role of the agencies in the UK is essential, taking into account the need to prevent the threats, pursue their authors, protect the population from any attack, and prepare in the eventuality of one. This in turns creates a high degree of vulnerability for the region and for the world.
3. Latin America is as well a rather vulnerable area, prone to the increasing power of the terrorist groups. At the same time however, it represents a space in which fundamentalist groups can evolve and proliferate. This is why the area is considered to be unstable and hard to control through international dialogue and cooperation.
The Tri Border Area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay is of particular interest due to the large influence Islamic forces exercise. In this sense, the Islamic Group from Egypt, Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, and al- Muqawamah all represent serious threats to the stability of the region. Their actions tend to redefine the degree of stability and thus transform the region in a problematic point on the globe.
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Home Office. (2007) Hazel Blear's speech to the Royal United Services Institute, the Tools to Combat Terrorism. Press Office. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/02-05-sp-tools-combat-terrorism
Hudson, Rex. (2003) Terrorist and organized crime groups in the Tri Border Area of South America. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/TerrOrgCrime_TBA.pdf
National Infrastructure Protection Plan. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism. (2003) White House Press Release. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/counter_terrorism/goals.pdf
RAND Corporation. (2006) Statement of Henry H. Willis. Analyzing Terrorism Risk, before the Committee of Financial Services, Subcommittee on oversight and investigations and before the Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment. Retrieved 11 June 2007 at http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2006/RAND_CT265.pdf
Bibliography
Department of Justice. (2006) Examples of Terrorism Convictions Since Sept. 11, 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/June/06_crm_389.html
Home Office. (2007) Hazel Blear's speech to the Royal United Services Institute, the Tools to Combat Terrorism. Press Office. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/02-05-sp-tools-combat-terrorism
Hudson, Rex. (2003) Terrorist and organized crime groups in the Tri Border Area of South America. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/TerrOrgCrime_TBA.pdf
National Infrastructure Protection Plan. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism. (2003) White House Press Release. Retrieved 11 June 2007, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/counter_terrorism/goals.pdf
RAND Corporation. (2006) Statement of Henry H. Willis. Analyzing Terrorism Risk, before the Committee of Financial Services, Subcommittee on oversight and investigations and before the Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment. Retrieved 11 June 2007 at http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2006/RAND_CT265.pdf
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