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Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales / Entelequia. Revista Interdisciplinar
A controversial judicial decision to release three suspected terrorists, on the grounds that
their activities to recruit fighters for the insurgency in Iraq did not "necessarily constitute
terrorist activity," complicated the government's aggressive campaign to pursue terrorist
suspects and resulted in calls for increased coordination of national terrorism
prosecutions.
Domestic anarchist-inspired terrorist groups presented a diminished threat as a result of
Italian authorities’ continued efforts to dismantle their organizations. However, the
Informal Anarchic Federation claimed responsibility for a series of small package bombs
causing minimal damage. Extremist groups protesting a high-speed train line between
Turin and Lyon, France, caused considerable disruption and also threatened violence.
Latvia
Latvia contributed troops to Coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and cooperated
productively with the United States on money laundering and terrorist finance concerns.
Latvia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) continued to maintain a terrorist financing
(OFAC) database that it shared with local banks. Bilateral efforts to combat financial
crime accelerated, and the Latvian Government and Latvian banks continued to take
steps to strengthen anti-money laundering and "Know Your Customer" regimes against
possible terrorist exploitation. In response to U.S. concerns about financial crime, the
Latvian Parliament in May passed an anti-money laundering legislative package that
introduced enhanced regulatory and law enforcement measures designed to strengthen
the government's ability to combat financial crime.
Latvia contributed a ten-person team to support the International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan; in October, the team's mandate was renewed for 12
months. In Iraq, Latvia contributed up to 137 soldiers under Polish command.
Lithuania
In January, the Lithuanian Parliament approved a new national security strategy that
cited international terrorism as a threat to Lithuania’s security. In September, Lithuania’s
State Security Department established an antiterrorism division. Lithuanian law
enforcement cooperated fully in monitoring and freezing assets of suspected terrorists.
Lithuania had approximately 55 troops in Iraq, including three trainers in the NATO
Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). In Afghanistan, Lithuania has committed to deploying 40
Special Operations Force personnel when their current training rotation ends. Lithuania
also leads a Provincial Reconstruction Team in western Afghanistan’s remote Ghor
Province that undertook water sanitation and bridge-building projects and repaired a
community orphanage and mosque.
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