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Other Peoples’ Wars -- Chapter TwoGroups in the World TodayTerrorism is a common phenomenon, and there are numerous groups scattered around theworld. Some are nationalist groups with a quasi-Leftist ideology (Marxist, Maoist, orTrotskyite) that claim to be working to advance the fortunes of a particular ethno-cultural group– usually despite having very little support from the people they purport to represent. Otherterrorist organizations are (or were) definitively revolutionary in character, hoping to overthrowthe government inside a particular country, and supplant it with some kind of brave new society.Most (but not all) of these groups employ Marxist credos of some kind.The Palestinians created a number of groups in the 1960s and ‘70s, working for theoverthrow of Israel specifically, if not for a larger revolution altogether. Some of these groupsare still in existence, nursed by sponsoring governments in the Middle East. Since the 1980s,Islamic Fundamentalism has supplanted these older variations of nationalist/socialist/Marxistthinking as the inspiring ideology for dissent in the Muslim world and dozens of new groupsappeared – most of the Sunni Muslim fundamentalists have become laced into the al Qaedanetwork, except for the newer Palestinian groups.There are other groups as well, ranging from an apocalyptic Japanese religious cult, to animalrights extremists, to ‘right wing’ extremists with a predilection for racial warfare. It also appearsthat the radical left’s resurgence in anti-globalization protests has rekindled some vanishedgroups such as the Italian Red Brigades.A partial list of existing international terrorist groups in the world today would include:Palestinian Marxist/Socialist Groups:The Abu Nidal Organization (aka Black September, Fatah Revolutionary Council): Adwindling group based in Lebanon, Iraq (where its leader recently died under mysteriouscircumstances), Sudan, and Syria; it was once one of the most aggressive and feared groups inthe world, having killed or injured some 900 people -- including Canadians -- in 20 countries.It is doubtful if they have a presence in Canada, although some members were rumored to behere in 1975 to plan an attack on the Montreal Olympics. 4 The group is banned in Canada.The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP): Likewise a fading groupbased in Lebanon, it survives (barely) with Syrian support. A Canadian presence, if any, isunknownThe Palestine Liberation Front (PLF): Another tiny residual group from the 1960s and ‘70s,it survives with Iraqi support, but has not committed any actions lately. Again, it is doubtful ifthey are present in Canada.The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): Currently ‘respectable,’ given its presence asthe governing authority in the West Bank, Yasser Arafat’s bodyguards, police and Militia(especially the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade) still commit acts of terrorism against Israeli targets.4 Newspaper stories in 1975 reported on the speculation about their presence, but no confirmation has everbeen made public.26
Other Peoples’ Wars -- Chapter TwoThe group does have a presence in Canada but, as is the case elsewhere, action against it isunlikely as long as the tattered peace process continues – although the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’Brigade is banned in Canada.The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP): Another group that was morefeared in the past than today, it has been drawing towards a union with the DFLP. It maintaineda presence in several Middle Eastern countries, but is most unlikely to have a presence inCanada.The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC): Agroup with a record for innovative and aggressive attacks, it remains active and draws supportfrom Syria and Iran, while maintaining cells in Europe. It seems unlikely that they have apresence in Canada.Other Marxist/Maoist GroupsEuzkadi ta Askatasuna (ETA): Basque Fatherland and Liberty was formed to fight againstthe government of Francisco Franco and create a Basque homeland based on Marxistprinciples. Once a part of the network of European and Middle Eastern Marxist groups of the1970s and ‘80s, it remains active, though much reduced in its capabilities. There being only aminiscule Basque population in Canada, a presence here is most unlikely, but the group isbanned in Canada anyway.Grupos de Resistencia Primero de Octubre (GRAPO): A tiny Maoist group in Spain, it hasbeen exceptionally violent for its size – killing over 90 people since 1975. French and Spanishpolice have arrested several of its leaders since 2000. It is most unlikely that this group has anypresence in Canada.Japanese Red Army: Another holdover from the 1970s, the group now largely consists of ahandful of die-hards in Lebanon. There were some grounds for suspicion that the group wasplanning an action in Canada in the mid-1980s. 5Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK): Consisting of Kurds from Turkey, the group hopes to win ahomeland based on Marxist principles. Note that Iraqi Kurdish insurgents have occasionallyco-operated with the Turkish Army to operate against PKK sanctuaries there. The group islarge and has a significant presence inside Europe. There are active and violent PKKsupporters in Canada – some of whom may be veteran guerrillas – and the group is bannedhere.The Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front: A Chilean Marxist group founded in the early1980s, the group has fractured and lost most of its general support. Some members are atlarge. It is doubtful that any active supporters are in Canada.5 No open reports of Japanese Red Army activities in Canada have ever been circulated by Canadian policeor in the Canadian media, but one of the authors was asked by Japanese diplomats to review informationthat their Toronto Consul General’s House had been reconnoitered – this was shortly before a G-7Conference in Tokyo that was rocketed by the Japanese Red Army.27
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