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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (20000)	11/23/2002 8:12:03 AM
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U.S. Adds 13 Nations to Terror List Nov 22, 4:49 PM (ET) By CURT ANDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) - Men from 13 additional countries considered at higher risk for terrorism who entered the United States on or before Sept. 30 must register with the government, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Friday. The new rules affect only males born on or before Dec. 2, 1986, who are from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. In addition, these men must be intending to stay in the United States at least until Jan. 10, 2003. Earlier this month, Ashcroft announced similar requirements for males at least 16 years old from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Syria. Affected men will have to visit their local Immigration and Naturalization Service office to be fingerprinted and photographed and to provide detailed information about their backgrounds and the purpose of their visit to the United States. Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Ashcroft said, "we must have a better understanding of who is entering and existing our country." The effort is part of a broader anti-terrorism program to screen visitors at the border from those countries when intelligence signals a higher risk. That program began on Sept. 11, 2002; the rules announced Friday are intended to gain information about men from the designated countries who were here prior to that date. The affected population numbers in the thousands and includes students, people with long-term travel visas, family members and others, Justice Department officials said. The requirements do not apply to permanent residents - those with INS "green cards" - or to naturalized citizens from those countries. Diplomats are also excluded, as well as those who are seeking or were granted political asylum in the United States. apnews.excite.com