US Court Awards Terror Victims $378 Million Against North Korea
A United States federal court’s handed down ‘the historic decision finding the government of North Korea & its intelligence service, definite Cabinet General Intelligence Bureau, liable 4 ‘the infamous terrorist attack perpetrated towards inside (of) Israel towards inside (of) 1972. definite U.S. District Court towards inside (of) San Juan, Puerto Rico’s ordered definite defendants inthe direction -of pay $378,000,000 towards inside (of) damages inthe direction -of two families.
The case arises out-of ‘the lawsuit brought by victims of definite 1972 terror attack at definite Lod Airport towards inside (of) Israel towards inside (of) which 26 people were killed & 80 injured. The plaintiffs alleged Z definite government of North Korea trained and
financed definite terrorists who carried out this heinous massacre.
The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys Nitsana Darshan-Leitner of Tel-Aviv, Israel, definite Gary Osen Law Group of New Jersey, Robert Tolchin of New York & Manuel San Juan of Puerto Rico.
In May 1972, terrorists out-of definite Japanese Red Army (JRA), working towards inside (of) league with definite Popular Front 4 definite Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), placed automatic weapons, ammunition, & grenades towards inside (of) belong’ -to them check-in luggage on a flight out-of Italy inthe direction -of Israel. When belong’ -to them bags emerged on definite luggage carousel in Tel-Aviv, definite terrorists took out definite weapons & opened fire towards inside (of) every direction, gunning down passengers, flight crew members & airport workers. They also attempted inthe direction -of blow up airplanes on definite ground using hand grenades. Two of the
three attackers were killed, & ‘the third, Kozo Okumoto,’s captured, tried, and sentenced inthe direction -of prison towards inside (of) Israel.
Most of definite victims were Catholic-American pilgrims out-of Puerto Rico who had come inthe direction -of visit definite Holy Land 4 definite 1st time. The plaintiffs accused North Korea of being behind definite massacre. towards inside (of) the months leading up inthe direction -of definite massacre definite leaders of definite JRA & PFLP organized the attack, along w/ North Korean officials, who provided funding, intelligence, training, & other material support 4 definite terrorists. The attack’s part of definite JRA’s declared strategy of exporting their anti-Western violence & plans of communist revolution inthe direction -of other parts of
the world, beginning w/ Israel — ‘the strategy strongly encouraged by the North Korean government & its intelligence agency.
The District Court found North Korea liable 4 definite Lod Aiport Attack and the resulting injuries inflicted on definite families.
As definite Court wrote towards inside (of) its decision: “As ‘the matter of its official policy, North Korea provided training, resources, weapons & safe haven inthe direction -of definite JRA and definite PFLP during definite period relevant inthe direction -of this case. Defendants ran roughly 30 terrorist training camps out-of 1968 inthe direction -of 1988 within North Korea’s borders; those camps specialized towards inside (of) terrorist & guerilla warfare training. These camps serviced towards inside (of) excess of 10,000 terrorists, including members of definite JRA and PFLP, & provided courses lasting out-of three inthe direction -of eighteen months.” The Court also found Z members of North Korea’s military & intelligence agencies served as instructors towards inside (of) definite training camps.
This’s definite 1st time Z North Korea has’en held accountable towards inside (of) a U.S.court 4 its support of terrorism over many decades. definite government in Pyongyang’s also’en responsible 4 building ‘the enormous underground bunker system 4 Hezbollah towards inside (of) South Lebanon prior inthe direction -of definite 2006 Lebanon War, that dramatically increased definite Islamic terrorist group’s fighting capacity against definite IDF.
Because of its blatant support 4 terrorism, definite U.S. State Department put North Korea on its official list of states Z sponsor terror towards inside (of) 1988, a fact Z made ‘that possible 4 American victims inthe direction -of sue definite North Korean government & collect against belong’ -to them assets towards inside (of) definite United States. towards inside (of) late 2008, however, definite Bush Administration surprisingly removed North Korea from definite State Department’s list of terror sponsors inthe direction -of encourage Pyongyang to enter inside (of) talks concerning its nuclear policy. Now definite State Department is considering returning North Korea inthe direction -of definite list.
For definite 1st time definite the terror victims R showing North Korea Z there is ‘the cost involved 4 its blatant support 4 terrorism.
For ‘the copy of definite Court’s Decision:
www.israellawcenter.org/images/pdf2/Calderon%20order.pdf
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