41.   The United States has blacklisted Sudan as a sponsor of state terrorism.

42.   The US can, through federal law, set out sanctions against countries that have dealings with Syria, which Washington has accused of supporting state terrorism.

43.   The US government has put Sudan on its blacklist of countries accused of sponsoring state terrorism.

44.   Mahathir labeled Israeli military action as state terrorism, a worse form because it is sanctioned by a legitimate government.

45.   Neighbouring Iran, which publicly backs the war on Afghanistan but is consdered a sponsor of state terrorism by Washington, said it could help rebuild the Afghan army.

46.   Sudan is one of the countries accused by Washington of sponsoring state terrorism.