All three wives and eight of his children were taken into Pakistani custody after the May 2 raid by U.S. commandos that killed bin Laden, the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist movement.

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The EU has also officially labeled the PKK a terrorist organization and urged Kurdish politicians to distance themselves from the rebel movement.

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Bush denounced terrorist groups as "spoilers who stand in the way" of the region's movement toward democracy and prosperity.

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