The Hawks of Thrace are a nationalist, anti-Turkish group that operates in the Greek province of Thrace.  Their goal seems to be to harass the Turkish government and the Turkish population of Thrace.  They strongly oppose any attempts at diplomacy between Greece and Turkey.  The Greek Foreign Ministry said of the Hawks' 1999 attack on the Turkish consulate general, "the perpetrators of this criminal act, which aimed to strain Greek-Turkish relations...aim to create instability." (Turkish Daily News, February 10, 1999)  The Hawks of Thrace declared the bombing to be in support of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).  The Hawks of Thrace probably support the PKK because they wish to encourage any group that opposes the Turkish government, which the PKK does.

Prior to their first bombing, the Hawks of Thrace had carried out a ten-year campaign of violence and harassment against the Turks in Thrace, focusing particularly on Turkish candidates running for office in the Greek government.  Until 1999, the group's activity was limited to rioting and vandalism.  Some newspapers have even treated the group that participated in the bombing of the Turkish consulate as new organization, "Support for Ocalan -- the Hawks of Thrace," distinct from the less violent, previously existing group.  Since the group has not claimed responsibility for any additional bombings since 1999, it appears that the more violent wing of the Hawks of Thrace has become inactive or ceased to exist.

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The Hector Riobe Brigade was reportedly funded by earnings from the Miami drug trade.

The Hector Riobe Brigade was a group of Haitian exiles who were responsible for several bombings in Haiti in the early 1980s.   Vehement opponents of the Jean-Claude Duvalier regime, the group was said to be based in Miami, and made up of approximately 15 individuals.  <P><br /><br />Named after a young man killed by Haiti's secret police after a coup attempt, the Hector Riobe Brigade first emerged in August 1982 when they mounted a shooting attack and leaflet bombing on the presidential palace.  In January 1983, the group claimed responsibility for a car bombing that killed four people, also very near to the palace.  The group made headlines again a month later when they threatened Pope John Paul II, after he announced he would visit Haiti.  In a communiqu&#233;, the brigade warned that they would "not hesitate to compromise the security" of the Pope if his visit to Haiti is "put to the service of the Duvalier family."  In March of that year, the group claimed responsibility for the bombing of a government newspaper and an auto agency connected to the Duvalier family.  <P><br /><br />Aside from hating the autocratic Duvalier regime, the Hector Riobe Brigade never elucidated a specific ideology behind their attacks.  The group's actions had little impact on Duvalier's grip on the country, and only spurred a greater crackdown on dissent in Haitian society.  In fact, the Hector Riobe Brigade was never really supported by the Haitian people, as the perpetrators of the attacks were exiles living in the United States, and not current residents of Haiti.  In September 1984, five alleged members of the group were arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor for their role in the 1983 car bombing.  The trial was non-jury.  <br />