How Hard Is It To Finance A Boat? I am 28 years old & just bought a $400,000 house three months ago. My credit score is around 700. I make about $90,000/year @ have no bills other than normal living expenses. I was denied a low interest loan for a used boat I was looking at ($12,000 Sea Doo Speedster) . . I was wondering if the house purchase 'screwed up' my credit (short term) . . . or if boat loans are hard to get compared to a house???. . . . any help/ideas from everyone would be nice. Thank you for reading/helping me with this... Its hot in Southern California right now & I wanna be on the water.

How would I go about financing a boat slip? I'm thinking about buying a boatslip in a new area as an investment. Would I have to sign a mortgage style loan on it (10-30 years), or would it be like a personal loan where I'd have to pay it off in 60 months? That sucks though. The point is to rent it to someone else who can make my payments for me similar to rental properties. A consumer loan, however, wouldn't work out because my payments would be sky high on a $55k boat slip with a 60-month note.

HOW DOES BOAT FINANCING WORK? is it similar to an auto loan? SO BUYING A RUNABOUT BOAT FOR AROUND 25,000, IS LIKE BUYING A CAR FOR 25,000 THE INTEREST SHOULD JUST BE LETS SAY 8% IS THAT A ANNUAL THING THAT HCGES WITH WHAT I OWE OR IS IT JUST A FLAT 8% OF THE AMOUT I FINANCED??? HOPEFULLY I EXPLAINED MY QUESTION ALITTLE BIT BETTER, THANKS

How do you privately sell a boat when you still have a loan? I'm trying to sell my boat and the selling price will be more than the payoff of the loan so I won't have to deal with any negative equity. If I have a buyer that wants to finance and I have a loan on the boat how do we get the process taken care of?

is a debt agreement the way to go? ok so as iv posted before a friend of mine is in a spot of money trouble.he cant get money through the banks because most of his shit is behind.he has talked to fox symes(if anyone has dealt with them would like to know how you went).he wanted to consolidate but because he has finance for a car,boat&bike they cant touch it.they offered to do a debt agreement for him.it sounds to good to be true though.at the moment he is nearly $3000 in arrears in nearly all his bills except rent,boat and bike payments.he keeps asking my thoughts on the matter.

Should I finance a used boat purchase with my 0% interest rate credit card or get a loan from a bank at 10%? I am contemplating purchasing a used boat which is over 15 years old. I am looking at the best way to finance this purchase and need some input. The only loan I have is a student loan for $4K and the only credit card I have has a balance of $11K with 0% interest for the next 6 months, and then a 8% rate after that. I have a few other credit cards which send me access checks with 0% fee and interest for one year that I could use to finance the boat. I would use $11K in an access check to finance the boat at 0% interest on a second credit card which would increase my credit card debt to $22K with 0 interest for awhile and then 8% on both eventually. However, I believe I can pay off these cards before any interest kicks in. The second option is to get a boat or personal loan for the $11K and pay about 10% interest. I would intend to pay the loan as quickly as possible as well. My question is, should I finance the boat using $11K of credit card at 0% interest or get a bank loan?

My credit score is 537. Bad I know, but could I still finance a boat that costs 10000 or would I get dinied?

is it smart to finance a recreational boat in new england that costs $30,000 for 15 years at 7%? its a new trophy 1902 cuddy cabin walk around w/ mercury 150hp used on nights and weekends as can.

i have recetly taken over as office manager of a boat dealership...how do i setup for in house financing? we are trying to setup in house F & I at our boat dealership, but I am somewhat new to financing...how do I start?

boat financing? my husband and I would like to purchase a boat in the next month. We have bad credit form past troubles but both have a very good income and are trying to repair our credit. Does anyone know of places that will finance?

Can I put the finance charges I paid on my boat on my taxes I lived in MD?

Have invented a system that will cut fuel consumption by 30 to 50% to the entire transport system how can I? find a law firm that will finance the patenting and eventual marketing if I don't have the income to face the expenses? have contacted some so called contigency law firms, but they all seem to be interested only if I will cover their costs. Have a prototype I am able to prove my claim to be genuine. the system does not interfere with the external appearance, the safety, or the emission system of a car, aircraft or boat. Any venture capitalist out there willing to finance a winning project of inestimable value? Or someone ready to buy my system?

Boat Financing? Where is the best place to get financing for a boat if you have had previous credit problems? I have a great job with great pay, i just had problems about 5 years ago.

Why would nobles finance fleets to go to America (like Talbot of Winthrop Fleet, from Duke Talbot)? Here was my original question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070729164117AAWPsq8 Now, why would the noble Talbots finance a boat going to America? Did any of their family go (and make money possibly)? Is that when the first Talbot came over?

Will this help me get a boat loan? I have pretty bad credit and I was wanting to finance a boat. I know if I went straight into a place and applied for a loan i would get denied, but I have $2500 to put down on a $5000 boat. Are my chances better, awesome, or does it not matter. Thanks

i am looking for marine finance in Dubai? I am a UK resident looking to finance a boat in Dubai. Which banks in Dubai can help me

What is the correct way to purchase a vehicle/boat for cash when the current owner has it financed? I'm buying a boat from an individual who has the vessel financed. I intend to pay cash (or rather, cashier's check), but how do I get the bank to send ME the title instead of the seller? His bank sold the loan to an out of state bank, so we can't go into a branch together to pay it off. I'm thinking a notorized bill of sale would do it, but the the bank is telling me the title will still be sent to him, and on top of that, how do I know the amount he's selling it for is sufficient to cover the loan balance? If not, the bank still owns the boat.

I sold a piece of property, should I take the cash and buy a new boat or expand my business? I sold the property to buy the boat. I have other properties. I want to go sailing before I'm too old. Should I put down a down payment and finance the boat, use the remainder of the cash to expand the business; or use the money to buy the boat outright?

finance question? John will receive a trust fund when he turns 18 years old 19 months from now. The current balance is $8500 and the fund earns 7% interest compounded monthly. He wishes to buy a boat and he can afford $110 each month on a loan to finance it. How much can he borrow at 4.25% interest, if he wishes to be able to pay off the balance of the loan when he receives his trust fund?

What happens when you do a voluntary surrender on a boat? I had motor issues with my boat and it came to the point where the marina that is housing the boat advised me to file a claim. My insurance company came by and the motor had to be dismantled. The insurance company paid for that but they are denying my claim because the risers are worn and torn. So now I have a boat with no motor sitting at a marina and I still have 2 years to pay off on it. I called the finance company and they asked me if I wanted to "volutary surrender the boat" - What does this mean? I can't afford a new motor and to pay off the finance on the boat. Please help Thank you!

How to figure out the down payment?*more info inside*? In my Math For Daily Living Living class, we have to answer this question. Used boat loan for $12000. Down payment of 25 percent. A 14 percent APR for 36 months(which is 3.42 according to our text). 1) What is the down payment? 2) What is the amount of the loan? 3) What are the monthly payments? 4) What is the finance charge? I just want to see if I did this right. I got my answers. But I want to see if I'm doing it right before I continue.

Can a boat purchased on a revolving credit account be repossessed? I bought a boat, and for financing they set me up with the boat's financing company with a revolving credit account. If I am unable to pay on that account, will they repossess the boat? Or moreso, if I go to debt mediation, can I get a settlement amount and then pay that off and keep the boat?

What make and model of boat? I am new to boating and soon intend to take my Yachtmasters cert. Although I have read loads of reports in magazines, I am still not clear as to what boat I would require. It will be needed to cruise from the North of England, to the Med, cruise the Med, be good in marginal weather, live aboard, give good fuel consumption and not cost a fortune to berth. Obviously I am looking for practicality; fancy Tupperware hulls, cherry and walnut, hydraulically operated,shoe racks and 30 knots @ 1000GPH are not what I am looking for. Good solid engineering, day to day live aboard practicality (I am not a pampered type) and reasonably cheap running costs are the order of the day. (servicing costs not required as was a diesel engineer for over 20 years), not bothered about hypersonic speeds nor cocktail party surroundings, yet comfy enough for family to visit for a week. Reasonably affordable too (sale of semi detatched house to finance). Or am I expecting too much?

Trying to Finance a Car? I am in love with a sweet deal on a Toyota Corolla that my brother found me in Iowa. I am in Texas. I have tried to finance it through my local bank, was rejected, as well as the Toyota dealership in Iowa. It doesn't look good at the local credit union. My credit score is 632. I have been responsible with my bills for about 6 months. I have saved a significant down payment...and I can afford the payments after. What is the likelihood that I can get help from an online lender? What are the interest rates for someone in my boat? I don't want to get completely bent over, although I am aware that if I want a car I may have to take a higher rate and then prove myself and may be able to refinance later. Any other suggestions? I don't want this to slip away if I possibly can. It sounds bratty, but I don't have TIME to fix my credit if I want this car. Here are the details of the car: 2004 Toyota Corolla, silver 29,000 ish miles 4 door automatic alloy wheels moon roof power doors and windows fabric interior cruise and tilt AM/FM/single CD etc etc I don't know about the engine. Carfax is clean. One owner, mostly highway miles. The only thing bad I have heard about is some wear (not tear) on the backseat from a carseat...mainly naps the wrong way. Blue book is around 15000. The dealer can let me in for 13,500 plus TTL. I can put down about 2500.

Are the Swift Boat Vets singing anchors aweigh again? I'm referring to this story, in which the Swift Boat captain, Bob Perry, is bankrolling a group that wants to torpedo Huckabee (feasting on their own kind, I suppose): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_el_pr/anti_huckabee_campaign Isn't it time at least *some* campaign finance reform take care of special interest groups whose aim is solely to DESTROY campaigns? Crabby: Never thought of that, but Melanie's correct too, I think, in that MoveOn has done a bang-up job of showing us their nasty side, rather than their educational side. They should MoveOn, themselves.

Fines for violating campaign finance laws? Just recently announced, what do you think? FEC Settles With Three 527 Groups The Federal Election Commission today announced that it has reached settlements with three 527 groups it had accused of violating campaign finance laws during the 2004 presidential election. Of the three groups — The League of Conservation Voters 527 and 527II, MoveOn.org Voter Fund, and Swiftboat Veterans and POWs for Truth — the largest settlement will be paid by Swift Boat Vets, at $299,500. Moveon.org's Voter Fund will pay approximately half that total, at $150,000.

If the World was so Safe before Bush took Office,How do you Explain this List??????? American Victims of Mideast Terrorist Attacks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a listing of incidents in which Americans are known to have been killed by Middle East-based terrorists. The list will be updated as more information becomes available. The exact number of American casualties is difficult to calculate because of incomplete news reports regarding numbers and nationalities of those injured. The toll from the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center is also uncertain, but current figures place the number of dead above 3,000. The number of dead at the Pentagon and on the hijacked airliners numbered approximately 385. Since Yasser Arafat "renounced" violence in the Oslo Peace Accords on September 13, 1993, at least 53 Americans have been murdered and at least another 83 Americans have been injured by Palestinian terrorism. Excluding the September 11 attacks, approximately 700 Americans have been killed and 1,600 wounded in terrorist attacks since 1970. This list also includes injured Americans since Oslo 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 23, 1970, Halhoul, West Bank. Palestinian Liberation Organization terrorists open fire on a busload of pilgrims killing Barbara Ertle of Michigan and wounding two other Americans. March 28-29, 1970, Beirut, Lebanon. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) fired seven rockets at the U.S. Embassy, the American Insurance Company, Bank of America and the John F. Kennedy library. September 14, 1970, En route to Amman, Jordan. The PFLP hijacked a TWA flight from Zurich, Switzerland and forced it to land in Amman. Four American citizens were injured. May 30, 1972, Ben Gurion Airport, Israel. Three members of the Japanese Red Army, acting on the PFLP's bbehalf, carried out a machine-gun and grenade attack at Israel's main airport, killing 26 and wounding 78 people. Many of the casualties were American citizens, mostly from Puerto Rico. September 5, 1972, Munich, Germany. During the Olympic Games in Munich, Black September, a front for Fatah, took hostage 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. Nine athletes were killed including weightlifter David Berger, an American-Israeli from Cleveland, Ohio. March 2, 1973, Khartoum, Sudan. Cleo A. Noel, Jr., U.S. ambassador to Sudan, and George C. Moore, also a U.S. diplomat, were held hostage and then killed by terrorists at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. It seems likely that Fatah was responsible for the attack. September 8, 1974, Athens, Greece. TWA Flight 841, flying from Tel Aviv to New York, made a scheduled stop in Athens. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed into the Ionian Sea and all 88 passengers were killed, including 32-year-old Steven R. Lowe, husband Jeremiah Michel and wife, Kathrine Hadley Michel of Poughkeepsie, NY, Frederick and Margaret Hare of Bernardsville, NJ, Ralph H. Bosh of Madison, CT, Seldon and Etan Bard of Tuckahoe, NY, Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Stohlman of Newton, MA, Don H. Holiday of Mahwah, NJ, and Jon L. Chesire of Old Lyme, Ct; all of which were Almerican citizens. An investigation of the crash conclusively established that it was caused by explosives set in the rear cargo department of the plane. June 29, 1975, Beirut, Lebanon. The PFLP kidnapped the U.S. military attaché to Lebanon, Ernest Morgan, and demanded food, clothing and building materials for indigent residents living near Beirut harbor. The American diplomat was released after an anonymous benefactor provided food to the neighborhood. November 14, 1975, Jerusalem, Israel. Lola Nunberg, 53, of New York, was injured during a bombing attack in downtown Jerusalem. Fatah claimed responsibility for the bombing, which killed six people and wounded 38. November 21, 1975, Ramat Hamagshimim, Israel. Michael Nadler, an American-Israeli from Miami Beach, Florida, was killed when axe-wielding terrorists from the Democrat Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a PLO faction, attacked students in the Golan Heights. August 11, 1976, Istanbul, Turkey. The PFLP launched an attack on the terminal of Israel's major airline, El Al, at the Istanbul airport. Four civilians, including Harold Rosenthal of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were killed and 20 injured. January 1, 1977, Beirut, Lebanon. Frances E. Meloy, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, and Robert O.Waring, the U.S. economic counselor, were kidnapped by PFLP members as they crossed a militia checkpoint separating the Christian from the Muslim parts of Beirut. They were later shot to death. March 11, 1978, Tel Aviv, Israel. Gail Rubin, niece of U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff, was among 38 people shot to death by PLO terrorists on an Israeli beach. June 2, 1978, Jerusalem, Israel. Richard Fishman, a medical student from Maryland, was among six killed in a PLO bus bombing in Jerusalem. Chava Sprecher, another American citizen from Seattle, Washington, was injured. May 4, 1979, Tiberias, Israel. Haim Mark and his wife, Haya, of New Haven, Connecticut were injured in a PLO bombing attack in northern Israel. November 4, 1979, Teheran, Iran. After President Carter agreed to admit the Shah of Iran into the U.S., Iranian radicals seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 66 American diplomats hostage. Thirteen hostages were soon freed, but the remaining 53 were held until their release on January 20, 1981. May 2, 1980, Hebron, West Bank. Eli Haze'ev, an American-Israeli from Alexandria, Virginia, was killed in a PLO attack on Jewish worshippers walking home from a synagogue in Hebron. July 19, 1982, Beirut, Lebanon. Hizballah members kidnapped David Dodge, acting president of the American University in Beirut. After a year in captivity, Dodge was released. Rifat Assad, head of Syrian Intelligence, helped in the negotiation with the terrorists. August 19, 1982, Paris, France. Two American citizens, Anne Van Zanten and Grace Cutler, were killed when the PLO bombed a Jewish restaurant in Paris. March 16, 1983, Beirut, Lebanon. Five American Marines were wounded in a hand grenade attack while on patrol north of Beirut International Airport. The Islamic Jihad and Al-Amal, a Shi'ite militia, claimed responsibility for the attack. April 18, 1983, Beirut, Lebanon. A truck-bomb detonated by a remote control exploded in front of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 employees, including the CIA's Middle East director, and wounding 120. Hizballah, with financial backing from Iran, was responsible for the attack. July 1, 1983, Hebron, Israel. Aharon Gross, 19, an American-Israeli from New York, was stabbed to death by PLO terrorists in the Hebron marketplace. September 29, 1983, Beirut, Lebanon. Two American marines were kidnapped by Amal members. They were released after intervention by a Lebanese army officer. October 23, 1983, Beirut, Lebanon. A truck loaded with a bomb crashed into the lobby of the U.S. Marines headquarters in Beirut, killing 241 soldiers and wounding 81. The attack was carried out by Hizballah with the help of Syrian intelligence and financed by Iran. December 19, 1983, Jerusalem, Israel. Serena Sussman, a 60-year-old tourist from Anderson, South Carolina, died from injuries from the PLO bombing of a bus in Jerusalem 13 days earlier. January 18, 1984, Beirut, Lebanon. Malcolm Kerr, a Lebanese born American who was president of the American University of Beirut, was killed by two gunmen outside his office. Hizballah said the assassination was part of the organization's plan to "drive all Americans out from Lebanon." March 7, 1984, Beirut, Lebanon. Hizballah members kidnapped Jeremy Levin, Beirut bureau chief of Cable News Network (CNN). Levin managed to escape and reach Syrian army barracks. He was later transferred to American hands. March 8, 1984, Beirut, Lebanon. Three Hizballah members kidnapped Reverend Benjamin T. Weir, while he was walking with his wife in Beirut's Manara neighborhood. Weir was released after 16 months of captivity with Syrian and Iranian assistance. March 16, 1984, Beirut, Lebanon. Hizballah kidnapped William Buckley, a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Buckley was supposed to be exchanged for prisoners. However when the transaction failed to take place, he was reportedly transported to Iran. Although his body was never found, the U.S. administration declared the American diplomat dead. April 12, 1984, Torrejon, Spain. Hizballah bombed a restaurant near an U.S. Air Force base in Torrejon, Spain, wounding 83 people. September 20, 1984, Beirut, Lebanon. A suicide bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in East Beirut killed 23 people and injured 21. The American and British ambassadors were slightly injured in the attack, attributed to the Iranian backed Hizballah group. September 20, 1984, Aukar, Lebanon. Islamic Jihad detonate a van full of explosives 30 feet in front of the U.S. Embassy annex severely damaging the building, killing two U.S. servicemen and seven Lebanese employees, as well as 5 to 15 non-employees. Twenty Americans were injured, including U.S. Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew and visiting British Ambassador David Miers. An estimated 40 to 50 Lebanese were hurt. The attack came in response to the U.S. veto September 6 of a U.N. Security Council resolution. December 4, 1984, Tehran, Iran. Hizballah terrorists hijacked a Kuwait Airlines plane en route from Dubai, United Emirates, to Karachi, Pakistan. They demanded the release from Kuwaiti jails of members of Da'Wa, a group of Shiite extremists serving sentences for attacks on French and American targets on Kuwaiti territory. The terrorists forced the pilot to fly to Tehran where the terrorists murdered two passengers--American Agency for International Development employees, Charles Hegna and William Stanford. Although an Iranian special unit ended the incident by storming the plane and arresting the terrorists, the Iranian government might also have been involved in the hijacking. June 14, 1985, Between Athens and Rome. Two Hizballah members hijacked a TWA flight en route to Rome from Athens and forced the pilot to fly to Beirut. The terrorists, believed to belong to Hizballah, asked for the release of members of the group Kuwait 17 and 700 Shi'ite prisoners held in Israeli and South Lebanese prisons. The eight crewmembers and 145 passengers were held for 17 days during which one of the hostages, Robert Stethem, a U.S. Navy diver, was murdered. After being flown twice to Algiers, the aircraft returned to Beirut and the hostages were released. Later on, four Hizballah members were secretly indicted. One of them, the Hizballah senior officer Imad Mughniyah, was indicted in absentia. October 7, 1985, Between Alexandria, Egypt and Haifa, Israel. A four-member PFLP squad took over the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, as it was sailing from Alexandria, Egypt, to Israel. The squad murdered a disabled U.S. citizen, Leon Klinghoffer, by throwing him in the ocean. The rest of the passengers were held hostage for two days and later released after the terrorists turned themselves in to Egyptian authorities in return for safe passage. But U.S. Navy fighters intercepted the Egyptian aircraft flying the terrorists to Tunis and forced it to land at the NATO airbase in Italy, where the terrorists were arrested. Two of the terrorists were tried in Italy and sentenced to prison. The Italian authorities however let the two others escape on diplomatic passports. Abu Abbas, who masterminded the hijacking, was later convicted to life imprisonment in absentia. December 27, 1985, Rome, Italy. Four terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization attacked El Al offices at the Leonardo di Vinci Airport in Rome. Thirteen people, including five Americans, were killed and 74 wounded, among them two Americans. The terrorists had come from Damascus and were supported by the Syrian regime. March 30, 1986, Athens, Greece. A bomb exploded on a TWA flight from Rome as it approached Athens airport. The attack killed four U.S. citizens who were sucked through a hole made by the blast, although the plane safely landed. The bombing was attributed to the Fatah Special Operations Group's intelligence and security apparatus, headed by Abdullah Abd al-Hamid Labib, alias Colonel Hawari. April 5, 1986, West Berlin, Germany. An explosion at the "La Belle" nightclub in Berlin, frequented by American soldiers, killed three--2 U.S. soldiers and a Turkish woman-and wounded 191 including 41 U.S. soldiers. Given evidence of Libyan involvement, the U.S. Air Force made a retaliatory attack against Libyan targets on April 17. Libya refused to hand over to Germany five suspects believed to be there. Others, however, were tried including Yassir Shraidi and Musbah Eter, arrested in Rome in August 1997 and extradited; and also Ali Chanaa, his wife, Verena Chanaa, and her sister, Andrea Haeusler. Shraidi, accused of masterminding the attack, was sentenced to 14 years in jail. The Libyan diplomat Musbah Eter and Ali Chanaa were both sentenced to 12 years in jail. Verena Chanaa was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Andrea Haeusler was acquitted. September 5, 1986, Karachi, Pakistan. Abu Nidal members hijacked a Pan Am flight leaving Karachi, Pakistan bound for Frankfurt, Germany and New York with 379 passengers, including 89 Americans. The terrorists forced the plane to land in Larnaca, Cyprus, where they demanded the release of two Palestinians and a Briton jailed for the murder of three Israelis there in 1985. The terrorists killed 22 of the passengers, including two American citizens and wounded many others. They were caught and indicted by a Washington grand jury in 1991. September 9, 1986, Beirut, Lebanon. Continuing its anti-American attacks, Hizballah kidnapped Frank Reed, director of the American University in Beirut, whom they accused of being "a CIA agent." He was released 44 months later. September 12, 1986, Beirut, Lebanon. Hizballah kidnapped Joseph Cicippio, the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut. Cicippio was released five years later on December 1991. October 15, 1986, Jerusalem, Israel. Gali Klein, an American citizen, was killed in a grenade attack by Fatah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. October 21, 1986, Beirut, Lebanon. Hizballah kidnapped Edward A. Tracy, an American citizen in Beirut. He was released five years later, on August 1991. February 17, 1988, Ras-Al-Ein Tyre, Lebanon. Col. William Higgins, the American chief of the United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization, was abducted by Hizballah while driving from Tyre to Nakura. The hostages demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon and the release of all Palestinian and Lebanese held prisoners in Israel. The U.S. government refused to answer the request. Hizballah later claimed they killed Higgins. December 21, 1988, Lockerbie, Scotland. Pan Am Flight 103 departing from Frankfurt to New York was blown up in midair, killing all 259 passengers and another 11 people on the ground in Scotland. Two Libyan agents were found responsible for planting a sophisticated suitcase bomb onboard the plane. On 14 November 1991, arrest warrants were issued for Al-Amin Khalifa Fahima and Abdel Baset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi. After Libya refused to extradite the suspects to stand trial, the United Nations leveled sanctions against the country in April 1992, including the freezing of Libyan assets abroad. In 1999, Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi agreed to hand over the two suspects, but only if their trial was held in a neutral country and presided over by a Scottish judge. With the help of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, Al-Megrahi and Fahima were finally extradited and tried in Camp Zeist in the Netherlands. Megrahi was found guilty and jailed for life, while Fahima was acquitted due to a "lack of evidence" of his involvement. After the extradition, UN sanctions against Libya were automatically lifted. January 27, 1989, Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. Three simultaneous bombings were carried out against U.S. business targets--the Turkish American Businessmen Association and the Economic Development Foundation in Istanbul, and the Metal Employees Union in Ankara. The Dev Sol (Revolutionary Left) was held responsible for the attacks. March 6, 1989, Cairo, Egypt. Two explosive devices were safely removed from the grounds of the American and British Cultural centers in Cairo. Three organizations were believed to be responsible for the attack: The January 15 organization, which had sent a letter bomb to the Israeli ambassador to London in January; the Egyptian Revolutionary Organization that from out 1984-1986 carried out attacks against U.S. and Israeli targets; and the Nasserite Organization, which had attacked British and American targets in 1988. June 12, 1989, Bosphorus Straits, Turkey. A bomb exploded aboard an unoccupied boat used by U.S. consular staff. The explosion caused extensive damage but no casualties. An organization previously unknown, the Warriors of the June 16th Movement, claimed responsibility for the attack. October 11, 1989, Izmir, Turkey. An explosive charge went off outside a U.S. military PX. Dev Sol was held responsible for the attack. February 7, 1991, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Dev Sol members shot and killed a U.S. civilian contractor as he was getting into his car at the Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey. February 28, 1991, Izmir, Turkey. Two Dev Sol gunmen shot and wounded a U.S. Air Force officer as he entered his residence in Izmir. March 28, 1991, Jubial, Saudi Arabia. Three U.S. marines were shot at and injured by an unknown terrorist while driving near Camp Three, Jubial. No organization claimed responsibility for the attack. October 28, 1991, Ankara, Turkey. Victor Marwick, an American soldier serving at the Turkish-American base, Tuslog, was killed and his wife wounded in a car bomb attack. The Turkish Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. October 28, 1991, Istanbul, Turkey. Two car bombings killed a U.S. Air Force sergeant and severely wounded an Egyptian diplomat in Istanbul. Turkish Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. November 8, 1991, Beirut, Lebanon. A 100-kg car bomb destroyed the administration building of the American University in Beirut, killing one person and wounding at least a dozen. October 12, 1992, Umm Qasr, Iraq. A U.S. soldier serving with the United Nations was stabbed and wounded near the port of Umm Qasr. No organization claimed responsibility for the attack. January 25, 1993, Virginia, United States. A Pakistani gunman opened fire on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees standing outside of the building. Two agents, Frank Darling and Bennett Lansing, were killed and three others wounded. The assailant was never caught and reportedly fled to Pakistan. February 26, 1993, Cairo, Egypt. A bomb exploded inside a café in downtown Cairo killing three. Among the 18 wounded were two U.S. citizens. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. February 26, 1993, New York, United States. A massive van bomb exploded in an underground parking garage below the World Trade Center in New York City, killing six and wounding 1,042. Four Islamist activists were responsible for the attack. Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, the operation's alleged mastermind, escaped but was later arrested in Pakistan and extradited to the United States. Abd al-Hakim Murad, another suspected conspirator, was arrested by local authorities in the Philippines and handed over to the United States. The two, along with two other terrorists, were tried in the U.S. and sentenced to 240 years. April 14, 1993, Kuwait. The Iraqi intelligence service attempted to assassinate former U.S. President George Bush during a visit to Kuwait. In retaliation, the U.S. launched a cruise missile attack two months later on the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. July 5, 1993, Southeast Turkey. In eight separate incidents, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) kidnapped a total of 19 Western tourists traveling in southeastern Turkey. The hostages, including U.S. citizen Colin Patrick Starger, were released unharmed after spending several weeks in captivity. December 1, 1993, north of Jerusalem, West Bank. Yitzhak Weinstock, 19, whose family came from Los Angeles, CA, was killed in a drive-by shooting. Hamas took responsibility for the attack Sometime in 1994: near Atzmona, Gaza. U.S. citizen Mrs. Sheila Deutsch of Brooklyn, NY injured in a shooting attack. October 9, 1994. Nachshon Wachsman, 19, whose family came from New York, was kidnapped and then murdered by Hamas. October 9, 1994: Jerusalem, Israel. Shooting attack on cafe-goers in Jerusalem. U.S. citizens Scot Doberstein and Eric Goldberg were injured. March 8, 1995, Karachi, Pakistan. Two unidentified gunmen armed with AK-47 assault rifles opened fire on a U.S. Consulate van in Karachi, killing two U.S. diplomats, Jacqueline Keys Van Landingham and Gary C. Durell, and wounding a third, Mark McCloy. April 9, 1995, Kfar Darom and Netzarim, Gaza Strip. Two suicide attacks were carried out within a few hours of each other in Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. In the first attack a suicide bomber crashed an explosive-rigged van into an Israeli bus in Netzarim, killing eight including U.S. citizen Alisa Flatow, 20, of West Orange, NJ. More than 30 others were injured. In the second attack, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in the midst of a convoy of cars in Kfar Darom, injuring 12. The Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Shaqaqi Faction claimed responsibility for the attacks. U.S. citizens Chava Levine and Seth Klein were injured. June 15, 1995: Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. citizen Howard Tavens of Cleveland, OH was injured in a stabbing attack. July 4, 1995, Kashmir, India. In Kashmir, a previously unknown militant group, Al-Faran, with suspected links to a Kashmiri separatist group in Pakistan, took hostage six tourists, including two U.S. citizens. They demanded the release of Muslim militants held in Indian prisons. One of the U.S. citizens escaped on July 8, while on August 13 the decapitated body of the Norwegian hostage was found along with a note stating that the other hostages also would be killed if the group's demands were not met. The Indian Government refused. Both Indian and American authorities believe the rest of the hostages were most likely killed in 1996 by their jailers. August 1995, Istanbul, Turkey. A bombing of Istanbul's popular Taksim Square injured two U.S. citizens. This attack was part of a three-year-old attempt by the PKK to drive foreign tourists away from Turkey by striking at tourist sites. August 21, 1995, Jerusalem, Israel. A bus bombing in Jerusalem by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) killed four, including American Joan Davenny of New Haven, CT, and wounded more than 100. U.S. citizens injured: Chanoch Bleier, Judith Shulewitz, Bernard Batta. September 9, 1995. Ma'ale Michmash. American killed: Unborn child of Mrs. Mara Frey of Chicago. Mara Frey was injured. November 9, 1995, Algiers, Algeria. Islamic extremists set fire to a warehouse belonging to the U.S. Embassy, threatened the Algerian security guard because he was working for the United States, and demanded to know whether any U.S. citizens were present. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) probably carried out the attacks. The group had threatened to strike other foreign targets and especially U.S. objectives in Algeria, and the attack's style was similar to past GIA operations against foreign facilities. November 13, 1995, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A car bomb exploded in the parking lot outside of the Riyadh headquarters of the Office of the Program Manager/Saudi Arabian National Guard, killing seven persons, five of them U.S. citizens, and wounding 42. The blast severely damaged the three-story building, which houses a U.S. military advisory group, and several neighboring office buildings. Three groups -- the Islamic Movement for Change, the Tigers of the Gulf, and the Combatant Partisans of God -- claimed responsibility for the attack. February 25, 1996, Jerusalem, Israel. A suicide bomber blew up a commuter bus in Jerusalem, killing 26, including three U.S. citizens, and injuring 80 others, among them three other U.S. citizens. Hamas claimed responsibility for the bombing. U. S. citizens killed: Sara Duker, of Teaneck, NJ, Matthew Eisenfeld of West Hartford, CT, Ira Weinstein of Bronx, NY. U.S. citizens injured: Beatrice Kramer, Steven Lapides, and Leah Stein Mousa. March 4, 1996, Tel Aviv, Israel. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside the Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv's largest shopping mall, killing 20 persons and injuring 75 others, including two U.S. citizens. Both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombing. U.S. citizens injured included Julie K. Negrin of Seattle, WA. May 13, 1996, Beit-El, West Bank. Arab gunmen opened fire on a hitchhiking stand near Beit El, wounding three Israelis and killing David Boim, 17, an American-Israeli from New York. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, although either the Islamic Jihad or Hamas are suspected. U.S. citizens injured: Moshe Greenbaum, 17. June 9, 1996, outside Zekharya. Yaron Ungar, an American-Israeli, and his Israeli wife were killed in a drive-by shooting near their West Bank home. The PFLP is suspected. June 25, 1996, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. A fuel truck carrying a bomb exploded outside the U.S. military's Khobar Towers housing facility in Dhahran, killing 19 U.S. military personnel and wounding 515 persons, including 240 U.S. personnel. Several groups claimed responsibility for the attack. In June 2001, a U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, identified Saudi Hizballah as the party responsible for the attack. The court indicated that the members of the organization, banned from Saudi Arabia, "frequently met and were trained in Lebanon, Syria, or Iran" with Libyan help. August 17, 1996, Mapourdit, Sudan. Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) rebels kidnapped six missionaries in Mapourdit, including a U.S citizen. The SPLA released the hostages on August 28. November 1, 1996, Sudan. A breakaway group of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) kidnapped three workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), including one U.S citizen. The rebels released the hostages on December 9 in exchange for ICRC supplies and a health survey of their camp. December 3, 1996, Paris, France. A bomb exploded aboard a Paris subway train, killing four and injuring 86 persons, including a U.S. citizen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Algerian extremists are suspected. January 2, 1997, Major cities worldwide, United States. A series of letter bombs with Alexandria, Egypt postmarks were discovered at Al-Hayat newspaper bureaus in Washington, DC, New York, London, and Riyadh. Three similar devices, also postmarked in Egypt, were found at a prison facility in Leavenworth, Kansas. Bomb disposal experts defused all the devices, but one detonated at the Al-Hayat newspaper office in London, injuring two security guards and causing minor damage. February 23, 1997, New York, United States. A Palestinian gunman opened fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State building in New York, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland and France before turning the gun on himself. A handwritten note carried by the gunman claimed this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of Palestine." July 30, 1997, Jerusalem, Israel. Two bombs detonated in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, killing 15 persons, including a U.S. citizen and wounding 168 others, among them two U.S. citizens. The Izz-el-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, claimed responsibility for the attack. U.S. citizens killed: Mrs. Leah Stern of Passaic, NJ. U.S. citizens injured: Dov Dalin. September 4, 1997: Jerusalem, Israel. Bombing on Ben-Yehuda Street, Jerusalem. U.S. citizens killed: Yael Botwin, 14, of Los Angeles and Jerusalem. U.S. citizens injured: Diana Campuzano of New York, Abraham Mendelson of Los Angeles, CA, Greg Salzman of New Jersey, Stuart E. Hersh of Kiryat Arba, Israel, Michael Alzer, Abraham Elias, David Keinan, Daniel Miller of Boca Raton, FL, Noam Rozenman of Jerusalem, Jenny (Yocheved) Rubin of Los Angeles, CA. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. October 30, 1997, Sanaa, Yemen. Al-Sha'if tribesmen kidnapped a U.S. businessman near Sanaa. The tribesmen sought the release of two fellow tribesmen who were arrested on smuggling charges and several public works projects they claim the government promised them. The hostage was released on November 27. November 12, 1997, Karachi, Pakistan. Two unidentified gunmen shot to death four U.S. auditors from Union Texas Petroleum and their Pakistani driver as they drove away from the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi. Two groups claimed responsibility -- the Islamic Inqilabi Council, or Islamic Revolutionary Council and the Aimal Secret Committee, also known as the Aimal Khufia Action Committee. November 25, 1997, Aden, Yemen. Yemenite tribesmen kidnapped a U.S citizen, two Italians, and two unspecified Westerners near Aden to protest the eviction of a tribe member from his home. The kidnappers released the five hostages on November 27. February 6, 1998, Jerusalem, Israel. Stabbing in Jerusalem. U.S. Citizen Yosef Lepon, 17 injured. April 19, 1998, Maon, Israel. Dov Driben, a 28-year-old American-Israeli farmer was killed by terrorists near the West Bank town of Maon. One of his assailants, Issa Debavseh, a member of Fatah Tanzim, was killed on November 7, 2001, by the IDF after being on their wanted list for the murder. June 21, 1998, Beirut, Lebanon. Two hand-grenades were thrown at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. No casualties were reported. June 21, 1998, Beirut, Lebanon. Three rocket-propelled grenades attached to a crude detonator exploded near the U.S. Embassy compound in Beirut, causing no casualties and little damage. August 7, 1998, Nairobi, Kenya. A car bomb exploded at the rear entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. The attack killed a total of 292, including 12 U.S. citizens, and injured over 5,000, among them six Americans. The perpetrators belonged to al-Qaida, Usama bin Ladin's network. August 7, 1998, Dar es Sala'am, Tanzania. A car bomb exploded outside the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Sala'am, killing 11 and injuring 86. Osama bin Laden's organization al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the attack. Two suspects were arrested. November 21, 1998, Teheran, Iran. Members of Fedayeen Islam, shouting anti-American slogans and wielding stones and iron rods, attacked a group of American tourists in Tehran. Some of the tourists suffered minor injuries from flying glass. December 28, 1998, Mawdiyah, Yemen. Sixteen tourists--12 Britons, two Americans and two Australians--were taken hostage in the largest kidnapping in Yemen's recent history. The tourists were seized in the Abyan province (some 175 miles south of Sanaa the capital). One Briton and a Yemeni guide escaped, while the rest were taken to city of Mawdiyah. Four hostages were killed when troops closed in and two were wounded, including an American woman. The kidnappers, members of the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, an offshoot of Al-Jihad, had demanded the release from jail of their leader, Saleh Haidara al-Atwi. October 31, 1999, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the U.S. coast killing all 217 people on board, including 100 Americans. Although it is not precisely clear what happened, evidence indicated that an Egyptian pilot crashed the plane for personal or political reasons. November 4, 1999, Athens, Greece. A group protesting President Clinton's visit to Greece hid a gas bomb at an American car dealership in Athens. Two cars were destroyed and several others damaged. Anti-State Action claimed responsibility for the attack, but the November 17 group was also suspected. November 12, 1999, Islamabad, Pakistan. Six rockets were fired at the U.S. Information Services cultural center and United Nations offices in Islamabad, injuring a Pakistani guard. September 29, 2000. near Jerusalem Israel. Attack on motorists. U.S. citizens injured: Avi Herman of Teaneck, NJ, Naomi Herman of Teaneck, NJ. September 29, 2000, Jerusalem, Israel. Attack on taxi passengers. U.S. citizens injured: Tuvia Grossman of Chicago, Todd Pollack of Norfolk, VA, Andrew Feibusch of New York. October 4, 2000, near Bethlehem, West Bank. U.S. citizens injured: An unidentified American tourist. October 5, 2000: near Jerusalem, Israel. Attack on a motorist. U.S. citizens injured: Rabbi Chaim Brovender of Brooklyn. October 8, 2000, Nablus, West Bank. The bullet-ridden body of Rabbi Hillel Lieberman, a U.S. citizen from Brooklyn living in the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh, was found at the entrance to the West Bank town of Nablus. Lieberman had headed there after hearing that Palestinians had desecrated the religious site, Joseph's Tomb. No organization claimed responsibility for the murder. October 12, 2000, Aden Harbor, Yemen. A suicide squad rammed the warship the U.S.S. Cole with an explosives-laden boat killing 13 American sailors and injuring 33. The attack was likely by Osama bin Ladin's al-Qaida organization. October 30, 2000, Jerusalem, Israel. Gunmen killed Eish Kodesh Gilmor, a 25-year-old American-Israeli on duty as a security guard at the National Insurance Institute in Jerusalem. The "Martyrs of the Al-Aqsa Intifada," a group linked to Fatah, claimed responsibility for the attack. Gilmor's family filed a suit in the U.S. District Court in Washington against the Palestinian Authority, the PLO, Chairman Yasser Arafat and members of Force 17, as being responsible for the attack. December 31, 2000, Ofra, Israel. Rabbi Binyamin Kahane, 34, and his wife, Talia Hertzlich Kahane, both formerly of Brooklyn, NY were killed in a drive-by shooting. Their children, Yehudit Leah Kahane, Bitya Kahane, Tzivya Kahane, Rivka Kahane, and Shlomtsion Kahane, were injured in the attack. March 28, 2001, Neve Yamin. Bombing at bus stop. U.S. citizens injured: Netanel Herskovitz, 15, formerly of Hempstead, NY. May 9, 2001, Tekoa, West Bank. Kobi Mandell, 13, of Silver Spring, MD, an American-Israeli, was found stoned to death along with a friend in a cave near the Jewish settlement of Tekoa. Two organizations, the Islamic Jihad and Hizballah-Palestine, claimed responsibility for the attack. May 29, 2001, Gush Etzion, West Bank. The Fatah Tanzim claimed responsibility for a drive-by shooting of six in the West Bank that killed two American-Israeli citizens, Samuel Berg, and his mother, Sarah Blaustein. U.S. citizens injured: Norman Blaustein of Lawrence, NY. July 19, 2001, Hebron, West Bank. Shooting attack. U.S. citizens injured: An unidentified woman from Brooklyn, NY. August 9, 2001, Jerusalem, Israel. A suicide bombing at Sbarro's, a pizzeria situated in one of the busiest areas of downtown Jerusalem, killed 15 people and wounded more than 90. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. U.S. citizens killed: Judith L. Greenbaum, 31, of New Jersey and California, Malka Roth, 15, whose family was from New York. U.S. citizens injured: David Danzig, 21, of Wynnewood, PA, Matthew P. Gordon, 25, of New York, Joanne (Chana) Nachenberg, 31, Sara Shifra Nachenberg, 2. August 18, 2001, Jerusalem, Israel. Shooting at a bus. U.S. citizen injured: Andrew Feibusch of New York. August 27, 2001, near Roglit, Israel. Shooting attack. U.S. citizen injured: Ben Dansker. September 11, 2001, New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, United States. During a carefully coordinated attack, 19 Islamist extremists hijacked four U.S. jetliners and forced them to crash into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In all, 266 people perished in the four planes, and more than 3,000 people were killed on the ground. U.S. investigators determined on the basis of extensive evidence that Usama bin Ladin's al-Qaida group was responsible for the attack. The first plane, American Airlines Flight 11 en route from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into the World Trade Center's north tower at 8:48 a.m. Eighteen minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175, also headed from Boston to Los Angeles, smashed into the World Trade Center's south tower. At 9:40 a.m. a third airplane, an American Airlines Boeing 757 that left Washington's Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, crashed into the western part of the Pentagon where 24,000 people worked. The fourth plane, a United Airlines Flight 93 flying from Newark to San Francisco, crashed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, most likely before it could hit its target. Hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers who arrived in the site after the first plane crash were killed or injured. November 4, 2001, Jerusalem, Israel. Shoshana Ben-Yishai, 16, of Queens, NY was killed in a shooting at a bus station. U.S. citizen injured: Shlomo Kaye. December 2, 2001, Jerusalem, Israel. Bombing on Ben-Yehuda Street, Jerusalem. U.S. citizens injured: Ziv Brill, 17, of West Hempstead, Long Island, NY, Temima Spetner, 19, of St. Louis, MI, Jason Kirshenbaum of New Rochelle, NY, Israel Hirschfield, 18, Joseph Leifer, 29, of Borough Park (Brooklyn), NY. December 18, 2001, shooting on the Jerusalem-Shilo road. U.S. citizens injured: David Rubin, 44, of Brooklyn, NY, Asher "Ruby" Rubin, 3. January 15, 2002, Bethlehem, West Bank. Avraham Boaz, 71, of New York, a dual Israeli-American citizen, was kidnapped at a PA security checkpoint in Beit Jala and murdered. January 18, 2002: Shooting in Hadera. U.S. citizen killed: Aaron Elis, 32, son of Chicago family. January 22, 2002: Shooting in Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. citizen injured: Shayna Gould, 19, of Chicago, IL January 27, 2002, Jerusalem, Israel. A Palestinian woman triggered a massive explosion in downtown Jerusalem killing one elderly Israeli and injuring more than 150, including American Mark Sokolow, his wife, and 16 and 12-year-old daughters. Sokolow had earlier survived the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, escaping from his law office on the 38th floor of the South Tower before it collapsed. February 8, 2002, Jerusalem, Israel. Stabbing in Abu Tor Peace Forest Jerusalem. U.S. citizen killed: Moranne Amit, 25 February 15, 2002, near Ramallah, West Bank. Lee Akunis was shot to death. February 16, 2002: Bombing in Karnei Shomron. U.S. citizens killed: Keren Shatsky, 14, of Brooklyn, NY and Maine, Rachel Thaler, 16, of Baltimore, MD. U.S. citizens injured: Lior Thaler, 14, of Baltimore, MD, Hillel Trattner of Chicago, IL, Ronit Yucht Trattner of Chicago, IL, Chani Friedman of New York. February 19, 2002: Shooting near Neve Dekalim. U.S. citizens injured: Moshe Saperstein of New York. February 25, 2002, Jerusalem, Israel. Moran Amit, 25, was stabbed to death in Abu Tor Peace Forest in Jerusalem. March 7, 2002, Eshel Hashomron Hotel, Ariel, Israel. A Christian tourist from Arkansas lost her right eye in an attack by a suicide bomber. March 21, 2002, Jerusalem, Israel. Bombing on a Jerusalem street. U.S. citizens injured: Alan Joseph Bauer, 37, of Chicago, Yonathon Bauer, 7 (dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship). March 24, 2002, Ofra, Israel. Shooting near Ofra. U.S. citizens killed: Esther Kleinman, 23, formerly of Chicago, IL. March 27, 2002, Netanya, Israel. U.S. citizen Hannah Rogen, 90, was killed in a suicide attack at a Passover Seder. March 31, 2002, Efrat, Israel. Bombing in Efrat. U.S. citizens injured: An unidentified American citizen. June 18, 2002, Jerusalem, Israel. Moshe Gottlieb, 70, of Los Angeles, CA was killed in a bus bombing in Jerusalem. June 19, 2002, Jerusalem, Israel. Gila Sara Kessler, 19, whose family came from New York, was killed in a bombing at a bus stop. July 31, 2002, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Nine people were killed when a bomb exploded in the main cafeteria at the Hebrew University's Mount Scopus campus in Jerusalem. Five were U.S. citizens: Janis Ruth Coulter, 36, of MA; Marla Bennet, 24, of San Diego, CA; David Gritz (also a French citizen), 24, of Peru, MA; Benjamin Blutstein, 25, of Susquehanna Township, PA; and Dina Carter, 37, of NC. Israelis David Ladovsky, 29, and Levina Shapira, 53 also died in the bombing. U.S. citizens injured: Spencer Dew, 26, of Owensboro, Kentucky; Zeev Spencer; Harris Gershon; Jamie Harris. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. March 5, 2003: Bus bombing in Haifa. U.S. citizens killed: Abigail Leitel, 14, who was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire. March 7, 2003: Shooting in the victims’ home. U.S. citizens killed: Rabbi Eli Horowitz, 52, who grew up in Chicago; Dina Horowitz, 50, who grew up in Florida April 30, 2003: Bombing at a Tel Aviv pub. U.S. citizens injured: Jack Baxter, 50, of New York City. June 11, 2003: Bus bombing in Jerusalem. U.S. citizens killed: Alan Beer, 47, who grew up in Cleveland. U.S. citizens injured: Sarri Singer, 27, daughter of New Jersey State Senator Robert Singer. June 20, 2003: Shooting attack on a car driving through the West Bank. U.S. citizens killed: Tzvi Goldstein, 47, who grew up in New York; U.S. citizens injured: Eugene Goldstein, Tzvi’s father, of Long Island, New York; Lorraine Goldstein, Tzvi’s mother, of Long Island, New York; Michal Goldstein, Tzvi’s wife, who grew up in New York. August 19, 2003: Homicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem. U.S. citizens killed: Goldie Taubenfeld, 43, of New Square, New York; Shmuel Taubenfeld, 3 months, of New Square, New York; Mordechai Reinitz, 49; Yitzhak Reinitz, 9. Tehilla Nathanson, 3, of Monsey, New York; U.S. citizens injured: Mendel Reinitz, 11. September 9, 2003: Homicide bombing at a cafe in Jerusalem. David Applebaum, 51, and his daughter Nava, 20, originally of Cleveland were killed. October 15, 2003: Bombing of American convoy in the Gaza Strip: John Branchizio, 37, Mark Parson, 31, and John Martin Linde, 30, were on contract to the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv through the defense contracting company Dyncorp.U.S. citizens injured: One as-yet-unnamed U.S. citizen (reportedly a diplomat). September 24, 2004: Mortar strike on a housing community: Tiferet Tratner, 24, (dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship). April 17, 2006: Homicide bombing at the Rosh Ha'ir restaurant in Tel Aviv: Daniel Wultz, 16, of Weston, Florida, died one month after receiving his wounds in this bombing. Compiled by Caroline Taillandier, a research assistant at the GLORIA center and student at Tel Aviv University, Dr. Mitchell Bard, and Alden Oreck, Avi Hein, and Elihai Braun, research assistants at the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, and Paul Teller, Deputy Director, House Republican Study Committee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Chronology on Terrorist Incidents 1961-2001, State Department; "Patterns of Terrorism" reports 1995-2000; State Department Institute for Counter-Terrorism Database; Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya; Peacewatch, The Washington Institute for New East Policy; AIPAC; Ha'aretz, Republican Study Committee

Math finance question? . Mark bought a boat from his boss, Marcia. Marcia is charging him 7.6% interest compounded semiannually. What is the true annual percentage rate for this loan? Help with how to do this and the formula

Question on finance problem? Tom wants to buy a boat but is short of cash. Two alternatives are available: Tom can accept $2,000 per year from his brother for partial ownership in the boat, or hecan earn money by renting the boat to others. Rental income would be $2,500 per year. Under either alternative, the boat will last eight years. If Tom rents the boat out, he will have to pay $3,000 to overhaul the engine at the end of the fourth year. Which alternative should Tom select, assuming that the cost of capital is 12% and that only quantitative considerations are involved? I figured out that Option I = $13,600 and Option II = $14,600. Can someone help get me started? Thanks!

Personal Finance Help (10 Points!)? 1. You want to borrow $7,500 to buy a used boat. First Century Bank will lend you the money at 15 percent for 12 months. Fidelity Savings and Loan will lend you money at 10 percent for 24 months. - How much will each loan cost? - Which loan would cost you less? - How much less would it cost?

Is there any financing for boats with shaky credit if I put a big down payment???

Math/Finance help please....? Mark bought a boat from his boss, Marcia. Mark is going to make semiannual deposits for the next 6 years into his account, which pays 7.6% compounded semiannually, in order to have enough to pay for the boat. How much will each deposit be if the boat costs $12,700? How do I go about this problem and what formula is it that I use. I am very confused. Thanks

Should I pay off my vehicle or one of my mortgages? -$40000 truck financed at 6.9% fixed APR for 84 months (less than 6 months old) -$30000 2nd mortgage at 9.5% fixed APR on a 15 year balloon (had for 18 months) -$125000 1st mortgage at 7.125% fixed APR on a 30 year conventional (had for 18 months) -$13000 boat financed at 5.9% fixed for 120 months (4 years down, 6 years to go) Amounts above are current estimates, not representative of the original loan balance. My gut reaction is to pay off the 2nd mortgage first because it carries the highest interest rate. However, it's my understanding that the interest paid on my mortgages is tax deductible, so would it be smarter to pay the truck off first? I've already talked to a CPA and a financial advisor and am only being told that I should do what I'm emotionally comfortable with. I could care less about emotion...I want to do what is financially sound. So what is the smart move here and why? My taxable income between now and October 2008 will be approx. $166,000 USD. Thanks!

math problem? You would like to buy a boat. Financing is available at 8.4% compounded monthly for 3 years. You can afford a payment of $375 per month. What is the maximum loan you can afford?

doublewide and modular refinancing?? need financing for modulars and doublewides on blocks, no hitch, no wheels, in jersey and pennsylvania usually these people have excellent credit, and no lates, but their loan doeset show as a mortgage! they are paying int rates like they financed a boat! pleeze help!

Why did Bush make Sam Fox an ambassador behind closed doors? - He financed the Swift boat veterans for lies and deceit. - NOTE: john + aimhigh (below) Twisted my question "So it is against the law to appoint someone as Ambassador because they made a political contribution?" Can anyone point out where the question I posed called Bush's deed illegal? Neo-cons see and hear whatever their imagination dictates through their Limbaugh implant.

SNEAKY BUSH ---wow ? In a move that should disgust all and surprise nobody, the White House announced today that George W. Bush will recess-appoint Sam Fox, who gave $50,000 to the Swift Boat Liars to help finance their 2004 smear of John Kerry, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to Belgium. The nomination was withdrawn last week, when it became clear to Bush that Fox, who was instrumental in derailing Kerry's presidential bid, did not have enough votes in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be confirmed. A recess appointment allows a president to fill vacancies while the Congress is on a break, even if the nominee has already been expressly or implicitly rejected by the Senate. "It's sad but not surprising that this White House would abuse the power of the presidency to reward a donor over the objections of the Senate," said Kerry, in a statement. "This nomination was withdrawn because the Administration realized it would lose in the Foreign Relations Committee. Unfortunately, when this White House can't win the game, they just change the rules, and America loses." "Our country would be stronger if this Administration spent more time getting body armor for our soldiers in Iraq than it did helping their powerful friends."

Could a higher paying job actually damage my ability to secure financing? When my brother and I were attempting to obtain financing for a pair of bass boats we were purchasing to replace the single decrepit boat we had been sharing, I was almost denied financing while my brother was approved immediately, despite the fact that we have similarly good credit ratings and the fact that I make slightly more money then him. When I asked the sales staff about the delay, they informed me that the difficulty arose form the fact that, while my brother is a full time employee, I am, hypothetically, a part time employee and therefore less eligible for financing. While I attempted to explain that I actually had a full time career with a media group which publishes two local papers and, because each of these papers is fiercely territorial, I am paid individually by each of these papers, thus making it appear as though I have two part time jobs as opposed to a single career, the sports shop still waffled on the issue of financing until my brother threatened to cancel his order. This unique employment situation resulted form a promotion I accepted several months ago and I’m now worrying that, despite the fact that it has improved my credit rating, this situation has damaged my ability to obtain financing. Were my recent difficulties merely the result of the fact that I was attempting to obtain in-house financing from a small sports shop, or is my employment situation having a greater effect on my ability to obtain financing?

What is the relationship between 911 and Saddam?

Serious answers please...joint guardianship? I'll try to keep this short. Nothing is court ordered, but my ex and I verbally agreed to joint guardianship of our toddler. He is a narcissistic, power tripping, show boating bully. ( he works in finance...stock market so he thinks he's untouchable ). Anyway, I generously have allowed him most weekend days with our child. He has only ever kept our child overnight 3 times, only one night. So over a week ago, I informed him of my niece's birthday party that our child is invited to. He told me he would "think about" whether or not he would consent to our kid going to this party. Today, he told me that he would be keeping our boy for 2 nights this weekend, and that he wouldn't be able to attend the birthday party. So, i told him that unless he agreed to return him in time to go to the party on sunday, ( which was about 6 hours earlier than he intended to bring him home ), to not bother coming by to pick him up at all. So he told his lawyers I refused access. Was I wrong? We have been separated for 5 months now. I normally cower down to him and bend over backwards to accommodate his demands. He's hired the most expensive lawyers in town to intimidate me. He constantly sets up visitation times, then cancels last minute, or calls to change the time at the last minute. He often brings him home early..and he does all this to make sure he has control of my life...basically so I don't get one. when i say he's only kept him one night, i mean one night at a time...no consecutive nights thanks, yes, I do keep a journal of each time he cancels or is hours late or only takes him for 45 minutes ... funny last weekend when he was supposed to keep him for 2 nights, he brought him back after the first night because our boy was sick...i guess he's only his son when he's completely healthy, but if there is actual caretaking involved, he brings him back to me..

Anyone else slightly scared of University? I'm currently a 19 year old, working on a year out for a Year in Industry placement within the UK. However, that ends on 24th August and I have 3 weeks to prepare for Uni life, including my finance options, clothes, travel, food etc etc. Is anyone else feeling in the same boat and starting University in September?

What are some of the most creative ways your x has put off paying child support? Not enough postage, a tornado cost me my job, I don't think you need it, let your new husband pay our kids bills. These are a few I have heard recently, I am just wondering how many other men/women are in the same boat? I have 3 wonderful daughters....they are losing out on a lot, mostly because, however creative we can be with our finances, we just don't make enough money, for everyone to do everything!

Interested in some different inputs in regards to life after college? I graduated May 2007 with a degree in Finance from a tier 3 school. I never did any internships, but worked a bunch of dead end jobs that lend me no experience in my field. I have been looking for jobs since I graduated and am starting to get overwhelmed because I dont want to go into sales and I dont want a temp jop doing idiot work. Interested in how long it took to find your first job, and can you give me any advice on how to go about looking for it. I currently reside in the city of my youth but everyone I grew up with has moved on or is doing their own thing and we dont talk anymore. It feels like I moved to a totally new city, kind of wierd. Anyways what I was saying was looking for jobs tends to employ numerous job hunt varieties. Networking, Job Boards, Career Fairs, Newspaper, Friends & Family. What method seemed to work best. If anyone graduated in the same boat as me with little or no experience in your field how did you go about getting your experience? Thanks

is there anything i can do? is anyone in this situation? ok so i think that me, my mom, and my sis might be suffering from domestic abuse...whenever my dad is angry insults my mother, me, and my sis saying things how we are all miserable, stupid, menstruating women etc.. he completely cuts off finances for us.. hes also sent my mom mean emails and phone calls just putting her down. he always has to be in control. wen he is mad he immediately cuts the tv cord and my mom says it makes him feel powerful to do these things. he get violent too. he has hit my mom a number of times and i remember wen he tried to push her off a boat after hitting her. he has hit my sister many times because she is stubborn and angers him easily. he has grabbed my sis and me around the neck and shook us around. he has thrown my sis against stairs before and he has hit me once that i can remember always squeezes my arms unbelievably hard and has backed me into a wall.. i didnt think this was all that bad or unusual beofre but i feel so destroyed from this im now realizing this isnt normal...wen he's not mad he is so sweet so i feel very guilty even thinking he abuses us..but wen i try to confront my dad about everything he makes it sound like i am being ridiculous and am trying to sound like a suffering child...wen we confront my mom she pushes it away as no big deal ..my mom has said we are leaving before or getting divorced but it never happens and i kno she will never leave him...

John will receive a trust fund when he turns 18 years old 21 months from now. The current balance is $11000 an John will receive a trust fund when he turns 18 years old 21 months from now. The current balance is $11000 and the fund earns 7.5% interest compounded monthly. He wishes to buy a boat and he can afford $130 each month on a loan to finance it. How much can he borrow at 5% interest, if he wishes to be able to pay off the balance of the loan when he receives his trust fund?

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G/F makes me out to be horrible, why does she do this? My g/f tells everyone all these things about me, like she loves to embarrase me. She tells people I still want my ex. Very untrue, I used to be close to my ex after out divorce, (we have 3 kids) My new g/f at the time said it made her uncomf, so my ex and I backed off, yet she talks with her ex several times a day, it's the "differant" thing that gets me. Tells everyone its her house, and they say kick me out. She fails to mention I have made every payment on this house from day 1! Makes them think Im a freeloader. she dont work! I make the $404 car payment that she drives, I make the boat payment that she plays with, she has a hard time just paying utilities and gets mad if I say I dont want to help with them. My finances have fallen apart, but hers has risin to the top, ty to me! but all I get is how I lie to her, "never have" How I dont come home from work and just want to b all over her every free min. How im stressin over work and thats enough, just workin myself up. sorry, but ty To add to this, I am a great Father, not blowing smoke, my 3 kids and I have a wonderful relationship, they also like my g/f. I put my kids first on any list and that was told to my g/f at day 1. She knows this and also feels the same about hers. no conflict there. We did go to therapy, she embarresed me so much I had to walk out, I couldnt get a word in edge wise, the Dr. told her she was too controlling as some of you have said. But after reading some of her questions on here, I can say I had enough, she says I dont know how good I got it, well lets see how the shoe fits the other foot. All of her 3 xhusbands were supposed abusers, she got me and I have never raised a hand to any woman, she accused me once becaused I pulled her into a room so as to not let the kids hear our argueing, and as soon as that happened she went off saying I was just like the others. I wonder why they all seemed to be that way, is what I told her.

last year i signed up for a computer course with advent, i went in with good intentions? to do well and gain good qualifications in I.T!! unfortunately 1 month in to the course i was made redundant from my job and therefore tried to cancel the course!!! purely because i had no way of paying for it and didnt want to get in financial trouble!!!! baring in mind i had not progressed to stage 2 of the course i was on i thought it would not be a problem once i explained my circumstances, that was not the case with advent, they were very patronising and told me they would give me all the support i needed, point is i could NOT afford to pay for it no matter how much support they gave me!!! basically they had received the loan of £4,500 off barclay partner finance and didnt want to give it back!!! now a year on im in the same boat i havent touched the course since i tried to cancel 12 months ago, and the payment has gone up to £9,500 nearly 100% increase!!! advent dont give a toss about the money and i now owe barclays 9k!! i dont have that money, and me n my family are barely getting by as it is without this big mess!!! i set out to better myself and all seems to backfire on me, whilst the money grabbers at the top cant stop laughing!! i keep receiving debt collectors letters threatening with the usual and would like some good advice on what i can do!!!! plz help!!!

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Does anyone else have a ptnr that pciks on them and tells them their useless? I have a bit of a pipedream to just pack up and leave one day - I'm taking one step at a time and steadily working towards this goal. The reason I can't leave straight away is my family have given me money provided I stay married so I would need to finance a new place to live and just day to day stuff from my own earnings (which ain't big) But what I hav realised is having all the money in the world means nothing if everyone around you belittles you all the time. Is anyone else in the same boat and how are you handling it?

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wat should i do im confused...any adivce?? and people in this situation??? ok so i think that me, my mom, and my sis might be suffering from domestic abuse...whenever my dad is angry insults my mother, me, and my sis saying things how we are all miserable, stupid, menstruating women etc.. he completely cuts off finances for us.. hes also sent my mom mean emails and phone calls just putting her down. he always has to be in control. wen he is mad he immediately cuts the tv cord and my mom says it makes him feel powerful to do these things. he get violent too. he has hit my mom a number of times and i remember wen he tried to push her off a boat after hitting her. he has hit my sister many times because she is stubborn and angers him easily. he has grabbed my sis and me around the neck and shook us around. he has thrown my sis against stairs before and he has hit me once that i can remember always squeezes my arms unbelievably hard and has backed me into a wall.. i didnt think this was all that bad or unusual beofre but i feel so destroyed from this im now realizing this isnt normal...wen he's not mad he is so sweet so i feel very guilty even thinking he abuses us..but wen i try to confront my dad about everything he makes it sound like i am being ridiculous and am trying to sound like a suffering child...wen we confront my mom she pushes it away as no big deal ..my mom has said we are leaving before or getting divorced but it never happens and i kno she will never leave him...