Earlier today, the United States carried out simultaneous strikes against terrorist facilities and infrastructure in Afghanistan.
There have been threats against American facilities - but not private individuals - in connection with the conflict, an advisory from the department states.
He said he is considering a regulatory crackdown "against several facilities."
The threats "were against American targets, interests and facilities in all regions," said a department spokesman who declined to be identified.
This in turn would require opponents to the tariff to travel a distance to carry out any threats or insurrection against federal facilities.
Intelligence investigations look into terrorist incidents and threats made against State Department employees and facilities throughout the world.
The agency is currently investigating 1,200 complaints against juvenile facilities around the state.
If sanctions fail, Israel has hinted it is prepared to order air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Air strikes against military facilities and alleged WMD sites continued into 2002.
They are also not allowed to represent individuals or address specific individual cases, but they are able to file lawsuits against facilities as a whole.