Additional
Information: From the U.S. Department of State:
Aum Supreme Truth (Aum)
a.k.a. Aum Shinrikyo, Aleph
Description
A cult established in 1987 by Shoko Asahara, the Aum aimed to take over Japan, then the world. Approved as a religious entity in 1989 u
Aum Supreme Truth Sites:
BBC News - Profile: Shoko Asahara BBC News - Profile: Shoko Asahara: Profile of Shoko Asahara, who led Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult which carried out the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3504237.stm
Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph in the News Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph in the News: Collection of articles and links in chronological order on Aum and its newly recreated form, from Cults on Campus, a cult watchdog group. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://www.cultsoncampus.com/aum.html
Japan Times - Chronology of Aum Developments Japan Times - Chronology of Aum Developments: Gives a 20 year synopsis of events of the Aum Shinri Kyo, up to the death sentence handed down to its leader. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040228a6.htm
FAS: Aum Supreme Truth (Aum) FAS: Aum Supreme Truth (Aum): Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/aum.htm
CDC: Aum Shinrikyo: Once and Future Threat? CDC: Aum Shinrikyo: Once and Future Threat?: The group's sarin gas attacks and unsuccessful attempts to release botulin toxin and anthrax spores, funding sources, and background. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no4/olson.htm
ICT: Aum Shinrikyo ICT: Aum Shinrikyo: Articles, links, updates and history of attacks. From The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Israel. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://www.ict.org.il/inter_ter/orgdet.cfm?orgid=68
Aum Sect/Shoko Asahara Aum Sect/Shoko Asahara: Database of news article on Aum and its founder, including historical background, criminal prosecutions, claims against Aum, government action, public reaction to Aum, and protests against the cult. (Aum Supreme Truth) http://www.rickross.com/groups/asahara.html