On August 8, the U.S. Treasury Department designated the al-Salah Society as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), calling it "one of the largest and best funded Hamas charities." Treasury revealed that Hamas had used al-Salah, "to finance … [Read more...] about The Hamas Pr Machine In America
Fighting Financial Jihad
Of the 36 writers and publishers that Saudi billionaire — and terror financier — Khalid bin Mahfouz has sued or threatened to sue in England for libel, only Rachel Ehrenfeld the author of Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed - and How to Stop It … [Read more...] about Fighting Financial Jihad
Russia’s Artful Dodger
Alcoa Inc.'s shares may have fallen 30% since their July 2007 peak, but that only makes the world's second largest aluminum producer a more tempting takeover target. A few foreign companies have expressed interest, including United Company Rusal … [Read more...] about Russia’s Artful Dodger
Terror Criminal Links Growing
Al Qaeda’s sophisticated new media campaign clearly demonstrates that the group does not lack funding. Contrary to popular belief, organizing, maintaining, training, and operating terrorist groups require large and liquid sums. Most terrorist … [Read more...] about Terror Criminal Links Growing
Web Of Terror
On Aug. 8, the Treasury Department finally listed the Al-Salah Society as "one of the largest and best-funded Hamas charities." The director of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Adam Szubin, said, "Today's action … [Read more...] about Web Of Terror
Saudis Sue For Secrecy
August 8, 2007 -- THE Saudis' efforts to keep a veil of secrecy over their sup port for al Qaeda and Hamas got a shot in the arm last week, as a British publisher opted to suppress a controversial book on the financing of terror. Facing the mere … [Read more...] about Saudis Sue For Secrecy
Hot Air Audio: How One Wealthy Jihad Supporter Is Using UK Courts To Kill American Free Speech
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of this story. The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. required) on Wednesday published an article about Khalid bin Mafouz, a wealthy Saudi banker, and his successful effort to persuade the Cambridge … [Read more...] about Hot Air Audio: How One Wealthy Jihad Supporter Is Using UK Courts To Kill American Free Speech
New York Court Agrees To Examine Libel Case Protection Issue
The New York State Supreme Court has agreed to request to investigate whether the State's law would give a federal court the right to protect one of its citizens from enforcement of an award of damages and a costs order made by an English Court. The … [Read more...] about New York Court Agrees To Examine Libel Case Protection Issue
The Fly In The Bin Mahfouz Ointment
U.K. libel laws and courts have been among Saudi Arabia’s most successful tools to veil its Islamic proselytization and terrorist funding. The Saudi operator is billionaire Khalid Bin Mahfouz, who has sued or threatened to sue some 36 U.S. and U.K. … [Read more...] about The Fly In The Bin Mahfouz Ointment
Libel Suit Leads To Destruction Of Books
Cambridge University Press has agreed to destroy all unsold copies of a 2006 book by two American authors, "Alms for Jihad," following a libel action brought against it in England, the latest development in what critics say is an effort by Saudis to … [Read more...] about Libel Suit Leads To Destruction Of Books