Mr. Chairman, members, and distinguished guests, it is my honor to contribute to these discussions on the subject of terrorist financing. I'm here to shed light on the past, with the hope that this prologue of terrorist funding can be used as a tool … [Read more...] about Understanding Terrorist Financing: Past As Prologue – A Statement By Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld
Articles and Presentations on Economic Warfare
Arafat's Corruption
We all know that the Palestinians deserve better. But there is no chance until the world confronts a major problem: the immense corruption of Arafat and the Palestinian Authority. Overlooked is the fact that Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza … [Read more...] about Arafat's Corruption
On the 9/11 attacks on the US -Evil’s Unwitting Helper
The murderous terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan and damaged the Pentagon, delivered a very clear and sobering message yesterday: The leader of the free world is vulnerable. Blame and responsibility for the most … [Read more...] about On the 9/11 attacks on the US -Evil’s Unwitting Helper
Intifada Gives Cover To Arafat's Graft And Fraud
Foreign leaders applauded President George W. Bush's call for greater transparency in governance in written remarks to the Global Forum on Fighting Corruption held in The Hague on May 28. What remains to be seen is how the Bush administration … [Read more...] about Intifada Gives Cover To Arafat's Graft And Fraud
Corruption Lives
The Principality of Monaco, a French protectorate, lives mainly off its financial industry, which like other tax havens has its share of dirty money. Despite Monaco's claim that things are under control, it is under pressure from France to clean up … [Read more...] about Corruption Lives
Don't Bank On Corruption
Four years after the war on corruption was launched by James D. Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, and after many international conventions, multilateral and international agreements against bribery and corruption, corruption still appears to … [Read more...] about Don't Bank On Corruption
Fighting International Graft: Lending Bodies Can Bolster War On Corruption
It was James D. Wolfensohn, the president of the World Bank, who on October 1996 suggested a "war" against corruption, warning that: "the international community simply must deal with the cancer of corruption, because it is a major barrier to … [Read more...] about Fighting International Graft: Lending Bodies Can Bolster War On Corruption
The Narcotic-Terrorism Connection
"A growing narcotics network is only a part of an increased trend of international lawlessness," said Secretary of State George Shultz in a 1984 address to the Miami Chamber of Commerce. The Reagan administration is increasingly emphasizing the link … [Read more...] about The Narcotic-Terrorism Connection