Yesterday's news that Yasser Arafat has a $1.3 billion personal slush fund is no surprise. The information disclosed by Israel's military-intelligence chief emphasized that the stash was not skimmed from aid intended for the Palestinian people … [Read more...] about Arafat's Stash – The Guy's A Billionaire. Where Does His Money Come From?
Terrorist Financing
And A Thief, Too: Yasser Arafat Takes What He Likes
President Bush's call to change the Palestinian leadership and to bring reform, accountability, and transparency to the Palestinian Authority should focus attention on the financial corruption of Arafat's regime. Before Bush's speech, Condoleezza … [Read more...] about And A Thief, Too: Yasser Arafat Takes What He Likes
Funding Terrorism: A Speech Given At Aviation Week
The terrorists who killed thousands of innocent people while destroying the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan and damaging the Pentagon, delivered a very clear and sobering message: The country that leads the free world is vulnerable. Indeed, … [Read more...] about Funding Terrorism: A Speech Given At Aviation Week
Not By Bullets and Bombs Alone
Bin Laden started his terrorist career as a rich patron of Islamic mercenaries, fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda, the umbrella organization he helped establish in Afghanistan 12 years ago, now employs 3,000 civilians and 2,000 armed … [Read more...] about Not By Bullets and Bombs Alone
U.S. Ignored Money Trail: Bush Will Fail If He Doesn’t Cut Off Terrorist Financing
In the welter of events following the bombing of the World Trade Center in Feb. 26, 1993, few noticed that the first man arrested, Mohammed Salameh -- the poor, unemployed illegal immigrant -- offered $5 million for bail. Where could he get this kind … [Read more...] about U.S. Ignored Money Trail: Bush Will Fail If He Doesn’t Cut Off Terrorist Financing
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