The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold hearing today on “The United Nations: Urgent Problems that Need Congressional Action,” including recommendations to stop funding the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Perhaps now that the U.S. debt … [Read more...] about Congress Should Stop Funding UNRWA
Terrorist Financing
Wikileaks – Saudi Arabia: Their Oil Is Thicker Than Our Blood
Wikileaks reported on November 28, 2010, that a cable from the State Department in December 2009, said that Saudi donors remain the primary financiers of Sunni militant groups like Al Qaeda. This report stated the obvious, and stands in contrast to … [Read more...] about Wikileaks – Saudi Arabia: Their Oil Is Thicker Than Our Blood
The Connection Between Drug Trade And Global Terrorism
Possible Ties To Murky Finance System Examined
WASHINGTON - An informal money-exchange network known as 'hawala' - a centuries-old system that operates outside conventional banking networks - is at the center of the investigation into three Pakistanis arrested Thursday in Massachusetts and Maine … [Read more...] about Possible Ties To Murky Finance System Examined
Defund The Taliban
Drug money is funding the Taliban's increasingly numerous and bolder attacks in Afghanistan. Yet, the United States has shifted its policy from eradicating poppy fields - the source of the high-grade cheap heroin that feeds at least 93% of the … [Read more...] about Defund The Taliban
Turning The Battle Against Drugs
On his recent surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Obama properly criticized the government for ignoring corruption and mismanagement. At the same time, the United States' current policy allows Afghan opium production, the major funding source … [Read more...] about Turning The Battle Against Drugs
U.S. Authorities Claim Al-Qaeda Has Financial Difficulties
A senior official at the U.S. Treasury is claiming that al-Qaeda has encountered financial difficulties and during the course of the year has made more than one appeal for funds. Rachel Ehrenfeld said... "They call themselves the Taliban, they call … [Read more...] about U.S. Authorities Claim Al-Qaeda Has Financial Difficulties
U.S. Bails Out Palestinian Terrorism – Again
The Obama administration militarizes the Palestinians. The May 28 meeting between President Barak Obama and Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas, confirms that this Administration, like its predecessors, refuses to learn from the past. In yet … [Read more...] about U.S. Bails Out Palestinian Terrorism – Again
A Recession In Terrorism Finance?
The economic downturn and instability of the financial markets in the West has battered global economies. Despite the accompanying drop in oil prices, the current financial crisis has actually presented opportunities to expedite the influence and … [Read more...] about A Recession In Terrorism Finance?
Where Is Saudi Support For Taliban Victims?
A conspicuous lack of aid shows where the Kingdom stands. Conspicuously, neither Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz nor the rulers of any Arab or Muslim state are holding special national telethons to help raise funds for some 400,000 new … [Read more...] about Where Is Saudi Support For Taliban Victims?