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
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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
Hot Interview
Bryan Preston, of Hot Air has posted an important interview with Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, on the Alms for Jihad controversy. We ought to be grateful for the courage of Rachel Ehrenfeld. After listening to this remarkable interview, you may want to go … [Read more...] about Hot Interview
The Chronicle Of Higher Education
Cambridge University Press announced this week that it would pulp all unsold copies of the 2006 book Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World, in response to a libel claim filed in England by Khalid bin Mahfouz, a Saudi banker. The … [Read more...] about The Chronicle Of Higher Education
Attention Authors: Be Afraid, Very Afraid…. Especially If You Write About The Saudis And Their Sup
Whenever David Irving's libel case against me comes up someone inevitably asks: How could he sue you in the UK? I explain that my book was bought and published by Penguin UK and therefore he could drag me into a UK court. Turns out that now the reach … [Read more...] about Attention Authors: Be Afraid, Very Afraid…. Especially If You Write About The Saudis And Their Sup