Posted on 09/14/2014 10:47:11 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Edited on 09/14/2014 11:12:24 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Islamic State militants, who once relied on wealthy Persian Gulf donors for money, have become a self-sustaining financial juggernaut, earning more than $3 million a day from oil smuggling, human trafficking, theft and extortion, according to U.S. intelligence officials and private experts.
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Seems to me that maybe the oil fields would be a good target. If not that, perhaps the pipelines. At $60/barrel and $3million a day, some of that has to be visible from the air.
Where do they keep their money...in a bank? Why can’t the US block funds transfer? I guess they could if they wanted to...
Tax collector — second oldest profession.
We bombed Hitler’s oil production capability.
Why can we not do the same to ISIS’?
These facilities were designed in the West, we have the drawings, we know exactly where they, so why is there no action against them?
Yet here in America we don’t collect taxes from the first oldest profession.
Probably because the rightful owners would have to clean up the mess.
When you title theft as ‘earnings’, you’ve gotta be drive by media...
Good point, but our gov’t does the same thing. They just commit legalized theft.
Curious when smuggling, theft, and extortion became earning?
Dealt some drugs? Stole some cash? There’s a line on your income tax form to declare it.
As ridiculous as it sounds, the federal government requires that money acquired through illegal means be reported and taxed just like legitimate income. It’s right there on the official IRS tax instructions: “Income from illegal activities, such as money from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on Form 1040, line 21, or on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) if from your self-employment activity.”
http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/28/news/economy/illegal-income-tax/index.html
Don’t forget that’s how they caught Al Capone; tax evasion.
Pimp being the oldest.
Russian govt, Russia mafia and Islamists work together in the largest human trafficking rings in the world.
Russian govt and Russian mafia = the same thing.
Americans need to grow up.
this is normal in many parts of the world
Al Capone?
Because the politically correct politicians are fighting the war, not the generals. Ultimately, this will cost US lives but they’re too damn stupid to see it.
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