That's obvious!
How about a big welcome for gehgehtester! This grossly misguided person has just registered today with freerepublic and is declaring Jihad against us.
Posted on 12/04/2001 7:15:39 AM PST by Plummz
WASHINGTON (AP) - Targeting the pocketbooks of terrorists, the Bush administration froze the assets early Tuesday of an American Islamic foundation and two overseas groups accused of financing the militant Palestinian organization Hamas.
Under an order that took effect shortly after midnight, the administration also shut four U.S. offices of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, an organization based in Richardson, Texas, that raised $13 million last year. The foundation, which calls itself the largest Muslim charity in the United States, denied that it was a front for Hamas.
Agents with the FBI and Treasury Department used the order by Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill to seize documents found at Holy Land offices in Richardson, Texas; Paterson, N.J.; San Diego, Calif.; and Ridgeview, Ill. The Treasury Department will seek search warrants later allowing agents to review the records seized Tuesday, said a senior administration official.
It is the third time since October that the administration has frozen assets of groups suspected of aiding terrorists.
The two financial groups targeted Tuesday, both based in Palestinian-controlled territory, are Al Aqsa International Bank and the Beit El-Mal Holdings Co., an investment group. It was unclear whether either group had assets in the United States, but the administration was urging allies to freeze the organizations' holdings.
The administration had planned the crackdown for later in the month, but moved up the action after the weekend suicide bombings in Israel that killed 26 people. The schedule change scuttled administration plans for coordinated action by its allies, officials said.
Hamas, already on the State Department terrorist list, has taken responsibility for the attacks in Israel. The Israeli government declared war on terrorism and blamed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for the attacks.
The administration's action reflects a willingness by President Bush to crack down on influential Muslim groups tied to terrorism, a new step in his broad campaign to use military, financial and intelligence tools to undermine terrorism.
Last month, the administration seized suspected terrorist assets in the United States linked to Islamic money exchanges operating in the United States.
The Holy Land Foundation issued a statement denying that it provides any financial support to terrorist groups or individuals and expressing confidence the organization will be cleared of the allegations.
``The decision by the U.S. government to seize the charitable donations of Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan is an affront to millions of Muslim Americans who entrust charities like ours to assist in fulfilling their religious obligations,'' the foundation said.
Al Aqsa International Bank was founded in 1997 with $20 million in capital, but did not begin operating until September 1999, according to administration officials. The bank is owned by the Jordanian Islamic Bank and by Beit El-Mal. Many of the same people who run Al Aqsa bank also control Beit El-Mal, officials said.
Israel outlawed Beit El-Mal in May 1998, accusing it of being tied to Hamas.
In Nablus, West Bank, Hamas spokesman Tasir Imran said: ``Hamas doesn't take money from any institution in the world. Hamas is funded by the Palestinian people here, not by foundations based in America or anywhere else in the world.
Ranaan Gissin, an aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, praised the moves against the groups. ``It's cutting off the umbilical cord of terrorist groups, it's going to reduce their ability to act, we welcome this kind of act,'' he said.
he contines to harbour millions of them right here in US
Get your head out of your AS*. Bush inherited this mess from your boy Bubba!! You should get down on your knees and thank G*D we finally have an adult running this country.
Haha, here's "Holy Land's" website, listing "retractions" they extracted from the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Laura and others for their earlier branding of Holy Land as a terrorist organization.
Looks like the retractions will have to be retracted.
Note the website's theme: "It's for the children."
The worst part of if all, is that this company has laid off, and continues to lay off American workers while keeping the American-hating radical Islamic leaches employed.
I have expressed my concern more than once to our so-called representatives in Washington (Dick Armey, Sam Johnson, Kay Hutchison, and Phil Gramm).
Perhaps they think that re-election money from these companies and the universities that get out-of-state tuition far outweighs the benefit of national security.
he contines to harbour millions of them right here in US
That's a stretch. GWB is much more supportive of immigration initiatives than most citizens want. Granted, a percentage of them are probably terrorists who really don't like our government or way of life. But, he isn't "coddling terrorists". He's coddling immigrants.
Of course, the only solution is to restrict immigration. So, maybe if you had said "his coddling of immigrants makes it too easy for terrorists to operate in the US" you might be making some sense.
That's obvious!
How about a big welcome for gehgehtester! This grossly misguided person has just registered today with freerepublic and is declaring Jihad against us.
Like kill the infidels. Other than mass murder, they're a peaceful religion.
The public schools have joined them in their moon God worship. Praise Alla? Freeze the NEA! Terrorist training is now illegal.
You can't even lie efficiently.
Stupid liberal. Running a country is different than running a whore house. You should thank Bush for saving your sorry butt!
Who do you think let these terrorists in this country? The rapist n chief, loser.
You've got that right.
Killing thousands of innocent muslims in Afganistan?
What have you been reading, Cosmotaliban Magazine!
You should stay out of politics. It's not you greatest strength. Try nursery rhyme chanting.
They got in the way of a bomb, collateral damage.
Apparently a universal theme for terrorists, anti-Americans, and socialists...Klintons, baahbaah baahxer, anti-gun nuts, etc.
AHAHAHAH.LOL. AHAHAHAH. Now that's funny!
1st thing : I am not liberal or supporter of that man x42
bush is visiting terrorist camps (... mosqes) here in US
coddling terrorist in white house(muslim clerics..)
allowing pakistanis to airlift their military personal supporing taliban from KUNDUZ
has still bin-powel as secretary of state
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NEED I SAY MORE. Looks like another TROLL
Probably the same thing as the 6,000 dead at the WTC.
We don't kill the innocent, they do.
Only the Al Quata are targets.
DU democraps live underground down for the day?
Your version of salvation is to destroy Western Civilization.
The picture is NOT in my private collection you html genius.
"I've always been a FR reader.
I vote Republican, and I love this site."
Trying for the seminar poster award?
You lose.
Simple - and anyone who reads the koran (sp) can see this FACT - obvious to the most casual observer - and don't give me any crap about taking something out of context, because that's neither true nor applicable!
Never turn your back on an islamic!
Maybe I'm confused, but wasn't the Richardson Texas location raided and shut down by 80 pajama-wearing FBI agents only a handful of days before 9-11?
Just a reminder next time you go off on a hyperbolic and lie-filled rant about GW.
Arrest the whole Democrap party?
Just asking.
And it doesn't even DO THAT! Iran and Iraq were at war for years, and Saddam won't even put Kuwait on the map. AND the Takiban were murdering Afghans. THEY CAN'T EVEN "LOVE" THEIR OWN KIND!!!!
Klintoon is worst but
Bush is also coddling terrorists
which is bad indeed.
also how do you assume that if somebody criticizes bush
he supports klintoon. Its not either or thing
klintoon was coddling terrorists but so is bush (muslims in us, pakistan, saudiArabia etc
just because he is not klintoon or gore mean he is always right
remember what was on his mind on September 10: legalizing millions of mexicans for votes
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