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The United States will pledge $400 million in aid to Kosovo next week at a donors conference expected to raise more than $1 billion for the newly independent state, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday..... The Bush administration requested the bulk of its pledge from the U.S. Congress more than a year ago, well before Kosovo declared independence, out of a certainty that the region would need financial help whenever it declared independence.

<p>A financial-crimes task force that has targeted terrorists' efforts to raise illicit cash expanded operations yesterday to more than a dozen U.S. cities and outposts in Europe and the Middle East in what was described as a major crackdown on international terrorism.</p>

Under intense American pressure, Israel has agreed to transfer to the Palestinian Authority two billion shekels due it under the terms of the Oslo agreements. Some think it is a mistake to provide funds for terrorist organizations such as this one. The obligation to do so has only questionable legality, since the Oslo agreements have been violated repeatedly by the Palestinian terrorists. Moreover, although the money is supposed to be used for humanitarian purposes, money is fungible. Any funds transferred to the Palestinian Authority will certainly improve the ability of the Palestinians to kill more Israelis, which will not improve...

In the past few weeks radical Muslims have attacked again, including a bombing of a French ship, a bombing that killed hundreds—mostly Australians—in Indonesia, bombings in the Philippines, and possibly a bombing of a Moscow McDonald’s restaurant. The director of the CIA told Congress in October 2002 to expect another major attack within the U.S.’s borders, as the level of suspected terrorist communications intercepted now is similar to those in the months prior to the September 11 attack. There is no doubt that Islamic governments finance this war against the U.S. There are countries that are actively at war against...

Saudi Arabia Is Worse Than You ThinkBy Deroy Murdock FrontPageMagazine.com | August 9, 2002 NEW YORK - The Bush Administration once again heard the cold, hard facts about Saudi Arabia's growing threat. And once again, they covered their ears."Saudi Arabia supports our enemies and attacks our allies," Rand Corporation analyst Laurent Murawiec told the Defense Policy Board last July 10. "The Saudis are active at every level of the terror chain, from planners to financiers, from cadre to foot-soldier, from ideologist to cheerleader," he said to this advisory panel of former elected officials and security experts.Senior administration officials would have...