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Chicago cabbie accused of aiding Al Qaeda
Chicago Tribune ^ | March 26, 2010 | Jeff Coen
Posted on March 26, 2010 1:42:56 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A Chicago taxi driver who is a Pakistani native was arrested today on charges he provided material support to Al Qaeda by attempting to send money overseas, federal authorities said.
Raja Lahrasib Khan, 56, claimed to be an acquaintance of terror leaders in Pakistan, authorities said. He is due in federal court in Chicago later this afternoon.
Khan was arrested without incident this morning in downtown Chicago while working, authorities said.
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Feds charge Chicago cab driver with having terrorist ties
March 26, 2010
(AP)
SNIPPET: Khan spoke with another man identified in the complaint only as Individual B on March 11 and appeared to be talking about an attack on an unspecified stadium within the United States, according to the complaint.
Khan allegedly said bags containing remote controlled bombs could be placed within the stadium and then, boom, boom, boom, boom, prosecutors said.
Here’s the Justice Dept press release on the Chicago cabbie:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/iln/pr/chicago/2010/pr0326_01.pdf
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IRGC MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION UNCOVERED IN GULF
(”Source: Alarabiya, March 23, 2010”) via THE MEMRI BLOG.org ^ | Posted March 26, 2010 | n/a
Posted on March 27, 2010 3:08:27 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: “According to the report, the funds, from IRGC opium sales, reached the Bahraini minister from Colombia, eastern China, and Azerbaijan, and were transferred to Europe.
According to the report, Ali Jannati, the son of senior Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati , is also involved; he is Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait.”
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