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1987-1991:

Bin Laden’s Brother-in-Law Khalifa Sets Up Al-Qaeda Fronts in Philippines

MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA.

Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, bin Laden’s BROTHER-IN-LAW, moves to the PHILIPPINES and sets up numerous financial fronts to benefit al-Qaeda. KHALIFA is not only one of bin Laden’s brothers-in-law, but he also says that during the 1980s, “OSAMA WAS MY BEST FRIEND. MORE THAN A BROTHER….” [Australian, 1/16/2003; CNN, 11/25/2004]

In the mid-1980s, Khalifa was already a very SENIOR MEMBER of the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN LEBANON AND RAN THE PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN OFFICE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE, where he was active in sending recruits to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan (see Late 1980s).

Sent to the Philippines by bin Laden in 1987 or 1988, he soon MARRIES TWO FILIPINO WOMEN. He SETS UP more than a dozen BUSINESSES AND CHARITIES, all of which appear to be FRONTS TO FUND THE ABU SAYYAF AND MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT (MILF) MILITANT GROUPS:

The Islamic Wisdom Worldwide Mission (IWWM), which will later be blamed for FUNNELING BIN LADEN MONEY to militants (see February 15, 1999 and October 8-November 8, 2002).

The International Relations and Information Center (IRIC), which is later seen as the main funding vehicle for the BONINKA PLOT (see Spring 1995).

The Philippine branch of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO), founded in September 1991.

The IIRO does some charity work, but a PHILIPPINE CABINET OFFICIAL WILL LATER NOTE that it -

“built up the good will of the community through charity and then turned segments of the population into agents.”

The IIRO is a charity suspected of funding militant activities in numerous places around the world, but the US HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO PROSECUTE IT DUE TO ITS DIRECT LINKS TO THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT (see January 1996 and October 12, 2001).

Khalifa is not only the first head of the IIRO’s Philippine branch, but also the IIRO’s regional director for all of Southeast Asia. The IIRO’s offices are often staffed by members of the Abu Sayyaf and MILF. For instance, one IIRO branch office director is also the Abu Sayyaf’s intelligence chief until he is killed in June 1994. [Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8/9/2000; CNN, 1/27/2002; Contemporary Southeast Asia, 8/1/2003; Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College, 9/1/2005 pdf file]

It is estimated that as much as 70 percent of the money from these fronts are spent on militant groups. In one case, a charity that KHALIFA CLAIMED HAD BUILT 30 ORPHANAGES HAD ONLY BUILT ONE. [Newsweek International, 10/22/2001] The Philippines will investigate Khalifa and expel him from the country by late 1994 (see December 15, 1994 and December 1, 1994).

KHALIFA apparently never returns [to the Phillipines]. He will no longer be directly connected to these charities, but they will all continue operating despite widely reported terrorist ties (see 1995 and After, February 15, 1999, August 9, 2000), and they will usually continue to be RUN BY KHALIFA’S CLOSE ASSOCIATES (see October 8-November 8, 2002 and September 25, 2003).

The US will FINALLY OFFICIALLY DECLARE THE PHILIPPINE BRANCH OF THE IIRO A TERRORISM FINANCIER IN 2006 (see August 3, 2006).

One can see why other countries have no regard for us. The Saudi come first perhaps even get billing ahead of the US.

1988:

Al Taqwa Bank Founded; Tied to Nazi Supporters
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Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood found the Al Taqwa Bank. This bank will later be accused of being the largest financial supporter of al-Qaeda, Hamas, the GIA in Algeria, and other organizations officially designated by the US as groups that sponsor terrorism. For instance, the Treasury Department will later claim that $60 million in funding for Hamas will pass through Al Taqwa in 1997.

The bank is mostly based on both sides of the border between Switzerland and Italy, but important branches are established in Liechtenstein and the Bahamas as offshore tax havens. [US Department of the Treasury, 8/29/2002] Newsweek will explain, “Al Taqwa, which means ‘Fear of God,’ was launched… by leaders of the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, a SECRET SOCIETY DEVOTED TO THE CREATION OF A WORLDWIDE ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT (a goal not unlike the UPPER echelons, in the secret society FreeMasons.

The Brotherhood wanted to create a FINANCIAL INSTITUTION in which devout Muslims could INVEST their money. It would OPERATE UNDER STRICT ISLAMIC LAW, which PROHIBITS BANKS FROM CHARGING INTEREST. But investigators believe the convoluted structure of Al Taqwa made it easy to use as a money-laundering mechanism.… The [central] operation consisted of four men working at computers in a small apartment in LUGANO, Switzerland. Lugano, which sits near the Italian border, is a KIND OF ALPINE TIJUANA, well known as a HAVEN FOR TAX EVADERS AND MONEY LAUNDERERS.” [Newsweek, 3/18/2002]

Reportedly, in 1995, Italian investigators will tell a Swiss prosecutor that Al Taqwa and related entities comprise “the most important financial structure of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic terrorist organizations.” [Salon, 3/15/2002] SIX MEMBERS OF THE bin LADEN FAMILY ARE AMONG THE ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BAHAMAS BRANCH. [Wall Street Journal, 12/17/2001]

A number of the bank’s leaders have TIES TO Nazism or fascism. For instance, when BOARD CHAIRMAN YOUSSEF NADA was a young man, he ALLEGEDLY WORKED WITH THE ARMED BRANCH OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND NAZI GERMANY MILITARY INTELLIGENCE (and rewarded with this plum job). AHMAD HUBER, a SWISS CONVERT to Islam previously known as Albert Huber, IS BOTH A DIRECTOR OF THE BANK AND AN OPEN NEW-NAZI. HE PROUDLY DISPLAYS PORTRAITS OF ADOLF HITLER AND OSAMA bin LADEN NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN HIS HOUSE. [Washington Post, 4/29/2002; Asia Times, 11/8/2002]

According to a reporter who will interview him in 1995, Huber’s office is ADORNED WITH PORTRAITS OF HITLER, NAZI LEADER HEINRICH, AND ISLAMIC MILITANTS (terrorists). [Boston Herald, 11/8/2001] Huber will spend decades attempting to forge links between the neo-Nazi movement and the radical Muslim movement, speaking to and networking with both groups. He will be quoted around 2001 saying that the al-QAEDA LEADERS he met in January 2001 are “VERY DISCREET, WELL-EDUCATED, AND VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE” (most likely the Muslim Brotherhood). (see Late January 2001). [Financial Times, 11/8/2001; Playboy, 2/1/2002]

The founder of Al Taqwa appears to be FRANCOIS GENOUD, who will die in 1996. Genoud is a SWISS LAWYER WHO FUNDED THE NAZIS AND SERVED AS A NAZI AGENT DURING WORLD WAR II. After the war, he FUNDED the secret ODESSA ORGANIZATION, which enabled many notorious Nazi fugitives to escape to safe havens in South America and elsewhere. Authorities believe that GENOUD USES AL TAQWA TO FUND INTERNATIONAL MILITANTS LIKE CARLOS THE JACKAL AND BIN LADEN. He also paid for the legal expenses of ex-Nazis such as KLAUS BARBIE and ADOLF EICHMANN. Many Muslim radicals and neo-Nazis share a strong HATRED FOR JEWS AND THE UNITED STATES. [San Francisco Chronicle, 3/12/2002]

Al Taqwa will be shut down shortly after 9/11 for its support of al-Qaeda, Hamas, and other groups officially designated as terrorist organizations
(see November 7, 2001).