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To: Cindy
>>>>The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced a federal search warrant was executed yesterday against property purchased on behalf of the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. in Ashland, Oregon.

Is this the same organization?

http://216.26.163.62/2004/ss_terror_01_23.html

On Thursday, the United States and Saudi Arabia requested that the United Nations freeze the assets of four branches of an official Saudi charity accused of financially supporting Al Qaida. The U.S.-Saudi demand concerned the freezing of assets of the Riyad-based Al Haramain Islamic Foundation in such countries as Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan and Tanzania.

"These branches have provided financial, material and logistical support to the Al Qaida network and other terrorist organization," the U.S. Treasury Department said.

Al Haramain is a charity sponsored by the Saudi government. Saudi Islamic Affairs Minister Salah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Sheik oversees the charity.

"Al Haramain stated it closed branches in Indonesia, Kenya, Tanzania and Pakistan, but continued monitoring by the United States and Saudi Arabia indicates that these offices and or former officials associated with these branches are either continuing to operate or have other plans to avoid these measures," the Treasury Department said.

4,252 posted on 02/19/2004 8:48:40 PM PST by Calpernia (http://members.cox.net/classicweb/Heroes/heroes.htm)
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To: Calpernia; piasa; JohnathanRGalt; All
Stepping back in time...September 18, 2003:


http://www.bushcountry.org/news/columnists/jreynalds/c_091803_jreynalds_muslim_charity_terrorist_links_tax_break.htm

"Muslim Charity with Alleged Terrorist Links Gets Tax Break"
By Jeremy Reynalds (bio)

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Saudi Arabian based Islamic Charitable Foundation with alleged links to terrorism that has a branch in Ashland, OR is getting a tax break from the Internal Revenue Service.

Al Haramain is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax deductible organization (501 C 3) in the United States. That means the group does not pay taxes, and individuals who wish to contribute may deduct at least a portion of their contribution for income tax purposes."
4,276 posted on 02/19/2004 9:25:59 PM PST by Cindy
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