Posted on 06/23/2004 10:17:53 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Many paper trails related to the financing of militant Islam and terrorism still lead to Saudi Arabia, despite significant regulatory improvements. A recent study sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations outlines the strides the Saudi government has made in this area, along with the remaining shortcomings.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Now if we could just get the Council on Foreign relations to stop supporting terrorism we might be making progress :)
It's time the Wahabi cult "paid the piper."
| THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE | |||
| Al-Qaeda has at its disposal a great deal of money from a wide variety of sources that include everything from legitimate businesses to an elaborate network of Islamic charities and NGOs created for the purpose of supplying funds to the organization. This committee is responsible for the administration and distribution of the group’s funds, as well as transferring assets to avoid their being frozen. | |||
| Sheikh Saiid al-Masri (Mustafa Ahmed al-Hisawi) | Head of the Financial Committee | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| Mohammed Jamal Khalifa | Financier and envoy to the Saudi Bin Laden Group | At Large | Saudi Arabia as of October 2002 |
| Saad al-Sharif | Financier / OBL's Brother in Law | At Large | Unknown |
| Ahmed Saeed al-Kadr | Financier | At Large | Unknown |
| Khalil Saeed Deek | Financier | At Large | Unknown |
| Wan min Wan Mat | Financier | Apprehended (September 2002) | In Custody |
| Abdul Rahim Riyadh | Financier | Apprehended (February 2002) | In Custody |
| Abu Salah al-Yemeni | Financier | Dead (February 2002) | Hell |
| Hamza al-Qatari | Financier | Dead (March 2002) | Hell |
| Sheik Mohammed Al Hasan Al-Moayad | Financier / Cleric | Apprehended (January 2003) | In Custody |
| Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed | Financier / Cleric | Apprehended (January 2003) | In Custody |
| Abu Yasir al-Jaziri | Financier | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| THE GOLDEN CHAIN | |||
| While al-Qaeda’s sources of funding are manifold, its largest sources of funding are found in twelve wealthy Saudi businessmen who are known within the organization as “the Golden Chain” and contribute millions every year. So long as this chain of financing remains intact, the group will remain able to regroup and reform itself to strike again. Also included within this list are al-Qaeda’s official contacts within both the Saudi Bin Laden Group as well as those elements of House Saud that support the group’s aims. All publicly known members are listed and other names will be added as soon as they become available. | |||
| Khalid bin Mafouz | Former CEO of the Saudi National Commercial Bank | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Saleh Abdullah Kamel | Co-founder of the al-Shamal Bank | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Abdullah Suleiman al-Rajhi | CEO of al-Rajhi Bank | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Abdel Abdul Jalil Batterjee | Founder of the Benevolence International Foundation | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Wael Hamza Julaidan | Chairman of the Pakistan branch of the Muslim World League | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi | Founder of the al-Haramain Foundation | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Yassin al-Qadi | Chairman of the al-Haramain Foundation | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
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