Posted on 06/25/2004 4:59:12 AM PDT by anonymoussierra
It is claimed that Switzerland has been used as a base for the financial and logistical support of al-Qaeda. That is the conclusion of the federal prosecutor who is handing three cases, linked to suspected terrorist activities in the country, over to an investigating judge.
The judge will decide whether to launch court proceedings. The investigations came after Switzerland set up a special task force after the September 11attacks in the US.The deputy federal prosecutor said: "It's clear that when we started the investigations on the 15th of September 2001, we weren't specialised in inquiries into terrorism, and no-one was. We have since made great progress and today a professional structure is being put in place."
One investigation is centred on a financial firm based in Lugarno, the Nada Management Organisation, previously called Al-Tawqa Management. The company has denied Washington's accusations that it helped to fund Osama bin Laden's terrorist network.
A second probe is focusing on a Saudi businessman who allegedly used Swiss bank accounts to transfer large amounts to al-Qaeda.
And Swiss authorities are still holding six people in connection with the May 2003 bombings of foreign compounds in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
This isn't anything new.
Swiss investigations suggest country was al-Qaeda "support base" ......via France?
LOL
The US didn't miss Osama all those times without some one high up making some bucks. It may be that the Iraqi and Saudi diplomats no longer messenger money and orders to the al-Qaeda terrorists worldwide. Not a problem because they were easily replaced by UN diplomats.
amen.
so many evil deals made. ONZ is corrupt.
It should be "LUGANO", not "Lugarno".
Saudi Oil runs the engine of terrorism...
imo
Thanks for the ping.
This sounds like it's related to the Lugano account (the "Satan" account) I mentioned to you in passing a few days ago. I'm not sure if I saved a link.
Thanks.
I didn't see a link.
But for Switzerland...is this really a surprise?
Be sure to see post #43 in that thread (a posting by Khan Noonian S.); that's where the "Satan" account is mentioned. There's an interesting, if rambling, discussion after that.
I remember seeing other articles on the Satan account also, when it first came out.
Remember the name Ahmed Huber that popped up after 911.
Swiss neonazi convert to islam, saudi buddy etc.
Thanks for the ping!
Good reminder on Saddam's bank account.
No one ever came up with a good answer to why this account would have Satan as its codename.
I've heard for years that the word Satan is used by Moslems as an insulting term of opprobrium for their enemies. The Great Satan is the USA, and The Little Satan is Israel. What a peculiarly distinctive codename for Saddam to have chosen.
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