[knighthawk]

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[maestro]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A series of witnesses place six top al-Qaida fugitives in Africa buying up diamonds in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a confidential report by UN-backed prosecutors obtained by The Associated Press. The first-person accounts detailed by the prosecutors add to long-standing claims that al-Qaida laundered millions of dollars in terror funds through African diamonds before launching its deadliest offensive.

AQ investigates AQ......

Very Interesting..............

Nothing here,.....move on....

/sarcasm

[Tacis]

The Africans mine them and then turn them over to mostly Jews for cutting and polishing. Aren't most African diamonds processed in Amsterdam or Antwerp? So Al-Qaeda would buy gems at retail from Africans and then sell them to Jews in Europe or New York at, well, retail. There should be some good info flowing back to the Mossad and, maybe, to us. And the kerrorists are taking a beating on both ends of the trade. Al_Qaeda and diamonds just don't sound right.

[DoctorZIn]

This article has been posted to DoctorZin’s New News Blog!

[HAL9000]

Not too long ago, a lot of people were criticizing President Bush for our role in removing Charles Taylor from power in Liberia.

This article proves that President Bush made the smart move.

[Shermy]

I recall some of you interested in Aafia Siddiqui. Here's some recent stories I came upon.

From above:

"Pakistani Aafia Siddiqui, the only prominent female figure in al-Qaida, considered by the United States to be a likely "fixer" for the group in the United States and elsewhere. Media reports have said Siddiqui was in Monrovia to iron out problems between other al-Qaida operatives.

More stories:
Aafia Siddiqui bought diamonds for Qaeda

Taylor's Terrorist Ally Arrested in Pakistan

[petitfour]

And Bubba bought $30,000 worth of diamonds during the RAT convention in Boston. Very publicly. And Hillary was rather short when asked about his purchases. Did Bubba buy diamonds in 2001???????????