Here's the video clips (links to transcripts, too) on the front page of MEMRITV.org:
http://memritv.org/
CONFESSIONS OF CAPTURED TERRORISTS
#736 - On the Iranian Movement of "Martyrdom Seekers"
Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai) - 7/02/2005 - 00:08:18
#738 - On the Security Chaos in the Palestinian Authority
Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai) - 7/3/2005 - 00:01:40
#735 - Saudi Cleric Dr. Abd Al-'Aziz Al-Fawzan Explains Why Women Should Not Be Allowed to Drive
Al-Majd (Saudi Arabia/UAE) - 6/17/2005 - 00:02:07
#734 - UAE Professor Mustafa Muslim Claims Allah Has Gathered the Jews in Israel to Make It Easier for Muslims to Fight Them on Judgment Day
Al-Majd (Saudi Arabia/UAE) - 6/19/2005 - 00:01:19
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http://memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=736
7/02/2005 Clip No. 736
"On the Iranian Movement of 'Martyrdom Seekers'"
TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from a report about the movement of "martyrdom seekers" in Iran. Al-Arabiya TV aired this report on July 2, 2005.
Martyrdom-seeking movement member Vesaly: My name is Vesaly... We are first and foremost Muslims and it is our duty to defend our brothers and sisters throughout the world. We don't need permission from anybody. This has to do with our religious duty and responsibilities. This is our choice, and we have no fear. We adhere to the legacy of our late leader, Imam Khomeini.
Crowd: There is no God but Allah. There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is Allah's messenger.
Reporter: These young women have forsaken the temptations of life, and have taken the hard way. Indeed, they have chosen martyrdom as a way of liberating the Islamic lands. This is what they say.
40,000 time bombs in Iran - this is the number of volunteers so far, and the registration is still open. There is no distinction between men and women, Sunnis or Shiites. "We all sacrifice for the sake of Islam," they chant. This is the movement of martyrdom seekers, whose goals and organizational structure are still unclear. They refused to give further details, but did not conceal their determination to sacrifice their lives. The reason - what America has done in the holy places of Najaf and Karbala.""
Cindy's Note: Click on the url above to read the rest of the transcript.
Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this thread.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1436956/posts
SICK 'MARTYR KITS'
New York Post Online ^ | July 5, 2005 | Roddy Boyd
Posted on 07/05/2005 10:08:05 AM PDT by thoolou
Secret documents known as "martyrs' kits" obtained by The Post provide a startling glimpse into the world of suicide bombers, who are recruited with promises that their families will be well taken care of financially.
These kits ensure that the families of Hamas, PLO and Palestinian Islamic Jihad killers get generous "charitable donations" from Saudi Arabia-based organizations and, while he was in power, Saddam Hussein.
The documents reviewed by The Post include a martyr kit for Maher Kamel Hbeishe, a Hamas fanatic who blew himself up on a Haifa bus Dec. 2, 2001, killing 15 Israelis and wounding 40.
Much of the kit's paperwork carries the corporate logo of the Arab Bank — the Middle East's most important and influential financial institution — and the numbers of the accounts through which his family was paid.
The cover on Hbeishe's file — in the records of Saudi relief committees — proclaims: "the martyrs receive reward from their Lord, they and their light."
Replete with florid Arabic tributes to dead terrorists, the paperwork explains the manner of death, making it clear that the bank knew exactly whom it was giving money to and why.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/050705chicago.htm
News Release
July 5, 2005
ILLINOIS MAN CHARGED WITH OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS AND SENDING MILLIONS TO IRAN
CHICAGO — A federal Grand Jury indicted a Lincolwood, Ill., resident last week on 193 counts of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and illegally transferring almost $4 million to Iran, following a joint U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI investigation.
Hossein Esfahani, 44, was indicted June 30 in the Northern District of Illinois for operating a “Hawala,” and for violating Presidential orders issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
A Hawala is an alternative remittance system, which transfers money (usually across borders) without the immediate physical or electronic transfer of funds. Money changers (“hawaladars”) physically receive cash or funds in one country. Correspondent hawaladars in another country dispense an identical amount (minus any fees or commissions) to a recipient or a designated recipient bank account.
Count one of the indictment charges Esfahani with operating an unlicensed money service business out of his Lincolnwood, Ill., home. Counts two through 99 charge that between Oct. 31, 2001 and Feb. 14, 2005, Esfahani caused funds to be exported from the U.S. to Iran. Counts 100 through 191 charge that Esfahani transmitted $3,918,000 to Iran over the same time period without the required license.
The indictment also contains a forfeiture allegations pursuing forfeiture of one Harris Bank account, one property located at 3959 W. Arthur, Lincolnwood, Ill., one property located at 205 Batavia Lane, Schaumburg, Ill., one property located at 870-890 Roselle Road, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and one property located at 5 Spencer Road, New Lennox, Ill. A second forfeiture count seeks forfeiture of all money or property that was subject of the transactions to Iran including but not limited to $3,918,000. The U.S. may also seek substitute assets.
“Unlicensed money transmittal businesses and underground financing systems pose a real threat,” said Elissa A. Brown, special agent-in-charge of investigations in Chicago. “Any criminal or terrorist can come to these underground businesses and have millions wired anywhere in the world with no questions asked. ICE’s goal is to identify, disrupt and ultimately dismantle these underground financing and transmittal operations.”
Esfahani was originally arrested March 22 following the court complaint. He was released with a monitored security ankle bracelet after posting a $600,000 bond in early June
According to the indictment, Esfahani operated Hossein M. Esfahani Exchange, aka Esfahani Exchange, aka King Exchange from his Lincolwood, Ill., home. Esfahani transmitted almost $4 million to at least three money exchange businesses in Dubai, U.A.E., and additional amounts to Shiraz, Iran.
This is an ongoing investigation.
The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in a criminal case are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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