Posted on 08/06/2002 9:03:46 AM PDT by HAL9000
Saudi Arabia IS unding suicide bombers and their families. What success in curbing that funding can you cite? Do you think they missed their terrorist fundraising goals with their last telethon?
The U.S. demanded that the Saudis cut off funds to the madrassas that were teaching anti-American hatred in Pakistan, and if I recall correctly, they agreed to do so.
In the war on terrorism we have lost touch with the truth. Some of the big lies: Arafat is not a "terrorist"; Saudi Arabia is a friend; Iran is becoming moderate; Islam is a peaceful religion.
We are burying our national righteousness in lies. We are losing our way.
Message to politicians on both sides: State the facts. Face the facts. Act upon the facts. Act alone if you must, but for God's sake, act.
Make the world safe for truth, justice and the American way.
Really? Last I checked it was the Pakistanies who decided to close them down, not the Saudies who NEVER cut funds.
QUESTION: The President and many others in the administration have talked about the financial aspect of the war on terror being very important. With that respect, talking about the madrasas in Pakistan, what steps have been taken on the financial side that you know of to cut off funding, or the funding streams that come from outside Pakistan and go into the madrasas? Saudi Arabia comes to mind, Syria.MR. REEKER: I don't know. I don't have any figures with me at this time. We can check back with the counterterrorism people and look at that.
Hopefully, the statistics will be reported soon.
My recollection of the news reports several months ago is that the Saudis were slow to respond to our complaints about their government funding madrassas in Pakistan that were promoting violence against the U.S., but they did eventually cut off at least some of the funds.
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