Sunday, December 20, 2009

Saudis Fail To Halt Terrorism Funding Despite Minor Gains

From Deutsche Welle:

Eight years after the 9/11 attacks on New York, US and European officials say Saudi efforts to stop the flow of funds from Saudi charities and individuals to terrorist groups have improved but failed to halt it.

For the first 18 months after the September 11 attacks, US officials charged that Saudi Arabia, shell-shocked by the fact that a majority of the perpetrators had been Saudi nationals, was dragging its feet on implementing measures to prevent Saudis from funding militant Islamic groups like al Qaeda.

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My Comment: With many supporting Al Qaeda and its ambitions .... it is no surprise that the Saudis have had trouble halting terrorism funding.

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