Friday, January 22, 2010

Al Qaeda's Involvement With Drug Cartels


Al-Qaeda: The World’s New Pushers -- MaCleans

Islamist extremists are assisting Colombian cocaine smugglers

In a partnership that U.S. authorities are referring to as an “unholy alliance,” Islamist extremists are helping Colombian guerrillas smuggle cocaine into Europe through unstable West Africa to increase their funding.

Marxist rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have started collaborating with al-Qaeda in the wake of interdiction efforts on the part of American and European forces aimed at curtailing the amount of cocaine travelling straight from Colombia and other Andean nations to the United States and Europe.

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More News On Al Qaeda's Links To Drug Smuggling

Drugs money fills al Qaeda coffers in West Africa -- Deutsche Welle
Air Al Qaeda: Are Latin America's drug cartels giving Al Qaeda a lift? -- Christian Science Monitor
DEA Uncovers Drug-Terror Nexus -- ISN
The Escalating Ties Between Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups and Criminal Activity -- US Department of State
Al Qaeda's Saharan Presence -- Asharq Al-Awsat
Al-Qaeda, drug traffic alliance threatens Sahel security -- Magharebia

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