Is Al Qaeda Bankrupt?

Is Al Qaeda Bankrupt? Authorities Cripple Group by Cutting Off Money Supply -- Daily Finance

For much of the past decade, Western governments have waged war against al Qaeda, trying to find a way to undermine the terrorist organization and its infamous head, Osama bin Laden. Yet, for all their work on the Internet or in the field, the most successful battleground may well be in the bank. As international efforts to track down and close off the organization's flow of money have borne fruit, al Qaeda's central leadership has increasingly found itself cut off from a source of power.

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My Comment: A rather good but brief summary on where to hit Al Qaeda on where it counts .... the pocket book. But after 9 years of tracking and trying to stop Al Qaeda's money flow .... I would like to believe that some success has been achieved. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. Al Qaeda still has the unique ability to not only know how to survive but to also find ways to sustain itself and to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves.

As long as there are many who support its goals .... and there are many .... money and resources will be the least of its problems.