Terror Finance

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:05

Flashpoint's Evan Kohlmann testifed before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugstestimony, delivering testimony titled "The Role of Saudi Arabian State-Sponsored Charitable Fronts in Providing Material Support to Foreign Paramilitary and Terrorist Organizations" during a hearing on "Evaluating The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, S. 2930”. Kohlmann testified that "Despite its more recent public commitment to counter-terrorism and deradicalization efforts, there is overwhelming evidence that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has previously provided substantial material support to paramilitary and terrorist organizations based in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and beyond. Though some of that aid perhaps was couriered by independent non-governmental organizations, a large portion of it was provided directly by leading members of the Saudi royal family, who were also responsible for personally overseeing the distribution of funds."

Banks as Targets of International Terrorism

Last Updated (Friday, 18 December 2009 07:28) Written by Evan Kohlmann Wednesday, 13 April 2005 07:26

A new audio excerpt is available for download from Globalterroralert.com of Shaykh Abdullah el-Faisal (an Islamic cleric and supporter of Usama Bin Laden convicted in the United Kingdom of inciting his followers to kill Jews) speaking on the subject of "Jihad: Aims and Objectives." During the audio clip (recorded shortly prior to 9/11), Faisal suggests that pious Muslims living in poverty in Western nations should "wage jihad"--including specifically targeting banks in Switzerland--in order to gain wealth and "booty."

Oregon Terror Charity Indicted for Alleged Fraud

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Evan Kohlmann Friday, 18 February 2005 07:23

A federal grand jury in Eugene, Oregon has returned a three-count indictment against the local branch of the Saudi Arabian Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation and two of its officers on charges of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government. If convicted, the two men could face between eight to ten years in prison and the forfeiture of $130,000 in corporate assets held by the U.S. branch of Al-Haramain. On Sept. 9, 2004, the U.S. Treasury Department named the Oregon branch of Al-Haramain as a specially-designated Al-Qaida terrorist front group and ordered its assets frozen.

More Contradictions from Missouri Terror Charity

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Evan Kohlmann Tuesday, 15 February 2005 07:21

Attorneys on behalf of the Columbia, Missouri-based Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA-USA) have released a new statement accusing the Associated Press of publishing a "misleading" report and insisting that IARA-USA is "separate and completely unrelated" to the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA) in Khartoum, Sudan--named on Oct. 13, 2004 by the U.S. Treasury Department as a specially designated global terrorist entity. An exclusive Globalterroralert.com report is now available for download challenging the allegations of IARA-USA's lawyer Shereef Akeel and illustrating the documented connection between IARA in Missouri and Khartoum.

Terrorist-Linked Charities Active in Central Iraq

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Evan Kohlmann Thursday, 20 January 2005 07:20

Several purported foreign Islamic "charities" now active in insurgent-held areas of central Iraq have long histories of aiding armed Islamic extremist groups around the world, including Al-Qaida and other designated terrorists. In this exclusive profile, Globalterroralert.com reveals how two such suspect charities with past terrorist ties--the Egyptian Human Relief Agency (EHRA) and the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights, Liberties, and Humanitarian Relief (IHH)--are responsible for funneling over $1 million in supposed "humanitarian aid" to the Sunni Triangle in the last eighteen months alone.