Posted on 10/03/2004 6:06:03 PM PDT by JustPiper
Thank you W-Up!
It is so good to have another regular poster here at NoE
We have about 5000 hits for viwing though ;)
Thanks M'Dear
Olajuwon says he didn't know of terrorism ties
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1987790
A special thanks to Fair for posting this:
Oil-for-Food a Failure From the Start? (Saddam bio labs, to put sarin in perfume bottles)
FoxNews ^ | Feb. 11, 2005 | FoxNews
Posted on 02/12/2005 10:49:38 AM CST by FairOpinion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1341797/posts?page=1,20
Saudis Hindering Terror Fight?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2005
Even without a direct tie, U.S. authorities are concerned that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could be involved indirectly in trade in diamonds, gold and tanzanite...
(AP) Saudi Arabia's less-than-full cooperation has hindered U.S. efforts to choke off terrorist financing, a lawmaker said Wednesday, and a Bush administration official indicated the Saudis were being prodded.
Juan Zarate, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, also said Treasury investigators have not found a direct link between al Qaeda and the illicit diamond trade in Africa but did not rule one out.
"We have not seen direct links," Zarate said in testimony before the oversight panel of the House Financial Services Committee.
Even without a direct tie, U.S. authorities are concerned that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could be involved indirectly in trade in diamonds, gold and tanzanite or could become a direct participant, Zarate later told reporters.
Rep. Sue Kelly, who heads the subcommittee, asked Zarate at the hearing whether the Saudis have followed through on promises to take up such measures as setting up a financial intelligence unit and seizing assets of individuals believed to help fund terrorism.
Despite Saudi Arabia's announcement in 2002 that it had established such an intelligence unit, there still appears to be no unit operating, Kelly said. She said the absence of one probably "slowed or entirely prevented action against terrorist activity" in several cases.
A spokesman at the Saudi Embassy in Washington disputed that, saying that a financial intelligence unit was established in the country in July 2003.
"It's been set up, it's been functioning," the spokesman, Nail Al-Jubeir, said by telephone after the hearing. "We are working with the United States government to develop it."
Zarate said the Saudis had shown improved cooperation in freezing assets of suspect charities and other measures and "are taking this issue very seriously." He added, "We are constantly working with the Saudis to ensure" that they follow through.
Al-Jubeir said his government was cooperating in the effort. "Both sides could do better, but the cooperation is working very well," he said. "If there are areas that we can improve, we will look into it."
Since the U.S. government intensified efforts against terrorist financing after the Sept. 11 attacks, its relationship with Saudi Arabia has been delicate. The long-standing ally — which is also the birthplace of bin Laden and 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers — has at times appeared reluctant to be a full partner in the U.S.-organized anti-terror coalition.
Al Qaeda launched a campaign in Saudi Arabia in May 2003, bombing Westerners' housing compounds in the capital, Riyadh.
Earlier this month, the kingdom played host to an international anti-terrorism conference, where Saudi leaders expressed their commitment to fighting terrorism.
Some experts say there is evidence of al Qaeda's ties to the illicit African diamond trade. But U.S. intelligence officials and the independent Sept. 11 commission have maintained there is no conclusive proof that the terror network laundered millions of dollars through diamonds before staging the U.S. attacks.
Al Qaeda and its affiliates have been linked to the heroin trade in Afghanistan, credit card fraud in Europe and the lucrative trade in counterfeit goods as means of financing their terrorist activities.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/16/world/main674615.shtml
NEW YORK (AP) - An FBI informant who was set to be the star prosecution witness in a terror trial until he set himself ablaze outside the White House took the stand for the defense Thursday, saying he had sought $5 million for leading prosecutors to a Yemeni sheik he says gave Osama bin Laden money, arms and fighters.
"I deserve that," Mohamed Alanssi said through an Arabic-English interpreter. "After I chase the terrorist and I bring him here to America I deserve even $10 million."
Alanssi quickly laid out some of the government's most serious allegations against Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, who is charged with supporting al-Qaida and Hamas, and with conspiring to fund and attempting to fund the terror groups.
"He told me he gave bin Laden more than $20 million" before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Yemeni informant told jurors in federal court. "He told me he helps al-Qaida with money and arms and he send mujahedeen to Chechnya and Afghanistan."
Alanssi also charged that al-Moayad said he had given $3.5 million to Hamas.
Alanssi was the sole source of some of the government's most dramatic claims about al-Moayad, including that the sheik said he personally handed $20 million to bin Laden.
Saudi charity suspected of supporting terrorism, officers indicted in Oregon on fraud, tax charges
http://www.keralanext.com/news/indexread.asp?id=120426
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB3CFLSB5E.html
We always new Mosques were the place to watch and today proves it
Tight security in churches, mosques urged
http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=27855
IMPORTANT:
Watchdog group assails mosque's Saudi books
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0502170330feb17,1,3381334.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed
The Interfaith Relations Commission, in meetings last weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla., with representatives of a Florida social advocacy organization, HOPE (Hillsboro Organization for Peace and Equality) and the Tampa chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), heard about the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian.
http://www.ncccusa.org/news/05.02.16governingboard.html
I'll be calling you NoE ;)
Just think I always wanted to move to Eugene and they say my town Chi-town is worrisome, at least we know we're on the target list
Thanks Ian! This is an excellent link!
Also I just saw this yesterday at Woodfield mall it is amazing!
http://www.rosettastone.com/ind/catalog?affiliate=overture2&OVRAW=rosetta%20stone&OVKEY=rosetta%20stone&OVMTC=standard
Thank you for posting this DL, I posted another about SA and their fight against us today
The Rosetta Stone software is very good. We used it as a lab tool the first and second semester. I have the Level 1 software on this computer, it is a useful refresher, and easy to pick up and do.
Judge upholds Mo. charity as terror front
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Terrorism%20Funding
Yudhoyono plays down Aceh terrorism warning
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1306623.htm
Al-Arian Trial Jurors Face Tough Endeavor
http://www.tampatrib.com/FloridaMetro/MGBIL5FNE5E.html
from FREE REPUBLIC.com - THE THREAT MATRIX - THREAD 24:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331735/posts?page=2556#2556
To: Old Sarge; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; All
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/02/005109print.html
February 19, 2005
"Saudi charity in US suspected of aiding jihad terror"
AP
Portland, Oregon
2,556 posted on 02/19/2005 5:44:47 PM PST by Cindy
CIA, FBI Chiefs Categorize Terror Threat Before Senate
http://nyjtimes.com/cover/02-21-05/CIA-FBICategorizeTerrorThreats.htm
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