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To: Cindy

That link on LTTE reminds me of this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1689230/posts

Congressman’s trip tied to group U.S. considers terrorists
Chicago Tribune ^ | Published August 23, 2006, 10:01 PM CDT | By Andrew Zajac and Mike Dorning

Posted on 08/24/2006 7:24:36 AM PDT by .cnI redruM

WASHINGTON — Chicago congressman Danny Davis and an aide took a trip to Sri Lanka last year that was paid for by the Tamil Tigers, a group that the U.S. government has designated as a terrorist organization for its use of suicide bombers and child soldiers, law enforcement sources said.

Davis’ seven-day trip came under new scrutiny this week following the arrests of 11 supporters of the organization on charges of participating in a broad conspiracy to support the terrorist group through money laundering, arms procurement and bribery of U.S. officials.

The five-term Democratic congressman said he was unaware that the Tigers paid for the trip and on his required congressional disclosure form he reported that the trip was paid for by a Hickory Hills-based Tamil cultural organization, the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America.

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1,347 posted on 04/26/2007 2:12:50 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: piasa

Wowser, what a memory you have, piasa.
Thank you for the post.


1,349 posted on 04/26/2007 2:16:49 AM PDT by Cindy
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