http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sheikhaziz/ en-us Thu, 2 Oct 2003 09:33:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/993596/posts <p>WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is investigating a trip by 100 Muslim members of the U.S. armed forces for a pilgrimage to Mecca that was paid for by a Saudi charity accused of financing al Qaeda, The Post has learned.</p> <p>The so-called "Hajj Tour" in March 2001 for Muslim servicemen and chaplains was organized by the Muslim World League, a major charity group financed in part by the Saudi royal family and which is dedicated to the spread of Wahhabism, the extreme form of Islam embraced by Osama bin Laden.</p> New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/993596/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2003 09:33:55 GMT